Advent Youth Rally

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Fr Jim Walls and the parishioners of Our Lady of Sorrows, Fintry, Dundee, welcome young people from across Dunkeld gathered for an Advent Youth Rally – as part of their preparations for next summer’s World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland.

Christmas Ecumenical Address

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Address given at St Leonard-in-the-Field’s Church, Perth – during the Ecumenical Service hosted by the Perth Action for Churches Together (PACT) The infant Lord’s first dwelling place is was hardly dignified. In fact, however the best of biblical scholars tries to understand what the Gospel text actually says, nothing can gloss the fact that the Lord Jesus was neither born …

Martin Aelred to sing at St Mary’s Lochee

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In Aid of Colombia’s Street Children The Scottish opera Tenor, Martin Aelred will give a concert in the Immaculate Conception Church, Lochee, Dundee at 7pm, on Friday 4th December in aid of ‘Let the Children Live’ – a charity that responds to the needs of children from the streets and shanty-towns of Colombia’s cities, and in particular the city of …

A Very Special St Andrew’s Day in Rome

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Thanks to the Scots College in Rome for this photo of the first three of their guests of honour to arrive for the College’s St Andrew’s Day celebrations. Pictured with Fr Sharkey (Vice-Rector) (left) and Fr Cassidy (Spiritual Director) (centre) are, from left to right: Fr John McAllister (Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh), Mgr Charles Hendry (Diocese of Dunkeld), …

Implementing McLellan

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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 …

Dunkeld Youth Service in Advent

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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 …

Dunkeld and St Andrews and Edinburgh Pilgrims at San Gimignano - October 2015

Dunkeld pilgrims at San Gimignano – October 2015

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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. …