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Archdiocesan Covid Update March 18th 2022

18/3/2022

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Archdiocesan Covid Update from Canon Gargaro

Face Coverings

As you know the Government has extended the requirement to wear face coverings in church for at least another couple of weeks. They still expect that some time early in April the requirement will become a recommendation. Until that is confirmed, we are all still required to wear face coverings unless exempt. 


Other Measures

The Government have now revoked the other measures which were still applicable in churches and halls. This means that we can now fully undertake all the activities that previously occurred in parishes, but we need to do so mindful of the need to help people feel safe and to let those with higher risks feel comfortable in our parishes.

This is not just going back to the way things were done before, but finding the ways to do them safely in our new circumstances. Everything can be done that we would have done before, just not always in the same ways. There are no special legal requirements that we need to comply with (except masks) but we always have the legal, and moral, duty to run our parish activities in a healthy and safe way.  

The Bishops have asked us to keep observing the following principles in all that we do:
  • Respect the space of fellow parishioners 
  • Keep sanitising hands on entering church and before distributing Holy Communion
  • Continue to ensure good ventilation. 
Please note the following points:
  • We no longer have to do any special cleaning regime – we can return to pre-pandemic cleaning routines.
  • The sign of peace may now be done by shaking hands, but with the understanding that some may not want to do so at this time and that no-one should feel pressured to do so. Some parishes may prefer to retain bowing or keep omitting the sign of peace.  (In  St Andrew’s, we’ll continue the practice of bowing until further notice).
  • Feet can be washed on Holy Thursday. 
  • The advice is that Confessionals still not be used if they do not have good ventilation.

The Bishops would like to “thank all parishes, priests, deacons and volunteers for all their efforts during the past 2 years and encourage all Catholics to return with confidence to our celebration of Holy Mass and the Sacraments, the source and summit of our faith.”
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Piety Stall

15/3/2022

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We are delighted that the Piety Stall will reopen the weekend of Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th March !  We have lots of lovely new stock, including cards, books and gifts for Easter and First Communion.

As always, all of the profits from the sale of the items will go to Parish funds.  Our sincere thanks to everyone who purchased from the stall during lockdown – due to your support, we were able to transfer £900 at the end of 2020 and £800 for 2021.
 
We’d be grateful of volunteers who would be willing to help us with manning the stall after each Mass.  If you could spare 15 minutes, we would really appreciate your help.  The rota sheet for April, May and June is on the Piety Stall door.  

​Any questions please call Anne MacIntosh 931-5861 or Annamaria Strachan 942-9799.
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Justice & Peace

12/3/2022

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March Campaign - We have joined up with SCIAF to urge the UK Government to do the right thing and allow our brothers and sisters fleeing war in Ukraine to come to the UK.  
Please click on the link below to add your name to this urgent call. 
Thank You!

Ask the Prime Minister to waive visas for Ukrainians | SCIAF
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 Catholic Social Teaching Thought for the Week - 13th March
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Turnbull Times March April 2022

12/3/2022

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The latest edition of the Turnbull Times newsletter is on this link.
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Care Not Killing

12/3/2022

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Below are  links to three video recordings of the recent Holyrood Webinar on assisted suicide that was organised in association with Not Dead Yet UK. 
Talk 1. Tanni Grey-Thompson

Talk 2. Marie Fallon

Question & Answer Session
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Youth Ministries' Stations of the Cross

5/3/2022

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Stations of the Cross

5/3/2022

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Catholic Social Teaching Thought for the Week - 6th March

5/3/2022

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St Andrew's Synod

5/3/2022

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Synod 2023 ~ That's four synod gatherings we've had for people to pray, discuss and reflect on the synod questions and topics. There will be an additional gathering this Tuesday at 10.30am in the chapel house. All most welcome.

Look out in your inbox for our synod questionnaire or you can find it here on this webpage. We’ll be emailing it out very soon. If you didn’t manage along to one of the gatherings, please take some time to have your say. Got some time this weekend? Get yourself a coffee and start to have your say at St Andrew's Synod Survey

There’s a very good Synod 2023 article in this month’s Flourish on the Vatican Cardinal’s Synod message to Scots. Flourish is free. Copies in the porch and it's online.
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Sacraments

5/3/2022

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Almost 40 Primary Three children, over the next fortnight, 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.

Also, during these weeks of this Holy Season of Lent, pupils in St Nicholas' and Turnbull High will have the opportunity for Confession.  

“Confession is an encounter with Jesus whose mercy motivates us to do better.”
Pope Francis
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29 Roman Road
Bearsden
Glasgow
G61 2SN
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