"Happy are those who have not seen
and yet believe."
and yet believe."
Once again, a big thank you to everyone who helped out in the Parish over the Lenten and Easter Seasons.
EASTER COLLECTIONS of 20/4/2025 – Good Friday/ Holy Places £1070. Easter Sunday - £1650. Many Thanks.
Second Collection - There will be a second collection this weekend of 26th/27th April for Assisted Parishes.
REQUIESCAT IN PACE ~ The Funeral Mass for Bridget Darragh will take place on Saturday, 10th May at 10am. Thank you for remembering Bridget and her family in your prayers.
COFFEE MORNING - SUNDAY 27TH APRIL. Please come along and join us in the Upper Hall after 10 a.m. Mass for tea, coffee and some delicious home baking. As Fr Maloney’s niece and her family are doing the walk for Cancer Research, we’ll be raising funds in support of this amazing charity to add to their total. £455.50 was raised in March for Fr Matthew’s school in India and his ‘thank you’ is on the notice board in the porch.
THE EASTER HAMPER will be drawn this Sunday 27th April during our Tea/Coffee morning. Good Luck to all!
SACRAMENTS IN 2025:
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION PREPARATION SESSION - will take place in St Andrews Church Upper Hall Sunday 27th April from 2:00p.m. to 3:30p.m. for ALL candidates from St Andrew's and St Joseph's parishes.
St. Andrew’s Whist Drive will take place on Wednesday 30th April, in the Lower Hall, from 2pm – 4:15pm. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served. Entry £3. Looking forward to seeing everyone. New members always welcome.
LUNCH CLUB ~ Lunch Club The next meeting of the lunch club is this Thursday, 1st May, 12.30-2.30p.m. in the Upper Hall. As always everyone is very welcome. Come along bring a friend, a neighbour, a family member and enjoy lunch “in a warm friendly environment".
Thank you - SCIAF has sent a letter of thanks for your collection of £1005. The letter is in the porch.
“JUBILEE 2025 EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK - 25-27 April, Jubilee of Teenagers, 28-29 April, Jubilee of People with Disabilities, 1-4 May, Jubilee of Workers.
In the Catholic tradition, one of the ways we live out the call to discipleship is through honouring the inherent human dignity of each person. Let us therefore be inspired by the fortitude of those with disabilities who carry their cross each day, and by the contribution that all workers make in the service of others.”
Altar Servers’ Awards. On Saturday 26th April at the Vigil Mass, three Servers, Ben, Jakub and Harrison, were enrolled into the Archconfraternity of St. Stephen, and each received the familiar bronze medal on a red cord, having demonstrated, by assisting at Mass regularly for over two years by serving at the Altar, their commitment to this Parish Ministry. If any more youngsters would like to start serving, please approach Fr Michael or Chris Sanders (942 7519).
EASTER COLLECTIONS of 20/4/2025 – Good Friday/ Holy Places £1070. Easter Sunday - £1650. Many Thanks.
Second Collection - There will be a second collection this weekend of 26th/27th April for Assisted Parishes.
REQUIESCAT IN PACE ~ The Funeral Mass for Bridget Darragh will take place on Saturday, 10th May at 10am. Thank you for remembering Bridget and her family in your prayers.
COFFEE MORNING - SUNDAY 27TH APRIL. Please come along and join us in the Upper Hall after 10 a.m. Mass for tea, coffee and some delicious home baking. As Fr Maloney’s niece and her family are doing the walk for Cancer Research, we’ll be raising funds in support of this amazing charity to add to their total. £455.50 was raised in March for Fr Matthew’s school in India and his ‘thank you’ is on the notice board in the porch.
THE EASTER HAMPER will be drawn this Sunday 27th April during our Tea/Coffee morning. Good Luck to all!
SACRAMENTS IN 2025:
- The Sacrament of Confirmation will take place in Bearsden on Tuesday, 29th April at 7p.m.
- First Holy Communion will take place on Sunday, 11th May at 12 Noon.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION PREPARATION SESSION - will take place in St Andrews Church Upper Hall Sunday 27th April from 2:00p.m. to 3:30p.m. for ALL candidates from St Andrew's and St Joseph's parishes.
St. Andrew’s Whist Drive will take place on Wednesday 30th April, in the Lower Hall, from 2pm – 4:15pm. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served. Entry £3. Looking forward to seeing everyone. New members always welcome.
LUNCH CLUB ~ Lunch Club The next meeting of the lunch club is this Thursday, 1st May, 12.30-2.30p.m. in the Upper Hall. As always everyone is very welcome. Come along bring a friend, a neighbour, a family member and enjoy lunch “in a warm friendly environment".
Thank you - SCIAF has sent a letter of thanks for your collection of £1005. The letter is in the porch.
“JUBILEE 2025 EVENTS FOR THIS WEEK - 25-27 April, Jubilee of Teenagers, 28-29 April, Jubilee of People with Disabilities, 1-4 May, Jubilee of Workers.
In the Catholic tradition, one of the ways we live out the call to discipleship is through honouring the inherent human dignity of each person. Let us therefore be inspired by the fortitude of those with disabilities who carry their cross each day, and by the contribution that all workers make in the service of others.”
Altar Servers’ Awards. On Saturday 26th April at the Vigil Mass, three Servers, Ben, Jakub and Harrison, were enrolled into the Archconfraternity of St. Stephen, and each received the familiar bronze medal on a red cord, having demonstrated, by assisting at Mass regularly for over two years by serving at the Altar, their commitment to this Parish Ministry. If any more youngsters would like to start serving, please approach Fr Michael or Chris Sanders (942 7519).
Catholic Social Teaching Thought for the Week – 27 April Evangelisers thus take on the ‘smell of the sheep’ and the sheep are willing to hear their voice. Evangelii Gaudium, para. 24
Laudato Si’ - On Care for our Common Home – The basic problem goes even deeper: it is the way that humanity has taken up technology and its development according to an undifferentiated and one-dimensional paradigm. This paradigm exalts the concept of a subject who, using logical and rational procedures, progressively approaches and gains control over an external object. (#106)
Thursday 1st May is the feast of St Joseph the Worker and International Workers’ Day. Why not offer a decade of the Rosary for all workers, past and present, and in particular for any Josephs that you know.
A SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ANYONE WHO HAS LOST A BABY OR CHILD will be held in Glasgow Cathedral (Church of Scotland) on 10th May at 11a.m. More details from the poster at the back of the church.
Remember Vocations this Easter - Saturday 3rd May - Eucharistic Adoration for Vocations to the Priesthood, 10 -11am, with Exposition, Rosary and Benediction. Why not come and “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send more labourers into the harvest”?
Newman Association: “Space and Spirit”: Faith, Science and the Common Good - A talk by Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J. (Director of the Vatican Observatory): The Parish Hall, Immaculate Conception Church, 2049 Maryhill Road, Glasgow, G20 0AA at 7.30pm on Thursday 1st May 2025. All welcome. Refreshments provided.
Glasgow 850: Celebrating the legacy of Archbishop Robert Blackadder, first Archbishop of Glasgow. Glasgow Church Leaders with Glasgow Churches Together invites you to an ecumenical service to celebrate the life and legacy of Archbishop Blackadder on Saturday 11th May at 4pm in Glasgow Cathedral, Castle Street G4 0QZ. Please confirm your attendance by contact Elspeth Glasgow on [email protected] or 07903 883071
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: Two Wings and Some Prayers 12th-17th May; 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/. Some may find this of interest.
Children's choir dates: 11th & 18th May and 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.
Laudato Si’ - On Care for our Common Home – The basic problem goes even deeper: it is the way that humanity has taken up technology and its development according to an undifferentiated and one-dimensional paradigm. This paradigm exalts the concept of a subject who, using logical and rational procedures, progressively approaches and gains control over an external object. (#106)
Thursday 1st May is the feast of St Joseph the Worker and International Workers’ Day. Why not offer a decade of the Rosary for all workers, past and present, and in particular for any Josephs that you know.
A SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ANYONE WHO HAS LOST A BABY OR CHILD will be held in Glasgow Cathedral (Church of Scotland) on 10th May at 11a.m. More details from the poster at the back of the church.
