Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday — Mass at 10 a.m.
Saturday : Exposition and Confessions. 4.15 – 4.45 p.m.
Monday : St. Scholastica.
Tuesday : Our Lady of Lourdes. World Day of Prayer for the Sick
Friday : St. Cyril and St. Methodius . Feast. The two brothers spread the Faith among the Slavonic Peoples
Named Patrons of Europe by John Paul ii.
Going to Hospital ?
When a loved one goes to hospital it is very important to inform the hospital chaplain of this so that he/she can receive the spiritual care which we all need. Or inform the parish priest who will inform the chaplain for you.
Phone numbers of the R. C. chaplains to Forth Valley Hospital, Larbert, are in the porch
Mary’s Meals and Lent.
Filling back-packs for Mary’s Meals. Please consult the notice in porch on what to put in a back-pack.
Filled bags may be left in the porch during Lent .
Something else to think about for Lent with family/friends / or on your own.
Lectio Divina ( Divine Reading ) is an ancient means of prayer . Take a short section of the Gospel; read it slowly. Read the passage again–even more slowly. Reflect on some word or phrase that attracts your attention. Ponder on this phrase. Read it again . If you wish, speak to the Lord about it. Tell him of your concerns and worries. What is important is that you are in the presence of the Lord using his Divine Word and He loves you more than you can ever imagine and it is unconditional. Be confident of a warm welcome, as a parent welcomes his child. Don’t be put off by distractions–they are a a part of you. You are what you are. Do this for 10-15 minutes.
Finish off by thanking the Lord for allowing you into His presence.
A very warm welcome to Seamus, son of Iain and Sheena Logan, who was baptised at the weekend. The Logans live in Blair Drummond but have a long connection with the Holy Family. Congratulations. Well Done !
Ash Wednesday : February 26
Easter Sunday : April 12
EU. Residents in Scotland : An important leaflet from the Scottish Government about the right to stay .
Available in porch. Please distribute to people who may not have access to this information
First Holy Communion Mass : Sunday June 14.
Parents of children in P. 4 who want their child to make his /her First Communion in June and who do not attend Dunblane or Newton Primaries should make themselves known before the end of February. Thanks.
Going to Hospital ?
When a loved one goes to hospital it is very important to inform the chaplain of this so that he/she can receive the spiritual care which we all need. Or inform the parish priest who will inform the chaplain for you.
Phone numbers of the R. C. chaplains to Forth Valley Hospital, Larbert, are in the porch
Church Teaching on Baptism : Catechism —–paras. 1262—1267
The two principal effects of baptism are purification from sin and new birth in the Holy Spirit. Immersion in water symbolises not only death and purification, but also regeneration and renewal. Besides purifying the person from all sins, original and personal, it also makes him/her a new creature, an adopted child of God; he becomes a partaker of the divine nature, member of Christ, and co-heir with him to the kingdom of heaven, and a temple of the Holy Spirit ( How about that ! )
The Most Holy Trinity gives the baptised person sanctifying grace, the grace of justification, enabling him /her to believe in God , to hope in God and to Love Him–these are the so–called theological virtues. He gets the power to live and act under the guidance of the Holy Spirit through the gifts of the Holy Spirit; it allows him to grow in goodness through the moral virtues ( e.g.chastity, honesty, temperance etc. ) Thus the whole organism of the Christian’s supernatural life has its roots in Baptism