"This I command you: love one another."
Holyday of Obligation. Thursday, 29th May is the Feast of the Ascension and Masses in the parish on the day will be 10a.m. and 7p.m.
REQUIESCAT IN PACE: The Funeral for Frances Sutherland will take place on Monday, 2nd June at 10a.m.
New Altar Servers. If you would like to be a Server, please ask your Parents/Guardians to speak to Fr Michael. The more the merrier - I think!
COLLECTIONS: 17th/18th May: Plate - £ £994.87. Many Thanks.
There will be a Second Collection for Communications next weekend, 31st May/1st June. A letter concerning this will be on the noticeboard for anyone who may be interested.
Legion of Mary Annual Day of Thanksgiving: The Legion of Mary in Scotland will be holding the Annual Day of Thanksgiving this Sunday, 25th May in Carfin Grotto. All active and auxiliary members as well as friends of the Legion are very warmly welcome to join with Legionaries from all over Scotland.
Proceedings will begin with Mass at 3p.m. celebrated by Bishop Keenan, followed by the Rosary Procession and Benediction which will start at 5p.m. All Spiritual Directors are cordially invited to attend.
RCIA PROGRAMME: Interested in becoming a Catholic? Please get in touch. The programme of learning and instruction will begin after summer and prepares adults for the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. Please speak to Fr. Maloney if you would like to know more.
St. Andrew’s Whist Drive will take place on Wednesday 29th May, in the Lower Hall, from 2p.m. – 4:15p.m. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served. Entry £3. Looking forward to seeing everyone. New members always welcome.
Laudato Si’ Week 2025, 24 -31 May, marks the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical on care for our common home. Parish celebrations include the Caring for Creation Rosary around the grounds at 4.30 pm, Sunday 25th May, with the Legion of Mary, and a Challenge sheet of daily activities during LS week. Why not sign up for the free newsletter of the Laudato Si’ Movement to discover what is going on this year:- https://laudatosimovement.org/
This Laudato Si’ Week as we strive to be Pilgrims of Hope, we are called to respond to the Cry of the Earth and the Cry of the Poor, recognising that both cries are interconnected, like everything in our world.
On Friday 30th May, the Scottish Laity Network has organised an online seminar, 7.00-8.30 pm, on The Jubilee Year and the 10th Anniversary of Laudato Si'. Register via this link https://forms.office.com/e/fSPufVNwiP
Laudato Si’ - On Care for our Common Home - Yet by itself the market cannot guarantee integral human development and social inclusion. At the same time, we have “a sort of ‘superdevelopment’ of a wasteful and consumerist kind which forms an unacceptable contrast with the ongoing situations of dehumanising deprivation”, while we are all too slow in developing economic institutions and social initiatives which can give the poor regular access to basic resources. (#109)
Laudato Si’ Week Challenge Sheet is on this link
The 29 CLUB – 40TH Anniversary: Fri. 13 June 2025 @ 7.00p.m. Upper Hall. All current/ past members are warmly invited to join in our Parish celebration with an informal Finger Buffet /Wine evening celebrating 40 years of our fundraising 29 Club.
Thanks to your support over the years an astonishing £500k + has been raised with around 40% back in prize winnings and the remainder allocated to many Church Development schemes and to a wide array of local/wider charities.
The evening will give you the opportunity to have a chat with fellow parishioners whilst enjoying some refreshment and nibbles.
There will also be a Double 29 Club Draw in the evening with TWO £1000 top prizes + others for potential lucky winners. This will be the final 29 Club draw in its present format and ‘YES !!’ I’m definitely retiring this time!! Gary (Wilson) and his Finance Team are presently considering future Parish Fundraising commencing in the Autumn 2025.
Thank you all for your kindness and support over the past 40+ Years! Holy Mass will be offered for your personal intentions.
Thank you again and God Bless Brian (Donnelly) St A Finance & Fabric Team 07484 707750 or 0141 942 6085
Fatima Newsletter - For anyone who might be interested, there are copies of this in the porch.
LOST-PAIR OF OVAL GOLD cufflinks in church at Easter. If found please leave in sacristy.
Before receiving Holy Communion, we are asked to make some act of reverence such as a bow.
Donegal County Council is seeking your help to record the stories of Donegal people who worked in Scotland between 1940 and 1990. As part of the Working Over By Smartphone Competition, you’re invited to record a short video on your phone sharing a memory of your work. One participant will win a return flight for two between Donegal and Glasgow. Closing date for entries is Friday, 30th May 2025. For more information contact [email protected]
Support Group for Catholic Women Affected by Separation and Divorce - The next meetings of our support group for women affected by separation and divorce are: Friday, 30th May and Friday, 27th June, in The Immaculate Conception Church Hall, Maryhill, from 6.00pm to 8.00pm. We have a variety of ways that women can reach out before the meeting: Twitter: @GAWomenSupport, Facebook: Faith Living (Archdioceses of Glasgow) email: [email protected]
REQUIESCAT IN PACE: The Funeral for Frances Sutherland will take place on Monday, 2nd June at 10a.m.
