“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
4th - 12th April 2026 Year A
SAT 8:00pm Vigil Mass: Easter Day
SUN 10.30am Mass: Easter Day
FRI 9.00am Exposition
9.30am Mass: Easter Friday
SAT 5:30pm Vigil Mass: Divine Mercy Sunday
SUN 10.30am Mass: Divine Mercy Sunday
SCIAF Wee Boxes
WEE BOX, BIG THANKS
From everyone at SCIAF, we wish you and your family a joyful and blessed Easter filled with peace and hope. Thank you for your generous support of this year’s WEE BOX Appeal.
Please return your WEE BOXES as soon as you can.
You can also donate at sciaf.org.uk/weeboxes, by calling 0141 354 5555 or by using this QR code which will link it to our parish donations.
Thank you.
News
Welcome: to all our visitors, feel free to look around our beautiful church, particularly the St John Ogilvie Chapel & Exhibition.
Mass preparation: there’s an old adage “God loves a tryer” so let’s try again to remember ten minutes silence before Mass begins to allow everyone to prepare for the Holy Mass – the “source and summit” of our Faith.
Easter Vigil: 8pm starting with the lighting of the new fire outside the church then celebrate Easter in the hall with a refreshment and Easter cakes. All welcome.
Please pray for the happy repose of the soul of Mrs Rose Murray who died last Friday. We keep her family, Bryan, Gill and Ashley and their families in our prayers.
Light of the North: the Easter/Spring edition of the diocesan magazine is available now on the diocesan website LOTN Spring Issue 61 2026
Buckie Choral Union: will give an Easter Concert on Saturday 11th April, featuring Stainer’s “The Crucifixion” which tells the story of Our Lord’s Passion, and other pieces including a beautiful arrangement of “Tantum Ergo”, and the ever-popular “All in the April Evening”. 7.30pm in Buckie
Methodist Church, tickets available from choir members, online via ticketsource and at the door. All very welcome.
Second collections this month: Easter Offering: repairs to heating system (approx. £2000); 25/26 Bursary & Vocations Fund.
Last week: Collection: £485.06 Candles £3.41 Piety Stall £3.50 Att: 66
Hospital visiting: please remember to contact Deacon Graeme if you or any of your family are in hospital. He is always happy to visit.
Prayer Group: Monday evenings, 7pm in the hall. Next meeting 6th April.
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: April: For priests in crisis: Let us pray for priests going through moments of crisis in their vocation, that they may find the accompaniment they need and that communities may support them with understanding and prayer.
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.
