Here is a link to this week’s newsletter:5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)Welcome: to all our visitors, feel free to look around our beautiful church, particularly the St John Ogilvie Chapel & Exhibition.Finances: Second Collection this weekend for the Maintenance Fund.Last Week: Collection: £429.76 Candles £19.60 Maintenance: £5 Attendance: 64A word to the wise: our current monthly income is not covering outgoings, in spite of our attempts to reduce heating costs etc. Times are difficult for many people, but please consider when you last increased your contributions to the church, have you kept your donations in line with inflation? Many thanks to all those who are so generous, and especially to the Hall who have made donations to help out, but it is up to each of us individually to consider if we are contributing as fully as we can to our church community, in all aspects, including financiallyFundraiser: a Quiz Night at Keith Golf Club is being planned, probably for Friday 11th April. Help will be needed on the night, plus donations of raffle prizes. Please speak to Kathleen Foote if you can help at all.St John Ogilvie Mass: the annual celebration of the Feast of St John Ogilvie will be here on March 8th, with Mass at 2pm, followed by refreshments in the hall. We will be joined by the Diocesan Jubilee Pilgrimage group who will be fresh from the Fishwives walk!Weekday Mass: The weekday Mass will be on Fridays at 9.30am in the house, preceded by Exposition and Confessions.Prayer Group: : Monday evenings, 7pm in the hall. Contact Elizabeth Danby for information.Tea & coffee in the hall after Sunday Mass. St Thomas’ Church is open each day from 10am to 3pm for private prayer. Please note, the church may not be open on weekdays in the event of severe weather.Pope’s prayer intention for February 2025: For vocations to the priesthoodand religious life: Let us pray that the ecclesial community might welcome the desires and doubts of those young people who feel a call to serve Christ's mission in the priesthood and religious life.Safeguarding: The Parish Safeguarding Coordinator is Elizabeth Danby, and she can be contacted as shown on the Contacts page. The diocesan Safeguarding page can be found at Safeguarding – Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen (rcda.scot) and the text of In God’s Image (V2) is accessed by clicking on https://www.bcos.org.uk/LinkClick.aspx?link=131&tabid=124&portalid=0&mid=584PRAYER FOR THE SICK & HOUSEBOUND AND ALL THOSE IN NEEDFather in Heaven; grant them comfort in their suffering.When they are afraid, give them courage,When afflicted, give them patience, When dejected, afford them hope,And when alone, assure them of the support of your holy people. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Here is a link to this week’s newsletter:5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)Welcome: to all our visitors, feel free to look around our beautiful church, particularly the St John Ogilvie Chapel & Exhibition.Finances: Second Collection this weekend for the Maintenance Fund.Last Week: Collection: £429.76 Candles £19.60 Maintenance: £5 Attendance: 64A word to the wise: our current monthly income is not covering outgoings, in spite of our attempts to reduce heating costs etc. Times are difficult for many people, but please consider when you last increased your contributions to the church, have you kept your donations in line with inflation? Many thanks to all those who are so generous, and especially to the Hall who have made donations to help out, but it is up to each of us individually to consider if we are contributing as fully as we can to our church community, in all aspects, including financiallyFundraiser: a Quiz Night at Keith Golf Club is being planned, probably for Friday 11th April. Help will be needed on the night, plus donations of raffle prizes. Please speak to Kathleen Foote if you can help at all.St John Ogilvie Mass: the annual celebration of the Feast of St John Ogilvie will be here on March 8th, with Mass at 2pm, followed by refreshments in the hall. We will be joined by the Diocesan Jubilee Pilgrimage group who will be fresh from the Fishwives walk!Weekday Mass: The weekday Mass will be on Fridays at 9.30am in the house, preceded by Exposition and Confessions.Prayer Group: : Monday evenings, 7pm in the hall. Contact Elizabeth Danby for information.Tea & coffee in the hall after Sunday Mass. St Thomas’ Church is open each day from 10am to 3pm for private prayer. Please note, the church may not be open on weekdays in the event of severe weather.Pope’s prayer intention for February 2025: For vocations to the priesthoodand religious life: Let us pray that the ecclesial community might welcome the desires and doubts of those young people who feel a call to serve Christ's mission in the priesthood and religious life.Safeguarding: The Parish Safeguarding Coordinator is Elizabeth Danby, and she can be contacted as shown on the Contacts page. The diocesan Safeguarding page can be found at Safeguarding – Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen (rcda.scot) and the text of In God’s Image (V2) is accessed by clicking on https://www.bcos.org.uk/LinkClick.aspx?link=131&tabid=124&portalid=0&mid=584PRAYER FOR THE SICK & HOUSEBOUND AND ALL THOSE IN NEEDFather in Heaven; grant them comfort in their suffering.When they are afraid, give them courage,When afflicted, give them patience, When dejected, afford them hope,And when alone, assure them of the support of your holy people. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.