Sunday 5th October 2025 Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

"The kingdom of God will be taken away from you
and given to a people that will produce its fruit."
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Mass & Confession Schedule Changes (Due to Fr. Lyons’ Sick Leave)
Weekend Masses

• St. Andrew’s, Bearsden
  • Saturday Vigil: 6:00pm
  • Sunday: 10:00am (Confessions from 9:10am)
• St. Joseph’s, Milngavie
  • Saturday Vigil: 4:30pm (Confessions from 4:00pm)
  • Sunday: 11:30am

Weekday Masses

• St. Joseph’s: Monday, 10:00am
• St. Andrew’s: Thursday & Friday, 10:00am

Holydays of Obligation

• St. Joseph’s: Vigil Mass at 7:00pm
• St. Andrew’s: 10:00am

Funerals and sick calls will be covered by St Andrew's.

Parish Timetable.

• As was stated last weekend, the present system of Masses that is in place will continue for the time being. It will be looked at again in late November.
  
• Many thanks for your patience and understanding
  
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For The Diary.

• Fr. McNulty will be here again from Tuesday, 21st October to Thursday, 6th November.
  
• Details will follow later.

COLLECTIONS
August 2025.

• Gift Aid - £5,700.33
• Standing Orders - £432.00
• Plate Collection: 28/9/25 - £723. Thank you. 

Second Collection

• Weekend of 18th/19th October for the Missions.
• Handout that weekend at the back of the church 

Request 

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

 
This Weekend Is ' Sign Up Sunday'.

• A chance for you after Mass to go into the Upper Hall and explore all the different groups that take place in your church.
• You are asked to help out, so please make sure you pop in.
• Remember, groups don't run themselves, they need you!

 
The Parish Padre PIO Group Meeting

• Blessed Sacrament Chapel at St Andrews, Roman Rd
• 7p.m. on the first Monday of every month commencing this Monday, 6th October 2025. 

 
Parking on the church driveway

• Following risk assessment guidance, Parishioners should immediately refrain from parking on the double yellow lines on the church driveway and in the turning circle outside the main church entrance door next to the disabled parking bay at all times.
• This is to ensure a clear and safe access for emergency vehicles.
• Your assistance in this matter is much appreciated.

 
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.
 
Coffee Morning Sunday 19th October

• Please join us in the Upper Hall, after 10a.m. Mass, for tea, coffee and some delicious home baking.
• This month we are raising funds for Alzheimer’s Research.
• Many thanks to all who helped raise the sum of £190 for Caritas at September’s coffee morning. 

Pause for Hope: An Ecumenical Service for all people affected by Cancer.

• Sunday 26th October at 4p.m. in Croftfoot United Free Church, 349 Carmunnock Road, G44 5HH.
• Reflection by Rev Leslie Edge, Chaplain to the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice.
• You will hear of the work of the Hospice and a collection will be taken up for the vital work of the Hospice.
• You will have the opportunity to light a candle and leave a prayer intention for yourself or people you know who have been affected by cancer.
• Please join us for refreshments, information and chat afterwards.

Recovery & Spiritual Healing
Alcohol/Drug Addiction.

• This Ecumenical Service will take place on Sunday, 12th October at 3p.m.
  
• St. Augustine's Church Hall, 393 Ashgill Road, Glasgow.

AGAP Theatre National Tour: "Pilgrim of Hope"

• A solo comedy play inspired by the letter of Pope Francis for the Jubilee Year.
• Written and performed by Stephen Callaghan.
• Following great reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe, the production is touring parishes and schools.
• Glasgow show on Friday 14th November in Sacred Heart Church Hall, Cumbernauld.
• Tickets and remaining tour dates: http://www.agap.org.uk/pilgrimofhope/

 
FORMED | Monthly | S1–S6 | RCAG Youth Office 

• Run by the Archdiocesan Youth Office, FORMED gives young people in S1–S6 the opportunity to meet monthly and explore their faith in relationship with Jesus, the Church, and one another through engaging activities, inspiring teachings, times of prayer, and small groups with their peers!
• To find out more and to register, visit: https://www.rcagyouth.co.uk/

 
The St Andrew’s Parish Christmas Fair

• Saturday 15th November after the Vigil Mass
• Sunday 17th November after 10a.m. Mass.
• As always, all of the profit made by the Piety Stall goes to Church funds.
• If you run a group in the parish and would like to host a stall please contact either Anne MacIntosh (07866 009078) or Annamaria Strachan (07749 715514) before Sunday 26th October to confirm.

