Bulletin
Parish of St Martin of Tours
331 Main Street, Renton.
G82 4PZ
Second Sunday of Advent (C)
8th December 2019
Parish Priest: Fr Anthony Ejikeme
Sunday 8th December
Mass: 10.00am & 5.00pm
Monday 9th December
Mass: 9.30am
The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Solemnity
Tuesday 10th December
Rosary: 9.15am
Mass: 9.30am
Wednesday 11th December
Novena: 9.20am
Mass: 9.30am
Thursday 12th December
Mass: 9.30am
Friday 13th December
Rosary: 9.15am
Mass: 9.30am
St Lucy—Memorial
Saturday 14th December
Mass: 9.30am
St John of the Cross—Memorial
(Vigil Mass of Third Sunday of Advent: 5.00pm)
Parish Finance
Last two weekends income was: Offertory Collection: £843.00 [24/11/2019—£397.00; 01/12/2019—£446.00]; 2nd Collection: £442.00 [24/11/2019 {Education Sunday}—£216.00; 01/12/2019— {Building Fund}—£226.00]. Many thanks to all parishioners for your continuous financial help to the parish and to the Archdiocese. Most appreciated.
Christmas Raffle
…tickets are now on sale in the back of the church.
ACTiV (Action of Churches Together in the Vale)
Carol Service in St. Martin’s Renton on Thursday 19th December 2019 at 7 pm. All welcome. Tea Coffee & Mince pies in hall after the service. Appeal for home baking please.
Christmas Carol
The Head Teacher, Staff and Pupils of St Martin’s Primary School invite all our parishioners to their Christmas Cantata Service on 17th December 2019 at 1.30pm in the parish church. All welcome.
Pastoral care trust—st Nicholas care fund
--Advent boxes available at the Church porch—Caring Sunday (3rd Advent—15th December)—retiral collection in support of Fund’s work.
R.I.P.
Our parish community continue extend our sympathy and the support of our prayers to the family members and friends of Jim Harkins (Greenfield Place) whose funeral and committal took place last Wednesday. May he rest in peace.
Change of Mass time: Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Sunday Mass within Glasgow Royal Infirmary will be celebrated at a new time of 3.30 pm from Sunday 5th January 2020. Mass is celebrated by Hospital Chaplains Fr Stuart and Fr Augustine every Sunday. If you would be interested in volunteering, or if you are currently an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist and would be interested in this ministry within the hospital, please contact Paul on 07402274007.
Advent Day of Confessions
On Thursday 19th December, priests will be available all day in Saint Andrew’s Cathedral (from 7:45am – 5:45pm) for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Come home for Christmas!
Thought for the day
Isaiah said, “the wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them…They will not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea”.
Christmas Services and Masses 2019/2020
Sacrament of Reconciliation will be celebrated after morning Mass at 9.30am on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st December and on Friday evening from 5.00pm –6.45pm and on Saturday Evening from 4.00pm to 4.45pm.
Christmas Eve—Tuesday 24th December
Morning Masses - 9.30am
Season of Christmas
Christmas Carol - 6.30pm
Christmas Family (Vigil) Mass - 7.00pm.
Christmas Day Mass (Wednesday 25th December)
10.00am
[Please note NO evening Mass at 5.00pm]
Weekday Masses: Thursday 26th and Friday 27th: 9.30am
No Morning Mass on Saturday 28th
Vigil Mass (Holy Family) Saturday 28th December—5.00pm
Sunday Masses 29th December (Holy Family) —10am & 5.00pm
Wednesday 1st January 2020 (Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God)
Morning Mass: 9.30am
Weekend Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th January
Solemnity of Epiphany of the Lord
Masses per usual.
Please pray for:
… the sick and Housebound of our parish
Anniversary
Margaret Mary McGoldrick Elizabeth (Beth) McGoldrick
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Other activities
Confessions: After 9.30am Mass on Saturday &
4.30 - 4.55pm Saturday Evening or on request.
Divine Mercy: 3pm on the 1st Sunday of the Month
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Tel: 01389 758880
Hall Bookings: 01389 756100
Email: stmartin@rcag.org.uk
Website: www.stmartinoftours.rcglasgow.org.uk
