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T H E
P A R I S H
O F
SAINT AUGUSTINE
COATBRIDGE
!
SCOTLAND
THE THIRD SUNDAY
OF
LENT(B)
8 MARCH 2015
JOHN OGILVIE : SCOTLAND’S SAINT & MARTYR
This Tuesday 10th March marks the 400th anniversary since the death of Saint John Ogilvie. To mark the
occasion Pope Francis has asked the Catholic community to celebrate and gather in prayer as we give
thanks for one of Scotland’s most noble sons. Several events are due to take place across the country to
mark this historic anniversary.
In our own parish we will continue reciting our Novena prayers in honour of the Saint. We will also
celebrate a special Mass this Tuesday 10th March, at 10am. We invite all those who are able to join us in
giving thanks to God for this inspiring and holy priest-martyr.
As we prepare for his approaching anniversary it is perhaps a good time for us to remind ourselves of the
importance of John Ogilvie in the life of the Scottish Catholic Church.
Ogilvie was the son of a wealthy laird, born into a respected Calvinist
family near Keith in Banffshire, and was educated in mainland
Europe. He attended
a number of Catholic
educational
establishments, under the Benedictines at Regensburg in Germany
and with the Jesuits at Olomouc and Brno in the present day Czech
Republic. In the midst of the religious controversies and turmoil that
engulfed the Europe of that era he decided to become a Catholic. In
1596, aged seventeen, he was received into the Church at Leuven,
Belgium. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1608 and was ordained a
priest in Paris in 1610. After ordination he made repeated entreaties to
be sent back to Scotland to minister to the few remaining Catholics in
the Glasgow area (after the Scottish Reformation in 1560 it had
become illegal to preach or otherwise endorse Catholicism).
He returned to Scotland in November 1613 disguised as a soldier, and
began to preach in secret, celebrating Holy Mass clandestinely in private homes. However, his ministry
was to last less than a year. In 1614, he was betrayed and arrested in Glasgow and taken to jail in Paisley.
He suffered terrible tortures, including being kept awake for eight days and nine nights, in an attempt to
make him divulge the identities of other Catholics. Nonetheless, Ogilvie did not relent; consequently, after
a biased trial, he was convicted of high treason for refusing to accept the King's spiritual jurisdiction.
On 10th March 1615, aged just 36 years, John Ogilvie was paraded through the streets of Glasgow and
hanged at Glasgow Cross. His last words were "If there be here any hidden Catholics among you, let them
pray for me but the prayers of heretics I will not have". After he was pushed from the ladder, he threw his
concealed rosary beads out into the crowd. It is believed that a man in the crowd caught them and
subsequently converted and became a lifelong devout Catholic. After his execution Ogilvie's followers
were rounded up and put in jail. They suffered heavy fines, but none was to receive the death penalty.
As a martyr of the Counter-Reformation he was beatified in 1929 and raised to the altars as a Saint in
1976. He is the only post-Reformation saint from Scotland.
RECENTLY DECEASED
Mary (Molly) Sloan (St. Edward’s, Airdrie); Rose Gilmour (Kirk St); Davina Forrester; Alice McMahon;
Sadie McGillen (Woodside Care Home)
ANNIVERSARIES / MONTHS MINDS / BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCES
Rev. Fr. Gerard Devlin (ordination anniversary); Mary Meechan; Patrick, Cathie, Sadie & James Meechan;
Esther Campbell; Thomas, Chrissie & Mary Dick; Paul Downie; Ellen Sharkey; Rosina, John, Veronica, Delia,
Lawrence, Rosaleen & Katie Boyce; Carlo Parodi; Paul Callaghan; Martin McCabe; Peter Barron; John Reid;
Robert Toal; Tommy & Margaret Craven; Jim & Marie Anderson; John & Isabelle Clare; Joseph, Gwen & Tia
Keenan & Mary Toal; John & Nan McLaughlin; Arthur & Margaret Reilly; Aidan & John O’Neill; Michael &
Helen Hughes; Ellen, Hugh & John Jnr McDonald; Bill & Isa Cowell.
SICK
Angela Hughes; Les Cossar; Sandra O’Donnell; Anne Knight
Administrator
LAST WEEK’S INCOME
Rev. Michael J. Kane
In residence:
Very Rev. James Canon Foley (Parish Priest Emeritus)
Sr. Eileen Hobbins (Pastoral Assistant)
Mrs. Margaret Haggerty (Secretary to Fr. Kane)
Miss. Antionette Parr (Safeguarding Officer)
First Collection(s)
Fundraising
Gift-Aid (weekly average)
Fundraising Running Total
TOTAL WEEKLY INCOME
(1806 homes)
Average per home =
£600
£550
£1018
(£9085)
£2168
£1.20p
Baptisms
On the last Sunday of the month by arrangement with Fr. Kane.
