
Celebrations to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Mgr Charles Hendry (St Mary Magdaleneโs, Perth) continue to be held throughout St Fillanโs Deanery in Dunkeld Diocese. St Brideโs 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 Brideโs, also welcomed his neighbouring priests, Fr Gregory (St Stephenโs, Blairgowrie) and Fr Samuel (St Fillanโs, 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.
