BULLETIN 13
JANUARY 2008
THE FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD IN YEAR 1
CHURCH SERVICES
| Saturday
12 January | Confession
on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm |
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Sunday
13 January | Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon |
| Monday
14 January | Mass at 10.00 am for Hugh Henry |
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Tuesday
15 January | Mass at 10.00 am for Patrick and Sarah Braniff |
| Wednesday
16 January | Mass at 10.00 am for Les Retzbach |
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Thursday
17 January | Mass at 7.00 pm for Theresa McGuire |
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Friday
18 January | Mass at 10.00 pm for a special intention |
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Saturday
19 January | Mass at 10.00 am for Elizabeth Walsh |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
| Sunday
13 January | 10.00
am 10.00 am 11.00 am |
Children's
Liturgy |
| Monday
14 January | 9.00
to 11.30 am 9.30 to 11.30 am 12.30 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 |
Nursery |
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Tuesday
15 January | 9.00
to 11.30 am 9.30 to 11.00 am 11.00 am 12.30 to 3.00 pm 1.00 to 3.00 pm 7.00 pm | Nursery
Kindergarten Legion of Mary Nursery Thursday Club Keep Fit |
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Wednesday
16 January | 9.00
to 11.30 am 9.30 to 11.00 am 12.30 to 3.00 pm 6.00 to 7.00 pm | Nursery
Kindergarten Nursery Barakuda Karate |
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Thursday
17 January | 9.00
to 11.30 am 9.30 to 11.00 am 12.30 to 3.00 pm 2.00 to 3.00 pm 7.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm | Nursery Kindergarten Nursery Cardiac Rehabilitation Brownies Girl Guides |
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Friday
18 January | 9.00
to 11.30 am 9.30 to 11.30 am 12.30 to 2.30 pm | Nursery Parents and Toddlers Nursery |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Jeanette Brennan, Joe Mallony,
Peter McCall, Frances Kelly,
Patsy Keyes, Hugh Henry who died
recently;
Cecilia McCurdie 2005, James McNamara 1982, David Stirling
2004
Mary Guilfoyle 2005, Ishbel McCarroll 1983, Mary Coulter
1978,
Elizabeth Walsh 2005, Theresa McDermott 2000, James
Murray 1972,
George Agostini 2006, Margaret McLaughlan 2005,
Thomas West 2005,
Mary Catherine Teggart 1999, Thelma Carrick
2005 and Annie O'Hare 1967
whose anniversaries
occur at this time
and
Daniel McInally who was baptised recently.
SUNDAY COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection amounted to £688.13
- 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.
JUSTICE
AND PEACE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for Justice and Peace amounted
to £495.80 - many thanks.
A
SCOTTISH FAREWELL TO FATHER JOHN - SOLD
OUT
Father John returns to Africa at the beginning of February. We plan to 'roll-up'
our usual Saint Andrew's Night Social and Burns Supper into A
Scottish Farewell to Father John on two dates. On Friday 25 January, there
will be a meal and Scottish entertainment at 7.20 pm for 7.30 pm to 11.00 pm in
the Parish Centre. All
tickets have been sold. Please
wear something tartan, if only a ribbon. On Sunday 27 January form 1.00 pm to
4.00 pm, there will be an 'open house' event in the Parish Centre with Scottish
snacks - roll and sausage, hot pies, lentil soup and so on. Come anytime and spend
an hour or so chatting. Envelopes for anything you wish Father
John to use in Tanzania are available at the stall.
50/50 CLUB
A cheque for £500 has been given to the Parish making the total for 2007,
£2000. A winners' list for 2007 will be included with a hand-out next week
which will include a notice for Sign-Up Sunday on 27 January. The December £25
prizewinners were 251 Eileen MacNamara, 69 Mildred McCann, 10 Tommy Atkins
and 99 Marina Carr.
Gerry Brown, 187, won £100 in the bonus draw. Thank
you for your continued support.
NATIVITY SET
The winner of the Nativity
Set was Helen Swan.
2008 DIARIES
2008 diaries are available at the
stall for 50p each.
THANKS
Thanks for the donations at Tom McKay's funeral to Cancer Care and the Scottish
Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF). They amounted to £352.46. Many
thanks.
Addie
Hissey thanks Bishop John, Father
Matt, Father John,
family, friends, all members of Saint Peter's Parish, Town Groups and all staff
and residents of South Beach House for their overwhelming generosity to her on
the occasion of her one hundredth birthday. She is so grateful for all the prayers,
Mass cards, birthday cards, gifts, beautiful flowers and good wishes she received
from so many people. May God bless each one of you.
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR
CHRISTIAN UNITY
To celebrate one hundred years of the organisation, the Ardrossan
Churches Group is having 'A Celebration Of What We Share' in Park Church, Ardrossan
on Sunday 20 January at 3.00 pm. Everyone is invited to take part.
SAINT
MATTHEW'S ACADEMY - CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK
Bishop Cunningham will celebrate
Catholic Education Week with Mass in Saint Matthew's Academy on Wednesday 30 January
at 7.00 pm. There will be Solemn Blessing of the school. The deanery parishes
hope to present new vestments and altar silver to the school. Some guests will
be Invited but there is an open invitation to all parishioners. More information
will follow.
SAINT
PETER'S PRIMARY SCHOOL REGISTRATION
Children who attain the age of five years
between 1 March 2008 and 28 February 2009 should be registered for education on
Wednesday 16 or Thursday 17 January at 9.00 to 10.00 am, 11.10 to 11.50 am or
1.45 to 2.45 pm. Please call in person or by telephone to arrange an appointment.
Birth and Baptismal Certificates should be presented at time of registration.
THANKS
Grateful thanks to Saint Clare for favours granted - MC
EVERY
DAY
Every day I need you Lord but this day especially
I need some extra
strength to face whatever is to be
This day more than any other day I need
to feel you near
T to fortify my courage and overcome my fear
By myself
I cannot meet the challenge of the hour
There are times when humans help but
we need a higher power
To assist us bear what must be borne and so dear Lord,
I pray
Hold on to my trembling hand and be near me today
TRUST
The
Master would frequently assert that holiness was less a matter of what one did
than of what one allowed to happen. To a group of disciples who had difficulty
understanding that he told the following story. There was once a one-legged dragon
who said to the centipede "How do you manage all those legs? It is all I
can do to manage one." "To tell you the truth" said the centipede,
"I do not manage them at all.".
| Wrinkles
are painted with the brush of experience. |
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 Isaiah 42:1-4.6-7
Thus says the Lord: Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom my
soul delights. I have endowed him with my spirit that he may bring true justice
to the nations He does not cry out or shout aloud, or make his voice heard in
the streets. He does nor break the crushed reed, nor quench the wavering flame.
Faithfully he brings true justice; he will neither waver nor be crushed until
true justice is established on earth, for the islands are awaiting his law. I,
the Lord, have called you to serve the cause of right; I have taken you by the
hand and formed you; I have appointed you as covenant of the people and light
of the nations, to open the eyes of the blind, top free captives from prison,
and those who live in darkness from dungeon.
Second
Reading Acts of the
Apostles 10:34-38
Peter addressed Cornelius and his household: "The truth
I have now come to realise" he said "is that God does not have favourites,
but that anybody of any nationality who fears God and does what is right is acceptable
to him. It is true, God sent his word to the people of Israel, and it was to them
that the good news of peace was brought by Jesus Christ - but Jesus Christ is
lord of all men. You must have heard about the recent happenings in Judaea; about
Jesus of Nazareth and how he began in Galilee, after John had been preaching baptism.
God had anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and because God was
with him, Jesus went about doing good and curing all who had fallen into the power
of the devil.".
Gospel
Matthew 3:13-17
Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptised by John. John tried to dissuade
him. "It is I who need baptism from you," he said, "and yet you
come to me!" But Jesus replies, "Leave it like this for the time being;
it is fitting that we should in this way, do all the righteousness demands."
At this, John gave in to him. As soon as Jesus was baptised he came up from the
water, and suddenly the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending
like a dove and coming down on him. And a voice spoke from heaven, "This
is my Son, the beloved; my favour rests on him.".