Thirty First Sunday of Ordinary Time, YearB

St John the Evangelist Parish Aurs Rd., Barrhead G78 2RW
31st Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B 3 November 2024


Rev Monsignor John Canon Tormey: Parish Priest Rev Joseph J McGill: Assistant Priest 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: £531.00 NGA £1,010.80 Monthly Standing Orders: £4,271.50

Response to the Psalm “I love you, Lord, My Strength”.

Masses During November Mass will be offered each day for the repose of the souls of our departed loved ones. Their names will be remembered at the altar.

Mass for the Bereaved: This Mass will take place on Tuesday 12th November at 7pm in St John’s, Barrhead. Please let anyone who has suffered a bereavement to know that they are welcome to join us for this Mass.

Children’s rosary Friday 8 November at 6pm
St Luke’s High School Event: This Sunday 3 November the pupils of St Luke’s high school are running the coffee bar after 10 am Mass to raise money for school funds. Please do come along and support our local Catholic high school.

RCIA The parish programme for initiation of adults into the Catholic Church takes place on a Wednesday at 7pm. If you know of someone who may wish to become a catholic, please get them to contact one of the priests. The catechesis will take the form of a weekly meeting which will last until Easter, when those who are ready will be invited to come forward for baptism at the Easter Vigil.

Parish Pastoral Council. To give me more time to get organized and contact the newly elected members, our first meeting will now take place on Tuesday 19 November at 7pm in the parish house. Thanks all who agreed to have their name put forward, and to all who nominated someone.

Diocesan Safeguarding Training 2024 – For all Church Volunteers: Below is an updated list of the dates and venues of the Safeguarding training sessions arranged up until the end of November this year. If you are a NEW volunteer or have yet to complete Part Two Induction training, please note that the session arranged for Tuesday 12th November in the Diocesan Offices is now fully booked. There are spaces available for the following dates. Thursday 21st November at 7pm in St. Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Paisley Saturday 23rd November at 10.30am in St. John’s, Barrhead and Saturday 30th November at 10.30am in St. Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Paisley

Church Cleaning. Can you please spare an hour on a Thursday after 10am Mass to help clean our church. We are really down on numbers and would appreciate more people to help keep our church looking beautiful. You can just turn up on the day. Thanks very much. Fr John

The Scottish Parliament are considering whether certain people should have the right to state assisted dying/suicide in ending their own life. Doctors express strong opposition to assisted suicide. 82% of doctors responding to the Scottish Parliament Health Committee’s detailed call for views on proposals to legalise assisted suicide have stated that they are ‘strongly opposed’ to the plans. Please let your MSPs know about this. More information on how to do this at: https://rcpolitics.org/assisted-suicide/

Diocesan Music Workshop: The Diocesan Liturgy Commission has arranged an evening workshop in St Mirin’s Cathedral on Thursday 14th November at 7pm, and the same workshop in St Mary’s, Greenock, 21st November at 7pm. Please contact Michael Hepburn, the Diocesan Director of Music, to indicate which evening you hope to attend to give an idea of numbers [email protected]
Annual Mass : St Conval’s Cemetery will take place on the 3rd November at 2pm. The Mass will also be livestreamed for people unable to travel – Please check website prior for the link.
Annual Mass in Hawkhead Cemetery will be celebrated at 2pm on Sun 24th Nov. All are welcome to come and pray for the repose of the souls of those buried there.

Important Notice – PAYAcharity update If you have any queries or have made duplicate donations to both the parish bank account and PAYAcharity please contact Jackie Brett by email at [email protected] and we can arrange a refund on PAYAcharity’s behalf. We continue to encourage parishioners to take out a Standing Order and make the transition of their recurring donations from PAYAcharity’s online platform to a payment directly to the parish bank account: this avoids 5% deduction of your donation which goes to PAYACharity’s administration fees and commission charges.

Think Vocation: “What do you want Me to do you for you?” What do you ask of the Lord? If you are looking for clarity in your vocation, contact our Fr John Morrison email: [email protected] or phone 01418892602
We pray for those who have died recently: Neil Boyle, Cathie Gallagher, Gerald McGettigan and for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Canon Luke Brady, Fr Richard Veasey, SMA, Mary Goldie, Tommy Rocks, Edward and Helen Monaghan, George Harris, Bill Munn, Sandra Mears, Wallace Burns, Martha Sproul, Isabel McGuire, Garry Larkin, Edward and Mary Monaghan, Marion and Bill Melany, John McGuire, James Bell, Gracia Gaglioti, Erik Hickey, Martha McKenna, Gerald Boyle

St Luke’s High School Prayer Group. As part of our Chaplaincy Strategic Direction we are delighted to be starting the St Luke’s First Friday Prayer Group. Group Prayer fosters a sense of belonging, reinforces shared belief and values and, by participating in communal prayer, can deepen individual faith and encourage spiritual exploration. As scripture states “where two are three gather in my name, there I am with them”. We are therefore delighted to offer this opportunity for all of our young people and staff to come together, to value and understand the power of prayer and its place in their relationship with God.

The First Friday Prayer Group will be on the first Friday of every month in the school oratory. We will be asking our young people to add their intentions to the prayer book. Examples of intentions might include: · Sick friends or relatives · Difficult situations in school · Resolution of difficult relationships between friends · For issues of peace and justice in the world. We are asking that if you have any special intentions of people you would like the prayer group to pray for, please scan the QR code below. We will then add these intentions to our Prayer Book. You can also to this website: https://forms.office.com/e/LZiW6ZAtiU

St John’s Primary, Parent Council Shoppers Night Please support our fundraising evening on Friday 8th November, 7pm in Parish Hall. Entry £2. BYOB.

Camino Thanks: Our Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor Gerry McBride thanks everyone who donated to his sponsored Camino Charity Trek, which he completed on 18th October. The amazing amount of £8,891 was raised for the Celtic Foundation Charity, which will now be used to fund children's projects across local communities! Buen Camino!

Youth to Lourdes 2025: In S3-S6? Do you want to serve others? Learn more about your faith? Meet other young people? Y2L could be for you! We will leave Scotland on Thursday 26th June 2025 and return on Friday 4th July. Transport by bus & ferry. The pilgrimage costs £750. To travel, you must have a valid UK or EU Passport. Want to know more? Call John Morrison on 0141 889 2026 5056 or email [email protected]. Our next meeting is on Sunday 17th November at the Diocesan Offices in Paisley 2-5pm.
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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