Information and articles of interest on the forth coming Papal Visit.

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APOSTOLIC JOURNEY OF POPE BENEDICT XVI to the  UNITED KINGDOM
on the occasion of the Beatification of Cardinal John Henry Newman (16 - 19 September 2010)

Invitations for the Papal Mass taking place in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow are being made available to every parish in Scotland to enable as many parish communities to participate as possible. Invitations are also being made available to the dioceses of Lancaster and Hexham and Newcastle and to Ireland.

As part of the diocesan preparations for the Papal Visit, a day entitled "Why do we have a pope and bishops? - The Teaching Authority of the Church" will be held in St Paul's church hall, Ayr, on Saturday 4th September, from 11.30am until 3.00pm. Presenter will be Fr William McFadden.

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Music rehersals for Papal Mass at Belahouston on the 16th September will take place over the next few weeks in Dioceses' throughout Scotland.

For details of these please refer to this website on a regular basis.

Please find attached a Holy Hour (one fuller version for celebrants and a handout for people) in preparation for the Papal Visit.

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Bishop John Geddes (1735 - 1799)
 
Wednesday 6th October, 2010,  7.30 - 9.30pm