Saturday 24	10:00am Mass 5:00pm Vigil Mass	Kieran Burke Brigid, Anthony, Frank & Ann Sharkey
Sunday 25 (30th Sunday of the Year)	10:00am Mass	Margaret McNeill
Monday 26	No Mass
Tuesday 27	7:00pm Mass	People of the Parish
Wednesday 28 (St Simon and St Jude)	10:00am Mass	John Price
Thursday 29	9:30am Adoration 10:00am Mass	Susan Mair
Friday 30	10:00am Mass	Private Intention
Saturday 31	10:00am Mass 5:00pm Vigil Mass	Holy Souls Margo Dewar
Sunday 1 (Solemnity of All Saints)	10:00am Mass	Thomas Tracey

 

 

Sunday Missal:  30^th Sunday of the Year (A) – Page 798.

 

Teas and Coffees available after Mass on Sunday and Thursday.

 

Thank You: Last week’s collection for Missio Scotland raised £876.70. Your generosity is very much appreciated.

 

Lebanese Night on Saturday 28^th November 2026.  3-course meal and a glass of Lebanese wine, all for £20.  BYOB. Tickets will be on sale this weekend. We are collecting the money in advance so that our Lebanese chef can purchase all the ingredients and we can order the Lebanese wine.  The menu is displayed on the notice board in the porch.

 

 

Dates for the Diary:

Saturday 21^st November: Christmas Coffee Morning

Saturday 28 November: Children’s Advent Day;     

Sunday 13^th December: SSVP Seniors Christmas Party;

Sunday 20 December: Children’s Christmas Party;

 

People’s Emergency Briefing - Film Screening: St Serf’s Church, Burntisland, Thursday 29 October at 7:00pm. This event includes a film screening (about climate change and how we can prepare ourselves for that practically and spiritually, and as communities), primarily aimed for a Church audience, with a short time of prayer and Bible readings before and after, followed by discussion and refreshments. Eco-themed interactive and reflective stations before the screening (available from 4pm). Follow the link to book:

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Dementia information and reflection for ourselves and our Churches: All are invited to a Pastoral Care Meeting on either Wednesday 11^th November 7-8:30pm in Burntisland Parish Church Hall or Thursday 19^th November 2:30-4:00pm Kinghorn Church Hall (large). Both sessions will use the same material: short videos followed by reflection and discussion together. Further resource material will also be provided. To help with practicalities, please let Jenny Williams know you are coming jennywilliams@gmx.co.uk 07935 723 968

 

Save the Date: Little Liturgies - An evening presentation from The Mark 10 Mission on Little Liturgies will take place on Wednesday 11 November 2026 in the Islay Room at the Gillis Centre, Edinburgh. The event will be of interest to anyone involved in teaching the liturgy to children. Details coming soon.

 

Red Wednesday Mass – St Mary's Cathedral: Archbishop Leo Cushley will celebrate Mass at St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, on Wednesday 18 November at 7:00pm to mark Red Wednesday, an annual initiative organised by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). The Mass will be an opportunity to pray for Christians around the world who face persecution and discrimination because of their faith, and to show solidarity with those who suffer for their beliefs.

 

Marriage Preparation Courses: New dates for Marriage Preparation Courses are available from the Archdiocese. Couples planning to marry in the Catholic Church should speak to the parish priest before booking. For dates and booking details, visit archedinburgh.org/administration/marriage-preparation-courses/.

 

Anecdote - Love them anyway: In Calcutta, India, there is a children’s home named Shishu Bhavan (Children’s Home), founded by St Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa). The home continues to be operated by her community, the Missionaries of Charity. On the wall of the home hangs a sign which reads: People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centred. LOVE THEM ANYWAY. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. DO GOOD ANYWAY. If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies. SUCCEED ANYWAY. The good you do will be forgotten tomorrow. DO GOOD ANYWAY. Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY. What you spent years building may be destroyed overnight. BUILD ANYWAY. People really need help but may attack you if you help them. HELP PEOPLE ANYWAY. Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth. GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU’VE GOT ANYWAY. Mother Teresa counsels her young charges that the challenges offered by this sign can be met only if human beings are motivated by a love and a respect for one another which looks beyond faults, differences, ulterior motives, success, and failure. Mother Teresa once said of herself, “By blood and origin, I am all Albanian. My citizenship is Indian. I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the whole world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the heart of Jesus.” (A Simple Path, Ballantine Books, New York: 1995).  (https://frtonyshomilies.com/).