Susan McAllion, Dunkeld’s representative on the Scottish Catholic Church’s National Justice and Peace Commission, has joined international calls for an end to trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. “Justice …
Esther’s sacristan’s skills are “learned from the heart”
Esther McNair-Chaplin retires after 25 Years of Service at St John the Baptist, Perth After 25 years of quiet but dedicated service, Esther McNair-Chaplin has stepped down from her role as sacristan …
Support call for Scotland Demands Better March and Rally
Justice & Peace Scotland has announced its support for the Scotland Demands Better campaign, a new national movement coordinated by the Poverty Alliance and backed by more than 100 organisations across the country. The …
Priesthood and Religious Life
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Dear Brothers and Sisters, Salva me bona crux! Save me, good cross! According to tradition, this is the dying prayer of St Andrew. He said …
Dunkeld News – September ’25
It is a joy for me to welcome you back to the Dunkeld News, our journal in Dunkeld that helps bind the people and parishes of our diocese together: sharing news, events …
Canonisation for Carlo Acutis
Writing in his parish newsletter, Mgr Basil O’Sullivan at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Auchterarder, anticipates Sunday’s Canonisation of Carlo Acutis: “A Saint of, and for, our time; and he was British …
Young Dunkeld Pilgrims in Rome!
As part of the wider 2025 Jubilee events for “Pilgrims of Hope”, the Jubilee of Youth took place from 28th July to 3rd August. This summer, four young pilgrims from Dunkeld – …
National Youth Pilgrimage at Perth
This annual event takes place on Saturday 20 September, 2025. The gathering will be in Perth this year, now meeting at St John the Baptist’s RC Church, Melville Street, Perth, PH1 5PY. …