Marriages
Arrangements for weddings (for which six months notice is required) and for baptisms should be made by
appointment with Fr. Kane.
Calling Times / Office Hours
Appointments to speak to Fr. Kane may be made through the Secretary by calling 01236 423044. (Office
hours: 9.00am – 1.00pm Tuesdays and Thursdays). Appointments may also be made outside these hours or
by emailing [email protected]. Please remember that if you reside outside the boundary of
St. Augustine’s, then you must ask for the sacraments in your own parish.
Sacrament of the Sick / Hospital Visitations
Those who require the Sacrament of the Sick at home should contact the Chapel House to arrange for Fr.
Kane to visit. This should ordinarily be arranged prior to any prolonged hospital visit. The Roman Catholic
Chaplain to Monklands Hospital is Fr. Hughes. In cases of emergency where you or a family member require
the pastoral assistance of the Chaplain please request this from the nursing staff at the hospital.
Bulletin Notices
All notices should be dropped through the Presbytery letter box by Wednesday evening at the latest. Notices
for publication should be written clearly.
PARISH
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ST. AUGUSTINE’S PRESBYTERY
12 Dundyvan Road, Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, ML5 1DQ t: 01236 423044
e: [email protected] / [email protected]
PARISH NEWS
EARLY MORNING LENTEN MASS
Parents and teachers are asked to encourage their
The Baptistery Chapel will be open from:
children to attend the 8.30am daily Mass which will
10.30am – 8.00pm Mon – Fri. (during Lent)
run for the duration of Lent. This is an important way
10.30 – 12noon (Saturdays)
of reminding our young parishioners of the importance
of Lenten observance. The Mass will conclude at
IRISH DANCE CLASSES
Irish Dance Classes will continue in our Parish Hall 8.50am to give enough time to get to school for 9am.
this Monday 16th February at 7pm. For more WOMEN’S GROUP NEWS
information call 07973779456.
The members of the Women’s Group are holding an
ST. JOHN OGILVIE ANNIVERSARY NOVENA Evening ofth Recollection for the season of Lent this
Please remember to collect your Novena prayer card Monday 9 March at 7.30pm. This will take place in
from the porch. Join us in the Church Mon-Tue at the Hall, led by Fr. Kane. An invitation is extended to
3.10–3.20pm to prepare for the 400th Anniversary all women of the parish and of surrounding parishes.
since the death of Ogilvie. (School children welcome)
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
SCIAF WEE BOXES
If you haven’t already done so please collect your
SCIAF Wee Box before you leave the Church today.
It is worth noting that the Government will double all
contributions made this year before Holy Week.
LOURDES FUNDRAISER
HCPT Group 121 will be hosting a quiz night in the
Parochial Hall on Friday 20th March at 7.00pm. Cost
is £3 per person. BYOB. All funds will go towards
the Easter pilgrimage to Lourdes.
-PARISH RELIGIOUS SHOPNEW FIRST COMMUNION STOCK
(Located in the former Cry Chapel)
Religious cards Statues Rosaries gifts
jewellery Candles fonts plaques books
crucifixes first communion sets & more...
Opening Times
After every weekday & weekend Mass
LENT TIMETABLE
8.30am Daily Mass (Mon – Fri)
10am Daily Mass (Mon – Sat)
10.30am – 8.00pm Adoration Chapel
open for private prayer (Mon - Fri)
7.00pm Stations of the Cross (Thursdays)
5.30pm Holy Hour Devotions (Sundays)
CANON FOLEY’S DIAMOND JUBILEE
This will be marked by a Mass on Thursday 19th
March at 7.00pm followed by a reception in our
Primary School. An invitation is extended to all
parishioners, past and present, to attend. Please
continue to pray for Canon Foley as we prepare to
celebrate with him the gift of his priesthood.
COLLECTION FOR CANON FOLEY
Those wishing to contribute to Canon Foley’s Jubilee
collection are asked to return envelopes to the
Sacristy/Chapel House by this Monday 9th March.
Extra envelopes may be found in the Church Porch.
NEW SPRED GROUP
Training for helpers of the new parish SPRED group
will continue in the Hall this Thursday evening at ST. JOHN OGILVIE ANNIVERSARY MASS
6.30pm. We are still looking for a few more helpers to The parish will celebrate a special Mass on Tuesday
10th March at 10.00am, the 400th anniversary of the
sign-up. Those interested should come on Thursday.
martyrdom of St. John Ogilvie. Everyone in the parish
CATHOLIC OBSERVERS & DAY BY DAY
who is able is invited to attend.
