BULLETIN 27
APRIL 2008
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER IN YEAR 1
CHURCH SERVICES
|
Saturday
26 April | Mass
at 10.00 am for Effie Whitters |
| Sunday
27 April | Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am for the parishioners Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for the parishioners |
|
Monday
28 April | Mass at 10.00 am for Michael Swanson |
| Tuesday
29 April | Mass at 10.00 am for Sadie Hamilton |
| Wednesday
30 April | Mass
at 10.00 am for Tom Howieson Vigil Mass for the Feast of the Ascension at 7.00 pm for James T F Muir |
| Thursday
1 May | Feast
of the Ascension Mass at 10.00 am for George Hall Mass at 7.00 pm for Michael Creane |
|
Friday
2 May | Mass at 10.00 am for Jimmy McVeigh |
| Saturday
3 May | Mass
at 10.00 am for Charlie Davidson Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Harry Hissey |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
| Sunday
27 April | 10.00
am 10.00 am 11.00 am 12.00 noon to 4 pm |
Children's
Liturgy |
|
Monday
28 April | 9.30
am 5.30 pm 6.30 pm 7.00 pm 7.00 to 8 00 pm |
Parents and Toddlers |
| Tuesday
29 April | 11.00
am 1.00 to 3.00 pm 7.00 pm 7.00 pm | Legion
of Mary Thursday Club Coffee Afternoon - all welcome Saint Anne's Guild Keep Fit |
|
Wednesday
30 April | 6.00
to 7.00 pm 7.00 pm | Burakudo
Karate Club Special Religious Development (SPRED) Leaders |
| Thursday
1 May | 6.00
pm 7.30 pm | Brownies Guides |
| Friday
2 May | 9.30 am | Parents and Toddlers |
Saturday
3 May | 7.45 pm | Männerensemble Unerhört Scottish/German Evening |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
William Keith (Saltcoats),
Ida Narducci (in Italy) and Andrew Dougan (Saltcoats)
who died
recently and
Mary McKay 1980, Agnes McCann 1970, Philomena
Doherty 2001, Adam Whiston 1968
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, Angel Doyle 2006,
Aldo Agostini 1974, Kathleen Walsh 1955, Annie Mathieson Dorian 1974,
Simon Charles Cawley 2004, Mary Crossan 1981, Elizabeth Hendry 1998, Jean Nesbit
1999,
Joe Arkison 2005, Ian Clarke 2005, Agnes Grogan 1954, Harry Hissey, Joseph Stevens
(1993);
and Jessie Stevens (2000) whose
anniversaries occur at this time.
SUNDAY COLLECTION
Last weekend's
collection amounted to £681.97. We are grateful for your generous support
of the Parish. Banker's Orders amount to an average of £4300 per month.
BANKER'S
ORDERS, GIFT AID AND WILLS
Have you thought of using a Bankers Order? It assists
us with the safe handling of cash. Have you signed a Gift Aid Form? If you pay
tax, then every £1 you give to the Parish is worth £1.28 to us. Would
you consider remembering Saint Peter's in your will?
PARISH
CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Parish Centre amounted
to £333.61 - many thanks.
WELCOME
TO CANON QUINLAN
Saint Peter's Parish welcomes Canon Denis Quinlan - preacher
at the 12 noon Mass - and friends and family of our Parish Priest, Canon
Matt, who are here to celebrate the new Canon's membership of the Cathedral
Chapter. The installation was on Thursday evening at Mass in the Cathedral; there
was a celebration supper on Friday evening.
'CANONISATION' PARTY
After 12 noon Mass on Sunday, there is a Parish 'At
Home' in the Parish Centre till 4 pm. It is merely a chance to meet and chat.
Soup and snacks are available. Please come and spend a little time.
READERS
Next weekend's readers are Celia
Andrew, Annie Watt, Marade Griffin and Harry Sammons.
FEAST
OF THE ASCENSION
Thursday is the feast of the Ascension on the Lord and is
a Holyday of Obligation. Mass times are listed above. There will be Mass in Saint
Peter's School for pupils and staff at 11.15 am.
