“Behold, the Lamb of God.”
Funeral arrangements for Fr. Dermot Healy ~ Funeral Mass in Our Lady & St. George's Church, Penilee on Friday, 24th January at 12 Noon.
PARISH COLLECTION 12/01/25: £860. Many thanks.
St Mungo Festival 2025 The upcoming St Mungo Festival, celebrating Glasgow’s patron saint in a series of free events, talks and concerts throughout the city, takes place from 6th to 25th January 2025. Full details and booking on their website: https://stmungofestival.co.uk/
SACRAMENTS: The following meetings will take place in St. Nicholas Primary School all beginning at 6.30p.m.
FIRST COFFEE MORNING OF 2025: TODAY, SUNDAY 19th JANUARY Please come along and join us in the Upper Hall, after 10 a.m. Mass, for tea, coffee and some delicious home baking. This month the Caritas Group will be joining us and will be raising funds for SCIAF. £134.20 was raised at December’s Coffee Morning for St Nicholas Care Fund, many thanks.
The Association of Bearsden Churches Unity Lunch will take place on Saturday, 8th February 2025 at 12 noon in Boclair Community Church, Killermont. More details from the poster at the back of the church. If you wish a ticket, call Margaret Sanders on 0141 942 7519.
Holy Year 2025 - The Archdiocese has sent out prayer cards with the Jubilee Prayer printed on it. You are very welcome to take one away from the porch and to use it during this Holy Year.
PARISH COLLECTION 12/01/25: £860. Many thanks.
St Mungo Festival 2025 The upcoming St Mungo Festival, celebrating Glasgow’s patron saint in a series of free events, talks and concerts throughout the city, takes place from 6th to 25th January 2025. Full details and booking on their website: https://stmungofestival.co.uk/
SACRAMENTS: The following meetings will take place in St. Nicholas Primary School all beginning at 6.30p.m.
- Thursday, 30th January for parents whose children are receiving Confirmation
- Thursday, 6th February for children making First Holy Communion.
- Saturday, 29th March from 10a.m to 11a.m. First Confession/Reconciliation Service.
- Tuesday, 29th April at 7p.m.The Sacrament of Confirmation.
- Sunday, 11th May at 12 Noon. First Holy Communion
FIRST COFFEE MORNING OF 2025: TODAY, SUNDAY 19th JANUARY Please come along and join us in the Upper Hall, after 10 a.m. Mass, for tea, coffee and some delicious home baking. This month the Caritas Group will be joining us and will be raising funds for SCIAF. £134.20 was raised at December’s Coffee Morning for St Nicholas Care Fund, many thanks.
The Association of Bearsden Churches Unity Lunch will take place on Saturday, 8th February 2025 at 12 noon in Boclair Community Church, Killermont. More details from the poster at the back of the church. If you wish a ticket, call Margaret Sanders on 0141 942 7519.
Holy Year 2025 - The Archdiocese has sent out prayer cards with the Jubilee Prayer printed on it. You are very welcome to take one away from the porch and to use it during this Holy Year.
Catholic Social Teaching Thought for the Week – Sunday 19th January 2025 The faithful, therefore, must learn the deepest meaning and the value of all creation, as well as its role in the harmonious praise of God.
Lumen Gentium, para. 36
Laudato Si’ - On Care for our Common Home – The natural environment is a collective good, the patrimony of all humanity and the responsibility of everyone. (#95)
Children's choir dates: January 19th, March 9th & 16th, May 11th & 18th, June 8th & 15th. If your child is not in St Nicholas and would like to join, please contact Annamaria Strachan ([email protected]) 07749715514 for details
SECOND COLLECTION: Next weekend, 26th January there will be a second collection for Assisted Parishes.
JUSTICE&PEACE-SCOTLAND-NEWSLETTER-DEC24-FEB25 to view and download the latest newsletter with updates on recent activities and information about upcoming events of interest and campaign actions you can support, please use the following link: https://www.justiceandpeacescotland.org.uk/
PROPOSALS TO AMEND THE LEGISLATION ON RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS: https://consult.gov.scot/education-reform/religious-observance-education-legislation-schools/consultation/subpage.2016-07-07.1474135251// This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to the current legislation on religious observance (RO) and religious and moral education (RME) in schools. NB Closing date is 26th January 2025. More information to follow.
There is a 'Bearsden Fiddlers Fundraising' evening in Clydebank Town Hall to raise money for refurbishment of the Brownie house at Catterburn on 8th February from 7-10pm. For more details visit the link.
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/girlguidingdunbartonshire/1479301
Before receiving Holy Communion, we are asked to make some act of reverence such as a bow.
The Church is open until 5p.m. Monday to Saturday. Call in and enjoy the peace and quiet and take time to sit in the stillness in the silence of God.
Tea is served in the hut after daily Mass/Services Monday to Thursday. All most welcome.
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 or deacon. Many thanks.
Bee a Knitter ~St Joseph’s Church, Milngavie, Buchanan Street entrance. Sundays. 1-3p.m. Learn to knit. Absolute beginner’s class. All ages welcome. All materials supplied. Limited places as one instructor per three learners. Donation to Marie Curie. Tea and coffee served. Call or text Veronica for more info: 07884 468212.
THE PARISH IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO HELP OUT in a number of ways. Later in the year we will have an appeal for more help in various areas of the parish. More details to follow later.