New Altar Servers. If you would like to be a Server, please ask your Parents/Guardians to speak to Fr Michael. The more the merrier - I think!
COLLECTIONS: 17th/18th May: Plate - £ £994.87. Many Thanks.
There will be a Second Collection for Communications next weekend, 31st May/1st June. A letter concerning this will be on the noticeboard for anyone who may be interested.
Legion of Mary Annual Day of Thanksgiving: The Legion of Mary in Scotland will be holding the Annual Day of Thanksgiving this Sunday, 25th May in Carfin Grotto. All active and auxiliary members as well as friends of the Legion are very warmly welcome to join with Legionaries from all over Scotland.
Proceedings will begin with Mass at 3p.m. celebrated by Bishop Keenan, followed by the Rosary Procession and Benediction which will start at 5p.m. All Spiritual Directors are cordially invited to attend.
RCIA PROGRAMME: Interested in becoming a Catholic? Please get in touch. The programme of learning and instruction will begin after summer and prepares adults for the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. Please speak to Fr. Maloney if you would like to know more.
St. Andrew’s Whist Drive will take place on Wednesday 29th May, in the Lower Hall, from 2p.m. – 4:15p.m. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served. Entry £3. Looking forward to seeing everyone. New members always welcome.
Laudato Si’ Week 2025, 24 -31 May, marks the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical on care for our common home. Parish celebrations include the Caring for Creation Rosary around the grounds at 4.30 pm, Sunday 25th May, with the Legion of Mary, and a Challenge sheet of daily activities during LS week. Why not sign up for the free newsletter of the Laudato Si’ Movement to discover what is going on this year:- https://laudatosimovement.org/
This Laudato Si’ Week as we strive to be Pilgrims of Hope, we are called to respond to the Cry of the Earth and the Cry of the Poor, recognising that both cries are interconnected, like everything in our world.
On Friday 30th May, the Scottish Laity Network has organised an online seminar, 7.00-8.30 pm, on The Jubilee Year and the 10th Anniversary of Laudato Si'. Register via this link https://forms.office.com/e/fSPufVNwiP
Laudato Si’ - On Care for our Common Home - Yet by itself the market cannot guarantee integral human development and social inclusion. At the same time, we have “a sort of ‘superdevelopment’ of a wasteful and consumerist kind which forms an unacceptable contrast with the ongoing situations of dehumanising deprivation”, while we are all too slow in developing economic institutions and social initiatives which can give the poor regular access to basic resources. (#109)
Laudato Si’ Week Challenge Sheet is on this link
The 29 CLUB – 40TH Anniversary: Fri. 13 June 2025 @ 7.00p.m. Upper Hall. All current/ past members are warmly invited to join in our Parish celebration with an informal Finger Buffet /Wine evening celebrating 40 years of our fundraising 29 Club.
Thanks to your support over the years an astonishing £500k + has been raised with around 40% back in prize winnings and the remainder allocated to many Church Development schemes and to a wide array of local/wider charities.
The evening will give you the opportunity to have a chat with fellow parishioners whilst enjoying some refreshment and nibbles.
There will also be a Double 29 Club Draw in the evening with TWO £1000 top prizes + others for potential lucky winners. This will be the final 29 Club draw in its present format and ‘YES !!’ I’m definitely retiring this time!! Gary (Wilson) and his Finance Team are presently considering future Parish Fundraising commencing in the Autumn 2025.
Thank you all for your kindness and support over the past 40+ Years! Holy Mass will be offered for your personal intentions.
Thank you again and God Bless Brian (Donnelly) St A Finance & Fabric Team 07484 707750 or 0141 942 6085
Fatima Newsletter - For anyone who might be interested, there are copies of this in the porch.
LOST-PAIR OF OVAL GOLD cufflinks in church at Easter. If found please leave in sacristy.
Before receiving Holy Communion, we are asked to make some act of reverence such as a bow.
Donegal County Council is seeking your help to record the stories of Donegal people who worked in Scotland between 1940 and 1990. As part of the Working Over By Smartphone Competition, you’re invited to record a short video on your phone sharing a memory of your work. One participant will win a return flight for two between Donegal and Glasgow. Closing date for entries is Friday, 30th May 2025. For more information contact [email protected]
Support Group for Catholic Women Affected by Separation and Divorce - The next meetings of our support group for women affected by separation and divorce are: Friday, 30th May and Friday, 27th June, in The Immaculate Conception Church Hall, Maryhill, from 6.00pm to 8.00pm. We have a variety of ways that women can reach out before the meeting: Twitter: @GAWomenSupport, Facebook: Faith Living (Archdioceses of Glasgow) email: [email protected]
Catholic Social Teaching Thought for the Week – 25th May 2025
Let us treat others with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated. Let us seek for others the same possibilities which we seek for ourselves. Let us help others to grow, as we would like to be helped ourselves. The yardstick we use for others will be the yardstick which time will use for us.
