BULLETIN                                                            28 AUGUST 2005                    

TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF YEAR 1


CHURCH SERVICES

Saturday 27 August
Confession on request from 4.45 to 5.15 pm
Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm
Sunday 28 August
Sunday Mass at 10.00 am
Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon
Monday 29 August
Mass at 10.00 am for Katie Boyle
Tuesday 30 August
Mass at 10.00 am for James McGrattan by Father Gabriel
Wednesday 31 August
Mass at 10.00 am for Daniel and Kate Brown and Family
Thursday 1 September
Mass at 7.00 pm for David and Josie Walsh
Friday 2 September
Mass at 10.00 am for John Stewart
Saturday 3 September
Mass at 10.00 am for Robert Paterson


PARISH CENTRE EVENTS

Sunday 28 August
11.00 am Tea and Coffee after Mass
Monday 29 August
8.00 to 9.00 am
9.00 to 11.30 am

9.30 to 11.30 am
11.30 to 6.00 pm
7.00 pm
7.00 to 8.00 pm
Wrap-around Care for 3 to 5 year olds
Nursery

Parents and Toddlers
Wrap-around Care for 3 to 5 year olds
Saint Vincent de Paul Society

Weight Watchers
Tuesday 30 August
8.00 to 9.00 am
9.30 to 11.30 am
11.30 to 6.00 pm
7.30 pm
Wrap-around Care for 3 to 5 year olds
Nursery

Wrap-around Care for 3 to 5 year olds
Keep Fit
Wednesday 31 August
8.00 to 9.00 am
9.00 to 11.30 am
11.30 to 6.00 pm
5.00 to 6.00 pm
6.30 to 8.30 pm
Wrap-around Care for 3 to 5 year olds
Nursery
Wrap-around Care for 3 to 5 year olds
Street Dance for 13 to 18 year olds
2 B Slim
Thursday 1 September
8.00 to 9.00 am
9.00 to 11.30 am
11.30 to 6.00 pm
1.00 to 3.00 pm
6.00 to 7.00 pm
6.00 to 7.30 pm
7.30 to 9.00 pm
Wrap-around Care for 3 to 5 year olds
Nursery
Wrap-around Care for 3 to 5 year olds
Thursday Club
Rainbows
Brownies
Girl Guides
Friday 2 September

8.00 to 9.00 am
9.00 to 11.30 am
11.30 to 6.00 pm
9.30 to 11.30 am

Wrap-around Care for 3 to 5 year olds
Nursery
Wrap-around Care for 3 to 5 year olds
Parents and Toddlers

PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
   Robert Paterson and Michael Mallon who died recently;
   Ellen Tourish 1971, John Kelly 2004, Sister Mary Peter 1999,
   James McGrattan 1982, John Stewart, Samuel Cooper 1999,
   Flight Lieutenants Rick Harrison and Pete Mosley 1994, Ella Kirk 1996,
   Canon Myles Moriarty 1989, Michael Brown 1958 and Dan Murray 1981
  
whose anniversaries occur at this time;
   Anthony Gorman who was baptised recently;
   Dionne McGowan who celebrated the Sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation;
   and those who are sick.

SUNDAY COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection amounted to £708.50 - many thanks.
Banker's Orders amount to an average of £4000 per month. Each month £4000 is repaid to the Diocese for the building loan and levy.

PARISH CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Parish Centre amounted to £303.24 - many thanks.

BANKER'S ORDERS
Paying your collection by monthly or quarterly banker's order makes money handling much safer. Banker's Order forms are available in the porch.

SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR RETIRED PRIESTS
There will be a special collection at all Masses next weekend for Retired Priests.

GLASGOW PHOENIX CHOIR CONCERT
There will be a concert by Glasgow Phoenix Choir in Saint Mirin's Cathedral, Paisley on Friday 30 September at 7.30pm. Further details are on the notice board.

FATHER MATT IN ROME
Father Matt will be in Rome from 5 to 9 September. Father Gabriel will celebrate the weekday Masses and Father Stephen Motroni will celebrate the weekend Masses.

