Bhileag (Newsletter) 15th June 2025
WEEKDAY MASS:
Mon 16th June………No Mass
Tue 17th June……….10.00am EOLIGARRY
Wed 18th June …….12 Noon CRAIGSTON
Thu 19th June……….No Mass
Fri 20th June…………No Mass
Sat 21st June………….10.00am CASTLEBAY
NEXT WEEKEND: 21st & 22nd June 2025
( Corpus Christi )
Vigil Mass…………….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
Fr. Donald MacLeod: we warmly welcome Fr Donald to the island and to the parishes. Of course Fr Donald is from the island and it will be a good opportunity for him to catch up with family while he is on the island. Fr Donald will look after the weekend Mass and also Mass on Tuesday & Wednesaday this week before he heads away on Thursday 19th June.
Canon John Paul: will return back on Friday 20th June.
SCIAF Wee Boxes: Canon John Paul wishes to thank everyone who brought their “Wee Box” back to the church in support of SCIAF. In Northbay parish we collected £531.47 and in Castlebay parish we collected £1338.21. Moran Taing!
Deanery Jubilee Mass Meeting: The plan is to have an “open air Mass” at Northbay Grotto on Sunday 3rd August at 2.15pm with Bishop Brian and with the local island Priests & parishioners and to 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.
There will be two more meetings planned……..
Sunday 15th June at 2.00pm Northbay Hall:- to look at food, homebaking, refreshments & setting up.
Sunday 22nd June at 2.00pm Northay Hall:- to look at the Liturgy of the Mass; the Music, musicians, Hymns, readings, prayers, order of service.
Please note that on Sunday 3rd August the 9.30am Northbay Sunday Mass will be cancelled as there will be Mass at 2.15pm. The 11.30am Mass in Castlebay will remain -as well as the Vigil Mass at 6pm in Craigston.
Fisherman’s Mass & Blessing of boats: it is planned for Sunday 6th July on Castlebay Pier at 2.00pm.