Susan McAllion reports, “During Fair Trade Fortnight, St Columba’s Church, Kirkton, held a “Big Brew” raising £115 pounds for Traidcraft. (Pictured left-right: Rosalind Cabrelli, Susan Ettle and Kathy Hutton).
Support for Ukraine appeal from Catholic Bishops
In the face of the shocking loss of life, bloodshed, displacement of people and destruction of property in Ukraine, we make these heartfelt appeals. We ask our Catholic communities to sustain the prayer and self-denial of Lent as a constant offering to God, begging for an end to this pointless violence.We ask our fellow Christians everywhere, including Patriarch Kirill and …
Prayers for those who have suffered from abuse
The Bishops of Scotland have established a Day of Prayer for those who have suffered abuse to be marked each year on the Friday following Ash Wednesday. Parishes across the diocese held Holy Hours ‘Service of Acknowledgment, Prayer and Reflection’, on Friday 4th March, excerpts of the prayers were also used at the daily Mass on that day either as …
Perth’s Polish Scouts reach out to the people of Ukraine
Perth’s Polish Scouts have launched an emergency appeal in the city, both in support of Ukrainian refugees and for those fighting to defend their country. The idea came from the UK’s National Polish Scouts Association (ZHP) who have been in direct contact with the association in Ukraine. Perth Scout Leaders Paulina Rybicka and Kasia Guzowska found the girls and boys needed …
8th Sunday of the Year (C)
11am Mass, Sunday 27th February 2022, opened with prayers for the people of Ukraine. Celebrant – Canon Kevin Golden VG.
Installation of Glasgow’s new Archbishop
The new Archbishop of Glasgow will be installed at a Mass on Saturday February 26 at 12 noon in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Clyde Street, Glasgow. Pope Francis nominated Bishop William Nolan of Galloway Diocese to be the new leader of Scotland’s largest Catholic community earlier this month. The new Archbishop will celebrate a Mass of installation in the presence of the …
Wisdom from the Desert: A Reflective Journey Through Lent
2nd March – 14th April 2022 For many of people, the last two years has felt like being in the desert – isolations, lockdowns, being cut off from things that nourish us. The forty days of Lent mirror the forty days Jesus spent in the desert – a trying time, but also one in which the energy of his ministry …
Appeal is launched to repair Dunkeld’s historic gravestone
The headstone of the Bishops and Clergy of Dunkeld Diocese is in urgent need of restoration. The historic stone, set high at the top of Dundee’s Balgay Cemetery, marks the resting place of six of Dunkeld’s Bishops – + Angus MacFarlane (1901-12), + Robert Fraser (1913-14), + James McGuire (Coadjutor 1939-44), + John Toner (1914-49), + William Andrew Hart (1955-1981), …
Dunkeld News – March 2022
The latest edition of the official newsletter of the Bishop of Dunkeld – now in its 40th year of publication – including 25 years online.