Oblate News

Bereavement Notice: Fr John McFadden OMI

Wednesday, January 15th 2025

Dear friends, we in the Oblate Community announce with the greatest sadness the death of Fr John McFadden OMI on Wednesday January 15th 2025 at 00:53 in the company of his beloved family in the Holy Rosary care facility of the Little Sisters of the Poor, Greenock in his hometown of Glasgow.

Our prayers are with the McFadden family, Fr John’s friends, the parish community of St Mary’s Star of the Sea, Leith, Edinburgh, and all those whom he worked with and ministered to over the years, from his many years in Prison Chaplaincy and Ministry to promoting vocations to the Oblate way of Life through his work in Vocations Ministry, and also his time working in parish of St John Ogilvie, Wester Hailes. 

Please join us in praying for the repose of his soul and for all those who grieve him.

May the Lord grant him eternal rest.

Funeral arrangements are as follows:

Tuesday 28th January at 5:30pm, Reception into Holy Rosary care facility (Little Sisters of the Poor) 44 Union Street, Greenock PA168DP.
 
Funeral Mass, Wednesday 29th January at 11:30am in St Ninian’s Church, 18 Royal Street, Gourock, PA19 1PW 

followed by:
 
Burial at Knocknairshill Cemetery, Kilmacolm Rd, Greenock , Inverclyde PA15 3DR.

LiveStream of Funeral Mass:

The Funeral Mass of Fr John McFadden OMI will be livestreamed from St Ninian’s Parish Church, Gourock on Wednesday January 29th at 11.30am.
Back-up LiveStream link:
The Mass will also be recorded and made available on this YouTube channel (The Oblates channel).