Welcome to St Mary's & St Joseph's Parish
7th Sunday of Easter
‘Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven’
This last Sunday of Easter offers us a prayerful pause between the great feasts of Ascension and Pentecost. There is a spirit of anticipation and encouragement throughout the liturgy.
In the Gospel, we hear part of Jesus’s prayer for his beloved disciples, both then and now. The teaching of Jesus, his words, his actions, his very presence, all give his disciples a part in his glory.
After Jesus ascends to his Father in heaven, the disciples return to the upper room in Jerusalem and devote themselves to prayer (First Reading).
In the Second Reading, Peter gives encouragement to the early Church, counselling them to rejoice when they face persecution or suffering. By their sufferings, they share in Christ’s glory; the glory about which Jesus teaches in today’s Gospel.
We can imagine both those gathered in the upper room after the ascension of Jesus, and the early Christian community to whom Peter was writing, joyfully praying lines from today’s Psalm: The Lord is my light and my salvation: whom shall I fear?
This week, let us remember our own communities of prayer; those who pray on their own and those who are members of Prego groups. United with the whole Church, and especially Church communities that face persecution, we are all gathered up as one in the Body of the risen Christ. To him be the glory for ever and ever, Amen!
(With thanks to St Beuno's Outreach)
ARTWORK
El Greco (1595-97)
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 May
Click the image above to view the video
That everyone might have food
Let us pray that everyone, from large producers to small consumers, be committed to avoid wasting food, and to ensure that everyone has access to quality food.
Visit the website of Pray With the Pope
Visit the website of Pray As You Go for a reflection on this month's video.
New Facebook Page.
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.
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.
