Special Collection:  Day for Life.
The Day for Life special collection is coming up on 31st May, the Feast of the Visitation. 
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 The theme this year is “Choose Life”  During the corona virus crisis calls from mothers to be are still being received so your donations will be well used by the Archdiocesan Pro-Life Office to help local mothers and children with their pregnancies. 

You can donate online:  https://donor.secure-operations.com/detailed/donate?charity_id=1086319&type=2&hidden_amount=&amount=&reference=LIFE

Or cheques can be sent to Pro-Life Office, Archdiocesan Offices, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB.   Please make cheques payable to Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh​

Thank you for your support at this time!

The funeral of Emma Watson will be live streamed from Mortonhall crematorium on Wednesday 13th May at 10am.
All are welcome to follow and pay their respects by following this link: www.obitus.com. To access the ceremony, use the username mortonhall9646 and password 647031.

Emma was well known around Broomhouse and in the Parish and will be greatly missed by all her family and friends.
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May she rest in peace and rise again in glory. Amen.

Mass is celebrated every day in the oratory of the parish house. We would like to encourage parishioners to get in touch if they have any particular mass intentions to be offered.

​The easiest way to do this is to phone the parish house on 0131 443 3777.

Following an update from the Archbishop, we would like to remind you that if you are still able to donate to our parish at this time, there are different ways to do so.

The Archdiocese has developed an easy pay system for each parish. You can simply click on this link, to be taken to a secure webpage. Donations made via this link will go directly into the parish bank account. This link is secure and easy, and can be used even beyond the current pandemic.

It is also possible to donate via bank transfer or standing order. The parish bank account details are:
Sort code: 80-02-27
Account number: 00126361
Account name: Archdiocese of St Andrew's & Edinburgh - St Joseph's
Please remember to include your name as a reference.

It is also possible to deliver your offertory envelopes to the parish house. These can be put through the letterbox of the house at 20A Broomhouse Place North. Please remember to include your name.

Thank you for your support. We appreciate that this is a difficult time for everyone, so please only donate if you are able.

We continue to receive many enquiries from parishioners wishing to maintain their financial offerings to the parish whilst the church is closed. There are several ways to do this, if you are willing and able:

1) Consider setting up a standing order to the parish. The details are:
Sort code: 80-02-27
Account number: 00126361
Account name: Archdiocese of St Andrew's & Edinburgh - St Joseph's
Please remember to include your name as a reference.

2) Deliver your planned giving envelopes or other donations to the parish house. You can post these through the letter box of the parish house at 20A Broomhouse Place North. Please remember to include your name.

Thank you for your continued support at this difficult time.

Sadly, Elizabeth, one of our most devoted and faithful parishioners passed away on Monday 6th April after a short illness at Northcare Manor care home.

A private funeral service will take place for Elizabeth on Wednesday 22nd April. Only immediate family will be in attendance.

Once restrictions are lifted and churches are open again, a graveside service will be held at Mount Vernon cemetery for anyone wishing to pay their respects. The date for this will be confirmed in due course.
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Eternal rest, grant unto her oh Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen.

It may be an unusual celebration this year, but we pray that soon we can come together and celebrate as Christians once again.
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For St Joseph's, Easter holds a special significance. On this day, 70 years ago, the first Mass was celebrated in Broomhouse. We thank God for all who have contributed to the spread of the Good News in Broomhouse over those 70 years, and look with hope to the next 70 years.

I will use this medium to thank God and Archbishop Leo Cushley for appointing me to the parish of St Joseph's.  It is unfortunate that we find ourselves in the situation we are in. However, we continue to pray and put our trust in God, who is the one to bring an end to the present situation.

I would also like to thank the Augustinian community who have worked in this parish for a long time; most especially my immediate predecessors Fr Ian Wilson OSA and Fr Sean Quinlan OSA. I remain eternally grateful to them and I pray that God will continue to guide them in their new assignments.

It is important to let you know that the Archbishop has sent Fr Isaac Oshomah to stay with us in this parish for the meantime. We are lucky to have 2 priests ministering in this parish at the moment. We are grateful to the Archbishop for this.

On behalf of Fr Isaac and myself, thank you to all the parishioners who have helped us to feel at home and given us a sense of belonging since our arrival 2 weeks ago . We look forward to meeting everyone when the present situation is over. 

It is important also to let you know that we have been praying for you in all our Masses. We are trying also to reach as many people as possible by airing our services/Masses online, as we did this morning. However, I appeal to anyone who has a special Mass intention to contact me by telephone at the parish house.

Many people have asked how to continue supporting the parish financially while everyone is unable to physically attend Mass. The Archdiocesan finance team have advised the best way to do this is by setting up a standing order to the parish. Therefore if you are willing and able to do so, the details are:

Sort code: 80-02-27
Account number: 00126361
Account name: Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh - St Joseph's 
(Please remember to include your name as the payment reference)