Welcome to St Mary's & St Joseph's Parish
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sunday of the Word of God
‘Immediately they left their nets and followed him.’
The readings for this third week of Ordinary Time deliver a promise of hope, joy and light to those living in darkness.
The prophet Isaiah reflects on how the Lord brought hope and unity to places of profound and enduring conflict. The joy his love brings is abundant and contagious. (First Reading)
The themes of light and salvation underpin the Psalm. We are reassured that if we remain firmly fixed on the Lord, we have nothing to fear.
Paul (Second Reading) echoes this message to the community in Corinth. He urges them to address the divisive hierarchies and cliques that have emerged and reminds them that God invites every person to be united in his love.
In the Gospel, Matthew recounts the very beginning of Jesus’s ministry and the appointment of his first disciples. We witness the simplicity of his methods: he meets us where we are at; sees and values us for who we really are; and invites us to abandon old habits and ways that weigh us down so that we can truly follow him.
As this new year begins, we ask for God’s grace and guidance to celebrate and reconcile our differences so that we may share in his abundant love.
(With thanks to St Beuno's Outreach)
ARTWORK
The Calling of Saints Peter and Andrew
Master of the Brussels Initials
from a Missal c1389–1404;
in the Collection of the J Paul Getty Museum
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
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.
Pray With the Pope January Intention
Click the image above to view the video
For prayer with the Word of God.
Let us pray that praying with the Word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church.
Visit the website of Pray With the Pope
Latest Online Edition
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
See our live stream of masses on our YouTube page.
