THE PARISHES OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST AND ST MARY …

1 THE PARISHES OF ST john THE EVANGELIST AND ST MARY MAGDALENE 35 Brighton Place, Edinburgh EH15 1LL Bingham Avenue, Edinburgh EH15 3HY Parish Priest: Fr. Jock Dalrymple: 0131 669 5447 Shared Parish House: 3 Sandford Gardens, EH15 1LP Pastoral Team: Alice Codling, Jennifer Morris and Chris Vinestock Administrator: Karen Blair (OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: 10am to 3pm) Web address: Web address: Joint e-mail for our sister PARISHES : 25th Sunday of the Year 23 September 2018 you re visiting, are new to the area, or just live here, you are most welcome in our sister PARISHES . We are delighted you have joined us. If you are new to the parish please make yourself known to Fr Jock and ask for details of how to register on the PARISHES roll. Barbara Service s Retirement From St john s Primary School. Barbara will be retiring at the end of this week after many years faithful, fruitful and dedicated service both as a Teacher and as a Head Teacher (since August 2005) at the school in which she herself was a Tuesday at 10am at St john s, Mass will be celebrated with the Primary School to mark the occasion, and to pray in great thanksgiving with and for her.

2 This Sunday at St john s is the annual weekend in which we mark the Relationship between St john s and St john s School and our twin community in Legho Village, Tanzania, at our Sunday Masses. A NOTE OF THANKS FROM THE APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEA: Roland Hayes writes: We are very grateful indeed for your support for the work of the Apostleship of the Sea, and in particular for holding our Sea Sunday Appeal. As ever, you have been very generous, both financially and in prayer. We very much appreciate this, so please accept our thanks. Knowing that a stranger is thinking and praying for them gives seafarers great solace in what can be hard and lonely lives. Seafarers keep us all in their prayers and often express to port chaplains and ship visitors their gratitude to the parishioners of Great Britain. It is your PARISHES support that allows our port chaplains to care pastorally for the seafarers who come to our shores. The stories of some of those at sea can really be heart breaking, but this news is hardly ever brought to the public s knowledge.

3 Loneliness is a very big factor as they miss out on family life and children miss seeing their parent for months at a time. Many seafarers are from Catholic countries, such as the Philippines, and they miss the sacraments such as Mass and Confession. May God continue to bless you and your PARISHES abundantly for giving from the heart. The next Baptismal Preparation Course takes place from to in the Parish House on Wednesday 3 and Wednesday 10 October. If you wish to come on it, please contact Fr Jock. THIS WEEK Saturday 22 September Parish House Lectio Divina St john s - Wedding of Shona Campbell and James Constable Saturday/Sunday 22/23 September St john s - Annual Legho Weekend Sunday 23 September St john s Wedding Rehearsal for Kieran Doherty and Emma Johns. St Mark s PACT Meeting Monday 24 September Gillis Centre Meeting of the Archdiocesan Council of Priests St john s - Healing Mass with Anointing. The Rosary will be said at and there will be an opportunity for Reconciliation after Mass.

4 All are welcome to the Hall for refreshments after Mass. Tuesday 25 September 10am St john s Farewell Mass for Barbara Service, Head Teacher of St john s Primary School with the Primary School in attendance Parish House RCIA Enquiry Meeting. Wednesday 26 September 8pm -10pm - The Dalriada - Dalriada Conversation - "Catalan identity: perspectives and understandings" with Oonagh O Brien and Antonio Sanchez. Thursday 27 September - Quattro Coronati, Rome - Wedding of Colin Murphy and Maggie Tam Parish House Robert Barron s Catholicism - 'The Ineffable Mystery of God' - That Than Which Nothing Greater can be Thought. The third in this 10 DVD series All Welcome. Saturday 29 September 11am St john s Baptism of Zuzanna Rozkowski and Noah Raymond McRoberts-Petrie 1pm St john s Wedding of Kieran Doherty and Emma Johns. Sunday 30 September St john s Mass with Baptism of Henry Spear and Ellis Duncan - and Enrolment of P4 First Communion Children St Mary Magdalene s - Children s Mass with P3 IN THE COMING WEEKS Monday 1 October St Mark s Inter-Church Youth Group Meeting Parish House PARISHES Fayre Meeting St john s Hall Primary Three Parents Sacramental Preparation Meeting Wednesday 3 (and 10 October) - Parish House Baptismal Preparation Course Saturday 6 October PARISHES Autumn Fayre in St john s Hall 11am- 4pm Gillis Centre The Role of the Laity in the Church Today a One Day Conference (see noticeboard below) Friday 2 November Danderhall Social Club - Joint Parish Ceilidh Music will be by the fantastic Flaming Nora ceilidh band 180 tickets available - tickets will cost 10 per person including supper.

5 For further information please contact Catherine McAnenny on 07968970159. NOTICEBOARD A CHANCE TO SEE AND HEAR MORE FROM BISHOP ROBERT BARRON His DVD series Catholicism on Thursday evenings at in the Parish House. Maria Igoe writes: After the event at the Usher Hall recently with Bishop Robert Barron, the Legion of Mary will host the showing on DVD of his 'Catholicism' series of talks, the third of which is 'The Ineffable Mystery of God' - That Than Which Nothing Greater can be Thought. It will be shown in the Parish House on 27 September at 7pm. CATHOLICISM is a breakthrough documentary series presenting the true story of Christianity and the Catholic faith. Please come along and enjoy the truth and beauty of the Catholic Faith with Bishop Robert Barron. RAFFLE TICKETS FOR THE AUTUMN FAYRE NOW ON SALE Raffle Tickets for the PARISHES Prize Draw are now available at 1 each. They will be sold at the back of both churches after Sunday Mass. Fabulous prizes include Dinner B&B for 2 in a 5* Luxury Hotel, 100 cash, luxury hamper + many others prizes.

