St
Joseph’s Church
Cowdenbeath Road, Burntisland,
Fife KY3 0LJ
Parish Priest: Canon James G. Tracey
Tel: 01592 872207
E-mail : office.stjosephsburntisland@staned.org.uk www.stjosephsburntisland.co.uk
Newsletter – 31 May 2026
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Services: |
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Saturday
30 |
10:00am
Mass 5:00pm
Vigil Mass |
Canon
McGarvey James Greig |
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Sunday 31 (Most Holy Trinity) |
10.00am
Mass |
Elizabeth Ferris |
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Monday 1 (St Justin) |
No Mass |
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Tuesday 2 |
7:00pm Mass |
Mary Appleby |
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Wednesday 3 (St Charles Lwanga &
Companions) |
No Mass |
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Thursday 4 |
9:30am
Adoration 10:00am
Mass |
Paddy
Lyons |
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Friday 5 (St Boniface) |
10:00am Mass |
Sophia Lennox |
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Saturday
6 |
10:00am
Mass 5:00pm
Vigil Mass |
Richard
Shovlin Mary
Gallacher |
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Sunday 7 (Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ) |
10.00am
Mass |
Graham & June O’Connor |
Sunday Missal: The Most Holy Trinity - Year A – Page 818.
Teas and Coffees
available after Mass on Sunday and Thursday.
Next
Sunday we will celebrate First Holy Communion for
Francesca, Freya and Zac. Please keep these young people and their families in
prayer as they prepare for this very special day.
National
Catholic Event: Join others from across
Scotland at Glasgow Caledonian University on Saturday 6 June for Trust in God
Still - a Celebration of the Catholic Church in Scotland. Whether involved in
parish life, diocesan leadership, education, ministry or simply seeking to grow
deeper in mission, this day is for you. Lunch is included on the day.
Tickets £45: Register bit.ly/synodality26
Fr
Alan Ocdenaria: Please pray for the repose of the soul of Fr
Alan, Parish Priest of Our Lady Star of the Sea, North Berwick and Our Lady of
the Waves, Dunbar, who died this week aged 56. R.I.P.
Magnifica
Humanitas: In his first encyclical, Magnifica
Humanitas ('Magnificent Humanity'), Pope Leo XIV reflects on the
challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence in
light of Catholic social teaching, calling all people to safeguard human
dignity, truth, justice, and peace. The full text of the encyclical may be read
at the Vatican website.
Thanksgiving
service: An ecumenical service of gratitude for the
defeat of the recent Assisted Suicide bill at Holyrood takes place on Wednesday
3 June, 7:30pm, at Cornerstone Free Church of Scotland, The Old School House,
140 Morningside Road, Edinburgh, EH10 4PX.
Dungavel
Solidarity Witness: Justice & Peace Scotland will
gather outside Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre to
stand in solidarity with those detained inside and to call for an end to
indefinite immigration detention in the UK. It takes place at 1:00pm on Sunday
14 June, Dungavel House, Strathaven, ML10 6RF. All
welcome.
Knights
of St. Columba: Every Thursday night at 7.30pm the Knights of
St. Columba have the Rosary by Zoom for about 30 minutes. All parishioners are
invited to join us. At the moment we are praying for
Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life. Meeting I.D:
827-5010-5561 Meeting Pass Code: 694846.
Menopause
Café: Monday 15 June, 7pm-8:30pm, Kinghorn Community
Centre, Rossland Place, Kinghorn. Email: kinghorncommunity@gmail.com or
just turn up! Drink-Eat-Discuss Menopause.
Knights
Of St Columba: The Order of the Knights of St Columba exists
to support the mission of the Roman Catholic Church and to work for the
spiritual, intellectual and material welfare of its members and their families.
We also fundraise for these and many other activities. The Order is looking to
recruit Catholic men over 18 years of age to enhance our membership and
increase the work we do for the Church. Council 981, Kingdom of Fife of the
Knights of St Columba, meets on the 2nd Friday of every month at St
Pius X Catholic Church, Kirkcaldy at 7.30 pm and welcome any men interested in
joining and supporting the aims of the Order. For further information please
contact Fr James.
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 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.
Annual Caritas, Justice & Peace Mass: The annual Caritas, Justice & Peace Mass takes place at
St Peter’s Church, 9 Carmondean
Centre Road, Deans, Livingston, EH54 8PT on Thursday 18 June 2026.
Guet speaker is Peter Diamond from Aid to the Church in Need.
Archdiocesan events: Events are listed
at archedinburgh.org/events
A thought for Trinity
Sunday: “God
cannot be grasped by the mind. If God could be grasped, God would not be God.” (Evagrius
of Pontus, a 4th century Greek monk)
