Page 12 - Ordinariate Scotland Newsletter - Easter 2024

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Holy Smoke Fr. Len Black

NCENSE SERVES as On the FEAST OF ST JOSEPH,
I Ia reminder that we are 19 March 2024, Fr. Len celebrated his
entering a mystery, a most 75th birthday. Having reached the age
amazing mystery, the of retirement in the Catholic Church,
sacred is everywhere! It he announced that he had submitted his Fr. Abbot with Fr. Len
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is no longer a question of resignation as the Co-ordinating Pastor on the Feast of St Joseph
celebrating Mass, but of for Scotland to Mgr Keith Newton, who accepted it. This means that
being fully part of it, being Fr. Len will no longer represent Scotland within the central structure
caught up in the mystery. of the Ordinariate. It also means that he is no longer be required to
It is a feast for the eyes travel to London for meetings of the Ordinariate priests.
and the ears and the He will continue to serve the Ordinariate in Inverness, Birnie and
senses, a Divine theatre. Edinburgh and, thanks to a kind offer from Fr. Simon, he will share
celebrating the monthly Edinburgh Mass with him. He has also
indicated his wish to Mgr Keith to pass on the care of the Ordinariate
website to others, something that will happen in due course.
Fr. Len spent part of his birthday at Pluscarden Abbey where Fr. Abbot
had invited priests to join the community for the Mass of St Joseph
and for lunch. Lunch was splendid. Steak and Ale Pie with an excellent
pastry crust prepared by Br Benedict Joseph from a Delia Smith recipe!

And finally...

RE YOU looking for a different
A Away to celebrate Easter and
Christmas? Why not join Fr. Cameron
Macdonald on one of the cruise ships
where he acts as Ship Chaplain through
Stella Maris, the official maritime
charity of the Catholic Church.

Fr. Cameron was all at sea over
Christmas ‘enjoying’ the rough waters
in the North Sea on a cruise to Norway.
Hopefully his Easter cruise will be on
calmer waters!

The Personal Ordinariate in Scotland

Inverness Whithorn Edinburgh Birnie by Elgin

Oratory of St Joseph St Martin and St Ninian’s St Patrick’s Church Birnie Kirk
49 Laurel Avenue George St, Whithorn DG8 8QA The Cowgate 3 miles south of Elgin IV30 8SU
Inverness IV3 5SF every Tuesday at 10.30am Edinburgh EH1 1TQ Evening Prayer
every Sunday at 11am Stonehouse Mill DG8 8AN Second Sunday every Wednesday at 7pm
Midweek - see ordinariate.scot First Sunday at 11am of each month at 12.30pm Holy Mass: see ordinariate.scot

Clergy: Fr. Len Black - fr.len@ordinariate.scot Fr. Simon Beveridge - whithorn@ordinariate.scot Fr. Cameron Macdonald - nairn@ordinariate.scot