"I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord;
whoever eats this bread will live forever."
whoever eats this bread will live forever."
Caritas Awards – Ellen Thompson and Roisin McLaren will on 3rd June join over 1500 young people from across Scotland at the Clyde Auditorium where they will be presented with the Caritas award after successfully completing their Caritas year. Congratulations to both of them!
Interested in becoming a candidate for the 2025 Caritas award and going into your final year of school after summer. Then please do get in touch.
Pax Christi Chair Marian Pallister will give an address about her work on Monday 3rd June at 7p.m in Holy Cross, Croy. She is SCIAF ambassador for Argyll and the Isles and is J&P Commissioner there. All most welcome!
Interested in becoming a candidate for the 2025 Caritas award and going into your final year of school after summer. Then please do get in touch.
Pax Christi Chair Marian Pallister will give an address about her work on Monday 3rd June at 7p.m in Holy Cross, Croy. She is SCIAF ambassador for Argyll and the Isles and is J&P Commissioner there. All most welcome!
Catholic Social Teaching Thought for the Week – 2nd June 2024 Jesus taught his disciples to pray by asking the Heavenly Father not for "my" but for "our" daily bread. Thus, he desired every person to feel co‐responsible for his brothers so that no one would want for what he needs in order to live. The earth's produce forms a gift which God has destined "for the entire human family”. Pope Benedict XVI, Angelus, 12 November 2006
Laudato Si’ – On Care for our Common Home – The best way to restore men and women to their rightful place, putting an end to their claim to absolute dominion over the earth, is to speak once more of the figure of a Father who creates and who alone owns the world. Otherwise, human beings will always try to impose their own laws and interests on reality. (#75)
Consultation on a Proposed Right to Palliative Care - letter from the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland is on this link.
Rosary ~ Monday to Friday 9.30a.m. and in the month of May - Sundays 4.30p.m.
With both Mrs Grogan and Ms Lennon leaving St Nicholas’ at the end of this term to take up their new roles in other schools in the region, we want to thank them both for their hard work and commitment to teaching and learning over their years in St Nicholas’. We are very grateful to them for helping forge more and more the link with both parishes, and helping the children, especially at their sacramental stages, be formed on their journeys of faith. We wish them both all the very best in their new appointments.
There is still time to respond to the consultation on a proposed Right to Palliative Care (Scotland) Bill. The proposal, put forward by Miles Briggs MSP, would introduce a private members’ bill that would establish a legal right to palliative care for everyone in Scotland who is living with terminal illness and to provide equitable access to the palliative support. Click this link to access the short consultation which closes on 3rd June https://ymlpcl6.com/5f4ebejhhafaeqsusalajbwavabseq/click.php
Campaign Against Assisted Dying - Glasgow CAAD is hosting “The Future of Care in Scotland” in the Renfield Centre, Bath St, on 3rd June 9.30am - 12.30pm. In addition to the Clydebank speakers, Denis Canavan, former MP, will speak of the death of his children under the heading “Dignity in Death Without Assisted Dying". To book, call 07388347910
Assisted Suicide – Called to Care, Not to Kill.
Please contact your MSP today to stop assisted suicide becoming legal in Scotland. Use the QR code to access an online resource created by the Catholic Parliamentary Office, including guidance on contacting your MSP. You can also visit rcpolitics.org/assistedsuicide or email us at [email protected] for more information.
World Environment Day 2024 - Wednesday 5th June. This year’s campaign focuses on restoration, desertification and drought resilience under the slogan “Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration.” We cannot turn back time, but we can grow forests, revive water sources, and bring back soils. We are the generation that can make peace with land. Visit the official campaign website on https://www.unep.org/events/un-day/world-environment-day-2024
Lunch Club The next lunch club meeting is this Thursday 6th June, from 12.30 to 2.30p.m. in the Upper Hall. As always everyone is very welcome!
A Thanksgiving Mass will be held for all the First Communicants and their families next Sunday 9th June at 10am. This will be followed by a big First Holy Communion party.
Walk for Vocations - Join us for a Walk for Vocations next Sunday, 9th June. We will meet at Lidl - McDonald’s in Kirkintilloch at 2:30 p.m. and walk together to Schoenstatt, aiming to arrive by 5:00 p.m. for the Holy Rosary. To help us plan, please let us know if you are coming by emailing: [email protected]. Note: Children, young persons, and vulnerable adults must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times. Let's pray for vocations together!
For women affected by separation and divorce-confidential and peer support is on Friday 7th June 2024 St Patrick's, Dumbarton 6-8p.m. [email protected].
A kind benefactor has given us a lovely gift of a new patio bench. It’s just outside the upper hall kitchen. Do enjoy a seat!
All Saints, Bearsden are holding a Flower Festival entitled ‘Celebrating the Hymns’ on Friday 14 & Saturday 15 June from 10:30 to 16:00; on Sunday 16 June from 14:00 to 16:00. Flower arrangements based on hymns will adorn the church. Tea, coffee and homemaking will be available. ‘Songs of Praise’ will take place at 18:00. Everyone is welcome.
St Andrew’s Quiz Night is on Saturday 22nd June at 6pm. Do come along to enjoy a great quiz night for the whole family. Lovely food will be served and included in your £5 ticket. These are now on sale.
The Youth Ministries Team is hosting a P1 Welcome event for families of children starting at St Nicholas in August. This will be held on Sunday 23rd June from 1p.m. until 3p.m. All family members are welcome.
There will be refreshments, activities and entertainments for the little ones, pre-loved uniforms available to take and P6 buddies to introduce themselves. Any P6 children who will be available to assist on the day please email [email protected]
A Rachel's Vineyard retreat for spiritual and emotional healing after abortion will be held north of Glasgow from 26th to 28th June. Confidential, supportive and powerful for anyone who has been affected by their own or someone else’s abortion experience. Contact Sr Andrea on 07816 942824 or email [email protected]. Visit www.rachelsvineyard.org.uk
The Sacrament of Confirmation for all going into P7 this August will be celebrated on Tuesday 29th April 2025 at 7pm in St Andrews. Save the date!
Parish Bulletin: Items for inclusion should be sent to [email protected] by 5 p.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.
Laudato Si’ – On Care for our Common Home – The best way to restore men and women to their rightful place, putting an end to their claim to absolute dominion over the earth, is to speak once more of the figure of a Father who creates and who alone owns the world. Otherwise, human beings will always try to impose their own laws and interests on reality. (#75)
Consultation on a Proposed Right to Palliative Care - letter from the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland is on this link.
Rosary ~ Monday to Friday 9.30a.m. and in the month of May - Sundays 4.30p.m.
With both Mrs Grogan and Ms Lennon leaving St Nicholas’ at the end of this term to take up their new roles in other schools in the region, we want to thank them both for their hard work and commitment to teaching and learning over their years in St Nicholas’. We are very grateful to them for helping forge more and more the link with both parishes, and helping the children, especially at their sacramental stages, be formed on their journeys of faith. We wish them both all the very best in their new appointments.
There is still time to respond to the consultation on a proposed Right to Palliative Care (Scotland) Bill. The proposal, put forward by Miles Briggs MSP, would introduce a private members’ bill that would establish a legal right to palliative care for everyone in Scotland who is living with terminal illness and to provide equitable access to the palliative support. Click this link to access the short consultation which closes on 3rd June https://ymlpcl6.com/5f4ebejhhafaeqsusalajbwavabseq/click.php
Campaign Against Assisted Dying - Glasgow CAAD is hosting “The Future of Care in Scotland” in the Renfield Centre, Bath St, on 3rd June 9.30am - 12.30pm. In addition to the Clydebank speakers, Denis Canavan, former MP, will speak of the death of his children under the heading “Dignity in Death Without Assisted Dying". To book, call 07388347910
Assisted Suicide – Called to Care, Not to Kill.
Please contact your MSP today to stop assisted suicide becoming legal in Scotland. Use the QR code to access an online resource created by the Catholic Parliamentary Office, including guidance on contacting your MSP. You can also visit rcpolitics.org/assistedsuicide or email us at [email protected] for more information.
