St. Leonard’s R.C. Church, East Kilbride
Parish Priest: Rev Gerard J Chromy
Telephone: 01355 247471
Parish Office:
Deacon: Rev Michael Ross
Email: stleonardsek@btconnect.com
Monday to Friday: 10:45am to 4:00pm
Pastoral Assistant: Sr. Sophia McGinness
Web:www.stleonardsek.org.uk
Saturday 10:45am to 12:30pm
Please use the office as your first point of contact for Mass Cards, Anniversaries, Sick List and for making appointments to
discuss Baptisms and Marriages.
Notices for the Bulletin should be handed into the office by Thursday.
Masses & Services this Week
FIFTH SUNDAY OF YEAR C - 7th FEBRUARY 2016
Sunday Masses:
Saturday Vigil 6:00pm,
Sunday 10:00am,
Weekday Masses:
Monday to Saturday 10:00am.
12:00 noon
and 5:15pm.
See below for details of Masses.
Feast Days:
Monday - St. Jerome Emiliant, St. Josephine Bakhita.. Thursday – Our Lady of Lourdes
Confessions:
Monday to Saturday before and after morning Mass.
Rosary:
After Mass every morning.
Prayers for the Protection of Families:
Thursday Holy Hour:
Saturday before Vigil 5:30pm to 5:50pm.
Monday after the Rosary.
In the side chapel - 7:00pm to 8:00pm beginning with Stations of the Cross at 7:00pm. followed by Exposition
of the Blessed Sacrament with Novena and Night Prayer
Parish News & Notices
WEDNESDAY 10th FEBRUARY IS ASH WEDNESDAY – A DAY OF FAST AND ABSTINANCE
Masses at 10:00am and 7:00pm.
Both Masses will be held in St. Leonard’s Primary School
Thursday – Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and World Day of prayer for the sick. Mass at 10:00am in St. Leonard’s School.
Monday, Tuesday, Friday & Saturday – Mass in Side Chapel at 10:00am
Short Term Pledge
For Lent:
Saturday Vigil at 6:00pm in St. Leonard’s School.
“The Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart is once again Promoting the ‘Short-Term Pledge for
Lent’ prayer leaflets are available as you leave Mass.
See notice board in Church
Third World:
Home baking on sale after 10:00am and 12:00noon Masses this Sunday at the entrance hall of the school.
Coffee Mornings
For the Hospice:
Continue after Mass on Tuesday morning. There will be no coffee morning on Thursday of this week due to the
change of venue for Morning Mass that day. You will be pleased to know that, in spite of our restricted
accommodation these days, the Coffee mornings have raised £204.00 in the last three/four weeks. Thank you.
St. Aloysius’ College: Our Schola Cantorum is a specialist choral training programme focusing on Catholic liturgical music and our
choristers will be giving a musical performance on Tuesday 9 th February at 7:30pm in St. Aloysius’ Church,
Rose Street, Glasgow. Tickets £5 (under 18s free) from nwhite@staloysius.org
Torchlight Procession:
Social Event:
Thursday 11th February – Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Holy Mass with Sacrament of the Sick at 1:00pm in
the Parish Church Carfin. Light refreshments in the Xavier Centre, Carfin. Torchlight Rosary Procession at
7:00pm.
See notice board in Church
St Valentine’s Night Social in St Vincent’s Church Hall on Friday 12th February from 7:30pm to –11:30pm.
Still a few tickets left.
Tickets cost £5 and are available at the Parish Office (Tel: 247471) or by phoning
Jim Lee on 614001.
St. Andrew’s & St. Bride’s
Presents Studio 32 Theatre Company in “The Sound of Musicals” with extracts from The Steamie etc.,
High School Parents Council: On Friday 12th February at 7:30pm in the School. Tickets £5, from Hilary – 07714 98 19 08.
Gonzaga Lectures: Celebrating the Year of Mercy 16th February.: Bishop Hugh Gilbert OSB - Mercy and Sin: A Theological Reflection
22nd February : Lord Maurice Glasman – Foundations of Mercy? Catholic Social Teaching and The New Politics
26th February : Lord David Alton - The Mercy Factory: Catholic Education and the Fight for Human Rights.
Lectures begin at 7:30pm – The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, 232 – 242 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.
40 Days for Lent:
What are you doing for Lent ? Can you consider taking part in 40 Days for Life - a Christian Profile Campaign to raise
awareness about the crisis of abortion in our country. It has three parts. 1 – Prayer & Fasting. 2 – Peaceful Vigil.
