priest: Fr Gerry Fitzpatrick 0141-427-0293 [email protected] web: www.stleothegreat.org.uk Masses Sunday Vigil at 6.00 on Saturday. Morning Masses 9.30 and 11.00 Tea and toast in the Hall after 9.30 and 11.00 Sunday Masses. Weekdays Morning Prayer at 10.00. Mass10.05

In the name of God the Father, In the name of God the Son, In the name of God the Holy Spirit, in the name of God.

In the name of God the Father, In the name of God the Son, In the name of God the Holy Spirit, in the name of God.

We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.

For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.

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Psalm 15: You show your friends the path of life, give them the fullness of joy.

I say to the Lord : you are my God. Happiness lies in you alone. He put in my heart a marvellous love, love for the faithful who dwell in his land You show your friends the path of life, give them the fullness of joy.

O Lord it is you. my portion and cup, you yourself who are my prize. I bless the Lord who counsels me, even at night he directs my heart You show your friends the path of life, give them the fullness of joy.

My heart and soul rejoice and are glad, even my body shall safely rest, You will not leave my soul with the dead, nor let your beloved know decay. You show your friends the path of life, give them the fullness of joy.

A Reading from the Acts of the Apostles10: 34-38

To welcome the Gospel

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark 1: 7-11

The Nicene Creed I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, At the words that follow, up to and including and became man, all bow. and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. Printed by BoltPDF (c) NCH Software. Free for non-commercial use only.

The Preparation of the Gifts:

Choir: There is one Lord, one faith, one Baptism, there is one God who is Father of all.

All: There is one Lord, one faith, one Baptism, there is one God who is Father of all.

Choir: Bear with one another in love and charity, be humble, be patient, be selfless, be as one.

All: There is one Lord, one faith, one Baptism, there is one God who is Father of all.

Kelvinhall Sanctus St Andrew memorial: We proclaim your death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again, until you come. Kelvinhall Agnus Dei: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: have mercy on us. (2) Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world: grant us peace.

Communion Verse: Father, I pray for them: may they be one in us so that the world may believe it was you who sent me, it was you who sent me.

The love I have

The love I have for you, my Lord, is only a shadow of your love for me; only a shadow of your love for me, your deep abiding love......

Copyrights: Ps 39: Noel Donnelly, © Kevin Mayhew. There is one Lord: © Taize. The love I have: © Carey Landrey. Words reproduced under Calamus lic: 0262 and CCL lic no: 74396

We are asked to pray for Eithne MacNeil and Margaret Jackson

"The Sacred Threads Embroiderers' Guild will start again on Wednesday 28th January 2015, and will meet every Wednesday after 10am Mass. We are working on sanctuary furnishings for St. Leo's and also Scottish Saints vest- ments. New members welcome. No previous experience necessary. Phone 07957.820.026 for further information."

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St Mungo Festival Service11th January 6.30 pm. Cathedral: For the past seven years, Glasgow Churches To- gether and Glasgow Cathedral, with the support of the City

Day.

As before, the service will be enriched by dance, choral and instrumental music and young people will play a prominent part. Musically it will be supported by Piper, Harper, Rutherglen Salvation Army Band, the St Mungo Singers

Visual Statement (Dance Group) will enact a scene related to the life of St Mungo. Everyone is welcome!

Led by Archbishop Mario Conti the music will be led by the St Mungo Singers with

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins on Sunday 18th January. Locally, vice with Parish Church in Mosspark Church (just off Mosspark Boulevard) next Sunday at 3.00. Please support us. The Order of Service will be on the web- site stleothegreat.org.uk

Monday 19th January at 7.00. Please do what you can to support our efforts.

Dementia Book Talk by Sally Magnusson : Church 17th February

I would be very grateful if you could publicise the Book Talk by Sally Magnusson at Kinning Park on 17th February. Her late mother, Mamie Baird Magnusson, had a

and at times amusing! during that time, and her own search for greater understanding of an illness which touches so many of us. It promises to be an excellent evening, with tea/coffee after the Book Talk and an opportunity to buy the new paperback edition of the book. A donation will also be made from the proceeds to Playlist For Life, the charity Sally has established to encourage the use of music which has particular memories for de- mentia patients to improve their quality of life.

