CORPUS CHRISTI CALDERBANK
CORPUS CHRISTI CALDERBANK
CORPUS CHRISTI CALDERBANK
2026
The Year of St Francis
Masses
SUNDAY
Vigil Mass at 4:30pm
Sunday at 10am
Monday to Friday
Mass at 9:30am
Saturday
Mass at 10am
ADDRESS
Crowwood Crescent
Calderbank
Airdrie
ML6 9TA
Scotland
Tel: 01236 763670
Email:
corpuschristi@rcdom.org.uk
DIOCESE OF MOTHERWELL
Registered Scottish Charity
SC011045
PARISH PRIEST
Fr Vincent Lockhart
Corpus Christi
is a parish in the
Diocese of Motherwell
The parish was founded
in 1948.
The church was opened
in 1952.
Bishop Toal’s Easter Message 2026
I wish everyone a very Happy Easter, and hope you have benefitted from your participation in the liturgical celebration of the Lord’s Paschal Mystery through Holy Week and at Easter.
I trust the Easter Vigil will be a particularly joyful event for all who have been baptised, confirmed, and have received the Eucharist at the Vigils in parishes across the Diocese. I offer my own congratulations and blessing to you all, and hope that the grace of the sacraments will enlighten and sustain you throughout your lives. I thank all who have organised and participated in the Parish RCIA sessions, recognising your generous commitment in sharing your knowledge and love of the Catholic faith with our catechumens and candidates.
It is always special for the Bishop to concelebrate the Mass of Chrism on Holy Thursday with his priests, in the presence of the deacons, religious, and lay faithful, and this year again we were again united as the Body of Christ here in Motherwell Diocese, acknowledging the gift of the sacraments and praying for the priests, ordained to celebrate and administer them.
I thank you all for your generous response to the Lenten Appeals, particularly for your support for SCIAF through the Collection and the Wee Boxes. The Good Friday Collection for the support of the Church in the Holy Land is also vitally important and your contributions are much appreciated. The Universal Prayers at the Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday strongly remind us of the Church’s responsibility for praying for the whole world and people of all faiths and none. Fulfilling this mission, we must continue to pray for peace and an end to all war. Pope Leo has spoken strongly in recent times calling for an end to war in the Middle East:
On behalf of the Christians of the Middle East and of all women and men of good will, I appeal to those responsible for this conflict: cease fire! May paths of dialogue be reopened! Violence can never lead to the justice, stability and peace for which the peoples are waiting.
May the peace of the Risen Christ reign in our hearts and in our troubled world.
+ Joseph Toal
The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has published an Election Briefing Pack ahead of the Scottish Parliament election. This comprehensive resource aims to guide Catholics in Scotland to engage thoughtfully and prayerfully in the democratic process, reflecting on their responsibilities as citizens and disciples of Christ.
For more information and resources, visit https://rcpolitics.org/scottish-parliament-election-2026/
Recently Died
Catherine O’Connor
Anniversary
Gary Mooney and Helen Bolland
Months Mind
Kevin Dolan, Margaret Ellen Gunn Todman,
Lynne & Thomas Carr
and Ann & James Murray
2026 has been proclaimed by Pope Leo as the “Year of St Francis of Assisi” and to mark the 800th Anniversary of St Francis’ death. The Bishop hopes that we can mark this special anniversary in the Diocese in the coming months.
We began the Franciscan Jubilee in the Diocese at St John Ogilvie’s Church, Blantyre, on Monday 2nd February, the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord. It was the World Day of Prayer for Religious, and seemed appropriate to mark the Feast and to begin the Franciscan Jubilee with the Poor Clare Sisters, who recently moved to St John Ogilvie’s.
Bishop Toal has designated St John Ogilvie’s as a place of Pilgrimage throughout the Jubilee of St Francis.
FONTES
MAGAZINE
The magazine of Motherwell Diocese is available online.
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OUR PARISH
CHILDREN’S
LITURGY
There is a Liturgy of the Word
for children at the
Sunday 10am Mass
each week.
No children’s liturgy
during the school holidays
PARISH HALL
Available for certain functions.
Parties for children aged 1 – 5
Funeral receptions.
No alcohol available at events
– only soft drinks.
Contact Joe Mooney at:
01236 762139
BULLETIN
Copy of the latest bulletin
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DIOCESE OF MOTHERWELL
The directory gives information about news and events from the life of the diocese.
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WORD
OF LIFE
A monthly reflection where we can try to take one phrase from scripture and put it into practice in our daily life.
To read the text – click here
or click the video below
PARISH
HISTORY
Various items concerning the history of the parish including the Brochure of the Solemn Opening of Corpus Christi Church, 7th September 1952.
SCIAF
MISSIO SCOTLAND
Missio Scotland supports the Church where it is small, poor and persecuted. It builds churches, schools and hospitals. It feeds children and educates seminarians.
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O SACRAMENT DIVINE
ALL PRAISE
AND ALL THANKSGIVING
BE EVERY MOMENT THINE