BULLETIN 14
OCTOBER 2007
TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN YEAR 3
CHURCH SERVICES
| Saturday
13 October | Confession
on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm |
|
Sunday
14 October | Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon |
| Monday
15 October | Mass at 10.00 am for Father Alastair Tosh |
|
Tuesday
16 October | Mass at 10.00 am for Rena McKnight |
| Wednesday
17 October | Mass at 10.00 am for Jim Rock |
| Thursday
18 October | Mass at 7.00 pm for Mary McAtee |
| Friday
19 October | Mass at 10.00 am for Bert Young |
| Saturday
20 October | Mass at 10.00 am for Tom Adamson |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
| Sunday
14 October | 10.00
am 10.00 am 11.00 am 2.00 pm |
Children's Liturgy |
| Monday
15 October | 7.00
pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm |
Saint
Vincent de Paul Society |
| Tuesday
16 October | 1.00
to 3.00 pm 7.00 pm 7.00 pm 7.30 pm | Thursday
Club Saint Anne's Guild Keep Fit Legion of Mary |
|
Wednesday
17 October | 1.30
to 4.30 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm | Key
Housing Barakuda Karate |
|
Thursday
18 October | 2.00 to 3.00 pm | Cardiac Rehabilitation |
|
Saturday
20 October | 7.00
pm | Private Party |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Seamus Young, Stephen McPolin
and Helen Boyle who died recently;
James McKay 1992, John
McGowan 2002, John McPolin 1944,
Hannah Burns 2002, Agnes
Anderson 2001, Mary McAtee 2006,
Michael McManus 1961, Margaret
McHugh 2002, Patrick McQuade 1998,
and David McHugh 1967
whose anniversaries occur at this time;
and Kendall Phillips
and Ross Shuck Conaghan who were baptised recently.
SUNDAY COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection amounted to £760.48 - 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.
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.
PARISH CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Parish Centre amounted to £326.69 - many
thanks.
MISSION SUNDAY COLLECTION
The annual Mission Sunday collection
will take place next weekend. In order that your donation may be Gift Aided, forms
are available at the stall.
THE SINGING CHILDREN OF AFRICA
The Singing
Children of Africa will be performing in the Church on Sunday 14 October at 6.00
pm. Tickets costing £4 are available from the stall or Marie-Anne. Tea and
coffee will be available in the Parish Centre. All proceeds from this concert
will go to The Singing Children of Africa Appeal.
THE
ROSARY
During the month of October, the Thursday
Club will lead the Rosary before the weekday morning Mass.
COMPULSORY
CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING
Child Protection training will be held in the Parish
Centre on Sunday 4 November from 2.00 - 3.30 pm. Saint
Vincent de Paul Society
members, Eucharistic Ministers, Sacristans and Children's Liturgy Helpers are
all required to attend. All other parishioners would be very welcome as a good
presentation will be offered raising awareness of this very important subject.
CHILDREN'S
LITURGY
The Child Protection Rules from Disclosure Scotland mean that parents
who have not been through the disclosure process are not able to take part in
the Liturgy in the Parish Centre. If you have not filled in the disclosure form
then simply take your child to the group and leave them. If you think your child
will not settle, then you might have to wait for a month or two until you think
they are ready to be left. The simplest way to deal with this is to get a disclosure
form and go on the rota. More helpers make for a better rota.
THURSDAY
CLUB
COFFEE
MORNING
The Thursday
Club
is having its annual Coffee Morning on Saturday 3 November at 10.30 am in the
Parish Centre. There will be the usual stalls - bric-a-brac, books, fancy goods,
toys, home baking and so on. Donations would be very much appreciated. Tickets
cost £1. The Parish Centre will be open on Friday 2 November from 1.00 to
6.00 pm to receive donations.
GALLOWAY
LOURDES HOSPITALITÉ
The annual Ceilidh for Galloway Lourdes Hospitalité
will take place on Friday 16 November at 7.30 pm in the Volunteer Rooms, Irvine
with the Oran Mor Ceilidh Band. Tickets costing £7.50 and including a light
supper are available from Maureen or Anne.
INTER
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND
The Inter Diocesan Pilgrimage to the
Holy Land will take place from 4 to 13 November 2008, flying directly from Glasgow
and staying in both Bethlehem and Nazareth. The cost is £735. Full details
are in a brochure which is available at the stall.
