E bulletin – 23rd Sunday Year B

St Thomas the Apostle: Collections:                               St John the Evangelist: Collections

First GA £95.00 NGA £161.01                                             First GA £408.25 NGA: £330.50

Monthly Standing Orders: £2,415.                                    Monthly Standing Orders: £3,818.00

Monthly Building Fund GA £45.00                                    Monthly Building F GA £148.05

St Anthony’s Box: £54.35                                                    St Anthony’s Box: £54.05

 

Second Collection this weekend: Monthly Building Fund

 

Year of Saint Joseph Afternoon for Families: Families are warmly invited to come together to mark the Year of St Joseph on Sunday 19th September from 2.00pm in St Mirin’s Cathedral Hall. The event will include an opportunity to reflect in prayer as families in faith and join together for some light refreshments.  Bishop John will conclude the gathering with the celebration of Mass in the Cathedral at 4.00pm.

 

St Vincent de Paul Society (SSVP): The SSVP of St Johns are asking for your help to identify anyone in need and who would benefit from support by visiting or by financial assistance. You can confidentially speak to one of the current members after Holy Mass or to Fr Joe/ Fr Jonathan or call the dedicated mobile No 074 864 624 80.

 

Safeguarding Webinar Sat 2nd October (11am-1pm) A key event, intended to help disseminate some important features of In GOD’s Image V2, Growing our Culture of Care.  To secure a place in this webinar, click on the link https://bit.ly/3gQRdPu. Following registration, you will be sent details of how to join the webinar.

 

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA): The group will start within the next few weeks and anyone interested in enquiring about the Catholic Church should speak with Fr Joe/Fr Jonathan

 

St Johns 100 Club August Winners: 1^st Prize £140 Wm & M Fossett (32). 2^nd Prize £70 M & I Campbell (26). 3^rd Prize: £35 Mgt Cassidy (10) 4^th Prize £20 Mgt Sloey (136). 5^th Prize £20 P & S Brady

 

Re-launch of Adoration in Oratory: The re-launch will take place with All Night Adoration in the Church on Fri the 1^st of October and initially there will be Adoration in the Oratory on Mon, Wed, Fri from Mon 4^th Oct. To sign up for an hour pick up a form from the porch and return to the Sacrsity when completed.

 

Think Vocation: Jesus invites his disciples about their response to him. Why not consider the call to Priesthood, Diaconate or Consecrated Life? Fr. John Morrison email vocations@rcdop.org.uk or Tel 0141 889 5056.

 

Walsingham Pro-Life Pilgrimage Saturday 23rd October. The Pilgrimage commences with midday Mass in the Chapel of Reconciliation. http://www.prolifepilgrimage.org

 

Funerals in St Johns: Monday 6^th Rita Connelly and Friday 10^th Jane Devenny at 10am.

 

Please pray for those who have died recently especially:  Rita Connelly, Michael Curran, Jane Devenny, Margaret Muir, Francis McAloon, Michelle Mc Cormick, Beth Mc Glone, Nora Mc Kenna, Paul O’Donnell, Cathie Pollacchi, and for the Anniversaries of Agnes & William Brennan, Jim Carroll, Margaret & Michael Docherty, John & Susan Gillan, Emma Goodwin, Michael Greville Snr, Annie Logue, Julie Mc Cormick, Ellen Mc Kelvie, Greta McLaughlan, Pat Mc Lauchlan, Alison O’Kane, Elena Paternostro.  Please hand in all notices and anniversaries for the Bulletin, by 7pm on Thursdays.