6 The draw will take place on Sunday, 7 October at in St Mary Magdalene s. All proceeds from the ticket sales will be going to the following charities Bethany Night Shelters and STEKA (Step Kids Awareness in Malawi). Please do support us. Dalriada Conversation - "Catalan identity: perspectives and understandings" Wednesday 26 September from 8 to 10pm with Oonagh O Brien and Antonio Sanchez Catalan identity and politics arrived at the forefront of world attention with the dramatic demonstrations and events leading up to the referendum in 2017. The events taking place there have a special significance for Scotland. This Conversation will not aim to provide an accurate and up-to-date presentation on the current political and legal situation so much as to open up a space for a discussion about the nature of national identity, self independence and cultural and personal affiliations in Catalonia. Oonagh O Brien (a parishioner and a member of the St john s Children s Liturgy Team) is an anthropologist who carried out fieldwork in a small village in the Pyrenees on Catalan identity during the 1980s under the supervision of the late Dr Josep Llobera, a leading Catalan writer on identity and nationalism.

7 She was subsequently a lecturer in Anthropology at the Universitat Autonoma in Barcelona. Antonio Sanchez carried out his PhD on contemporary Spanish culture in the 1990s, at the end of the so-called transition period . He has been lecturing and researching on modern and contemporary Spanish culture at the Universities of London and Stirling. He grew up in a provincial Catalan town until moving to the UK in the 1980s. Our Conversation is at the Dalriada (77 Promenade, EH15 2EL) on Wednesday 26th September, from 8pm to 10pm. As usual the room will be available from 7:30 and we'll have a break around 9. A Quiz Night for Scottish Churches Housing Action - Wednesday 3 October. Jim Roarty writes: Test your brains and help Scottish Churches Housing Action, which focuses on Homelessness, finding workable solutions with organisations in which local churches play an important part Fresh Start. The Quiz Night is at at the United Reform Church, 108, Duke St, Leith. 2 per person (which includes a light supper).

8 Register your team (4-6 people) with Morag Donaldson at SCHA is the Organisation that helps to focus on Homelessness and find workable solutions with many organisations of whom the local Churches play an important role. Think Fresh Start etc. If anyone would like to be part of a team, contact Jim (07719 952472) or Fr Jock. Two Events at St Patrick s in the Cowgate A) SCIAF Share the Journey Exhibition Stories from the Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh 10 October-9 November 2018 This exhibition is open every day from All welcome to attend. B) Mass of Thanksgiving - Celebrating the Canonisation of Oscar Romero - Sunday 14 October at Oscar Romero was Archbishop of San Salvador. He was assassinated on Monday, 24 March 1980 as he was celebrating Mass in the Chapel of the Divine Providence Cancer Hospital where he lived. Thirty five years later, he was declared a martyr of the Church, killed out of hatred of the faith, and was beatified on 23 May 2015.

9 Archbishop Romero will be canonised by Pope Francis at a ceremony in St Peter s Square in Rome on Sunday 14 October. His Feast Day will remain 24 March. We will mark that event in our Archdiocese at the Mass in St Patrick s Cowgate. All welcome to attend. Christian Meditation Maciej Zurawski writes: Experience the joy of God s transforming and healing presence during traditional Christian meditation. Our group meets every Friday at 7 in the Romero prayer room in the Sacred Heart Church at Lauriston St. and sometimes on Tuesdays at 7 in Stockbridge - contact us for details. Afterwards you are welcome to stay for tea and learn to know others. Contact info - mobile: 0771 777 2614 Email: Facebook: Meetup group: Holy Rood RC High School News: Joan Daly writes Here is this week s update of recent events/news from Holy Rood, your Cluster Secondary School: All S1 pupils enjoyed the annual Speedy STEM event. Activities led by industry professionals encouraged pupils to think about careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.

10 From building and racing cars, making spaghetti towers and protecting baby eggs from a high drop, a most stimulating experience for all. S5/6 pupils studying Higher PE had the opportunity to attend a Champions League Game in Manchester and experience first hand the excitement of the Man City vs Lyon match. Date for your diary:- P6/7 Parents Meeting On Mon 8th October P6/7 parents, carers and pupils are invited to Holy Rood to hear about our school, meet some of our teachers and tour the building. We look forward to welcoming you then. Please tell your friends and families to follow us on twitter @HolyRoodRCHigh PARISH REGISTER Please pray for those who have died recently: Rosamond Richmond, Harry McKusker Please pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Robert Ihegi, Vincent Carmel Mandal, Sheila Cammach St john s : :- Joseph Phair (2010); Rena Quigley (1992); john P Laydon (1988); Josephine Kempton (1984); Rena Fusco (1982); :- john McCue (2012); James & Mary Boyle; :- Peter McDonald (2012); Robert Munro (2000); Annie K O'Neill (2000); Josephine Ross (1991); Molly Tracy; :- Robert McArthur (2008); Elizabeth Hoy (1993); Colin Kemp (1992); :- Bridget Allen (1978); :- Mary Lawrie (1985); :- Paul McElroy (2008); Christina Reidy (2008); Kitty Calder (2003); Arnold Waugh (1993); Esther Leyland (1982); john Jeffrey St.