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Ordinariate Day Out in Edinburgh

N SUNDAY 8th October building was put on the market
O O2023, after the Ordinariate it would go for a lot more but
Mass in St. Columba’s, members to their great credit these good
and friends of the Ordinariate people were adamant that the
in Edinburgh enjoyed a buffet building should remain as a
lunch along with Barista place of worship. However
Michael’s excellent coffee before the United Reformed Church
taking the short walk to visit headquarters in London
the Catholic Church of St. reminded the Edinburgh Elders

St . M ar gar et ’ s and St . L eonar d ’ s
St. Margaret’s and St. Leonard’s
could sell their church for.
With a handshake the keys
were handed over there and
then, and at long last we had a
inside St. Margaret’s and St. Leonard’s
inside St . M ar gar et ’ s and St . L eonar d ’ s
permanent home in the Capital.
Margaret’s and St. Leonard’s, that the Charity Commissioners
the Society of St. Pius X church, insist that U.R.C. property must Work started to convert the
where we met John Blyth who be sold to the highest bidder building into a Catholic church
explained the history of the regardless of what the property and has continued over the
church, originally a United may end up being used for. years. The reason for our visit
Reformed church which was was to see the magnificent
scheduled to be closed in 1992. The Edinburgh Elders pointed newly restored Pujin Sanctuary.
On Trinity Sunday that year a out to H.Q. that as the Charity
delegation visited the church Commission was an English After our visit we returned to
where they were made most organisation with no authority St. Columba’s where our after-
welcome. Almost instantly they in Scotland they had no right noon ended with Benediction
decided that the church would to tell them how much they given by Fr. Simon Beveridge.
be perfect for Catholic worship,
after some alterations.

The problem was one of
finance. The British District
of the SSPX had recently
purchased churches in England
and the funds were down to
£60,000. When they informed
the Elders of this they said that
was all they were asking. It was
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