Speaking at a Mass celebrating the work of the Legion of Mary, Fr Martin Pletts, St James’, Kinross said: We’re blessed to have with us, this week, a group of men and women from the Legion of Mary, who hail from Ireland and England. Men and women who are sacrificing their resources, their time and their energies to bring the …
Fr Tobias’ Silver Jubilee, Forfar
Fr Tobias Okoro celebrated the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood at St Fergus’, Forfar, on Sunday 29th July. Bishop Stephen Robson led the many warm tributes to Fr Tobias whose ministry spans so many communities. Ordained in his home diocese of Okigwe, in Nigeria. Fr Tobias worked in Germany while he was studying at Leuven in Belgium, …
Working as a Youth Volunteer in Lourdes 2018
Volunteer Youth Worker Sian Sievwright reports from Lourdes: The 2018 Pilgrimage to Lourdes marks my 6thyear as a Youth Volunteer with Dunkeld. My first pilgrimage was when I was the ripe youthful age of 16. I was still in high school about to go into my 6thyear. I am now 22, have a degree and I am about to start …
Benemerenti for Pat McGoldrick
Pat McGoldrick received a Benemerenti in recognition of many years of service at St Mary’s Forebank, as an active member of the parish’s Society of St Vincent de Paul and as well as for her role on the Diocesan Lourdes Committee. The Papal Award was presented by Bishop Stephen Robson while parish priest, Canon Steven Mulholland and Pat’s family and …
65th Wedding Anniversary at Ss Peter and Paul’s, Dundee
Margaret and Philip Mulholland (parishioners of St Clements) were married in Ss Peter and Paul’s Dundee, on 18th July 1953 by Father Thomas Daly OSA. Their marriage has been blessed with six children( Moira, Philip, Frank, Margaret, Patricia and the late Gerrard); and now by their fourteen grandchildren and nine great-grand children. They returned to Ss Peter and Paul earlier …
New Diocesan Pastoral Council
The Council of the Laity held its final meeting on Saturday, 7 July, 2018, at the Pastoral Centre. Bishop Stephen thinks that the time has now come for the formation and implementation of a Diocesan Pastoral Council especially now that a Constitution for the Diocesan Pastoral Council has been written. The content will form the basis of further discussion at …
Dunkeld’s double anniversary celebrated at Orkney Italian Chapel
Mgr Charles Hendry and Mgr Aldo Angelosanto jointly celebrated the anniversary of their priestly ordinations with members of the Perth Italian Association (Circolo Religioso Italiano) with Mass in the Italian Chapel in Orkney. It was Mgr Hendry’s 63rd anniversary and Mgr Aldo’s 45th anniversary. Earlier in the day the group had visited the UNESCO World heritage Neolithic settlement site at …
Retiral gift for Dunkeld’s RE Advisor
St Paul’s Academy, Dundee, acknowledged the outstanding contribution to Catholic Education in Dunkeld Diocese, and at national level, of Mrs Margaret McFarlane as she retires as RE Adviser in Dunkeld. Headteacher Mrs Teresa Little, and chaplain Mgr Ken McCaffrey are pictured here with Mrs MacFarlane.e
Ordination of Fr Andrew Marshall
Fr Andrew Marshall was ordained by Bishop Stephen Robson, on Thursday 29th June 2018, in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee. Please click once on an individual photo to start a slideshow. PHOTOGRAPHS – Courtesy – Andrew Mitchell. A larger gallery, with higher resolution and printing options, can be found – here Thanksgiving Mass – in St Andrew’s Cathedral on Saturday 31st …