"Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth
to those who keep your covenant."
to those who keep your covenant."
Children’s Liturgy: Each week Redemptorist Publications provide a Children’s Liturgy in the form of a video of the week’s Gospel reading. Available on the following link: https://www.rpbooks.co.uk/celebrate-following-your-faith This is an excellent resource in these exceptional times of no public Masses with children’s liturgy.
Stations of the Cross during Lent. Fridays at 7pm on our parish’s YouTube channel.
Adoration for Lent: Visit Adorecast Take a few extra minutes each day to have a heart to heart with Christ. “Be still and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10)
Confessions will be heard outdoors on Saturdays at the front door of the chapel house 4.15pm to 5.15pm, and on request. It would be appreciated if food bank donations are not dropped off there between 4pm and 5.30pm on Saturdays.
Flourish ~ Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Archbishop Tartaglia Tribute edition of Flourish is currently available in digital form at the link below. A printed souvenir edition will be available when churches are open again.
http://flourishnewspaper.co.uk/Flourish-Archbishop-Tartaglia-Tribute-2021.html
Sacrament of Reconciliation (First Confession) for Primary 3 pupils is due to be celebrated on Saturdays 20th & 27thMarch 10am – 11am.
First Holy Communion for Primary 4 pupils will be celebrated on Saturday 8th, Sunday 9th, Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th May. All Masses will be at 2pm. It is uncertain at this stage for us to know what the maximum capacity at each First Communion Mass will be.
Confirmations for Primary 7 & Secondary 1 pupils. The dates for these are subject to a loosening of restrictions.
World Day of Prayer this year will be on zoom from Baljaffray Parish Church at 2.00pm on Friday 5th March. Join with members of other churches in Bearsden. All most welcome. For details, visit www.wdpscotland.org.uk
SCIAF - If you usually pick up your WEE BOX at Mass, this year, you can pick it up from the chapel house porch.
The Piety Stall online store now has a large selection of cards for Mother’s Day and Easter for sale. Orders can be placed and either collected from the organisers’ homes or delivery can be arranged if collection isn’t suitable.https://www.standrewsbearsden.co.uk/piety-stall.html
Free Online Lenten Retreat led by Fr. Denis McBride, which will be based on his two books 'Reflections with Paintings'. The Retreat will be launched this Wednesday 24th February via the Redemptorist website. - https://www.rpbooks.co.uk.
The Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary at Campsie Glen have produced over 30 E-Retreats Visit schoenstatt.co.uk The Sisters are also now on Instagram. Log on to Instagram and key in schoenstattscotlanduk They have a YouTube Channel, and beginning today, Ash Wednesday, they have a Lenten E-Burst going out daily until Easter Sunday available on Instagram and Facebook.
Laudato Si: Lent Programme During this time of fasting and renewal and in advance of COP26, which is to be held in Glasgow later this year, Catholics around the world are embarking upon a journey of ecological conversion through reflection, repentance, and renewal. Together. You are invited to join this journey and connect with millions of Catholics today at LaudatoSiLent.org Laudato Si’ Lent features weekly reminders and ideas about how you can live this journey of ecological conversion, including opportunities to connect with others through retreats, webinars, and prayer services. https://laudatosilent.org
Catholic Social Teaching Thought for the Week - 21st February (World Day of SocialJustice is observed on 20th February)Love for widows and orphans, prisoners, and the sick and needy of every kind, is as essential to the Church as the ministry of the sacraments and preaching of the Gospel. The Church cannot neglect the service of charity any more than she can neglect the Sacraments and the Word.Pope Benedict XVI, Deus Caritas Est, para 22
The joint St Andrew’s and St Joseph’s Justice and Peace Group have had some meetings with a view to ascertaining what we can do in preparation for the United Nations COP26 climate change conference which is due to be held in Glasgow in November this year. Last year carbon emissions have fallen dramatically due to lockdowns that have cut transport and industry severely. However this has only marginally slowed the overall rise in concentrations of greenhouse gasses. It is important that we remain focused on global warming and doing what we can to reduce carbon emissions. We would like to share a few thoughts over the Sundays of Lent particularly referring to Pope Francis’ encyclical LAUDATO SI’ on care for our common home which focuses on what human activity is doing to the planet and the need to slow global warming. We will in addition keep you informed of any plans or events which we propose during the year.
