Do you recognise anyone here? If you went to Craiglockhart from 1970-1973, please think about joining us at our reunion in Edinburgh on September 29th 2020. Please share with people you think were part of our year group, and contact us using our email CraiglockhartReunion70to73@yahoo.com
On Sunday 2nd February, members of Scotland’s Maltese community gathered in St Mary’s Monastery in Kinnoull, Perth, to celebrate the feast of the Shipwreck of St Paul. The feast – traditionally celebrated on the 10th of February in Malta – is a national holiday on the island and remembers the event when St Paul, in the year 60AD, was shipwrecked …
Dunkeld Diocese has welcomed an almost unanimous decision to keep Catholic voting rights on Dundee City Council’s education committee. The decision came after Independent councillor Gregor Murray called for Church reps to be stripped of such powers, a motion that was overwhelmingly quashed by 26 votes to two. Cllr Murray, a former convener of the children and families services committee …
Please intimate these days to all who are due to attend. Parish safeguarding coordinators will able to advise you which session you are due to attend. It is essential for participants to BOOK A PLACE in advance – by calling the Diocesan Centre – 01382 225453 or by emailing reception@dunkelddiocese.org.uk . Once a date has become fully booked it will …
Members of the Dundee Italian community gathered for their Annual Mass with Bishop Stephen and their chaplain, Mgr Aldo, at St Bride’s Church, Monifieth.
Just under 400 items were donated by the families at St Paul’s Academy, Dundee, for this years Christmas Food hampers. 20 boxes were dsitributed throughout the area – with plenty left over to go to our local Foodbank which is run by one of our parents. An added bonus for the recipients was the rendition of “We Wish You a …
Maria Barltett, a parishioner at St James’, Kinross, was presented with a Papal Award by her parish priest, Fr Martin Pletts, following Sunday Mass on 22nd December 2019. The award of a Benemerenti Medal comes as a recognition of Maria’s great contribution to the life of the Church. Fr Pletts commented, “It is a great service and it is right …
Returning from continental Europe recently, I had bought a plaster statue of the baby Jesus to put in my Crib at home this Christmas; the previous one was cracked and beginning to look a bit shabby. When we think of it, what an eloquence there is demonstrated by such a representation of the divine child! It tells of the ‘condescension’ …