MÄNNERENSEMBLE
UNERHÖRT
Männerensemble
Unerhört, a choir from Osterspai in Germany, will sing at the 5.30 pm
Vigil Mass on Saturday 3 May then join local artistes in an evening of Scottish
and German music and song in the Parish Centre. There will be a bar. Tickets cost
£2.50 and are available from Janette McMurdo or the
stall.
SAINT
VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY COFFEE MORNING
TheSaint Peter's Conference
of the Saint Vincent de Paul
Society is holding a Coffee Morning on Saturday 17 May. There will be various
stalls on the day as well as a prize raffle. Donations for any of the stalls -
baking, books, bric à brac - as well as prizes for the raffle will be most
welcome and can be notified to any member of the Conference.
This year, the Conference plans to donate the proceeds of the Coffee Morning to
the Ozanam Centre for the Homeless in Glasgow. The Centre is named after Blessed
Frederic Ozanam who founded the Society and is supported by Our Lady of the Wayside
Special Works Conference in Glasgow. As always, we ask for your generous support
for this event and we hope with your help to bring real practical assistance and
Christian love and solidarity to the many men and women in need who use the Centre.
SAINT
VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY THANKS
TheSaint Peter's Conference of the Saint
Vincent de Paul Society wishes to thank everyone who
donated toiletries for the Ozanam Centre in Glasgow. These are being taken to
the Centre to be distributed to the many homeless men and women who attend there.
THREE TOWNS CHURCHES CRUISE
A charity evening cruise on the Waverley
has been arranged for Wednesday 18 June with profits going to the Vine Trust for
work in Peru. The Waverley will leave Ardrossan Harbour at 6.15 pm for a cruise
round Rothesay Bay with a stop at Millport and return to Ardrossan around 9.30
pm. Tickets will be on sale shortly. Demand will be heavy, so watch for an announcement
about ticket sales.
3TFM
Please support our local radio station. If you would like to be involved or to
know more, please phone Lewis on 604612 for information. Saint Peter's will have
a slot on 'Thought for the Day' from time to time.
SCOTTISH
CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL AID FUND (SCIAF) BOXES
Please continue to use SCIAF
boxes throughout the year or make a box of your own. Please hand in any donations
for forwarding to SCIAF for our poorest brothers and sisters.
BULLETIN
Notices for inclusion in the Bulletin need to be here by Thursday of each week.
The Bulletin is available on a table at the back of the Church. You have to fold
your own!! The readings of the Mass are on the worship sheet as are the hymn numbers.
Hymn books are at the end of each seat. Hymns not in the book are printed on the
sheet. The Mass settings we use should be familiar to most of you. Please follow
the cantors. You might like to take a bulletin and worshipe sheet to any of our
parishioners who are sick. After Mass, we would be grateful if you would return
the hymn sheets to the boxes.
NEW
CHILD PROTECTION BOOKLETS
All who have a signed a Disclosure Form to work in
Children's Liturgy, Saint
Vincent de Paul Society,
Legion of Mary and so on are asked to collect the new Guidance Booklet from Annie
Watt after 10.00 am or 12 noon Mass this weekend.
THANKS
Thanks to everyone who has volunteered to do some secretarial work voluntarily
over the next few weeks. The offer is gratefully received and I will be in touch.
IGNATIAN
PRAYER GROUP
The Ignatian Prayer Group meets in the Parish Centre on Tuesday
afternoon at 2.00 pm.
SAINT
PETER'S PARISH CENTRE
To book the Parish Centre, please phone Fiona or Michael.
Because of licensing laws, the Centre cannot be booked for eighteenth or twenty-first
birthday
parties. The charge for an evening function is £100; for a day-time function,
£15 per hour and the fee for a licence is £25 including service charges.
THURSDAY
CLUB
COFFEE AFTERNOON
The Thursday
Club
is having
Coffee Afternoon on Tuesday 29 April from 1.00 to 3.00 pm. Tickets, costing £1.50,
can be bought at the door.