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Congratulations to the boys and girls at Ss Peter & Paul’s Church, Dundee who received their First Holy Communion. Photo courtesy of Eddie Mahoney Congratulations to the boys and girls at St Stephen’s Church, Blairgowrie who received their First Holy Communion on Sunday 11th June 2023 The pupils from St Clement’s Primary School celebrated their First Holy Communion at nearby …
Dunkeld Diocese’s Annual Schools Mass was celebrated in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee, on Thursday 1st June, 2023. The principal celebrant was Canon Thomas Shields and he was joined by priests from across the whole diocese. St Dominic’s Primary school were the host school – arranging the music and providing the readers at the Mass. The cathedral was packed to capacity …
An afternoon of music with Gary White at St Mary’s Lochee Church Hall, 2.30pm, Sunday 23 April 2023All proceeds to St Mary’s Renovation Fund. Hear the virtual Wurlitzer theatre organ as Gary plays music from the stage and screen, singalong favourites – and more! Tickets £7 from gerardfulton@yahoo.co.uk or Telephone 07496 539968
The church hall at Our Lady of Victories, known to so many as St Mary’s Forebank, was buzzing on Sunday 26 March when Canon Kevin Golden invited all parishioners to a parish lunch to gather together to get to know one another better while enjoying delicious food and drink. A fantastic array of glorious foods was available with tasty home-made soup …
Pope Francis has appointed His Excellency Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain. Reacting to the recent announcement that Pope Francis had appointed His Excellency Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía as Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, the President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, Bishop Hugh Gilbert said; “I offer a warm welcome to Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía on behalf of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland and look forward …
The Mass of Chrism was celebrated in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee, on Wednesday 5th April, at 7pm. Bishop Emeritus Stephen Robson and the priests from every part of the diocese celebrated the Mass and renewed their priestly promises. During the Mass the Holy oils were blessed and distributed to the parishes for use during the coming year. The oil of …
“People come to the UK for a multitude of reasons. Numerous are driven from their homes by persecution, conflict, poverty, natural disasters, or lack of opportunities. Many of them attempt the extremely dangerous journey across the Channel to reach the relative safety of the UK. Everyone would like to see the end of dangerous Channel crossings using small boats, however, the …
The parish of St John’s Perth was rocked at the start of this year with the sudden and untimely death of their beloved Organist and Choir Mistress Susan Cassidy. She was 65. Susan was the second youngest child of the late Charlie and Kathleen Cassidy. She is survived by her brother Tony, a Redemptorist priest in London, her sisters Mary …
The Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child will hold their annual Day for Life event at the Pastoral Centre, St Mary’s Forebank, Church Hall, Forebank Road, Dundee, DD1 2PB on Saturday 4th March from 12.30pm. until 3.30pm. with various speakers on pro-life themes. All welcome to attend.