Easter Sunday is the greatest feast in the Christian calendar, celebrating the victory of life over death and the fulfilment of God’s promise of salvation.
The first reading from the Acts of the Apostles presents Peter’s testimony about Jesus. He proclaims that Jesus went about doing good, was put to death, and was raised by God on the third day.
The second reading from St Paul’s Letter to the Colossians calls us to live a new life in Christ. Since we have been raised with Him, Paul urges us to seek what is above, where Christ is.
The Gospel from John (John 20:1–9) tells the story of the empty tomb. Early in the morning, Mary Magdalene finds the stone rolled away. Peter and the beloved disciple run to the tomb and see that it is empty, just as Jesus had foretold. Though they do not yet fully understand, they begin to believe. The empty tomb is the first sign that Jesus has risen and that death no longer has the final word.
Today’s readings invite us to live in the joy and hope of the Resurrection. Just as the disciples discovered the empty tomb, we too are called to believe in the risen Christ and share that joy with others.
Welcome to St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Cumbernauld
Mass Times
Weekday Masses: 10.00am every morning
Weekend Masses: Saturday Vigil 5.00pm & Sunday 11.00am
Confessions: Saturday 4.15 -4.40pm by arrangement here
News and Updates
Easter Sunday (Year A)
HOLY WEEK SERVICES Monday - Wednesday Mass 10am, Morning prayer Thursday 9am, Good Friday & Holy Thursday morning prayer 10am.
Tuesday 6.30pm - Stations of the Cross
Thursday 7pm - Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Friday 3pm - Veneration of the Cross
Friday 7pm - Stations of the Cross
Saturday 10.30am & 4pm-5pm - Confessions
Saturday 9pm - Easter Vigil (No Mass at 5pm)
Sunday 11am - Easter Sunday
SVDP COACH TRIP - To Mackinnon Mill is on Wednesday 27th May. There are 20 places. Please put your name on the list.
JESUIT YOUNG ADULT MINISTRIES - offer a programme of activities every Sunday at 7pm at the Ignatian Spritituality Center. www.staloysiusglasgow.org/yam/
NEW READERS - New readers required, even if you can’t commit to read every week at Mass, please see Maureen McGeeney with your availability and she will slot you in.
MEN OF ST JOSEPH - This is a prayer fellowship open to men 18 and over. They meet for Lectio Divina and Rosary 1st Thursday of each month at 7.30pm in the Ogilvie Center - 25 Rose St., Glasgow, G3 6RE. Email: themosj.scotland@gmail.com
YOUTH EVENTS - Please have a look at the various youth events listed on the Archdiocesan Youth website www.rcagyouth.co.uk
We, the parishioners of St. Joseph’s Cumbernauld, following the example of our Patron and Protector, believe that each member is called to ownership, discipleship, and evangelisation to our parish and local community.
The parish is a community of God’s people centered on the word of God and the Eucharist:
where all seek to be loving and caring, welcoming, forgiving, serving and healing;
where the poor can go for help, the lonely for company and the sorrowing for comfort;
where, with obedience to our own faith and respect for other faiths, we seek unity with all;
where, in a spirit of mission, we aim to promote God’s glory throughout the world;
where there is a passion for justice and peace;
where, as stewards of creation, we care and protect the environment locally and globally; and,
where Christ is the way and the truth and the life.
We do all of this as members of the Catholic community within the
Archdiocese of Glasgow and the universal Church.