St Leo's BulletinTHE 5th Sunday of EASTER 2016 Sunday Mass Saturday Vigil at 6.00 p.m and Sunday Morning at 10.30 a.m. Weekdays: Mass at 10.00 with Morning Prayer. website: stleothegreat.org.uk Telephone: 0141 427 0293 email: gfglasgow@gmail.com The Funeral of Robert Sweeney is on Tuesday at 10.00 a.m. Paul and Barnabas at the town of Lystra painted by N P Berchem 17 th century Entry: I am the vine, you are the branches. Live in me, live in me. I am the vine, you are the branches, abide in me. If you remain in me, and my word remains in you, ask whatever you will and it shall be yours. : I am the vine, you are the branches. Live in me, live in me. I am the vine, you are the branches, abide in me. Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie, eleison. Christe, eleison. Christe, eleison. Christe, eleison. Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie, eleison.
St Andrew Gloria Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to his people, peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. The Liturgy of the Word A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 14: 21-27 Psalm 144 The Lord is kind, full of compassion, slow to anger, abounding in love. How good the Lord is to all, he shows compassion. The Lord is good to all his creatures. The Lord is loving, the Lord is kind. The eyes of all creation look to you, and you give them food that they need. All creatures thank you, O Lord, your friends shall bless you, The Lord is good to all his creatures. The Lord is loving, the Lord is kind. The Lord is just in all his ways, he is loving in all his deeds; the Lord is close to all who call on him. The Lord is good to all his creatures. The Lord is loving, the Lord is kind. A reading from the Apocalypse 21: 1-5 2
Gospel acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. I give you a new commandment: love one another as I love you; love one another as I love you. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. The Gospel according to John 13: 31-33. 34-35 Homily I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen. The Liturgy of the Eucharist The Preparation of gifts Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you; allelu, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, allelu, alleluia Ask and it shall be given unto you, seek and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you; allelu, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, allelu, alleluia Pitcathley Sanctus: Holy holy holy Lord God of hosts. Pitcathley memorial: 3
Old Kelvinhall Agnus Dei Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace. Communion This is the bread come down from heaven. Whoever eats of it will never die. This is the cup of eternal life. Whoever drinks of it will live for ever. hymn Where true love is dwelling, God is dwelling there; God s own loving presence love does ever share. Love of Christ has made us out of many one, in our midst is dwelling God s eternal Son. Give him joyful welcome, love him and revere, cherish one another with a love sincere. As in Christ we gather discord has no part; ours is but one spirit, but one mind and heart. Bitterness now ended, let there be accord; always with us dwelling be our God and Lord. May we share the vision with the saints on high of Christ s matchless glory when we come to die. Joy of all the blessed, be our heavn ly prize, dwell with us forever, Lord of Paradise! Where true love is dwelling, God is dwelling there, l ove s own loving presence love does ever share. At the end of Mass: You should show mercy like the Father. You should show mercy like the Father. Acknowledgements: I am the Vine: from John 15. Adapted by Sean Bowman with music by Geoffery B Nobes; Kevin Mayhew. Ps 144: Words taken from The Psalms : A New Translation published by William Collins & Co Ltd The Grail Music Kevin Mayhew. Seek ye first: Words and music Karen Lafferty Maranatha Music Publishing. PO Box 1396, Costa Mesa, California 92626. Where true love is dwelling: Words James Quinn S.J. You should show mercy music Paul Inwood. Graphics Netta Ewing. All hymns are covered under Licence nos CCL 74396 and Calamus 0262. 4
Radioalba.org Christian The schedule for the week 24th th April 8.00: Morning Prayer for the 5 th week of Easter is led by Stephen Eric Smyth with music by the St Mungo Singers, Jane McKenna on the organ, Noel Donnelly on the harp and cantor Grace Buckley on Ps 62. The Morning Prayer begins with a verse from the Canticle from the Letter to the Ephesians: Blessed be God the Father. 08.15 Cara leads us in a young person s Morning Prayer supported by music from Catriona Glen. Fr David Wallace, Chair of Glasgow Churches Together, gives a short reflection for Eastertide. Then Marie McNeil leads us in a prayer for people who are sick and for those who support them. This 30 minutes program is repeated every half hour until 12.00 noon. At 12.00: from the Scottish Catholic Observer: the Mass launching the Paisley Synod. The Scots link with Ecuador, devastated by earthquake. The Pope speaking to Scots seminarians at the 4 th centenary of the Scots College, Rome. And a new film on children helped by Mary s Meals Generation Hope. 12.15 : a short service reflecting on God s goodness seen in the lives of our deceased relatives and friends and on the promise and hope of eternal life through the resurrection of Jesus. Archive music until: 6.00p.m. news from the Scottish Catholic Observer as above. 8.00: Evening Prayer is led by Stephen Eric Smyth and Jean Swinbank with music by The St Mungo Singers, and organist Jane McKenna. 8.25: a Magazine program on the first Lady Doctor in Scotland (from The Light of the North ) and an account of a painting of St Margaret by Brendan Berry. Night Prayer is led by Joe Docherty Offerings: Gift Aided 1 st offering: 253.00. Usual Offering: 166.00 2 nd Offering for the Columban Missionary Sisters: 568.00 Thanks very much for the parish s generosity. Thanks very much to those who helped with the parish garden last Sunday and during the week. The two trees have been removed - and the front garden has been sprayed and we plan to put forest bark down to help to keep it in a more healthy condition. The lawns are now in good condition and the hedges at the back have been cared for. See pictures on the back page. Traidcraft Stall thanks very much for your support for this endeavour. 5
Come and enjoy lots of lovely home baking. In the Hall after 10.30 mass. Sunday, 24th April 2016 I aid o ch ch ices 3 ds FREEDOM FROM TORTURE SCOTLAND IN GLASGOW As the only Freedom from Torture presence in Scotland, the Glasgow centre has been treating survivors of torture across the whole country since 2004. 'I know when I die I will still have the pain in my body from my torture. I live with it every day. Freedom from Torture is trying to help people out of the dark and into the light. They speak to me with respect and like I am a person; where else can I find this?' Ahmed, Sudan, Freedom from Torture Scotland client The following services are provided by Freedom from Torture Scotland in Glasgow: Holistic assessment, initially over 3 to 5 appointments to help survivors identify their needs and access appropriate support A counselling and psychotherapy service for individual survivors age 18 and over A systemic family therapy service, offering ongoing psychotherapy to children, young people and adults who identify themselves as a family A programme of group therapy for survivors of torture A Medico-Legal Report (MLR) writing service. This service offers forensic reports, psychiatric reports and psychological reports Training for local agencies working with survivors Supervision for local mental health practitioners working with survivors Therapeutic massage St Leo s Hall: CHARITY MUSIC NIGHT in aid of FREEDOM FROM TORTURE Friday 29 th April 8p.m. 10.Common Time and Guests - 5.00 ticket 6
Kinning Park Church: Quiz Night, on Friday 29th at 7pm at Kinning Park Church Hall. Tickets at 3 per person, including tea. The proceeds will include a donation to a charity, probably Christian Aid FAREWELL AND WELCOME: Fr John Gannon leaves St Albert s and moves to St Philomena s, Provanmill. We wish him every success and happiness in his new post. At the same time we welcome Fr Dermot Healy to St Albert s he has spent a long time working in South America and has much experience in justice and peace matters. Friday 13th May 2016 10 Please try to buy your tickets as soon as you can. This will help me order the fish and chips in good time. Oh and a maximum of 6 in each team, please. 7
Come and enjoy lots of lovely home baking. Tickets 3 In the Hall after 10.30 mass. Today, 24th April 2016 In aid of church funds Mary, Robert and Jean at work at work in the garden more pics next week 8