Sixth Sunday of Year B

Rev Joseph G Balmer: Parish Priest
Rev Joseph J McGill:   Curate
Email: [email protected]k      Tel- 0141 881 0769
Website: www.stjohns-barrhead.org

Mary Hallan: Safeguarding Co-Ordinator: [email protected]

Mary Murray: Safeguarding  Co-Ordinator:[email protected]

Times of Sunday Masses: Sat Vigil 4pm. Sun: 10am, 11.30am, 5pm.
Weekdays: Mon to Saturday 10am. Workers Mass: Each Wednesday at 7.30am

Daily Adoration in Church: 9.00am – 9.55am.
In Oratory: 10.30am-9pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
Daily Rosary: 9.25am.
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions):
Monday to Friday 9.30am -9.50am
Saturday: 10.30 am – 10.50am &   3.15pm – 3.45pm
      
      Sixth Sunday of Year B:           9th February 2024
                                                                              
COLLECTIONS
First Collection GA: £395.00  NGA: £ 979.98                                   Monthly Standing Orders: £5,194.
Sick & Retired Priests GA: £92.50                                                      St Anthony’s Box: £82.55                        
Building Fund GA £567.49    NGA £606.86                                                                   
Second Collection this weekend: This collection will help fund the great work that SPRED do for our parishioners with special needs, helping them understand and celebrate their faith. Thank you, in anticipation, for your financial support. 
Annual SPUC White Flower Appeal: Next Weekend
 
Ash Wednesday Masses and Services: The Diocesan Communications Commission has created a single page listing all Ash Wednesday Masses and Services on the Diocesan website here: https://rcdop.org.uk/ash2024. You can search the list by parish, by town, or by time of day.
 
Ash Wednesday Masses in St John's: 7.30am, 10am & 7pm. Services in St John's & St Mark's Schools at 11.15am
 
P4-P7 Diocesan Lenten Retreat Day: This takes place on Sunday 18th February, from 2pm- 5.30pm, in St Mary’s, Paisley. It will start in the church hall. The retreat day will include activities, Mass and the chance to meet new friends. All participants must bring a signed consent form, which can be obtained from your parish or primary school, or by contacting Fr John Morrison at [email protected] or on 0141 889 5056. The forms will soon be available on the diocesan website.
 
Young Adults’ Pilgrimage: The Diocesan Young Adults office hopes to arrange a pilgrimage to Poland from 5-12 August 2024 for those aged 18-35 years old. We will stay in Krakow with visits to the St John Paul II Centre, Divine Mercy Sanctuary, Salt Mine Museum, Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum and the Częstochowa Sanctuary. Flights from/to Edinburgh. Estimated cost: £600-800pp. To book, please attend a meeting on Sun 25th Feb at 4pm in the diocesan offices. For more info, contact Fr Ryan Black ([email protected]) or Fr Joe McGill ([email protected]). 
 
40 Days for Life: Ash Wednesday 14th February 2024 until Palm Sunday 24th March 2024. What are you going to do for Lent? Please consider joining our 40 Days for Life Peaceful Prayer and Fasting Vigil outside of the grounds of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Govan Glasgow. Our Vigil takes place from 8am until 8pm each day from Ash Wednesday 14th February 2024 until 8pm on Palm Sunday evening. 
National Day of Prayer: Friday the 16th of February is the National Day of Prayer for those who have suffered abuse.
 
Medugorje Pilgrimage 11th Sept to 18th Sept: Contact if interested  [email protected].  07568401416.
 
Mickey Williams: Information on a young parishioner’s fundraising activities https://www.marysmeals.org.uk/news/kind-hearted-youngsters-making-a-difference
 
100 Club Winners: No. 132 Marie McCool, No. 71 G+S Thomson, No.59 R+S Young, No.22 Noreen Young, No. 27 J+J Carlton
 
Sacred Heart Prayer Group: Meeting this Tuesday from 1-2pm in the Tea Room.
 
Holy Face Devotions: There are a few copies of the Holy Face Devotion and Holy Face Novena in the porch. The Holy Face Devotions is recommended especially on Tuesdays during Lent and Tuesdays during the year.
 
Funerals this week: Mary Burns on Monday the 12th Feb and Francis O’Donnell on Thursday the 15th Feb.
 
We pray for those who have died recently: Mary Elizabeth Boland, Mary Burns, Tommy Martin, William 'Wassell Mc Cann, Francis O’Donnell and for the Anniversaries of John Bennett, James Carroll Sr, Mary Dickson, John Dickson, William Finnigan, Jeanette & Tom Gallacher, Tommy Leckie, Iain Lindsay, Edward McCool, Margaret McCool, James McLaughlin, David Reynolds, Patrick Reynolds, Robert Stewart and Rena Weldon, Fr Patrick B. Molony.