“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
10th - 18th January 2026 Year A
SAT 5.30pm Mass: The Baptism of Our Lord
SUN 10.30am Eucharistic Service: The Baptism of Our Lord
FRI 9.00am Exposition
9.30am Mass: Friday of week 1 in Ordinary Time
SAT 5.30pm Mass: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
SUN 10.30am Mass: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
News
Welcome: to all our visitors, feel free to look around our beautiful church, particularly the St John Ogilvie Chapel & Exhibition.
Crib: because of all the snow the Crib cannot be dismantled this Saturday but it will now be on Saturday, January 17, at 10am. Hoping for as big a turnout of volunteers as for the Crib going up.
New Year wishes: Fr Kingsley and Fr Peter wish everyone the joys, blessings and compliments of the season.
Please pray for the repose of the soul of James Coull (Theresa’s husband) who died on Tuesday morning. His funeral service will be held in St Thomas on Monday 19th January at 1pm. May he rest in peace.
Nancy Jamieson’s funeral service will be held on Wednesday 14th at 1.30pm. Her remains will be received into the Church on Tuesday at 4pm.
Hospital Chaplain: Deacon Graeme is very happy to visit parishioners in hospital, but he needs to know if you or a loved one is in that position. Hospitals are not allowed to pass on that information, so please just give him a ring.
Last week Collection: £ none Att (Sat): 10
Annual leave: by the time of printing, Fr Kingsley should have returned from his break (Storm Goretti permitting) and Fr Peter will return during the week, straight back to his studies. Please pray for their safe travel.
Friday Masses: throughout the winter months these will be in the parish house, enter via the sacristy please.
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.
- 20-22 February – Boys “JP11” Tomintoul Retreat for S3-S6 boys
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. Next meeting 12th January 2026, weather permitting.Contact: Elizabeth Danby
Tea & coffee in the hall after Sunday Mass, 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: January: For prayer with the Word of God, that it may nourish our lives and be a source of hope in our communities.
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.
