When: Saturday 26th April, 11.00 am – 4.00 pmWhere: St Teresa’s Church, Dumfries (DG2 9DE)Agegroup: Current P6-S6 (Free transport is available for all young people in the north of the Diocese). We may still be in Lent but our Youth Office team are already looking forward to Easter! Come and join them on Saturday 26th...
We are delighted to announce we have been able to turn back time and offer a 30% discount on the cost of coming to Lourdes with Youth for Lourdes this is the cost from 2017 a great bargain! If you are interested and in S4 – 23 years of age please contact us via Facebook @youthforlourdes(galloway)...
As part of the Diocesan Jubilee Year celebrations Bishop Frank has asked each of the four deaneries to reflect on one of the four principal documents of Vatican II and to organise an event reflecting on the document for the Diocese. The first event, looking at Dei Verbum, was held by St Andrew’s Deanery (Dumfries...
Our Diocesan Youth Office has been working hard to set up new events for young people across our Diocese. They have started by establishing monthly youth evenings for young people in P7-S6 in St Joseph’s, Kilmarnock (KA3 1HB) and will be launching in St Teresa’s, Dumfries (DG2 9DE) in May. The evenings rely on the...
On Saturday 8th February the Diocesan Pro-Life Office hosted a study day at St Joseph’s Church in Kilmarnock on the topic of Assisted Dying and Church teaching. We were very fortunate to be joined in the morning by Fr Daniel Fitzpatrick from the Diocese of Paisley who spoke on the topic of ‘Ars Moriendi’ (The...
Following the success of our Young Adults (18-30) group in the north of the Diocese, we can’t wait to launch it in the south! Join us in St Teresa’s, Dumfries on Sunday 2nd March as we gather for our first evening on the topic of the role and experiences of young adults in the church...
Could God be calling you to be a priest? If you sense a vocation to be a Priest and would like support to discern this call, please contact Diocesan Vocations Director, Fr Stephen McGrattan, at vocations@rcdg.org.uk or 01563 521832.
The following appointments and public liturgies are noted for February. Date Time Appointment 4th 1000 Mass in St Matthew’s Academy, Saltcoats 1515 Education Strategy Group Meeting 1830 Human Fraternity Conference (Bute Hall, Glasgow) 6th 1800 Confirmations – Cumnock, Auchinleck, and Muirkirk 7th 1000 Mass in St Augustine’s, Coatbridge 8th 1030 Diocesan Study Day – Assisted...
When: 12th – 19th October 2025Cost: £700 per person (Register by Tuesday 4th February to guarantee this price) Join the Galloway Youth Office and Young Adults from across the Diocese for the experience of a lifetime and spend 5 days walking the last 108km of the Camino de Santiago, followed by 2 days in Santiago....
Our Youth Office Team and Junior Leaders from St Joseph’s Academy, Kilmarnock have been working hard and can’t wait to welcome P7-S6 along to our new Youth Nights – starting Sunday 16th February at St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Kilmarnock, from 5.00 – 7.00 pm, and then running monthly during term time on the third Sunday...
