Sunday 26th October 2025 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

"Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord,
and my Father will love him and we will come to him."
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Due to Fr. Lyons being on Sick Leave, the new system of Masses/Services is now in place until further notice.
St Andrew's, Bearsden

• Vigil Mass (Saturday) - 6p.m.
• Mass Sunday morning - 10a.m.
• Confessions before Mass beginning at 9.10a.m.

St Joseph's, Milngavie

• Vigil Mass (Saturday) - 4.30p.m.
• Confessions beginning at 4p.m. until 4.20p.m.
• Mass Sunday morning - 11.30a.m.

 
For The Diary

• Fr. McNulty will be here from Tuesday, 21st October until Thursday, 6th November.
• Like before, he will cover weekend Masses in both parishes, funerals and sick calls.

Mass during the week will be:

• Monday, 3rd November for All Souls at 10am in Bearsden and 7pm in Milngavie.
• Friday, 7th November at 10am in Bearsden.
• Apart from this and any funerals, during the week it will be Eucharistic Services like last time. If you have to arrange a funeral during this time, please call the Chapel House and your call will be directed.

 
COLLECTIONS:

• Plate Collection: 19/10/25 - £705.
• Missio Collection - £850. 
• Many Thanks. 

 
REQUEST- When handing in the names of those Recently Deceased/Anniversaries, could you PRINT the person's name in BLOCK CAPITALS please?

29 CLUB IS BACK!

• Guaranteed Jackpot of at least £1,000 twice a year (first draw this Christmas!) with other prizes to be won. £8 per month or £85 annually to play.
• Contact us at [email protected] or see us after selected weekend Masses throughout October.
• All funds help the parish or go to good causes. Good Luck!”

St. Andrew’s Whist Drive

• Wednesday 29th October in the Lower Hall, from 2pm – 4pm.
• Tea and coffee will be served. Entry £3.  
• Looking forward to seeing everyone.
• New members always welcome.

 
November Lists are at the back of the church. When completed, hand them into the sacristy or chapel house.

Catholic Social Teaching Thought for the Week - 26th October 2025

• "We cannot remain spectators before the suffering of so many people who are worn out by hunger, violence, and injustice. … If I do not draw near to that man, to that woman, to that child, to that old man or that old woman who is suffering, I do not draw near to God."

Pope Francis, Audience on 27 April 2016
 
Laudato Si’ - On Care for our Common Home – 

• When human beings place themselves at the centre, they give absolute priority to immediate convenience and all else becomes relative.
• Hence we should not be surprised to find, in conjunction with the omnipresent technocratic paradigm and the cult of unlimited human power, the rise of a relativism which sees everything as irrelevant unless it serves one’s own immediate interests. (#122)

 
Disarmament Week, 24 -30 October

• To promote awareness and better understanding of disarmament issues and their cross-cutting importance.
• Did you know that global military spending in 2024 was $2.7 TRILLION, more than 100 TIMES that needed for humanitarian aid!  
• And in a world threatened by weapons of mass destruction, conventional arms and emerging cyberwarfare, the pressure to spend more is only increasing!
• Find out more at:- https://youtu.be/C3ZBK2UvpqY

 
COME & SEE: AN EVENING OF PRAYER & REFLECTION ON THE DIOCESAN PRIESTHOOD

• An evening of prayer and reflection will be held for single men from the Archdiocese of Glasgow who believe they may have a vocation to the priesthood.
• The event will take place on Thursday, October 30th, at 7 pm in the Archdiocesan Offices, 196 Clyde Street, Glasgow, G1 4JY.
• For more information, please contact Fr. Paddy Boyle at [email protected] or 0141 952 1108.
• Please pray for vocations.

Please attend SPUC’s Candlelight Procession

• To ensure these precious lives are not forgotten.
• Thursday 30th October
• SPUC's Candlelight Procession will leave John Street at Glasgow City Chambers at 6:30pm, heading toward St Andrew's Cathedral.
• Rosary in the Cathedral at 7pm, followed by Mass at 7:30pm.

 
October Rosary

• Please join the Legion of Mary each Sunday throughout October
  
• 4.30pm in the Church to say the Rosary for all our needs - individual, family, community and country, and to give thanks for all our Blessings. 

Remember Vocations

• Saturday 1st November - Eucharistic Adoration for Vocations to the Priesthood, 10 -11am, with Exposition, Rosary and Benediction.
  
• Have you noticed there seems to be fewer priests to serve parishes these days?
  
• Is that because not many people are praying for Vocations?  
  
• Why don’t you come and “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send more labourers into the harvest”? 

 
P3 Parents 

• Those intending to present their child for the Sacrament of Reconciliation during Lent 2026, please collect an enrolment form from the Sacristy before or after Mass.

P4 Parents 

• No requirement to re-enrol for First Holy Communion.
• Your form and all the details on it from last year (P3) will automatically roll on to the P4 list. 

All forms are to be returned, please, by Sunday, 2nd November 2025.
 
All Sacrament of Confirmation candidates from St Andrews and St Josephs parishes should attend a preparation session:

• Sunday 16th November 2pm
• St Andrew's Lower Hall.
• Children should be collected at 3:30 pm.
• Thank you. 

 
Children's choir dates:

• 16th November
• 14th December
• 21st December
• 25th December
• If your child is not in St Nicholas and would like to join, please contact Annamaria Strachan ([email protected]) 07749 715514 for details.

 
The St Andrew’s Parish Christmas Fair

• Saturday 15th November after the Vigil Mass and
• Sunday 16th November after 10a.m. Mass.
• As always, all of the profit made by the Piety Stall goes to Church funds.
• Tea, coffee and home baking will be served after the Sunday morning Mass with all proceeds going to The White Lily Fund, a charity founded by one of our own parishioners, Angela Bruno MBE.
• Please bring cash as there are no card payment facilities.

 
#RedWednesday, 19th November

• Scottish Cathedrals will join Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) in celebrating Mass to remember Christians across the world who suffer for their faith.
• 80% of all religious persecution in the world is directed against Christians.
• Our brothers and sisters in Christ desperately need our prayers and support. 

Come along to one of the following Masses this #RedWednesday (19th November):

• Glasgow: St Andrew’s Cathedral at 1:15pm
• Edinburgh: St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral at 7:00pm
• Motherwell: Cathedral of Our Lady of Good Aid at 10:00am
• Paisley: St Mirin’s Cathedral at 6:00pm
• Ayr (Evening Prayer): St Margaret’s Cathedral at 7:00pm.
• For more details, contact [email protected] or call the office at 01698 337 470.

 
For the Diary - Our Remembrance Mass

• For all those who have died over the past year
• Sunday, 23rd November at 12 Noon Mass.
• It is an opportunity for us all to remember our Loved Ones.
• Please note the time of Mass on that day.
• Fr. John will be celebrating the Sunday Mass in Milngavie which means we can have our Remembrance Mass.

 
Parish Bulletin

• Items for inclusion should be sent to [email protected] by 5p.m. on the Tuesday before publication, maximum 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 Deceased: Michael Campbell, Adam Halliday, James Milligan, Brian Sheridan and Harry Smyth.
Anniversaries: Andy and David Bain, Harry Hynds, Stella Kennedy, Kathleen Muir, Thomasina Munro, Marne Reid, Charlie Whitelaw (JNR) and Isabelle Whitelaw.