A Parish of the
R.C. Diocese of Argyll and the Isles Charitable Trust
a registered Scottish Charity, number SC002876
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Seventeenth Sunday of the Year (C) 25th July 2010 Ask, and it will be given to you |
Daily Mass Times Monday
– Portree
– 10.00 am |
Mass Times Next Sunday Broadford
(Vigil Mass) - 6.00 pm Saturday Portree - 10.00 am
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Welcome We welcome Fr John McLaughlin who will be looking after the parish for the next two weekends (24th/25th July and 31st July/2nd August). We trust that he will have a restful time and return refreshed to Stirling. On the second weekend he will be making an appeal on behalf of the St Patrick's Missionary Society (the Kiltegan Fathers). Mgr James will be taking advantage of his presence and taking some time away. On the days when there will be no priest resident at Portree, cover will be provided by Fr Roddy Johnston from Caol (01397 700622). |
Confirmations Bishop
Joseph Toal will be visiting the
parish on |
Marriage & Family Life In partnership
with the Roman Catholic Church, Scottish Marriage
Care - a leading Relationship Support Charity is
delighted to provide FOCCUS (Facilitating
Open Couple Communication Understanding and Study) to all
those planning to marry. They are now recruiting for
people to volunteer as FOCCUS Facilitators to deliver the
above service. Closing date: 27th August 2010. |
Thought for the Week
Life is not a problem to be
solved, but a gift to be enjoyed
Psalm 118:24
Apologies for missing last week's Bulletin due to major technical problems!
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Sixteenth Sunday of the Year (C) 18th July 2010 The just will live in the presence of the Lord. |
Daily Mass Times Monday
– Portree
– 10.00 am |
Mass Times Next Sunday Broadford
(Vigil Mass) - 6.00 pm Saturday Portree - 10.00 am
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Confessions Portree - Saturday: 10.00 - 10.30
am |
Confirmations Bishop
Joseph Toal will be visiting the
parish on |
From the Catechism 193. What can the consecrated life give to the mission of the Church? The consecrated life participates in the mission of the Church by means of a complete dedication to Christ and to one's brothers and sisters witnessing to the hope of the heavenly Kingdom. I believe in the communion of saints 194. What is the meaning of the "communion of saints"? This
expression indicates first of all the common sharing of
all the members of the Church in holy things (sancta):
the faith, the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, the
charisms, and the other spiritual gifts. At the root of
this communion is love which "does not seek its own
interests" (1 Corinthians 13:5)
but leads the faithful to "hold everything in common"
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Pope Benedict XVI John Paul II named him Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission and of the International Theological Commission on 25th November 1981. On 15 February 1982 he resigned the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. The Holy Father elevated him to the Order of Bishops assigning to him the suburbicarian See of Velletri-Segni on 5th April 1993. He was President of the Preparatory Commission for the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which after six years of work (1986-1992) presented the new Catechism to the Holy Father. On 6 November 1998 the Holy Father approved the election of Cardinal Ratzinger as Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals, submitted by the Cardinals of the Order of Bishops. On 30 November 2002 he approved his election as Dean; together with this office he was entrusted with the Suburbicarian See of Ostia. In 1999 he was Special Papal Envoy for the Celebration of the XII Centenary of the foundation of the Diocese of Paderborn, Germany which took place on 3 January. Since 13 November 2000 he has been an Honorary Academic of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. In the Roman Curia he has been a member of the Council of the Secretariat of State for Relations with States; of the Congregations for the Oriental Churches, for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, for Bishops, for the Evangelization of Peoples, for Catholic Education, for Clergy and for the Causes of the Saints; of the Pontifical Councils for Promoting Christian Unity, and for Culture; of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, and of the Pontifical Commissions for Latin America, "Ecclesia Dei", for the Authentic Interpretation of the Code of Canon Law, and for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law of the Oriental Churches. |
Marriage & Family Life In partnership
with the Roman Catholic Church, Scottish Marriage
Care - a leading Relationship Support Charity is
delighted to provide FOCCUS (Facilitating
Open Couple Communication Understanding and Study) to all
those planning to marry. They are now recruiting for
people to volunteer as FOCCUS Facilitators to deliver the
above service. |
St Duthac's Dornie Friday 23rd
July, is the 150th anniversary of the laying of
the foundation stone of the church in Dornie. This
occasion is a powerful symbol of a long and faithful
Catholic tradition. Mass will be concelebrated at
7.30pm by Bishop Joseph Toal and priests from the diocese
of Aberdeen. |
| Mission Appeal Fr. John McLaughlin will be looking after the parish for the next two weekends (24/25 July and 31st July/2nd August). On the second weekend he will be making an appeal on behalf of the St Patrick's Missionary Society (the Kiltegan Fathers). I will be taking advantage of his presence and taking some time away. On the days when there will be no priest resident at Portree, cover will be provided by Fr. Roddy Johnston from Caol (01397 700622) |
200 Club We now have the results of the Draw for June £50 - Lachie MacLeod - Barra £30 -Greg Martin - Portree £20 - Theresa MacLeod - Barra Is your Membership up-to-date? You have to be "in it, to win it" |
Thought for the Week
"We can believe what we
choose. We are answerable for what we choose to believe"
J H Card.
