Welcome to St Mary's & St Joseph's Parish
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time(opens in new tab)
"If he listens to you, you have gained your brother"
This Sunday’s readings encourage us to listen to the Lord at all times, and to listen to our neighbour and to our communities too. This will sometimes ask for tough love in our relationships with each other.
In our First Reading, the prophet Ezekiel is called to be a watchman and stresses the obligation for us to challenge evil when we meet it.
The theme of listening which runs through our readings is clear in the Psalm: ‘O that today you would listen to his voice. Harden not your hearts’.
St Paul reminds us in the Second Reading that love covers every commandment. We are called to love our neighbour as ourselves.
In our Gospel, we perhaps see the young Church striving to keep the values of Jesus, putting the demands of mutual love above the necessity for structures. Jesus promises to be with us and is active in our decisions and in everything that we do.
‘Love does no wrong to a neighbour’ says St Paul. We can remember these words as we celebrate this Season of Creation, and pray to work with others for the good of all.
(With thanks to St Beuno's Outreach(opens in new tab))
ARTWORK
Talking and Listening(opens in new tab)
(From the collection 'Dorfpolitiker, Rural Politics')
Hans Best(opens in new tab) (1874-1942)
Private Collection
Welcome Message(opens in new tab)
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 September(opens in new tab)
Click the image above to play the video
For the care of water
Let us pray for a just and sustainable management of water, a vital resource, so that everyone may have equal access to it.
Visit the website of Pray With the Pope(opens in new tab)
Visit the website of Pray As You Go(opens in new tab) for a reflection on this month's video.
Diocesan Structures(opens in new tab)
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(opens in new tab)
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(opens in new tab)
See our live stream of masses on our YouTube page.
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