Lerwick RC Parish Church
Welcome to the northernmost Catholic parish in the British Isles. The parish of St Margaret and the Sacred Heart, Lerwick, covers the entire Shetland Islands and also serves the pastoral needs of the oil and gas industry, and ships putting in to Lerwick Harbour.
The Church is normally open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors to the parish are welcome.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES 2024
Christmas Vigil Mass at BRAE KIRK, 5 p.m.
MIDNIGHT MASS AT ST MARGARET'S, LERWICK, 11.30 p.m., beginning with Carols from 11 p.m..
Wednesday 25th December 2024, CHRISTMAS DAY.
CHRISTMAS DAY MASS AT ST MARGARET'S, LERWICK, WITH CAROLS, 10.30 a.m.
Christmas Mass at Sandness, West side, 3 p.m.
No evening Mass.
LERWICK CATHOLIC SERVICES
Saturday - Vigil Mass of Sunday, 5 p.m.
SUNDAY - Mass at 10.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.
Monday - Mass at 1 p.m.
Tuesday - Mass at 1 p.m.
Wednesday - [18 December: Unst Mass at 12 Noon]
Thursday - Mass at 1 p.m.
Friday - Mass at 5.15 p.m.
Saturday - Rorate Mass at 8.30 a.m.
Rosary at 11 a.m. on the first Saturday of the month, and each Saturday during May and October.
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Parish Room & Chapel of Our Lady of Czestochowa
The Czestochowa Chapel, which is located within the Parish Room adjacent to the Church, is available for private prayer. All Masses are now celebrated in the parish church. The Orthodox Community of Saint Ninian meets in the Czestochowa chapel once a month. See sidebar link for details.
The Catholic Church in Shetland
View from near the site of St Magnus's Church, Tingwall, which in the Middle Ages was the seat of the Archdeacon of Shetland.
You will find a brief history of the Catholic Church in the Shetland Islands on the blog page. Links will be added to this Home Page as new blogs are added:
