January Prayer - God of hope and love, help me to use this time to grow in understanding and acceptance of others.

ST ANDREW'S, BEARSDEN.

• Vigil Mass (Saturday evening) - 5.30p.m. 
• Sunday Morning Mass - 10a.m.
• Confessions before Mass from 9.10a.m. to 9.40a.m.
• If you wish to speak to Fr. Michael on Sunday mornings, it would be good to do this after Confessions have finished.
• Saturday mornings Holy Hour from 10a.m.-11a.m. This usually takes place every Saturday and you are welcome to pop in for whatever amount of time you can give.
• Eucharistic Service – Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at 10am.
• Mass – Thursday at 10am.

 
ST JOSEPH'S, MILNGAVIE.

• Vigil Mass (Saturday evening) - 4p.m.
• Confessions before Mass from 3.30p.m. to 3.40p.m. 
• Sunday Morning Mass - 11.30a.m.

UPCOMING FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Funeral of Charles Wright:

• Reception - Sunday, 1st February at 1pm.
• Funeral Mass- Monday, 2nd February at 10am in St Andrew's.

Plate Collection:
18/1/26 - £734.
There will be a second collection this weekend 24th/ 25th January for Assisted Parishes.

December 2025 Gift Aid & Standing Orders.

• Gift Aid - £5,642.33
  
• Standing Orders - £457.00.
  

As always, many thanks.
 
GIFT AID.

• If you would like to join on a regular basis or make a 'one-off' payment, there is a form in the sacristy to fill in or speak to Fr Michael for more details. 
  
• If you pay tax, the parish can claim some of it back from the government. 

 
The Annual Mass during the Celtic Connections Festival will take place this Sunday January 25th in St Aloysius, Garnethill at 4.00p.m.
 
Children’s Liturgy:
There will be a short talk just before the end of Sunday Mass this weekend from a member of the Children's Liturgy Group.
 
St. Andrew’s Whist Drive:

• St. Andrew’s Whist Drive will take place on Wednesday 28th January in the Lower Hall, from 2p.m – 4p.m.
  
• Tea and coffee will be served.
  
• Entry £3.
  
• Looking forward to seeing everyone. New members always welcome.

 
Parish Padre Pio Group:

• Meets for prayers in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at St Andrew’s, Roman Rd at 2p.m. on the first Monday of each month.
  
• Next meeting is on Monday 2nd February 2026. 

 
Newman Association: Building Peace in Babel

• Burma’s future after five years of conflict
  
• A talk by Dr Michael Marett-Crosby. CEO Suu Foundation
  
• The Parish Hall, Immaculate Conception Church, 2049 Maryhill Road, Glasgow, G20 0AA at 7.30p.m. on Thursday 5th February 2026.
  
• All welcome.
  
• Refreshments provided.

 
The Unity Lunch:

• Organised by the Association of Bearsden Churches
  
• Saturday 7th February in New Kilpatrick Church Hall at 12 Noon.
  
• The theme this year is ‘Christians against poverty’.
  
• Cost £10 includes a light lunch.
  
• Contact Clare Stuart on 942 2056 for tickets.

CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK – 25th January 2026
(Holocaust Memorial Day is observed on 27th January)
"We wish to remember. But we wish to remember for a purpose, namely, to ensure that never again will evil prevail, as it did for the millions of innocent victims of Nazism."
Pope Saint John Paul II, Speech at Yad Vashem, 23/03/2000
 
Laudato Si’ - On Care for our Common Home
Economies of scale, especially in the agricultural sector, end up forcing smallholders to sell their land or to abandon their traditional crops. Their attempts to move to other, more diversified, means of production prove fruitless because of the difficulty of linkage with regional and global markets, or because the infrastructure for sales and transport is geared to larger businesses. (#129)
 
Support Group for Catholic Women Affected by Separation and Divorce: ​
The next meetings of our support group for women are:

• Friday 27th February and Friday 27th March
• The Immaculate Conception Church Hall, Maryhill, from 6.00p.m. to 8.00p.m.
• New members welcome to this confidential support group. 
• For further information email: [email protected] 

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.
 
Choir Dates for this term all at 10a.m. Mass:

• 8th February
• 8th &15th March
• 5th April
• 10th &17th May
• 14th & 21st June

If your child is not at St Nicholas and would like to join the choir, please contact Annamaria Strachan 0141 942 9799/07749715514/ [email protected]
 
The 2026 edition of the Western Catholic Calendar is now on sale in the Piety Stall, priced £3.50.

PIETY STALL JANUARY SALE. ALL CHRISTMAS STOCK has been reduced to 50p - pick up a bargain from the basket on the counter whilst stocks last!
 
The Knights of Saint Columba (KSC) invite all youth and young people (4 -18 Years) to actively participate in the National Youth and Young People’s Competition 2025-2026. 
Competitions include​

• 1. Easter Scene Painting (Deadline: Monday, 27th April 2026)
• 2. Easter Photography (Deadline: Monday, 27th April 2026)
• 3. Prayer Composition (Deadline: Wednesday, 6th May 2026)
• 4. Essay Writing (Deadline: Wednesday, 6th May 2026).

The respective competition rules and further details are found on https://tinyurl.com/KSCYouthYoungCompetition2526.
For more info contact: [email protected]

SSSVP at the Ozanam Centre 

• Are looking exclusively for boy’s/men’s jackets, jeans and trainers as these are in high demand just now.  
• They must be clean and wearable, not ruined.  
• The sort of thing that has just been grown out of.
• Contact [email protected] and we will come and uplift. 

 
The Ignatian Spirituality Centre is delighted to be running their annual Lent retreat again this year. The retreat can be accessed online : https://www.onlineprayer.net/L26-M/
 
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 

• Your online shopping makes a real difference to us! St Andrew's RC Church Bearsden has raised £870.66 so far.
• If you're not supporting us, you can in just a few clicks 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, maximum 80 words.
• The Parish Bulletin is available weekly on our website/by email for all those on our Parish database (subscribe here to have it emailed weekly) and on the noticeboard in the Church porch.​

"Where is the newborn king of the Jews?
We saw his star at its rising
and have come to do him homage."

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