Blairgowrie celebrates diversity Mass

Parish News, Press releases

Parishioners from Coupar Angus and Alyth gathered at St Stephen’s, Blairgowrie for a Mass to celebrate the wide range of culture represented within their parishes. Fr Gregory Umunna said, “Our Parish is blessed! We are a people drawn from diverse nations Scottish, English, Polish, Ukrainian, French, German, Romanian, Filipino, Nigerian, Irish, Spanish, Kenyan, Belgian, South African, Indian, Colombian, Czech, Dutch …

Dunkeld’s Sixth Year RE Conference

Press releases

This year’s Sixth Year RE Conference took place on 20th September 2019 in St John’s RC High School in Dundee. Mr John Paul Cecil, PT of Religious Education, welcomed S6 students and staff from across the diocese – including St Paul’s Academy, Dundee, St John’s Academy, Perth and Kilgraston School, Bridge of Allan, together with their school chaplains. A warm …

Life Teen Europe Summer Camp 2019

Press releases, Youth

From the 4th to 11th August 2019, a group of teens from Dunkeld Diocese attended the Life Teen Summer Camp in Helvoirt, the Netherlands for the third year in a row. Led by Charis McCrosson from the Dunkeld Youth Service, the five teens joined many others from across Europe at the Emmaus Retreat Centre for an intense week of activities …

Dunkeld’s Annual Vocations Mass

Press releases, Vocations

Fr Mark Cassidy, Dunkeld’s Vocations Director, led the Annual Vocations Mass in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee. Priests and Religious came from across the diocese and were joined in prayer by representatives of schools and parishes. Canon Kevin Golden directed the Diocesan Choir which was accompanied at the organ by Sheriff Kevin Veal. Scotland’s youngest priest, Fr Jean Gové, preached. Fr …

Safeguarding Training Days

Press releases, Safeguarding

Safeguarding Training – 2019 Training is delivered over the course of ONE evenings. FOUR different venues are offered to you. Please select a VENUE and DATE to suit your diary. Please ensure that your selection, either INDUCTION 1 or INDUCTION 2 , is appropriate to your needs. Your parish safeguarding coordinator can advise you. You must BOOK IN ADVANCE – …

Intense and fruitful week for Charis in Rome

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Dunkeld’s Charis McCrosson was invited by the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland to represent her country’s youth at the 11th International Youth Forum in Rome From 19-22 June 2019, the Vatican Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life hosted the 11th International Youth Forum in Sassone di Ciampino, Rome. This was in response to the Synod on Youth which took place in …