Newsletter for the 4th Sunday of Lent B

Parish Priest: St. Mary’s, Rev. David Connor

Parish Priest: St. John’s Caol and Glenfinnan, Rev. Walter Ezenwosu MSP

Deacon:          Rev. Thomas Wynne

Masses for next week

·         Monday: No Mass ·         Tuesday: Mass St. John’s, 10am ·         Wednesday: St. Mary’s, 10.15am ·         Thursday: St. John’s, 10am ·         Friday: Mass at 10:15 mass at St. Mary’s, followed by Exposition.   ·         Saturday: The Vigil at St. Mary’s at 6pm ·         Sunday: St. John’s at 10am, St. Mary’s at 11.15am and Glenfinnan there will mass every Sunday at 1.30pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

 

 

Times for Easter Services

Palm Sunday 11.15am St. Mary’s

Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7pm

Good Friday 3pm The Passion of the Lord

Easter Vigil 8.30pm

Easter Sunday 11.15am

Roybridge Taizé evening

Palm Sunday the 24^th of March at 4pm, there will be an evening of prayer and Taize music.

All are most welcome.

Holiday

I will be away on holiday from the Monday the 11^th of March till Monday the 18^th of March.

Fr. Walter will look after the parish in my absence.

Anniversaries

Isobe O’ Hare, Winnie Thompson, Charlie Fitzsimons, Peter Archibald, Harry Thompson, Catherine MacDonald, Lachlan MacLeod, Thora Finan, Thomas Buchanan, Laura Cameron,

Flora MacDonald, Dougie Morrison, William Coull, Margaret Maclaren, Tommy Stevenson, Robert Wright, Jeanie Wright, Daniel Wright, Lily Macdonald, Mary Forsyth, Bessie Jarvis, Sandra Macpherson, Jimmy Macbeth, John Currie, Margaret MacDougall, Rose Alexander, Charlie Alexander, Ena Morrison, Angus Macdonald, Margaret Cameron, Angus MacIsaac, Angus Murphy, Mary Macintyre, Ronnie MacDougall, Lillian Akkan, Jim Cairns,

Patricia Kennedy, Charles Kelly, Lily MacDonald, Rose Confield.

Stations of the Cross

Throughout Lent we will have stations of the cross every Tuesday evening in St. Mary’s. Our next stations will be Tuesday the 5^th of March at 6pm.

Chrism Mass

Our Chrism Mass this year will be held on Wednesday the 20^th of March in St. Columba’s Cathedral, at 6.30pm. All are most welcome.

Lectio Divina

It is proposed that every Thursday evening during Lent we will meet in St. Mary’s chapel house to discuss and to pray over the gospel reading for the next Sunday. Our next meeting is Thursday the 14th of March at 7pm. Thanks to those who turned up last week.

S.C.I.A.F. Second Collection

Next Sunday there will be a second collection at all masses for the great work that S.C.I.A.F. does, please be as generous as you can to this wonderful cause.

Bishop Brian Pastoral Letter

Bishop Brian has sent a pastoral letter. Please pick up one at the back of the church and take it home to read.

First Holy Communions

It has been decided that with such low numbers that there will no first communions till next year.

Confirmations

Our date for Confirmations this year is Sunday the 16^th of June at 11.15am in St. Mary’s, Fort William.

R.I.P. Hugh McMaster

It is with great sadness we announce the death of Hugh. To his mother Morag and family, we offer our love and our prayers at this sad time for them. May his good soul rest in peace.