Sunday 14th June was First Communion Sunday un 2009 at the church of Our Lady, Star of the Sea. The First Communicants are pictured below with fr Michael and Sr Maire before they made the traditional pilgrimage to the historic St Columba’s Well on the west side of Barra for the Rosary.
First Communions at Castlebay 2009
The remains of the late Mrs Peggy MacKinnon of Barra and Corpach, will be recieved at the church of Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Castlebay, on Monday 8th June at 8:30pm. Funeral Mass will be at 11am on Tuesday. The community on Barra offers prayers and sympathy to Mrs MacKinnon’s family in the Fort William area.
The community on Barra offers sympathy and prayers to Iain and the family following Clare’s sudden death. Clare’s remains will be received at St Brendan’s Church, Craigston at 7pm on Monday 27th April. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday at 11am.
The prayers and sympathy of the parish are expressed to the family of John Grant, who died at St Brendan’s Hospital, Barra, on Holy Thursday evening.
Mr John Grant’s remains will be taken to the church of Our Lady, Star of the Sea at 10pm on Holy Saturday. Burial at Eoligarry will follow the 11am Mass on Easter Sunday.
(There will be Rosary at 9pm on Good Friday.)
The mortal remains of Mrs Flora Galbraith will be received at St Brendan’s Church, Craigston on Tuesday 3rd March at 5pm. The Funeral Mass will be on Wednesday at 11am.
Lily's Baptism at Castlebay Church, used with family permission.
The Right Reverend Joseph Toal, Bishop of Argyll & the Isles, will make a pastoral visit to Barra in the weeks following Easter.
As part of a tour of pastoral visitations throughout the diocese, Bishop Toal will visit Castlebay Parish on the weekend of 19th April and Northbay Parish on the weekend of 26th April.
Between these dates, Bishop Toal will spend time celebrating Mass on the island and taking the opportunity to meet islanders through visits to schools and local organisations.
Bishop Toal was ordained at St Columba’s Cathedral in Oban on 8th December last year. A large number of Barra parishioners travelled to the mainland for the event, many of them taking part in the liturgy through participation in the diocesan choir.
Bishop Toal is no stranger to Barra, having been a frequent visitor during his times as parish priest at Eochdar and Benbecula.
Funeral Mass for the late Donald MacNeil (Dan) of Bogach.
The Funeral Mass for the late Donald MacNeil of Bogach will be at St Barr’s Church, Northbay on Saturday 31st January at 11am.
Funeral Notice for Mr Alex Agnew RIP
The Funeral Mass for the late Mr Alex Agnew will be at the Church of Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Castlebay, at 1pm, on Saturday the 31st January.
The funeral Mass for the late Hector MacLeod of Vatersay will take place at Vatersay Church on Thursday 8th January at 1pm.