Here is a link to this week’s newsletter: Solemnity of Saints Peter & Paul (Year C) Also, here is the link to a Job Description Post for a Finance Chair: JOB DESCRIPTION – FINANCE CHAIR Welcome: to all our visitors, feel free to look around our beautiful church, particularly the St John Ogilvie Chapel & Exhibition. Rev Fr Aidan Matheson: ordained on Friday 27th June, in the cathedral, Fr Aidan will celebrate a Mass of thanksgiving in his home parish, St Sylvester’s, Elgin, on Wednesday 2nd July at 7pm. All welcome. Last week Collection: £230.50 Candles etc: 26.93 Att: 50 The month of June is traditionally dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and the month of July to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus. June & July: Fr Kingsley will return this week from his holiday - hopefully rested and reinvigorated. Thanks to Fr Peter and Deacon Graeme for all their extra efforts over the last few weeks. Chapel House: the house remains vacant, and the Fabric & Finance Committee recently had a meeting with Adam Clarke, Diocesan Property Manager, to discuss possible ways forward to protect, update and refurbish the property. There is a great deal of work to be done, but there are a number of possible routes to help us with some of the major costs involved. Second Collections in June: 28/29 Peter’s Pence (not Fr Peter – the Vatican). Second Collections in July: 5/6 Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea); 12/13 Maintenance Fund Communications: on the diocesan website (rcda.scot), if you click Contact on the drop down menu, and scroll down, you will find a pro forma to sign up for the Diocesan newsletter, and to opt in to other communications. Diocesan vacancy: The Diocese is looking to recruit a Chairperson for the Finance Sub-committee, which meets quarterly to review and discuss the Finance Report which is prepared by the Diocesan Finance Manager. The meetings are generally held in Aberdeen but may, on occasion, be held elsewhere in the Diocese. This is a volunteer post. A full job description is on our website & Fb page. Prayer Group: Monday evenings, 7pm in the hall. Contact: Elizabeth Danby Tea & Coffee in the hall after Mass each Sunday. All welcome. St Thomas’ Church is open each day from 10am to 3pm for private prayer. Please note, the church may not be open on weekdays in the event of severe weather. Pope’s Prayer Intention: Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention for June, a month devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is “that the world might grow in compassion.” “Let us pray that each one of us might find consolation in a personal relationship with Jesus, and from his heart, learn to have compassion on the world” July: For Formation In Discernment: Let us pray that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life, and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel. Safeguarding: The Parish Safeguarding Coordinator is Elizabeth Danby, and she can be contacted as shown on the Contacts page. The diocesan Safeguarding page can be found at Safeguarding – Roman Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen (rcda.scot) and the text of In God’s Image (V2) is accessed by clicking on https://www.bcos.org.uk/LinkClick.aspx?link=131&tabid=124& portalid=0&mid=584 PRAYER FOR THE SICK & HOUSEBOUND AND ALL THOSE IN NEED Father in Heaven; grant them comfort in their suffering. When they are afraid, give them courage, When afflicted, give them patience, When dejected, afford them hope, And when alone, assure them of the support of your holy people. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.