Sunday 10th August 2025 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

“O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
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Mass & Confession Schedule Changes (Due to Fr. Lyons’ Sick Leave)
Weekend Masses

• St. Andrew’s, Bearsden
  • Saturday Vigil: 6:00pm
  • Sunday: 10:00am (Confessions from 9:10am)
• St. Joseph’s, Milngavie
  • Saturday Vigil: 4:30pm (Confessions from 4:00pm)
  • Sunday: 11:30am

Weekday Masses

• St. Joseph’s: Monday, 10:00am
• St. Andrew’s: Thursday & Friday, 10:00am

Holydays of Obligation

• St. Joseph’s: Vigil Mass at 7:00pm
• St. Andrew’s: 10:00am

For the Diary - from 16th to 31st August

• Fr. McNulty will say the weekend Masses, cover Sick Calls and Funerals.
• There will be no weekday Masses during this period barring funerals.
• Weekday Mass will resume on Monday, 1st September at St Joseph's, Milngavie.
• Eucharistic Services will take place in St Andrew's, Monday through to Friday and St Joseph's, Wednesday and Friday at 10a.m.
• If you need to arrange a Funeral at this time, call the Chapel House and you will be directed.

HOLYDAY OF OBLIGATION Friday, 15th August is the Feast of the Assumption.
Masses will be -

• St Joseph's, Vigil (Thursday) 7p.m.
• St Andrew's, Friday 10a.m. and 1.30p.m. in the school.
• Please note there will be no Eucharistic Service in St Joseph's on Friday, 15th August.

COLLECTIONS:
19th/20th July -

• Plate - £801.
• SECOND COLLECTION. Sisters of St. Peter Claver - £770.

26th/27th July -

• Plate - £649,
• 2nd/3rd August - £735.
• As always, many thanks for what you hand in.

THERE WILL BE A SECOND COLLECTION next weekend, 16th/17th August for Assisted parishes.
 
URGENT-St A 29 Club-TSB Bank Account Closure St Andrew’s Church: The 29 Club –
TSB a/c 06021274 (87-37-39)

• Important to please note August 2025 will see the end of subscriptions etc. to our existing 29 Club above.
• All subscriptions/ donations to the above account should be cancelled with immediate effect please.
• Thanks once again for 40 years of support.
• Holy Mass will be offered for your personal intentions.
• Further news on new Parish Fundraising will be announced by our Finance Team soon.
• Don’t forget to cancel all payments to the above account!

Thank You and God Bless!!

• Brian (Donnelly) on 07484 707750/0141 942 6085
• Fr Michael on 942-4635.

 
Coffee Morning - Sunday 24th August. Hope you’ve all had a great summer. Please come along and join us after 10a.m.Mass in the Upper Hall on Sunday 24th August. This month we are raising funds for Caritas International which is a confederation working in almost every country in the world, reaching out to the poor, vulnerable and excluded, regardless of race or religion, to build a world based on justice and fraternal love.

Catholic Social Teaching Thought for the Week – 10th August 2025
"If the consciousness of universal brotherhood truly penetrates into the hearts of men, will they still need to arm themselves to the point of becoming blind and fanatic killers of their brethren who in themselves are innocent, and of perpetrating, as a contribution to Peace, butchery of untold magnitude, as at Hiroshima on 6th August 1945?"
Pope Paul VI, Message for World Day of Peace, 1967   
 
Laudato Si’ - On Care for our Common Home – When human beings fail to find their true place in this world, they misunderstand themselves and end up acting against themselves:

• “Not only has God given the earth to man, who must use it with respect for the original good purpose for which it was given, but, man too is God’s gift to man. He must therefore respect the natural and moral structure with which he has been endowed”

(John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Centesimus Annus). (#115)

Welcome to August; a sacred month of quiet preparation and joyful expectation.

• Before we leap into the Season of Creation we invite you to pause, breathe and root yourself in prayer, because before every great movement, there is a moment of stillness.
• This month, the LSM Prayer Guide leads us into a deeper understanding of this simple truth: We are all God’s creatures - every human, animal river and forest. 
• Download the August Prayer Guide on this link.

Pilgrimage to pray for the Beatification of The Venerable Margaret Sinclair will take place on Sunday, 21st September in St Patrick's Church, Cowgate-Edinburgh. For more details please see the poster in the porch.
 
Jubilee Service. Each Deanery in the diocese has been asked to take part in a Jubilee Service at the Cathedral this year. Our date is 15th September at 7p.m. Along with St Joseph's, Milngavie, we have been asked to arrange transport if possible. Therefore, if you are interested in attending, there is a sheet in the porch for you to sign. If there are sufficient numbers we would try to hire a bus.
 
Children’s Liturgy ~ To keep this valuable program going, we need more volunteers.

• No special skills—just enthusiasm and the desire to help the parish children.
• We'll provide all resources needed and guidance through the PVG (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) process. Please note that for the safety of our children, only those with PVG approval are permitted in the hall.
• For more information, please contact Fr Michael or Gillian Harkness or leave your details using the QR code displayed in the Church Porch.

 
Piety Stall rota Could you occasionally help with serving in the Piety Stall? We are particularly short of volunteers for the 10:00 a.m. Sunday morning Mass – if you could sometimes spare 10 minutes after this Mass to help, we’d be most grateful. The rota sheet for July, August and September is on the door of the Piety Stall.  
Meantime, our 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.
 
Before receiving Holy Communion, we are asked to make some act of reverence such as a bow.
 
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.
 
RCIA PROGRAMME: If you know of anyone who wishes to join the church, please see Fr. Michael.
 
FINAL YEAR AT SCHOOL? Like to do the Caritas Award? The Award celebrates the faith witness which Caritas candidates give within their home, school and parish. For more information, speak to Fr Michael and visit https://sces.org.uk/caritas-award/
 
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.
 
Support for Drumchapel Foodbank. Drumchapel Foodbank is particularly in need of extra donations during the summer holidays when school meals are not provided, and many families are under additional pressure to provide for their children.

• Non-perishable food items are always gratefully received.
• Please place in the box in the Church porch during usual opening times.
• Our rota is always looking for more foodbank volunteer drivers.
• If you can help, please contact [email protected].

Thank you for continuing to give the foodbank your support.
 
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.
 
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: Robert Baker, Frank Cassidy, Marleen Dempsey, Patricia Marie Doherty, Imelda Hoey, John Kane, Mr. Kelly, Muriel Kidd, Tony McCallum, T.J. McDonagh, Kathleen McGowan, David and Dorothy McKellar, Thomas Roe and John Skivington.
Anniversaries: James Baillie, James Ward Bradley, Elspeth Cameron, Clement Chateau, Kathleen Mcnamara, John O'Gorman, Kevin Taylor, Kitty Wareing and Ossy Wareing.
One Month’s Mind: Cecilia Cameron.