BULLETIN
22 APRIL 2007
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER IN YEAR
3
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday
21 April | Confession
on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm |
Sunday
22 April | Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon |
Monday
23 April | Mass at 10.00 am for Bridget and Mary McLellan |
Tuesday
24 April | Requiem Mass at 10.00 am for William Main |
Wednesday
25 April | Mass at 10.00 am for Agnes McCann |
Thursday
26 April | Mass at 7.00 pm for Peter McIlhatton |
Friday
27 April | Mass at 10.00 am for Audrey Allan |
Saturday
28 April | Mass at 10.00 am for Lelia Morrison |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
Sunday
22 April | 10.00
am 10.00 am 11.00 am |
Children's Liturgy |
Monday
23 April | 8.00
to 5.30 pm 9.00 to 11.30 am 9.30 to 11.30 am 12.30 to 2.30 pm 2.00 to 3.00 pm 5.30 to 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm | Wrap-around
Care for 3 to 5 year olds |
Tuesday
24 April |
8.00 to 5.30 pm |
Wrap-around Care for
3 to 5 year olds |
Wednesday
25 April |
8.00 to 5.30 pm | Wrap-around
Care for 3 to 5 year olds |
Thursday
26 April | 8.00
to 5.30 pm 9.00 to 11.30 am 9.30 to 11.00 am 12.30 to 3.00 pm 1.00 to 2.30 pm 2.00 to 3.00 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm | Wrap-around
Care for 3 to 5 year olds |
Friday
27 April | 8.00
to 5.30 pm 9.00 to 11.30 am 9.30 to 11.30 am 12.30 to 2.30 pm | Wrap-around
Care for 3 to 5 year olds Nursery Parents and Toddlers Kindergarten |
Saturday
27 April | 7.30 pm | Family Party |
PRAYERS
Please
remember in your prayers:
Effie McPhee, Jimmy Lappin, Norman
Gough, Joe Conroy,
Patricia Carmichael and William Main
who died recently;
James Welsh 1997, Margaret Grear 1994,
Sarah Coulter 1972,
Thomas Nellany 2001, Mary Robertson
1988, John Murphy,
Agnes McKay 1969, Bridget McLellan 1995,
Agnes McCann 1970,
Patrick Doherty 2005, Jack Ferguson, Frank
Robertson 1989,
Joseph Stevens 1993, Jessie Stevens 2000,
Edward McNamara 1977,
and Angel Doyle 2006 whose
anniversaries occur at this time;
and Scott William Nelson
who was baptised recently.
SUNDAY COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection
amounted to £719.89 and the previous weekend's came to £1003.65 -
many thanks. Banker's Orders amount to an average of £4300 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 £349.04 and the previous weekend's to £556.33 -
many thanks.
GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION
The Good Friday collection for the Holy Places and
African Missions amounted to £242.59 - 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.
VOCATIONS
SUNDAY
Next Sunday is Vocations Sunday.
SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL AID
FUND (SCIAF)
So far the Lenten Alms boxes have raised £432.89 for SCIAF.
If you still have a box at home, please hand it in.
KITS FOR KIDS
Kits For Kids tokens can be collected from the Sunday Mail and Daily Record and
placed in the box in the porch. James Reid School, Saltcoats is this area's school.
THURSDAY
CLUB TRIP TO WALES
The bus taking the Thursday
Club for a holiday in Wales will leave the Church car park on Monday 23 April
at 9.00 am returning on Friday 27.
EDUCATE
THE KIDS FUND RAISING SOCIAL
One of our cantors, Marie-Anne McGrattan,
is going to Africa for four weeks in the summer to work with deprived children.
To help support her efforts, there will be a fund-raising social event in the
Parish Centre on Saturday 2 June at 8.00 pm. Details of how the proceeds will
be used can be seen at www.EducateTheKids.com.
Further information on the event will be given nearer the time.
COFFEE
AFTERNOON
The Thursday
Club is having a Coffee Afternoon on Tuesday 8 May at 1.00 pm in the Parish
Centre. There will be the usual stalls - home baking, bric-a-brac and so on. Tickets
cost £1.00. All are welcome.
SAINT
VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
Many thanks to those who responded to the Saint
Vincent de Paul Society's request for a cot. It was very much appreciated.
There is now a spare one ready for use when it is required.
SACRAMENTS
OF CONFIRMATION AND FIRST COMMUNION
Primary 4 children will celebrate the Sacraments
of Confirmatiion and First Communion on Sunday 13 May, 20 May and 3 June at 10.00
am Mass. Please pray for them and their families.
