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.
MASS TIMES AT St MARGARET'S
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 (New Year's Eve) - Midnight Mass for Peace at 11.30 p.m.
Wednesday - (SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD / NEW YEAR'S DAY) - Mass at 10.30 a.m.
Thursday - Mass at 1 p.m.
Friday - Mass at 5.15 p.m.
Saturday - Mass at 11.30 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:
