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6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
"First be reconciled, and then come and offer your gift."
Lead me, guide me, for the sake of your name
This Sunday, our readings invite us to consider God’s laws and true wisdom. Our attitude may depend on whether we respond to God’s law of love, or see it only as a legal imposition.
In the First Reading, Ben Sirach underlines how God has given us loving guidelines, but it is entirely up to us as to how we respond. God has also given us the gift of free will.
The Psalmist praises God’s law: we will experience happiness as we seek God and follow in his ways.
St Paul (Second Reading) points out that true wisdom comes from God. Only the Spirit of God can reach the depths of all things.
St Matthew, in the Gospel, describes the relationship between the Law of Moses and the more radical vision of Jesus. Jesus has not come to abolish the Law but to complete it.
During this week, as we strive, with God’s grace, to follow his law, may we be inspired by the example of so many who surround us.
(With thanks to St Beuno's Outreach)
ARTWORK
Reconciliation (Sculpture)
Pray With the Pope February Intention
Click the image above to view the video
For children with incurable diseases.
Let us pray that children suffering from incurable diseases and their families receive the necessary medical care and support, never losing strength and hope.
Visit the website of Pray With the Pope
Visit the website of Pray As You Go for a reflection on this month's video.
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.
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.
