‘Searching for Jesus in the Gospel of Mark’ Begins on Monday!
Our Gospel of Mark event begins on Monday evening at 7pm and continues form Monday to Friday!
If you haven’t yet booked your tickets you can still do so - either by putting “Searching for Jesus Eventbrite” into Google or by following the link at bit.ly/Jesus-in-GospelofMark. Tickets will also be available at the door each evening.
And remember to forward the promotional video to anyone who you think might be interested: https://youtu.be/zNALK8pPxqs
St Pauls Bookshop: “Gospel of Mark” books in Stock!
Coming along to the Gospel of Mark event this week? Books by our speaker, Professor James Edwards, including The Gospel According to Mark, are now in stock in St. Pauls Bookshop! Looking for a Bible to read the Gospel of Mark? A wide selection of paperback and hardcover Bibles are available – stop in and make your choice as you get ready for the talks. Other books by Professor Edwards are available such as The Hebrew Gospel & the Development of the Synoptic Tradition, Is Jesus the Only Savior? and Between the Swastika and the Sickle: The Life, Disappearance, and Execution of Ernst Lohmeyer. The shop will be open every evening next week until 9:00pm.
Noon Mass Today: 100th Anniversary of the Knights of St. Columba
His Grace, Archbishop Cushley, will celebrate the Noon Mass today for the 100th Anniversary of the Knights of St. Columba, the largest Catholic fraternal service organisation in the UK. The organisation is dedicated to the work of the Lay Apostolate and to the virtues of unity, charity and fraternity.
November Lists
During the month of November, we pray especially for the faithful departed. Please take a November List from the back of church to fill out with the names of those friends and family members who have passed away and return it to the Cathedral or St Andrew’s, Ravelston by placing them to the marked box found at the back of both churches. Please try and return them before the 1st of November, but you can take them throughout the month of November.
Saturday Morning Eucharistic Adoration
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament offers us with a time for peaceful prayer and quiet before Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. You are welcome to join us every Saturday from 10:30am-12:00pm for this beautiful time of adoration. Come for 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour…. or more to adore the Lord in His Body shared for us. Saturday Confessions are from 10:30am-12:00pm.
"The Lord, having loved those who were his own, loved them to the end....In order to leave them a pledge of this love, in order never to depart from his own and to make them sharers in his Passover, he instituted the Eucharist as the memorial of his death and Resurrection...." (CCC 1337)
Young Adults Group this Tuesday at 7pm with Fr. Joseph McGill
This week, Fr. Joseph McGill will speak about ‘Continuing Catholic Tradition in Post-Reformation Scotland’ at our Young Adults Group. All those between the ages of 18-35 are welcome to the weekly meetings. We meet at 63 York Place at 7:00pm for tea and coffee followed by the talk and discussion at 7.30pm. Each session concludes with Night Prayer and the chance to socialise at a local pub. See the poster in the Octagon for more details!
Parish Youth Group Returns 5th November
The Youth Group is on its holidays due to the Mid-Term break this weekend. It will return on Sunday 5th November at St Andrew’s, Ravelston. Children from P3 to P7 are welcome to join between 6 and 7.30pm for an evening of games, an opportunity to learn something about our faith, prayer and the tuck shop to finish things off. If you haven’t registered please pick up an invitation card with the QR code or you can fill out a form on the night. There is a £1 registration for the whole year. We look forward to seeing you all back on Sunday 5th November.
The Friendship Group
The Over Sixties coffee afternoon have rebranded: Our new name is The Friendship Group. There will also be a new meeting time, 2pm - 3.30pm. Please come along to meet old and new friends. All other details remain the same, including 20% discount on food and drink bought during the meeting time.
An outing to the Omni Cinema at Greenside has been organised for Thursday 26th October. Programme starts at 2.10pm, meet upstairs at Omni cinema 5 minutes before. Tickets can be bought online, cheapest option, or we can purchase on site.
Christmas Gift Collection
It’s that time of year again when parishioners of the Cathedral & St Andrew’s, Ravelston, donate gifts to be distributed to the children of the adults who are prisoners in Edinburgh (Saughton) Prison at Christmas.