Newman
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Fourteenth Sunday of the Year (C) 4th July 2010 Cry out with joy to God all the earth |
Daily Mass Times Monday
– Portree
– 10.00 am |
Mass Times Next Sunday Broadford
(Vigil Mass) - 6.00 pm Saturday Portree - 10.00 am
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Confessions Portree - Saturday: 10.00 - 10.30
am |
Confirmations Bishop Joseph Toal will be visiting the parish on Sunday 12th September 2010, when he will be administering the Sacrament of confirmation. We pray for all those preparing for the strengthening gift of the Holy Spirit |
From the Catechism 192. What is the consecrated life? The
consecrated life is a state of life recognised by the
Church. It is a free response to a special call from
Christ by which those consecrated give themselves
completely to God and strive for the perfection of
charity moved by the Holy Spirit. |
Pope Benedict XVI Paul VI made Archbishop Ratzinger a Cardinal with the priestly title of "Santa Maria Consolatrice al Tiburtino", during the Consistory of 27 June 1977. In 1978 he took part in the Conclave of 25 and 26 August which elected John Paul 1, who named him his Special Envoy to the III International Mariological Congress, celebrated in Guayaquil (Ecuador) from 16 to 24 September. In the month of October of the same year he took part in the Conclave that elected Pope John Paul II. He was Relator of the V Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops which took place in 1980 on the theme: "Mission of the Christian Family in the world of today", and was Delegate president of the VI Ordinary General Assembly of 1983 on "Reconciliation and Penance in the mission of the Church" |
Marriage & Family Life In partnership with the Roman Catholic
Church, Scottish Marriage Care - a
leading Relationship Support Charity is delighted to
provide FOCCUS (Facilitating Open Couple
Communication Understanding and Study) to all those
planning to marry. They are now recruiting for people to
volunteer as FOCCUS Facilitators to deliver the above
service. |
Bishop's Letter There is a Letter to the Diocese from Bishop Joe which has been circulated electronically to those on the emailing list. Printed versions are available for other parishioners. |
Holidays We wish all our school pupils (and teachers!) a very enjoyable summer holiday; and we hope that those waiting for results will get good news next month. |
Thought for the Week
"Nothing is more common than
for men to think that because they are familiar with words they
understand the ideas they stand for"
J H Card.
