“Hosanna to the Son of David;
blessed is the he who comes in the name of the Lord;
hosanna in the highest.”
blessed is the he who comes in the name of the Lord;
hosanna in the highest.”
LENTEN PRAYER: God of hope and love, give me eyes to see my brothers and sisters in need.
DURING LENT
During Lent, we are asked to pray for all who have been abused by the church.
HOLY WEEK
Holy Monday 14th April.
PARISH COLLECTIONS of 6/4/2025 - Plate – £ 971. Second Collection. Sick & Retired Priests - £900. Thank You.
Washing of the Feet– Volunteers are required to have their feet washed at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday 17th April. Please enter your name on the sheet in the porch.
Requiescant In Pace
The Easter 2025 Reachout is avaliable on this link.
EASTER HAMPER. There is an Easter Drinks Hamper being raffled off in the church. Raffle tickets are £1 per strip. Fr. Michael's niece is running in aid of Cancer Research. On the Second Sunday of Easter, there will also be a Coffee Morning in aid of this cause and the lucky winner will be drawn then. Many thanks and wouldn't it be funny if Fr. Michael won! - Only kidding.
LUNCH CLUB ~ REMINDER There will be no Lunch Club on Thursday 17th April 2025. The Lunch Club will resume as normal on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month from 1st May to 19th June 2025.
ASSISTED DYING BILL. There is a card that you are asked to take away and post to your MP. They are at the back of the church.
Before receiving Holy Communion, we are asked to make some act of reverence such as a bow.
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.
Youth Ministry latest is on this link.
SACRAMENTS IN 2025:
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION PREPARATION SESSION - will take place in St Andrews Church Upper Hall on Sunday 27th April from 2:00p.m. to 3:30p.m. for all candidates from St Andrew's and St Joseph's parishes.
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.
Piety Stall There's a large selection of Easter cards and First Communion cards and gifts for sale in the Piety Stall.
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.
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
Maria Smillie is starting a WhatsApp group for the new Primary Ones starting in August. If interested contact her on 07927 091759.
DURING LENT
- Rosary – Monday – Friday 9:30 a.m.
- Sunday Confessions – 9:15 – 9:40 a.m.
- Alms Giving Second Collection – for sick and retired priests.
- Good Friday – Collection for the Holy Places. Many thanks
During Lent, we are asked to pray for all who have been abused by the church.
HOLY WEEK
Holy Monday 14th April.
- Way of the Cross 7:30 p.m. - with our friends from the Association of Bearsden Churches followed by tea and biscuits in the Upper Hall. All most welcome.
- Lenten Confessions 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
- Morning Prayer 10:00 a.m.
- Mass of the Chrism at St Andrew's Cathedral 11:00 a.m.
- Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7:00 p.m.
- Night Prayer 10:00 p.m.
- Morning Prayer 10:00 a.m.
- Solemn Liturgy of the Passion 3:00 p.m.
- Stations of the Cross 7:00 p.m.
- Morning Prayer 10:00 a.m.
- Easter Vigil 8:00 p.m. followed by refreshments. (No 5:00 p.m. Vigil)
- Mass 10:00 a.m.
- Mass 12 Noon
- No Morning Mass
PARISH COLLECTIONS of 6/4/2025 - Plate – £ 971. Second Collection. Sick & Retired Priests - £900. Thank You.
Washing of the Feet– Volunteers are required to have their feet washed at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday 17th April. Please enter your name on the sheet in the porch.
Requiescant In Pace
- The Funeral Mass for Kay Dick will take place on Tuesday, 22nd April at 10a.m.
- The Funeral Arrangements for Evelyn McKenna: Evening Reception - Thursday, 24th April at 6p.m. Funeral Mass on Friday, 25th April at 10a.m. Thank you for remembering Kay and Evelyn and their families in your prayers.
The Easter 2025 Reachout is avaliable on this link.
EASTER HAMPER. There is an Easter Drinks Hamper being raffled off in the church. Raffle tickets are £1 per strip. Fr. Michael's niece is running in aid of Cancer Research. On the Second Sunday of Easter, there will also be a Coffee Morning in aid of this cause and the lucky winner will be drawn then. Many thanks and wouldn't it be funny if Fr. Michael won! - Only kidding.
LUNCH CLUB ~ REMINDER There will be no Lunch Club on Thursday 17th April 2025. The Lunch Club will resume as normal on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month from 1st May to 19th June 2025.
ASSISTED DYING BILL. There is a card that you are asked to take away and post to your MP. They are at the back of the church.
Before receiving Holy Communion, we are asked to make some act of reverence such as a bow.
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.
Youth Ministry latest is on this link.
