A Cup of Water and a Rose

Francisco de Zurbarán (c. 1630)

The National Gallery, London

Second Collection This Weekend

This week at St Aloysius' we mark 'Sea Sunday' . 

Seafarers and fishers play a vital role in all of our lives, but they often work in difficult, hazardous conditions. Sea Sunday is when the Church prays for all those who live and work at sea. Your support will make a big difference to seafarers and fishers in need. You can donate in Church, by visiting www.stellamaris.org.uk/donate, or by texting ‘SEA’ to 70460 to donate £5. 

This collection is vital to enable Stella Maris to continue its important work, so please give generously. Thank you.

Mosque Visit TODAY

Dr Javid Gill from the Al-Furqan Mosque, Carrington Street was a guest at the Picnic for the Planet celebration in St Aloysius’ last Sunday. 

He has kindly invited us to visit the Mosque on Sunday 29 September at 1 p.m. A group from the parish will be going, leaving from outside the church at 12.15 p.m.

All are welcome. If you would like to come please let the parish office know on 332 3039 or staloysius.garnethill@rcag.org.uk indicating any dietery requirements.

Exploring Celtic Spirituality
** Next Saturday **

The Ignatian Spirituality Centre is offering a day of reflection exploring Celtic Spirituality: 

What Celtic spirituality is, how Celtic traditions can help us deepen our faith and be open to the ‘invisible world of saints and angels’ and responses to contemporary issues and putting faith into action in everyday life. 

This will take place on 5th October from 10:00 am – 3.00 pm in the Ignatian Spirituality Centre, 35 Scott Street, Glasgow, G3 6PE. Please bring a packed lunch; tea, coffee and biscuits are readily available. 

The suggested donation for the day is £30 - all donations go towards helping to run the centre and are most welcome, however please do not let finance be a hurdle, give as much or as little - just what you can afford. Book via the website here.

Today's Painting

Click above to open a YouTube video from the National Gallery - it's a 5 minute guided meditation on our painting for this week, Zurbarán's 'A Cup of Water and a Rose'.

The video invites us to view the painting in quiet contemplation, seeing the lines, textures and reflections in the painting.

Get a cup of water, get comfortable and spend an enjoyable and reflective 5 minutes...!

View the video.

Click here for a reflection on the religious symbolism in Zurbarán's painting.

And click here for another reflection, by Dr Gabriele Finaldi, Director of The National Gallery.

Phase 2 - The Discernment of the Pastors

The second session of the XVI Ordinary GeneralAssembly of the Synod of Bishops, which revolves around synodality in the Catholic Church will take place in Vatican City from Wednesday, October 2nd to Sunday, October 27th, 2024: For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission». 

The Second Session of the XVI Assembly will be preceded by two days of spiritual retreat, from September 30th to October 1st (participants will arrive on September 29th). The retreat will be led by Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP 

During this time we are asked to pray for the progress of the Synod. 

Here at St Aloysius' each Friday at 5.30 pm on 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th October Mass will be offered for this intention. Mass will be followed by a period of prayer using the meditations of Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP. This will be followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 7 pm.

Click here for the Synod website.

To learn more about preparation for the second session click the button below:

On Thursday we celebrate the feast of St Francis Borgia SJ (1510 - 1572), 3rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus.

Read more about his remarkable life here.

Click here to see items in the British Jesuit Archives about St Francis Borgia.

Click below for a short video introduction to St Francis Borgia.

Ongoing Challenges of Legal Euthanasia

Tuesday 8 October, 7.30 p.m. Ogilvie Centre

 Presentation by Dr. Moira McQueen LLB, MDiv, PhD, executive director of the Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute (ccbi-utoronto.ca) (CCBI). 

Dr McQueen’s presentation covers the real situation in Canada now, but also encourages working for more palliative care, which is badly needed in Scotland.

Evangelisation: The Future of St Aloysius’ Church, Garnethill?

You are warmly invited to a series of three meetings this Autumn.

Passion for Mission:  Reading our Icon of John Ogilvie: 
What does it say to us?

Monday 14th. October after the 12.15 Mass

Or Thursday 10th at 7 pm

Or Saturday 12th after 12.15 Mass

“The Church Exists to Evangelise"
The Message of the Modern Popes
What on earth are they talking about?

Monday 21 October after 12.15 Mass

Thursday 17th October at 7 p.m.

Saturday 19th after 12.15 Mass

Moving Forward - 
the Future of St Aloysius?
What’s the point?

Saturday 26th October after 12.15 Mass

Monday 28th October after 12.15 Mass

Thursday 7th November at 7 pm

2024 Romero Lecture

Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy in the UK, will give the Romero Lecture on Friday 18 October at 7.00 pm in the Sacred Heart Church, Lauriston
Street, Edinburgh. 

Join us for a thought-provoking evening at Edinburgh’s Jesuit Church of the Sacred Heart, where a relic of Saint Oscar Romero is safely held. Together, by celebrating his work, beliefs, and courage, we can keep his legacy alive.

Archbishop St. Oscar Romero, the outspoken advocate for justice and non-violence in his native El Salvador, has long inspired Christians around the whole world. On March 24th 1980, he was murdered - shot by an assassin while celebrating Mass, the day after he had appealed to the state’s military to stop their brutal repression of the poor.

This Romero Lecture is hosted by Edinburgh Jesuit Church, SCIAF, Justice and Peace Scotland, Pax Christi, The Romero Trust, and Independent Catholic News. 

Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, will invite us to consider 'Romero and Ukraine: Reslience in the Face of Injustice'.

Refreshments will be served afterwards. All welcome!

Please note, there is no cost for tickets but all attendees must book in advance.

Retreat - Be still and know that I am God

Exploring Mindfulness, Psychology and the Christian Life, Theodore House, Stonyhurst College, Lancashire
Thu 21 Nov – Sun 23 Nov. 

We explore the human condition through your own life story, in the context of the Gospel story and the Christian spiritual life, using mindfulness skills and contemplative Christian prayer.
Cost: £380 (3 nights) – single room (£290 for twin room) This retreat starts on Thursday evening and ends after lunch on Sunday.

Led by Liz Lord and Fr Roger Dawson SJ

Click here to learn more and to book

Donegal in Scotland

Donegal County Council  is seeking photographs and memories from Donegal people who worked in Scotland between 1940 and 1990 for an upcoming exhibition. 

Participants are encouraged to share stories, images, documents or objects that reflect the working lives of Donegal people in Scotland. 

Drop-in events will be held in Glasgow at the Scottish Football Museum, Hampden Park on Thursday, October 3rd, from 10am to 2pm and in the Library Area, Glasgow City Chambers, Glasgow on Thursday, October 3rd, from 4pm to 8pm. 

An event will also take place in Edinburgh at the Irish Consulate on Friday, October 4th, from 12.30pm. to 4.30pm. 

For more information contact: donegalscotland@donegalcoco.ie or + 353 74 916 3824. The exhibition will be launched in spring 2025.

For more information visit this webpage.

RCIA Meetings Mondays at 7.30 pm in the Ogilvie Centre

We now have seven candidates participating in our parish RCIA programme leading to baptism (or reception into the Catholic Church) at Easter 2025. There is still time to join the programme, on Monday evenings.

please speak to Fr Sulik or Fr Mitchell or contact staloysius.garnethill@rcag.org.ukor phone the Parish Office 0141 332 3039.

Please keep all of our candidates in your prayers.