On Saturday 3rd June 12 young people celebrated the sacrament of Holy Communion for the first time. Click to see the group photos. Continue reading
Lourdes at Easter with the HCPT
Our pilgrimage to Lourdes with HCPT Group 118 Aberdeen was a joyful and exhausting experience for all. There were 9 children and 11 helpers, plus 2 daytime youth helpers. Each child had a named helper whilst the Group leader, group nurse/deputy and chaplain provided support to all. Continue reading
A novena for vocations
As we approach the World day of Prayer for Vocations the Pontifical Scots College has launched a National Novena for Vocations. The 9 daily readings, reflections and prayers are based on the letters of “SHEPHERDS”. Click here to download the novena: Continue reading
Don’t give this up for Lent
Aid to the Church in Need asks us not to give up praying for Syria.
After so many years of fighting you may find it hard to keep caring. Well, read about Elias. He’s one of the luckier Syrians – he survived being tied to a cross by Daesh.
A rite of passage
Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth’s rite of passage? All the young boys go through this trial as a rite of passage to manhood.
In the afternoon of the day of the trial, the boy’s father takes him deep into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone. The boy is required to sit on a tree stump throughout whole night and not remove the blindfold until the rays of the morning sun shine through it. He must not cry out for help. Once he survives the night, he is a man. He cannot tell the other boys of this experience because each boy must come into manhood on his own. Continue reading
Praying for Aleppo
Aleppo was a city of over 2 million people – ten times the population of Aberdeen. It has been inhabited since 5,000BC, making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and a world heritage site. Continue reading