DIOCESAN
ADULT GROUP
Have you every wanted to know a little bit more about your Catholic
Faith? Do you want a forum for discussion? Do you want to take part in a group
looking for information, answers and support? Echoes might be the answer. It will
take place throughout the Diocese on a once a month basis. Our nearest centre
is Saint Winin's Church Hall, Kilwinning on the third Tuesday of every month from
7.30 to 9.00 pm. Just turn up - it is free of charge.
THE
INNOCENTS
A box is available in the Porch for baby goods, talcum powder, lotion,
bottles, shampoo and so on. Please contact Josephine if you can help.
NORTH
AYRSHIRE ADULT LITERACY PARTNERSHIP
As a result of funding being made available
by the Scottish Government, the North Ayrshire Adult Literacy Partnership is offering
English Language classes to speakers of other languages. Places are limited and
those interested should make contact free on 0800 180 4134. In addition, any native
speakers looking for support with reading, writing, numeracy should also contact
0800 180 4134.
Na
skutek fundusz trwajacy wykonane rozporzadzalny a propos Szkocki Rzad , ten Pólnoc
Ayrshire Dorosly Umiejetnosc czytania i pisania Wspóludzial jest subskrypcja
akcji Jezyk angielski Klasy wobec mówiacy od inny jezyki. Miejsca jestescie
spólka z ograniczona odpowiedzialnoscia i ów zainteresowanie powinien
zrobic nawiazywac kontakt wolny u 0800 180 4134. W dodatek, wszelki rodzinny mówiacy
patrzac pod katem poprzec rezygnowac czytanie, pismo, policzalny powinien takze
nawiazywac kontakt 0800 180 4134.
CHILDREN'S
LITURGY ADULT HELPERS
14
October
3 to 5 Year Olds: Julie and Elaine
Primary 1 to 3: Marko and Marianne
Primary
4: Catherine Anne and Carol Ann
21
Octo ber
3 to 5 Year Olds: Ann and Gayle
Primary 1 to 3: Andrena and Theresa
Primary
4: Wendy and Christine
LORD, I AM GROWING OLDER
Lord, you know I am growing older. Keep me from becoming
talkative and possessed with the idea that I must express myself on every subject.
Release me from the craving to straighten out everyone's affairs. Keep me from
the recital of endless detail. Give me wings to get to the point.
Seal my
lips when I am inclined to tell of my aches and pains. They are increasing with
the years and my love to speak of them grows sweeter as time goes by. Teach me
the glorious lesson that occasionally I may be wrong. Make me thoughtful but not
nosey; helpful but not bossy. With my vast store of wisdom and experience it does
seem a pity not to use it all. But You know, Lord, that I want a few friends at
the end. Amen.
| Some
folk are wise and some are otherwise. |
|
Growing
old is mandatory; growing up is optional. |
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
2
Kings 5:14-17
Naaman
the leper went down and immersed himself seven times in the Jordan, as Elisha
had told him to do. And his flesh became clean once more like the flesh of a little
child. Returning to Elisha with his whole escort, he went in and stood before
him. Now I know he said that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel.
Now, please, accept a present from your servant. But Elisha replied, As the Lord
lives, whom I serve, I will accept nothing. Naaman pressed him to accept, but
he refused. Then Naaman said, Since your answer is No, allow your servant to be
given as much earth as two mules may carry, because your servant will no longer
offer holocaust or sacrifice to any god except the Lord.
Second
Reading
Timothy
2:8-13
Remember
the Good News that I carry. 'Jesus Christ risen from the dead, sprung from the
race of David'; it is on account of this that I have my own hardships to bear,
even to being chained like a criminal - but they cannot chain up God's news. So
I bear it all for the sake of those who are chosen, so that in the end they may
have the salvation that is in Christ Jesus and the eternal glory that comes with
it. Here is a saying that you can rely on: If we have died with him, then we shall
live with him. If we hold firm, then we shall reign with him. If we disown him,
then he will disown us. We may be unfaithful, but he is always faithful, for he
cannot disown his own self.
Gospel
Luke
17:11-19
On
the way to Jerusalem Jesus travelled along the border between Samaria and Galilee.
As he entered one of the villages, ten lepers came to meet him. They stood some
way off and called to him, "Jesus! Master! Take pity on us." When he
saw them he said, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." Now as they
were going away they were cleansed. Finding himself cured, one of them turned
back praising God at the top of his voice and threw himself at the feet of Jesus
and thanked him. The man was a Samaritan. This made Jesus say, "Were not
all ten made clean? The other nine, where are they? It seems that no one has come
back to give praise to God, except this foreigner." And he said to the man,
"Stand up and go on your way. Your faith has saved you.".