“I came into this world for judgment,
so that those who do not see might see,
and those who do see might become blind.”
so that those who do not see might see,
and those who do see might become blind.”
A Happy Mother's Day to all concerned.
LENTEN BLESSING: Bless me, Lord, when I can see the error of my ways and turn back to your loving embrace. Bless me, Lord, when I can see that I become a better person through learning from my mistakes.
DURING LENT
PARISH COLLECTION for 23/3/2025 - Plate - £1031. Sick & Retired Priests Collection - £895. The following amounts came to the parish for the month of February. Gift Aid - £4,970.33. Standing Orders £440.00. As always, many thanks. Being here over six months now, I am very grateful for what you hand into your parish. By the end of the Financial Year, we will have paid to the diocese £5,700 for The National Contingency Fund and our Levy of £37,820. As I've said before, your money isn't simply 'sitting' in the parish Account.
REQUIESCAT IN PACE ~ The Funeral Mass for Kay Dick will take place on Tuesday, 22nd April at 10a.m. Thank you for remembering Kay and her family in your prayers.
🚨URGENT: Let your MP know about major NEW problems with assisted suicide Bill! Email your MP NOW—it takes just 30 seconds! 👉 https://righttolife.org.uk/uvd2 The MP email tool at the link above is quick and easy to use. Every email makes a difference.”🙏🏻
Lenten Confessions. A day of Confessions will take place in St. Andrew's Cathedral on Friday, 11th April from 9a.m. - 5p.m.
No Lunch Club this week due to the P7 retreat.
Lenten Challenge Sheet Week 4 - Sunday 30th March is SCIAF Sunday - and this week’s J&P Lenten challenge sheet presents some ideas on what we might do to challenge Financial Poverty and support SCIAF’s campaign to Cancel Debt, Choose Hope, as our response to the Jubilee 2025. Sheet is on this link.
Justice & Peace There is a letter on the notice board for anyone who wishes to read it concerning SCIAF.
RCAG Youth are running a retreat for Primary 7 children on Thursday 3rd April 2025 in St Andrew’s RC Church from 10a.m. until 2p.m. The P7 classes from St Nicholas PS will be attending with the school. Those children in P7 in a different school are most welcome to join us. Please book your place through this link: https://forms.gle/ieYT4DwobUxm1PF3A or scan the QR Code at the back of the church.
FORTY HOURS ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT STARTS THIS WEEKEND-
Do drop in for some quiet prayer time. Can you commit to spending 30 minutes in the Real Presence of Christ? Adorers Rota on the notice board in the porch to sign up.
SACRAMENTS IN 2025:
Sacrament Preparation - Many thanks to all who helped organise the two Sunday sessions for our school children.
This is an invitation to join the scratch choir at the Easter Vigil on 19th April at 8p.m. There will be a couple of rehearsals in church before the event and a short rehearsal before the service. Rehearsal dates will be posted in the Bulletin. Music is available now on request. You are welcome to contact Annamaria Strachan by email: [email protected] or by text/phone 07749715514 for more information.
Children's choir dates: 11th & 18th May, 8th & 15th June. If your child is not in St Nicholas and would like to join, please contact Annamaria Strachan ([email protected]) 07749715514 for details.
Maria Smillie is starting a WhatsApp group for the new Primary Ones starting in August. If interested contact her on 07927091759.
Before receiving Holy Communion, we are asked to make some act of reverence such as a bow.
LENTEN BLESSING: Bless me, Lord, when I can see the error of my ways and turn back to your loving embrace. Bless me, Lord, when I can see that I become a better person through learning from my mistakes.
DURING LENT
- Rosary – Monday – Friday 9.30a.m.
- Stations of the Cross - Fridays at 6p.m.
- Saturday Adoration – 10 – 11a.m.
- Sunday Confessions – 9.15 – 9.40a.m.
- Alms Giving Second Collection – SCIAF, Many Thanks
- During Lent, we are asked to pray for all who have been abused by the church
PARISH COLLECTION for 23/3/2025 - Plate - £1031. Sick & Retired Priests Collection - £895. The following amounts came to the parish for the month of February. Gift Aid - £4,970.33. Standing Orders £440.00. As always, many thanks. Being here over six months now, I am very grateful for what you hand into your parish. By the end of the Financial Year, we will have paid to the diocese £5,700 for The National Contingency Fund and our Levy of £37,820. As I've said before, your money isn't simply 'sitting' in the parish Account.
