Saturday 2 (St Athanasius)	10:00am Mass 5:00pm Vigil Mass	John & Mamie McAuley John Connelly & Deceased Relatives of Connelly Family
Sunday 3 (5th Sunday of Easter)	10.00am Mass	David Williams
Monday 4	No Mass
Tuesday 5	No Mass
Wednesday 6	No Mass
Thursday 7	10:00am Service of Word  & Holy Communion
Friday 8	10:00am Mass	Kay Gilfillan
Saturday 9	10:00am Mass 5:00pm Vigil Mass	Steven Tannahill Special Intention (Marie Bishop)
Sunday 10 (6th Sunday of Easter)	10.00am Mass	People of the Parish

 

 

Sunday Missal:  5^th Sunday of Easter Year A – Page 383

 

Teas and Coffees available after Mass on Sunday and Service on Thursday.

 

Thank You: Last week’s collection for the Ecclesiastical Students Fund raised £633.20.

 

200 Club: Congratulations to the winners in the April draw - £200 Mavis Millsop (43); £100 Margaret Murray (226); £50 Angus Gibbs (233); £50 Amy Lamond (4); £20 McQueen Family (174); £20 Robert Peacock (237).

 

Corpus Christi Procession: The Archdiocesan Corpus Christi procession, led by Archbishop Cushley, will take place from Our Lady & St Andrew's, Stirling Street, Galashiels, at 3:00pm on Sunday 7 June 2026. Afterwards there will be Benediction in the Church followed by refreshments in the presbytery garden. This annual a beautiful, public celebration of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

 

 

St Joseph’s SSVP Conference, of 7, feels it can no longer carry on for a number of reasons. If it is to continue, it requires new members willing to join and take an active part, including being an office-bearer. Anyone interested please give their name to Fr. James.

 

World Youth Day: “Experience the universal Church first-hand amidst the unique and vibrant story of Catholicism in South Korea. From remarkable saints, bustling markets and poignant shrines to Holy Mass with Pope Leo and sleeping under the stars. Come with us from our Archdiocese and discover, in a profound and personal way, God, the Church, and the transforming power of faith.” - Archbishop Cushley. If you are aged 19-35 and want to find out about attending the World Youth Day in South Korea, 3-8 August 2027, please register your interest at youth.office@staned.org.uk.

 

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: 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 – True story: The phone rang at 1:00am in the home of Leo Winters, a brilliant Chicago surgeon. It was the hospital telling him that a young boy had been tragically mangled in a car accident. Dr. Winter’s hands were probably the only ones in the city skilled enough to save that boy’s life. He got on his clothes, jumped into his car and decided the quickest route to the hospital would be to drive through a dangerous neighbourhood, but since time was critical, he decided to take the risk. He came to a stoplight and when he did, a man in a grey hat and a dirty flannel shirt, opened the door, pulled him out of his seat and screamed, “Give me your car!” The doctor tried to explain that he was on an emergency call, but the thief refused to listen. He threw the doctor out of the car, jumped in and sped off. This doctor wandered for more than 45 minutes looking for a phone so he could call a taxi. When he finally got to the hospital, more than an hour had passed. He ran through the hospital doors, up the stairs, to the nurse’s station. The nurse on duty looked at him and shook her head and said, “Doctor I am sorry, but you are too late. The boy died about 30 minutes ago. His father is in the chapel if you want to see him. He is awfully upset, because he couldn’t understand why you didn’t come to help.” Doctor Winters walked hurriedly down the hallway and entered into that chapel. Weeping at the altar was a man dressed in a dirty flannel shirt and grey hat, whose eyes were blinded by tears. The boy’s father looked up at the doctor in horror and realized his tragic mistake. He had foolishly pushed away the only man in that city who could have saved his son. (Kent Crockett, Making The Day Count For Eternity, pp. 27-28.) — There is only one person that can save your soul. When you exit this life, at the moment you die, you will enter into eternity. If you intend to go to Heaven, you had better make sure you take the one Way, which is the only Way and His name is Jesus Christ. (https://frtonyshomilies.com/)