“My Lord and my God!”
John 20:28
St Thomas R.C. Church
Welcome to St Thomas R.C. Church. St Thomas’ is situated in the friendly town of Keith in the north east of Scotland. St John Ogilvie was born in Keith and a special chapel is dedicated to him within our church. We welcome visitors and tourists to our Masses during the week and on Sundays.
Please check out our website to discover more about the history of our church, Mass times and information about St John Ogilvie.
May God Bless You.
Mass Times
6th - 14th September 2025 Year C
SAT 6.30pm Vigil Mass: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
SUN 10.30am Mass: 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
FRI 9.00am Exposition
9.30am Mass: St Teresa of Calcutta
SAT 5.30pm Vigil Mass: Exaltation of the Cross
SUN 10.30am Mass: Exaltation of the Cross
News
Welcome: to all our visitors, feel free to look around our beautiful church, particularly the
St John Ogilvie Chapel & Exhibition.
Weekday Masses: there have been some changes in our sister parishes, Fochabers will have Mass on Wednesdays at 5.30pm, Huntly on Tuesdays at 10.00 am, while Buckie and Keith continue as before i.e. 7pm on Tuesdays and 9.30am on Fridays respectively. Each weekday Mass will be preceded by half an hour of Exposition & an opportunity for Confession.
Deacon Graeme: will be on a very well deserved holiday this week, we look forward to welcoming him back, rested and refreshed.
Web site: Emma has the new website up and running – www.stthomaskeith.com Thanks are due to Emma for all her efforts with this.
LOTN: Light of the North – Summer 2025 – Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen
New Parish Mass Books: these are now available at the back of the church. Several people have sponsored them already, and the Hall Committee have also stepped forward to help financially. Dedications can easily be placed inside the books if requested, perhaps in memory of a loved one. If you would like to sponsor a book or books, please let Deacon Graeme or Margaret Farrell have a note of any dedication in an envelope along with the donation.
Vigil Mass: Please note, as from Saturday 13th September, the Vigil Mass will be at 5.30pm. This will allow the priest to say both Vigil Masses, as Buckie will move to 7pm, and the 5pm Vigil Mass in Fochabers will cease after 6th September.
Special collections in September: 6/7 Sick & retired priests fund; 13/14 Maintenance Fund.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen Youth Events: Just to let you know that our diocesan youth have many opportunities to come together in Christian fellowship. Listed below are just some of the upcoming events.
- 12-14 September: “Power of Grace” Tomintoul Retreat (S1)
- 20th September: National Youth Pilgrimage to Perth
- 3rd - 5th October: “Power of Grace” Tomintoul Retreat (S4-6)
- 31st October – 2nd November: “Sacred” Craig Lodge Retreat.
For more information or to register please contact Sr. Angela Marie at op@rcda.scot or telephone 07938729895.
Prayer Group: Monday evenings, 7pm in the hall. Contact: Elizabeth Danby
Tea & coffee in the hall after Mass each Sunday. All welcome.
Communications: on the diocesan website (rcda.scot), if you click Contact on the drop down menu, and scroll down, you will find a pro forma to sign up for the Diocesan newsletter, and to opt in to other communications.
Pope’s Prayer Intention: September: For our relationship with all of creation: Let us pray that, inspired by St Francis, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures who are loved by God and worthy of love and respect.
Safeguarding: The Parish Safeguarding Coordinator is Elizabeth Danby, and she can be contacted as shown overleaf. The diocesan Safeguarding page can be found at Safeguarding – Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen (rcda.scot) and the text of In God’s Image (V2) is accessed through the Bishops Conference website.
St Thomas’ Church is open each day from 10am to 3pm for private prayer. Please note, the church may not be open on weekdays in the event of severe weather.
