Saturday 15	10:00am Mass 5:00pm Vigil Mass	Hugh Lennox, Hugh & Ishbel Lennox Joe McGrane
Sunday 16 (Solemnity of the Assumption)	10.00am Mass	Special Intention (Wedding Anniv)
Monday 17	No Mass
Tuesday 18	No Mass
Wednesday 19	No Mass
Thursday 20 (St Bernard)	9:30am Adoration 10:00am Mass	Sadie Mackie
Friday 21 (St Pius X)	10:00am Mass	Patricia Murphy
Saturday 22 (Queenship of the BVM)	10:00am Mass 5:00pm Vigil Mass	Mary Clark Stephen Le Beau
Sunday 23 (21st Sunday of the Year)	10.00am Mass	Canon Leo Glancy

 

 

Sunday Missal:  Solemnity of the Assumption – Page 1170.

 

Teas and Coffees available after Mass on Sunday and Thursday.

 

Special Collection: There will be a special collection on Sunday 16 August for the Care Fund & Holy Places. Half of the money raised will support charitable projects through the Archdiocesan Care Fund, while the other half will support Christian holy places and communities in the Holy Land. You can also donate online at bit.ly/carefundholyplaces 

 

Social Committee: Wine Tasting in the Church Hall on Saturday 22^nd August, 7pm for 7:30pm. Mr Drew Gordon will once again provide wines, this time from Australia and New Zealand. The cost will be £15 per head. We will supply a cheese board and water as well as the wine. If you would like to come along just add your name on the sheet in the foyer.

 

 

 

Children’s Liturgy will resume on Sunday 23^rd August.

 

Cancer Research UK Coffee Morning, Saturday 26^th September, 10:30am-12:30pm, St Joseph’s Church Hall. Tickets £3.50 (includes tea/coffee and a cake or scone). Children free. Raffle. Tombola. Cake & Candy stall.

 

Music for the Homeless Jesus: The Schola Cantorum of St Mary’s Cathedral presents Music for the Homeless Jesus on Monday 17 August. This concert is inspired by Timothy Schmalz’s ‘Homeless Jesus’ sculpture, located outside St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral. Part of the Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts, the evening will contemplate homelessness and marginalisation through a programme of choral music that speaks of mercy, compassion, and hope. Tickets are £15 (£10 child) — book at bit.ly/4wttcCd

 

Mass at Melrose Abbey: This year marks the 890th anniversary of the foundation of Melrose Abbey, one of Scotland’s most treasured Christian sites. Celebrate this remarkable milestone with the celebration of Holy Mass within the historic abbey ruins on Friday 21 August at 6:00pm. Reserve your place by emailing office@galacatholic.org.

 

Walking the Way: Walk in the footsteps of medieval pilgrims by experiencing the Fife Pilgrim Way. The mini-caminos take place each Saturday, beginning on Saturday 22 August. To find out times, meeting points and more details please contact Deacon Pat at columbasway@gmail.com

 

National Pilgrimage to Whithorn: Mass will be celebrated on the beach at 4:00pm on Sunday 30 August, by Bishop Frank Dougan (Galloway Diocese). For those unable to walk to the beach, there will be Mass at 4:45pm in St Martin and St Ninian's Church, Whithorn, celebrated by Bishop Joseph Toal (Motherwell Diocese).

 

National Pilgrimage to Carfin: Holy Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop William Nolan, joined by Bishops, Priests, Religious and Faithful from across the country. Together we will gather in prayer before Our Lady, asking her intercession for our families, our communities, our nation, and for peace throughout the world. Sunday 6 September at 3.00pm.

 

Season of Creation Conference: A day of inspiration, reflection and practical action to celebrate the Season of Creation. Saturday 5 September 2026, 10:00am - 3:00pm, Eyre Hall, Clyde Street, Glasgow, G1 4JY. The keynote speaker is Lorna Gold, Executive Director of the Laudato Si’ Movement. Register: bit.ly/SeasonofCreation26

 

Anecdote - The stronger you grow in Love of God in your neighbour, the weaker your doubts about the Faith become: In his novel, The Brothers Karamazov, Dostoevsky refers to an old woman whose spiritual health begins to deteriorate as rapidly as her physical health. One day she discusses her problem with an old priest, named Fr. Zossima. She tells him about her weak Faith and the doubts she is beginning to have: Is there a God Who cares? Is there life after death? Fr Zossima listens compassionately and says: “There’s no way to prove these things, but you can become surer of them.” “How?” cries the old woman. “By love,” says the old priest. “Try to love your neighbour from the heart. The more you love, the surer you will become about God’s existence and life after death. The more you love, the stronger your Faith will grow and the weaker your doubts will become. This is sure. This has been tried. This works.” Albert Schweitzer, the great missionary doctor, makes the same point in his book Reverence for Life. He says something to this effect: “Do you want to believe in Jesus? Do you really want to believe in him? Then you must do something for him. In this age of doubt there is no other way. If for his sake you give someone something to eat, or drink, or wear – which Jesus promised to bless as though it were done to him- then you will see that you really did it for him. Jesus will reveal himself to you, as one who is alive.” (Mark Link in Sunday Homilies; quoted by Fr. Botelho). (https://frtonyshomilies.com/).