Eucharistic Adoration on Holy Tuesday will take place 6-8.30pm with Confessions taking place 7.30-8.30pm. To sign up to be a Guardian of the Blessed Sacrament during this time please use the sheet at the back of the church.
A series of 4 standalone talks by Fr William Crombie on key aspects of St John Henry Newman's teaching and spirituality and how these relate to us today. With refreshments and time for discussion after the presentation. TALK 4: "Pastoral care - A kind shepherd of souls." This final talk will focus on St John...
Morning Prayer: 9.30am Chrism Mass (Motherwell Cathedral): 11.00am Mass of the Lord’s Supper: 7.00pm
Morning Prayer: 9.30am Stations and Kissing of the Cross: 12 noon (Children’s Stations) Passion of the Lord: 3.00pm Stations and Kissing of the Cross: 7.00pm
Morning Prayer: 9.30am Holy Rosary: 10.00am Easter Vigil: 8.00pm
Mass of the Resurrection: 9.00am; 10.30am; 12 noon (NB no 4.00pm Mass)
As with the Feast of Christmas, Easter is too special to be restricted to just one day, therefore the Church celebrates the Easter season or Eastertide. The Feast of Easter lasts for eight days – The Easter Octave. Mass on each of these days is an Easter Mass.
On Divine Mercy Sunday, 12th April there will be Confessions between 2pm & 4pm (visiting priests available), with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 2pm & 4pm, Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3pm and Holy Mass at 4pm. All welcome. The Church offers a Plenary Indulgence on this feast day. Refreshments in the hall afterwards.
There will be a meeting of the parish UCM grooup in the Parish Hall on Thursday 16th April at 11.15am. All women of the parish will be made most welcome.
Our parent and toddler group will meet in the Lower Sacristy of the church on Tuesday 28th April after 10am Mass. New members welcome.
Our Young Adults Group (16-35yrs) will meet in the church house on Tuesday 28th April at 7pm, concluding with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction in the church. New members welcome.
There will be a special 8.15am Mass on Friday 1st May 2026, followed by a festive breakfast for all those children who attended the 8.15am Mass during Lent.
This year’s First Holy Communion Mass will take place on Saturday 9th May, 11am. N.B. There will be no 10am Mass that day. Please remember the children in your prayers as they prepare to receive these sacraments. The families of children making their First Holy Communion are invited to 12noon Mass on Sunday 10th May...
On this day we celebrate the Solemnity Ascension of Our Lord into heaven, 40 days after Easter Sunday. This is a holyday of obligation. Times of Masses are as follows:- Wednesday 13th May - Vigil at 7pm Thursday 14th May - 7am, 10am, 1pm N.B. There will be no evening Mass on Thursday.
The Sacrament of Confirmation will be conferred by Bishop Toal on children from our Primary school in the church on Tuesday 19th May at 7pm.
The Parish Workers' Social takes place in the Burnside Hotel on Friday 22nd May 2026, with dinner followed by music and dancing. This event has been organised to thank all those who have worked so hard in offering particular support to the parish in the past year.
The Feast of Pentecost is celebrated 50 ("pente") days after Easter Sunday and commemorates to descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles. It marks the start of the Church's mission on earth. Normal Mass times: Saturday (vigil) 4pm; Sunday: 9am, 10.30am, 12 Noon, 4pm
May Devotions will begin on Monday 4th May at 7pm and for the subsequent Mondays during May. We will recite the Rosary followed by Solemn Benediction. On the final Monday in May there will be a torchlight procession.
Attendance at our Baptism Preparation Course is required for parents who wish their child to be baptised in St Columbkille's Church. To enquire about Baptism, please contact the Parish Office - 0141 647 6034.
All men in the parish are invited to come together briefly each month on a Saturday after 10am Mass to spend some time in conversation and prayer. Fr William Crombie will speak to the group on 30th May. All men of the parish welcome.