“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. 

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.

Thanks to the anonymous donor who handed in a heap of coins for SCIAF £22.65 in total. This will be added to our SCIAF Lenten appeal.

Important update: please note the parish telephone number is now 01542 780208.

Second collections in February: 7/8 Maintenance Fund

Last week      Collection: £248.50            Att: 58

Lent: This year, Ash Wednesday falls on 18th February. There will be Masses in all 4 parishes Keith 9.30am, Buckie 11am, Fochabers 5pm, Huntly 6.30pm. During Lent, Exposition on Fridays will be replaced with Stations of the Cross, and the weekday Mass will return to the church

itself. 

World Day of Prayer: Friday 6th March 7.30pm will be held in St Rufus this year. All welcome

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
• 6-8 March – S2/3 Power of Grace “Narnia” Retreat in Tomintoul
• 8-12 June – Mary’s Meals Generation Hope Camp for S1 to age 15 cost £382.50, deposit of £100 due on registration

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 in the hall after Sunday Mass, all welcome.

The Light of the North: the diocesan magazine is now published on line only - accessible via the diocesan website. There are many very interesting articles, some written by our own parishioners.

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: February: For children with incurable diseases: Let us pray that children suffering from incurable diseases and their families receive necessary medical care and support, never losing strength 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.