Sunday 6th March 2022 First Sunday of Lent

"One does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes forth
from the mouth of God.”

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During Lent

• Daily Mass – 10am
  
• Stations of the Cross – Fridays 6pm.
  
• Rosary – weekdays 9.30am     
  
• Fridays – church open until 5pm
  
• Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament  Saturdays 10am – 11am. Confessions throughout
  
• Confessions – Also on Saturdays 4.15pm – 4.45pm & Sundays 9.15am – 9.40am 

 
SCIAF’s wee box, big change appeal. Pick up a wee box from the porch. “Together, we can build God’s kingdom here on earth” To be returned, please on Easter Sunday. Lentfest 2022 – special online programme available in the porch or visit     www.agap.org.uk/lentfest  An imaginative fusion of faith and the arts. Everything in one place – your place!
 
St Andrews Squad (SAS), Today March 6th & 20th March , for all Primary 3 children in the parish celebrating the sacrament of Reconciliation this Lent. Please come along to the Upper Hall from 9am till 9.45am leading into 10am Mass with children’s liturgy.
 
Almost 40 Primary Three children, over the next two weekends, will receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation ~ encountering God’s love and mercy in this beautiful Sacrament! Keep them in your prayers for they look forward to their First Confession and also to their First Holy Communion next year.
 
Plate offerings. With the most recent easing of restrictions, the practice of passing round the basket to collect offerings will resume weekend 26 / 27 March.
 
Now that Lent has begun, the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays has been restored.  We should see this as an opportunity to come together again as a community of faith to listen to the Word of God and be nourished by the body of Christ. As always, the obligation does not apply to those who are sick and their carers or to those aware of their greater vulnerability to the virus.  Come back to Mass! It would be good to have more and more people coming back to Mass. The children’s Liturgy has resumed at 10am Mass.
 
Forty Hours Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament   Sunday 20th March. Evening Prayer 5pm. Night Prayer 9 pm.
Monday, 21th March - Holy Hour at 7pm  led by Fr Peter Dowling. Confessions available throughout. Night Prayer at 9.00 p.m.
Tuesday, 22th March  Holy Hour 7pm be led by Fr John Gannon. Confessions available throughout. Night Prayer at 9pm. 
 
WYD ~ Lisbon 1 – 6 August 2023.  If you are interested in going and you will be 16 (as of 1st Feb 2023) up to 35 (at time of trip), please let our  St Andrew’s & St Joseph’s Youth Ministries Team know by emailing [email protected] and the Archdiocesan Youth Team by following this link: https://tinyurl.com/wyd2023.  The Youth Ministries Team and both parishes will assist with fundraising/sponsorship for any young people interested in attending.

Scotland’s single use plastics ban.
New regulations on single-use plastics such as plastic cutlery, plates, stirrers, and expanded polystyrene food containers & cups, are coming into force in June this year, subject to UK legislation. .  Full details:-  www.zerowastescotland.org.uk
 
Between now and Easter, please keep in your prayers Jackie, Rebecca, Jason and Rokas, who look forward to being received into the Church at Easter. A step on the way to Easter for them is the Rite of Election in the Cathedral next Sunday.
 
On Friday 25th March, the Feast of the Annunciation, the Legion of Mary will be praying on the hour throughout the day until 5.00 p.m. a  Public Rosary for the Unborn Child.  The first hour will start at 12 noon with the Angelus and the Rosary, and then proceed with the Rosary being prayed each hour on the hour.
 
Special note for Readers and all who use a missal, ipad or phone- on the 3rd, 4th and 5th Sundays in Lent, as these are RCIA Sundays, readings are taken from Year A.
 
UN Report: Act Now to Stop Climate Chaos  - The key message of the report by the Independent Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is stark, stressing the need to take urgent action right now to avoid continuing permanent damage to ecosystems, species extinction and human wellbeing. If you feel moved to do something you can perhaps read the report for yourself and express your concern about this to our MP Amy Callaghan and/or to MSPs Rona Mackay, Pam Gosal and Ross Greer. 
 
Drumchapel Foodbank have expressed their thanks for the tremendous support given by our parish weekly. Donations during Lent, especially to help families during the Easter school holiday, can be left in the house porch and will be very gratefully received. 

The Pope's Twitter (@Pontifex)
and
The Pope's Instagram (@Franciscus) 
and
The Pope’s monthly video
Great resources of contemporary commentary by the Holy Father on current issues.
 
Safeguarding ~ Parts 1 & 2 Zoom Training dates – see social media and noticeboards for details.  Please note, Part 1 Training is mandatory for all volunteers.

Drumchapel Foodbank. Regularly your donations are dropped off at the foodbank by our parish volunteers. Thanks for continuing to give the foodbank your support.

Our soup-run volunteers continue to collect donations from M&S, Byres Rd & Milngavie for delivery to Drumchapel & St Gregory’s Foodbanks, the Wayside Club & Aspire.

Parish Website – On the latest page and bulletin pages, click on subscribe for a daily summary of the previous day's posts.

Parish Bulletin: Items for inclusion should be sent in by 12 Noon on the Wednesday before publication. Copies of the bulletin are available on Facebook, Twitter, Instgram, the parish website and on our exterior noticeboard.

Please remember in your prayers those in need, those who are sick and housebound and those in hospital
Recently Dead: Bobby Bradley, Neil Duffy, Bridget Joyce, Charles McKeever, Colette Rybarczyk.
Anniversaries: Pat Fearon, Simon Andrews, Joseph O'Rourke.