Blairgowrie parishioner’s Holyrood Exhibition

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Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland volunteer Larry Scrimgeour is getting ready to mount the most high profile exhibition of his career so far. From Monday, December 12, to Friday, December 16, Larry, a parishioner at St Stephen’s RC Church, Blairgowrie, will be exhibiting his designs, which include Celtic crosses (Holy Roods), in the Scottish Parliament building. Said Larry: “The exhibition is …

New Safeguarding Review Group

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The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has today announced that Baroness Helen Liddell will be the first ever Chair of the Independent Review Group (IRG) an autonomous body, which will function separately from the Church and which will review safeguarding standards and carry out independent audits. Announcing the appointment, Archbishop Philip Tartaglia, President of the Bishops’ Conference said: “I am most …

Church responds to critics of Safeguarding strategy

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In a response to a letter sent by the former Chair of the Commission examining Safeguarding Protocols in the Catholic Church, the Assistant General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference has rejected claims that the recommendations produced by the McLellan Commission are not being implemented. In a letter sent to the Bishops’ Conference by Rev. Andrew McLellan, the former commission chair …

Anniversary Mass for kidnapped priests

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In October 2012, former chaplain to Wellburn Home, Fr John Pierre Ndulani was kidnapped from his parish house along with Fr Edmond and Fr Anselme. There whereabouts are unknown. You are invited to join the Wellburn Community on Wednesday 26th October, 7pm, for Mass and to pray for the priests, their family and friends.

Bishop John Mone R.I.P

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Just before 6am in the Holy Rosary Residence, Greenock. He was taken unwell an hour or so before and passed away tranquilly. Bishop John was a holy man of God who was a gentle and faithful pastor of his people and who was dearly loved by the faithful, clergy and religious of Paisley diocese. May he rest in peace. Our …

UCM chaplain for Dunkeld

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Bishop Stephen Robson has appointed Fr Michael Carrie as Diocesan Chaplain to the Union of Catholic Mothers. Fr Carrie is also Chaplain to Dundee’s Universities and a Director of Vocations for the diocese.

St Clement’s Pilgrims in India

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A group of 40 parishioners and friends from St Clement’s Dundee with Parish Priest. Fr Johney Raphael CST have just returned from a Pilgrimage to India we travelled with Ashin City Tours and visited the Golden Triangle and Kerala. We were privileged to visit Fr Johney’s family home in Cochin also Fr Rogi Thomas’s (another priest in our parish) home …