This
week in St. Ninian's
15th April: THIRD
SUNDAY OF EASTER, YEAR B
“Why seek ye the living among the dead?
He is not here, but is risen!”
First
Reading: Acts of the Apostles 3: 13 - 15, 17 - 19
Today's
first reading follows an account of the miraculous cure of a lame beggar
which Peter performed, in the name of Jesus. The miracle caused general
astonishment and mayhem, and Peter addresses the onlookers telling them
that it is by the power of Jesus Christ that the man has been made whole.
“It is the God of Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob, the God of our ancestors, who has glorified his servant
Jesus.”
“You killed the prince of life. God, however,
raised him from the dead, and to that fact we are the witnesses. ..Now
I know, brothers, that neither you nor your leaders had any idea what
you were really doing; this was the way God carried out what he had
foretold when he said through all his prophets that his Christ would
suffer. Now you must repent and turn to God, so that your sins may be
wiped out.”
Second
Reading: First letter of St. John 2: 1 - 5a
“My little children,
I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone
does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;
and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only
but also for the sins of the whole world .”
Gospel
Reading: Luke 24: 35 - 48
The events in today's gospel reading take place
on the evening of the Resurrection day. The men who had encountered
Jesus on the road to Emmaus had rushed back to Jerusalem, and were telling
their wonderful story to the disciples when Our Lord himself came and
stood among them. They were astonished and terrified and "thought
they were seeing a ghost"... But Jesus
reassured them, comforted them, and proved his physical presence by
showing them the wounds of his crucifixion: "Look
at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see;
for a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have."
They were overjoyed to see him, but still couldn't quite believe it
was really him 'in the flesh'. So he gave them a further proof of his
solid, physical reality: "Have you
anything here to eat?" he said; they
gave him some cooked fish from the table, "and
he took it and ate in their presence".
Then Jesus "opened their minds
to understand the scriptures" - the
words of the prophets who had taught that "the
Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and
that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name
to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem."
He told them, "You are witnesses
of these things", and in today's first
reading we see just this - Peter courageously bearing witness to these
things.
Parish Notices
For
the latest bulletin from Saint Ninian's,
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CHILDREN'S LITURGY
We are still looking for at least one volunteer to help with supervising,
assisting the liturgists in the activities. This would mean taking a
turn about once a month. Please see Mgr. if you can help. Thanks a lot!
CAKE
& CANDY:
The Cake & Candy table at our Sunday Mass is in great need of helpers
to sell our cakes. If you feel you are able
to give a few minutes once a month, please contact Helen Scroggie. Your
help will be greatly appreciated.
WELLBURN
Wellburn Mass times: please see notice in the porch.
DUNDEE LATIN MASS
"The Extraordinary Form of the Mass, the Traditional Latin
Mass, began to be offered once more in St Joseph’s
Lawside Convent Dundee on the fourth Sunday of Lent, March
15th 2015. The Lord Bishop of Dunkeld invited Father John Emerson (of
the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter) to re-establish this liturgical
apostolate at the request of the lay faithful of the diocese."
For further information about Mass times please visit the website, at
https://dundeelatinmass.com/introduction/
EWTN
(Eternal Word Television Network)
Have you discovered EWTN yet?! - the TV network
for Catholics. Traditional Catholic programmes for all ages.
Fascinating interviews, wonderful children's programmes, live Mass, Rosary,
Papal audiences, etc. etc. Visit the EWTN website by clicking
HERE.
You can get EWTN If you have Sky t.v., or a Freesat
box for either Sky or BBC on the 'Religion'
tab, number 589; and you can watch it live on your computer
as it goes out on the TV channel.
A messge from the SVdeP Conference
in the Cathedral
Dear Parishioners, The Saint Vincent de Paul Society runs a club for kids
with additional needs. We meet every Thursday from 18:30 to 20:30 at the
Kingspark School Dundee. At the moment we are in need of more volunteers
to run the club safely. If you think you can help, please contact us at
ozana.club@gmail.com or 07575702739.
Nightfever in St Andrew’s Cathedral: Vigil Mass of Sunday at 5.30 pm followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, finishing with Night Prayer and Benediction at 10.30 pm. All are invited to spend some time during the evening in prayer and Adoration. Please take a leaflet from the back of the Church.
Taizé Prayer and Praise
Message from James Murphie:
"TAIZÉ PRAYER SERVICE, First
Thursday of each month at 7pm
in St Joseph's Chapel, 42 Wilkie's Lane,
Dundee - an hour of Taizé chant, music, Adoration and prayer -
next service is Thursday 3rd September 2015. All very welcome.
See Poster in the Church porch.
DUNDEE FOOD BANK:
Many thanks for your donations. This is
an ongoing project in the parish and there are boxes at the back of the
Church, and lists of foods this charity needs posted on the notice board.
Your donations also would be most gratefully received.
200 CLUB
Anyone who would like to join the 200 Club would be most welcome. Please
see poster in porch.
GIFT AID
The total raised from Gift Aid, Oct 2013-Apr 2015 was £7420.87.
Thank you to all who participate in the
scheme.
There are still some envelopes in the sacristy. Please
collect your supply for the year. If anyone wants to join the gift aid
scheme, please give a note of your name and telephone number to a member
of the SVdeP.
