BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//St John's RC Church, Perth - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for St John's RC Church, Perth REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251210T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251210T213000 DTSTAMP:20260531T190530 CREATED:20251115T195305Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251115T200219Z UID:11588-1765391400-1765402200@www.stjohns-perth.org.uk SUMMARY:Pre-Christmas Meal DESCRIPTION:Join us for a merry pre-Christmas Parish Meal with live music and dancing in the Hall. The date is Wednesday\, 10th December\, 2025 at 6.30pm. We will use the outside caterers that have provided our lovely meals in the past. \nYou are invited to sign up on the sheet provided in the Porch to enable us to ascertain numbers. During November you will then be able to choose your meal from a menu. All welcome. Christmas Meal Wednesday\, 10th December at 6.30pm for 7pm. PLEASE fill in your menu choice today. The cost is £20 per head and can be paid as convenient to either Elizabeth Allan or Fr. Louis. URL:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/event/pre-christmas-meal/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/christmas-dinner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251207T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251207T130000 DTSTAMP:20260531T190530 CREATED:20251115T201129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251115T201129Z UID:11593-1765108800-1765112400@www.stjohns-perth.org.uk SUMMARY:Foodbank collection DESCRIPTION:The monthly collection of non-perishable foods for the Foodbank will take place on the first Sunday of each month. There will also be bacon rolls available after 11am Mass on that day – with a suggested donation £2.50 each\, all proceeds going towards food for the Foodbank. URL:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/event/foodbank-collection/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/bacon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251116T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251122T233000 DTSTAMP:20260531T190530 CREATED:20251115T201843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251115T201913Z UID:11596-1763251200-1763854200@www.stjohns-perth.org.uk SUMMARY:National Prisoners Week DESCRIPTION:Prisoners Week 2025 will soon be upon us. The official launch service will take place on November 16th in Perth. \nThe theme of this year’s programme is “Crossroads: What Next?” The justice system seems to be creaking at the seams\, and the hope is that our theme will encourage policy makers and practitioners to consider what changes need to take place. We also have a supply of leaflets and posters – if you would like these posted to you\, please email Kenneth.mcgeachie@prisons.gov.scot with the numbers you need. \nIn addition\, we are pleased this year that the Quaker Society are putting on an event\, under the Prisoners Week banner. This is an on-line event (on Zoom) and will include discussion and presentations\, including from Emma Jardine from the Howard League for Prison Reform. This is sure to be an interesting and stimulating conversation – so again please feel free to circulate to those interested. URL:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/event/national-prisoners-week/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Screenshot-2025-11-15-at-20.17.22.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251115T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251115T130000 DTSTAMP:20260531T190530 CREATED:20251011T182036Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251011T202649Z UID:11520-1763200800-1763211600@www.stjohns-perth.org.uk SUMMARY:Day of Formation for Extra-Ordinary Ministers of the Eucharist DESCRIPTION:Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: The Adult Formation Office of the diocese is inviting all extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist to a day of Formation and Celebration in Perth on November 15. It will commence at 10am and end at 1pm. Please update your diary. \nFor all the Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion in our Diocese of Dunkeld\, there will be an opportunity to take part in one of two events of Formation and Celebration in the near future; you are warmly invited to come along and share in one of them\, to relect afresh on the ministry you undertake in our parishes.\nThe first will take place at the Diocese of Dunkeld Pastoral Centre\, St Mary’s Church Hall and Church\, Forebank Road\, Dundee on Saturday 8 November 2025 from 10am until 1pm (primarily for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion in the Dundee\, Fife and Angus Parishes) and the same event of Formation and Celebration will be repeated on Saturday 15 November in the Church Hall and Church at St John’s\, Perth (primarily for those in the Perth and Kinross areas and Clackmannanshire). \nThe programme will be as follows: \n10am Welcome\, Gathering Hymn and Prayer.