No changes to the 50 capacity at weddings and funerals.

More than one cantor may sing at religious services. Still no congregational singing, though.

Hugging only applies in private dwellings or gardens between close family and friends. It does not mean that we can begin to shake hands at the sign of peace or as people enter/leave church etc.

he Scottish Government is reviewing social distancing. This might involve changing the 2m distancing.

6 people from 3 households can now meet indoors in church halls or chapel houses.

The funeral for John Prior will take place on Wednesday 19th May at 10am.

Due to the current restrictions, the funeral Mass will be for invited attendees only.

Please pray for John and the peaceful repose of his soul, and for John’s family that they may be comforted. 

John’s Funeral Mass will be streamed on our YouTube channel.

Masses ~ 10am & 7pm (no need to book)

All pupils & staff of St Nicholas' will be participating online at our 10am Mass. 
The pupils have been creating lovely artwork for the feast, which will be posted up on our YouTube channel.  

Congratulations to all the children who made their First Holy Communion at St Andrew’s this weekend.

Our outdoor shrine to sleeping St Joseph is in our top patio.

There’s the opportunity to place a petition underneath St Joseph, so that he can dream about it.
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Petitions will  regularly be removed and burned. 

 ‘Go to Joseph’

Pupils preparing for Confirmation are encouraged to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

Arrangements have been made for Confessions to be heard in the school for St Nicholas' pupils. 
 
All pupils at schools other than St Nicholas' and all S1 pupils are encouraged to make an effort to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. 

It's a good way to prepare and be ready to be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit. 
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Times of Confessions are Saturdays 4.15pm - 4.45pm & Sundays 9.15am - 9.40am

This weekend, we see the first of our P4 children make their First Holy Communion in their parishes. This a very special time for our children and they have worked very hard to prepare. We wish them all the best on their special day with their families.

I am delighted to announce that visits from the Parish Priests will resume again next week. We have managed to diary an outdoor meeting for each class before June as it is important to us to keep that close connection with St Andrew's and St Joseph’s during this difficult time.

We will also be recruiting for the next cohort in the Pope Francis Faith Award.

Hopefully, if restrictions continue to ease , our current P5s will be invited to enrol and then meet in groups throughout the session to work towards this valuable award.

This weekend, twenty five children will celebrate their First Holy Communion  ~ a very special moment on their journey of faith. 

We thank all those who have been involved in helping the boys and girls to prepare over the past months at school, at home, and in the parish.

We pray that the blessings of the Eucharist will stay with the children for a long time to come and that they will become committed members of the Body of Christ.

The Masses at 2pm on both Saturday & Sunday will be live streamed on our YouTube channel with each family having a private password link.

Twenty seven children will celebrate their First Holy Communion next weekend.

This May, the month traditionally dedicated to Our Lady, Mary’s Meals invites you to join them in their prayer campaign for their work, which is reaching more than 1.8 million children with a nutritious meal in 19 countries every school day.

​Prayer resources and further information can be found at https://www.marysmeals.org.uk/prayinmay

Coming very soon now our outdoor shrine with statue of sleeping St Joseph. There will be the opportunity to place a petition underneath St Joseph, so that he can dream about it.

Petitions will be removed regularly and burned.

'Go to Joseph'