On Tuesday 6th May at 7.00 pm Bishop Frank will celebrate Mass in St Margaret’s Cathedral, Ayr, to invoke the Holy Spirit upon the Cardinal electors as they prepare to enter Conclave to elect a new Pope. All are warmly invited to join for this Mass as we pray for the guidance of the Holy...
The following appointments and public liturgies are noted for May. Date Time Appointment 1st Visit to St Cuthbert’s Primary School, Maybole 1st Confirmations: Ayr, Maybole and Girvan 3rd – 4th Visitation of Dalbeatie, Kirkcudbright, Newton Stewart and Whithorn 7th Meeting of BBC Religious Advisory Committee 6th 7.00 pm Mass for the Invocation of the Holy...
It is with great sadness that we mourn the death of Pope Francis. Along with the faithful of the Diocese and so many friends of the Church, I thank God for his ministry as one who showed himself a true, faithful and loving shepherd of the flock. Let us offer him the same prayer that...
“The death and resurrection of Jesus is the heart of our faith and the basis of our hope”. So, the Holy Father reminded us when he invited us to be Pilgrims of Hope in the Holy Year. Once again in Holy Week, we have been privileged to make the journey of faith from hearing the...
The following appointments and public liturgies are noted for February. Date Time Appointment 1st – 3rd Bishops’ of Scotland visit to Westminster and meetings with MPs 5th – 6th Visitation of Beith, Kilbirnie and Dalry 10th 1900 Anniversary Mass for Fr Martin Chambers (Our Lady and St Meddan’s, Troon) 15th 1900 Chrism Mass 17th –...
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...
