Fourth Sunday of Easter
Sunday Mass: 10.00am
Daily Mass: See Back Page of Bulletin
Confessions: Sunday 9.15am to 9.30am
MAY DEVOTIONS – May is the month of Our Lady and everyone is encouraged to pray the Rosary daily.
SECOND COLLECTION – Will be taken up today 11th May 2025 to support Ecclesiastical Students.
The Justice and Peace Group would once again like to express its gratitude to all parishioners for their participation in the Rebuild Gaza Lenten Campaign. Thanks to your generosity we are able to send £1000 to ease the suffering of the people in Gaza. Please continue to pray for Peace in the Middle East and in all war-torn areas of our world.
Circle of Friends for children preparing to make First Communion this year begins on Wednesday 14th May. Classes for parents and children will take place in the church / hall and will begin at 6.30pm. Every child hoping to be presented for the Sacrament must attend and must be represented at the Parents’ Meeting.
Celebration of our Internationality – This year we will celebrate our Parish International Mass on June 22nd the feast of Corpus Christi, celebrating, again, the fact that though many nations we make up the One Body of Christ in our world.
Please try to keep the date free so that we can have all of our nationalities represented. Next week, we will distribute flyers inviting you to join in the preparation and carrying out of the Liturgy on that day. Please take one and fill in your contact details so that we have a good-sized group to prepare our celebration.
We will have a meeting after mass on Sunday 8th June at which we can arrange who will carry out the various ministries, Welcomers, Readers, Music, Gift Bearers, Food for the Agape etc. Readings and Bidding Prayers will be distributed in English!
We will have a final meeting after mass on Sunday 15th June to finalise and check everything is in place for our Annual International Feast!
Please pray for a gloriously sunny day on 22nd June!
ST JUDE LOURDES PILGRIMAGE – The pilgrimage will depart from St Jude’s Church on Sunday 15th June at 8.00am. Mass will be offered by Father John Gannon at 6.45am prior to departure. Parishioners would be very welcome at the mass. There will be a basket placed on Our Lady’s altar for petitions which will be placed at the Grotto in Lourdes.
ARCHDIOCESE NOTICES –
Good Shepherd Sunday: Open the Door: In response to the Jubilee Year and the opening of the Holy Doors in Rome, calling pilgrims to a deeper relationship with God, the theme of our Vocations Sunday is Open the Door to Christ. We are called to continually open our homes and our hearts to Christ, to be led by him in his ways of peace. On Good Shepherd Sunday we are asked to think about our own vocation and to pray especially for vocations to the priesthood and religious life within the Archdiocese of Glasgow. if you would like to discuss a possible vocation to the priesthood, please speak with your Parish Priest, or alternatively please contact Fr Paddy Boyle, at vocations@rcag.org.uk.
SPRED Volunteer Training: Share faith and friendship at SPRED. Interested in taking part in a SPRED group? You are welcome to join us for volunteer training. Four Mondays from 12th May (except holiday Monday 26th May) at 7pm in the SPRED Centre, 20 Robroyston Road, Glasgow, G33 1EQ. Please contact Patricia Duffy on 0141 770 5055 or email glasgow.spred@btconnect.com for more information.
Fertility Care Scotland Ltd: Webinar – Nature’s Best Kept Secret – Monday 12th May 2025 7:45pmWe will tell you about the benefits of natural family planning (Billings Ovulation Method®) as we continue sharing Nature’s Best Kept Secret with people and parishes across Scotland! This online event is a joint initiative with the Marriage, Family and Life Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland. The webinar is now set up for registrations: https://bit.ly/naturesbestsecret
PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS
The Sick of the Parish:
We continue to pray for all the sick and housebound of the Parish
Recently Deceased:
Anniversaries: