Harry Schnitker – Ordination

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Dr Harry Schnitker, St Fillan’s, Crieff, was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate by Bishop Stephen Robson, Bishop of Dunkeld, at Mass in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee, on Sunday 4th September   Full set of photos – with options for printing can be found here.

New Council of the Laity for Dunkeld

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Bishop Stephen welcomed representatives of lay associations from around the diocese at the launch of a new Council of Laity in Dunkeld. The meeting took place in the St Ninian Pastoral Centre, Dundee, with Fr Jim High, Vicar Episcopal for Lay Associations, Fr Jim McCrudden (parish priest at St Joseph’s, Callendar) and Fr Michael Carrie. The Laity Council will hold …

Dunkeld Teachers’ Mass

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Primary and Secondary school teachers from throughout Dunkeld Diocese attended the Annual Mass for Teachers at St Joseph’s Chapel in the St Ninian Pastoral Centre, Dundee on Thursday 1st September. Mass was celebrated by Bishop Stephen Robson, Mgr Ken McCaffrey, Mgr Charles Hendry and Fr Mike Freyne.

Long and Faithful Service in St John’s Perth

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Bishop Stephen attended St John’s RC Church in Perth today to present two Benemerenti medals. The awards, to Mary Doogan and Joan Sweeney, are in recognition their service to the parish community, as tea ladies – each of them for 50 years.

Italian Earthquake – prayers

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On behalf of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld in Scotland, and especially on behalf of the Italian Communities of Perth and Dundee in my Diocese, I would like to express my condolences and solidarity with all the Italian people and especially those most affected on the occasion of the recent devastating earthquake. The prayers of our people and the …

Working in Tanzania with a De La Salle Project

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During the month of July, I spent an amazing five weeks in an East African Country, Tanzania in a town called Hagafilo, near Njombe. With the eleven amazing individuals from all around the UK, we quickly became a family and together, a part of the Lasallian Developing World Project. LDWP is a charity which sends groups of young people to …

Benemerenti Medal

Parish News

Dunkeld’s Bishop Emeritus, the Rt. Rev. Vincent Logan, presented the Papal Benemerenti Medal to Robertson Harrop after Mass in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee.

Ordination – Fr Ninian Doohan

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Bishop Stephen Robson, Bishop of Dunkeld, ordained Br Ninian Doohan to the priesthood during Mass at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee, on the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – 15th August, 2016. Photos courtesy and copyright of Andrew Mitchell ©2016 Full gallery – with print options