Bhileag (Newsletter) 6th July 2025
WEEKDAY MASSES:
Mon 7th July…………… No Mass
Tue 8th July……….11.00am CASTLEBAY
(Requiem Mass of Marjorie Kemp)
Wed 9th July…….. 12 Noon CRAIGSTON
Thu 10th July………10.00am NORTHBAY
Fri 11th July………….10.00am VATERSAY
Sat 12th July………..10.00am CASTLEBAY
NEXT WEEKEND: 12th & 13th July 2025
( 15th Sunday of Year C)
Vigil Mass (Saturday)…..6.00pm CRAIGSTON
Sunday Masses….9.30am NORTHBAY & 11.30am CASTLEBAY
Sacrament of Confession: Every Saturday from 9.30am – 9.50am in Castlebay and 12 Noon-12.30pm in Northbay
CHURCH NOTICES
Fisherman’s Mass & Blessing of boats: today (6th July) the annual Fisherman’s Mass & the blessing of the boats will take place on Castlebay Pier at 12 Noon. PLEASE NOTE THE NEW TIME. All Welcome! Let’s pray for some nice dry weather.
Funeral: we pray for the repose of the soul of Marjorie Kemp (MacArthur) from St. Brendan’s road who peacefully passed on Saturday 5th July. For the last few months Marjorie has been in St. Brendan’s Home and she passed away there at the age of 78. The funeral will be on Tuesday 8th July at 11.00am in Our Lady Star of the Sea in Castlebay. Marjorie will be received into Castlebay Church on Monday (7th July) at 8.00pm. Eternal rest grant unto her O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.
Sea Sunday: next weekend we continue our prayers for those who live and work upon our seas- prayers for all Seafarers. We will take up a second collection to support the Apostleship of the Sea next weekend.
Congratulations: we congratulate Alison MacDonald & Seumas Campbell who were married on Friday 4th July in St. Barr’s Church in Northbay. We wish Mr & Mrs Campbell every blessing, peace, love and happiness in their future as husband and wife.
Visit of Diocesan Priests: this weekend we have Fr Roddy McAuley and Fr Ronald Campbell here on the island. Both Fr Roddy and Fr Ronald were invited to the wedding which took place in Northbay. Fr Roddy is the parish priest of Dunoon and Fr Ronald is the parish priest of the Isle of Skye. They will both help at the Fisherman’s Mass.
Visit of Papal Nuncio to the islands: the Papal Nuncio-Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendia– who is the Pope’s representative for Great Britain- is visting every Diocese in Scotland this Summer and he will visit our Diocese of Argyll & the Isles from 22nd July- 24th July. He will arrive on South Uist by boat from Mallaig on Thursday 24th July. He will go to Eriskay and visit the Fr Allan MacDonald Trail. Then he will visit the Sacred Heart Home in Daliburgh. Then at 4.00pm there will be a Rosary at the Statue of Our Lady of the Isles on Rueval. Then at 6.30pm there will be Mass with the Papal Nuncio in St. Mary’s Church in Griminish on Benbecula. All welcome.
Deanery Jubilee Mass of Hope: The plan is to have an “open air Mass” at Northbay Grotto on Sunday 3rd August at 2.15pm with Bishop Brian McGee and with the local island Priests & parishioners and mark the Jubilee Year of Hope- The Holy Year of 2025. Parishioners from the neighbouring islands will travel over on the 1.00pm boat from Eriskay and a bus will be available to pick them up from Ardmhor ferry and take them to the Northbay Grotto and also a bus will be available to take people back for the last ferry at 5.30pm. After the Mass refreshments and homebaking will be available in Northbay Hall. All welcome.