Greetings

For the Christmas Season

Sat 6.00pm 8.30pm 9.00pm

Christmas Family Vigil Mass with Christingles Carol Service and The Proclamation of Christmas Christmas Mass at Night

Domenica Di Rollo RIP Roy McGillivray RIP

Sun 25th 11.00am Mass of Christmas Day John McGee & Isa Handelaar AV

Monday 12.00noon Mass – St Stephen Antonio & Maria Delicata & Family RIP

Tuesday No Mass x

Wednesday No Mass x

Thurs 12.00noon Mass Billy Ritchie AV

Friday 12.00noon Mass – The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Patrick Fox RIP

Sat 10.00am 10.30am 5.15pm 6.00pm

Mass Confessions Confessions Mass Mary the Holy Mother of God

Maureen Howie (Gray) RIP

Vigil: Margaret & John Thompson, Grace

& Vasyl Dudij, Margaret & David Moodie, Jessie Blackley and Thomas Quin - RIP

Sun 1st Jan 11.00am Mass Ferdinando D’Amico AV

Monday 12.00noon Mass – St Basil and St Gregory Fr George Rodger AV

Tuesday No Mass X

Wednesday No Mass x

Thurs 12.00noon Mass Deceased Members of the SSVP

Friday 12.00noon Mass James & Teresa McCluskey & Family RIP

Sat 10.00am 10.30am 5.15pm 6.00pm

Memorial Mass Confessions Confessions Mass The Epiphany of the Lord

Roy McGillivray RIP Elvira Marciano AV

Sun 8th Jan 11.00am Mass Annie Shaw AV

Mon 9th 9.15am Mass The Baptism of the Lord Tommy Hanlon AV

Tues 10th Ordinary Time Begins

Please Pray For The Sick: Natalie Archibald, Cathie Glen, Rachel Mitchell, Mary Keegan, June Fleming, Nan Brogan, Rita Fowler, Albert Binnie, Elizabeth McMahon, Mary Kowal, Stuart Turner, Sean Hall, Sybille Durie, Isabel Gray, Bobby Mitchell, Baby Cooper Carter, Louie Chudziak, Betty Lear, Eddie Brown, a sick neighbour. Anniversaries 25th Dec Elizabeth McGeary, Patrick McAuley, Archie Farrell, Carmine Delicata, John Glynn, Thea Johnston, Betty Forrest, Bill McLean, Billy Ritchie, Jane Gillespie, Netta Buchanan, Ruby Stewart, Anita Clark, Mary Smurthwaite, Mary Townsend, Tommy Goodlet, George Cameron, Michael Combe, Thomas Rodgers, Bridget Reape,

1st Jan Ferdinando D’Amico, Vincent Mullarkey, John McGillvray, Fr George Rodgers, William Davidson. Piotr Skorupa, Henrik Wagerbichler, David McMurdie, Willie Morgan, Elvira Marciano, Peggy Wade, Robert McCron, Frank Smolenski, Alex Kelly

Parish Groups closed until Dance Group Sun 8th Jan

Society of St Vincent de Paul Mon 9th Jan 7.00pm

Badminton Club Mon 9th Jan 8.00pm

RCIA Tues 10th Jan7.00pm

Union of Catholic Mothers Wed 11th Jan 2.00pm

OLOL Youth Players Sunday 8th Jan

200 Club £100 Bill Craig 36;

£50 Lauren O’Connor 64;

£20 Julie McDonald 191;

£10 Denis Dowds 62; Tracy

Lowden 49; Matthew Ross 27;

Ted Brack 136

Supporting the Church

18th December

Collection £822.36 Candles £ 49.04 Stall £ 50.00 Bauchi £ 70.00 Donations £ 500.00 Hall £220.00

Many thanks

Hall Booking? All Enquiries contact 07732745357 Or visit the parish

website Musselburgh

Catholic Church and go to Menu,

Contact, Hall Bookings will get

you to the Bookings Calendar.

A poem for a new year Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light: The year is dying in the night-- Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.

Ring out the old, ring in the new--, Ring happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true.

Ring out the grief that saps the mind, For those that here we see no more; Ring out the feud of rich and poor, Ring in redress to all mankind.

Ring out a slowly dying cause, And ancient forms of party strife; Ring in the nobler modes of life, With sweeter manners, purer laws.

Ring out the want, the care, the sin, The faithless coldness of the times; Ring out, ring out my mournful rhymes, But ring the fuller minstrel in.

Ring out false pride in place and blood, The civic slander and the spite; Ring in the love of truth and right, Ring in the common love of good.

Ring out old shapes of foul disease, Ring out the narrowing lust of gold; Ring out the thousand wars of old, Ring in the thousand years of peace.

Ring in the valiant man and free, The larger heart, the kindlier hand; Ring out the darkness of the land-- Ring in the Christ that is to be.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

The Guitar Group Thanks to all who came along

to “Carols by Fairylight”

Thank you for your support

The group will resume March

Mass of Thanksgiving For

Roy McGillivray RIP Sat 7th Jan 10.00am

followed by a reception in the Parish Hall

The Loretto Parish Hall is there to serve

both the parish and the wider community

Groups Meeting in the Hall

Sundays - Children’s Liturgy

Charity Fundraising – Teas and Coffees

The Youth Players

Dance Group

Mondays - Judo

Society of St Vincent de Paul

Badminton Club

Tuesdays - Musselburgh Men’s Shed

Musselburgh Table Tennis Club

Wednesdays - Union of Catholic Mothers

Keep Fit

Thursdays - Tai Chi

However, this still means the hall is incredibly underused. In 2017 we will be

seeking to expand the number of regular users as well as grow the number of

occasional users. Alongside this our plan is, year on year, to improve the

facility to give a better-quality service to all Hall users. The better the facility

the greater the demand will be, the greater the use the more resources available

to improve what we have.

Ministries Next Weekend

Altar Servers:6pm A Cusack, L Allegrini 11am L Doyle, K Gray, C Dixon T, A & G Courtney D & C Boyle Readings: 6pm H Kilday, I Wilson 11am S D'Amico, N D'Amico Prayers: 6pm M Combe 11am M D'Amico Eucharist: 6pm H Anderson, H Brown 11am J McLean, P Nicholson, J Carwell, L & P Doyle C Purnell, J Scott L Stewart, A Vidler

Cleaning: Team 5 Teas: No teas Children’s Liturgy: TBC

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Ministries for 7th & 8th of January 2017

Altar Servers:6pm B Gilhooley, A Scott 11am C Dixon, A Maguire, L Ross, A Martin, M, S & K Porteous S Roberts M Buckley Readings: 6pm P MacDonald, M Combe 11am E Glen, J MacNeill Prayers: 6pm M D’Amico 11am R McCabe Eucharist: 6pm M Gilhooley, J Glen, 11am C & L Yorkston, J Brown, J & M McGowan A Dixon, C Flynn V Macnaughton M McHardy

Cleaning: Team 6 Teas: Loretto Parent Partnership Children’s Liturgy: TBC

The UCM made £300 for St Catherine’s

Homelessness Project Many Thanks

Loretto Parent Partnership & Loretto Hall Committee

Friday 27th January 7.00pm

Tickets - Adults £6.00, Child £3.00, Family of 4 £15.00 Music - Canongate Cadjers Stovies/Haggis/BYOB

Altar Servers’ Outing

Cosmos £3.00

Friday 6th Church 12.30pm