Parish Priest

Canon Hugh White
email : canonwhite@olasm.org.uk

Parish Assistant

Sister Rose Harding
email : sisterrose@olasm.org.uk

The listing and information below on the various groups within the parish will give some kind of idea of the high level of willing on the part of the people who take responsibility for the maintenance and development of the parish of Our Lady, St Matthew and St Margaret.

To get in touch with all groups and contacts listed below, please email:
admin@olasm.org.uk

Parish Pastoral Council
Chairperson: Bernard Kelly

Parish Bulletin
Contact: Margaret Docherty

Passkeepers
Passkeepers are responsible for the smooth running of the Sunday Eucharist, welcoming people, handing out hymn books and the Parish Bulletin, taking up the collection, asking people to take up the gifts and distributing information leaflets.
Bonnyrigg Contact: Ignatius Gavan and Julia Reid
Rosewell Contact: Ian Wilkie

Financial Assistance Group
This group comprises people who deal with Gift Aid/Covenant, registering payments to the parish and claiming tax paid for the parish, Weekly Collection, counting and recording Sunday income, and the 200 Clubs, raising money for the upkeep of the church halls.

Bethany Group
The Bethany Group have a care and concern for those who have been bereaved.
Rosewell Contact: Agnes Scott
Bonnyrigg Contact: Moira Murphy

Liturgical Music Group
Music is an integral part of the Liturgy, especially on Sundays and Feast Days. "He who sings prays twice" (Augustine). Contacts:
Brian Hall, Moira Rafferty, John Holden, Gavin Wylie and Bobby White

Altar Servers
Altar Servers are recruited from the local primary schools. There are currently four servers in Rosewell and three teams of four in Bonnyrigg. Owen Proudfoot is responsible for training in Bonnyrigg, Daniel Garvie for Rosewell.

Laundry
The garments worn by the Servers are washed by a team of parents on an established rota.
Rosewell Contact: Siobhan Somerville
Bonnyrigg Contact: Ebe Stefanis

Church Readers
The Readers follow a weekly rota and also a rota for Holy Week and Christmas Carol Service/Midnight Masses. They are responsible for the readings at Mass and the Prayer of the Faithful. The reader carries the Lectionary in the Entrance Procession, placing it on the Lectern and goes to a seat in the Sanctuary until after the Prayer
Rosewell Contact: Brian Hall
Bonnyrigg Contact: Bernard Kelly