Remember Vocations this Easter - Saturday 3rd May - Eucharistic Adoration for Vocations to the Priesthood, 10 -11am, with Exposition, Rosary and Benediction. Why not come and “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send more labourers into the harvest”?
Newman Association: “Space and Spirit”: Faith, Science and the Common Good - A talk by Brother Guy Consolmagno, S.J. (Director of the Vatican Observatory): The Parish Hall, Immaculate Conception Church, 2049 Maryhill Road, Glasgow, G20 0AA at 7.30pm on Thursday 1st May 2025. All welcome. Refreshments provided.
Glasgow 850: Celebrating the legacy of Archbishop Robert Blackadder, first Archbishop of Glasgow. Glasgow Church Leaders with Glasgow Churches Together invites you to an ecumenical service to celebrate the life and legacy of Archbishop Blackadder on Saturday 11th May at 4pm in Glasgow Cathedral, Castle Street G4 0QZ. Please confirm your attendance by contact Elspeth Glasgow on [email protected] or 07903 883071
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: Two Wings and Some Prayers 12th-17th May; 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/. Some may find this of interest.
Children's choir dates: 11th & 18th May and 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.
Carlo Acutis ~ The Vatican considers Canonisation to be an infallible act which can only be performed by a Pope. For this reason, Carlo Acutis’ Canonisation is therefore on hold until we have a new Pope. The weekend has turned into an unexpected farewell for Pope Francis…
DIFFICULTY READING LOCAL NEWS The Bearsden & Milngavie Talking Newspaper Association – BEAM- provides recordings each week, to the blind and visually impaired in the local community, of the Milngavie & Bearsden Herald, extracts from the Community News plus stories from e.g. the Scottish Book Trust, adding a bit of light-hearted interest. Free boom boxes are supplied -the Post Office provides a free postal service - therefore no cost to listeners. For more information contact Graham Silcock – 07770 524983.
Piety Stall Rota Could you occasionally help serving in the Piety Stall? We are particularly short of volunteers for the 10a.m. Sunday morning Mass –if you could spare 10 minutes after this Mass to help, we’d be most grateful. Rota sheet for April, May & June is on the door of the Piety Stall. Meantime, sincere thanks to everyone who regularly volunteers to assist with running the stall. Any questions please call Anne MacIntosh 07866 009078 or Annamaria Strachan 07749 715514.
Piety Stall There's a large selection of Easter cards and First Communion cards and gifts for sale in the Piety Stall.
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.
DIFFICULTY READING LOCAL NEWS The Bearsden & Milngavie Talking Newspaper Association – BEAM- provides recordings each week, to the blind and visually impaired in the local community, of the Milngavie & Bearsden Herald, extracts from the Community News plus stories from e.g. the Scottish Book Trust, adding a bit of light-hearted interest. Free boom boxes are supplied -the Post Office provides a free postal service - therefore no cost to listeners. For more information contact Graham Silcock – 07770 524983.
Piety Stall Rota Could you occasionally help serving in the Piety Stall? We are particularly short of volunteers for the 10a.m. Sunday morning Mass –if you could spare 10 minutes after this Mass to help, we’d be most grateful. Rota sheet for April, May & June is on the door of the Piety Stall. Meantime, sincere thanks to everyone who regularly volunteers to assist with running the stall. Any questions please call Anne MacIntosh 07866 009078 or Annamaria Strachan 07749 715514.
Piety Stall There's a large selection of Easter cards and First Communion cards and gifts for sale in the Piety Stall.
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: Pope Francis, Bridget Darragh, Josephine Farrell, Margaret Irvine and Alistair Rutherford.
Anniversaries: Alan Baker, David & Sadie Coyle, Stephen Hartley, Kathleen Hocking, Owen P. Fallen and Mabel Cecilia McQuade.
Recently Dead: Pope Francis, Bridget Darragh, Josephine Farrell, Margaret Irvine and Alistair Rutherford.
Anniversaries: Alan Baker, David & Sadie Coyle, Stephen Hartley, Kathleen Hocking, Owen P. Fallen and Mabel Cecilia McQuade.
