Our Weekend Masses
For details see the section in this week's news and go to
our dedicated page.
Live streamed Masses here
Sisters and brothers,
Pope Francis has called for the 3rd Sunday of the Year to be given over to a particular focus on the Word of God. He writes: "A day devoted to the Bible should not be seen as a yearly event but rather a year-long event, for we urgently need to grow in our knowledge and love of the Scriptures and of the risen Lord, who continues to speak his word and to break bread in the community of believers."
Fr Alex
Prayer Resources:
3rd Sunday C
Children's Resources:
3rd Sunday C
Communion Services will resume at St Gregory's every Wednesday at 9.30 am. Details will be taken for Test & Protect.
Covid conditions: changes coming into effect for weekend Masses (29/30 Jan)
In the light of a recent Scottish Government announcement, the following conditions now apply:
Synod Meeting for Edinburgh Deanery
The Edinburgh City Deanery will take place on Wednesday 26th January at 7pm, in St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh.
A member of our planning group will attend but all are welcome to do so and we are encouraged to go as a group. If you are interested in attending please let us know at southedclust@btinternet.com
Guide to Luke's Gospel
Pope Francis has dedicated the 3rd Sunday of the Year to the Word of God, encouraging people to learn more about the scriptures. If you would like some help with following the weekly gospel readings, you can sign up for a series of three meetings (January, June and September) which act as a guide to Luke's gospel in the weeks that follow. The first of these is on Thursday January 27th on Zoom from 7-8pm and it will focus on the Infancy story and Jesus' preaching in and around Galilee - up to the 13th Sunday of the Year in Cycle C. For the Zoom link please contact cluster.alpha@outlook.com
Cluster Alpha team
Hosted by 2 Scottish parishes — St. Charles Borromeo, Paisley and St. John Bosco and St. Bernadette’s, Erskine. All welcome to apply, young people in particular are invited to consider this. Saturday 26th February 2022 • 10 AM - 5 PM
This event is face to face in Paisley in line with Scottish Government Covid-19 guidelines. It
will require every person attending the event to register a negative Lateral Flow Test 24 hours before arriving at the event. Further details
here.
Tickets cost £30 per person* (includes lunch & refreshments)
The cluster will bear the ticket cost and travel expenses.
southedclust@btinternet.com
Open House magazine is hosting a teleconference on Liberation Theology on Saturday 26th February from 10.30 am - 4.30pm.
This event is free.
Read a full size copy of this notice.
To register click here.
Volunteers for the Bethany Project
Our cluster volunteers have been providing an evening meal and a friendly smile for homeless guests at the Hub hotel once a month since September. We were also able to cater for the guests on Boxing Day due to the fabulous support from the parishioners in our cluster.
Volunteers at the Hub hotel are very welcome for any of the following dates:
16th February, 9th March and 13th April.
If you are interested in the Bethany project, please contact Jane Watson: 07787184524. Sincere thanks,
Jane
Online donations are also much appreciated:
Account name: Jane Watson (Bethany)
Sort code: 80-46-47
Account number: 12633665
Justice Matters: The foundation of justice is God’s love for all
This seeks to develop the theme that God’s love is for all, and this is the foundation of our work for a just world.
See
In the last two Justice Matters we have looked at how Archbishop Tutu and Dr Martin Luther King confronted apartheid. According to those in thrall to apartheid, whether oppressing blacks or Palestinians, their apartheid is mandated by Scripture. That is fake religion that Tutu, King and also many others, knew must be confronted. That remains as true today as it was in the days of the state-sponsored slave trade: fake theologies, manipulated to promote political ideologies, sustain many injustices.
The gospel today says Christ is Good News to the poor (Lk 4: 14-21). Next week we see that when Jesus says how God’s concern extends to all (Lk 4::21-30) those who claimed God for their side only, tried to kill Jesus. The photo is of a cliff near Nazareth, and I was told, is the possible location of that incident.
Reflect
Christianity when truly motivated by the Holy Spirit, rather than an idol of a political objective, inspires people to work for justice, especially for the poor and oppressed, not to work for their oppression. Noting today's 2nd reading (1Cor 12:12-30), the Spirit builds the Body of Christ, helps us to take our place in it, working for unity and not for domination of one grouping over another.
Last year in Justice Matters we often referred to the teaching of Pope Francis in Laudato Si'. Building on Catholic Social Teaching, Pope Francis asks us to broaden our view of what it is to be human, to see ourselves as part of the Earth, as well as part of the Body of Christ. Pope Francis asks us to let the Spirit be evident in how we act in our own lives, in our communities, in socio-economic-political life, and in cherishing the whole Earth.
Act
This week saw the 7th anniversary of the establishment of what became the Laudato Si Movement. You might like to look at this email I received from the Movement.
