Welcome to St Mary's & St Joseph's Parish
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
‘He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. And they all ate and were satisfied."
This week the readings focus mostly on food, and more particularly on people eating together: a symbol of fellowship and togetherness, and a reminder of God’s covenant with his people.
Isaiah (First Reading) issues an invitation to such a meal: ‘Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price … I will make with you an everlasting covenant.’
The Psalm, traditionally sung at meal times by the Israelites, praises the Lord for giving them fulfilling food.
Even when he is tired and grieving the loss of John the Baptist, Jesus still shows compassion for the crowds who follow him (Gospel). He ensures that they can be fed, transforming the little that the disciples bring him into great abundance. This blessing and sharing of the loaves and fish by Jesus prefigures the meal we share in the Eucharist.
Great comfort and support will be gained when we fully appreciate that nothing whatsoever can separate us from the love of God through Christ our Lord. (Second Reading).
Aware that nothing we do or think can make God love us less or more, we pray this week for all who do not know or accept Jesus as their Lord. We also keep in our prayers those who are in desperate need of food, whether physical or spiritual.
(With thanks to St Beuno's Outreach)
ARTWORK
Très Riches Heures
A 'Book of the Hours' created between 1412 and 1416 by the Limbourg brothers for their patron Jean, Duc de Berry
Welcome Message
On the 1st of September 2025 we saw the coming together of our two former parishes under the new Parish name of St Mary & St Joseph.
My vision for our future is that we will become stronger together under one umbrella of cooperation, practice of faith and going forward as pilgrims of Hope.
We do this with an optimism that challenges us to be involved and to ask ourselves 'what can I do for my Parish', rather than what can the Parish do for me?
We need that vitality of volunteering and being involved, of helping each other and caring for each other into the future.
I see our new parish as a way of thanking God for all that has been achieved in the former parishes and as an opportunity to forge new ways ahead.
By nature, we don't like change, but with the Lord at the helm, all will be well and good, to those who trust in his love.
Our new parish website will develop over time, as we grow, but in the meantime please enjoy browsing the site. Please also keep me, Deacon Andrew, and all of our parishioners in your prayers.
Fr John McGinley
Parish Priest
Pope Leo's Prayer Intention for July
Click the image above to play the video
For respect for human life
Let us pray for the respect and protection of human life in all its stages, recognizing it as a gift from God.
Visit the website of Pray With the Pope
Visit the website of Pray As You Go for a reflection on this month's video.
Diocesan Structures
Click here for an important statement from the Bishops' Conference of Scotland about upcoming consultations on the structuring of our Scottish dioceses.
Clydebank Pastoral Area
CHECK IT OUT!
The new website for the Clydebank parishes is launched across all Parishes
The website address is www.rcclydebank.org
ALSO contains the summer schedule for Parish masses across the Clydebank area.
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Mass and Confession Times
Sunday Masses
St. Mary’s - Sat Vigil Mass 5pm; 10am
St. Joseph’s - 12 Noon
Weekday Mass
St. Mary’s - Monday – Friday 9.30am
Sacrament of Reconciliation
St. Mary’s - Saturday 3.30 - 4.30pm
(Please note that the Confession box is the one next to sacristy)
St. Joseph’s - Sunday 11.45am
Live Stream Mass
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