“My Lord and my God!”

17th - 25th October 2026        Year A

SAT             5:30pm     Vigil Mass: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A

SUN          10.30am    Mass: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A

FRI              9.00am     Exposition

                     9.30am     Mass: Friday of Week 29 in Ordinary Time

SAT             5:30pm     Vigil Mass: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A

SUN          10.30am    Mass: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A

Welcome: to all our visitors, feel free to look around our beautiful church, particularly the St John Ogilvie Chapel & Exhibition. 

Tombola Please do come along to St Thomas Hall on Wednesday, this is the main fundraiser for the church, and the prizes are usually well above the average! Any help you can give on the night of Wednesday, October 21, will also be welcomed.

St John Ogilvie: Many thanks to all involved in the organisation of this event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the canonisation of St John Ogilvie, a very special occasion indeed.

Grief to Grace – A Healing Retreat for Victims of Abuse – 22nd to 27th February 2027 – Perth Grief to Grace is a specialised 5-day programme of spiritual and psychological healing for anyone who has suffered from sexual, physical, or emotional abuse or neglect in childhood, adolescence or adulthood, including those abused by a religious / member of the clergy. If you are interested in this confidential healing retreat, please contact: margaret.clarke@grieftograceuk.org

Youth Events: 13-15 November S4-6 Retreat, Tomintoul.  For more information, Contact Sr. Angela Marie at op@rcda.scot or 07938 729895. Also at https://www.rcda.scot/diocese-of-aberdeen-youth-events-2026-27

Special collections in October: 24/25 MISSIO

Last week: Collection: £246.50     Maintenance Fund £25.52       Att: 64

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.  Contact: Elizabeth Danby.  

Tea & coffee: in the hall after Sunday Mass.  All welcome.

Pope’s Prayer Intention: October: For mental health ministry: Let us pray that mental health ministry be established throughout the church, helping overcome the stigma and discrimination of persons with mental illness or poor mental health.

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.