St John Ogilvie's
A Roman Catholic Parish in the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh





Welcome to St John Ogilvie's


Sunday 24 March 2024







Please pray for peace throughout the world.



Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week.
Here are the details of Services during Holy Week at St John Ogilvie's: -

Holy Week Services

Palm Sunday:
6.30pm - Vigil Mass Saturday
10.00am - Sunday Mass
Weather permitting, there will be Blessing of the Palms outside and procession to the Church. This is to recall the events in Jerusalem as Jesus entered in triumph before his arrest and trial.



Holy Wednesday:
Sacrament of Reconciliation
10.00am - 11.00am
6.00pm – 7.00pm.



Holy Thursday:
7.30pm - Mass of the Lord’s Supper
After Mass, adoration at the Altar of Repose until 10pm.






Good Friday:
11.00am - Stations of the Cross
3.00pm - Celebration of the Lord’s Passion.
A Day of Fast and Abstinence




Holy Saturday:
10.00am - Blessing of the Easter Food (Polish)
7.30pm - Easter Vigil Mass





Easter Sunday:
Easter Mass - 10.00am






Lent 2024

The Easter Play
2024 Production



The Easter Story told live in the heart of Edinburgh

From the Easter Play people:-

"We are delighted that we are once again producing the annual Easter Play on March 30th, 2024 at 2pm. This year’s script is a new one, focusing on the women who were part of Jesus’ life. A traditional version but a new script!

Mark the date in your diaries!
"

Click poster above formore information.

Online Stations of the Cross

Also during lent ......

Join the WEE BOX Big Change appeal and together we can end poverty

Every Lent, the time between Ash Wednesday and Easter, thousands of Scots save money in their SCIAF WEE BOX to help give a hand up to people living in poverty.

By collecting your loose change, or giving up a treat like chocolate or wine and putting what you save into a WEE BOX you can make a lasting difference to families in some of the world’s poorest countries.

This Lent use your WEE BOX to make a big change. Thirty years on Rwanda and its people are still recovering from the genocide that ripped their country apart and the deep trauma it left behind. As a result, sexual and gender-based violence remains widespread, and many thousands of women and girls face fear and isolation each day. Please reach out and help stop violence against women today.







Mass Readings for this week, Courtesy of Universalis, can be found here




From the Archdiocese



Jubilee 2025
The Holy Father has announced that 2025 will be a year of Jubilee. The theme is Pilgrims of Hope. For more information, visit the official website https://www.giubileo-2025.it/en. A Facebook page has been set up that will highlight resources and events in Scotland - search ‘Holy Year Scotland 2025’. To help us prepare, the Holy Father has established 2024 as a Year of Prayer dedicated “to rediscovering the great value and absolute need for prayer, prayer in personal life, in the life of the Church, prayer in the world”. Resources will be available soon.



Stations of the Cross
Join people across the Archdiocese each Monday throughout Lent for our annual Stations of the Cross. It takes place on Zoom each Monday at 7:45pm and lasts around 30 minutes. We will be praying for unborn children, their mothers and all pro-life intentions. Register at bit.ly/lentstations



Mass with African & Caribbean community
The monthly Mass for the African & Caribbean community takes place at St Cuthbert’s, 104 Slateford Road, Edinburgh, EH14 1PT, on Sunday 7 April at 2pm. All welcome..



Pro-Life Chain, Edinburgh
SPUC's Pro-Life Chain will be the main event of Edinburgh's Festival of Life on Saturday 27 April at 11:00am on Lothian Road. It will be preceded by the Rosary at 10:00am at Sacred Heart Church on Lauriston Street



Events in the Archdiocese
For a full list of forthcoming events in the Archdiocese visit https://archedinburgh.org/news-events/



Please see other news items from the Archdiocese in this week's Parish Newsletter.


Please also visit the Archdiocesan website for up-to-date information from the Archbishop.



Fresh Start help people who have experienced homelessness set up their new home through the provision of goods and services. They work to end the cycle of homelessness and for a better life for those living in poverty.


Fresh Start are open for donations Monday to Thursday 9-4pm, and Fridays 9-1pm.


Please note that donations of approriate goods should NOT be brought to St John Ogilvie's. Your donations should be taken to the Fresh Start warehouse at 22-24 Ferry Road Drive, Edinburgh EH4 4BR. Tell them you are from St John Ogilvie's. You can ring them first on 0131 476 7741.


To learn more about Fresh Start and its work, please click here.



Free Debt Help in Scotland - Christians Against Poverty (CAP)

For over 20 years, CAP has been providing free debt help in Scotland. CAP Scotland helps hundreds of people get out of debt every year, equipping them to withstand whatever storms may come their way in the future.

All CAP services are run through local churches. Our local CAP centre is based at Holy Trinity Church in Wester Hailes serving the west side of Edinburgh, including our parish area.

CAP also run a Job Club service. The Job Club is a friendly place where clients can get practical help as they seek employment. It's a relaxed environment with the chance to meet other jobseekers, get support and gain the tools they need to find work.

For more information visit capscotland.org.




Join OLIO – and help reduce food waste

OLIO is an app designed to reduce the amount of food (and non- food) items going to landfill. You can download the free app which allows you to request and collect free food within your local area.

Food is collected by OLIO ‘Food Waste Heroes’ from local supermarkets/stores when ‘Use By’ or ‘Best Before dates are reached. OLIO ‘Food Waste Heroes’ then post items on the app and anyone can request them. You, too can share free food and non-food household items with local people through the app.

OLIO can be downloaded, free, from whatever app store you normally use. More information is available at the app store or at www.olioex.com.




LINKnet Mentoring (Scottish Charity Number: SC029440) is the first and the only direct mentoring organisation that is established to serve minority ethnic communities in Edinburgh, the Lothians, Scottish Borders and Fife. It was established in 2000 to serve disadvantaged ethnic minorities in their pursuit of development. Over the years thousands have taken part in various mentoring programmes, education and employment mentoring being the core programme.




For more information visit LINKnet's website by clicking here.




Prayers

A prayer for peace in Ukraine

O Loving God, your Son, Jesus Christ, came into the world to do your Will and leave us His Peace. Through the intercession and example of our Blessed Mother Mary, Queen of Peace, grant us the wisdom and humility to reflect that peace to the world. Inspire our thoughts, words and deeds to bear witness to your presence in our hearts. May your Holy Spirit fill us with every grace and blessing so that we may pursue what leads to peace for all humanity. Amen



We pray for all those in our country and throughout the world suffering from the Coronavirus. May its victims and their families be strengthened by the support of our community of faith and restored soon to full health. We also pray for our leaders and medical personnel who deal with the virus. May we keep calm and may we join together in solidarity with care and compassion to tackle this scare. This we ask in confidence though Christ our Lord.






Please continue to pray The Memorare



Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known
that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help,
or sought thine intercession was left unaided.
Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother;
to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions,
but in thy mercy hear and answer me.
Amen.






Special Prayers to use
when you cannot attend a funeral

These Special Prayers can dowloaded as a PDF document by - clicking here.




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