The Bishops' Conference of Scotland

St John the Baptist Church in Uddingston will host a Divine Renovation Open Day on 25 April.

Fr James Mallon, author of Divine Renovation: Bringing Your Parish from Maintenance to Mission, will travel from Canada to take part in the day.

The event runs from 9:30am to 5:00pm and includes Mass celebrated by Bishop Joseph Toal.

The event is free and open to all.
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The St John the Baptist Parish invites you to DR Open House Scotland, featuring Fr. James Mallon as keynote speaker, a chance to get inspired by priests and parishioners as they share stories of transformation. Hear their learnings and dream about the change that could happen in your own parish. If....

𝗣𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗙𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮

The Bishops of Scotland are delighted to announce that Fr Stuart Chalmers, the Spiritual Director of the Royal Scots College Salamanca, will soon take up a new position as Lecturer in Theology at the Fremantle Campus of the University of Notre Dame Australia. This is a prestigious appointment and reflects Fr Stuart’s expertise in the area of Moral Theology for which he holds a doctorate from the Pontifical University of St Patrick’s, Maynooth. With his usual humility, Fr Stuart would suggest that he deserves no great praise for this, and so the Bishops and staff of the College want to put on record their deep thanks for the years he has given to the seminary in Spain and offer him our deepest congratulations, best wishes and prayers.

Fr Stuart has been Spiritual Director and a teacher at the propaedeutic seminary for the past eight and a half years, working with two rectors, Fr Tom Kilbride and Fr John Carroll. During that time, he has also been an Associate Professor at the Pontifical University of Salamanca, teaching courses in Moral Theology, Professional Ethics, Christian Anthropology and Catholic Social Teaching.

A priest of the Diocese of Aberdeen, Fr Stuart has previously served in parishes in the City of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and in the Highlands, as well as Vicar General of the Diocese. Fr Stuart says that he is “delighted to have been offered the post” and is “most grateful for the support of Bishop Hugh and of the Bishops’ Conference in encouraging him to undertake this exciting, new role.” He is also grateful for his time in Spain as Spiritual Director at the Scots College. He said, “It has been a joy and privilege to have been involved in the formation of seminarians for Scotland and Ireland in the beautiful surroundings of Salamanca.”

Upon completion of the term in Spain, Fr Stuart will travel to Fremantle, Perth, at the beginning of July to commence teaching later that month.

Please keep him in your prayers.

✝️ “I was in prison and you visited me.” (Matthew 25:36)

SSVP Scotland, in collaboration with the Scottish Prison Service and Prison Fellowship Scotland, are hosting “Where Is The Hope?” — an information and discussion day exploring how we can better support people affected by imprisonment.

Imprisonment impacts not only those in custody, but also families, children, and communities. This event offers an opportunity to understand these realities more deeply and to reflect on how individuals, parishes, and organisations can respond with compassion, accompaniment, and hope.

Key details:
🗓 Saturday 25 April 2026
🕥 10:30am – 3:30pm
📍 Stirling Court Hotel
📝 Free to attend (booking required)

📧 To register: [email protected]

Pope Leo XIV boards the papal plane as he concludes his Apostolic Journey to Angola, departing for Equatorial Guinea, the final stop of his 11-day visit across four African nations.

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Gospel
John 6:30-35
‘It was not Moses but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.’

At that time: The crowd said to Jesus, ‘Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform? Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, “He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”’ Jesus then said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.’ They said to him, ‘Sir, give us this bread always.’
Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst.’