 "Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord." There will be a Second Collection this weekend, 23rd/24th November for Catholic Education. The school will be at the 12 Noon Mass. Essential work within the entire St. Andrew's Complex began on Monday 11th November and should last between 2-3 weeks. This means the Church, House and Hut are out of bounds. There are no Masses/ Services during the week over this time period, barring any Funerals. We will still have the use of the church for weekend Masses. Emails during this period of work will not be opened until the weekend. November Lists are available at the back of the Church at the weekend Masses. During November, we remember all of our loved ones who have passed away. Assisted Dying Bills Have you written to your MP and MSP yet on https://www.writetothem.com/ asking them to vote against these bills? If not, why not? “Do No Harm” is a short documentary which highlights some of the grave concerns around proposals to legalise assisted dying in the UK and Scottish Parliaments. View the documentary via the link https://youtu.be/Mi3S2yp3hjY Justice & Peace  Dear Parish Family, As I prepare to move on to serve in Our Lady of Lourdes, Cardonald, I want you to know that my time here has been a true blessing, and it has been a privilege to walk alongside you in faith, celebrate life’s joys, and support one another through its challenges. I am officially at St Andrew’s until the end of December but, as I have had no time off this year and with Fr Michael’s agreement, I will take my annual leave from the 2nd of December. I wish Fr Michael joy in his time here with you all. May the Lord continue to bless and guide you, and always keep hold of Our Blessed Mother’s hand. Please keep me in your prayers as I do the same for you. With all my love and prayers, Deacon Tommy. Funeral arrangements for Ian McLaughlin – Sunday evening 24th November – Reception of Remains & Vigil 6.30p.m. Monday Morning Funeral Mass 25th November 10a.m. Piety Stall – New Missals - If you pre-ordered a Missal a couple of weeks ago, it’s now available for collection from the Piety Stall, priced at £19.95. Come and join our joyful pop-up choir as we prepare for the Advent Service and sing-along afterwards. Rehearsals will be in the church on Sunday afternoons from 24 November at 2.30. If you can vaguely hold a tune you will be made most welcome. We sing.....and we laugh too! Children’s Liturgy leaders are meeting in the upper hall after 10am mass this Sunday 24th November for a half hour update/planning session. If you would be interested in joining the team, or just hearing more about it, please feel free to join us. Messengers Meeting on Monday 25th November. All Messengers are asked to attend our Christmas Reachout Meeting at 7.30 p.m. in the Lower Hall – and all Area Leaders are asked to arrive at 7.00 p.m. to prepare their Reachout Bulletins. Dear Area Leaders and Messengers Unfortunately, we need to change the arrangements for our Messenger Meeting on Monday 25th November. Due to ongoing boiler work, Lower Hall will have no heating, so we can't have our usual Messenger Meeting. So, we're now asking Messengers to arrive in Lower Hall at 7.15 pm to collect their Reachouts and then leave. Best Wishes, Jim McLaughlin (on behalf of the Messenger Group) Appeal for More Messengers - We are now short of Messengers for most of our Reachout delivery areas, so if you would like to volunteer as a Messenger, it would be most appreciated. Please contact [email protected] or speak to Father Michael. Tickets are now available for the St Andrews night function on Saturday 30th November priced £5.00 and are on sale in the church entrance foyer after all masses. Thank you again for your support. St. Andrew’s Whist Drive will take place this Wednesday 27th November, in the Lower Hall from 2p.m. – 4:15p.m. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served. Entry £3. Looking forward to seeing everyone. New members always welcome.  Catholic Social Teaching Thought for the Week - Sunday 24th November (Feast of Christ the King) The church would betray its own love for God and its fidelity to the gospel if it stopped being . . . a defender of the rights of the poor . . . a humaniser of every legitimate struggle to achieve a more just society . . . that prepares the way for the true reign of God in history. Saint Óscar Romero Laudato Si’ - On Care for our Common Home - We have only one heart, and the same wretchedness which leads us to mistreat an animal will not be long in showing itself in our relationships with other people. (#92) Parents/carers of children due to start Primary 1 in August 2025 please note that the registration period closes on 30 November 2024. You should register for your catchment school during this period at the following link https://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/residents/schools-and-learning/primary-school-registration. Please note that placing requests for those who do not live in catchment won't open until January 2025. Please ensure you register for catchment school in first instance.  A huge thank you to our much-loved Deacon Tommy 🎄✨, who took time out from his farewell tour, along with his lovely wife Kathleen ❤️, to switch on the Christmas tree lights 🌟🎅. St Nicholas' Primary PTA Christmas Fair, Sunday 1 December from 11a.m. - 1p.m. in the St Joseph's Church Hall. Please join us for children's crafts, family photo booth, raffle, home baking, café and more! Entry is free and all funds will go to the St Nicholas' PTA fund to support the school and children. Kelvin Choir’s annual Christmas concert; in St Andrew’s Church on Sunday 1st December @ 3pm. Tickets from Choir Members or at the door at £6, £3 for children. (No credit cards.) Programme includes many well-known carols and some not so familiar. Audience participation of some numbers, as usual. Afterwards, post-concert refreshments in the Upper Hall. But, don’t be late; the Church is usually packed for this seasonal event. Further details on handbill on Church noticeboard. Bearsden and Milngavie Historical Society - Next talk on The Forth and Clyde Canal will take place on Monday, 2nd December at 7.30p.m. in the Lower Hall. Visitors - £5. Choir dates 8th, 15th and 25th December. Any children not in St Nicholas' who would like to join the choir please contact Annamaria Strachan on 0141 942 9799/07749 715414 or email [email protected]. Bearsden Academy are having a Christmas Concert on Wednesday, 18th December at 2.30pm. They are offering four spaces. If interested, see Fr. Michael. Advent Appeal for Christmas Gifts - your help needed to make it happen! Please leave in the porch 7th – 17th December:
Support for Drumchapel Foodbank. Non-perishable food items are always gratefully received and can be placed in the House porch. Donations can also be taken straight to the Foodbank at Ladyloan Pl Unit 9, G15 8LB. We regularly use cash donations to purchase food items for delivery straight to the foodbank. Our rota is always looking for more foodbank volunteer drivers. If you can help, please get in touch. Thanks for continuing to give the foodbank your support.  All Visitors Are Welcome At St Andrew's! This photo of a recent visitor taken by one of our parishioners, emphasising our message. "Whether you're a regular or have had little or no contact with the Church lately you are always assured of receiving a very warm welcome at St Andrew’s." ST ANDREW’S BEARSDEN BULLETIN TEAM ~ From January 2025, an additional volunteer would be very much appreciated to join our small team which operates on a rota to enable holiday cover etc. Computer word processing skills are essential. If you are interested/to find out more please contact us at [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. November A Month To Remember Grief affects all of us. November is a wonderful month to accompany each otherin our various stages of bereavement, especially those who have lost a loved one in the past year. The main message is that Christ has destroyed Death…and that Death no longer has a hold on us. Video on this link and by clicking image below.  Please remember in your prayers those in need, those who are sick and housebound and those in hospital. Recently Dead: Eddie Lynch, Ian McLaughlin and Marnie Reid. Anniversaries: Denis Loney, Charles McGarry and Henry Rossi. 
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