Newman
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Thirteenth Sunday of the Year (C) 27th June 2010 O Lord, it is you who are my portion |
Daily Mass Times Monday
– Portree
– 7.00 pm |
Mass Times Next Sunday Broadford
(Vigil Mass) - 6.00 pm Saturday Portree - 10.00 am
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Confessions Portree - Saturday: 10.00 - 10.30
am |
Absent Mgr James will be absent from the parish mid-week attending meetings in Oban. He will always be available on his mobile phone (07881956660) in case of any emergency |
SCIAF We welcome to the parish this week Marian Pallister from St. Margaret's, Lochgilphead, who is the diocesan SCIAF ambassador. She will be speaking about the recent work of SCIAF at the end of each Mass. She will not be asking for money!! She will also be willing to show some SCIAF publicity material after Mass. We trust that she will enjoy her visit. |
Confirmations Bishop Joseph Toal will be visiting the parish on Sunday 12th September 2010, when he will be administering the Sacrament of confirmation. We pray for all those preparing for the strengthening gift of the Holy Spirit |
From the Catechism 191. How do they participate in the kingly office? The laity participate in the kingly function of Christ because they have received from him the power to overcome sin in themselves and in the world by self-denial and the holiness of their lives. They exercise various ministries at the service of the community. |
Pope Benedict XVI On 25th March 1977, Pope Paul VI named Joseph Ratzinger Archbishop of Munich and Freising. On 28th May of the same year he received episcopal ordination. He was the first Diocesan priest for 80 years to take on the pastoral governance of the great Bavarian Archdiocese. He chose as his episcopal motto: "Co-operators of the truth". He himself explained why: "On the one hand I saw it as the relation between my previous task as professor and my new mission. In spite of different approaches, what was involved, and continued to be so, was following the truth and being at its service. On the other hand I chose that motto because in today's world the theme of truth is omitted almost entirely, as something too great for man, and yet everything collapses if truth is missing" |
Thought for the Week
"Fear not that thy life
shall come to an end, but rather that it shall ever have a
beginning"
J H Card.
Newman
Twelfth Sunday of the Year (C) 20th June 2010 For you my soul is thirsting, O God, my God |
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Daily Mass Times Monday
– Portree
– 10.00 am |
Mass Times Next Sunday Broadford
(Vigil Mass) - 6.00 pm Saturday Portree - 10.00 am
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Confessions Portree - Saturday: 10.00 - 10.30
am |
Thanks Thanks to Fr Colin MacInnes who looked after the parish last weekend. We wish him better health and every blessing when he returns to his mission in Ecuador at the end of the month |
| Confirmations Bishop Joseph Toal
will be visiting the parish on Sunday 12th
September 2010, when he will be administering the
Sacrament of confirmation. |
From the Catechism 190. How does the laity participate in the prophetic office? They participate in it by welcoming evermore in faith the Word of Christ and proclaiming it to the world by the witness of their lives, their words, their evangelising action, and by catechesis. This evangelising action acquires a particular efficacy because it is accomplished in the ordinary circumstances of the world. |
200 Club We now have the results of the Draw for May £50 - Helen Gilpin - Portree £30 -Hamish Robertson - Broadford £20 - Mary Johnson - Kilbride Is your Membership up-to-date? You have to be "in it, to win it" |
Pope Benedict XVI In 1957, four years later, under the direction of the renowned professor of fundamental theology Gottlieb Söhngen, he qualified for University teaching with a dissertation on: "The Theology of History in St Bonaventure". After lecturing on dogmatic and fundamental theology at the Higher School of Philosophy and Theology in Freising, he went on to teach at Bonn, from 1959 to1963; at Münster from 1963 to 1966 and at Tübingen from 1966 to 1969. During this last year he held the Chair of dogmatics and history of dogma at the University of Regensburg, where he was also Vice-President of the University. From 1962 to 1965 he made a notable contribution to Vatican II as an "expert"; being present at the Council as theological advisor to Cardinal Joseph Frings, Archbishop of Cologne. His intense scientific activity led him to important positions at the service of the German Bishops’ Conference and the International Theological Commission. In 1972 together with Hans Urs von Balthasar, Henri de Lubac and other important theologians, he initiated the theological journal "Communio". |
Rome Greetings from Luca and Diletta Lagana, our honorary parishioners from the Diocese of Rome. They were married here three years ago. |
Thought for the Week
"Nothing would be done at
all if one waited until one could do it so well that no one could
find fault with it."
J H Card.
Newman
Eleventh Sunday of the Year (C) 13th June 2010 Forgive,
Lord, the guilt of my sin |
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Daily Mass Times Monday
– Portree
– 7.00 pm |
Mass Times Next Sunday Broadford
(Vigil Mass) - 6.00 pm Saturday Portree - 10.00 am
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Confessions Portree - Saturday: 10.00 - 10.30
am |
Welcome We welcome Fr Colin MacInnes, South Uist and Ecuador who is visiting the parish this week, and will celebrate the Masses this weekend while Fr. James is away. We hope he enjoys his visit, that his health improves, and that his circumstances will permit him to return to Guayaquil soon. |
Thought for the Week
Choice, not chance, determines
human destiny
Deuteronomy
30.19
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