REQUIESCAT IN PACE ~ The Funeral Mass for Kay Dick will take place on Tuesday, 22nd April at 10a.m. Thank you for remembering Kay and her family in your prayers.
🚨URGENT: Let your MP know about major NEW problems with assisted suicide Bill! Email your MP NOW—it takes just 30 seconds! 👉 https://righttolife.org.uk/uvd2 The MP email tool at the link above is quick and easy to use. Every email makes a difference.”🙏🏻
Lenten Confessions. A day of Confessions will take place in St. Andrew's Cathedral on Friday, 11th April from 9a.m. - 5p.m.
No Lunch Club this week due to the P7 retreat.
Lenten Challenge Sheet Week 4 - Sunday 30th March is SCIAF Sunday - and this week’s J&P Lenten challenge sheet presents some ideas on what we might do to challenge Financial Poverty and support SCIAF’s campaign to Cancel Debt, Choose Hope, as our response to the Jubilee 2025. Sheet is on this link.
Justice & Peace There is a letter on the notice board for anyone who wishes to read it concerning SCIAF.
RCAG Youth are running a retreat for Primary 7 children on Thursday 3rd April 2025 in St Andrew’s RC Church from 10a.m. until 2p.m. The P7 classes from St Nicholas PS will be attending with the school. Those children in P7 in a different school are most welcome to join us. Please book your place through this link: https://forms.gle/ieYT4DwobUxm1PF3A or scan the QR Code at the back of the church.
FORTY HOURS ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT STARTS THIS WEEKEND-
Do drop in for some quiet prayer time. Can you commit to spending 30 minutes in the Real Presence of Christ? Adorers Rota on the notice board in the porch to sign up.
- Sunday 30th March. Evening Prayer 5p.m. Night Prayer 9p.m.
- Monday, 31st March Holy Hour 7p.m. with Deacon Frank Flynn. Night Prayer 9p.m.
- Tuesday, 1st April Mass 7p.m.
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 Preparation - Many thanks to all who helped organise the two Sunday sessions for our school children.
This is an invitation to join the scratch choir at the Easter Vigil on 19th April at 8p.m. There will be a couple of rehearsals in church before the event and a short rehearsal before the service. Rehearsal dates will be posted in the Bulletin. Music is available now on request. You are welcome to contact Annamaria Strachan by email: [email protected] or by text/phone 07749715514 for more information.
Children's choir dates: 11th & 18th May, 8th & 15th June. If your child is not in St Nicholas and would like to join, please contact Annamaria Strachan ([email protected]) 07749715514 for details.
Maria Smillie is starting a WhatsApp group for the new Primary Ones starting in August. If interested contact her on 07927091759.
Before receiving Holy Communion, we are asked to make some act of reverence such as a bow.
Catholic Social Teaching Thought for the Week – 30th March 2025
Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received – only what you have given: a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage. Saint Francis of Assisi
Laudato Si’ - On Care for our Common Home – There is a tendency to believe that every increase in power means “an increase of ‘progress’ itself”, an advance in “security, usefulness, welfare and vigour”, as if reality, goodness and truth automatically flow from technological and economic power as such. The fact is that “contemporary man has not been trained to use power well”, because our immense technological development has not been accompanied by a development in human responsibility, values and conscience. (#105)
Remember Vocations in your Lenten Devotions 30th March—Fourth Sunday of Lent: “Today too, Jesus lives and walks along the paths of ordinary life in order to draw near to everyone, beginning with the least, and to heal us of our infirmities and illnesses...” (A New Evangelisation). We thank all our priests who have chosen to follow Jesus, and pray that many more men will listen to and answer the call of Christ.
Saturday 5th April - Eucharistic Adoration for Vocations to the Priesthood, 10 -11am, with Exposition, Stations of the Cross and Benediction. Why not come and “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send more labourers into the harvest”?
Boarbank Hall Retreats: This year the Jubilee coincides with the tenth anniversary of Laudato Si’. Can we become Pilgrims of Hope also in our celebration of, and care for, God’s Creation? Join us at Boarbank Hall for the following retreats-come-holidays: Two Wings and Some Prayers 12th-17th May; Celebrating Creation: The Joy of Limits 27th-31st May and 4th-10th October. For more information, see https://boarbankhall.org.uk/ and https://journeyto2030.org/events/. Some may find this of interest.
The Tablet Magazine - From time to time a number of back issues of the magazine will be left in the porch for anyone who might be interested. They are free of charge.
DIFFICULTY READING LOCAL NEWS The Bearsden & Milngavie Talking Newspaper Association – BEAM- provides recordings each week, to the blind and visually impaired in the local community, of the Milngavie & Bearsden Herald, extracts from the Community News plus stories from e.g. the Scottish Book Trust, adding a bit of light-hearted interest. Free boom boxes are supplied -the Post Office provides a free postal service - therefore no cost to listeners. For more information contact Graham Silcock – 07770 524983.
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]
M&B Historical Society. Archaeology of the Clyde Valley by Paul Murtagh. This talk will take place on Monday, 7th April at 7.30p.m. in the Lower Hall of the church. Visitors - £5.
BOOK NOW FOR LOURDES PILGRIMAGE 2025 Wednesday 16th to Wednesday 23rd July 2025
To express an interest, please contact the Pilgrimage Office before 31st March 2025 on 0141 226 5898 or email: [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.
Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received – only what you have given: a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage. Saint Francis of Assisi
Laudato Si’ - On Care for our Common Home – There is a tendency to believe that every increase in power means “an increase of ‘progress’ itself”, an advance in “security, usefulness, welfare and vigour”, as if reality, goodness and truth automatically flow from technological and economic power as such. The fact is that “contemporary man has not been trained to use power well”, because our immense technological development has not been accompanied by a development in human responsibility, values and conscience. (#105)
Remember Vocations in your Lenten Devotions 30th March—Fourth Sunday of Lent: “Today too, Jesus lives and walks along the paths of ordinary life in order to draw near to everyone, beginning with the least, and to heal us of our infirmities and illnesses...” (A New Evangelisation). We thank all our priests who have chosen to follow Jesus, and pray that many more men will listen to and answer the call of Christ.
Saturday 5th April - Eucharistic Adoration for Vocations to the Priesthood, 10 -11am, with Exposition, Stations of the Cross and Benediction. Why not come and “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send more labourers into the harvest”?
Boarbank Hall Retreats: This year the Jubilee coincides with the tenth anniversary of Laudato Si’. Can we become Pilgrims of Hope also in our celebration of, and care for, God’s Creation? Join us at Boarbank Hall for the following retreats-come-holidays: Two Wings and Some Prayers 12th-17th May; Celebrating Creation: The Joy of Limits 27th-31st May and 4th-10th October. For more information, see https://boarbankhall.org.uk/ and https://journeyto2030.org/events/. Some may find this of interest.
The Tablet Magazine - From time to time a number of back issues of the magazine will be left in the porch for anyone who might be interested. They are free of charge.
DIFFICULTY READING LOCAL NEWS The Bearsden & Milngavie Talking Newspaper Association – BEAM- provides recordings each week, to the blind and visually impaired in the local community, of the Milngavie & Bearsden Herald, extracts from the Community News plus stories from e.g. the Scottish Book Trust, adding a bit of light-hearted interest. Free boom boxes are supplied -the Post Office provides a free postal service - therefore no cost to listeners. For more information contact Graham Silcock – 07770 524983.
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.
- 3. Easter Scene Painting (Deadline: Monday, 28th April 2025)
- 4. Easter Photography (Deadline: Wednesday, 7th May 2025)
- 5. Prayer Composition (Deadline: Tuesday, 20th May 2025)
- 6. Essay Writing (Deadline: Tuesday, 20th May 2025)
For more info contact: [email protected]
M&B Historical Society. Archaeology of the Clyde Valley by Paul Murtagh. This talk will take place on Monday, 7th April at 7.30p.m. in the Lower Hall of the church. Visitors - £5.
BOOK NOW FOR LOURDES PILGRIMAGE 2025 Wednesday 16th to Wednesday 23rd July 2025
To express an interest, please contact the Pilgrimage Office before 31st March 2025 on 0141 226 5898 or email: [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: Patricia Daley, Kay Dick, Michael Fergus, Alex McGinn and Eamon McGinn.
Recently Dead: Patricia Daley, Kay Dick, Michael Fergus, Alex McGinn and Eamon McGinn.