Mike Mineter
You are held in prayer
Those who are unwell
and in need of our prayers:
William Johnston, George McDermid, Sarah Duffy, Sheila Moir, Dawn Adams, Aileen Paulin,
Helen Haddow, Bill and Marlene Bonnar,
Stevie Donald, Kathy Duffy, Mary,
Verdiana and Donati Kweka (Tanzania),
Mary Thomson, Macy Whitehead, Eammon McKelvey, Nancy Barta, Alex McGinnity, Belén Rodriguez, Patricia Simmons, Elizabeth Napier, George Pringle, Angela Mcintosh, Jorge Rodriguez, Sr. Veronica, Katharine, John, Jennifer,
Christopher Mackinnon Maureen Lawson,
Bailey Bruce McCann, Betty Dickinson, Annette, Catherine Hart, Karen Devlin, Vo Van Tu, Scott Fraser, Thea Maung, Anne Doig, Sr May Lewis,
Jessie & George Ritchie, John Skinner, Fr Eugen, James Duffy, Ronan Boyle, Hazel Martin, Mary Boyle, Mary Dias, Catriona McAuley, Elaine Hepburn, Marie, Sophie, Roney Fernandes, Christopher Browne, Xaverina Rodrigues, Anne and Helen,
Sacred Heart sisters in Uganda
I am the Resurrection and the Life
We remember in love
Those who have died recently:
David Dowie,
Pauline McLaughlin nee O’Donnell,
John Waugh Snr
Angela Jensen.
Anniversaries
St Gregory’s:
John Renwick. Robert Renwick.
Patrick McDevitt SNR.
St John Vianney's
Jemima Paul, Charlie Healey, Charlotte McDermid, Margaret Phillips, John Netherby, Margaret Neacy, Mary Welsh, Ella Burns, Charles Donaldson Ferguson, Bridget Cullen, Alexander Illand, Annie McGuinness, Daniel Diver, Isabella Elder, Paul Etheridge,
Terence Keaney, Sabina McLoughlin, Isabella Harkins, Isobel Scott, Pasqualina Lawson, Margaret Smith, Jane Gormley, Dick Tansey, Robert Morrison,
Robert Griffin, James Docherty, Alec McGuinness, Margaret O’Brien, Anne Ritchie,
Catherine Cunningham, Edward Carr, Julia Brattesani, Ellen Malone, Harold MacMillan, Ann Nolan.
Our Remembrance Gallery is in memory of the loved ones we have lost during the pandemic. If you wish a loved one to be included, go here to find out how. You will also find information on what help our Cluster Bereavement Group offer for anyone who has been bereaved.
Our local foodbank
The relevant food bank for the cluster
47 Southhouse Broadway EH17 8AS
Phone number 664 9353
Items requested for this week:
New opening hours for the Food Bank are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10am until 1.30pm
Thank you for the cash donations.
Are you struggling? We are here to help
If you, or anyone you know, is in need of financial support or a friendly telephone chat, call our SSVP in the Cluster:
St John Vianney's 07922 675196,
St Gregory's 07757 845673,
St Catherine's 07539 266411.
If you would like to make a donation go here
Entitlements Page
There are many benefits and grants to which people are entitled. Please check our entitlements page. Let us also know of others.
Click on the down arrow for more information
Important dates for Receiving the Sacraments
and Learning Events coming up
Thank you to Parents/Carers who attended our first meeting for the Sacrament of Reconciliation this week. Next week I will be sending out information about Parent/Carer meetings for the Sacrament of the Eucharist and Confirmation.
A reminder that the Sacrament Dates are:
From now until Easter, as well as core learning across the curriculum, our pupils will also be focusing on:
· Burn’s Day
· Children Mental Health Week
· Resilience Programme- Be Kind to Others
· World Book Day
· Finance Week
· Global Celebration
This term we are also planning for each class to visit St Gregory’s Church, thank you to Maureen for helping facilitate these visits.
If you have a question about any of the above then please get in touch with the School Office (0131 664 1742 or admin@st-johnvianney.edin.sch.uk)
Aisling Christie
Keeping the dream alive:
Martin Luther King & Rosa Parks
Monday 17th January was one of the special days that we have listed on our school’s Equity Calendar. You may or may not know that it was Martin Luther King Jnr or MLK Day. The marking of this day in school was important for a number of reasons. Importantly, what he was and what he stood for. A man of guile, resolve and his overwhelming sense of justice.
His ability to get those ‘in power’ to take notice of what it means to live in a fair and equal society.
Twinned in with the story of Rosa Parks, his work undoubtably shaped a society.
This is an underlying principle that we want to encourage in St. Catherine’s too. A mindset among our pupils that, despite where you feel you live or how you look, you can and have the right to be anything you want.
This is said beautifully by MLK in his famous ‘I have a dream speech’. Let people judge you not by the colour of your skin, but by the content of your character. Let’s all try to encourage our young people to strive for this and be what they deserve to be!
God Bless,
Mr. Hunter
200 Club is back!
It's time to renew your number(s) for the 200 Club. Following consultation it will now be £2 per month per number, running 11 months (£22 per number per year). For most, monies paid in full at the outset or on a 6 monthly basis would be appreciated.
Envelopes with your name, tel. number and monies inside can be dropped off at St Gregory's; given to Maureen Wallbanks, Anne Hood, Jacinta Flockhart or Ann Callaghan. Ann is also happy to collect envelopes, she can be contacted on 07792447436
Thanks for all your continued support.
Ann Callaghan
