40 year Catenian Award for John Cairns

Catenian Association

At a meeting in the Queens Hotel, Perth, John Cairns was presented with a parchment in recognition of his 40 year membership of the Catenian Association. John, a retired deputy headteacher at Dundee’s Lawside Academy, joined the association in 1978. The Catenians are an international body of proudly Catholic laymen who support each other in their faith and socially, as …

Vocations Mass

Press release

Fr Andrew Marshall was the preacher at Dunkeld’s Annual Diocesan Vocations Mass, held at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee on Thursday 13th September 2018. Newly ordained, Fr Andrew addressed a congregation of Religious Sisters, representatives drawn from parishes across the diocese and staff and pupils from St Paul’s Academy, Dundee, St John’s High School, Dundee and St John’s Academy, Perth.

Life Teen Europe Summer Camp 2018 in the Netherlands

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Charis McCrosson reports In the last week of July, The Dunkeld Youth Service facilitated a group of young people to participate in a Life Teen Summer Camp in the Netherlands. Alongside teens from several other countries, including Germany, America, the Netherlands, and Spain, the group had a busy week filled with group activities, messy games and theological lessons, centred on …

Fr Tobias’ Silver Jubilee, Forfar

Parish News, Press releases

Fr Tobias Okoro celebrated the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood at St Fergus’, Forfar, on Sunday 29th July. Bishop Stephen Robson led the many warm tributes to Fr Tobias whose ministry spans so many communities. Ordained in his home diocese of Okigwe, in Nigeria. Fr Tobias worked in Germany while he was studying at Leuven in Belgium, …

Working as a Youth Volunteer in Lourdes 2018

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Volunteer Youth Worker Sian Sievwright reports from Lourdes: The 2018 Pilgrimage to Lourdes marks my 6thyear as a Youth Volunteer with Dunkeld. My first pilgrimage was when I was the ripe youthful age of 16. I was still in high school about to go into my 6thyear. I am now 22, have a degree and I am about to start …

Benemerenti for Pat McGoldrick

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Pat McGoldrick received a Benemerenti in recognition of many years of service at St Mary’s Forebank, as an active member of the parish’s Society of St Vincent de Paul and as well as for her role on the Diocesan Lourdes Committee. The Papal Award was presented by Bishop Stephen Robson while parish priest, Canon Steven Mulholland and Pat’s family and …