Bhileag (Newsletter) 15th September 2024
WEEKDAY MASSES:
Mon 16th September……No Mass
Tue 17th September……10.00am EOLIGARRY
Wed 18th September….2.30pm CASTLEBAY
(Requiem Mass of Mary Margaret MacKechnie)
Thu 19th September…..10.00am NORTHBAY
Fri 20th September…….10.00am VATERSAY
Sat 21st September……10.00am CASTLEBAY
NEXT WEEKEND
21st & 22nd September 2024
25th Sunday Year B
Vigil Mass (Saturday)…..6.00pm CRAIGSTON
Sunday Masses..9.30am NORTHBAY & 11.30am CASTLEBAY
Sacrament of Confession: Saturday from 9.30am-9.50am in Castlebay and 12noon-12.30pm in Northbay
CHURCH NOTICES
Requiem Mass: we pray for the repose of the soul of Mary Margaret MacKechnie of Nask who peacefully passed away on Monday 16th September. The Requiem Mass will be on Wednesday 18th September at 2.30pm in Our Lady Star of the Sea, Castlebay. Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord. Amen.
Special Collection: this weekend there will be a special collection for Ecclesiastical Students Fund.
Children’s Liturgy & PVG Forms: Some parents have come forward to ask if they can start again the Children’s Liturgy on a Sunday morning during Mass time. To be able to help in the Children’s Liturgy you will have to fill in a PVG Form for safeguarding reasons. There are some parents in the parish who already are in the PVG Scheme in the Church and can renew your PVG form if you wish. Please let Canon John Paul know if you wish to help with the Children’s Liturgy and that you are happy to fill in a PVG form. In Castlebay Parish you can speak with Jackie Sinclair and in Northbay Parish with Sineag MacKinnon about filling in the PVG forms.
Housebound / Lapaich: Canon John Paul is keen to update his list for visiting the Housebound around the island. If there is someone you know who cannot get along to church and would like a visit from the Priest with the Sacraments (especially with Holy Communion)- then please let Canon John Paul know and he will organise his visits to the Housebound (Lapaich).
Led by the Spirit Consultation: Go online to www.ledbythespirit.rcdai.org.uk and read all about the 3rd phase of the Consultation. Pick up the Bishops Pastoral letter and read it again. It’s important that we come together and reflect and pray on the following questions-
- How do we live out our call to holiness now and in the future- in a way that prepares us for a changing Diocese? That is, how can we better live out our mission, knowing the potential yet also the limits of our shared Diocesan life?
- What is being asked of me individually or of our parish and of our diocese and what needs to develop or change in me, in my parish and in the diocese?
If you have the time please come along to the meeting which will be on Sunday 15th September in St. Barr’s Hall at 3pm.
It will be great to have a mixture of ages being present at the meeting from all corners of the island.
During the meeting anyone can speak and speak freely about what the Holy Spirit is guiding them in answering those two questions.
The answers will all be written down and gathered together and then sent to the Diocese so that Bishop Brian and his Consultation group can see what parishioners from around the Diocese are feeling is important.
We do all have to look forward as a Diocese and your thoughts are very important in how we can make move forward as a Diocese.
Diocesan Safeguarding Day: it will be online. It is on Saturday 28th September from 11am-1pm. To register go to the Diocesan website for Argyll & the isles or the Diocesan Facebook page. Once registered you will receive a welcome email with instructions on how to join on the day.