“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.

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

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Maggie Maskew. Her funeral will take place at St Francis of Assisi church, Mannofield, Aberdeen on Wednesday 25th February at  11am. RIP

Last week      Collection: £326                       Att: 54

Lent: During Lent, Exposition on Fridays will be replaced with Stations of the Cross.

The locations of the Station Masses are yet to be announced – watch this space….

The Chrism Mass will be held in St Peter’s, Buckie on Thursday 26th March at 6pm.

Holy Week Ecumenical Services will be in St Thomas’s on Monday 30th, Tuesday 31st March and Wednesday 1st April at 7.30pm.

SCIAF WEE Boxes This Lent, let us unite in prayer, asking God to bring hope, healing, and the life-giving gift of water to communities in greatest need:

God of Life-Giving water, we give You our praise. We lift to you all those that seek

water but do not find. Quench their thirst and provide all that they need. May we,

the SCIAF family, continue to be a voice for those unheard; A pillar of hope for our

sisters and brothers. We ask that You help us to play our part in building a world

where justice flows like a mighty river. Amen

If you don’t yet have your WEE BOX, please pick one up today.

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

St John Ogilvie Mass: To mark the Feast day of Scotland’s only post –Reformation Saint. Saturday 7th March, 11 am.

Lenten Retreat: early notice – we will host the annual retreat for the 4 parishes here on Saturday 28th March 10am-1pm, ending with lunch. All welcome – not restricted to parishioners.

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 there will be none this week as there is a dog show in the hall.

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.