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Fr Towey has organised a bus to take parishioners to the Rosary on the Coast on Sunday, April 29. The bus costs £5 for adults, free for children and leaves at 1.45pm from the church car park.

All SCIAF Lenten boxes should be returned ASAP. One place is available for the pilgrimage to Medjugorje on June 13-20. The cost is £599 for a week half board.

Masses and services from our parish are available on the web. Go to www. saintjohnbaptist.org and click on the box that says ‘live cam’.

On Monday, the padre pio prayer group meet after the 9.30am mass and a silent prayer vigil for life is held from 8pm to 9pm. The SVDP meet at 6.30pm on Tuesdays and the RCIA meet at 7.30pm in the small hall.

On Wednesdays the divine mercy group meet at 3pm in the oratory and a prayer and praise group from 8pm9pm. AA meeting at 8pm in the hall. The prayer garden is open Mondays to Saturdays 10am-6pm. Church cleaning is on Friday mornings after Mass if anyone would like to help.

Sunday masses: vigil 4.30pm, 10am, noon, 6pm. Weekday Mass: 9.30am daily. Confessions: Saturday 9am9.25am and after vigil mass.

St Machan’s Parish Church