Welcome to St Columba Roman Catholic Church
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Parish Mobile - 07871 643357
HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE 2025
12 April - Saturday: Vigil Mass - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
- 4:00 p.m. Blessing of Palm branches will be inside the Church
13 April - Sunday: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
- 8:30 a.m. Mass. Blessing of Palm branches will be inside the Church
- 10:00 a.m. Mass. Blessing of Palm branches will be in front of the Rectory
House, followed with a procession to the main church
- 12:00 noon Mass. Blessing of Palm branches will be inside the Church
- 2:00 p.m. Filipino Community Mass. Blessing of Palm branches will be in front
of the Rectory House and followed with a procession to the main church
14 April - Holy Monday
- 10:00 a.m. Mass
- 6:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross and Confession
15 April - Holy Tuesday
- 10:00 a.m. Mass
- 10:30 a.m. Rosary and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
- 12:00 noon Confession
- 12:30 p.m. Mass
- 6:00 p.m. Lenten Recollection. A grace-filled evening of prayer and reflection as we prepare for the Sacred Triduum.
16 April - Holy Wednesday
- 10:00 a.m. Mass
- 10:30 a.m. Rosary and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
- 12:00 noon Confession
- 12:30 p.m. Mass
- 6:00 p.m. Penitential Service
THE SACRED PASCHAL TRIDUUM
17 April - Maunday Thursday
- 11:00 a.m. Chrism Mass at St.Andrew's Cathedral
(No morning masses in the parish)
- 6:00 p.m. Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper
Procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the Altar of Repose. You are
encouraged to spend time in adoration before the Blessed Sacrament. The
church will be open until 10:30 p.m.
18 April - Good Friday
- 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer
- 3:00 p.m. The Celebration of the Lord's Passion
- 6:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross
19 April - Holy Saturday
- 10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer
- 8:30 p.m. The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night
20 April - Easter Sunday
- 8:30 a.m. Mass
- 10:00 a.m. Mass
- 11:00 a.m. Easter Bonnet Contest (Parents are encouraged to bring materials
for their children's bonnets.)
-12: 00 noon Mass
- 1:00 PM onwards (following the 12 noon Mass): Fellowship, Easter Egg Hunt,
Easter Crafts, and Refreshments
Thank you to everyone involved in our Holy Week liturgies. Special thanks to our choirs, altar servers, readers, decorators, offering collectors, parish volunteers and to the Filipino Chaplaincy Pastoral Team, whose tireless efforts made our services so meaningful and beautiful. Your commitment reflects the love and hope that Holy Week embodies. Blessings to all this Easter. Warmest greetings for a Happy Easter to all.
About Us
SHORT HISTORY OF SainT COLUMBA'S
St Columba’s parish was established in 1906 by Archbishop John Maguire to release some of the pressure from then St Joseph’s church in North Woodside Road; it opened in 1941 the year of the Clydebank and Govan blitz, during the second world war. The cost was met by the families of the area, each of whom paid 6d per brick.
It was designed
St Columba’s parish was established in 1906 by Archbishop John Maguire to release some of the pressure from then St Joseph’s church in North Woodside Road; it opened in 1941 the year of the Clydebank and Govan blitz, during the second world war. The cost was met by the families of the area, each of whom paid 6d per brick.
It was designed by the award-winning architect Jack Coia of Gillespie, Kidd & Coia. It has Italian Romanesque style with an imposing west front, a sculpture of the Paschal Lamb over the central door and painted panels of the Stations of the Cross by Hugh Adam Crawford, from the Catholic Pavilion at the Glasgow Empire Exhibition 1938. In the sanctuary, a marble reredos with a carved crucifix by Benno Schotz.
Because it is such an important historical and architectural masterpiece dating before 1948, it is a listed building in the category of Grade A.
Dr John Hume, a former inspector of historic buildings in Scotland, examined all the churches in Scotland and from a list of 1000, he shortlisted 184 which he considers the best. The Catholic churches in the city of Glasgow that he chose are St Andrew’s Cathedral in Clyde Street, and our church – St Columba’s! All his findings were published in his book: ‘SCOTLAND’S BEST CHURCHES’.