To read more about Gift Aid, click on the button on the Sidebar, or on
this link GIFT AID
SICK
& HOUSEBOUND: Please click on the link
to this week's BULLETIN to see our list of
sick and housebound in need of your prayers this week.
If you know of any parishioner who is housebound, please contact a member
of the St Vincent de Paul Society to arrange Holy Communion.
NINEWELLS HOSPITAL - Hospital Chaplain, Canon
Aldo Angelosanto can be contacted
on Dundee 611282 or on the main hospital switchboard
(Dundee 660111).
KEEP FIT sessions: Over 50s exercise to music. Thursdays 2.00 p.m. in the Hall, followed by tea and a natter. All proceeds go to the Building Fund. Come along and enjoy the fun!
Church Flowers: The flowers are always beautiful, and donations would be very welcome to help in their purchase. There are tins at the back of the Church.
DUNKELD YOUTH SERVICE
For further information regarding the Dunkeld
Youth Service contact Carol A. Gillespie,
01382 204022. Email : youth.office@dunkelddiocese.org.uk
ST. NINIAN'S PRIMARY SCHOOL
St. Ninian's Primary School Parent
Council
For information from the Parent Council, details of previous meetings,
agendas, etc., please click the link PARENT
COUNCIL. If you would like to get in touch with the School's
Parent Council for any reason, their email address is stninians@dundeeparentcouncil.org
Protection of Children and Vulnerable
Adults:
Those volunteers whose ministries require them to be members of the Protection
of Vulnerable Groups scheme are reminded that they are required to attend
an awareness session annually. All those who work with vulnerable
groups and are not yet members of the PVG scheme must complete the process
by the end of June.
SERRA MASSES FOR VOCATIONS
Serra Masses will be held at 7pm in
Lawside Convent on the last Tuesday of each month – See
poster in porch. Our need for vocations
to the priesthood and to consecrated life has never been so critical and
we should all pray fervently that the Lord will send us the Priests and
Religious who are so necessary to preserve our Church in these difficult
times.
Are you interested in the Priesthood? - If you would like more information about the priesthood, please contact the Director of Vocations, Father Jim Walls at St. Stephen's, 8 Bank Street Blairgowrie: tel:01250 872171, or email: jimwalls@btinternet.com
THE
PERMANENT DIACONATE
The Church is in great need of vocations to the permanent diaconate. If
you are a man over 30yrs old - married or single, please consider whether
you may be being called to offer yourself in service to the Church as
a Deacon. To read more about the permanent Diaconate,
click on the link DEACONS
Knights of Saint Columba: Are you ready to SERVE GOD by SERVING OTHERS? For further information please call Martin on 07976 027 346. Martin Gardner
PARISHIONER
VOLUNTEERS
All volunteers in active ministry within the Parish are reminded that
they are obligated to attend a Safeguarding Awareness Session
at least once every 18 months. Any
volunteers needing to become PVG Scheme members can do
so at these sessions. See Mgr.McBride for details.
FAMILY PLANNING LEAFLET
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For an information pack or details of a tutor in your area, please
contact Fertility Care Scotland Central Office on 0141 352 7930;
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or visit our website at www.fertilitycare.org.uk
ST. NINIAN INSTITUTE
Please see leaflets at the back of the Church relating to courses to be
run this year by the St Ninian Institute. To learn more about the Institute,
visit their website at
www.stninianinstitute.ac.uk/
LOST PROPERTY
There is a lot of ‘lost property’ at the back of the Church:
if anyone has lost gloves etc, please take them, as anything unclaimed
in the next few weeks will be taken to a charity shop.
CATHOLIC EDUCATION The syllabus for Catholic Education in our Primary Schools is available for your information. Please speak to Monsignor McBride for further information on this important topic. The education of our children in the Faith is important for us all, not just for the children and parents themselves. They are the future of the Catholic Faith in our Country.
SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB: With much regret, the Club has had to close for the meantime. Lack of numbers, illness and heavy personal responsibilities have resulted in there being no-one able to take over the running of the Club. We hope very much to restart at some time in the future, but unfortunately at present the club will no longer meet on Mondays at 2.00 pm in the Hall.
THE CHURCH'S STAND ON MARRIAGE: In response to recent proposals put forward by the Scottish parliament regarding Marriage Laws in Scotland, the Bishops of Scotland issued a statement on what the Catholic Church teaches about marriage, and why. You can read their statement, and others relating to different issues, on the Bishops of Scotland website, http://www.bpsconfscot.com/
WANTED! READERS & EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS - Please consider taking a more active part in the Liturgy as a reader. Readers are currently in short supply, especially for our Saturday Vigil Mass. If you would like to participate as a reader please add your name to the sheets at the back of the church or speak to Canon, Theresa or May. Thank you. New rotas are now available in the porch.
DON'T FORGET! - we have a selection of Catholic newspapers at the back of the church every week.
BOOK SALES: As we have a large number of books at present; could future donations be given to the SCIAF coffee morning or Welburn for the time being. Thank you.
USED POSTAGE STAMPS - please remember your used postage stamps for the Little Sisters at Wellburn.
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