Saturday 25 (St Mark)	10:00am Mass 5:00pm Vigil Mass	Winnie Cassells Those in need or trouble
Sunday 26 (4th Sunday of Easter)	10.00am Mass	Brian McMorrin
Monday 27	No Mass
Tuesday 28	7:00pm Mass	People of the Parish
Wednesday 29 (St Catherine of Siena)	10:00am Mass	Kay Gilfillan
Thursday 30	9:30am Adoration 10:00am Mass	Special Intention (Fiona Thomson)
Friday 1 (St Joseph the Worker)	10:00am Mass	Jim Haig
Saturday 2 (St Athanasius)	10:00am Mass 5:00pm Vigil Mass	John & Mamie McAulley John Connelly & Deceased Relatives of Connelly Family
Sunday 3 (5th Sunday of Easter)	10.00am Mass	David Williams

 

Sunday Missal:  3^rd Sunday of Easter Year A – Page 379

 

Teas and Coffees available after Mass on Sunday and Thursday.

 

World Day of Prayer for Vocations to the priesthood and religious life is on Sunday 26 April. We give thanks for the men and women in the Archdiocese who have generously answered God’s call to serve His Church. We particularly pray for Fr James and thank him for his service to the parish. Please pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life, that more hearts may be open to hearing and responding to the Lord’s call. There is a special collection for Ecclesiastical students at Mass this weekend. Your donation helps cover tuition fees and living costs for seminarians. Matthew McCafferty, a seminarian for the Archdiocese from Bathgate, said: "Knowing that the faithful of the Archdiocese are supporting us—both spiritually and in practical ways—gives great encouragement. It’s a reminder that this vocation is something we share together as a Church.” Donations can also be made online at bit.ly/eccstudents25 

 

 

 

Corpus Christi Procession - Save the Date: The annual Archdiocesan Corpus Christi procession, led by Archbishop Cushley, will take place from Our Lady & St Andrew's, Stirling Street, Galashiels, on the afternoon of Sunday 7 June 2026. Details to follow soon.

 

Family Picnic & Mass: Join families from around the Archdiocese at the Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB for a picnic at 1:00pm on Saturday 9 May, followed by a time of catechesis, games, a Rosary procession, and concluding with a Vigil Mass at 4:00pm. Bring your own picnic, tea/coffee & a dessert will be provided. The day is aimed especially at families with school-age children. Register at bit.ly/archpicnic26. Event hosted by the Marriage & Family and Catechetics Commissions of the Archdiocese.

 

Pentecost event for young adults: Join young adults from across the Archdiocese to celebrate Pentecost at St Andrew's Church, 77 Belford Road, Edinburgh, EH4 3DP, on Saturday 23 May, beginning at 4:00pm. There will be a talk, Eucharistic Adoration & opportunity for Confession, Holy Mass and a barbecue. Organised by the Archdiocese along with the young adult ministries at Edinburgh Jesuit Church, St Mary's Cathedral and St Albert's Chaplaincy. Register at bit.ly/pentecost26. Come, Holy Spirit!

 

Edinburgh Seven Hills Pilgrimage: The Seven Hills of Edinburgh Pilgrimage route is approximately 26km, taking in Castle Hill, Corstorphine Hill, Craiglockhart Hill, Braid Hill, Blackford Hill, Arthur’s Seat and Calton Hill. Starts at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral at 9:00am on 13 June with a dedicated reflection at each peak from Monsignor Jeremy Milne. Details and registration at bit.ly/sevenhills26

 

Mass for Married & Engaged Couples: From Fr Benedict Iwatt, VE for Marriage & Families: A reminder that the annual Mass for Married and Engaged Couples is at St Mary's Cathedral on Friday 19 June. We will acknowledge and celebrate couples who are marking significant milestones in their married life (10th, 25th, 50th, 60th, and 70th) so please submit to me names and relevant details of parishioners (vemarriage@staned.org.uk) so that they receive a special invitation to attend the Mass from Archbishop Cushley. 

 

St Margaret Pilgrimage: This annual national Catholic event takes place on Sunday 14 June in Dunfermline. Schedule: 12:00pm Angelus at St Margaret's Cave; 1:00pm Prayer Service at St Margaret’s tomb at Dunfermline Abbey; 2:00pm Procession from Glen Gates to St Margaret’s Memorial Church, East Port; 3:00pm Mass at St Margaret's Memorial Church, celebrated by Archbishop Cushley.

 

Anecdote - The Bismarck:  At the beginning of World War II, the Nazis commissioned a massive battleship named the Bismarck.  It was the biggest fighting vessel the world had seen up to that time.  With the Bismarck, the Germans had the opportunity to dominate the seas.  Very soon after it was commissioned, the Bismarck sank tons of Allied shipping and allied aircraft.  Its massive armor plating resulted in the boast that the Bismarck was unsinkable.  But the Bismarck was sunk.  And it was sunk due to one lone torpedo which hit and demolished its rudder.  As a result, the battleship zig-zagged through the sea, unable to reach harbor.  It was only a short while before the British navy was able to overtake and destroy it. — No matter how large the battleship may be, it is doomed without a rudder to direct it. Floundering on the waters of chaos without a rudder, the Bismarck is a modern-day image of a world without the direction of Jesus, the Good Shepherd.  Without the Lord, the world is headed toward chaos.  But with the Lord there is guidance, direction and purpose in life. (https://frtonyshomilies.com/)

 

“When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt