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| 18th Sunday
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18TH SUNDAY
Parish Priest: Father Chris Heenan
Presbytery Tel: 01383 625611
E-mail: [email protected]
Websites: stmargaretsdunfermline.co.uk
& holynameoakley.wordpress.com
Pilgrimage Twitter: @St Margaretpilg1
St Margaret’s is a Parish of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrew and Edinburgh,
a Charity registered in Scotland SC0008540.
VIRTUAL WEEK 18
St Margaret’s, Dunfermline
and
Church of the Holy Name, Oakley
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| Response for the Sunday Mass and Mass Intentions for the coming week
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RESPONSE FOR THE SUNDAY MASS AND MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE COMING WEEK
PSALM You open wide your hand, O Lord, you grant our
desires
GOSPEL
ACCLAMATION
Alleluia, alleluia!
Blessings on the King who comes in the name of the
Lord!
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest heavens!
Day Time Date Intention
SUNDAY 10am 2 People of the Parish
MON 10am 3 NO MASS
TUES 10am 4 Molly Stark R.I.P.
WED 10am 5 Madeline Kelly R.I.P.
THURS 10am 6 Kevin Mulligan (Anniv.)
FRIDAY 10am 7 Sarah Meek (Anniv.)
SAT 10am 8 Rebecca Lennie & Alisdair
SUNDAY 10am 9 People of the Parish
Mass Intentions
Masses are still celebrated in the Lady Chapel and livestreamed
through the parish website.
If you would like a Mass celebrated for a particular intention please get
in touch by email, phone or drop a note through the letterbox.
Please remember in your prayers those who have died recently: James
Gaffney & Anthony O’Reilly
We are now allowed to hold Requiem Masses in Church again. Please
note that the number of those who can attend is restricted to 20.
We pray for all who are sick, suffering, anxious and alone at this time.
We pray for all NHS staff and all other who deliver care and essential
services at this time.
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| Dear Friends,
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DEAR FRIENDS,
There is quite a bit to digest this week. Please read carefully.
Firstly, Fr Isaac Oshoma, a priest of the Diocese of Bauchi, Nigeria, has
been appointed as assistant priest at St Margaret’s with effect from the
5th of September. There may be a slight delay in his arrival here
dependent on when the priests who are taking over the parish he is
assisting in at the moment arrive. This is good news as we gradually
inch back to some kind of normal life.
Secondly, we discussed the re-opening of our churches at a Parish
Council meeting last Tuesday. We decided that we will re-open on
Saturday 15th August. Initially, we will have Services at the weekend
only. It will be impossible to re-open St Margaret’s during the week
(except for funerals) while the building work continues.
In order to re-open safely we need more volunteers. So far we have 8
for St Margaret’s and 5 for Holy Name. I know that several people have
said that they would help. But, in these times, I really need the
completed forms in my hand before I can count you in.
We would need 3 volunteers for each Service – which means 12 for St
Margaret’s and 6 for Holy Name over a weekend. The duties will
involve welcoming people, explaining the procedures involved and
escorting them to a seat, in addition to the cleaning of the Church after
each Service. We have invested in a device called a Fogger which
means that the whole church can be disinfected by one person in
around 5 mins (it’s great and the possibilities for Holy Water sprinkling at
Easter are amazing!). The cleaning duties will not be as arduous as first
thought – though a mask and goggles (glasses would suffice) will need
to be worn.
Remember that the obligation to attend Mass remains suspended.
If you are uncertain or anxious or in a high risk category then please
stay at home.
The Livestream Sunday Mass is here to stay.
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On arrival you will be met at the door. You will have to sanitise your
hands on entrance and exit and wear a face-covering. We have hand
sanitiser. Please bring your own face covering (we have a limited
supply). Children under 5 or those who have a reasonable excuse
need not wear them. You will be taken to a seat in the Church; it’s
highly unlikely that you will be able to sit in your seat. Please do not
move about the Church. Holy water and votive candles will not be
available. The toilets will not be available (except in emergencies).
Please avoid touching surfaces such as statues as everything that is
touched has to be sanitized and for statues this could affect their
integrity in the longterm.
Mass will be celebrated without any singing and will be shortened in
other ways. Holy Communion will be distributed after the final blessing.
Do not return to your seat after receiving Holy Communion but leave
the Church immediately. There will be a container at the door for your
offerings as you leave the Church (please only contribute if you are
able). Please avoid gathering after Mass.
The capacity of St Margaret’s is 40 people and Holy Name is 28 (this
includes volunteers). Those who live in the same household may sit
together which may increase capacity slightly. We are looking at a
booking system and will advise you of this next week. Please don’t try to
book a place until this has been figured out. We are also looking at
how we can gather contact details of those attending, which we have
been told that we must provide for Test and Protect
We would ask that you be considerate of other parishioners who may
not have had access to on-line Masses and allow them to attend the
available Masses. You don’t need to come every week either.
The weekend schedule will be as follows:
Saturday
10am Mass at St Margaret’s
4.00pm Vigil Mass at Holy Name.
5.30pm Vigil Mass at St Margaret’s
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Sunday.
9.00am Short Service and distribution of Holy Communion at St
Margaret’s
9.15am Short Service and distribution of Holy Communion at Holy
Name
10am Live Stream Mass from St Margaret’s (PRIVATE: Priest in
attendance only)
11am Short Service and distribution of Holy Communion at St
Margaret’s
This will be reviewed and revised after the arrival of Fr Isaac in
September.
With best wishes for this coming week,
Fr Chris
CONGRATULATIONS!
Two of our seminarians, Bobby Taylor and Martin Eckersley, will be
ordained to the diaconate on Saturday.
The ceremony, to take place at St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh with
Archbishop Cushley, was previously postponed twice due to Covid-19.
Bobby, of Galashiels, and Martin, of Jedburgh, appeared in this year's
popular BBC Scotland documentary Priest School (still available on
iPlayer), where they spoke at length about their vocation. The
diaconate is their final step in the journey to priesthood.
Arcbishop Cushley is asking that we keep both men in our prayers.
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| Congratulations!
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CONGRATULATIONS!
And welcome to Murdo who will be baptised in St. Margaret’s on
Sunday afternoon.
ACT OF SPIRITUAL COMMUNION:
‘My Jesus, I Believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things, and I long for You in my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
Although You have already come, I embrace You and unite myself entirely
to You;
never permit me to be separated from You.’
LIVESTREAMINGS
Mass will be celebrated each day at 10a.m. via livestreaming.
The Sunday Mass will also be recorded, so if you want to listen to the
sermon again or lie even longer in bed on a Sunday morning you can.
The link for the recorded Mass will be available on the parish website
To access live Mass go to www.stmargaretsdunfermline.co.uk and click
on the link STREAM at the top right and then click on the play (‘’)
arrow. The stream can also now be accessed from
https://mcnmedia.tv/camera/st-margarets-rc-church
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| Children’s Liturgy
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St Joseph’s in Clarkston are continuing with their telephone Mass
service. The Number to call to hear Fr Stephen’s Mass is 0141 473 4869.
Please share this number with friends and neighbours who haven’t got
internet access.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
Visit https://archedinburgh.org/childrens-liturgy-at-home-get-ready-
for-sunday-9/ for some great ideas to celebrate and explain this
Sunday.
Also, there is a facebook page called ‘Children’s Liturgy during
lockdown’ with videos uploaded onto youtube:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4BQrSkwrzdI
In the Gospel today (Matt, 14: 13-21), we see how Jesus takes care of
all of our needs. He cured the sick and knowing that the crowds were
hungry He worked another miracle to ensure that they were all fed. He
took the little food that the disciples had – the five loaves and two fish -
and with this fed more than 5000 people!
Welcome the Gospel singing the Gospel Acclamation:
(Sing to the tune of ‘If You’re Happy and You Know It)
Alleluia, alleluia, praise the Lord, Alleluia, alleluia, praise the Lord.
As we listen to the story, let us praise him for his glory. Alleluia, alleluia,
praise the Lord.
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| Parish news roundup
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Ask the children if they remember to share with others? (maybe share
toys with brothers, sisters, friends etc.) Ask how they feel when they
share and how they feel when their friends share toys, sweets etc. with
them. This week, try to remember to share with others and to take care
of and look after each other just like Jesus. PARISH NEWS ROUNDUP
Thank you to everyone who made donations during this difficult time.
We have fulfilled our promise for this year to Mary’s Meals for school
meals at Geveh Fanchee School in Liberia and we continue to raise
money for other Mary’s Meals projects. We have recently made other
donations - £300 to Haiti Help, run by three nurses from Lochgelly,
providing medical help in this desperately poor country - £300 to PEAS
which supports secondary schooling in Uganda and Zambia for
children who would not otherwise receive it - £300 to SCIAF for help in
the current emergency and £100 to EMMS to support a water
ambulance in Malawi.
We welcome further donations. One-off payments or regular standing
orders can be made to our bank account:
Account name: St Margarets One World Group Sort code: 83-33-00
Account number: 10191867
If you prefer to send a cheque please contact our treasurer Maureen
Japp on 01383 725967 or by email at [email protected]
Please also contact Maureen to gift aid donations.
If you want to join our group or learn more about it contact our chair,
David Hambley, at 01383 872739 or at [email protected] or
see our page on the parish website.
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Ben Croucher, one of our intrepid altar servers, wanted to do a cycle
round Loch Leven as part of his Lenten Promise this year and set up a
go fund me page for donations to MND Scotland in memory of his
Grandad, Mike Aitken. Obviously with covid they were not able to do
the cycle in April but it has now taken place. Ben rode around Loch
Leven with his Dad Graham, Eilidh Cosgrove, Eilidh’s grandad John
Turner and Bryan Johnston Eilidh’s Stepdad and they have raised £460
for MND Scotland. It was a lovely day and he's feeling fair chuffed with
himself. Ben wanted the Parishioners to know what he'd been doing to
celebrate his Grandad’s life. Well done to Ben and to all his support
team too – Eilidh, Graham, John and Bryan and to Claire, Sheila, Grace
and Andrew who supported by having tea and scones at Loch Leven
Larder.
STILL ZOOMING!
The Men’s Group are continuing to hosting meetings by means of
Zoom.
On Sunday's at 11am there is a gathering for coffee after Mass and on
Thursday evenings starting at 7:30pm there is a social quiz evening.
These events are open to all parishioners.
To find out how to join them please email Tom Scott on
FINANCE
People have been asking how to continue to support the parish.
Please only do so if you are able to do so, do not put yourself into any
hardship. If you are able, standing order forms are available on the
parish website. If you have internet banking you can use this. The Bank
account details are The Bank details for St Margaret’s are: sort code: 80
06 55 Account 00720303. Holy Name: sort code 83 33 00 account
number 00176355.
The Archdiocese has also set up a way to donate online using your
debit or credit card. Donations can also be made electronically by
using the following secure links:
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For St Margaret’s, Dunfermline
https://donor.secure-
operations.com/detailed/donate?charity_id=1086319&type=2&reference=DUNMA&amount=
For Holy Name, Oakley
https://donor.secure-
operations.com/detailed/donate?charity_id=1086319&type=2&reference=OAKLE&amount=
But please, do not put yourself into any hardship.
Some people were kind enough to drop their collection envelopes
through the door. Thank you for this but please follow advice to stay at
home as much as possible (you can save them up!).
GIFT AID
We have received payment from HMRC for the Gift Aid Claim for
2019/2020. St Margaret’s received £18,500.51 and Holy Name
£4,346.16. The claim on the loose plate collection has still to be
received. Thanks to all who participate in the Gift Aid Scheme. It is of
great benefit to the parish at no extra cost to you. If you do pay UK Tax
and do not already participate please contact me for a form.
PARISH EMAIL LIST
If you aren’t receiving the weekly newsletter by email. Please send an
email to [email protected] and you will be added to
the distribution list.
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SPECIAL MESSAGES FOR THIS WEEK
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| Special Messages for this week
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| Mass Parts
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MASS PARTS
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| Hymn for this Sunday
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HYMN FOR THIS SUNDAY
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| Hymn for this Sunday
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| 6th August: Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
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Reflection
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| 6th August: Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord
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6TH AUGUST: FEAST OF THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD
MATTHEW 17:1–9
“
Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John
and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. And he was
transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his
clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly there appeared to them
Moses and Elijah, talking with him. Then Peter said to Jesus, ‘Lord, it is
good for us to be here; if you wish, I will make three dwellings here, one
for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.’ While he was still speaking,
suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a
voice said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen
to him!’ When the disciples heard this, they fell to the ground and were
overcome by fear. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, ‘Get up
and do not be afraid.’ And when they looked up, they saw no one
except Jesus himself alone.
As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, ‘Tell no
one about the vision until after the Son of Man has been raised from the
dead.’
”