PIETY STALL ROTA Sincere thanks to everyone who has assisted with running the stall during 2024 – thanks to your help, we raised £1,200 for Church funds during this period. The rota sheet for January, February and March is on the door of the Piety Stall. We would really appreciate some more volunteers – if you could occasionally spare 15 minutes after Mass to help, we’d be most grateful. Any questions please call Anne MacIntosh 07866 009078 or Annamaria Strachan 07749 715514.
Our volunteers collect donations every evening from M&S Milngavie and deliver to St Gregory’s, Wyndford Foodbank and Aspire West End which helps people get back on their feet. If you are interested in volunteering or even providing occasional holiday cover, please get in touch with Veronica McLaughlin by email at: [email protected]
EASYFUNDRAISING St Andrew's RC Church Bearsden has raised £584.63 so far. Keep up this momentum in 2025 by entering the January giveaway. Every new supporter who signs up will earn St Andrew's RC Church Bearsden the chance to win one of four £250 donations! Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/StAndrewsBearsden2023
ST ANDREW’S BEARSDEN BULLETIN TEAM ~ We are still looking for an additional volunteer to join our small team which operates on a rota to enable holiday cover etc. Computer word processing skills are essential. If you are interested/to find out more, please contact us at [email protected]
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.
Lumen Gentium, para. 36
Laudato Si’ - On Care for our Common Home – The natural environment is a collective good, the patrimony of all humanity and the responsibility of everyone. (#95)
Children's choir dates: January 19th, March 9th & 16th, May 11th & 18th, June 8th & 15th. If your child is not in St Nicholas and would like to join, please contact Annamaria Strachan ([email protected]) 07749715514 for details
SECOND COLLECTION: Next weekend, 26th January there will be a second collection for Assisted Parishes.
JUSTICE&PEACE-SCOTLAND-NEWSLETTER-DEC24-FEB25 to view and download the latest newsletter with updates on recent activities and information about upcoming events of interest and campaign actions you can support, please use the following link: https://www.justiceandpeacescotland.org.uk/
PROPOSALS TO AMEND THE LEGISLATION ON RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS: https://consult.gov.scot/education-reform/religious-observance-education-legislation-schools/consultation/subpage.2016-07-07.1474135251// This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to the current legislation on religious observance (RO) and religious and moral education (RME) in schools. NB Closing date is 26th January 2025. More information to follow.
There is a 'Bearsden Fiddlers Fundraising' evening in Clydebank Town Hall to raise money for refurbishment of the Brownie house at Catterburn on 8th February from 7-10pm. For more details visit the link.
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/girlguidingdunbartonshire/1479301
Before receiving Holy Communion, we are asked to make some act of reverence such as a bow.
The Church is open until 5p.m. Monday to Saturday. Call in and enjoy the peace and quiet and take time to sit in the stillness in the silence of God.
Tea is served in the hut after daily Mass/Services Monday to Thursday. All most welcome.
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 or deacon. Many thanks.
Bee a Knitter ~St Joseph’s Church, Milngavie, Buchanan Street entrance. Sundays. 1-3p.m. Learn to knit. Absolute beginner’s class. All ages welcome. All materials supplied. Limited places as one instructor per three learners. Donation to Marie Curie. Tea and coffee served. Call or text Veronica for more info: 07884 468212.
THE PARISH IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO HELP OUT in a number of ways. Later in the year we will have an appeal for more help in various areas of the parish. More details to follow later.
PIETY STALL ROTA Sincere thanks to everyone who has assisted with running the stall during 2024 – thanks to your help, we raised £1,200 for Church funds during this period. The rota sheet for January, February and March is on the door of the Piety Stall. We would really appreciate some more volunteers – if you could occasionally spare 15 minutes after Mass to help, we’d be most grateful. Any questions please call Anne MacIntosh 07866 009078 or Annamaria Strachan 07749 715514.
- The 2025 edition of the Western Catholic Calendar is still available in the Piety Stall priced £3.70
- If you placed an order for the new Missal, it is now available to collect from the Piety Stall.
Our volunteers collect donations every evening from M&S Milngavie and deliver to St Gregory’s, Wyndford Foodbank and Aspire West End which helps people get back on their feet. If you are interested in volunteering or even providing occasional holiday cover, please get in touch with Veronica McLaughlin by email at: [email protected]
EASYFUNDRAISING St Andrew's RC Church Bearsden has raised £584.63 so far. Keep up this momentum in 2025 by entering the January giveaway. Every new supporter who signs up will earn St Andrew's RC Church Bearsden the chance to win one of four £250 donations! Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/StAndrewsBearsden2023
ST ANDREW’S BEARSDEN BULLETIN TEAM ~ We are still looking for an additional volunteer to join our small team which operates on a rota to enable holiday cover etc. Computer word processing skills are essential. If you are interested/to find out more, please contact us at [email protected]
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: Anna Byrne, Fr. Joseph Docherty, Fr. Dermot Healy, Anita Higginson, Katie Ann MacKinnon, Stephen Murray, Brian O'Keefe, Joanna Trope Service and Pat Whalin.
Anniversaries: Mary Theresa Chrisnell and Jim Hanlon.
Recently Dead: Anna Byrne, Fr. Joseph Docherty, Fr. Dermot Healy, Anita Higginson, Katie Ann MacKinnon, Stephen Murray, Brian O'Keefe, Joanna Trope Service and Pat Whalin.
Anniversaries: Mary Theresa Chrisnell and Jim Hanlon.
