Last weekend’s income was:

Offertory Collection: £350.00 & 2nd Collection: £70.00. Many thanks to our parishioners for your continuous financial help to the parish. Highly appreciated.

 

The following are invited to the inauguration of the Parish Pastoral Council: George Rainey, Frances Devine, Michael Ryan, Rosie Caldwell, Molly Brown, Jean Conway, Mark Watson, Catherine Mary Hainey, John Rainey, and Jennifer Gorman.  Date: Thursday September 16^th 2021. Time: 6.30pm. Venue:  Parish hall.

 

It has been brought to my notice of the serious danger posed by some of our parishioners parking their cars directly outside the church house on the main street while attending Mass. There is no doubt that this poses serious risk to some people trying to exit unto the main street after Mass because they cannot get a clear view of oncoming vehicle from Dumbarton end of the road. Is it possible brethren, to use the well-marked out cark park here inside the parish compound, or use the opposite side of that road, or even park further downhill. A stitch in time, they say, saves nine!

 

The September edition of The Flourish, the Archdiocesan newspaper is available. Please collect your copy from the back of the church.

 

After careful and painstaking consultations, the following are appointed as members of the Golden Jubilee Committee: Michael Ryan (Chairperson), Catherine Mary Hainey (Secretary), Alice Gorman, Joseph Hastie, Mary Lees, Jennifer Gorman, and Alison Brown. Date, time, and venue of inauguration to be announced in due time.

 

There is a special collection in aid of the work of SPRED (Special Religious Development) on the weekend of Sunday 12 September. SPRED groups work throughout the Archdiocese to support parishioners who have a learning or developmental disability to take part in parish life. Like many groups, SPRED has been adversely affected by the pandemic and is working hard to get going again. Any contribution to our work is greatly appreciated.

We also need people to join our groups to share faith and friendship with someone who needs SPRED’s help. To find out more please come to one of our open evenings at St. Ninian’s Knightswood on 15th September or St. Andrew’s’ Bearsden on 22nd September, both at 7 p.m. Dates don’t suit or too far away? Call the SPRED office on 0141 770 5055 or email glasgow.spred@btconnect.com

 

Updated guidance from the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland.

 

 

 

 

We are all deaf at times—even to the people we love, to God’s word, and to our inner hungers. This reading is an invitation to hear again words of life and encouragement.

 

Psalm 146 (145) takes up the themes and metaphors of the reading, so it is very suitable. This God, “who keeps faith for ever,” is the one “who gives sight to the blind, who raises up those who are bowed down.”

 

Do we or do I favour people according to social class and wealth? The straighttalking reading from James should put us straight on that one!

 

Having read from John’s Gospel for the last few Sundays, we resume This Gospel story—unique to Mark—is evoked at Baptism, when the minister touches the ears and mouth of the newly baptised and even says the word Ephphata (be opened). We are in the story and we are invited to see ourselves in the man who was cured.