Dundee CATSOC welcomes new members

Youth

The society meets every Monday evening in the hall underneath St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee. Beginning with Mass in our Lady Chapel at 7.15pm, the meetings consist of either a talk by a guest speaker, a bible session, adoration or a social. University chaplain, Fr Gregory Murphy said, “tonight’s speaker was Elaine McGinlay, Schools and Education Officer at SCIAF, who gave …

Holy Hour for Religious Communities in our diocese

Religious Communities

Fr Ronald McAinsh CSsR reports, “At the June meeting of the Religious of the diocese, we responded to the invitation of Bishop Robson to see what we as Religious can do for ongoing evangelisation in the diocese.” “Five religious congregations were represented, and it immediately became clear that an immerse variety of ministries and apsotolates were already being carried out. …

40 year Catenian Award for John Cairns

Catenian Association

At a meeting in the Queens Hotel, Perth, John Cairns was presented with a parchment in recognition of his 40 year membership of the Catenian Association. John, a retired deputy headteacher at Dundee’s Lawside Academy, joined the association in 1978. The Catenians are an international body of proudly Catholic laymen who support each other in their faith and socially, as …

Vocations Mass

Press release

Fr Andrew Marshall was the preacher at Dunkeld’s Annual Diocesan Vocations Mass, held at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee on Thursday 13th September 2018. Newly ordained, Fr Andrew addressed a congregation of Religious Sisters, representatives drawn from parishes across the diocese and staff and pupils from St Paul’s Academy, Dundee, St John’s High School, Dundee and St John’s Academy, Perth.

Life Teen Europe Summer Camp 2018 in the Netherlands

Press releases

Charis McCrosson reports In the last week of July, The Dunkeld Youth Service facilitated a group of young people to participate in a Life Teen Summer Camp in the Netherlands. Alongside teens from several other countries, including Germany, America, the Netherlands, and Spain, the group had a busy week filled with group activities, messy games and theological lessons, centred on …