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. …
Speaking in the light of the House of Lord’s vote on Tax Credits, Archbishop Philip Tartaglia says, “I hope the Government will be mindful of the concerns raised by members of the House of Lords in the debate on tax credits. I urge them to adopt a compassionate and humane approach when amending the benefits system remembering always the vulnerabilities …
Pupils from a Catholic primary school in Tullibody, Diocese of Dunkeld, had a school assembly with a difference recently – they got the chance to discover about the lives of seafarers and the world of shipping. The students from St Bernadette’s Primary School, Tullibody were all ears when told about how seafarers play a vital role in moving essential goods …
Contact your parish priest or Fr Colin Golden, Dunkeld’s Director for Priestly Vocations, if you would like to learn more about becoming a priest. Fr Colin Golden – Our Lady of Lourdes, Struan Road, Perth, PH1 2JP.Telephone 01738 626979 Why should I think of becoming a Priest? In his book The Joy of Priesthood Fr. Stephen Rossetti writes, “Many generous young people want …
Wellburn Care Home could be set for a major new facility — just months after it was feared the well-known service would be lost forever. Plans to build a new 60-bedroom residential care facility at Wellburn House, in Liff Road, have been submitted to Dundee City Council. If given the go-ahead, work on the new facility will get under way …
The St John Paul Prayer Movement meet on Thursday evening, 8th October 2015, for their regular weekly prayer group at the Diocesan Pastoral Centre, St Joseph’s Convent, Lawside Rd, Dundee, with Bishop Stephen Robson in attendance. His encouragement and support has been much valued. The two hour prayer meeting was a very uplifting, blessed and anointed time together, taking people …
Ron Wylie, a parishioner at St Joseph’s, Dundee, was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate by Bishop Stephen Robson during the Annual Diocesan Mass for Vocations at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee on Saturday 3rd October 2015. Rev. Ron Wylie will now take up his duties as Deacon in the parish of St Pius X, Dundee.
Bishop Stephen Robson celebrated Mass in St Andrews Cathedral last night to mark 40 years of The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children in Dundee. The branch was started in 1975 by Marysia Kobylarska O’Sullivan who is still active in the branch and attended the Mass. Also present for the occasion were SPUC National Director John Smeaton; John Deighan, …
For the first time ever, the Catholic Church in Scotland will be officially represented at the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, between 22 and 25 September 2015. The delegation will be led by Bishop John Keenan of Paisley and include Fr Nicholas Monaghan from the Church’s National Commission for Marriage and the Family. They will be joined by John …