Westhill Catholic Parish Bulletin

Trinity Church, Westhill Drive, Westhill, AB32 6FY

Parish Priest: Fr Emmet O’ Dowd

Contact details: 7 High Street, , AB24 3EE Tel: 01224 482657 Email: [email protected]

Website: https://westhill.rcda.scot/

th th 4 Sunday of Lent 14 March 2021

The readings for Mass can be found on https://universalis.com/20210314/mass.htm

Below are links to live-stream Mass options: St Joseph's , Aberdeen - YouTube • 19:00 Mass Tuesday, Thursday, Friday • 09:30 Mass Wednesday • 17:00 Mass Saturday

• 10:00 & 19:30 Mass Sunday

St Francis of Assisi Church Aberdeen - YouTube

• 10:00 Mass Monday to Saturday

• 11:00 Mass Sunday

St Mary's Cathedral - YouTube • 18:00 Mass Monday to Friday • 10:00 Mass Saturday • 11:00 Mass Sunday

A Mother’s Day Prayer to Mary, our Mother

Mother of God and our mother, pray for all mothers, so that they will be able to fulfil their maternal responsibilities. Help them to be lovers and nurturers of all human life from the moment of conception untilStations natural of death,the Cross all the with while Fr Emmet being examples , Wednesday for their 17 th March at 12:30 pm own children. Pray for their children, so that they, too , will be faithful followers of yourEveryone Son. is welcome to join. We pray for our mothers, who have given us life and love, that we may The Zoom link is here: Wednesday Stations show them reverence and love. We pray for mothers, who have lost a child through death, that their faith may give them hope, and their family & friends support and console them. We pray for mothers who have died, that God may bring them into the joy of His kingdom. We offer these prayers through Christ, our Lord, and your Son, in union with the Holy Spirit. Amen.

A Parish of the R C of Aberdeen Charitable Trust, a registered Scottish Charity, No SC005122

Stations of the Cross with Fr Emmet, Wednesday 17th March at 12:30 pm Everyone is welcome to join. The Zoom link is here: Wednesday Stations

Lenten Station Masses and Stations of the Cross, from across the Diocese This Friday 19th March it will be at St Joseph’s, Aberdeen. Stations of the Cross at 18:30, followed by Mass at 19:00. Here is the link: Station Mass at St Joseph's

The last Station Mass will be on Friday 26th March, at St Peter’s, Aberdeen.

The next Lenten Lunch is on Friday 19th March Westhill Community Church will be leading the next Lenten Lunch. We look forward to meeting with our friends from the and Westhill Community Church congregations. Everyone is welcome to join. The meetings will be at 12:30 pm with about 20 minutes of prayer and then time for a wee chat afterwards. The Zoom link is here: Lent 'Lunches' 2021

The last Lenten lunch will be on Friday 26th March, Catholic Church to lead.

Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) If you would like to make a donation to SCIAF during Lent the link is here: https://www.sciaf.org.uk/

Bishop Hugh has recorded a Catechesis on the Parable of the Good Samaritan Here is the link: The Good Samaritan - YouTube

The Legion of Mary, weekly meetings (via Zoom) on Monday evenings at 6pm. Contact: Eugene Ogosi (Tel: 07983125904). The Legion of Mary is a lay apostolic association of Catholics, who under the leadership of Mary, serve the Church and the community on a voluntary basis. The Legion aims to glorify God by developing her members spiritually through prayers and active cooperation in apostolic work. Meetings consist of prayers (including the rosary), a sermon, reports and discussions.

The Rosary Cenacle Prayer Group, weekly meetings (via Zoom) on Thursdays, 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Contact: Bronwyn ([email protected]) All are very welcome. We pray especially for our priests, the Pope and for our families. For more information: https://mmp-usa.net/

Parish Safeguarding Coordinator is Mrs Anne Rae ([email protected]) Newsletter: [email protected] Contributions by Thursday midday. St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, 5 Queen's Road, Aberdeen AB15 4YL. Tel 01224 322730. Email: [email protected] Holy Family Roman Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Summerhill Terrace, Aberdeen, AB15 6HE. Tel 01224 316446. Email [email protected]