\n10.10am Input: Taste and see the goodness of the Lord …………The liturgical experience as food for the journey.\n10.45am: break for tea\, coffee and cake\n11am: Spiritual conversation\, guidelines\, practicalities and questions.\n12noon: Celebration of the Eucharist with commissioning of new Extraordinary Ministers.\n1pm: Depart. \nCan you please indicate your intention to be present either on 8 November in Dundee or 15 November in Perth\, by emailing the Bishop’s PA\, Mr Paul McFadyen\, at oficeadmin@dunkelddiocese.org.uk or by calling the ofice on 01382 255453\, or by returning the form (issued from Parish Priest) to myself (Canon Kevin Golden) at St Andrew’s Cathedral\, 150 Nethergate\, Dundee DD1 4EA \nPlease update your diary. URL:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/event/day-of-formation-for-extra-ordinary-ministers-of-the-eucharist/ LOCATION:St John the Baptist RC Church\, 20 Melville Street\, Perth\, PH1 5HJ\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/eucharist.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251114T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251114T210000 DTSTAMP:20260531T190530 CREATED:20251011T181340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251011T181340Z UID:11515-1763148600-1763154000@www.stjohns-perth.org.uk SUMMARY:Choral Music by Candlelight DESCRIPTION:Choral Music by Candlelight – Perth 14 Nov 2025\, 19:30 – 21:00 St John’s Kirk\, Perth\, St John’s Place\, Perth PH1 5SZ\, UK Join a choir of singers from across Perthshire and Dundee for an evening of Helen’s sacred choral music by Candlelight. URL:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/event/choral-music-by-candlelight/ LOCATION:St John’s Kirk\, St John's Place\, Perth\, PH1 5SZ\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-11.10.18.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251107T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251107T210000 DTSTAMP:20260531T190530 CREATED:20251020T164349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T185659Z UID:11541-1762543800-1762549200@www.stjohns-perth.org.uk SUMMARY:Choral Music by Candlelight - Dundee DESCRIPTION:Choral Music by Candlelight – Dundee 7 November 2025\, 19:30 – 21:00 St Andrew’s Cathedral\, 150 Nethergate\, Dundee DD1 4EA\, \nJoin a choir of singers from across Perthshire and Dundee for an evening of Helen’s sacred choral music by Candlelight. URL:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/event/music-by-candlelight/ LOCATION:St Andrew’s Cathedral\, 150 Nethergate\, Dundee\, DD1 4EA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Screenshot-2025-10-11-at-11.10.18.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251103T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251103T160000 DTSTAMP:20260531T190530 CREATED:20251020T171438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T171952Z UID:11550-1762176600-1762185600@www.stjohns-perth.org.uk SUMMARY:Interfaith Conversation Cafe DESCRIPTION:Let’s gather for a chat about the future of interfaith engagement in Perth and Kinross. \nMonday\, November 3 · 1:30 – 4pm GMT\nLocation \nA K Bell Library (Moncrieff Room)\n2 – 8 York Place Perth PH2 8EP\nGet directions \nWe met at the Interfaith Conversation Cafe we organised in Dundee last year. I remember you are from Perth right? We are hosting a one in Perth on 3rd NovemberJ and would like to invite you to attend. \nWe warmly invite you and members of your congregation to our Interfaith Conversation Cate on Monday 3rd November from 1.30 – 4pm at the AK Bell Library in Perth\, where you will have the opportunity to meet people from different faiths and beliefs in the Perth and Kinross area. \nOur Interfaith Conversation Cafe aims to encourage greater awareness\, and understanding by bringing people together from different religious traditions\, spiritual\, or humanist beliefs in conversation over light refreshments. We hope to provide a platform that gives participants a chance to meet people from another faith or belief background\,or none\, in an informal\, fun\, creative\, and yet meaningful way. \nThis is our first interfaith conversation cafe in Perth\, and as such we hope to gather opinions from representatives of diverse faith and belief communities at this event\, to help us shape the development of interfaith engagement in the Perth and Kinross area. \nWe will start the event with vegetarian refreshments so we would be grateful if you could register your attendance at the link here: https://tinyurl.com/interfaithcafePerth URL:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/event/11550/ LOCATION:AK Bell Library\, 2-8 York Place\, Perth\, PH2 8EP\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Interfaith-Conversation-Cafe.