During this Catholic Education Week, there is a special appeal being made for teachers, so anyone who would like information on becoming a teacher in a Catholic school should please contact the Scottish Catholic Education Service: [email protected].  

​Regarding the Catholic Teacher's Certificate (CREDL), an Award in Religious Understanding, St Andrew's parish will happily sponsor any parishioner Catholic teacher wishing to teach Religious Education in a Catholic school. 

As we gradually move towards some semblance of normality, we would like to restore the children's liturgy at the 10am Sunday Mass in St Andrew's, hopefully, sometime in the new year. 

As a number of children's liturgy helpers have now decided to finish with this ministry, and we are very grateful to them for their many years of faithful service in this area of parish life, we are looking for new volunteers.

​If you are able to help with the children's liturgy, please email [email protected]

The Bishops of Scotland have decided to reinstate the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation from Sunday 2nd January, 2022, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord.

​We should think of this as an opportunity to come together again as a community of faith.  

I prefer to think of “obligation” not as something imposed on us, but rather something I feel the need for. I hope that you will feel an interior obligation to give thanks to God for the blessings we receive, and take the opportunity to start coming along to the Vigil or Sunday Mass again to receive Christ, the bread of life, food for the journey, in holy communion. 

"In accordance with the common teaching of the Church this obligation does not bind those in ill health or those otherwise impeded from attending Mass. Nor, in the context of Covid, does it bind those showing symptoms of the virus or with underlying health conditions, or those with responsibilities for people in need of special care."

Below and on this link is a Pastoral Letter from the Bishops regarding Christmas and the resumption of the Mass obligation.

With all good wishes,

Fr Mackle

For Your Information ~ 2020/2021 Levy.  

One substantial expense, which our parish annually incurs, is the Diocesan Levy. This is a contribution that every parish must make towards the administration of the archdiocese.

​The Diocesan Levy for our parish for this year is £43,350. To date, we have paid £24,000 already to the archdiocese, leaving £19,350 still to be paid before 31 March 2022.

Christmas Reachout - a huge thanks to our parish Messengers for collecting their bundles last night.

Reachout will be delivered to around 1300 homes in the parish during the coming weeks.

Sincere thanks to the Editorial Team, Messengers, Area Leaders, Messenger Coordinators and Data base manager for all their much appreciated and hard work.

​If Reachout is not delivered to your home, and you would like to receive a copy, please email [email protected]. It will be posted soon on our social media.

Catholic Education Week begins tomorrow with Education Sunday November 21 ~ a time for reflecting upon the Catholic school as a community of celebration and worship, with Jesus Christ at its centre. 

We look forward to welcoming to our 10am Mass tomorrow pupils and staff from St Nicholas’, Turnbull High and St Aloysius’.  Pupils will be participating in various ways in the Liturgy.

There’s an appeal this week for teachers, so anyone who would like information on becoming a teacher in a Catholic school should please contact the Scottish Catholic Education Service: [email protected].

Important Information re the celebration of the Sacraments in 2022 in St Andrew's

To all Primary Four First Holy Communion families. 
A date for your diary - There will be a Parents’ Meeting on Thursday 20th January 2022 at 7pm in St Andrew’s Hall. 

First Holy Communion Masses will be on 14th, 15th, 21st and 22nd May, 2022 at 2pm. 
A date will be allocated soon to each family. 

To all Primary Three and Primary Seven families - information will be sent out soon to all regarding arrangements for the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Confirmation. 

Please don't hesitate to get in touch, if you have any questions.