Monday 16th March 2026. Please read on for a selection of items from this week’s parish newsletters in the Diocese of Dunkeld, offering a snapshot of life around our diocese.
St. Leonard & St. Fergus, Dundee
The Musical Evening with Paul Sullivan has been cancelled but there will be replaced by a Quiz Night in SS Leonard & Fergus Church Hall on Friday 27th of March at 7.30pm. Entry is £5 per person, this is a BYOB event and all monies raised will go to the Dunkeld Lourdes Nurses Fund.
Contact mrskimberleyblack@hotmail.com for more information.
St. Mungo, Alloa, and St. Serf, High Valleyfield
Afternoon Bingo: join us on Saturday 21st in the church hall at 2pm (doors open 1:30pm). We have some great prizes available to win. Tickets (£2) will be on sale after Saturday and Sunday masses and likely to sell out fast. Bring your own refreshments.
St. Anne, Carnoustie
Spring Concert: come along on Tuesday 24th March at 7.30pm for a fabulous Concert by the by the Carnoustie Choir. Tickets cost £10 from Choir Members or from Fobels Shop, Carnoustie. This is a great Community event bringing people together to enjoy a great evening of Music. See Poster in the Porch.
St. Mary, Lochee
During March we will have our Mini Market after the Sat Vigil / Sunday Masses to raise money for Water for a village project for SCIAF. We also have SCIAF Real Gift card which are ideal presents for birthdays, anniversaries etc. Prices from £4 upwards . Available from Ann Creegan.
St. Clement, Charleston
SCIAF Big Lent Wal:. The 1st group walk was held on Tuesday 10th March 2026. We survived it and the 2nd walk is scheduled for Tuesday 24th March. Please meet at the church at 1.30pm or at 2nd meeting point Bridgeview café for 1.45pm, after our 2.5 kms walk we will have a cuppa at the café before heading home. If you are interested, please speak to Sandra Forbes or Bernadette Dailly. If you can’t walk then please sponsor us, the sheet is in the hospitality area.
St. John the Baptist, Perth
Foodbank: 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.
St. Fergus, Forfar, and St. Anthony, Kirriemuir
Notes from the liturgical calendar: St Patrick (385-461) Was kidnapped while very young and taken to Ireland, where he was put to work looking after sheep. On the lonely hillsides, he learned to pray. He escaped, already within him a call to priesthood. There was also an insistent call to return to Ireland, and he spent the rest of his life there, building up the Kingdom of Christ. He was fearless in facing opposition from powerful Pagan rulers; he practiced regular penance, which became a strong feature of Irish monasticism; he instilled a missionary spirit which has lasted to the present day. St Cyril of Jerusalem (315-386) Became Bishop of Jerusalem in 348. We can still read today his catechetical lectures, talks to people seeking to enter the Church, full of instruction but with a warm pastoral style. He had to be firm against the Arian heresy. Some of our Holy Week practices, particularly the kissing of the cross, can be traced to what he did in Jerusalem.
Our Lady of Good Counsel, Broughty Ferry
Thursday 19th March: Lazarus, come out! The final ‘sign’ of Jesus in John? At 6.30pm in Our Lady of Good Counsel, Westfield Rd, Broughty Ferry. Once again, we had a very enjoyable sharing session last Thursday in the synodal style of ‘Conversations in the Spirit’ espoused by Pope Francis. I invite you to come along this Thursday and take part. Please bring a Bible with you, if you have one. The session lasts one hour. Mass beforehand at 5.50pm.
Our Lady Star of the Sea, Tayport
World Day of Prayer: many thanks to Sheila McRobbie and her team of parishioners at Our Lady’s, and to members of the Tayport congregations who were able to give their time and talents at this year’s World Day of Prayer service held on 6th March. It was a very thoughtful service, enhanced by the excellent singing and end-of-service hospitality.
St. Fillan, Newport-on-Tay
Sunday Café: all welcome to stay after Sunday Mass at St. Fillan’s for coffee/tea and a chance to chat with our fellow parishioners. Volunteers to join the rota are always welcome. If you would like to help occasionally, please talk to one of the team at the back of the Church. Donations are always welcome and will keep this channel of communication open.