These will now be available for collection in the
PAROCHIAL HALL RENOVATION
parish shop at the Church entrance after each Mass.
Thanks to the hard work of some of our parishioners
HCPT GROUP 567 NEWS
the parish has managed to secure £72,000 in private
This Group is looking for a nurse to travel with them funding from Viridor Credits. This will assist greatly
to Lourdes from 3-10 July 2015. Funding is available. in the renovations of the interior of our parish hall.
For more information contact Fr. Gilhooley on Over the next few weeks more detailed information
422233 or Anne-Marie Lennon on 421588.
will be provided about the specific works to be
undertaken, and further grant applications.
PARISH TIMETABLE FOR THE COMING WEEK
Sunday 8 March
Third Sunday of Lent
Ogilvie Novena Day 7
Monday 9 March
Third Week of Lent
Ogilvie Novena Day 8
Tuesday 10 March
Feast of St. John Ogilvie
Ogilvie Novena Day 9
Wednesday 11 March
Third Week of Lent
Thursday 12 March
Third Week of Lent
Friday 13 March
Third Week of Lent
Saturday 14 March
Votive Mass in honour of Our Lady
Sunday 15 March
Fourth Sunday of Lent
10.00am Holy Mass (Family Mass)
10.45amYouth Music Group (YMC) Practice in Church
12noon Holy Mass
New Religious Shop OPEN after both Masses
5.30pm Holy Hour of Vespers, Benediction & Ogilvie Novena (Church)
7.00pm Vigil of Reception: Rose Gilmour
7.00 – 9.00pm AA Meeting in the Parish Hall NEW
8.30am Holy Mass
10.00am Requiem Mass of Rose Gilmour
11.00am-8.00pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Baptistery)
Tea/coffee after Holy Mass (Parish Hall)
New Religious Shop OPEN after Holy Mass
3.10 – 3.20pm Ogilvie Novena (Church)
7.00pm Irish Dancing Class (Lower Hall) NEW
7.00 – 9.00pm Relaxation Class (Upstairs Hall)
7.30pm Women’s Group Retreat
7.30pm RCIA Group Meeting (Chapel House)
7.30pm Senior Choir Practice (Sacristy)
8.30am Holy Mass
9.45am Morning Prayer
10.00am Holy Mass – 400th Anniversary Mass for St. John Ogilvie
10.45am-8.00pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Baptistery)
Tea/coffee after Holy Mass (Parish Hall)
New Religious Shop OPEN after Holy Mass
3.10 – 3.20pm Ogilvie Novena (Church)
6.30 – 8.00pm Church Cleaning – NEW HELPERS ALWAYS WELCOME
7.30pm Italian Club (Upper Hall)
8.30am Holy Mass
9.45am Morning Prayer
10.00am Holy Mass
10.30am-8.00pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Baptistery)
Tea/coffee after Holy Mass (Parish Hall)
New Religious Shop OPEN after Holy Mass
1.00pm Funeral Service for Sadie McGillen (McLaren’s Parlour, Coatbridge)
7.30pm ALMA Club (Upper Hall)
8.30am Holy Mass
9.45am Morning Prayer
10.00am Holy Mass
10.30am-8.00pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Baptistery)
Tea/coffee after Holy Mass (Parish Hall)
New Religious Shop OPEN after Holy Mass
7.00pm Stations of the Cross (Church)
7.00pm SPRED Training for Helpers (Hall)
7.30pm Baptism Talk for Parents & Godparents (Chapel House)
8.30am Holy Mass
9.30-10.15am Be Bop Tots Group (Hall)
9.45am Morning Prayer
10.00am Holy Mass
10.30-8.00pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Baptistery)
New Religious Shop OPEN after Holy Mass
***NO 8.30am MASS***
9.45am Morning Prayer
10.00am Holy Mass
Confession after the Morning Mass
4.00pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Lady Altar)
4.00 - 4.30pm Confessions
5.00pm Vigil Mass
New Religious Shop OPEN after Vigil Mass
10.00am Holy Mass (Family Mass)
10.45amYouth Music Group (YMC) Practice in Church
12noon Holy Mass
New Religious Shop OPEN after both Masses
1.00pm Baptisms
5.30pm Holy Hour of Vespers, Benediction & Ogilvie Novena (Church)
7.00 – 9.00pm AA Meeting in the Parish Hall NEW
*Please note: The Jubilee Mass for Canon Foley will take place next week: Thursday 19th March at
7.00pm. Please make every effort to attend the Mass and Buffet Reception.