~SUNDAY COLLECTIONS~

 

St. Mary’s: £ 695

 

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St. Columba’s:  - £184.90

Archie Appeal - £105

Building Fund - £92.00

 

 Thank You for your continued generosity

Please consider gift aiding your donation

 

 

~~ST. MARY'S MASS TIMES~~

 

Sunday

11.00 am & 6.30 pm

Polish Language Mass 1.00 pm

Monday

No 10.00 am today; Funeral Mass at 11.15 am

& 6.00 pm Mass followed by Cenacolo Group

Tuesday

7.00 am & 10.00 am

Wednesday

10.00 am followed by Exposition until 3.00 pm

Thursday

10.00 am  

Friday

12.30 pm

Saturday

10.00 am followed by Exposition until 11.00 am,

6.30 pm Vigil Mass

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Sacrament of Reconciliation:

Saturdaysfrom 10.30 am to11.00 am

(or on request; if there is a Priest available)

Baptism:  

Sundays during or after the 11.00 am Mass or before the 6.30 pm Vigil Mass

Weddings:

By arrangement see website www.stmarysinverness.co.uk

 

 

 

 

~~ST. COLUMBA'S MASS TIMES~~

 

Sunday

9.30 am

Wednesday

11.00 am followed by Exposition

Thursday

 7.30 pm

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Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sunday before the 9.30 am Mass or by arrangement.

 

Baptisms: Sunday during or after the 9.30 am Mass

 

Weddings: by arrangement; see website www.stmarysinverness.co.uk

 

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~CONTACT DETAILS~

 

Parish Priest

Fr. James Bell

(01463 233519)

Assistant Priest & Polish Chaplain

Fr. Joachim Zok SVD

(01463 233519)

Permanent Deacon

Rev. Jacques Cooke

(01463 230670)

Permanent Deacon & Prison Chaplain

Rev. Patrick Darbyshire (01463 233519)

Sacred Heart Sisters

 (01463 226953)

Sister Barbara Campbell LSU

(01463 793127)

St Joseph’s Primary School

(01463 231837)

 

~FOR YOUR PRAYERS~  

 

+ Sick +

 Louise Hendry + Vincent Lowe + Brenda O’Rourke + Hilary Smith + Ian Cameron

 Evelyn Farry + Christopher Brown + Mary Baxter + Bill Fox

Patrick McAllen + Jean Fraser + Mary Flora Cumming + Trudy Wilson

 

+ Anniversaries +

Mary Sutherland + Hugh MacIver + Mary Anderson + William Cuthbert

Hugh Jones + Frederick Carr + Thomas Campbell + Mary Reid

James McGhee + George MacLaren + Louis Morrison + Bronius Drevinskas

Margaret Gaston + Christina MacDonald + Catherine Dodd

Henry Fraser + Paul Grant

 

+ R.I.P. +

Rosalinda Wallace

(Funeral Mass at 11.15 am on Monday 21^st May)

 

May the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.

 

 

 

 

20        Sun                 Seventh Sunday of Easter Year B

21        Mon               Monday in Seventh Week of Easter

22        Tue                 Tuesday in the Seventh Week of Easter

23        Wed               Wednesday in the Seventh Week of Easter

24        Thu                 Thursday in Seventh Week of Easter

25        Fri                    Friday in the Seventh Week of Easter

26        Sat                 Memorial of St Philip Neri

27        Sun                 Solemnity of Pentecost Year B

 

Sunday the 3^rd June is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

and the end of the period for Easter duties

 

 

 

 

Catholic Sunday Newspapers are available every Sunday

 

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50^th International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin, 10 – 17 June 2012

Please see website www.iec2012.ie or telephone +353 1 234 9900

 

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~~~Aberdeen Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes~~~

Bishop Hugh will be leading our Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes

The pilgrimage will take place from 4th - 11th July 2012 inclusive. 

Travel will be by scheduled return flight from Edinburgh to Toulouse. 

You can book directly with Mancunia Travel by contacting them on

0161 790 6838.

 

 

 

 

 

Monday 21 May

No 10.00 am today;

Funeral Mass for Rosalinda Wallace at 11.15 am

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Congratulations to Amelie Marie Hadnett who will be baptised during the

11.00 am Mass on Sunday. Also to Amelie’s parents and grandparents; Shaun,

Ann Marie and Margaret and Noël Hadnett.

 

Scottish / Polish Disco Dance, organised by St Mary’s Fund Raising Group, will take place on Saturday 26 May; starting at 7.00 pm. Tickets £6; for tickets or more details contact 07783125890; Monday to Friday from 6.00 pm till 8.00 pm.

 

St Vincent de Paul – Next meeting will be on Sunday 27 May

 

Parish Events – St Mary’s Parish Pastoral Council are organising a number of parish events including a ‘Family Prize Bingo Evening’ in June and a ‘Parish Walk & Picnic’ in August; exact dates and times and other events will be announced soon.

 

CENSUS – a Parish Census will be taken, between the 2^nd and the 24^th June, to update our parish records. Forms will be available from Saturday the 2^nd June; please complete and return to the boxes provided by Sunday 24 June; also take a form for any housebound parishioners you may know or visit.

 

Sing to the Lord: St Mary's Church choir is happy to have more singers to Sing the Mass. Anyone who wishes to join or requires information please contact Baxter Murray on 01463 230625 or email j.bmurray@btinternet.com

Practices are usually on Wednesday evenings at 7.30 to 9.00 pm.

 

Senior Citizens Outing SVDP members are organising an outing to Revack Estate on Thursday 7^th June; leaving King St at 11.00 am. You are invited to put your name on the list at the back of church

 

Bible Alive – June issue available in the Sacristy.

 

‘Adult’ Altar Servers needed- please speak to Deacon Patrick if you would like to join our altar servers’ rota. Servers are needed for the Vigil Mass and the

11 am & 6.30 pm Sunday Masses

 

Childrens’ Liturgy – every Sunday during the 11.00 am Mass.

 

Piety Stall – The Piety Stall is open every Sunday after the 11.00 am & 6.30 pm Masses. Cards for all occasions available; First Communion, Sympathy, Mass and others Cards

 

Wednesday Exposition after the 10.00 am Mass. Eucharistic Adoration takes place until 3.00 pm; after this the Divine Mercy Chaplet is recited.

Please commit yourselves to ½ hour by entering your name on the list at the church door.

 

Tea / Coffee – Every Sunday in the Church Hall after the 11.00 am Mass.

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to the three Confirmation candidates who will be confirmed during the 9.30 am Mass on Sunday; Frankie Grout, Jonathan Macaulay and Ruairidh Macdonald;also congratulations to the three for completing a two hour sponsored silence and collected £105 to go to the Archie Foundation Appeal for Raigmore Children’s Ward.

 

Prize Bingo Friday 25th May at 7pm. We always need items to use as prizes, please help as this is what makes the evening such a success. I will call round and collect items if anyone wishes; 01463 791332 Don.

FIRS – The next meeting is on Thursday 7^th June at 2pm; we plan to have a strawberry tea and a blether

 

‘90’ Club Winners for April: no.23 1st Prize. Don Williams= £30.00, no.36 2nd Prize. David Munro = £20.00, no 4 3rd Prize Johnny Gallagher = £10.00 Johnny you now have 2 envelopes to collect Well Done. There are still a few numbers available just £2.00 monthly, draw takes place in St Columba's after Mass on the last Sunday each Month 01463 791332 Don will be happy to help with any questions.

Pray & Praise Group every Thursday, after the 7.30 pm Mass

 

Piety Stall open every Sunday after 9.30 am Mass

 

First Holy Communion Classes. Children must be eight years old or older.

See Sister Barbara for more details.

 

Confirmation- every Thursday in the meeting room at St Columba’s; contact Sister Barbara for further details.

 

St Columba’s Website – Please check out our website at www.culloden.net

 

Tea / Coffee – Every Sunday after the 9.30 am Mass. 

 

All altar servers from earlier- a new list is being made up soon; would you like your name to be added. A refresher course will be held for those who want to rejoin. Speak to Don

 

 

 

 

 

CENACOLO Prayer Group meets every Monday at 6:30 pm in St. Mary’s Church                 (Mass at 6.00 pm)

Sacred Heart Sisters invite you into the Convent House for coffee/ tea on Tuesday mornings, after Mass at 10.00 am

St Mary’s Prayer Group meets on Wednesdays at 2.30 pm in the Marian Room

Parents & Toddlers Group meets onThursdays from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm in the Marian Room

Narcotics Anonymous meetings are held onThursdays 7.30 pm & Sundays at 3.30 pm in the Marian Room

Members of St Vincent de Paul meet every fortnight, on Sundays, in the Marian Room at 10.00 am

Young Adults’ Group (18 to 35) meets onFridays 7.30 pm in St Mary’s Church

Youth Club meets fortnightly in St. Ninian’s Hall: Contact 01463 794510

The Knights of St Columbameet on the first Monday of every month in the Marian Room at 7.30 pm: Contact Neil Munro 01463 232095

The Secular Franciscan Order meets every second Saturday of the month, from 2.00 pm till 4.30 pm, at St Columba’s: Contact Helen MacGilp (01463 792149)

St Columba’s Pray & Praise Groupmeet every Thursday after the 7.30 pm Mass

Inverness Catenian Groupmeets on the 2^nd Monday of the every month, at 7.30 pm, in the Glenmoriston Hotel, Inverness.