St Andrew's RC Church, Bearsden

@JandPScotland groups of St Joseph's/St Andrew's & Immaculate Conception have invited Scottish political parties to a series of Q&A evenings: Thursdays 7.00-8.30pm. on 5th, 26th March & 9th April, St Andrew's, 12th & 19th March, St Joseph's, 16th April, Immaculate Conception.👇

Gospel of the Day (John 7,40-53) Some in the crowd who heard these words of Jesus said, "This is truly the Prophet." Others said, "This is the Messiah." But others said, "The Messiah will not come from Galilee, will he? Does not scripture say that the Messiah will be of David's family and come from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?" So a division occurred in the crowd because of him. Some of them even wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him. So the guards went to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, "Why did you not bring him?" The guards answered, "Never before has anyone spoken like this one." So the Pharisees answered them, "Have you also been deceived? Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? But this crowd, which does not know the law, is accursed." Nicodemus, one of their members who had come to him earlier, said to them, Does our law condemn a person before it first hears him and finds out what he is doing? They answered and said to him, "You are not from Galilee also, are you? Look and see that no prophet arises from Galilee." Then each went to his own house. vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the…

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21st MARCH~FEAST OF ST ENDA. A warrior-turned-monk considered to be one of the founders of Irish monasticism although he did not found a religious order in the modern sense. See: catholicsaints.info/saint-enda-of-… catholic.org/saints/saint.p… catholicireland.net/saintoftheday/… and ewtn.com/catholicism/li…

21st MARCH ~ FEAST OF ST NICHOLAS OF FLÜE. He became a hermit in the Ranft valley, Switzerland in 1467. Reported to have had the gift of prophecy, he survived for 19 years solely on Holy Communion. See: catholicsaints.info/saint-nicholas… catholic.org/saints/saint.p… and ewtn.com/catholicism/sa…

REQUIESCAT IN PACE ~ The Funeral Mass for Sarah Toland will take place in St Andrew's, Bearsden next Monday, 30th March at 10a.m. Please pray for Sarah, for the peaceful repose of her soul, and for her whole family that they may find comfort at this sad and difficult time.🙏

REMINDER ~ LENT AT ST.ANDREW'S ~ FRIDAY OF THE 4th WEEK OF LENT~ STATIONS OF THE CROSS this evening at 6 p.m. Stations of the Cross will be led every Friday weekly, throughout Lent, by our parish groups.

GLASGOW EVENING TIMES: Tributes as 'holy, kind and humble' Glasgow priest dies... READ full article on the following link: 👆glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottish-…

Gospel of the Day (John 7,1-2.10.25-30) Jesus moved about within Galilee; but he did not wish to travel in Judea, because the Jews were trying to kill him. But the Jewish feast of Tabernacles was near. But when his brothers had gone up to the feast, he himself also went up, not openly but (as it were) in secret. So some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem said, "Is he not the one they are trying to kill? And look, he is speaking openly and they say nothing to him. Could the authorities have realized that he is the Messiah? But we know where he is from. When the Messiah comes, no one will know where he is from." So Jesus cried out in the temple area as he was teaching and said, "You know me and also know where I am from. Yet I did not come on my own, but the one who sent me, whom you do not know, is true. I know him, because I am from him, and he sent me." So they tried to arrest him, but no one laid a hand upon him, because his hour had not yet come. vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the…

20th MARCH~FEAST OF ST CUTHBERT. Had a vision of St Aidan's soul being transported to heaven and decided to become a monk. One of Britain’s most loved saints with over 130 churches dedicated to him. More on: catholicsaints.info/saint-cuthbert… catholic.org/saints/saint.p… catholicireland.net/saintoftheday/…

20th MARCH ~ FEAST OF ST HERBERT. A good friend of St. Cuthbert, he was a priest who lived as a recluse on an island in Lake Derwentwater, England which later became St. Herbert’s in his honour. More on: catholicsaints.info/saint-herbert-… catholic.org/saints/saint.p… and ewtn.com/catholicism/sa…

It is with sorrow that the death is announced of Fr Pat Currie, former Parish Priest of St Joseph’s, Milngavie. Father Pat died this afternoon in the care of St Margaret’s Hospice. Please pray for him and his family. Requiescat in pace

SSVP Scotland are encouraging all our members to join an international call for all Vincentians to join in praying for peace on 19th March. ssvpscotland.com/three-pauses-f…

Gospel of the Day (Matthew 1,16.18-21.24a) Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Christ. Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home. vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the…

✨“Allow St. #Joseph to inspire you with his silent trust and faithful care for all that God entrusts to him. Today, learn from him to accept with serenity what you do not yet understand and to care with responsibility

and tenderness for all that the Lord places in your hands." (With Jesus in the morning - Click To Pray) 🙏Let’s #PrayTogether the morning prayer in Click To Pray: 👉clicktopray.org

19th MARCH~FEAST OF ST JOSEPH. The Bible pays Joseph the highest compliment: he was a “just” man which means that he was completely open to all that God wanted to do for him. See: catholic.org/saints/saint.p… saintsresource.com/joseph-husband… catholicireland.net/saintoftheday/… and franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-d…

Gospel of the Day (John 5,17-30) Jesus answered the Jews: "My Father is at work until now, so I am at work." For this reason the Jews tried all the more to kill him, because he not only broke the sabbath but he also called God his own father, making himself equal to God. Jesus answered and said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, a son cannot do anything on his own, but only what he sees his father doing; for what he does, his son will do also. For the Father loves his Son and shows him everything that he himself does, and he will show him greater works than these, so that you may be amazed. For just as the Father raises the dead and gives life, so also does the Son give life to whomever he wishes. Nor does the Father judge anyone, but he has given all judgment to his Son, so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes in the one who sent me has eternal life and will not come to condemnation, but has passed from death to life. Amen, amen, I say to you, the hour is coming and is now here when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. For just as the Father has life in himself, so also he gave to his Son the possession of life in himself. And he gave him power to exercise judgment, because he is the Son of Man. Do not be amazed at this, because the hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and will come out, those who have done good deeds to the resurrection of life, but those who have done wicked deeds to the resurrection of condemnation. I cannot do anything on my own; I judge as I hear, and my judgment is just, because I do not seek my own will but the will of the one who sent me." vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the…

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18th MARCH~FEAST DAY OF ST CYRIL OF JERUSALEM. A doctor of the Church and famous as the author of the Mystagogic Catecheses for newly initiated adults still in use today. More on: catholicsaints.info/saint-cyril-of… catholic.org/saints/saint.p… catholicireland.net/saintoftheday/… and franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-d…

𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 MSPs can be confident that they have taken the correct and responsible course of action. Their vote serves to protect some of Scotland’s most vulnerable individuals from the risk of being pressured into a premature death. Every human life possesses inherent value. Genuine compassion is not expressed through ending a life, but through accompanying those who suffer and ensuring they receive the medical, emotional, and spiritual support that recognises their dignity. No life is without worth. As a society, our responsibility is not to address suffering by eliminating the sufferer, but to surround each person with care, respect, and dignity until their natural end. Today’s decision moves Scotland further in that direction, and MSPs should be commended for this. However, we must continue to make progress. Our next priority must be to strengthen palliative care by ensuring that it is properly funded and accessible to all who require it. I would like to express my gratitude to all MSPs for their serious engagement with this issue and for the thoughtful and considered attention they have given to the bill. I am especially grateful to those who upheld the principle of human dignity and advocated on behalf of the vulnerable. Your principled commitment has not gone unnoticed. Bishop John Keenan President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland