No more delay for Harry’s First Holy Communion

Congratulations to Harry who celebrated his First Holy Communion, at 9am Mass, on Sunday 20th September, 2020. Earlier this year, traditional, large-scale celebrations of First Communion were cancelled across the country, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The schools were closed for pupils and churches were locked too. But, since the re-opening of our churches in September, even with numbers at …

The Lord moves in mysterious ways

Throughout history, moving statues have tended to be reported at times of civil, political, or religious crisis, in which a breakdown of morale or the imminence of national disaster seemed beyond human aid, inviting divine intervention. In 1524, Italy was overrun by French armies and coping with floods, famine, and plague. During this time, when Rome itself seemed threatened, a …

Lenten Retreat in Perth

Dunkeld’s Pastoral Development Officer, Mary O’Duffin, led a Lent Retreat at St John’s, Perth. The parishioners were invited to follow the daily Ignatian ‘Pathways to God – Walking with Jesus’ programme which had been distributed across the UK – free of charge. The materials, which were also available online, included scripture passages, reflections and ways to pray with scripture. Each …

Polish Lent Retreat

The seeds have been planted. Over the past few days we have experienced the Lenten retreat in our parish. This year, the Word was preached to us by a missionary of the Order of the Most Precious Blood from Czestochowa, Father Damian Siwicki CPPS. The theme of the retreat was: ‘come back home’ and the main message was to be …

Papal Award for Church Musician

During a Service of Solemn Vespers in St John the Baptist’s Church, Perth, Bishop Stephen Robson presented Miss Susan Cassidy with a Papal Award, Pro Ecclesia and Pontifice, in recognition of her service to the parish and the diocese. As a child, Susan sang in the church choir at St John’s and for the past 30 years she has been …

Polish Scouts Hold Independence Ball

Members of Perth’s Polish Scouts hosted an Independence Ball at the city’s Salutation Hotel. The occasion marked the 100th anniversary of Poland’s re-found independence at the end of World War I. Pete Wishart MP and Cllr Willie Wilson, depute Provost of Perth and Kinross and Mgr Charles Hendry, parish priest at St Mary Magdalene’s Church, attended along with representatives from …

Śpiewającym Aniołkom

Serdecznie wyrazy wdzięczności składamy naszemu Chórowi Dziecięcemu „Śpiewające Aniołki” za wspaniały koncert w którym mogliśmy uczestniczyć w minioną niedzielę. Dziękuję wszystkim dzieciom tworzącym tę wspaniałą grupę pełną energii i talentów muzycznych, wraz z ich opiekunką Panią Magdą Dubanowską. Słowa wdzięczności składam również ich muzykom: Panom Michałowi Brożynie, Wojciechowi Długołęckiemu i Marcinowi Ścigany za ich czas i zaangażowanie w oprawę muzyczną …