Third Sunday of Lent Year B

    Third Sunday of  Lent Year B:           3rd March  24
                                                                               
COLLECTIONS
First Collection GA: £604.00  NGA: £ 1034.94                                 Monthly Standing Orders: £5,194.
Spred GA £11.00                                                                                   St Anthony’s Box: £108.62                         
Building Fund GA: £40.00                                                                     
 
This Weekend Second Collection: Monthly Building Fund collection.
Next weekend Second Collection: SCIAF & Episcopal & Papal Charities:
 
Stations of the Cross: Stations of the Cross today Sunday at 2pm and on Friday after the 10:00am Mass.
 
Primary 4 First Confessions: Tomorrow Monday 4th March at 6.30pm in the Church.
 
Funeral this week: Gerald Coyne on Friday 8th March at 10am.
 
40 Days for Life: You are invited to join the 40 Days for Life Peaceful Prayer and Fasting Vigil outside of the grounds of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, which takes place from 8am until 8pmeach day from Ash Wednesday until Palm Sunday. For more info, email [email protected].
 
Castlerigg Manor (Diocese of Lancaster Retreat Centre) They are looking for a Programme Leader to join their youth ministry team. The work involves working on retreats in the heart of the Lake District, and occasionally working on outreach visits around the area. The post is residential and comes with a salary package in the range of £26-28k, made up of paid salary, accommodation, food etc. Would suit somebody with youth ministry experience perhaps recently graduated. Interested – [email protected]
 
Safeguarding Training: Safeguarding induction training has been reorganised into one course only. If you are a new volunteer, or one who completed the Part 1 training course more than a year ago. The next training sessions takes place this Tue 5th Mar at 7pm in the Parish Hall.
 
Young Adults Aged 18-35: Fr Joshua Moir, who will explore God’s promises made through the prophets. The talk begins at 7pm in the Diocesan office on Wednesday 6th March. It will end with Adoration and Benediction, followed by an opportunity to socialise in a local bar. Email Fr Ryan ([email protected]) or Fr Joe McGill ([email protected]) for more info, and to be added to the WhatsApp group. 
Cathedral Confessions: Come home for Easter! On Thu 21st March, priests will be available to hear confessions from 8.30am until 7.30pm in St Mirin’s Cathedral. Masses will be celebrated at 8am, 10am and 1pm, during which Confessions will not be heard. 
Foreign and Obsolete Coins: Could we remind everyone that we cannot exchange foreign coins or coins no longer in circulation for sterling at the bank. We would ask you kindly therefore to refrain from putting them in the collections and votives. (Coins from the Isle of Man and Channel Islands although they bear the Queen’s/King’s head are not legal tender here in the UK)
 

Vacancy: The Diocese of Paisley is recruiting a part-time Office Administrator based at the Diocesan Centre, Paisley, who will support the Property Manager and the PA to the bishop with office administration. Find out more here: 
https://www.rcdop.org.uk/news/vacancy-office-administrator.
We pray for those who have died recently: Tom Cairns, Gerald Coyne, Janice Hunter Antonio and for the Months Mind of Joseph Callaghan, Jean Mc Shane and for the Anniversaries of Susan Chalmers, Anju Fernandez, Dominic Greenan, Carlo Fazzi, Grace Glenroy, Mary Hughes, James Mullen, Ramon Mc Cann, Bill & Betty Mc Shane.
 
Rev Joseph G Balmer: Parish Priest
Rev Joseph J McGill:   Curate
Email: [email protected]                      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 -9.50a
Saturday: 10.30 am – 10.50am &   3.15pm – 3.45pm
 

Confiteor: I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned,  in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

Gloria: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Creed: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.

The Mystery of Faith.
We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.

Or: When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.

Or: Save us, Saviour of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.
 
Prayer to St Michael, the Archangel:
St Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who wander through the world, seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
 
Guardian Angel Prayer
Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here, ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen.
 
Alternative Guardian Angel Prayer
O my good Angel, whom God, hath appointed to be my guardian, enlighten and protect me, direct and govern me this day. Amen.