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.
SERVICES AT St MARGARET'S, APRIL - MAY 2025
Easter Tuesday (22 April) - Mass at 1 p.m.
Easter Wednesday (23 April) - [Fetlar Mass at 12 Noon]
Easter Thursday (24 April) - Mass at 1 p.m.
Easter Friday (25 April) - Mass at 5.15 p.m.
Easter Saturday (26 April) - The 11.30 a.m. Mass will be offered for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis on the day of his funeral in Rome; VIGIL MASS, 5 p.m.
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY (27 April) - Mass at 10.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.
Monday 28 April - Mass at 1 p.m.
The parish priest will be away from the evening of 28 April until the morning of 15 May. WEEKDAY SERVICES WILL BE SUSPENDED DURING THAT PERIOD.
Saturday 3 May - Vigil Mass at 5 p.m. (supply priest).
Sunday 4 May - MASS at 10.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. (supply priest).
Sunday 11 May - SERVICE OF THE WORD WITH HOLY COMMUNION, led by a Eucharistic Minister, 10.30 a.m.Thursday 15 May - Mass at 1 p.m.
Friday 16 May - Mass at 5.15 p.m.
Saturday 17 May - Mass at 11.30 a.m. VIGIL MASS at 5 p.m.
SUNDAY 18 May - Mass at 10.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.
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Rosary at 11 a.m. on the first Saturday of the month [Not 3rd May], and each Saturday during May [not 3rd or 10th 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:
