Parish News

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: 13th October 2024

Services this week

Saturday

6.00pm      Vigil Mass

Sunday - 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time

10.00am     Mass

Monday

10.00am     Rosary

Tuesday

10.00am     Mass (Geraldine Ibeh rip)

Wednesday

10.00am     Mass

Thursday

5.30pm      Exposition

6.00pm      Mass

Friday

9.30am      Rosary

10.00am     Mass (Margaret Meikle rip)

Saturday

9.30am      Rosary

10.00am    Mass (Rose McCue)

5.30pm      Confessions

6.00pm      Vigil Mass

Sunday - 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time

10.00am    Mass

 

In your charity, please remember in your prayers:

Father Forrest, Jean Blair, Mary Robertson, Jan Stewart, Amy Robertson, Baby G, George Innes, Gillian Jamieson and all the sick and the housebound. Also, Lawrence Smollen, Susan Hines, Rose McCue, Peggy Robertson, Jessie Martin, Margaret Tooey, Andrew Johnston, Jack McPhee, James Cumming, William Headam, Bridget Herron, Francis Leishman, George Scobie, Anna Corvi, Alex Hunter, William McMahon, Ina Swanson, John Hamilton and Mary Baptie whose anniversaries occur at about this time. May their souls, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

 

News…

 

The Offertory Collection last weekend amounted to £489.85, in addition £345 per month is given through the direct debit facility, grateful thanks to all donors. There will be a Special Collection next week for ‘Mission Sunday’.

 

SVP News

The Archdiocesan Annual Mass will be held on Saturday November 9th at 11am in St Michael’s, Linlithgow. The Archbishop will be there, and everyone is welcome to attend.

Christmas Vouchers, to housebound parishioners. We do this every year and wish to update our list – if you know of anyone in this situation, please let us know (in case we miss anyone).

 

RCIA: The next sessions for this year’s RCIA journey will take place on 12th and 26th November at 7pm in the church hall. Everyone is warmly invited to come along to support those making the journey, or simply to learn a bit more about our faith.

 

October Devotions: For the month of October, we will pray the rosary before Mass on Fridays and Saturdays. 

 

The Health & Safety Committee will meet on 10th November at 3pm in the hall. If anyone has any H&S issues or concerns, please see Tony.

 

Vita Consecrata - If you are a young woman wanting to find out more about the Religious Life, join this monthly gathering of socialising, reading, discussion and prayer. It takes place on the first Wednesday of each month, 7-9pm, at the Convent at 9 Upper Gray Street, Edinburgh, EH9 1SN. Wednesday 2 Oct. Email Sr Mirjam Hugens FSO: religiousvocations@staned.org.uk