Pope Francis, Address to the United States Congress, 24 September 2015
Financial Returns 2024/2025 - This has been sent to the Diocese and once approved will be made available. It is parish income and expenditure for the year.
Children's choir dates: 8th & 15th June. If your child is not in St Nicholas and would like to join, please contact Annamaria Strachan ([email protected]) 07749 715514 for details.
Congratulations to all the P7s who received the Sacrament of Confirmation from Archbishop Nolan on Tuesday the 29th April. Certificates for those children who do not attend St Nicholas Primary can now be collected from the Sacristy.
Primary 1 Welcome Event for children starting St. Nicholas Primary School in August 2025 will take place on Sunday, 22nd June in St. Andrew's Church Hall, from 1p.m. to 3p.m. Open to all families to drop in for activities, pre-loved uniforms available, refreshments and P6 'buddies' to introduce themselves.
Regarding young children who haven’t made their First Communion being given a blessing at Communion time. Parents who wish their child to receive a blessing must come forward, please, in the Communion line to the priest. Many thanks.
Boarbank Hall Retreats: This year the Jubilee coincides with the tenth anniversary of Laudato Si’. Can we become Pilgrims of Hope also in our celebration of, and care for, God’s Creation? Join us at Boarbank Hall for the following retreats-come-holidays: Celebrating Creation: The Joy of Limits 27th-31st May and 4th-10th October. For more information, see https://boarbankhall.org.uk/ and https://journeyto2030.org/events/.
EASYFUNDRAISING St Andrew's RC Church Bearsden has raised £737.16 so far. You can raise FREE donations for the parish every time you shop online. Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/StAndrewsBearsden2023
Parish Bulletin: Items for inclusion should be sent to [email protected] by 5p.m. on the Tuesday before publication and should not exceed 80 words. The Parish Bulletin is available weekly on our website/by email for all those on our Parish database and on the noticeboard in the Church porch.
Let us treat others with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated. Let us seek for others the same possibilities which we seek for ourselves. Let us help others to grow, as we would like to be helped ourselves. The yardstick we use for others will be the yardstick which time will use for us.
Pope Francis, Address to the United States Congress, 24 September 2015
Financial Returns 2024/2025 - This has been sent to the Diocese and once approved will be made available. It is parish income and expenditure for the year.
Children's choir dates: 8th & 15th June. If your child is not in St Nicholas and would like to join, please contact Annamaria Strachan ([email protected]) 07749 715514 for details.
Congratulations to all the P7s who received the Sacrament of Confirmation from Archbishop Nolan on Tuesday the 29th April. Certificates for those children who do not attend St Nicholas Primary can now be collected from the Sacristy.
Primary 1 Welcome Event for children starting St. Nicholas Primary School in August 2025 will take place on Sunday, 22nd June in St. Andrew's Church Hall, from 1p.m. to 3p.m. Open to all families to drop in for activities, pre-loved uniforms available, refreshments and P6 'buddies' to introduce themselves.
Regarding young children who haven’t made their First Communion being given a blessing at Communion time. Parents who wish their child to receive a blessing must come forward, please, in the Communion line to the priest. Many thanks.
Boarbank Hall Retreats: This year the Jubilee coincides with the tenth anniversary of Laudato Si’. Can we become Pilgrims of Hope also in our celebration of, and care for, God’s Creation? Join us at Boarbank Hall for the following retreats-come-holidays: Celebrating Creation: The Joy of Limits 27th-31st May and 4th-10th October. For more information, see https://boarbankhall.org.uk/ and https://journeyto2030.org/events/.
EASYFUNDRAISING St Andrew's RC Church Bearsden has raised £737.16 so far. You can raise FREE donations for the parish every time you shop online. Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/StAndrewsBearsden2023
Parish Bulletin: Items for inclusion should be sent to [email protected] by 5p.m. on the Tuesday before publication and should not exceed 80 words. The Parish Bulletin is available weekly on our website/by email for all those on our Parish database and on the noticeboard in the Church porch.
Please remember in your prayers those in need, those who are sick and housebound and those in hospital.
Recently Dead: William Boyle, Sally Gallagher, Mick Henry, Clare Keane, Elma McCluskey, Mary McKeown, Ignatius Onyenuru, Frances Sutherland and Mrs Kasara Taneska.
Anniversaries: Isabelle Cox.
Recently Dead: William Boyle, Sally Gallagher, Mick Henry, Clare Keane, Elma McCluskey, Mary McKeown, Ignatius Onyenuru, Frances Sutherland and Mrs Kasara Taneska.
Anniversaries: Isabelle Cox.
