Dr Bernard Colvin of Dundee has been awarded a Papal Knighthood, Knight of St Gregory the Great, by Pope Francis for his work as Diocesan Doctor in charge of the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes for many years. Bernard Colvin follows in the footsteps of his illustrious grandfather, Dr Thomas Colvin, who had a medical practice in the Gorbals, in being …
Prison chaplain on track for the Diaconate
Bishop Stephen congratulates Dr Harry Schnitker on the occasion of his institution as a Lector on his journey to the Permanent Diaconate. Dr Schnitker is assistant Chaplain to HMP Perth. The ceremony came at the end of a two day visit to HMP Glenochill and HMP Perth, celebrating Christmas Vigil Masses with several of the prison communities. At one of …
Advent Youth Rally
Fr Jim Walls and the parishioners of Our Lady of Sorrows, Fintry, Dundee, welcome young people from across Dunkeld gathered for an Advent Youth Rally – as part of their preparations for next summer’s World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland.
Christmas Ecumenical Address
Address given at St Leonard-in-the-Field’s Church, Perth – during the Ecumenical Service hosted by the Perth Action for Churches Together (PACT) The infant Lord’s first dwelling place is was hardly dignified. In fact, however the best of biblical scholars tries to understand what the Gospel text actually says, nothing can gloss the fact that the Lord Jesus was neither born …
St John’s Nativity, Perth
St John’s Academy (Primary), Perth – P2 enact the story of the Nativity to bring the true story of Christmas.
Dunkeld News – December 2015
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Martin Aelred to sing at St Mary’s Lochee
In Aid of Colombia’s Street Children The Scottish opera Tenor, Martin Aelred will give a concert in the Immaculate Conception Church, Lochee, Dundee at 7pm, on Friday 4th December in aid of ‘Let the Children Live’ – a charity that responds to the needs of children from the streets and shanty-towns of Colombia’s cities, and in particular the city of …
A Very Special St Andrew’s Day in Rome
Thanks to the Scots College in Rome for this photo of the first three of their guests of honour to arrive for the College’s St Andrew’s Day celebrations. Pictured with Fr Sharkey (Vice-Rector) (left) and Fr Cassidy (Spiritual Director) (centre) are, from left to right: Fr John McAllister (Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh), Mgr Charles Hendry (Diocese of Dunkeld), …
Implementing McLellan
The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland Implementation Plan of the Recommendations of The McLellan Commission The Implementation Plan of the recommendations from the McLellan Commission will be overseen by the Strategic Management Group on behalf of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland. The Strategic Management Group comprises the General Secretary and Assistant General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, the National …