FATHER MATT SIXTY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY AND FORTY YEARS OF PRIESTHOOD
Father Matt has come to Ardrossan to be our Parish Priest. This year he is celebrating forty years in the priesthood and next month his sixty-fifth birthday. This is more than sufficient reason to have a party. Please join us on Saturday 24 September for a Celebration Mass at 5.30pm and afterwards at a party in the Parish Centre. There will be a bar, some music and a few surprise items. There will be a toast and a few words at about 7.00 pm. A light buffet will be available until 9.00 pm. You are welcome to stay for a while or just pop in for some food and a chat.

PILGRIMAGE TO CARFIN
The pilgrimage to Carfin will be held on Sunday 4 September in honour of 'Year of the Eucharist' with mass at 3.00 pm. The Chief Celebrant will be His Eminence Keith Patrick Cardinal O'Brien and the homilist will be Bishop John Cunningham.

DOORS OPEN DAY
Saint Peter's has agreed to be included in the Doors Open event which takes place on Sunday, 4 September. Brochures are available at the stall.

PARK PARISH CHURCH WORLD WAR II COMMEMORATION
Park Parish Church is holding a World War II Commeration event to mark the ending of the second world war on Wednesday 31 August in the Church Hall between 2.00 and 5.00 pm. There will be wartime posters and memorabilia. You are welcome to bring any of your own to show and talk about. Tea, coffee and 'spam' sandwiches will be served. At approximately 3.00 pm there will be a reminiscing time and a 'Sing-along' of songs of the time. The event is free and open to all. There will be an opportunity to make a voluntary donation to Erskine Hospital for those who wish.
board.

SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL ANNUAL MASS
The Annual Mass for the Sick will be celebrated by Bishop John Cunningham in the Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr on Wednesday 21 September at 7.30 pm. Tea will be available after Mass in the Cathedral Hall. Parishioner wishing to attend will be made most welcome. If transport is required, please contact a member of our Conference as soon as possible.

SAFE FROM HARM - THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S POLICY FOR KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE
Without volunteers there can be no Children's Liturgy at 10.00 am Mass on Sundays. It is therefore very important that parents with children who would benefit from participation in the Children's Liturgy indicate their willingness to cooperate in this very worthwhile ministry. Cards will be available at the stall or from Annie Watt, the Parish Co-ordinator for 'Safe From Harm', for volunteers to complete.

CAR BOOT SALE
There will be a Car Boot Sale in the car park on Saturday 27 August at 12.00 noon. The cost is £5 per car and £10 per van.

ARDROSSAN CEMETERY MEMORIAL SAFETY AWARENESS
Ardrossan Cemetery's Memorial Safety Awareness Days are Saturday, 27 and Sunday 28 August from 9.00 am to 1.00pm. Further information is on the notice board.



We don't change God's message; his message changes us.



READINGS
The readings for this weekend's Masses are shown below in English. They are available in eleven other languages
including French, German, Italian, Polish and Spanish by clicking on this link.


First
Reading           Jeremiah 20:7-9
You have seduced me, Lord, and I have let myself be seduced; you have overpowered me: you were the stronger. I am a daily laughing-stock, everybody's butt. Each time I speak the word, I have to howl and proclaim: Violence and ruin! The word of the Lord has meant for me insult, derision, all day long. I used to say, I will not think about him, I will not speak in his name any more. Then there seemed to be a fire burning in my heart, imprisoned in my bones. The effort to restrain it wearied me, I could not bear it.

Second Reading
          Romans 12:1-2
Think of God's mercy, my brothers, and worship him, I beg you, in a way that is worthy of thinking beings, by offering your living bodies as a holy sacrifice, truly pleasing to God. Do not model yourselves on the behaviour of the world around you, but let your behaviour change, modelled by your new mind. This is the only way to discover the will of God and know what is good, what it is that God wants, what is the perfect thing to do.

Gospel
          Matthew 16:21-27
Jesus began to make it clear to his disciples that he was destined to go to Jerusalem and suffer grievously at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, to be put to death and to be raised up on the third day. Then, taking him aside, Peter started to remonstrate with him. "Heaven preserve you, Lord," he said. "This must not happen to you." But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle in my path, because the way you think is not God's way but man's." Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me. For anyone who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone who loses his life for my sake will find it. What, then, will a man gain if he wins the whole world and ruins his life? Or what has a man to offer in exchange for his life? For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and, when he does, he will reward each one according to his behaviour."