3 – Community support. This campaign is not looking for financial aid but is looking for a personal public prayer
witness. You are asked to consider adopting helping 40 Days for Life as your Lenten Penance. To sign on or find out
more contact rosedocherty@Hotmail.com
Lenten Evening
Retreat:
Led by Fr. Eamon Sweeney in St. Patrick’s Church, Coatbridge, on Tuesday 1 st March commencing at 7:00pm.
All are welcome.
Ups & Downs Theatre
– “Take 21”:
This Theatre Group for young people with Down’s Syndrome and their siblings will perform their annual Group
revue show in Hamilton Town House on Monday 7 th March to Saturday 12th March. Guaranteed to make
you smile! For tickets call – 07407 47 24 09. Or Book on line www.upsanddowns.ticketsource.co.uk
Beginning Experience:
A weekend away for a lifetime of change. The next weekend takes place at Conforti Centre, Coatbridge, 11 th
to 13th March. For details contact Ros on 0131 669 0003 or e-mail rcm2524@yahoo.co.uk See notice board
Alzheimer Scotland
The Alona Hotel, Strathclyde Park on Saturday 23 rd April, 2 course lunch, a boutique fashion show ,onsite
shopping, fantastic prizes. Tickets are £50 each or £450 for a table of 10. Contact Laura Stockwell at
lstockwell@alzscot.org
See leaflet on notice board in church
Sciaf Wee Boxes:
Will be available as you leave Mass this weekend and next. Please take one. The UK Government has again
pledged to match pound for pound what we contribute to SCIAF this Lent.
Catholic Education Sunday: Thank you to the pupils and teachers of our several schools who assisted in the Liturgy at our Masses last
weekend. Thank you also to parishioners for their generous response in the second collection to the appeal
for support for the work of the Scottish Catholic Education Service. The sum contributed was £1, 172.00.
Parish Website:
This week’s update continues our affectionate look-back at the story of our SSVP Conference and its
invaluable contribution to the growth of our parish. In future weeks we will reflect on the part played by,
among others, the Over-60s Club and the Women’s Guild. The website also has links to other websites
related to our Catholic faith. Worth a look!
Lenten Booklets:
1. ‘My Day by Day’ - Daily Readings.
2. ‘Walk With Me’ - Daily Meditations.
Price £1.00 Available at the stall, just outside the school hall.
Parish Jubilee Calendar: Calendars are available as you leave the church / school after Mass
Prayers and very best wishes to Mrs. Patricia Stewart, headteacher of St. Hillary’s Primary School who retired on Friday 5 th
February. We offer Mrs. Stewart our very sincere thanks for all she has done for the boys and girls of St. Hilary’s over her 8 years
as headteacher and wish her every joy and happiness in her retirement.
Stuart and Cathie Gaddis would like to thank Fr. Chromy, Sr. Sophia and all of St. Leonard’s parish for all the prayers, cards and
Masses during Stuarts illness. Fr. Chromy will offer a Mass for all of you.
Food Bank:
We urgently need donations of ALL tinned and packet food also U.H.T. milk and squash.
Thank you for your generous support.
S.V.D.P. Help Line:
07842 085284. Please call between the hours of 10:45am and 6:00pm.
CHURCH REPAIRS :
The Church Insurers have received four quotes from firms able to carry out the first stage of the repairs required
in our church and these are under consideration. Hopefully they will soon award the contract to the preferred
firm and work will begin.
Our Young People
Altar Servers:
No meetings until further notice.
Children’s Liturgy:
P 3 children making their First Reconciliation are invited to come to the Children’s Liturgy at the 10:00am and
12:00noon Masses on Sundays for the month of February where there will be a focus on the Sacrament.
Prayer Intentions
The Sick:
Gillian Ahern,
John Cannon Jnr,
Beau Johnston,
Jack Johnston
Gerald MacEwan,
Kathleen McIntyre, Lily O’Neill,
Elizabeth Rayner,
Derek Kane,
John Shearer,
Dawn Sheldon (Cardiff).
Recently Dead: James McGlynn ,
Charles Donnely,
Anniversaries:
John Lyons,
Sal Cavanagh,
Joshua McKechnie,
Frank McDonald.
Eileen Wilson,
Robert Brown, Cathy Lee,
Gerry Kelly,
Jane Thurston,
James Campbell,
Harry McAlinden,
Tom Logan,
Paul Logan,
Jim Carroll, (Bellshill),
Peter Feeley..
Months Mind:
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