Thirty Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B Feast of Christ the King.

Click St John the Evangelist Parish
Aurs Rd., Barrhead G78 2RW
 
34 Sunday of Ordinary Time Year B
Feast of Christ the King
24 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: £430.70  NGA £973.97
Building Fund GA: 30.00
Education Sunday: GA 522.70 NGA 499.66
Monthly Standing Orders: £4,271.50
 
Response to the Psalm at Mass today:
“The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed”.
 
Catholic Education Week
Students and Teachers from St Luke’s HS will join us this Sunday to share a reflection on the role of Catholic Education and what it means for them.
 
Rite of Installation: Fr Joe Balmer will be installed into the diocesan Chapter of Canons in St Mirin’s Cathedral on Thursday 5th December 2024. All are welcome to attend for Evening Prayer at 6pm.
 
Presentation for Fr Joe Balmer
16th January at 7pm Mass, followed by reception in Parish Hall. Collection will be made in January for Fr Joe’s presentation.
 
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 Deceased Members of St Vincent de Paul and Legion of Mary will be celebrated on Wednesday 27 November at 10am. All welcome.
 
Catholic Mothers 2025 Planners.
For anyone looking for a practical and soulful Christmas gift, we are selling the Catholic Mothers planners 2025.
Have a look at the link below to see just how much this planner offers. Everything from cooking recipes to daily reflections, arts and crafts ideas to keeping track of every day life! 
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/68762073/catholic-mothers-planner-2025
You can get a copy by contacting Rachel Callaghan on 07508835310 or [email protected]
PRICE: £25.99 (60% of money goes back into sustaining Catholic Mothers Association 40% split to our local group in Barrhead and St Johns parish)
 
Diocesan Safeguarding Training 2024 – For all Church Volunteers:
Last Date: Saturday 30th November at 10.30am in St. Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Paisley
 
Westminster will vote of a proposal to allow assisted suicide at the end of the month. There is also a separate proposal to come before Holyrood at a later date on the same matter.
 
Postcards from the disability campaign group Not Dead Yet UK, a network of people who have disabilities who oppose assisted suicide, are available at the back of the church.
 
Please sign and sent to your MPs to encourage them to vote against assisted suicide.  Our MPs are telling us this is the biggest item in their postbags at present with a small majority asking them to oppose the Bill.  Please keep up the pressure. Every card helps. More information on how to do this at: https://rcpolitics.org/assisted-suicide/
 
Church Cleaning. Can you please spare an hour on a Thursday after 10am Mass to help clean our church. Thanks very much. Fr John
 
St John’s, Barrhead Finance 
Parishioners wishing to set up 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. Parish bank details as follows:
St Johns Church
Sort Code 80-05-54 Account No 00761597
 
Thank you. Jackie Brett. Diocesan Finance.
 
Annual Mass in Hawkhead Cemetery will be celebrated today Sun 24 Nov at 2pm  All are welcome
We pray for those who have died recently:
Judith McClounan, (Melbourne, Australia)
and for those whose anniversaries
occur at this time:  Kevin Fitzgerald, John and Tommy Logue, Marie McGuire, John Lafferty, Sarah Armstrong, Mary Theresa Ellis,            James Connolly, Margaret McGirr, and the first anniversary of baby Joseph Mellon.
 
St Luke’s High School Prayer Group.
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 your intentions to their oratory prayer book.
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 add names at this website: https://forms.office.com/e/LZiW6ZAtiU
 
P4-7 Advent Retreat: The diocesan Youth Commission invites children in P4-7 to an Advent Retreat Day on Sunday 1st December from 2-5pm. The theme is The Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. St Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, with Holy Mass in the cathedral. Registration is necessary: http://tinyurl.com/dpy-primary-advent. Email Fr Ryan for more info: [email protected].
 
Longing for Light: Journeying through Advent with the Scriptures. You are invited to some/all of four talks on the scriptures of Advent with Fr Ryan Black, in the Diocesan Office from 7pm. Tue 26th Nov; Wed 4th Dec; Wed 11th Dec; Tue 17th Dec.
 
Advent Giving Appeal 2024 – Supporting Families in Need:
Advent sees the beginning of our Annual Appeal in support of families in need within our community. If you are able, we would be most grateful for donations of gift vouchers for shops. We will then distribute them to our associated schools who will gift them to the children. The incredible support this appeal generates helps our young buy gifts for their families and is always deeply moving and appreciated. Envelopes containing vouchers, with their amount marked on the front, can be handed in to the sacristy, parish house or placed in the box on the altar.. Thank you!
 
Sunday 1st December – St Luke’s Caritas Coffee Morning
The Caritas Group are holding their First Sunday in Advent Coffee Morning on Sunday 1st December after the 10 o’clock Mass.
They will have some home baking as well as some Christmas treats on sale and a Christmas Raffle.
Everyone is welcome in the hall after Mass to support them.
 
Guides
Join us for a fun and charitable evening on Tuesday 26 November from 7.30-8.30pm.The Guides will partner with Nelly Boxes Babybank for a fundraiser. Entry £2 with tea/coffee and biscuit.  Bake sale, tombola, and exciting raffle. Please do join us.
 
St Andrew’s Day.
Next Saturday is the national feast of St Andrew.
 
Monthly Divine Mercy Devotions:                                      The next Divine Mercy monthly mass is on Wednesday 27 November 2024 at 7 p.m. followed by Adoration at St Mary’s church, 163 George Street, Paisley PA1 2UN. Monsignor Joe Burke is the celebrant. All are welcome.
 
Last Call this weekend  for Western Catholic Calendar.
Copies can be pre-ordered and paid for (£3.70) in the stall (not the sacristy) at the weekend Masses. 
 
St Columba’s 50th Anniversary:   Masses in St. Columba’s on 23/24 November. On the evenings of Monday 25 November to Wednesday 27 November prayer and Reflection. 50th anniversary Mass on Sunday 1 December by Bishop John Keenan There will be refreshments in the hall after Mass. All welcome.
 
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
 
(There are no funeral in St John’s this coming week).
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