Ss Peter & Paul’s Church, Dundee, hosted a mini retreat over the weekend 13 – 15 September, which was led by Fr Tom Ryan from the Killaloe Diocese. The driving force for a parish retreat had been led by our late Deacon Charles Hendry R.I.P. James Galligan reports, “What started off as a parish retreat was then extended to all …
Holy Year 2025
We have been asked to revisit and promote the documents of Vatican II in preparation for the Holy Year. Fr Tom Magill has produced some videos on the four major themes of the Council, and have provided links to them below. These are suitable for parish discussions or individual use. Introduction SACROSANCTUM CONCILIUM – Video 2 DEI VERBUM – …
Edited highlights from Bishop Andrew’s Episcopal Ordination Mass
The Episcopal Ordination Mass for the Right Reverend Andrew McKenzie took place at St Andrew’s Cathedral at 11pm on Saturday 10th August, 2024. Edited highlights of the livestream are now available here. Download the Episcopal Ordination Order of Service here Photos by and copyright of Paul McSherry 07770 393960 paulmcsherry2020@gmail.com @Paulmcsherry2
Bishop Andrew McKenzie’s First Mass
Download the Order of Service here. Bishop Andrew’s homily: It’s wonderful to be here and thank you for your welcome. I’ve heard it said that Scots are good at complaining. I know that’s true of people from Glasgow, but cannot imagine it to be true for people from Dundee. In fact, the truth is we’re sometimes at our happiest when …
New Sunday Missal for Advent 2024
Publishing 21 November 2024 Hodder & Stoughton is delighted to announce the publication in November 2024 of The Hodder Sunday Missal. Our standard pricing is below, including an introductory offer for parishes, deaneries or dioceses wishing to place an order in bulk. For more details, interested parties should call our sales manager Emily Short on our Missals Hotline: 020 3122 6074 or …
UCM hosts barbecue for Perth churches
The Union of Catholic Mothers’ Perth Branch held an ecumenical barbecue at their church and welcomed over 70 member Guild members from the Fair City’s Craigie & Moncrieffe Church, Kinnoull Church, North Church, Scone Old and New, Moncrieffe Craft Ladies, Letham St Marks as well as from among their own members. Currently they are the sole surviving branch of the …
Deacon Charles Hendry dies after a short illness
On July 4th, 2024, Deacon Charles Hendry passed away peacefully, after a short illness, bravely borne, in the loving care of his family, loving husband of Shona, devoted father of Sarah, Rachel, Ruth, Katherine and James, a loving father-in-law, grandad, brother, brother- in-law, uncle, deacon and friend. He was fortified by the Rites of the Holy Mother Church. Reception of …
Urgent Appeal – Africa Hunger Crisis
On the nine-hour drive to visit SCIAF’s projects in Mongu, Zambia, I saw field after field of dried maize. Crisp, yellow, dead. No rain on the horizon. I met Kashueka, a single mother with four children, who was standing near her family’s field which was full of dead maize. She told me: “Really, we’ve had no food over the past year.”Kashueka …