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Fresh start Christmas appeal: Collection of hamper items. An Edinburgh-based charity helping people, who’ve been homeless, to get established in new homes.
During November the charity will collect Festive Fare items for food hampers for needy families (mince pies, biscuits, sweets, any non perishable foods e.g. tinned meat/fish, pasta). Donations can be left in the box at rear of Church.

Well done! raised £565.81 for SCIAF!!!

The sales of Preserves and Home Baking over the past two weekends raised £565.81 for the Parish SCIAF Project. Congratulations to all involved!


 

Prepare your hearts
Friday 20 December 8am – 8pm, St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church Cowgate. Prepare your hearts for our Saviours coming with Adoration and Confessions which will be available throughout the day.
Mass for the Opening of the Jubilee Year. Archbishop Cushley will solemnly open the Jubilee Year 2025 for the Archdiocese with Holy Mass and the blessing of the Jubilee Cross at St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh, at midday on Sunday 29 December.  Follow ‘Holy Year Scotland 2025’ on Facebook and visit www.iubilaeum2025.va for more details about this special year.

Feast of the Holy Innocents, 28 December 12noon Mass, Gillis Centre.
Join Archbishop Cushley, priests and people of the Archdiocese to celebrate this Feast. Refreshments and social afterwards.
Registration helpful for catering:
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Winter Appeal – Edinburgh Street Pastors

Winter Appeal – Edinburgh Street Pastors have been sharing God’s love, listening, caring and helping on Edinburgh’s streets since 2009. Teams are out each Friday and three Saturdays a month in all areas of the city centre talking to, and assisting, folk to help them stay safe and happy; sometimes when they’re at their most vulnerable.
Details of their work and the Winter Appeal Fundraising can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWu8zqaIrUk and https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/19302#!/DonationDetails   

All help or donations would be very gratefully received.

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SPUC Youth Conference: 21–23 Feb 2025 – free places.

An excellent event for young pro-lifers. The Archdiocese has free places available covering all fees and a bus (organised by SPUC) from Edinburgh to the event in England.
Limited places available so apply early here: