St Cuthberts Church


Photograph above by David Kiltie	Photograph above by Tony Kerrigan

Mass Times: Saturday 5:30 pm & Sunday 9:30 am. Church Website

Fr Stephen McGrattan led a group of parishioners from Our Lady & St Cuthbert's Church, Maybole and friends from other parishes in Girvan, Ayr, Prestwick and beyond to Iona on pilgrimage during the weekend of October 20th-22nd. The group travelled in glorious autumn sunshine from Maybole and crossed from Oban to Mull where they stayed. On Saturday the group continued their journey to Iona, the island where St Columba founded a monastery in AD 563. From the monks who lived on Iona much of the west and north of Scotland received the Christian Gospel.

49 pilgrims from Our Lady and St Cuthbert’s Church travelled to the cave at Whithorn where St Ninian is believed to have spent time during his 5th century mission in Scotland. Ninian is believed to have landed on Scottish shores around 397AD. He is the first bishop of the Diocese of Galloway and every year people from all over the diocese gather at the cave for Mass which is usually led by the current bishop. This year Bishop Taylor presided at the Mass since Bishop Cunningham is unwell and was unable to be at the event this year.

At a special Mass recently, some parishioners of Our Lady and St Cuthbert’s were among men made members and full knights of the Order of the Knights of St Columba. Members and their families from all over the West of Scotland joined for the celebration. Fr Stephen McGrattan presided at Mass and Bennett Ward became a member while Walter McKenna and Jim Campbell became full knights. Grand Knight Peter McGarry also invested Fr Stephen as an honorary member of the Order.

Christmas 2005 | Photos and story of 125th Anniversary Celebration | Pilgrimage to to Holy Iona - September 2002

Meeting an Ambassador who made us Deputy Ambassadors! Saturday 19^th March 2001- by Elizabeth Meek

Links to: Church Website | Diocese of Galloway | Galloway Youth Office | Catholic Scotland | The Vatican


Fr Stephen McGrattan Current Parish Priest	Father Jim Hayes Parish Priest 1998-2004	Father Archie Brown Former Parish Priest	Monsignor Kennedy Former Parish Priest	Fr. O'Shaughnessy First Parish Preist

History of St. Cuthbert's Church	Can you identify these ladies from St. Cuthbert's?	Members of Our Lady and St.Cuthbert's Church.	St. Cuthbert's Primary School Class of 2001	After 120 years weather takes a toll at church


Canon Moriarty, St Cuthbert's Church, receiving a gift from his parishioners when he retired. The gift is a painting of the church and handing it over is Mrs Kate Scobie, with Mrs Pat Frew and Jim McDermott.	This is a photo of a presentation to Fr Archie Brown (on the right). Fr Alex McGarry is on the left and in the middle is Ellen Hawkes.