Thanks to all who so generously supported the sale of the beautiful Easter knitted gifts by our parishioner Joanna Kopystynska. The next St Andrew's Talk will be tomorrow, Monday, 6 March, 6:45pm with Penelope Blackwell from the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF, www.sciaf.org.uk) who will talk about the Lenten appeal and the charitys work. The registration fee is just 1 on the first night for new registrations. Contact Sr. Mirjam at [email protected], Join this six-week online talk series to prepare and learn more about two major feasts at the end of Eastertide: Pentecost and Holy Trinity Sunday. Times: Friday 24 March 7:30pm-8:30pm, Saturday 25 March 10:00am-3:00pm, Sunday 26 March 9:30am-11:00am. We will learn about the ancient teachings of the Church on how the charisms of the Holy Spirit work in your life and in the life of your parish community, and we will delve into the signs and characteristics of the most common charisms of the Holy Spirit. Over Sixties Club Coffee Afternoon, Tuesday 18 April, 2.30pm - 4pm: Join us at Coffee Saints caf to meet up with old friends and new. Two training sessions are scheduled for Saturday 13th May at St Andrews, Ravelston. Speak to Fergus or Caroline to make donation and set up Gift Aid, or contact [email protected], Please refer to the posters at the entrance of the Church or the Cathedral website for the times of all masses during Holy Week here, Archbishop Leo hosts a talk about Palm Sunday and the Passion in St. Matthews Gospel on Monday 27 March at 7:30pm. A Warm Welcome to St Mary's Catholic Parish We are a community that comes together to worship as one Parish across three Churches here in Stirling: St Mary's, Holy Spirit and St Margaret of Scotland. Please pray for the happy repose of his soul and for the consolation of all those who mourn for him. Musical examples will illustrate the talk, offering an opportunity to hear a powerful repertoire played on our magnificent Cathedral organ. [1] The cathedral church is located at the East End of New Town in the city centre. All young people from P3 are welcome! Tickets and details of the program will follow later and as we are hoping for sunshine. Wednesday 29th, cinema trip to see Allelujah, programme starts at 2pm, purchasing a ticket online is the cheapest way to see the film. Or for excellent year-round spiritual reading, shop for a Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. To register, please email [email protected] providing details of your name, parish and role. The Association is an international body of Catholic laymen who meet once a month and offer friendship and support to Catholic men at all stages of their lives. The all-inclusive price is 200 (this includes a 50 non-returnable deposit): book for it here: [email protected]. You can register your children for that day trip today see the posters for more information. Join other young Catholic women on Sunday, 30 April, 4-7pm at St Columbas, 9 Upper Gray Street, EH9 1SN to explore God's will as we chat in monthly get-togethers in Edinburgh. If you would like to attend, please send your details to [email protected] with the subject line Welfare Workshops. The Over Sixties Club Coffee Afternoon will be on Tuesday 21 March at Coffee Saints, 2.30pm - 4pm. Please email [email protected] if you would like to come. Join us on Saturday 13th May, 2023, St Pauls and St Georges Church, 46 York Place, 10am-2.30pm. Reception in Coffee Saints afterwards. No registration needed, just come and pray! Email [email protected]. Whether you have never been to a retreat or are an old hand this will be a wonderful opportunity to spend time away to deepen your relationship with God - a perfect opportunity to nourish your spiritual faith in beautiful surroundings. Why? Email [email protected]. This confidential, supportive retreat is powerful for anyone who has been affected by their own or someone elses abortion experience. Cost is 25 and includes materials, online access, and lunch. Book at https://coffee-saints.resos.com/booking, Coffee Saints is social enterprise partnership between the Cathedral and the Grassmarket Community Project. One of the things that was highlighted by the Fire Brigade is our duty to ensure that when people attend Mass here there are sufficient numbers of people who know what to do if the alarm goes off and direct others if needed. . As you know, if you are a UK taxpayer, you should be eligible to Gift Aid any amounts that you give to this appeal. The priest will hear Confessions in the sacristy. The group wont be conducting any experiments on the climb but will bring with them any intentions youd like to be prayed as the ascend around 700 metres of the Perthshire Munro on the 29th April to raise funds for the Cathedral Lenten appeal. A supply of Gift Aid envelopes are available at the back of the church. The workshop is hosted by the Archdiocese at the Gillis Centre (100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh) in collaboration with the St Catherine of Siena Institute and takes place on Saturday 20 May from 9:00am to 3:30pm. Mass Times. Crux is the new magazine for all Friends of St Marys Cathedral, who receive this magazine straight to their door. Afterwards you are welcome for refreshments and to socialize. His Grace, the Archbishop, will celebrate the Noon Mass today with the Rite of Election in which he will accept those preparing to be received into the Church at Easter. Shell talk about one of the psalms of praise and thanksgiving starting at 7.30pm. Easter-themed knitted gift items will be on sale today after Mass. We will learn about the ancient teachings of the Church on how the charisms of the Holy Spirit work in your life and in the life of your parish community, and we will delve into the signs and characteristics of the most common charisms of the Holy Spirit. Please consider helping us meet this requirement by participating in one of the training sessions: Tuesday, 21st March, 9.30am until 12, or Wednesday, 22nd March, 7pm-9pm, both in the downstairs meeting room of 63 York Place. There is also a box on the passkeepers table in the Cathedral for any prayer intentions. we have decided to have a Parish retreat! There will be additional priests available this week for Confessions Monday-Wednesday after the 12:45pm Mass and on Good Friday after the 3:00pm Passion Liturgy. Email [email protected] to register. Night Prayer will be celebrated at 11.00 p.m. Good Friday is a day of fasting and abstinence which means that all Catholics are obliged to abstain from meat, and all adults between 16 and 65 are obliged to fast. Fire Marshal training certificates are now available. The series continues on the last Sunday of each month. Refreshments served after Mass. All young people from P3 are welcome! Pro-life speaker Isabel Vaughan Spruce and her team from March for Life will lead ReThink Abortion, an interactive training day on how to speak about abortion. I know how difficult things are these days for many people so please give only as generously as you can. You are also very welcome to visit the outdoor Stations of the Cross at Ravelston anytime to walk and pray the around the peaceful and lovely garden path. No registration required. Come along to hear some of the highlights of the choir's choral repertoire, plus Handel Coronation Anthems, African American spirituals, and more. Home. Join us! Every time you make a purchase at Coffee Saints all profits go to support the vulnerable. Toilets are available, outside those times, in John Lewis and within the St James Quarter. We meditate in person at 63 York Place, Edinburgh EH3 5AD, on Fridays at 7.30 p.m. A variety of books on the Stations are available in St Pauls Bookshop including The Way of the Cross with the Book of Isaiah, In His Masters Footsteps, The Way of the Cross with the Cure of Ars, The Way of the Cross with St. Paul, and My Wounded Hands: A Way of the Cross. These will cover evacuation principles, active fire safety, and human behaviour in emergency situations. At 11:30am today and every Sunday in Lent we will run/walk from St. Andrews, Ravelston to St. Marys Cathedral and return (approx. St Mary's Catholic Cathedral, Edinburgh | Edinburgh Immediately after Mass, we will pray the Stations of the Cross 6:30pm-7:00pm. Exhibition is Knitwear Chanel to Westwood. Spaces are limited and must be prebooked. Our wonderful Joanna Kopystynska has spent the last 3 months knitting Easter-themed gift items!! SCIAF helps people in the world's poorest places end poverty and recover from disasters. A pilgrimage to Knock Shrine is being organized in April for parishes in Scotland. We start at 7pm with teas and coffees, the talk will begin at 7.30pm and will be followed by Night Prayer and Confessions in the Cathedral, before a time to discuss in the pub. - Alice. Dear Friends, Thank you again for your generous response to the second week of our Lenten Appeal to repair the windows in the Cathedral. + Leo. If you dont want to take part, please consider donating/sponsoring. We are committed to Jesus, his message and his mission and strive to be whole life disciples, bringing God's presence and love to all we welcome here and to those we meet every day. Learn more about this incredibly important book of the Bible and discover Jesus Christ in the Servant Songs of Isaiah with a series of online talks this Lent. They will be on sale after all Masses today. Your donations help provide families training and tools to grow food. During the summer the Young Adults will also be visiting places with significance for the faith in Scotland. The tour will be on a Friday, date to be announced, with a hefty discount on the admission price! Copyright St Mary's Catholic Cathedral 2020. Members of the Cathedral Young Adults Group will be doing a sponsored climb of Schiehallion, the mountain that helped to weigh the world, the result of an interesting 18th century experiment. At St. Andrews on Wednesdays during Lent we have Eucharistic Adoration and Confessions 5:00pm-6:00pm, followed by 6:00pm Mass. Please pick up a postcard at the back of church to share with someone who may not have been to Mass in a while and who may appreciate an invite to Mass during this most important time in the Church year! This Lent, SCIAFs Wee Box appeal is focusing on communities in Zambia where families are suffering from devastating hunger. Dear Friends, Your generous response last week for the third week of our Lenten Appeal to repair the windows in the Cathedral raised a remarkable1,126.03 an amount which, as you know, will be doubled by a very generous benefactor.