Third Sunday of Lent Year C

​St John the Evangelist Parish
Aurs Rd., Barrhead G78 2RW
 
3rd  Sunday of Lent Year C
 23 March 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: £483.40  NGA £973.79
Building Fund: GA £60
Monthly Standing Orders: £4,271.50
 
Response to Psalm:
“The Lord is compassionate and gracious.”

The Season of Lent
 
Weekday Masses During Lent 10am each day
And Wednesdays 7.30am and Thursdays 7pm
St Luke’s HS Fridays 8.20am
Stations of the Cross:
After Masses on Wednesday (10.30am), Thursday (7pm) and Friday (10.30am)
Brief Stations of the Cross for Infants after Tuesday Morning Mass: (10.30am)(Catholic Mothers Group)
 
Lent Retreat 2025: A retreat is taking place at Hazelwood House, 52 First Gardens, Glasgow, G41 5NB on Friday 28th of March at 8pm until Sunday 30th March at 4pm for boys in S3 to S6.
 
Gift Aid Box and Second Collection Envelope.
For the new tax year, please collect, your Gift Aid Box or Second Collection Envelopes (in White Long Envelope) at the back of the church.  Your names are in alphabetical order. Please check your name on the box or envelope as your number may not be the same as last year’s envelope number.
 
Standing Orders
We are encouraging parishioners to take out a standing order for the first collections, rather than using cash. If you feel you can do this, it will make our money counters very happy, as they will have less work to do. Forms available in church porch.
If you already use SO you might consider if you are able to increase your donation to help with the restoration of the parish church.
You can take out a standing order whether you Gift Aid or not. Some banks have their own SO Forms, eg Virgin Banks. Please check.
 
If you pay tax you can Gift Aid your contributions to the parish at no extra expense, but it gives 25p extra to the church.  If you do pay tax and have not already signed a Gift Aid form, please think of signing a Gift Aid Form today. It is like money for old rope, as the saying goes!
 
Aid to the Church in Need: Scottish Conference 'Courage to be Catholic'
Please try and support with your attendance this important conference.
Saturday 29th March, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 9:30am - 4:00pm Bring your friends, family or parishioners and get 5 tickets for £112.
Hear from inspiring speakers, meet representatives of Catholic organisations from around Scotland, and help build Catholic community. Scan the QR code below or go to https://www.trybooking.com/uk/EHSR to register
 
We pray for those who have died recently:   Julia Facchini, Marie O’Regan, Maureen Kenny,
 
We pray for the anniversaries of John Coelho, Louisa De Souza, Robert O’Neil, Joe Gallacher, Betty Gallacher, Flourish Chisom Ibe,
Ellena Gbemudu, Gina Ogunsanya, Charles Henry, John Doran, Lizzie Crossan, Ellen McCue,
Dominic McCue, Barbara Burns,
And the first anniversary of Margaret Miller
 
Funerals
Julia Facchini:  Wed 2 April   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
Ordered copies of the new Red Cover Sunday Missal have now arrived  and can be collected next weekend. Still waiting for White Cover Missals. If you would like to order a missal please let Alison know.
Red cover: £19.95 White cover: £22.95
Jubilee Year Items also available in stall.
 
Additional Teaching Qualification in Religious Education (Catholic Schools): The St. Andrews Foundation for Catholic Teacher Education is delighted to offer the opportunity for teachers to gain an additional qualification in religious education. The ATQRE course fulfils the academic requirement for applying to the GTCS for professional registration as a specialist Religious Education teacher in the Catholic Secondary school. The course begins in August 2025. For all details including teaching dates and costs -  https://www.gla.ac.uk/study/cpd/atqreforcatholicschools/
The Diocese of Paisley support ATQRE and will pay one third of the fees for any applicants who live in the diocese and attend bishop John’s support sessions. For details - https://www.rcdop.org.uk/atqre
 
Jubilee Year Indulgence and St Mirin’s Cathedral.
As groups, or as individuals, we can receive the Holy Year indulgence by going to confession and Mass, or devoutly visiting the Cathedral for a period of time for Eucharistic adoration and meditation, concluding with the Our Father, Profession of Faith, and invocations to the Blessed Virgin Mary (for example, Hail Mary; Hail, Holy Queen; Memorare).  The indulgence may be obtained each day and may be applied in suffrage for the souls in purgatory.
 
Proposal for Summer Fete Saturday 7 June 2025
Please do offer your help to plan for our Summer Fete. We would like different parish groups and individuals to take charge of a stall each. It will be a great family day for the parish and we look forward to everyone getting involved in some way, even just to help set up and put away tables.
Donations of toys, jewellery, plants, home baking, arts and crafts, bottles and gifts for the wheel of fortune and the tombola can now be handed in for the fete to the church hall, back room. We will have a bouncy castle, beat the goalie and other games for all the family.
 
Youth to Lourdes Quiz: St. Patrick's church hall Orangefield Place Greenock on Sunday 6th April commencing at 7.30pm. sharp. BYOB and eats. £2 entry adults, children free. Tea/ Coffee biscuits will be served. Donations for the raffle will be welcome.
 
Lent Pro-Life Stations of the Cross: Pray the Stations of the Cross every Monday in Lent: 7.45pm, on Zoom. Register here:  https://bit.ly/stations25
 
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
Faith Formation, 7pm at St Joseph & St Patrick’s, Wemyss Bay. Thursday, 20th March  “The Eucharist, the Pearl of Great Price” by Father Jonathan Whitworth  Wednesday, 2nd April   “Return to Me: The Sacrament of Reconciliation” by Father Ryan Black.  Refreshments afterwards in church hall.
Mailing List: The diocesan Youth Office seeks to provide opportunities for children and young people from the ages of 5-35 to foster faith and develop friendships. Parents/guardians and young people can complete an online form to sign up to a mailing list and stay informed about events for young people in the Diocese of Paisley. Access the form here: www.tinyurl.com/dpy-mailing
 
Parish Prayer Partners for First Communion Children and Confirmation Children. We are looking for parishioners to pray for our children in our local Catholic schools of St Mark’s and St John’s. We will soon be giving out cards with the first name of the child and a short prayer on a card, and asking you to pray for that child, that they may be filled with graces and blessings on their special day. Thank you.
 
Diocese of Paisley podcast - new episode: Vanda Kettelhut speaks to William More and Peter Diamond of Aid to the Church in Need about their Scottish Conference. To book tickets call the ACN office on 01698-337470 or click https://acnuk.org/event/scottish-catholic-conference/