Catholic Social Teaching Thought for the Week 4-5th October 2025
World Day of Migrants and Refugees 
"Therefore, as we fix our gaze on the Holy Family of Nazareth as they were forced to become refugees, let us think of the tragedy of those migrants and refugees who are victims of rejection and exploitation, who are victims of human trafficking and of slave labour."
Pope Francis, Angelus, 29 December 2013
 
Laudato Si’ - On Care for our Common Home​
Our relationship with the environment can never be isolated from our relationship with others and with God. Otherwise, it would be nothing more than romantic individualism dressed up in ecological garb, locking us into a stifling immanence. (#119) 

Challenge Poverty Week, 6-12 October

• An opportunity for you to raise your voice against poverty and unite with others in calling for a more just and equal Scotland.
• To learn about the injustice of poverty in Scotland and how collective action based on justice and compassion can create solutions, check out all this week's events on the website: https://www.povertyalliance.org/

 
Challenge Poverty Week Challenge Sheet. 

• Your Justice & Peace group have also drawn up a challenge sheet which considers a different aspect of poverty each day and sets some challenges that you might care to tackle in helping to combat poverty in Scotland.
• Make sure you collect your Challenge Sheet for all the details.
• Also available on this link.​ ​

Season of Creation: Week 5 
​The Feast of St. Francis – October 4th
A Reflection from Justice and Peace
This date marks the end of the Season of Creation for this year. Our Creation Banner serves as a visual summary of all that was dear to St. Francis.
The Cry of the Earth
The images of a dove and the earth reflect Francis’s vision to honour and protect God's Creation.
The Cry of the Poor
Francis chose a life of poverty and simplicity, creating an Order of Friars whose ideals mirrored those of Jesus and his Apostles. This is echoed in the Beatitude: 
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

• Throughout the ages, poverty has been a constant in all societies.
• Today, the goal to end poverty is receding fast.
• Climate disruption affects especially communities in the Global South, and war diverts precious resources, risking a surge in refugees.

In the face of such challenges, what can we do?

• Reflect on how to reduce your carbon footprint.
• Buy Fair Trade goods to help farmers in the developing world.
• Use the Rosary to pray for Peace, reflecting on the poverty in our world and how we can help alleviate it.

Eucharistic Ministers

• Short meeting for those who visit the Sick at home or in Nursing Homes.
• Thursday 9th October after Mass.
• Hope you are all able to make it. 

The Bishop's Conference Event

• Interreligious Dialogue in a time of Conflict.
• The Conforti Institute, Calder Avenue, Coatbridge.
• Saturday 8th October.
• More details from the poster in the porch.

 
Final Year at School?

• Like to do the Caritas Award?
• The Award celebrates the faith witness which Caritas candidates give within their home, school and parish.
• Join the other students who have already signed up.
• The meetings begin in late September.
• For more information, speak to Fr Michael and visit https://sces.org.uk/caritas-award/

 
RCIA Programme: Thinking of joining the Catholic Church?  Well, come and see!

• Our RCIA programme (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) is a warm and welcoming space to explore the Catholic faith, ask questions and discover what it means to follow Jesus.
• The programme begins in Autumn through to Easter.
• If interested, email [email protected] to arrange an informal, no obligation chat.
• We would be very pleased to hear from you. RCIA Team.

 
​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: Jane Buchanan, John Convery, John MacArthur, Bill McBeth, John Monaghan, Mercia Murray and Kenneth Smith.
Anniversaries: John Brims, Joseph Butler, Tommy Gillan, Bill Lyden, Kit McCormick and Annie and Michael Moakler.  
3 Months’ Mind  Cecilia Cameron.