“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.

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

Due to travelling distances in our Deanery, Fr Colin has decided we shall have only two Station Masses – the St John Ogilvie Mass: To mark the Feast day of Scotland’s only post – Reformation Saint on Saturday 7th March, 11am, and the Chrism Mass in St Peter’s, Buckie on Thursday 26th March at 6pm. Fr Colin invites us all to attend these special occasions.

Sung Lenten Vespers: Sunday 15th March at 4pm in St Margaret’s, Huntly. Hymns, psalms, readings and prayers. All welcome.

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

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

Second collections in March: 7/8 Maintenance Fund; 14/15 SCIAF; 21/22 Easter Flowers

Last week      Collection: £404.60             Att: 74

Lenten Retreat: 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. See posters in church porch

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.      

• 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: March: For disarmament and peace: Let us pray that nations move toward effective disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament, and that world leaders choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy instead of violence.

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.