CHILDREN'S
LITURGY ADULT HELPERS
22 April
Pre-Fives:
Frances and Maria
Primary 1 to 3: Andrena
and Theresa
Primary 4: Karen and Sharon
29
April
Pre-Fives: Frances and Maria
Primary
1 to 3: Eileen, Anne and Elaine
Primary
4: Gayle and Julie
THE
COMMAND
The command we have from Christ is blunt - loving God includes loving
people. You've got to love both. People who are full of criticism, sarcasm or
arrogance are difficult to love - but God asks us to love difficult people too.
The Holy Spirit will help you stop being so defensive or critical or controlling
and enable you to love others. It is the way we show the world that we love God.
God loves you and me - let us therefore love each other.
GATHERING
People
must learn to gather adventures and experiences rather than things or possessions.
Possessions will burden you but adventures are memories which will enrich your
soul and they will last forever.
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
Acts
5:27-32.40-41
The high priest demanded an explanation of the apostles. We gave
you a formal warning he said not to preach in this name, and what have you done?
You have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and seem determined to fix the guilt
of this mans death on us. In reply Peter and the apostles said, Obedience to God
comes before obedience to men; it was the God of our ancestors who raised up Jesus,
but it was you who had him executed by hanging on a tree. By his own right hand
God has now raised him up to be leader and saviour, to give repentance and forgiveness
of sins through him to Israel. We are witnesses to all this, we and the Holy Spirit
whom God has given to those who obey him. They warned the apostles not to speak
in the name of Jesus and released them. And so they left the presence of the Sanhedrin
glad to have had the honour of suffering humiliation for the sake of the name.
Second
Reading
Apocalypse
5:11-14
In my vision, I, John, heard the sound of an immense number of angels
gathered round the throne and the animals and the elders; there were ten thousand
times ten thousand of them and thousands upon thousands, shouting, "The Lamb
that was sacrificed is worthy to be given power, riches, wisdom, strength, honour,
glory and blessing." Then I heard all the living things in creation - everything
that lives in the air, and on the ground, and under the ground, and in the sea,
crying, "To the One who is sitting on the throne and to the Lamb, be all
praise, honour, glory and power, for ever and ever." And the four animals
said, "Amen"; and the elders prostrated themselves to worship.
Gospel
John
21:1-19
Jesus showed himself again to the disciples. It was by the Sea of
Tiberias, and it happened like this: Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael
from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee and two more of his disciples were together.
Simon Peter said, "I'm going fishing." They replied, "We'll come
with you." They went out and got into the boat but caught nothing that night.
It was light by now and there stood Jesus on the shore, though the disciples did
not realise that it was Jesus. Jesus called out, "Have you caught anything,
friends?" And when they answered, "No", he said, "Throw the
net out to starboard and you'll find something." So they dropped the net,
and there were so many fish that they could not haul it in. The disciple Jesus
loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord." At these words "It is the
Lord", Simon Peter, who had practically nothing on, wrapped his cloak round
him and jumped into the water. The other disciples came on in the boat, towing
the net and the fish; they were only about a hundred yards from land. As soon
as they came ashore they saw that there was some bread there, and a charcoal fire
with fish cooking on it. Jesus said, "Bring some of the fish you have just
caught." Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net to the shore, full of
big fish, one hundred and fifty-three of them; and in spite of there being so
many the net was not broken. Jesus said to them, "Come and have breakfast."
None of the disciples was bold enough to ask, "Who are you?"; they knew
quite well it was the Lord. Jesus then stepped forward, took the bread and gave
it to them, and the same with the fish. This was the third time that Jesus showed
himself to the disciples after rising from the dead. After the meal Jesus said
to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than these others
do?" He answered, "Yes Lord, you know I love you." Jesus said to
him, "Feed my lambs." A second time he said to him, "Simon son
of John, do you love me?" He replied, "Yes, Lord, you know I love you."
Jesus said to him, "Look after my sheep." Then he said to him a third
time, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was upset that he asked
him the third time, "Do you love me?" and said, "Lord, you know
everything; you know I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.
I tell you most solemnly, when you were young you put on your own belt and walked
where you liked; but when you grow old you will stretch out your hands, and somebody
else will put a belt round you and take you where you would rather not go."
In these words he indicated the kind of death by which Peter would give glory
to God. After this he said, "Follow me.".