The parishes of St Andrew’s Cathedral Dundee, St Bride’s Monifieth , St Anne’s Carnoustie, and St Thomas’ Arbroath, helped to donate over 150 backpacks for Mary’s meals project to help school children. The organiser Ms Anne Cairnie from St Bride’s said she was overwhelmed with the generosity of goods for this project, and thanked everyone involved for their help – …
Dunkeld Youth welcome Fr Samuel
> Retiring Diocesan Youth Officer, Frankie McGuire (second from the left), with members of Dunkeld Youth Service at a meeting with Fr Samuel Alabi, (Missionary Society of St Paul in Nigeria), MSP, Dunkeld’s newly appointed Director of Youth Formation.
Fr Gregory Umunna’s 20th Anniversary Mass
On Sunday 20th August, 2017, Fr Gregory’s and his fellow priests were joined by parishioners, past and present, and friends for a joyful celebration marking his 20th Anniversary of his priestly ordination. Full photo report – www.st-stephens-blairgowrie.org.uk/fr-gregorys-20th-anniversary-mass/
Papal Award for Church Journalist, teacher and youth worker
Bishop Stephen Robson, Bishop of Dunkeld, presented the ‘Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice’ Medal to Mr Andrew Mitchell at the end of Mass in St John the Baptist’s RC Church, Perth, on Sunday 6th August. The Papal Medal, also known as the ‘Cross of Honour’, is the highest that can be awarded by the Pope to a lay person for distinguished …
St Magnus 900th Anniversary
Three Roman Catholic archbishops and nine bishops have celebrated Mass in St Magnus cathedral in Kirkwall. The service was the culmination of a pilgrimage by the diocese of Aberdeen. They were in Orkney to mark the 900th anniversary of the martyrdom of Magnus, joint earl, who was killed on his cousin’s orders. The anniversary has been marked by a number …
Parishes connect for sponsored walk
From babes in pushchairs to more senior parishoners, the largest crowd of parishioners and friends yet (about 50) gathered after Mass in St Anne’s on 1st July for the annual sponsored walk/ cycle to St Thomas’ Arbroath. After a brilliant morning on the coastal path, many more joined us for the BBQ in the Presbytery garden which turned into a …
Scottish Catholic Heritage Collection – new curator
The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has announced the appointment of Dr Alison Burke as Curator of the Scottish Catholic Heritage Collection at Blairs Museum. Dr Burke was previously Creative Project Co-ordinator with Aberdeen City Council where she started in 2017 to build creative networks in Education in Aberdeen, working with arts based projects in the city’s schools. She has also …