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 on Sunday 27th April from 2:00p.m. to 3:30p.m. for all candidates from St Andrew's and St Joseph's parishes.
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.
Piety Stall There's a large selection of Easter cards and First Communion cards and gifts for sale in the Piety Stall.
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.
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
Maria Smillie is starting a WhatsApp group for the new Primary Ones starting in August. If interested contact her on 07927 091759.
Catholic Social Teaching Thought for the Week - Palm Sunday, 13th April 2025
And so at last the poor have hope, and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut. Job 5:16
Laudato Si’ - On Care for our Common Home – Our freedom fades when it is handed over to the blind forces of the unconscious, of immediate needs, of self-interest, and of violence. In this sense, we stand naked and exposed in the face of our ever-increasing power, lacking the wherewithal to control it. (#105)
Remember Vocations in your Lenten Devotions 13th April - Palm Sunday: “To the extent that this Lent becomes a time of conversion, an anxious humanity will notice a burst of creativity, a flash of new hope. At this moment in time, we face enormous risks; we hear the painful plea of so many people. Yet let us find the courage to see our world … in a process of giving birth …” (Pope Francis, Message for Lent 2024). Pray for vocations and support ministries to those who are in need.
Palm Sunday - Walk, Cycle or Scoot to Worship Spring has sprung, the schools are on holiday, and everyone is outdoors enjoying the great weather. So let’s take the opportunity to think about and give thanks for the air we breathe, and doing our bit to keep it clean by walking or cycling or scooting to Mass this weekend.
Support Group for Catholic Women Affected by Separation and Divorce The meeting of our support group for women affected by separation and divorce will take place on Friday, 25th April, in The Immaculate Conception Church Hall, Maryhill, from 6.00p.m. to 8.00p.m. All new members are welcome to this confidential support group, which is run by women who have come through this experience themselves. For further information email: [email protected]
Lenten Challenging Poverty sheets - many thanks to all who took on the challenges over the last five weeks and especially to those who returned them each week. With thanks to the Liturgy group, these will be used in offering at the Easter Vigil to light the fire from which the Paschal Candle is then lit. J&P
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.
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And so at last the poor have hope, and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut. Job 5:16
Laudato Si’ - On Care for our Common Home – Our freedom fades when it is handed over to the blind forces of the unconscious, of immediate needs, of self-interest, and of violence. In this sense, we stand naked and exposed in the face of our ever-increasing power, lacking the wherewithal to control it. (#105)
Remember Vocations in your Lenten Devotions 13th April - Palm Sunday: “To the extent that this Lent becomes a time of conversion, an anxious humanity will notice a burst of creativity, a flash of new hope. At this moment in time, we face enormous risks; we hear the painful plea of so many people. Yet let us find the courage to see our world … in a process of giving birth …” (Pope Francis, Message for Lent 2024). Pray for vocations and support ministries to those who are in need.
Palm Sunday - Walk, Cycle or Scoot to Worship Spring has sprung, the schools are on holiday, and everyone is outdoors enjoying the great weather. So let’s take the opportunity to think about and give thanks for the air we breathe, and doing our bit to keep it clean by walking or cycling or scooting to Mass this weekend.
Support Group for Catholic Women Affected by Separation and Divorce The meeting of our support group for women affected by separation and divorce will take place on Friday, 25th April, in The Immaculate Conception Church Hall, Maryhill, from 6.00p.m. to 8.00p.m. All new members are welcome to this confidential support group, which is run by women who have come through this experience themselves. For further information email: [email protected]
Lenten Challenging Poverty sheets - many thanks to all who took on the challenges over the last five weeks and especially to those who returned them each week. With thanks to the Liturgy group, these will be used in offering at the Easter Vigil to light the fire from which the Paschal Candle is then lit. J&P
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.
aWordinyourear
The Knights of Saint Columba (KSC) are organising the KSC National Youth and Young People’s Competition 2024-2025. All youth and young people (4 -18 Years) are specially invited and encouraged to participate actively in these competitions:
For more info contact: [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.
- Easter Scene Painting,
- Easter Photography,
- Prayer Composition
- Essay Writing.
For more info contact: [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: Lidia Carty, Pat Costello, Bridget Darroch, Kay Dick, Evelyn McKenna, Andy Mooney, Maura Murphy, Patrick Shevlane and Michael Sugrue
Anniversaries: Jenny Mitchell, May Moss, Elise O'Hagan and Thomas Parker.
Recently Dead: Lidia Carty, Pat Costello, Bridget Darroch, Kay Dick, Evelyn McKenna, Andy Mooney, Maura Murphy, Patrick Shevlane and Michael Sugrue
Anniversaries: Jenny Mitchell, May Moss, Elise O'Hagan and Thomas Parker.
