St Bernadette's Motherwell

07/09/2026

This week's parish newsletter.

05/09/2026

01/09/2026

This Sunday at Carfin Grotto. Confessions in the Grotto from 2:00pm.

30/08/2026

Our bulletin for the week beginning Sunday the 30th of August.

23/08/2026

🌿 Join us for the Season of Creation Conference 2026

The Bishops’ Conference Care of Creation Office invites you to a day of inspiration, reflection and practical action as we celebrate the Season of Creation.

📅 Saturday, 5th September 2026
🕙 10am – 3pm
📍 Eyre Hall, Archdiocese of Glasgow Offices, Clyde Street, Glasgow, G1 4JY

We are delighted to welcome Lorna Gold, Executive Director of the Laudato Si’ Movement, as our keynote speaker.

The day will also include practical workshops exploring how parishes, schools and communities can engage young people and parish groups in caring for our common home.

Register today: bit.ly/SeasonofCreation26

22/08/2026

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲

Bishop John Keenan has issued a pastoral letter urging Catholics across Scotland to contact their MPs ahead of the return of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill to the House of Commons on Friday 11 September.

The Bill, reintroduced by Lauren Edwards MP, would permit eligible terminally ill adults in England and Wales to receive assistance to end their lives. A similar Bill was defeated in the Scottish Parliament last March.

Although this new legislation would apply only to England and Wales, Bishop Keenan stresses that this remains an important moment for Catholics in Scotland. The outcome at Westminster could have significant consequences north of the border and potentially reignite attempts to legalise assisted su***de in Scotland.

In his letter, Bishop Keenan describes the coming vote as a “grave moment for the protection of human life” and urges Catholics to contact their MPs “without delay” and ask them to oppose the Bill.

Bishop Keenan said:
“Our opposition to assisted su***de is rooted in compassion. Every person, from conception until natural death, possesses an inviolable dignity as one made in the image and likeness of God.”

Warning particularly of the potential consequences for vulnerable people, he added:
“Illness, frailty, disability, dependence or fear must never lead society to conclude that some lives are no longer worth living.”

The Bishop calls instead for greater investment in palliative and hospice care and better support for carers, insisting that “the proper response to suffering is care, presence, skilled palliative medicine and practical support—not the deliberate ending of life.”

Scotland’s Catholic bishops encourage all who stand on the side of life to contact their MP today and without delay, asking them to protect vulnerable people, support better palliative and hospice care, and vote against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

07/08/2026

Here is this weekend's parish newsletter.

We invite you to start your weekend with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Confession from 9:00am on Saturday, before Mass at 9:30am.

31/07/2026

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament:

▪️ 9:00am on Saturday (Confession available)
▪️ 3:30pm on Saturday (Confession available)

Whether in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament or in celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation, every moment we spend with Him deepens our relationship with the Lord, who is always waiting to welcome us with love and mercy.

26/07/2026

Parish Bulletin for the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.