Tracing their celtic roots

Pilgrims from St John's Academy set off for Iona with Perth Catholic Youth Project Worker - Frankie McGuire (back row right).

New school opening

20th December 2011- Fr Tom Shields looks on as Cardinal O'Brien attends the opening of the new St John's Academy, Perth - giving his blessing as he said Mass and chatted with pupils.

St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church is the oldest of four Catholic churches in the Perth today. Until the mid 1960's the parish of St John's served the whole of Perth and a large rural hinterland, extending part way towards Crieff, Auchterarder, Blairgowrie, Kinross and Dundee. Since then, the neighbouring churches of St Mary Magdalene's (Craigie) and Our Lady of Lourdes (Letham) have helped to serve the area's Catholic population of around 4000.

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Youth Mass - 6.30pm, Saturday 10th December

On Kinnoull Hill, the Redemptorist Monastery of St Mary's is an international, multi-cultural, ecumenical place that offers its visitors the opportunity for relaxation, renewal and rest. It is a Redemptorist community, and it offers courses and retreats as well as serving the local community with weekly church services.

St John's is part of the Diocese of Dunkeld, which serves east central Scotland - including Aberfeldy, Alloa, Alva, Alyth, Arbroath,  Auchterarder, Blairgowrie, Brechin, Callendar, Carnoustie, Crieff, Cupar, Doune, Dunblane, Dundee, Dunkeld, Forfar, High Valleyfield, Kinross, Leuchars, Pitlochry, Kirriemuir, Perth, Newport, Tayport, and Tullibody. Our Bishop is the Rt. Rev. Vincent Logan.

Postal Address

St John the Baptist's Presbytery,
20, Melville Street
Perth
PH1 5PY

Telephone +44 (0) 1738 622241

Priest

Rev Dr Thomas J Shields PhB STL PhD (1989)