World Environment Day 2024 - Wednesday 5th June. This year’s campaign focuses on restoration, desertification and drought resilience under the slogan “Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration.” We cannot turn back time, but we can grow forests, revive water sources, and bring back soils. We are the generation that can make peace with land. Visit the official campaign website on https://www.unep.org/events/un-day/world-environment-day-2024
Lunch Club The next lunch club meeting is this Thursday 6th June, from 12.30 to 2.30p.m. in the Upper Hall. As always everyone is very welcome!
A Thanksgiving Mass will be held for all the First Communicants and their families next Sunday 9th June at 10am. This will be followed by a big First Holy Communion party.
Walk for Vocations - Join us for a Walk for Vocations next Sunday, 9th June. We will meet at Lidl - McDonald’s in Kirkintilloch at 2:30 p.m. and walk together to Schoenstatt, aiming to arrive by 5:00 p.m. for the Holy Rosary. To help us plan, please let us know if you are coming by emailing: [email protected]. Note: Children, young persons, and vulnerable adults must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times. Let's pray for vocations together!
For women affected by separation and divorce-confidential and peer support is on Friday 7th June 2024 St Patrick's, Dumbarton 6-8p.m. [email protected].
A kind benefactor has given us a lovely gift of a new patio bench. It’s just outside the upper hall kitchen. Do enjoy a seat!
All Saints, Bearsden are holding a Flower Festival entitled ‘Celebrating the Hymns’ on Friday 14 & Saturday 15 June from 10:30 to 16:00; on Sunday 16 June from 14:00 to 16:00. Flower arrangements based on hymns will adorn the church. Tea, coffee and homemaking will be available. ‘Songs of Praise’ will take place at 18:00. Everyone is welcome.
St Andrew’s Quiz Night is on Saturday 22nd June at 6pm. Do come along to enjoy a great quiz night for the whole family. Lovely food will be served and included in your £5 ticket. These are now on sale.
The Youth Ministries Team is hosting a P1 Welcome event for families of children starting at St Nicholas in August. This will be held on Sunday 23rd June from 1p.m. until 3p.m. All family members are welcome.
There will be refreshments, activities and entertainments for the little ones, pre-loved uniforms available to take and P6 buddies to introduce themselves. Any P6 children who will be available to assist on the day please email [email protected]
A Rachel's Vineyard retreat for spiritual and emotional healing after abortion will be held north of Glasgow from 26th to 28th June. Confidential, supportive and powerful for anyone who has been affected by their own or someone else’s abortion experience. Contact Sr Andrea on 07816 942824 or email [email protected]. Visit www.rachelsvineyard.org.uk
The Sacrament of Confirmation for all going into P7 this August will be celebrated on Tuesday 29th April 2025 at 7pm in St Andrews. Save the date!
Parish Bulletin: Items for inclusion should be sent to [email protected] by 5 p.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.
Summer Mass Schedule. In order that one priest is able to say Masses in both St Andrew's and St Joseph's during July and August, a Mass schedule has been drawn up by the Pastoral Area Council. As it has become increasingly difficult to arrange a summer supply priest, due to there being fewer priests now, a reduced number of Masses for July and August has become necessary. The summer Mass schedule leaflet is available above and in the porch.
Be neighbourly during July and August and look out for anyone who might not drive and would maybe appreciate a lift to Mass in St Joseph's, Milngavie.
Be neighbourly during July and August and look out for anyone who might not drive and would maybe appreciate a lift to Mass in St Joseph's, Milngavie.
Please remember in your prayers those in need, those who are sick and housebound and those in hospital.
Recently Dead: Liz Bradley, Pat Smith, Paul Smith and Rena Rees
Anniversaries: Bridie Best, John Boyle, Isabelle Cox, Eileen Darroch, Angelo Giovanazzi, Anne Laurie and Liz Taylor
Six months' mind: Brendan McGrath and Henry Rossi.
Recently Dead: Liz Bradley, Pat Smith, Paul Smith and Rena Rees
Anniversaries: Bridie Best, John Boyle, Isabelle Cox, Eileen Darroch, Angelo Giovanazzi, Anne Laurie and Liz Taylor
Six months' mind: Brendan McGrath and Henry Rossi.
