One after another, parishes throughout the world are adopting the thinking and practice of the R.C.I.A., the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. At once ancient and new, this Rite expresses the essential mission and purpose of the Church: to draw all people to the Father through Christ Jesus the Son, in the Holy Spirit. The Second Vatican Council in …
Clerical Changes
A fond farewell to Fr Kaz. Fr Kaz has been recalled suddenly to Poland by his Provincial for another placement and will be leaving this week. We are very sorry to see him go, especially after such a short time with us. We thank him for his generosity in coming to Scotland and everything he has done for both the …
Advent Retreat 2014
Advent Parish Mission November 30th – December 3rd 2014 Humanity is lost without God St Paul – “Man with the realistic vision says that the World is living in a deep misery because it doesn’t know God.” DAY 1- All Masses 29-30 November The value of the Gospel Where are we now? Why are we lost? How did we get …
Papal Blessing for Scotland’s Italian Chapel
Pope Francis has sent a special blessing to mark the 70th anniversary of one of Scotland’s most unusual landmarks. The Italian Chapel in Orkney was built during the Second World War by Italian POWs and has since become the island’s number one tourist attraction. In his message, Pope Francis prays; “that this Chapel, built in time of war, may continue …
Hospital Chaplaincy
Some of you may have been following the correspondence following the freedom of information request placed by the Herald newspaper and the Scottish Secular Society regarding the ministry of hospital chaplains in Scotland under the auspices of the Spiritual Care Departments. This represents yet another attempt by militant secularism in Scotland to question the role of religion in our society. …
Apostolic Exhortation
The second of our two parish reflection evenings on Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, the Joy of the Gospel, takes place on Tuesday 8th April. In the first of these evenings we shared what the joy of the Gospel is for us in the light of the document. What excited us about our faith? What was the caused of real joy …
Car Parking
Over the last few months, there have been a fair number of cars in the church car park which are unconnected with the church. Unauthorised parking prevents access for those using the church and hall, with appointments at the presbytery, can cause distress to mourners, and adds to the wear and tear of facilities to which they do not contribute. …
St Margaret’s Adoption Agency
Scotland’s first dedicated Catholic centre for the family opens this weekend (16 November 2013) on the feast of St Margaret of Scotland. St Margaret’s Children and Family Care Society, is expanding its services and moving into bigger and better accommodation. The Agency which is currently awaiting a ruling from the Scottish Charities Appeal Tribunal on whether it will be allowed …
Fr Cassidy 25th Anniversary Mass
Fr Mark Cassidy, a son of the parish, celebrates the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Mass will be celebrated at 7pm, on Monday 24th June 2013. Fr Mark served as a Navy Chaplain for many years before returning to Dunkeld Diocese. Blog entry
Diary meeting
On Monday 17th June at 7pm in the presbytery there will be a meeting to plan from August 2013 to July 2014. This will involve putting dates in the diary of significant events for the academic year. Would all parish groups please send a representative to this meeting to inform us of dates of events? Would that person also please …