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St Fillan’s and St Margaret’s

Ford Road, Crieff

(01764) 653269

Website https://www.st-fillans-crieff.org.uk/

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Parish Priest: Canon Tom Shields

11th May 2025 – Fourth Sunday of Easter C

I am the Good Shepherd

Sunday Mass Times

5.30 pm Vigil Mass in St Fillan’s, Crieff

9.30 am Mass in St Margaret’s, Comrie,

11 am in St Fillan’s, St Fillan’s

Sacrament of Reconciliation - Saturdays 5pm-5.15 pm

The Week Ahead

Monday 7pm followed by ‘Conversations in the Spirit’ for half an hour

Tuesday 9.30 am followed by Exposition until 11 am

Wednesday 9.30 am; Rosary 7 pm.

Thursday 9.30 am

Thursday St Margaret’s 9.30 am

Friday 9.30 am

Please note that as of 5th May until 29th September, Monday Mass will normally be in the evening at 7 pm unless otherwise announced.

Apologies for the mix up on Thursday but it did mean more were able to join the period of Exposition and prayer for the cardinals gathered in Rome.

Please pray for our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. Once again, the Holy Spirit has guided the cardinals to elect a man for our times who will be a centre of unity and peace.

Pilgrimage to St Fillan’s Cave Saturday 31st May

There will be more details next week. There may be a couple of spare seats on the bus.

Conversations in the Spirit

Bishop Andrew is asking parishes to meet during Eastertide to discern a way forward for the Diocese. By Pentecost, he hopes to have the fruits of these discussions so that he might move forward with people and clergy.

With that in mind, Canon Tom proposes the following:

On Mondays after Mass (7.30 pm) on May 12th, 19th, and 26th May, parishioners are invited to meet in St Fillan’s to have a conversation in the Spirit focused on the needs of the Diocese. These sessions will last half an hour, so be over by 8 pm.

If you wish to take part but can’t manage Monday evenings, Canon Tom would meet after Sunday 11 am Mass on one of the Sundays for a ‘one-off’ session.

Are you being called to become a Catholic?

If recent events or life’s journey has led you or someone you know to consider becoming a Catholic or to explore the possibilities, please contact Canon Tom now using the above contact details. Canon Tom will talk about this in the weeks to come.

From our Parliamentary Officer – please avail yourselves of the facts.

On 13 May, the Scottish Parliament will hold its Stage One vote on Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill.I wanted to share with you this email tool: righttolife.org.uk/scotlandvote - it's a Right To Life UK tool that makes it easy for constituents to email their MSPs to ask them to vote against Liam McArthur's assisted suicide Bill at the Stage One vote in less than 2 weeks. It only takes 30 seconds for users to contact their MSPs with a couple of clicks.

Around the Diocese

There will be an enquirers’ overnight for anyone interested in the priesthood starting 6pm in St Mary’s Monastery Kinnoull. Time for prayer, reflection, and discernment.

For further information contact Fr Jim Walls on stmaryslochee@dunkelddiocese.org.uk

A new youth initiative, called the Dunkeld Youth Association, is being launched in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee during the 6 pm Mass on Sunday 25th May. It is open to the 18–30-year-old age group.

Please pray for the repose of the souls of all the faithful departed.

And to our visitors, it’s great to see you. Please come back!