Priesthood?
StandardThinking about Diocesan Priesthood in 2019? The Catholic Church in Scotland is now inviting enquiries from those considering applying for seminary. #priesthood2019 Continue reading
Uplifting Walks – January’s Walk: Portsoy
StandardDate: Saturday, 26th January 2019
Mileage: 6 miles
Meeting Point: Outside Portsoy Ice Cream Shop (24 Seafield Street, AB45 2QT)
Walk Leader: Sabrina Maguire Email me
Why not consider starting the New Year with Uplifting Walks on Saturday 26 January? The walk will start from Portsoy and follow the beautiful coastline along to Sandend. The walk will be 6 miles long on mainly flat terrain. A shorter 3 mile walk option (incorporating the use of a service bus) is also available.
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Three Cathedral Service
StandardTo mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the Cathedral Church of St Machar’s in Aberdeen are hosting a joint ecumenical service, involving clergy and the congregations of St Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral, St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral and St Machar’s (Church of Scotland), at 16:00 on Sunday 20 January.
Praise will be led by the joint choirs of all three Cathedrals and all are welcome.
Holocaust Memorial Day
StandardHolocaust Memorial Day is an international day on the 27th of January to remember the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, the millions of people killed under Nazi persecution and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. Continue reading
Human Trafficking: Facing Modern Slavery
StandardWhat is human trafficking and what can we do to help? A presentation by Heidi Ogboke of City Hearts Aberdeen, for the St Mary’s Cathedral Justice and Peace Group.
The presentation will start at 19:00 on Wednesday 23 January at St Mary’s Cathedral’s Lower Hall.
All are welcome!
Two Inverness Churchgoers Receive Special Papal Awards from Pope Francis
StandardThe Parish of St. Columba’s R.C. Church at Culloden celebrated the awarding of two Benemerenti papal awards from Pope Francis to two extremely dedicated and devoted parishioners.
Although the new church building at Tower Road, Culloden only celebrated its 10th anniversary on 1st November 2018, the growing congregation had been gathering for Sunday Mass services for over 30 years prior to that in the nearby gym hall at Duncan Forbes Primary School.
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Bishop Hugh on Recent Beatifications
StandardBishop Hugh highlights the importance of reflection on the extraordinary people that have been beatified recently in Algeria.
Scottish Catholic Heritage Commission (SCHC)
StandardThis venerable institution has been in abeyance in recent years but was recently reconvened in a new form. Anne Oliver (from the parishes of Elgin/ Dufftown/ Aberlour) has been asked to be the representative for the Aberdeen Diocese: Continue reading
Feast of the Holy Family
StandardToday we keep the feast of the Holy Family. And today’s Gospel recounts a dramatic episode in that family’s life: the losing and finding of the 12 year old Jesus. ‘My child why have you done this to us?’ This must have burst out of Mary. ‘See how worried your father and I have been…’ ‘Worried’ would be better rendered ‘greatly distressed’ or ‘anguished’. ‘We’ve lived a nightmare these last days.’ Then we can think back to Mary’s pregnancy and the perplexity (at least) that Joseph must have endured at that time. Then again, the drama around the census, the journey to Bethlehem, no room at the inn and the rest. Then the flight into Egypt, when all three became refugees and had to establish themselves in a foreign country. Continue reading