Dunkeld Teachers’ Mass

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Primary and Secondary school teachers from throughout Dunkeld Diocese attended the Annual Mass for Teachers at St Joseph’s Chapel in the St Ninian Pastoral Centre, Dundee on Thursday 1st September. Mass was celebrated by Bishop Stephen Robson, Mgr Ken McCaffrey, Mgr Charles Hendry and Fr Mike Freyne.

Long and Faithful Service in St John’s Perth

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Bishop Stephen attended St John’s RC Church in Perth today to present two Benemerenti medals. The awards, to Mary Doogan and Joan Sweeney, are in recognition their service to the parish community, as tea ladies – each of them for 50 years.

Italian Earthquake – prayers

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On behalf of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld in Scotland, and especially on behalf of the Italian Communities of Perth and Dundee in my Diocese, I would like to express my condolences and solidarity with all the Italian people and especially those most affected on the occasion of the recent devastating earthquake. The prayers of our people and the …

Working in Tanzania with a De La Salle Project

Youth

During the month of July, I spent an amazing five weeks in an East African Country, Tanzania in a town called Hagafilo, near Njombe. With the eleven amazing individuals from all around the UK, we quickly became a family and together, a part of the Lasallian Developing World Project. LDWP is a charity which sends groups of young people to …

Benemerenti Medal

Parish News

Dunkeld’s Bishop Emeritus, the Rt. Rev. Vincent Logan, presented the Papal Benemerenti Medal to Robertson Harrop after Mass in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee.

Ordination – Fr Ninian Doohan

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Bishop Stephen Robson, Bishop of Dunkeld, ordained Br Ninian Doohan to the priesthood during Mass at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee, on the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – 15th August, 2016. Photos courtesy and copyright of Andrew Mitchell ©2016 Full gallery – with print options

The role of parents is under threat

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-> here. Bishop Stephen urges parishes to re-publish this article – and invite their parishioners to sign the petition. Social worker LEO LANAGHAN says the family’s autonomy as a ‘domestic church’ is at risk THIS week the UK Supreme Court ruled that sections of the Scottish Government’s Named Person scheme were unlawful. The Scottish Government will now amend it before …

Diaconate Ordination for Perth

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Appointed to serve the parishes of St John’s and St Mary Magdalene’s in Perth, Deacon Krzysztof Jablonski was ordained in St Andrew’s Cathedral, on Thursday 4th August, by Bishop Stephen. Says Deacon Kris, “Grateful to God for having called me to serve as a Deacon, I desire to express my thanks, also to people who contributed to the plan of …