Mass &Service Times
SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday Vigil Mass – 5.30 pm
Sunday Morning Mass – 11.00am
WEEKDAY MASSES
As announced
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Immediately after Mass
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday 5.00pm – 5.15pm or on request
A warm welcome
Jesus is truly present in the Blessed Sacrament. We warmly invite you to come into this holy place and spend some quiet time with Our Lord in prayer, reflection, and peace. Whether you come with thanksgiving, with worries, or simply seeking a moment of stillness, Christ waits for you here with love and mercy. All are welcome to pause, pray, and rest awhile in His presence..
Baptism
The first step in the Christian life, Baptism welcomes children and adults into the family of the Church. If you would like to arrange a Baptism, please contact the Parish Priest.
Holy Communion
Children prepare for their First Holy Communion through parish and school catechesis, growing in faith before receiving Jesus in the Eucharist for the first time.
Reconciliation
God’s mercy is always available through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Regular confession brings forgiveness, healing and renewed peace. Please see the newsletter or contact the parish for Confession times.
Confirmation
Confirmation strengthens the gifts of the Holy Spirit received at Baptism, equipping young people and adults to witness confidently to their faith and participate fully in the Church’s mission.
Historic origins
The origins of the present Catholic presence in Crieff in linked to the Drummond family at Drummond Castle. They remained devout Catholics through the Jacobite period. Mass was celebrated in the Balloch area on the edge of the Drummond Castle estate – priests from here travelled as far afield as Glasgow to celebrate Mass.
A church , dedicated to St Fillan, was built in Crieff in 1799 and it was replaced by the erection of the current church in 1871.
The 1799 chapel
- ranks among the earliest post-Reformation Catholic churches in Perthshire;
- marks the transition from clandestine worship to publicly recognised Catholic life;
- demonstrates the confidence of Scottish Catholics following the Catholic Relief Acts of 1778 and 1793.
Today’s church
In 1871, the present St Fillan’s Church was designed by Andrew Heiton and built in the Gothic Revival style.
The old church became St Dominic’s Primary School – demolished eventually in 1971 when a new school was built in Broich Road. A plaque at the edge of the car park and the rockery now marks its site of the old church.
Balloch
– on the edge of
the Drummond Castle Estate
– site of a Catholic Mission
in the 1600-1700s
Days out in Crieff and District
Discover more about the area’s fascinating religious past
The atmospheric ruins of Inchaffray Abbey, founded in 1200 by Gilbert, Earl of Strathearn, were once home to Augustinian canons, the abbey played a central role in the religious, cultural and spiritual life of medieval Strathearn.
Just a few miles from Crieff stands the medieval Chapel of St Mary at Innerpeffray, one of Scotland’s finest surviving collegiate churches. Built around 1507 by the Drummond family, it continued to be associated with Catholic worship even after the Reformation.
In 1914 St Margaret’s Catholic Church was founded by the Rev Charles Williamson, the only son of Colonel David Williamson of Lawers. Two cottages on the west bank of the Lednock were converted into the current beautiful little chapel.
Muthill Old Parish Church is a fascinating historic landmark, featuring a 12th-century Romanesque tower and 15th-century church, which served generations of local worshippers until the present parish church opened in 1828.
Pop in and say a prayer…
Our parish clergy
If you would like to join them or test your vocation – please ask for more information
Rev. Dr Tobias Okoro
Parish Priest and Prison Chaplain
Very Rev. Andrew Canon Clark
Vicar Episcopal for Religious