St Bride’s Tribute for Diamond Jubilee

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Celebrations to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Mgr Charles Hendry (St Mary Magdaleneโ€™s, Perth) continue to be held throughout St Fillanโ€™s Deanery in Dunkeld Diocese. St Brideโ€™s parishioners in Pitlochry wanted to show their respect for Mgr Hendry who is often to be found as working as a supply priest in the highland town. Fr Tobias, parish priest at St Brideโ€™s, also welcomed his neighbouring priests, Fr Gregory (St Stephenโ€™s, Blairgowrie) and Fr Samuel (St Fillanโ€™s, Newport), as he adorned his guest with traditional Nigerian priestly vestments. as a mark of respect, describing him as a “Melchizedek” – “a priest for everโ€. Fr Tobias paid special tribute to the personal support and inspiration he had received from Mgr Hendry since coming to Scotland.