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

 

Services:

 

Saturday 30

 

10:00am Mass

5:00pm Vigil Mass

 

Canon McGarvey

James Greig

 

Sunday 31

(Most Holy Trinity)

 

10.00am Mass

 

 

Elizabeth Ferris

 

Monday 1

(St Justin)

 

No Mass

 

 

Tuesday 2

 

7:00pm Mass

 

Mary Appleby

 

Wednesday 3

(St Charles Lwanga & Companions)

 

No Mass

 

 

Thursday 4

 

9:30am Adoration

10:00am Mass

 

 

Paddy Lyons

 

Friday 5

(St Boniface)

 

10:00am Mass

 

Sophia Lennox

 

Saturday 6

 

10:00am Mass

5:00pm Vigil Mass

 

Richard Shovlin

Mary Gallacher

 

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)