Papal Awards for parish workers

Press releases

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

Press releases

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 …

Papal Knighthood for Bernard Colvin

Papal Medal

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 …

Dunkeld’s Christmas and New Year Masses 2015-16

Events

PARISH CHRISTMAS EVE CHRISTMAS DAY NEW YEAR’S EVE NEW YEAR’S DAY St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee 11.30pm Carols Midnight Mass 11am St Clement’s, Dundee 7pm 7.30pm Mass 10am St. Columba’s, Dundee 7.30pm Carols 8pm Mass 11am St Mary’s Lochee, Dundee 7pm Carols 10.30am 10.30am 7.30pm Mass St Joseph’s, Dundee 6pm Mass (English) 9.30pm Carol Service 10pm Mass ( English) 11.30pm Carols …

New parish priest for Dundee

Parish News

Bishop Stephen Robson installed Father Johny Raphael CST to take up the position of Parish priest in St Clement’s Dundee, on Sunday 20th December 2015.

Advent Youth Rally

Press releases, Youth

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

Press releases

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 …

Time for Reflection – Bishop Robson at the Scottish Parliament

Bishop's Diary, Pastoral Letter

Bishop Stephen Robson, the Bishop of Dunkeld, delivered a ‘Time for Reflection’ in the Scottish Parliament today (Tuesday 15 December) at 2pm. In his address he said that cultural change has arguably been Scottish Society’s greatest challenge in the last decade. He called on legislators to “be compassionate about the effects of change” as not everyone can absorb it at …