21st Sunday of the Year (b)

21st Sunday of the Year. (b)

Times of Mass and Confession:

Sundays:

Vigil Mass (Saturday) 6.00 p.m. & 10.00 a.m.

Weekdays:

9.00 a.m. (Monday – Friday).

10.00 a.m. (Saturday).

Confessions:                   

After 10.00 a.m. Mass on Saturday.

Other times by arrangement.

 

Please remember the following parishioners, relatives and friends in your prayers:

Sick: Caroline McNeish Patricia Allison, Elizabeth Brown.

Died: John Collingburn.

Anniv: Assunta Santangeli, Tom & Katharine Davies.

 

Today: The annual deanery mission appeal will take place with a member of the Comboni Fathers coming. He will speak about the particular missionary work the Comboni Fathers carry out and appeal for our support in prayer and through a retiral collection.

Today: The new readers’ rota is ready for collection from the sacristy. Please take your copy today since it comes into effect next weekend.

Today: Please continue to pray, in particular, for the parishioners of St. Mary’s Ratho who are losing both their Church and their Parish as they become part of Our Lady’s.

Today: Children’s liturgy restarts and will continue every two weeks during term time unless otherwise advertised. If you have children of Primary School age then this is for them. It is not a babysitting service or crèche but is a Liturgy with and for the children which mirrors the Liturgy taking place in the Church but is at the children’s level and in language they will understand.  It is an opportunity for them to pray together as the adults do. Please encourage your children to come along and take part. It is not suitable for preschool children. I am grateful to those who give of their time and their skills to lead the children in this way.

Sunday: The Mass of Thanksgiving for the recent Archdiocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place in the Church at 3.00 p.m. Refreshments will be served in the Hall afterwards.  All welcome whether you travelled to Lourdes this year or not.

Friday: Please remember in your prayers Neil Robertson & Lucy McMath who are being married at 1.00 p.m. in the Church.  May the Lord bless them and guide them though their married life.

Next Sunday: The Parish Barbeque in Our Lady’s will be taking place. Tickets are still available after Mass, priced £7.50; £5.00 for children; £20.00 for a family ticket. (same prices as last year).  Proceeds will be added to the Parish Project Fund. All are welcome.

Next Sunday: National Pilgrimage to Carfin in honour of St. John Ogilvie with Mass at 3.00 p.m. at which Archbishop Tartaglia of Glasgow will be the main celebrant and Bishop Robson of Dunkeld will be the preacher. All welcome.

 

Diary Dates:

3rd September: Meeting of St. Cuthbert’s Parish Pastoral Council at 7.00 p.m. All members please make every effort to attend this important meeting.

8th September: Archbishop Cushley will be celebrating the 6.30 p.m. Vigil Mass in St. Mary’s, Ratho. This marks the Decree he has issued coming into effect.  All welcome to attend this Mass especially if you have some connection with the Parish.

9th September: Annual Pilgrimage to pray for the Canonisation of the Venerable Margaret Sinclair. This year it has been suggested that we have a sponsored walk along the canal to arrive in time for the time of prayer and the showing of a film about the Venerable Margaret. It is approximately 3½ miles and takes about 1½ hours gathering at Dominoes and from there along the Canal Path or going straight in along Slateford Road, Fountainbridge, Bread Street, Grassmarket, Cowgate. The day there begins at 2.00 p.m., with time for prayer, then the showing of a new 30 minute film on the Venerable Margaret, and finishes with Mass at 4.30 p.m. You can drop in for as much or as little of the time at the Church.

Sponsor forms are still available after Mass if you are interested in taking part and raising funds for the Parish Project. Please also sign on the sheet to let us know you have taken one so we know how many people to expect. If you want to meet us there and go in on the bus, that is fine also. Maybe get people to sponsor you by the number of bus stops between Dominoes and St. Patrick’s.

15th September: ‘A Day for Children’s Liturgy Leaders at the Gillis Centre from 11.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m. If you are involved and are interested in going, Janice has some fliers and there are also some in the sacristy. Booking is required.

18th September: Meeting of the Parish Pastoral Councils of St. Cuthbert’s and Our Lady’s at 7.00 p.m. in Our lady’s. All councillors please make every effort to be present at this important meeting.

6th October: A Day Conference on the theme ‘The Role of the Laity in the Church Today.’ Full details of the programme for the day and details of the key note speakers are on the poster at the back of the Church and also on the fliers available as you leave Mass. Registration is needed if you wish to attend and details of this are on the flier.

 

The current total for the Parish Project Fund is £6413.19. Once the fund raising is finished at the end of the year this will be split between the Aid to the Church in Need project in North East Nigeria and Street work here in Edinburgh.

 

The Stall has the new edition of the ‘Day by Day’ booklets available. If you have them on order please collect your copy as soon as possible.

 

With every best wish and blessing

to you, your families and those

who are dear to you

Monsignor Tony.