The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland Implementation Plan of the Recommendations of The McLellan Commission The Implementation Plan of the recommendations from the McLellan Commission will be overseen by the Strategic Management Group on behalf of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland. The Strategic Management Group comprises the General Secretary and Assistant General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, the National …
Pastoral Letter for Holy Year
My Dear People of the Diocese of Dunkeld, As you know, some months ago, our Holy Father Pope Francis, with his special letter ‘Misericordiae Vultus’, the ‘Face of Mercy’ promulgated an Extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy. The Title of his letter refers to the face of Christ which reveals to us the Merciful Heavenly Father. This Holy Year will begin …
Christ the King – Civic Mass
Addressing Civic and Academic leaders at the Annual Town and Gown Mass in St Andrew’s Cathedral on the Feast of Christ the King, on Sunday 22nd November 2015, Bishop Stephen Robson, Bishop of Dunkeld said: “My Dad is ill at ease with the modern world! He is 90 and heavily shocked with the world around him. Because of vascular dementia, …
Dunkeld Youth Service in Advent
ADVENT YOUTH GATHERING Our Lady of Sorrows RC Church, Fintry, Dundee, DD4 8NP It was so good to see everyone at Kilgraston for our weekend of prayer, games and socialising in October that we have decided to have our next diocesan youth gathering during Advent! Creative Catechesis – Mass – Food & Games Sunday 20th December 10.30am – 2.30pm Our …
WYD – First Meeting
Frankie McGuire (Youth Officer) invites all who are planning to attend next summer’s World Youth Day to ‘First World Youth Day Group Meeting’. Saturday, 21st November 2015 at 10am – 6pm St Ninian’s Institute and Pastoral Centre, 24-28 Lawside Rd, Dundee, DD3 6XY For more details, follow the link below: http ://groupspaces . com/DYS/item/1020762
Family occasion at Newport
Grace Catherine Wylie, was baptised in St Fillan’s Church, Newport on Tay, on the 1st of November. Mum and dad, Jennifer and Marcus Wylie are pictured here with grandfather, Deacon Ron Wylie who conducted the baptism (of his seventh grandchild), assisted by Canon Pat McInally. Grace’s sister and brother, Ruby and Daniel and grandmother Mrs Helen Wylie were also present.
Dunkeld pilgrims at San Gimignano – October 2015
24 Parishioners from St Anne’s Carnoustie, St Bride’s Monifieth St Thomas’s Arbroath, St Andrew’s Cathedral and five Parishioners from the Archdiocese of Edinburgh travelled to Italy as part of a Pilgrimage to the town of San Gimignano. The pilgrimage was led by Father Ian Wilson who until recently was parish priest in the cluster of parishes in Dundee & Angus. …
Working Tax Credits – Archbishop Tartaglia
Speaking in the light of the House of Lord’s vote on Tax Credits, Archbishop Philip Tartaglia says, “I hope the Government will be mindful of the concerns raised by members of the House of Lords in the debate on tax credits. I urge them to adopt a compassionate and humane approach when amending the benefits system remembering always the vulnerabilities …
Tullibody pupils work with Apostleship of the Sea
Pupils from a Catholic primary school in Tullibody, Diocese of Dunkeld, had a school assembly with a difference recently – they got the chance to discover about the lives of seafarers and the world of shipping. The students from St Bernadette’s Primary School, Tullibody were all ears when told about how seafarers play a vital role in moving essential goods …