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Simon was originally a Jewish fisherman prior to becoming the first apostle. Jesus nicknamed him Kephas which in Greek means a rock. The Latin for rock is Petrus which gives us the name Peter.
His apostolic symbol are the keys of the kingdom promised to him in Matthew 16. His feastday is June 29 which he shares with St Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles.Curiously St Simon's used to be called St Peter's (of history).
In 2007 the parish priest of St Simon's became also the parish priest of St Peter's.This was because of the sudden influx of young Polish workers into the UK since 2004. It is estimated there may be 20,000 in Glasgow. Naturally they gravitated towards St Simon's (see Polish page) but it soon proved too small and St Peter's also had to be used for Polish Mass.
By the end of the century the little church was not big enough and a large new one was built by Pugin on the other side of Dumbarton Rd in Hyndland St. This was opened in 1903 and the original church was left closed for about 10 years after which it was used as a parish hall for some time. It reopened as a chapel of ease for Sunday Mass in 1923 and was thereafter referred to simply as "the Bridge St Chapel".
SUNDAY MASS IN ST SIMON'S 6PM VIGIL-POLISH
10AM - ENGLISH
12 NOON -POLISH
6 PM - ENGLISH
DAILY:12.30 PM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION SATURDAYS 12 NOON.
SUNDAY MASS IN ST PETER'S 6 PM VIGIL - ENGLISH
10 AM - POLISH
12 NOON - ENGLISH
6 PM -POLISH
DAILY 10 AM. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION SATURDAYS 9.30 AM AND
5.30 PM.
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1939-1945
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During the second World War Polish soldiers
on leave from the battlefields came to this church to attend
mass together to hear the word of God in their native tongue,
to sing their Polish hymns, and to thank Our Lady, Queen of
Poland, for this touch of home the Polish community of Glasgow
has.
Through the years felt deeply grateful to
Father Patrick Tierney for the privilage he has accorded them
of celebrating the Polish Mass in this Church and for the
many kindnesses preceived from him and the parishoners.
"I was a stranger and you took me in"
St. Matthew 25:35
VII Niedziela Wielkanocna
31 Maja 1992 DLA Upamietnienia X Rocznicy
Kiedy W TYM Miescie
BYL Jan Pawel II
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