“My Lord and my God!”

Welcome: to all our visitors, feel free to look around our beautiful church,  particularly the 

St John Ogilvie Chapel & Exhibition. 

Feast of St Andrew, patron of Scotland: as the 30th November is a Sunday this year, the celebration of our patronal feast has been transferred to Monday 1st December.

Pianists: is there anyone in the congregation who could help the choir out?  Both Jane and Sarah have family commitments which mean we cannot have an organist every Sunday.  Immense thanks to Jane, who has volunteered for two Sundays a month, but the choir would really appreciate any help available for the other Sundays. 

School news: Calendars for sale £5, and Annual Christmas Raffle, £1 a strip, some great prizes. Catch Deacon Graeme after Masses for both of these. Nativity Play and Christmas Concert as noted in Diary Dates. All parishioners are warmly invited to these, and to the School Carol Concert on 19th December, all in the church. 

Second Collections in December: 6/7 Christmas flowers.

Friday Masses: throughout the winter months these will be in the parish house, enter via the sacristy please.

Last week:     Collection: £376.50            Att: 60

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.      

• 10th January – Inverurie NET Retreat
• 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. Contact: Elizabeth Danby

Tea & coffee cancelled this week. 

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: November: For the prevention of suicide: Let us pray that those who are struggling with suicidal thoughts might find the support, care and love they need in their community, and be open to the beauty of life.

December: For Christians in areas of conflict: Let us pray that Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope.

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.