Third Sunday Of Easter, Year C

Good afternoon all.

We need more volunteers to for the summer fete, to allow stallholders to have  a break. At the moment we have the minimum required.
Can anyone help?

St John the Evangelist Parish
 Aurs Rd., Barrhead G78 2RW
 

He is Risen, Alleluia.

Third Sunday of Easter
4th May 2025  
                                         
Rev Monsignor John Canon Tormey: Parish Priest
Rev Fr Joseph J McGill: Assistant Priest
Rev Denis Murphy:  Deacon
Email: [email protected]  Tel- 0141 881 0769
Website: www.stjohns-barrhead.org
 
Mary Hallan: Safeguarding Co-ordinator: [email protected]
 
LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS
First Collection GA: £387.03.  NGA £1001.88
Holy Places: GA £57.00
SCIAF BOXES £229.80
Monthly Standing Orders: £4,271.50
 
Response to Psalm:
“I will extol you, Lord, for you have raised me up.”
 
Congratulations to all our young people who were confirmed on Thursday evening at the Cathedral.
We thank parents and teachers who helped the young people prepare to receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit who will make them strong in faith and love in the journey of their lives. Please keep them in your prayers.
 
First Holy Communions
10 May 10 am St John’s Primary School
17 May 10am St Mark’s Primary School
Please keep the children in your prayers as they prepare to receive our Blessed Lord for the first time in Holy Communion.
 
Children's Rosary meets on Friday 9 May at 6pm
in the church.
May 10th In the Parish Hall, AGAP Theatre presents “The Margaret Sinclair Story” (marking 100 years since the death of Venerable Margaret Sinclair) National Tour.
The true story of the Edinburgh factory girl who could be Scotland’s next canonised Saint brought to life in this acclaimed production en route to the Edinburgh Fringe. An ordinary life lived with cheerful holiness amidst the challenges of her time, proving that saintliness is something we can all aspire to. Performed by Rachel Callaghan, a living relative of Venerable Margaret Sinclair. Written & Directed by Stephen Callaghan. Sat 10th May at 7.30pm – St John the Evangelist, Barrhead: Tickets: £10/£7/£5 (Pay What You Can – you choose.) from www.agap.org.uk/tickets or call 0749 534 7884. (50% of ticket sales will support the parish renovation project.) See posters for more details.
 
We pray for those who have died recently   Monsignor Charles Cavanagh, Lynne Ewing, Patricia Wheelan, Michael Docherty, Kenneth McMaster, Michael Finnigan,
 
We pray for the anniversaries of
Nancy Mitchell, Freddie and Anna Logue, William McMaster,
Thomas Kerr, John and Sadie Quinn, Sadie Cunningham,
Bert Readie, John McGuire,
 
Funerals
Michael Docherty Wednesday 7 May 10am
Patricia Wheelan Thursday 15 May 10am
 
Lourdes Hospitalité: Booking is now open for the Diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes, 28th June-3rd July 2025. please contact Anne Louise pilgrimage co-ordinator on 01475 638132
 
Catholic Mothers Play and Pray Group 
Tues 10.30am in Parish Hall, All children and mothers welcome Contact Rachel Callaghan for more details 07508835310
[email protected] 
 
New Sunday Missal in Stall
Orders have now arrived.
Red cover: £19.95 White cover: £22.95
Jubilee Year Items also available in stall.
 
Summer Fete Saturday 7 June 2025
Fete preparation meeting on Saturday 3rd May in parish hall at 11am. We also need able bodied people to set up and take down the gazebos for the fete. Please can you help?
Raffle Tickets are now available for selling.
Raffle Tickets: Can you please take away a group of tickets and when you get them sold, please hand in ticket stubs and money to the sacristy.
We have great prizes, including a 40” Samsung TV. Envelopes with sets of tickets can be collected from the back of the church. Thank you.
 
 Donations Can now be handed in to the church hall, back room or in the donation box in the church porch: Toys, jewellery, plants and home baking, (the day before the fete), arts and crafts, bottles and gifts for the wheel of fortune and the tombola. Alcohol can be given to SSVP members before Mass or handed into the sacristy.
We will also have a bouncy castle, beat the goalie
 and other games for all the family.

St Andrew's Parish Church has partnered with East Renfrewshire Good Causes (ERGC) for the past few years and continues to be the main distributor in the Barrhead   and Neilston area. ERGC provide free groceries/toiletries  and all kinds of items (everything from stairgates to laptops!) to local people who are in need in some way. They rely on "frontline workers" such as Monsigner Tormey, to provide referrals using their online form and are currently looking for new referrals.
If you can think of anyone you know who might benefit  from this wonderful (and completely free) service, then please check out their website for the relevant info: Main site = East Renfrewshire Good Causes Examples of their most recent help given = year17second.pdf How to apply = East Renfrewshire Good Causes East Renfrewshire Foodbank Giving Day

We have been asked to participate in a focused giving day for Barrhead by the Action for Churches Barrhead and Neilston on 11th May.  St John’s RC parish has been asked to support this initiative by collecting cans of soup. These can be left in the usual place at the back of the church where we normally collect items for the foodbank. As always, any long-lasting food items and or toiletries can be donations in local supermarkets. If anyone is interested in volunteering please contact Ken at [email protected]
The food bank continues to serve customers every Tuesday between 12pm -2pm and Friday between 2pm -4pm a the corner of Bank St and Lowndes Street .
Thank you for your ongoing support. Fr John 

Fatima Vigils at Howwood resume on Monday 12th May
and every 12th of the month until October. Rosary Procession
(round the grounds, weather permitting), Mass, followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, ending with Benediction. In this Holy Year of Hope we will focus on praying for peace in our divided world. The hall opens at 7pm, and the Rosary procession starts at 7.30pm. Tea/coffee available in hall after Benediction. Please consider making this a parish activity for the Holy Year. All welcome.

Parish Renovation Project
 
I invite everyone to a general meeting for the whole parish in the church at 7pm on Tuesday 6 May.
 
We will meet with the Parish Priest, Diocesan Finance Director, Diocesan Property Manager, the Project Manager from KSNPM, and the Chairperson of the Parish Pastoral Council, to inform parishioners about how the project could be undertaken, and to allow for questions and suggestions. We would also look at how we would repay the diocesan loan. There will be a format for asking questions.
As a parish community I ask you to pray earnestly for the successful outcome of this enterprise.
Monsignor John Tormey. Parish Priest.
 
St John’s, Barrhead Diocesan Finance Report from Jackie Brett,  Diocesan Finance Director
 
The profit and loss account for year ended 31 December 2024 shows a profit of £48,339.
Income            £248,924
Expenses         £200,585
Profit                  £48,339
This represents a 19% profit.
 
The balance as at 31 December 2024 on the parish loan to Diocese was £91,922.
The balance as at 31 December 2024 on Investment with Diocese was £451,688.
 
The buying power of a £10 per week donation in 2015 is equivalent of £14.20 per week in 2025 after adjusting for inflation. Thank you for your continued support of the parish and would ask parishioners wishing to increase their standing orders or set up new standing orders to complete a standing order form and gift aid declaration, if applicable and return them to the parish priest. These forms can be obtained from the parish website. Alternatively, you can set up regular faster payment to the parish via your online banking system. Thank you. Jackie Brett, Diocesan Finance Director
 
Parish bank details as follows:
St Johns Church
Sort Code 80-05-54
Account No 00761597
 
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
 
Day of Prayer – Called to Care, Not to Kill Sunday 4th May  There is a pastoral letter on Assisted Suicide from the Bishops of Scotland. Please take a copy of the letter home to read.