Autumn has arrived, and there is a greater chance of challenging weather and road conditions striking unexpectedly. If you use the WhatsApp app, I’d like to suggest subscribing to the parish WhatsApp channel. It’s a one-way communication tool used to make last-minute announcements. You will remain anonymous.
New Sunday Missal
On 1 December, the First Sunday of Advent, a new English version of the Mass Lectionary will come into official liturgical use across Scotland. The Mass readings remain the same, but their new translation will be based on the English Standard Version Catholic Edition (ESV-CE) and the Abbey Psalms and Canticles (APC). You can pick up a leaflet, “The New Lectionary Explained,” available in our church to learn more about the change.
Jubilee 2025
Pope Francis has declared that next year, 2025, will be a Holy Year in the Universal Church and that 2024 should be a year of preparation for this great Jubilee.
The idea of Jubilee has its roots in the Old Testament, with a celebration of a year of forgiveness and reconciliation. The Sabbath was the seventh day, a day of rest, and the Jubilee year was the year following seven times seven years, so the Jubilee took place every 50th year. In the tradition of the Catholic Church, we now celebrate the Jubilee every 25 years. The Holy Year of 2025 will begin at the Christmas Vigil 2024 when the Holy Father will open the Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
Trinity Annexe Extension
The long-planned extension to the existing building will commence on 24 June and should be completed by the end of November. It will cause a few significant challenges and difficulties. For the duration of the work, the front door will be the only one used to access the building – the backdoor will be effectively unavailable.
Assisted Suicide
Cut Off from Me, You Can Do Nothing
Called to Care, Not to Kill – a Pastoral Letter on Assisted Suicide
In the parable of the Vine and the Branches, Jesus teaches us that we are one community, one family and one society. We live in a world where any one of our decisions affects all of us. We are all brothers and sisters with responsibility to each other.