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NOTICES
for SUNDAY 30 March 2025

Message from Archbishop Leo Cushley
“Today, there will be a special collection at all parishes for Papal & Episcopal Charities (including SCIAF). 75% of the collection goes to SCIAF and 25% to the Archdiocesan Care Fund.  Last year, £38,000 was raised from this collection – £28,500 went to SCIAF and £9,500 went to the Archdiocesan Care Fund.  With your kind donations, Care Fund grants went to Bethany Care Trust (homeless support), Ukraine Project (rehabilitation centre in Ukraine), Across (pilgrimages for people with severe disabilities) and FAFCE (promoting family life at the UN, EU and Council of Europe).  We pray for all those involved in charities which help those in need in the archdiocese and across the world, including the good work of SCIAF.  Thank you for your generosity in almsgiving this Lent.”

Mothering Sunday
Today is Mothering Sunday which has been observed in the Christian Church since at least the 8th century.  It is a day on which Christians traditionally visited their “mother church” – the church in which they were baptised.  It has also become a celebration of mothers in gratitude for all that they do and are for us.  Let us pray for mothers today.

Thank You
We are deeply grateful to Fr Paul Nicholson sj for supplying here at Sacred Heart for the past two months, providing additional support while Fr Porter sj has been convalescing.  Paul now returns to London to take over as Director of the Jesuit Institute – the organization which works in adult formation in parishes, dioceses and prisons, and in support of Jesuit and other Catholic schools.

Music at 10.30am Mass Today
Before Mass: Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Ciacona in Em
Kyrie: Plainsong XVI + Extension (William Fritz)
Sanctus & Agnus Dei: Becky McGlade (b.1976) Missa brevis
Communion (Lk 15:32): Plainsong, Oportet fili gaudere
François-Charles Widor (1811-99) Adagio Pieux
Recessional: JS Bach (1685-1750) Komm Gott Schöpfer BWV 667

RCIA Second Scrutiny
Today at the 7pm Mass, our 22 catechumens will undergo the Second Scrutiny and Presentation of the Lord’s Prayer – another important milestone in their journey towards baptism or reception into the Catholic Church at Easter.  Next Sunday, they will be at the 10.30am Mass for the Rite of Anointing of Catechumens.

Stations of the Cross
This Lenten devotion continues on Friday this week after the First Friday Mass at 7pm. All welcome.

Choral Concert
Edinburgh University Singers’ hold their end of year concert is at 7.30pm tomorrow, Monday 31 March.  Parishioners are warmly invited.

華人天主教團體彌撒
Mass for the Chinese Catholic Community
The Chinese Catholic Community will next celebrate Mass in Cantonese on Sunday 6 April at 2pm, preceded by Stations of the Cross at 1.30pm and followed by a social. All are welcome.

Liturgy of Reconciliation
There will be a Liturgy of Reconciliation on the Tuesday of Holy Week at 7pm with the opportunity for individual confessions.  This is an important celebration of penance and reconciliation in preparation for Easter.  Please make a note in your calendar and come along.

Voluntary Choir
The Voluntary Choir has begun its rehearsals for the Holy Week liturgies and continues this Thursday at 7pm finishing at 8.30pm.  We would welcome more singers, whatever your competence or confidence – there is plenty of support and encouragement.  Please do come and join us.

Jesuits & Friends
The new Easter edition of Jesuits & Friends, the free magazine of the Jesuits in Britain is available after Mass today.  Please take a copy and find out about the mission and work of Jesuits and their co-workers in the UK and further afield.

Easter Eggs and Cards
“Real” Easter eggs which tell the Easter story of Christ’s resurrection are on sale in the bookshop (£6.50) along with a selection of Easter cards (£1).  We also have more copies of the new Sunday Missal (£19.95).

Life Before Death: The Psychology of Flourishing
with Fr Roger Dawson sj at St Mary’s Monastery, Kinnoull, Perth, April 11-13.  Explore flourishing through positive emotions, relationships, engagement, meaning, and accomplishment, linked with faith and Ignatian spirituality.  Includes examples and practical exercises, silence, prayer and reflection, and applying this as a psychology for dealing with tough times. kinnoullmonastery.co.uk/courses

Marble Works
Work will continue this week to install the under-floor steel structures that will support the Font and the St Peter Statue when they move to their new location in the narthex.

Apse Windows
Designs for the new apse windows above the sanctuary are on display in the narthex for your comments.  There will be six large windows commemorating six local saints: St Ninian, St Columba, St Cuthbert, Bl John Duns Scotus, Queen St Margaret of Scotland and her son, King St David of Scotland.  The windows are likely to be installed in June and replace windows that were removed around the year 1900.  Funding is from a bequest of parishioner Frank McCormack.

New Pews
As part of the major refurbishment of the church which is underway (the restoration of the cupolas and installation of a fire detection system is complete), we intend to replace the pews in the church which are in poor condition.  A sample of what is proposed is on display towards the back of the church.  Please have a look, sit on it, see what you think and let us have your comments: ejc@jesuit.org.uk

Holy Week Preparation for Young Adults
The archdiocese invites young adults (18+) to a day of preparation for Holy Week and Easter on Saturday 12 April at the Gillis Centre, 11.30am to 3.00pm. There will be talks from speakers, including Fr David Stewart sj, concluding with Mass celebrated by Archbishop Cushley. Register: frrobert.taylor@staned.org.uk

Sunday Offering
If you would like to make a donation online to support the Sacred Heart Church and its mission, you can do so using this QR code.  You can also make a contactless donation in the bookshop after Mass. Thank you for your support.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sr Rose Moran who has died.  Sr Rose taught at St Thomas of Aquin, Holy Cross and St Augustine’s schools.  Her funeral Mass is on Monday 14 April at 2pm in the St Catherine’s Convent Chapel, celebrated by Archbishop Leo Cushley.

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Patrick Shevlane who has died.  Eternal rest grant to him, O Lord.  May he rest in peace.  His funeral Mass is on Friday 11 April at 12.30pm.

Please remember in your prayers all those of our parish who are sick or housebound including Anna Campli, Mary Cherry, Patrick Conboy, Sandra Fleming, Benedicte Gasparde, Kate Gill, John McManus, Phyllis Reid, Betty Saria and Anthony Strachan.

Edinburgh Jesuit Centre Mailing List
Each Friday afternoon, we send out a short email reminder of concerts, talks, retreats and other events at Sacred Heart Church.  Join the mailing list by emailing ejcpastoral@jesuit.org.uk  You can unsubscribe at any time.

Events in the Archdiocese
Click here for a full list of forthcoming events in the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh.