Sunday Missal:  Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord (Year C) -  Page 234; Gospel p239; Passion p265.

 

Teas and Coffees available after Mass on Sunday.

 

This Sunday is Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week:

·       Burntisland and Kinghorn Churches Together Palm Sunday Walk of Witness will start from St Joseph’s at 2.00pm, finishing at the Parish Church, where there will be a short service. All welcome.

·       No Mass on Tuesday because of Chrism Mass (see below).

·       Good Friday is a day of Fast and Abstinence.

·       The Easter Vigil Mass will be at 8.30pm, followed by refreshments in the hall.

 

 

 

 

 

Chrism Mass: The Chrism Mass takes place at St Mary’s Cathedral in Edinburgh at 7:00pm on Tuesday 15 March. Archbishop Cushley will consecrate/bless the holy oils that will be used in parishes throughout the coming year and priests from across the Archdiocese will renew their priestly promises to serve God & His people.

 

SCIAF Wee Boxes should be returned as soon as possible.

 

A Polite Request: Please, if you open a window in Church, close it before you leave. I would rather no-one touched the radiators, but if you feel the need to turn them down, please turn them up again before you leave. Thank you for your consideration.

 

Not Dead Yet postcards: Postcards from the disability campaign group Not Dead Yet UK are available at the back of the church for completing and sending to your MP asking them to oppose assisted suicide.

 

Celebration of Fr Tommy Greenan: The story of the Edinburgh priest who served the poor in war-torn El Salvador will be shared at St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, on Thursday 8 May at 7:00pm. Speakers will share their memories of Fr Tommy Greenan and tell the story of how his acclaimed book The Song of the Poor came to be published following his death. The book will be available for purchase at the event. No registration required. All welcome.

 

St Joseph’s Parish Trip: Thursday 12^th June, Mass 9:00am; Bus leaves 10:00am. Pitlochry 2hrs, Queens View 20min, Falls of Dochart 30 mins, Lade Hotel Kilmahog. Price, including meal, £40. The trip is now full and there is a reserve list in case of cancellations.  Queries contact George Kay 07723 040933.

 

Princes Street Easter Play - “Behold the Man”:  Saturday 19^th April, 2pm, Princes Street Gardens West. https://easterplay.org/

 

Fundraising concert: A Performance of Pergolesi Stabat Mater by Genevieve Evans and Emma Hocking takes place at St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh at 7:30pm on Monday 14 April. Entry is free with retiring donations to support the Schola Cantorum’s singing in Rome in May 2025. 

 

Mass for Married & Engaged Couples: The annual Archdiocesan Mass for Married Couples (and those preparing for marriage) takes place at 7:15pm on Tuesday 27 May at St Mary's Cathedral. Archbishop Cushley will be the principal celebrant and will give a blessing to couples.

 

Anecdote - Hurray to  Marconi: When the ‘Unsinkable Titanic’ sank in the abyss of the Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, 1517 people lost their lives. However, 705 people escaped death thanks to the radio communication established between the Titanic and the Carpathia. When the radio message was received by RMS Carpathia, a transatlantic passenger steamship, it raced at high speeds to pick up the survivors in lifeboats. When the Carpathia arrived in New York, Marconi who had invented and introduced radio communication, was at the port to receive the survivors. When the survivors heard that Marconi was there, they sang his praises saying he was their ‘saviour’ and they thronged to see him. — Two thousand years ago people sang the praises of Jesus in Jerusalem and they thronged to see him when they found out he had come to save them from their sins and give them new life. (Fr. Jose. P, CMI). (https://frtonyshomilies.com/

 

Have a good – and holy - week. Take care. Fr James