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251102T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251102T130000 DTSTAMP:20260531T190530 CREATED:20250929T203616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T212330Z UID:11487-1762084800-1762088400@www.stjohns-perth.org.uk SUMMARY:Monthly Foodbank collection and fundraiser at St John's DESCRIPTION:St John the Baptist’s RC Church\, Perth\, is continuing its support for the local community by holding a monthly collection of non-perishable food items for the Perth Foodbank. Donations can be brought along to all Masses on the first Sunday of each month. \nIn addition to the collection\, parishioners and visitors are warmly invited to enjoy freshly made bacon rolls in the church hall following the 11am Mass. A suggested donation of £2.50 per roll will be asked\, with all proceeds going directly towards purchasing food for the Perth Foodbank. \nThe parish community encourages everyone to contribute\, whether by bringing along non-perishable items or by supporting the bacon roll fundraiser. Together\, these efforts provide much-needed assistance to those facing hardship in the local area. URL:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/event/monthly-foodbank-collection-and-fundraiser-at-st-johns/ LOCATION:St John the Baptist RC Church\, 20 Melville Street\, Perth\, PH1 5HJ\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Screenshot-2020-03-25-at-10.10.47.png ORGANIZER;CN="St John's RC Church%2C Perth":MAILTO:webmaster@stjohns-perth.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251030T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251030T133000 DTSTAMP:20260531T190530 CREATED:20251020T163223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T163609Z UID:11533-1761831000-1761831000@www.stjohns-perth.org.uk SUMMARY:Old Perth in Photographs DESCRIPTION:Come and join us for an afternoon of Old Perth in Photographs \nSt John’s RC Church Hall\n1.30-3.30pm\, Thursday 30th October \nRefreshments – £3 donation URL:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/event/old-perth-in-photographs/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/old-perth.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251017T013000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251017T153000 DTSTAMP:20260531T190530 CREATED:20251007T211142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T212110Z UID:11502-1760664600-1760715000@www.stjohns-perth.org.uk SUMMARY:Musical Afternoon DESCRIPTION:Come and join us for an Afternoon of Music with Michael and Lori – in St John the Baptist RC Church Hall on Friday 17th October\, from 1.30-3.30pm – with refreshments – donations £3 URL:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/event/musical-aftternoon/ LOCATION:St John the Baptist RC Church\, 20 Melville Street\, Perth\, PH1 5HJ\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/IMG_3162-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251016T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251016T233000 DTSTAMP:20260531T190530 CREATED:20250930T094422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T094526Z UID:11489-1760610600-1760657400@www.stjohns-perth.org.uk SUMMARY:CHAS Talk DESCRIPTION:By way of thanks for the £2400 you have helped to raise\, a speaker from Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) will join us at St John the Baptist’s RC Church\, Perth\, on Thursday 16th October in the Church Hall\, to talk about the work of CHAS. Everyone welcome. \nTeas and Coffees thereafter. URL:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/event/chas-talk/ LOCATION:St John the Baptist RC Church\, 20 Melville Street\, Perth\, PH1 5HJ\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/chas_logo_1_large.png ORGANIZER;CN="St John's RC Church%2C Perth":MAILTO:webmaster@stjohns-perth.org.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250920T123000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250920T180000 DTSTAMP:20260531T190530 CREATED:20250822T171610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T171929Z UID:11426-1758371400-1758391200@www.stjohns-perth.org.uk SUMMARY:National Youth Pilgrimage at Perth DESCRIPTION:This annual event takes place on Saturday 20 September\, 2025. The gathering will be in Perth this year\, meeting at South Inch Park\, PH2 8AN. \nJoin us as we gather Scotland’s young Catholics and journey through the city of Perth as PILGRIMS OF HOPE! \nBeginning at the South Inch Park\, we will walk together to the ancient St John’s Kirk where we will visit and pray for Christian unity with the Church of Scotland minister and congregation. \nWe will then head for the North Inch to renew our Baptismal promises\, before arriving at St John the Baptist’s RC Church to celebrate the Holy Mass together at 4pm. \nRefreshments and time for socialising will be available in the hall afterwards URL:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/event/national-youth-pilgrimage-at-perth/ LOCATION:Perth\, South Inch\, Perth\, PH1 8AN\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.stjohns-perth.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMG_3055.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Dunkeld Youth":MAILTO:dunkeld-youth@dunkelddiocese.org.uk END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR