“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
11th - 19th April 2026 Year A
SAT 5:30pm Vigil Mass: Divine Mercy Sunday
SUN 10.30am Mass: Divine Mercy Sunday
FRI 9.00am Exposition
9.30am Mass: Friday of the 2nd week of Easter
SAT 5:30pm Vigil Mass: 3rd Sunday of Easter
SUN 10.30am Mass: 3rd Sunday of Easter
SCIAF WEE Boxes
Please return your WEE BOXES as soon as you can, the current total of £51.67 is well down on previous years.
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.
Funeral Service of our much loved parishioner Mrs Rose Murray will be held on Thursday 16th April at 13.30 here in St Thomas. Her remains will be welcomed into the church on Wednesday at 1600.
Light of the North: the Easter/Spring edition of the diocesan magazine is available now on the diocesan website LOTN Spring Issue 61 2026
Pluscarden Lectures: the annual lectures will take place between 26th and 28th May at Pluscarden Abbey. “Heaven, Earth and Jesus: The Mysteries of Christian Eschatology”, a series of four talks given by Fr Simon Francis Gaine OP, Professor of Theological Anthropology, Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas, Rome. More details on Pluscarden’s website
Second collections this month: 25/26 Bursary & Vocations Fund.
Last week: Collection: £313 Easter Offering: £400 Att: 72
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.
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.
