On two occasions recently, Bishop Hugh Gilbert OSB presented the Papal Award, the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice . They were to David McLaughlin for his work as Chairman of the…
Ordination to the Priesthood of Emmet O’Dowd and Rafal Szweda and Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate of Douglas Duncan, conferred by Rt. Rev. Hugh Gilbert on Friday 6th July 2018 at…
The Ordination of Douglas Duncan to the Diaconate and of Emmet O’Dowd and Rafał Szweda to the Priesthood Stories about a Scotsman, an Irishman and a Pole are not in fashion…
Aberdeen Diocesan Golf outing played last Friday 29th June at Kintore: The winning Team were from St Columba’s, Bridge of Don : Duncan Taylor, Josie Henn and Richard Goodall.
Fr Francis Okoro has been appointed priest-in-charge of the parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (OLMC), Sandyhill Road, in Banff. Fr Francis arrived in Aberdeen diocese in 2016 and since…
St Mary’s, Blairs, 3 July 2018 Wisdom 3:1-9 – 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 – John 19:17-18.25-30 We’d all much rather we weren’t here and this wasn’t happening. Who’d have thought that…
Today we remember two great figures of Christianity, known well beyond its borders. Two lamp stands burning before the Lord; two olive trees; two founding fathers of our faith. Two…
On Friday 6th July, the Diocese of Aberdeen will celebrate a triple ordination, a great time of joy and excitement for the whole diocese. Ahead of the day Bishop Hugh…
It was a bright sunny day for the Feast of St John the Baptist and the annual Aberdeen Diocesan Pilgrimage to Pluscarden, on the last Sunday of June. With a…
Today we celebrate the birth of John the Baptist, Jesus’ forerunner. The Bible is full of birth stories. There’s birth upon birth, often with a touch of the dramatic and…