Good Shepherd Sunday 8th May 2022

Good Shepherd Sunday 8th May 2022

St Fillan’s, Houston
The Bulletin
4th of Easter [C] Good Shepherd Sunday 8th May 2022

  • Vigil Mass (Saturdays) 5.00pm. 9.30 & 11am on Sundays.
  • Weekdays: Tuesday-Friday 9.30am. Saturday:10am First Holy Communion.
  • MAY DEVOTIONS: Wednesday at 7.00pm. Thursday: Adoration of Most Blessed Sacrament- 9.00 -9.30am. Friday: Rosary 9.10am.
  • Confessions: Sacrament of Reconciliation. Saturday 4.30pm and after Vigil Mass.
TODAY: also, Vocations Sunday. Special Collection for Seminary Students.
Your prayers, please, for those in our parish family who are ILL: Dorothy (Dolly Cameron) Michael McCabe, Tony Gallacher and for all those who have asked for our prayers in the parish family: those at home and their carers, those in hospital and residential homes, including the staff, and for all suffering in mind and body, especially those alone: Lord, bless them with your grace and peace.

DIED: Olga McGlade (Requiem Mass, Wednesday, 9.30am) Patricia Adams (Johnstone) Jean Meanen and Angela Ford Finnie (Burnside) Jean Baillie (Newton Mearns) & Marie McFadden (Gourock)

ANNIVERSARIES: Theresa Chambers, Mary McCready, Fr Felix Connolly, Fr John H Fitzsimmons and Canon Edward Kavanagh. - grant them eternal rest, O Lord.

MAY DEVOTIONS: Rosary, Benediction and Garden Procession to the Lourdes Shrine this Wednesday, 4 May at 7pm. Please take a petition leaflet, if you have not already done so.

DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO CARFIN: Sunday 22nd May. Mass of Anointing of the Sick will be celebrated at 3pm followed by the Rosary Procession which will take place at 5.30pm. Catering facilities are available at the shrine. All welcome.

REMEMBER to pray for those preparing for First Holy Communion, this coming Saturday 14th and then on 27th May. May these be authentic moments of grace in the lives of our children, families and parish.

HOWWOOD VIGIL: resumes this Thursday 12th May at 7pm, all are most welcome to attend these devotions in honour of Our Lady of Fatima (Procession, Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction) after two-year gap owing to Covid restrictions at our neighbouring parish of Christ the King, Howwood.

During the month of Mary we are asked to entrust our lives, our needs and our world, once more, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Remember to pray the Rosary and join in Wednesday’s May Devotions, if you can. Good turn-out last week. Keep it up!

AMcF