Guidance to Catholics on Coronavirus
Despite the low risk to the public from Coronavirus, the Catholic bishops are taking people’s concerns seriously and have issued some guidelines. As during every ‘flu season, we ask anyone with cold or flu symptoms to not shake hands during the sign of peace, to refrain from taking communion from the Chalice and receive the host on the hand only. As things stand, the bishops have decided that there is no need for the Chalice to be withdrawn or the sign of peace suspended, such as was advised during the 2009 ‘flu pandemic. This advice would only come if we had a very serious epidemic in the UK and at the time of writing this is unlikely.
Concerts in the Cathedral – Tickets for Sale After All Masses
There are still a few tickets available for the fundraising concerts in the Cathedral. On Friday the 6th of March “Aly and Phil” will be performing and on Saturday the 7th of March our own Barbara Dickson will be singing. Both concerts begin at 7.30pm and doors open at 7pm. Tickets (£25/each) can be purchased after all Masses this weekend. We can take cash and credit/debit cards and contactless payment. You can also buy tickets on Eventbrite and through the Parish Office. Thank you for supporting this initiative to raise very much needed funds to care for our Cathedral!
Statue of Our Lady of Aberdeen in the Cathedral
As a part of the Scottish Bishops’ Conference’s program to pray for the re-evangelisation of Scotland, a statue of Our Lady of Aberdeen will be visiting our eight Cathedrals. It is now our turn to host the statue, which will stay in the Cathedral until the 17th February. Please do take this opportunity to pray in a special way that our friends, family members and neighbours may come to know Jesus in a personal way.
Contactless Giving
We have introduced a contactless giving device at the back of the Cathedral. It is very easy to use, with a mere tap of the screen, select an amount and then tap your card or your phone to donate to the Cathedral parish.
This may be of particular interest to visitors to Edinburgh who wish to contribute to the parish when visiting the Cathedral. Please do feel free to test it out and let us have any feedback on your experience by contacting the parish finance office.