We ask that the gifts are new, wrapped in Christmas Gift wrap, and with a label attached stating whether the gift is suitable for a boy or a girl and the age of the child. Gifts for older children from 11 years upwards would be most appreciated.
There will be a collection box at the back of both churches before all Masses for the depositing of gifts. The box will be available at the Vigil Masses and the Sunday Masses over the weekends of Saturday 11th/Sunday 12th and Saturday 18th /Sunday 19th November. Please be as generous as you have been in past years.
Rosary Before Mass During October
During the month of October, the rosary will begin at 5:30pm before Mass at St. Andrew’s, Ravelston, and on Wednesday will be prayed before the Blessed Sacrament during Adoration. This is a beautiful and prayerful devotion to undertake during the month of Our Lady.
The Big Clean!
We need your help to get the church and rooms ready for Advent and Christmas. The Big Clean is happening on Saturday, 4th November, 10:00am-4:00pm, so please come along and help with this annual 'deep clean'. You can add your name to the sign-up sheet which is at the entrance to church today.
Ravelston Pastoral Outreach
We are looking for some help in supporting those parishioners who are sick and housebound through a telephone apostolate. All that would be involved is a few minutes of your week to make a regular call to one or more parishioner who can no longer make it to Sunday Mass. If you’d like to support those parishioners who are cut off from the celebration of Mass, please contact Fr Robert by calling the Cathedral Office or e-mailing frrobert@stmaryscathedral.co.uk
St Andrew’s Talk by Director of Catholic Parliamentary Office
Join us Monday, 30th October, 6:45pm with Anthony Horan, the Director of the Catholic Parliamentary Office, to discuss the work of the office and the representation of our faith in the political forum.
Each Wednesday 5.00pm Adoration & Confession
Stop in at St. Andrew’s, Ravelston on Wednesdays and spend some time with Jesus Our Lord in Eucharistic Adoration. Beginning from 5pm, we have Eucharistic Adoration, and a priest is available to hear Confessions, too. This is an opportunity to allow yourself some quiet, peaceful time to pray. Our Lord is waiting for you, so come and meet Him!
All Souls’ Day
Archbishop Cushley will offer Holy Mass for the repose of all the faithful departed who have died in the Archdiocese in the last year. It takes place on All Souls’ Day, Thursday 2 November at 10am in the Chapel at Mount Vernon Cemetery, 49 Mount Vernon Road, Edinburgh, EH16 6JG. All welcome.
Archdiocesan Youth Day on Saturday, 25th November
The Archdiocesan Youth Day will be a day of faith and fun for P4-P7s on Saturday 25 November, 10:30am to 3:30pm at the Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh. Join us as we come to know Jesus the King of the Universe and explore how we can prepare to meet our King this Christmas. We will have games, talks, sweets, Confessions, Mass and more!. Speak to the parish priest to register.
Diploma in Catechetics 2024
Explore the richness and depth of our Catholic faith – all from home – with the Diploma in Catechetics from the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh, led by Sr Miriam Ruth Ryan RSM. Tune in each Thursday at 7:30pm for an expert-led Zoom Webinar (or watch the recording at your convenience), and further enjoy guided readings, regular one-to-one support, and an in-person retreat. The Diploma in Catechetics begins on Thursday 25 January 2024. Concessions available. Registration and info at bit.ly/archdiploma2024. Questions? Email srmiriam.ruth@staned.org.uk
Primary Schools
A reminder for parents of children who start school in August 2024: You will be required to register your child for school shortly (please check with your local school). If you intend for them to go to a Catholic school, they should be baptised before registration takes place. This will ensure they are given a place in cases where spaces are limited, as children who are baptised Catholics will take priority. This is also the case for Catholic secondary schools.
Vocations Retreat
Thinking about a vocation to the religious life? Join other young women at a retreat in Edinburgh led by Sr Mirjam Hugens FSO, the Archdiocesan Director for Religious Vocations. It takes place from 3-5 November 2023 at St Columba’s, 9 Upper Gray Street, EH91SN. Email religiousvocations@staned.org.uk
Vocations Mass
The next Mass to pray for Vocations to the priesthood and religious life in the Archdiocese is on Tuesday 31 October at 7pm at St Margaret’s, Drip Road, Raploch, Stirling, FK9 4UA.
There is a second collection today at all masses for Missio Scotland