31st Sunday of the Year: 3rd November 2019

Services for the Week:

• Sunday: Mass at 10.00 am
  31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
• Monday: Mass at 10.00 am
  Feast of St Charles Borromeo, Bishop
• Tuesday: Communion Service at 10.00 am
  Tuesday of 31st Week in Ordinary Time
• Wednesday: Communion Service at 10.00 am
  Wednesday of 31st Week in Ordinary Time
• Thursday: Mass at 10.00 am
  Thursday of 31st Week in Ordinary Time
• Friday: Mass at 10.00 am
  Feast of Blessed John Duns Scotus, Priest
• Saturday: Mass at 10.00 am; Vigil Mass at 6.00 pm
  Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Bascilica 
• Confessions: After Saturday morning Mass and 5.30 – 5.55 pm

Mass Intentions:

• Vigil: People of the parish;
• Sunday: Ina Swanson;
• Monday: Edith McDonald;
• Friday: John Sneddon;
• Saturday: The Hamilton Family.     

Notices

In your charity, please remember in your prayers, Scott Allan, Jean McCullough, Annie Kennedy and all the sick and housebound. Also, Dr Anthony Donachie, James Joseph Dunn, Teddy Gilbert, Josephine McAllister, William McIntosh and Francis Morgan, whose anniversaries occur about this time.

SVP NEWS: The Annual Report of SVP Scotland is available on request. Our Archdiocesan Mass will be held on Saturday November 23rd at the Gillis centre, Whitehouse Loan, Edinburgh at 12 noon. The Archbishop will be present and all are welcome to attend.

COLLECTIONS: The Offertory Collection last weekend realised £433.24, and the Second Collection, £88.27. Grateful thanks to all donors!

ST ANDREW’S NIGHT CELEBRATION: This year’s celebration will take place at 7pm on Friday 29th November 2019. Pupils from St Mary’s Primary School will tell the story of St Andrew through various readings and the Kinneil Youth Band will provide the music. The celebration will be followed by a fish supper in the hall. Tickets for the fish supper are limited to 90 and are on sale now at £3 each.

BO’NESS CHURCHES TOGETHER: A date for your diary – There will be a prayer service at Carriden Church on 1 December 2019 at 6.30pm. Each parish will be decorating a Christmas tree and these will be on display.

200 CLUB: Here is the latest list of winners:

• 13. 10.19: no.175 - Mary Bryant   
• 20.10.19: no. 151 - M. Spiers
• 27.10.19: no. 139 - C. Robinson
• 3.11.19: no. 185 - Annie Kennedy

There will be tea and coffee after Mass next Sunday – everyone is welcome!