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
VIGIL MASS, SATURDAY 5 p.m.
SUNDAY MASSES: 10.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.
MONDAY - No Mass
TUESDAY - No Mass
WEDNESDAY - 9 July: Mass on Fair Isle at 3 p.m.
THURSDAY - No Mass
FRIDAY - Mass at 5.15 p.m.
SATURDAY - No morning Mass. 12 July: No Vigil Mass.
There are monthly Masses in BRAE, UNST, YELL and FETLAR. Please see the "Masses outside Lerwick" tab for details.
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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:
