St Anthony's and St Mark's Rutherglen

03/06/2026

Our fabulous team of volunteers has supported 165 visitors over the past two weeks. Thanks to ongoing support from our community, everyone left with supplies. We continue to support our colleagues from other resources too, ensuring as many people as possible are helped when they need it.

We were very lucky to receive a large donation of toiletries from Mc Connell company in East Kilbride which is amazing. Thanks the Little Miracles Group for setting up a table for us to allow us to take photographs. 💕

We also received donations from the ASN Group at Lifestyles, a fabulous group who consistent support us. 🌟

We are looking towards summer, and are seeking items that children can enjoy such as crisps, and diluting juice. Any donations can be left at the back of both Churches, at Jingers and at Le Sorelle in Burnside.

Many thanks for your generosity.

03/06/2026

Our brand new parish/community monthly Afternoon Tea Club, named after Martha and Mary, had its debut on Monday. Featuring lovely food, great company and top-class entertainment, it was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Well done to the organising team! fans Motherwell Diocese Rutherglen Reformer Kilbryde Hospice

02/06/2026

Many of our parish Life Teen International group ended the year on a high with a visit to Carfin Grotto on Sunday. Many thanks to them, their parents and the leadership team for another year of friendship, laughter and faith 🙏 fans Motherwell Diocese Diocese of Motherwell Youth

01/06/2026

Thanks to everyone who has completed the parish survey which has now closed. 71 people responded and there were 3 focus groups of primary school children and teenagers, totalling 42 young people. The survey group will analyse the results and present them to the parish between now and summer 🌞

31/05/2026

Praise in the Park this afternoon was a great success, with a good crowd from across the many churches of our Burgh. Everyone was in excellent voice, there was lovely music from the Salvation Army band, Neil and Fr Stephen, and even some sunshine! 🌞🌞 Many thanks to Rutherglen Churches Together for organising and Rutherglen 900 for their support 🙏 Rutherglen Reformer Motherwell Diocese

28/05/2026

Thanks once again to the St Anthony's gardeners and the parish Fabric Team who have improved the flower bed in front of the house with bark and new plants. It looks beautiful, especially in the sunshine! 🌞🌞

26/05/2026

A guide to Part 1 of Pope Leo's new encyclical on AI

𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗼 𝗫𝗜𝗩: 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘀
𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝟭- 𝗔 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹

The document clarifies the fundamental method by which it intends to address the transformations of the present day. The Church’s social teaching is presented not as a static set of rules, nor as an ideological system to be imposed from the outside, but as a living tradition, capable of interpreting history in the light of the Gospel and of accompanying humanity in its concrete circumstances. It springs from a Church that does not place itself outside the world, but which shares the journey of peoples and recognises history as the place where the Gospel engages with human experience.

The text emphasises that Social Doctrine is not an undue interference in temporal matters but expresses the Church’s own responsibility towards the common good, since it is constituted ‘in Christ, in some way a sacrament of intimate union with God and of the unity of the whole human race’. From this awareness springs an attitude of listening and dialogue with the languages of the present time, which is not mere sociological attention, but authentic spiritual discernment.

In this context, reference is made to the guidance of the Second Vatican Council, according to which it is the task of the People of God ‘to listen attentively, to discern and to interpret the various languages of our time’, so that revealed truth may be proclaimed in forms suited to historical circumstances. Social doctrine thus appears as a dynamic heritage, which grows over time without abandoning the essential core of the faith.

Tracing the development of the social magisterium from Leo XIII to the present day, the chapter shows that it is not a repertoire of technical solutions, but offers ‘principles for thinking, criteria for discernment and guidelines for action’. Its function is not to replace political and institutional responsibilities, but to support communal discernment regarding the transformations currently taking place.

Finally, it is emphasised that the truth safeguarded by the Church is not a possession to be held tightly, but a gift to be shared over time. For this reason, it is stated that ‘time takes precedence over space’, giving priority to the initiation of processes that can develop over the course of history rather than the immediate seizure of positions of power.

Read the full document by visiting: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html

24/05/2026

The Pentecost Sunday celebration of the languages and cultures of our parish has once again been a great success with a lively and prayerful Mass, a beautiful global afternoon tea provided by the Cuppa Club and Betty, and home-grown entertainment led by Frannie and Francis. What a blessed parish we have! 🙏🙏🔥🔥 fans Motherwell Diocese Justice & Peace Scotland Rutherglen 900 Rutherglen Reformer