Radioalba.org christian : Morning Prayer 8.00 and schools Morning Prayer at 8.15 daily and repeated every 30 minutes until 11.45 a.m. This week the Morning Prayers on radioalba.org christian celebrate the Feast of St Mungo. The parish MP is led by Fr Gerry Fitzpatrick with music from the St Mungo Singers. The schools Morning

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Let us pray: Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ, you call each one of us to play a special part in the restoration of the unity of your church. Help us to become more fully aware of the love you have for all your children, and give us the grace to care more deeply about each other, to pray more fervently for each other, and to work more generously with each other. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Annual Watchnight Service at Glasgow Cathedral, hosted by Hope Alba and Glasgow Churches Together gave a wonderful end to one year and an uplifting be- ginning to the next one, and was an encouraging example of the progress being made among the churches of Glasgow.

dral Strings playing carols old and new. They finished with a lovely rendering of with them. Prof. Roger Sturrock gave the introductory remarks and invited everyone to stand as a candle of remembrance and hope was lit in the sanctuary - remem- brance of the tragedies that had affected Glasgow, both 12 months before and more recently, and hope for the future. The service continued with hymns and prayers and reflections. There were lovely solos by Marjorie Fullarton

-with- theme for his reflection for the coming year. He immediately caught the attention by Even walking in the same place where Jesus walked only takes us so far, and this is not what God offers and at its end, we are given the promise of God being with us. -with- they found it too close for comfort!

We often feel the need to ask God ticularly when faced with tragedy, but Jesus himself experienced this bewilderment in his life. -with- ing. courage and sacrificial love from those caring for the victims. They have answered the call of Christ and in their responses to the Ebola crisis today, we see the answer he is with the people responding to this cri- sis. Rev. Hamilton also reminded the congregation that God is not just with us in the bad times but also in the times of joy. So he invited those present to take words -with- it is truth and the reason for us to rejoice.

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Dr. Lawrence Whitley, minister of the Cathedral, led the final reflection as 2014 drew to a close. His thoughts, he said, went to the prayer boxes which are kept in the crypt of the cathedral. There are so many prayer cards deposited there by people seeking help for loneliness or isolation, finding themselves in impossible situations, or asking for guidance on the path to take in life. His response was to invite them (and us) to put everything into the hands of the pilot of our lives God.

The final hymn seemed a fitting response to this reflection and the congregation sang it with enthusiasm before making their way out into the New Year, as the sound of fireworks were heard from George Square, heralding 2015.

The Holy Cross Croy Justice and Peace group organised a public service of remembrance which was held after the Mass of Mary, Mother of God at Noon, on January 1st. It took the form of a short stone where we remembered all who had died as a result of war. This year to com- memorate the start of the First World War we as a community re- membered the soldiers and civilians of all nations who lost their lives. A peace wreath was blessed and placed at our memorial to the fallen. As a gesture of Solidarity, Justice and Peace the group exchanged prayers to be incorporated into joint services of remembrance with the Parish of Heilig Kreuz (Holy Cross) at Volksdorf in Germany.

The prayer from Heilig Kreuz remembered the Christmas truce of 1914 and included: beliefs put down their arms and celebrated Christmas together. This short moment of peace did not have any visible effect on the later course of the war. But maybe it had

Unfortunately the continuing wars and conflicts experienced today are partly responsi- ble for human trafficking and slavery, themes brought out during our service and re- cently highlighted by the Holy Father. The congregation gathered for the service were also asked to reflect on the Pope Francis theme for 2015 : No longer slaves but A Candle for Peace was lit during the service by a member of the St. Maurice HighPrinted School by BoltPDF Caritas (c) NCHgroup Software. whilst another Free for non-commercialread a prayer. use only.

Those present at this celebration, which is part of the annual St. Mungo Festival, were tic talents. It took place this year in Wellington Church, and a total of twelve primary schools*, together with thirty Second Year year music students from Glasgow Univer-

They came despite the dreadful weather trees and they really enjoyed themselves. Anyone going past the church in Univer- sity Avenue must have been able to hear the singing and the music and the clapping, and wondered what was going on. the name of each school was read out and there was clearly a competition going on to see who could cheer the loudest in response to their name.

- enjoying singing them as much as the children. These communal songs were inter- spersed with individual performances by the schools who had put a lot of time and ef- fort into what they presented there was not a sheet of words in sight as they sang, ably supported by the instrumentalists.

All the songs had a Glasgow link, whether original or

Bankhead

Harry Hagan.

St. Mungo was not forgotten in this celebration indeed he made a guest appearance young Szymon who made a stately progress round the church before presenting a poem on the life of St. Mungo. His presentation would have put many an adult to shame. He was later joined

The celebration ended with the Glasgow Song, written for the Commonwealth Games

There was a real buzz in the church as the children filed out to go back to school, and thanks are due to Glasgow Churches Together who sponsored the event, and all those involved in the organisation, particularly Maria Warrington and Moira Summers. Pics overleaf

*Schools Taking Part Avenue End Primary; Bankhead Primary; Primary; Garscadden Primary; Park Primary; Our Lady of Lourdes Primary; Our Lady of the Annunciation Primary; Royston Primary; St.

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