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.
Mass Times
SUNDAY: 10.30 a.m. (sung Parish Mass) and 7.30 p.m. (Vigil Mass on Saturday at 5 p.m.)
From Tuesday 1st May until the end of the tourist season all weekday Masses will be in the main church.
Monday: No Mass.
Tuesday: 10.30 a.m.
Wednesday: 7 p.m.
Thursday: 1 p.m.
Friday: 5.15 p.m. preceded by Adoration at 4.15 p.m.
Saturday: 11.30 a.m. (NO MORNING MASS ON 23rd JUNE)
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. The parish room is normally open from 8.30 am until dusk in winter, and until 6.30 pm in summer. There are books, newspapers and facilities for making tea and coffee.
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:
