SUNDAY MASSES
Our parish is now able to accommodate 72 persons at each of our Sunday weekend Masses – (Saturday) Vigil – 7pm, Sunday 8am, 9am, 10am, 11am, 12 noon, 3pm and 5pm.
Please note that all weekend Masses continue to be pre-booked. Please phone parish mobile number – 07894999046 on Wednesday (5th May) from 6.30pm – 8pm or on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th May from 12 noon to 4pm.
4th week of Easter (Monday to Friday) – Morning Masses at 8am and 10am.
5th week of Easter (Monday to Friday) Morning Masses at 8am and 10am.
Wednesday Vigil Mass 6.00pm
Thursday Mass 8.00am, 10.00am, and 7.00pm
No booking required for these masses.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (P3, St Ninian’s Primary)
Our prayerful congratulations to our parish children who celebrated their First Reconciliation (Sacrament of Penance) last week. Our thanks to the children’s teachers and all staff at St Ninian’s Primary for their preparation of our children and our thanks to our children’s families for their support, encouragement, and example.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION (P4, St Ninian’s Primary)
The children of St Ninian’s Primary 4 will celebrate their First Holy Communion at Masses on:
Saturday 22nd May – 11.15am
Saturday 29th May – 10.30am and 11.45am.
We ask the parents/guardians of Primary 4 and also Primary 5 children (yet to receive First Communion) to speak to Fr Frank in order to arrange their First Holy Communion Mass.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION (P7, St Ninian’s Primary)
The children of St Ninian’s Primary 7 will celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation at Masses on:
Tuesday 1st June
Thursday 3rd June
both Masses at 6.30pm.
We ask the parents/guardians of our parish P7 schoolchildren who do not attend St Ninian’s Primary and any S1 schoolchildren yet to receive this Sacrament to speak to Fr Frank in order to arrange their Mass for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
MARY’S MEALS
Pray in May with Mary’s Meals. In this month dedicated to Our Lady we invite you to join us in praying for the work of Mary’s Meals, a mission carried out in Our Lady’s name to feed children a daily school meal in some of the world’s poorest communities. We pray in thanksgiving for each little act of love that makes this work possible and we also pray for God’s continued blessing on our beautiful mission, that through his providence it will always
flourish enabling us to reach more hungry children. Prayer resources and further information can be found at www.marysmeals.org.uk/prayinmay.
– Mary, or Mother, we entrust to your intercession for this work carried out in your name, that children throughout this world will see their lives transformed through the promise of a daily meal at school – that our volunteers across the world on whom this work depends, will be filled with hope and strength, that new seeds of possibility will be planted and more people will discover their place in the Mary’s Meals family.
SACRAMENT OF THE SICK (MINISTRY OF SPIRITUAL CARE)
Both Deacon Tommy and Fr Frank are available to bring Holy Communion to any parishioners who are presently unable to attend Mass. Please let us know to arrange a home visit.
Marian Devotions – Monday 10th, Tuesday 11th and Friday 14th May – Rosary and Benediction at 7pm.
Feast of the Ascension (Holyday of Obligation).
Thursday 13th May – Vigil Mass Wednesday (12th ) at 6pm.
Thursday 13th May – Masses at 8am, 10am and 7pm.
MENTAL HEALTH ALERTNESS WEEK
Please remember all those currently experiencing mental health difficulties – may we support those around us with sensitivity and respect.
SCIAF
Many thanks to all our parishioners who were able to contribute towards SCIAF’s Lenten – WEE BOX, BIG CHANGE campaign – we have been able to send on £1,096 towards those who suffer disability and the effects of poverty and war in Sudan. This money will be doubled by the UK government.
BAPTISMS
Our congratulations and best wishes to the parents and family of:
Olivia and Millie Heron
who was baptised last weekend 2nd May
– A warm welcome into our parish family –
MONTHS MIND
Mary McKenna (Birthday)
Maureen Bannon (Birthday)
Alice McCafferty
Marian Ubaldini (Hurrell)
– May they Rest in Peace –
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO DIED RECENTLY
John Sweeney (London)
Graham Molloy
Patrick Docherty
Mary McCann
Catherine Kent
Mrs. Hanson
Joe Shields
– May they Rest in Peace –
PLEASE PRAY FOR WHOSE ANNIVERSARIES OCCUR ABOUT NOW
Patricia (Pam) Clifford
Joe Gemson
Vincent Gillies
Mary Jane Duffy
Willie Duffy
James Duffy
James (Mexi) Reid
Jim Roarty
James McCann
– May they Rest in Peace –