Saturday 29 (The Passion of St John the Baptist)	10:00am Mass 5:00pm Vigil Mass	Special Intention People of the Parish
Sunday 30 (22nd Sunday of the Year)	10.00am Mass	Patricia Murphy
Monday 31	No Mass
Tuesday 1	7:00pm Mass	Patricia Dishon
Wednesday 2	10:00am Mass	Alan Nichols
Thursday 3 (St Gregory the Great)	9:30am Adoration 10:00am Mass	Special Intention
Friday 4	10:00am Funeral Mass – William Fyffe
Saturday 5	10:00am Mass 5:00pm Vigil Mass	John Clark Catherine Maxwell
Sunday 6 (23rd Sunday of the Year)	10.00am Mass	People of the Parish

 

 

Sunday Missal:  22^nd Sunday of the Year (A) – Page 767.

 

Teas and Coffees available after Mass on Sunday and Thursday.

 

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.

 

The Beginning Experience: The loss of a loved one through separation, divorce or death, is one of life’s most traumatic experiences. It can result in unbearable feelings of grief and loneliness. The Beginning Experience, Scotland Team, would like to help. A weekend away for a lifetime of change to be held at Conforti Centre, Coatbridge, 16-18 October. A time to heal by experiencing God’s love through others. An opportunity to begin again. For further details phone Maggie: 07786 687631 or email: beginningexperiencescotland2@gmail.com Completed applications must be returned by 2 October 2026.

 

Taize style Worship: St Serf’s Church, Sunday 6^th September 7pm.

 

 

Pastoral Letter on Assisted Suicide: Bishop John Keenan, President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland’s Marriage, Family and Life Office, has issued a pastoral letter ahead of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill returning to the House of Commons on 11 September. He urges you to contact your MP and ask them to vote against the Bill, while also encouraging prayer and support for those who are seriously ill, their families and carers. The full pastoral letter can be read online at archedinburgh.org/news

 

Children’s Liturgy Leaders' Morning: A morning of prayer and reflection for Children’s Liturgy leaders will be held on Saturday 12 September, from 9:00am-midday, at The Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1EE. The event will begin with Mass in St Margaret’s Chapel, celebrated by Fr Adrian Porter SJ, followed by sessions on reading and reflecting on the Gospels and on personal prayer. Register now at bit.ly/kidliturgyevent  

 

Poverty in Scotland - can we do more?: An event to dive into the reality of poverty in Scotland. We’ll hear from a range of speakers working on the frontline, discuss what’s being done and explore ways we can do more to help. It’s a chance to connect, share ideas, and spark change. It takes place on Saturday 3 October, 10:30am-4:00pm at, The Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB. Register at bit.ly/povertyinscotland

 

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

 

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.

 

“Quo vadis Domine?” There is an ancient legend about Peter, which became the basis for the Polish novel Quo Vadis written by Henryk Sienkievicz between 1895-1896 which became a motion picture in 1951.  At the time of the great persecution under Nero, the Christians of Rome told Peter to leave. “You’re too valuable,” they said. “Get out of town! Find your safety! Go to another place and preach the Gospel.” Peter hastily hurried out of town as fast as he could. But as he hurried along the Appian Way, away from the Eternal City, he was met by Christ, going toward the city. Peter said to him in Latin, “Quo vadis, Domine?” “Where are you going, Lord?” To which Jesus replied, “Back to Rome, to be crucified with my people. Where are you going, Peter?” Peter’s eyes filled with tears of remorse, as he turned and walked back to Rome, where, according to tradition, he was crucified head downward, feeling that he was not worthy to die in the same manner as had his Lord. —  Jesus’ question to Peter comes to us also: “Quo vadis?” “Where are you going?” Are we going with Christ, or away from him and from his cross? That’s the really important question. It doesn’t matter how far we have travelled. What does matter is the direction in which we are going. (https://frtonyshomilies.com/).

 

“…I’ll fight; while men go to prison…” Remember the words of General William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army and a friend to the down and out? Three months, before his death he wrote: “While women weep as they do now, I’ll fight; while little children go hungry as they do now, I’ll fight; while men go to prison, in and out, in and out, as they do now, I’ll fight; while there is a drunkard left, while there is a poor lost girl upon the streets, while there remains one dark soul without the light of God, I’ll fight – fight to the very end.”—  Can you imagine General Booth writing a book entitled Looking Out For Number One? What has happened to us? “If any man or woman would be my disciple,” Jesus says to us, “Let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.” That is the word we desperately need to hear. It is a call, as M. Scott Peck would phrase it to walk “a road less traveled.” In Zig Ziglar’s analogy, it is the lonely stairway as opposed to the crowded elevator. Or as Jesus himself once said, it is the narrow way that only a committed few will pursue.