23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time (A) 10th September 2023
St Fillan’s, Houston The Bulletin
Vocations Awareness Sunday
Vigil Mass (Saturday) 5.00pm. Holy Mass at 9.30 & 11.00am on Sunday. Service of the Word & Holy Communion: Thursday - 9.30am. Confessions (Sacrament of Reconciliation & Penance) on Saturdays at 4.30pm, and again immediately after Vigil Mass on request.
Your prayers, please for our parish family: Tony Astley, Eileen Reynolds, Paul Kearney, Guy Whaley, Lorraine Pollock, Joe & Anne McDade: their carers, those in hospital and residential homes, including the staff, and for all suffering in mind and body today: Lord, bless them with your grace and peace.
RECENTLY DIED: Giuseppina Gnarra and Dino Pieri.
ANNIVERSARIES: Geraldine Doherty, Sr Ann Catherine McColl, Mgr James F
Watters and Canon John O’Dwyer - grant them eternal rest, O Lord.
SPECIAL COLLECTION - today for Vocations (Church Students Fund)
NEXT WEEKEND: Mission Appeal - special collection for work of Kiltegan Fathers.
ST FILLAN’S ROME PILGRIMAGE: this week (Monday-Friday) Please pray for its success and many more spiritual graces for our parish family. You, in turn, will be remembered in prayers at the Tomb of St Peter and with the Holy Father, Pope Francis on Wednesday morning at the General Audience.
ST BENEDICT’S HIGH SCHOOL: on Thursday (14th September) at 12:30pm - launch of the Caritas parish programme for this session with tea/coffee and home baking available - all welcome.
SAFEGUARDING: for church volunteers. Part 2 Training dates available: Tuesday 26th September at St Mary’s Hall, Houston St, Greenock and Saturday 7th October at 10am at St Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Paisley. Please endeavour to attend above, if required. Thank you for your commitment.
HOWWOOD FATIMA VIGIL: this Tuesday evening, 12th September. Rosary Procession at 7.30pm, followed by the celebration of Holy Mass, finishing with a period of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction. Hall open for teas/coffee thereafter. The Howwood Parish Priest, Mgr Denis Carlin, whom we have been praying for here, is making an excellent recovery – thank God - and concludes the invitation: “All welcome - come join us in honouring Our Blessed Lady and praying for peace!”
PADRE PIO - Prayers and Vigil Mass for the feast of this popular saint on Friday 22nd September beginning at 6pm and Holy Mass at 7pm at Our Lady & St George Church, Penilee. All welcome.
Vocations Awareness Sunday
Vigil Mass (Saturday) 5.00pm. Holy Mass at 9.30 & 11.00am on Sunday. Service of the Word & Holy Communion: Thursday - 9.30am. Confessions (Sacrament of Reconciliation & Penance) on Saturdays at 4.30pm, and again immediately after Vigil Mass on request.
Your prayers, please for our parish family: Tony Astley, Eileen Reynolds, Paul Kearney, Guy Whaley, Lorraine Pollock, Joe & Anne McDade: their carers, those in hospital and residential homes, including the staff, and for all suffering in mind and body today: Lord, bless them with your grace and peace.
RECENTLY DIED: Giuseppina Gnarra and Dino Pieri.
ANNIVERSARIES: Geraldine Doherty, Sr Ann Catherine McColl, Mgr James F
Watters and Canon John O’Dwyer - grant them eternal rest, O Lord.
SPECIAL COLLECTION - today for Vocations (Church Students Fund)
NEXT WEEKEND: Mission Appeal - special collection for work of Kiltegan Fathers.
ST FILLAN’S ROME PILGRIMAGE: this week (Monday-Friday) Please pray for its success and many more spiritual graces for our parish family. You, in turn, will be remembered in prayers at the Tomb of St Peter and with the Holy Father, Pope Francis on Wednesday morning at the General Audience.
ST BENEDICT’S HIGH SCHOOL: on Thursday (14th September) at 12:30pm - launch of the Caritas parish programme for this session with tea/coffee and home baking available - all welcome.
SAFEGUARDING: for church volunteers. Part 2 Training dates available: Tuesday 26th September at St Mary’s Hall, Houston St, Greenock and Saturday 7th October at 10am at St Mirin’s Cathedral Hall, Paisley. Please endeavour to attend above, if required. Thank you for your commitment.
HOWWOOD FATIMA VIGIL: this Tuesday evening, 12th September. Rosary Procession at 7.30pm, followed by the celebration of Holy Mass, finishing with a period of Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction. Hall open for teas/coffee thereafter. The Howwood Parish Priest, Mgr Denis Carlin, whom we have been praying for here, is making an excellent recovery – thank God - and concludes the invitation: “All welcome - come join us in honouring Our Blessed Lady and praying for peace!”
PADRE PIO - Prayers and Vigil Mass for the feast of this popular saint on Friday 22nd September beginning at 6pm and Holy Mass at 7pm at Our Lady & St George Church, Penilee. All welcome.