The archdiocesan safeguarding team has scheduled Zoom training dates for volunteers who have still to attend Induction Part 1 and / or Induction part 2. Below are the February dates. Induction meetings are mandatory. Volunteers who have still to attend are asked to contact the safeguarding office by email to book aspace [email protected].
Zoom Induction Part 1 24th Feb – 6pm
Zoom Induction Part 2 22nd & 25th Feb – 7pm
During lockdown, St Andrew's is closed until further notice.
Mass will be celebrated each Sunday which will be live streamed at 10am. Mass will also be live streamed Monday to Friday at 10am. Please visit www.standrewsbearsden.co.uk
Drumchapel Foodbank. The number of families now dependent on the foodbank, and the number of emergencies, are rising fast, especially when the schools are off. Thanks to all of our Parishioners who are donating food and toiletries to our collection point in the Chapel House porch to be delivered to Drumchapel Food Bank. Regularly your donations are dropped off at the foodbank by our parish volunteers. Thanks for continuing to help, especially during lockdown.
Our parish’s soup-run’s volunteers continue to collect food donations form M&S Byres Road for delivery to Drumchapel and St Gregory’s Foodbanks and the Wayside Club.
Parish Website – Bulletin - Just to say that on the latest page and the bulletin page, a subscribe button has been added which allows users to have a daily summary sent each morning with the previous day's posts. If you don't use social media, but would like to be kept posted, then all that's asked for is your email address – you can unsubscribe at any time – it's all clearly marked.
Parish Bulletin: Any items for inclusion in the bulletin (including names for recently dead, month's mind and anniversary lists) should be put through the letter box of the Chapel House or sent by email: [email protected] by12noon on the Wednesday before publication. Copies of the bulletin are available on Facebook, Twitter and on the parish website.
Recently Dead – Olwen Jones, David McCallum, Marie McKinstry, Sean Quinn, Elizabeth Semple, Archbishop Tartaglia.
Anniversaries – Michael Coffield, May Filbin, Sylvester Jackson, Mary Bell MacCormick, Chrissie MacPherson, Walter McCarron, Annie McElwee, Irene Rankin.
Stations of the Cross during Lent. Fridays at 7pm on our parish’s YouTube channel.
Adoration for Lent: Visit Adorecast Take a few extra minutes each day to have a heart to heart with Christ. “Be still and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10)
Confessions will be heard outdoors on Saturdays at the front door of the chapel house 4.15pm to 5.15pm, and on request. It would be appreciated if food bank donations are not dropped off there between 4pm and 5.30pm on Saturdays.
Flourish ~ Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Archbishop Tartaglia Tribute edition of Flourish is currently available in digital form at the link below. A printed souvenir edition will be available when churches are open again.
http://flourishnewspaper.co.uk/Flourish-Archbishop-Tartaglia-Tribute-2021.html
Sacrament of Reconciliation (First Confession) for Primary 3 pupils is due to be celebrated on Saturdays 20th & 27thMarch 10am – 11am.
First Holy Communion for Primary 4 pupils will be celebrated on Saturday 8th, Sunday 9th, Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th May. All Masses will be at 2pm. It is uncertain at this stage for us to know what the maximum capacity at each First Communion Mass will be.
Confirmations for Primary 7 & Secondary 1 pupils. The dates for these are subject to a loosening of restrictions.
World Day of Prayer this year will be on zoom from Baljaffray Parish Church at 2.00pm on Friday 5th March. Join with members of other churches in Bearsden. All most welcome. For details, visit www.wdpscotland.org.uk
SCIAF - If you usually pick up your WEE BOX at Mass, this year, you can pick it up from the chapel house porch.
The Piety Stall online store now has a large selection of cards for Mother’s Day and Easter for sale. Orders can be placed and either collected from the organisers’ homes or delivery can be arranged if collection isn’t suitable.https://www.standrewsbearsden.co.uk/piety-stall.html
Free Online Lenten Retreat led by Fr. Denis McBride, which will be based on his two books 'Reflections with Paintings'. The Retreat will be launched this Wednesday 24th February via the Redemptorist website. - https://www.rpbooks.co.uk.
The Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary at Campsie Glen have produced over 30 E-Retreats Visit schoenstatt.co.uk The Sisters are also now on Instagram. Log on to Instagram and key in schoenstattscotlanduk They have a YouTube Channel, and beginning today, Ash Wednesday, they have a Lenten E-Burst going out daily until Easter Sunday available on Instagram and Facebook.
Laudato Si: Lent Programme During this time of fasting and renewal and in advance of COP26, which is to be held in Glasgow later this year, Catholics around the world are embarking upon a journey of ecological conversion through reflection, repentance, and renewal. Together. You are invited to join this journey and connect with millions of Catholics today at LaudatoSiLent.org Laudato Si’ Lent features weekly reminders and ideas about how you can live this journey of ecological conversion, including opportunities to connect with others through retreats, webinars, and prayer services. https://laudatosilent.org
Catholic Social Teaching Thought for the Week - 21st February (World Day of SocialJustice is observed on 20th February)Love for widows and orphans, prisoners, and the sick and needy of every kind, is as essential to the Church as the ministry of the sacraments and preaching of the Gospel. The Church cannot neglect the service of charity any more than she can neglect the Sacraments and the Word.Pope Benedict XVI, Deus Caritas Est, para 22
The joint St Andrew’s and St Joseph’s Justice and Peace Group have had some meetings with a view to ascertaining what we can do in preparation for the United Nations COP26 climate change conference which is due to be held in Glasgow in November this year. Last year carbon emissions have fallen dramatically due to lockdowns that have cut transport and industry severely. However this has only marginally slowed the overall rise in concentrations of greenhouse gasses. It is important that we remain focused on global warming and doing what we can to reduce carbon emissions. We would like to share a few thoughts over the Sundays of Lent particularly referring to Pope Francis’ encyclical LAUDATO SI’ on care for our common home which focuses on what human activity is doing to the planet and the need to slow global warming. We will in addition keep you informed of any plans or events which we propose during the year.
The archdiocesan safeguarding team has scheduled Zoom training dates for volunteers who have still to attend Induction Part 1 and / or Induction part 2. Below are the February dates. Induction meetings are mandatory. Volunteers who have still to attend are asked to contact the safeguarding office by email to book aspace [email protected].
Zoom Induction Part 1 24th Feb – 6pm
Zoom Induction Part 2 22nd & 25th Feb – 7pm
During lockdown, St Andrew's is closed until further notice.
Mass will be celebrated each Sunday which will be live streamed at 10am. Mass will also be live streamed Monday to Friday at 10am. Please visit www.standrewsbearsden.co.uk
Drumchapel Foodbank. The number of families now dependent on the foodbank, and the number of emergencies, are rising fast, especially when the schools are off. Thanks to all of our Parishioners who are donating food and toiletries to our collection point in the Chapel House porch to be delivered to Drumchapel Food Bank. Regularly your donations are dropped off at the foodbank by our parish volunteers. Thanks for continuing to help, especially during lockdown.
Our parish’s soup-run’s volunteers continue to collect food donations form M&S Byres Road for delivery to Drumchapel and St Gregory’s Foodbanks and the Wayside Club.
Parish Website – Bulletin - Just to say that on the latest page and the bulletin page, a subscribe button has been added which allows users to have a daily summary sent each morning with the previous day's posts. If you don't use social media, but would like to be kept posted, then all that's asked for is your email address – you can unsubscribe at any time – it's all clearly marked.
Parish Bulletin: Any items for inclusion in the bulletin (including names for recently dead, month's mind and anniversary lists) should be put through the letter box of the Chapel House or sent by email: [email protected] by12noon on the Wednesday before publication. Copies of the bulletin are available on Facebook, Twitter and on the parish website.
Recently Dead – Olwen Jones, David McCallum, Marie McKinstry, Sean Quinn, Elizabeth Semple, Archbishop Tartaglia.
Anniversaries – Michael Coffield, May Filbin, Sylvester Jackson, Mary Bell MacCormick, Chrissie MacPherson, Walter McCarron, Annie McElwee, Irene Rankin.