Bhileag (Newsletter) 20th July 2025
WEEKDAY MASSES:
Mon 21st July……..No Mass
Tue 22nd July…….10.00am EOLIGARRY
Wed 23rd July…….12 Noon CRAIGSTON
Thu 24th July………10.00am NORTHBAY
Fri 25th July………..10.00am VATERSAY
Sat 26th July………10.00am CASTLEBAY
NEXT WEEKEND: 26th & 27th July 2025
( 17th Sunday of Year C)
Vigil Mass (Saturday)…..6.00pm CRAIGSTON
Sunday Masses….9.30am NORTHBAY & 11.30am CASTLEBAY
The Sacrament of Confession is every Saturday from 9.30am – 9.50am in Castlebay Church and 12 Noon-12.30pm in Northbay Church
CHURCH NOTICES
You can always go online to help support our parishes with any donations :-
RCD Argyll &the Isles Castlebay Mission
Account No: 65627538 Sort Code 83-91-25
RCD Argyll & the Isles Northbay Mission
Account No: 65628061 Sort Code 83-91-25
Or go to the Diocesan website- www.rcdai.org.uk and go to the “Finance” section and then scroll down to the button “Donate to the Diocese” and then pick Castlebay or Northbay parish to support financially!
Congratulations: to Rachael MacNeil & Liam Davidson who were married last Friday (18th July) in the Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea in Castlebay. We wish Mr & Mrs Davidson every blessing of love, peace, joy and happiness in their future as husband and wife.
Visit of Papal Nuncio to the islands is Cancelled: sadly CALMAC have managed to cancel the Papal Nuncio’s trip to the islands this Thursday. Instead of the boat travelling from Mallaig to Lochboisdale and getting in early Thursday afternoon. Now the sailing is changed to a new timetable for this week and the boat now leaves from Oban to Lochboisdale and gets in after 6.30pm. So all the plans with the Nuncio that afternoon have had to be cancelled. So Bishop Brian has made the decision to cancel the visit of the Nuncio to the islands this Thursday. At least the Nuncio gets to understand a little of some of the difficulties of living on our islands. The Nuncio will continue his visit of the mainland Parishes of our Diocese on Tuesday & Wednesday.
Deanery Jubilee Year Mass of Hope: It’s only a couple of weeks to go until we celebrate our Deanery Jubilee Year Mass with Bishop Brian McGee and the local island Priests & parishioners from neighbouring islands. The first plan is to have an“open air Mass” at Northbay Grotto on Sunday 3rd August at 2.15pm. Of course that is weather dependant. If the weather is not good then we celebrate the Mass in St. Barr’s Church. Let’s pray for good weather!!
Parishioners from the neighbouring islands are invited to come along and hopefully 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 another 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.
Please note the 9.30am Sunday morning Mass on Sunday 3rd August will be cancelled as there is Mass at 2.15pm.
Choir Practice for Jubilee Mass: if you would like to help in the choir then come aloing to the Choir practice. The first one will be in Northbay Church and the second one in Craigston Church.
Monday 21st July– 1st Choir Practice in Northbay Church from 7.00pm-8.30pm for the Jubilee Mass.
Monday 28th July– 2nd Choir Practice in Craigston Church from 7.00pm-8.30pm for the Jubilee Mass.
Food for after the Jubilee Mass of Hope: if you can help with any donations towards homebaking etc then it can be dropped off at Northbay Hall (which will be open from 5pm-6pm) on Saturday 2nd August and then all day Sunday 3rd August. Drop off any homebaking during those times. Moran Taing!