BULLETIN 8
FEBRUARY 2009
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF YEAR 2
CHURCH
SERVICES
| Saturday
7 February | Mass
at 10.00 am for
Eammon Lennon Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Retzbach and Cunningham families |
| Sunday
8 February | Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am for the parishioners, especially those who are sick Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for those whose anniversary is this week |
|
Monday
9 February | Mass at 10.00 am for John and Catherine Cahill |
|
Tuesday
10 February | Mass at 10.00 am for Eammon Lennon |
|
Wednesday
11 February | Mass at 10.00 am for Hugh Kelly |
|
Thursday
12 February | Mass at 7.00 pm for Mr Sallens |
|
Friday
13 February | Mass at 10.00 am for Deirdre McCartin |
| Saturday
14 February | Mass
at 10.00 am for
James McLaughlin Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Addie Hissey |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
|
Sunday
8 February | 11.00 am | |
|
Monday
9 February | 7.00
to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Weight
Watchers |
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Tuesday
10 February | 11.00
am 1.00 to 3.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm | |
|
Wednesday
11 February | 6.00
to 7.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm 7.30 pm | Karate |
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Thursday
12 February | 1.30 to 3.00 pm | Cardiac Rehabilitation |
|
Friday
13 February | 9.20 for 7.30 pm |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Sister Anne-Marie Quigg
who is celebrating her Silver Jubilee of Religious Profession,
Kerr
and Ellen Carson who are celebrating their Golden Wedding,
Patricia
Murphy and Elizabeth McPike who died recently and
Patrick
McGinn 1999, Pamela McIntosh 1999, Cesare Scott 2002, Baby Sophie Kerr 2008,
Father
G J Giblin SCJ 2001, Catherine Cahill 1977, Mary Delahunt 2008, Eliza Jane McKay,
Ann
Jane Fitzsimmons, John McIlhatton 1954, Chrissie Welsh 2006, Canon
Robert McCliment,
Mary Hall 1989, Isa and Bill Brown
and Bernard and Susan Burns
whose anniversaries occur at
this time and those who are sick.
Information for the anniversary
list is appreciated.
OFFERTORY COLLECTION
Last weekend's Offertory
collection amounted to £817.65. We are grateful for your generous support
of the Parish. Banker's Orders amount to an average of £4000 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?
EDUCATION
SUNDAY COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for Education Sunday amounted
to £454.522 - very well done and many thanks.
This
charity seeks to help the poorest members of the Church throughout the
world.
READERS
Next
weekend's readers are Louise Moore at 5.30 pm, Annie Watt at 10.00 am and Harry
Sammons and Marade Griffin at 12.00 noon. For
a parish of our size we really have a
very small cohort of readers. Surely
you could exercise this ministry?
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
We are short
of special ministers of Holy Communion - especially for the 12 noon Mass. Please
give your name to Canon
Matt. As with the readers, you don’t have to be extra holy or extra
good - just one of God’s children willing to serve the community by giving of
your time and energy. Some of our sick and elderly are not able to get Holy Communion
at home due to no special minister able to go to them regularly. So, in Church
or taking communion to someone at home - you could help.
BURNS
SUPPER
The Burns
Supper will be held in the Parish Centre on Friday 13 February 2009. Ex-Provost
Drew Duncan OBE will propose The Immortal Memory, Kenny Gibson MSP will propose
the Toast to the Lassies and the reply will be given by Reverend Dorothy Granger
of Barony Saint John's Church. Canon
Matt, Bill Andrew, Theresa
Coulter, George McGrattan, Ciaran Sinclar and Aimee Taylor are among others taking
part. Due to call-off, we can accomodate about six more people but we must know
early in the week. Patrons are asked to be seated by 7.20 for a prompt start at
7.30 pm. Further details of this and previous Burns
Suppers are on Saint Peter's website.
SUGGESTION LEAFLET
There is
a leaflet which indicates the events we will try to organise and have room for
suggestions. The Parish Centre is well used for private functions but there are
few Parish functions and we need to remedy that if we are to make the Centre viable.
You support it well with the second collection, so how about using it a bit more?
We need the support.
PARISH RECORDS
Thank you to those
who have already filled a Parish Records form in. The list we are using to find
you all is from Father Lynch’s time and is pretty much out of date with people
moving, changing phone numbers, moving in ans so on. Would you oblige us by filling
in a form and placing it in the box? Even if you think that we have your information,
we are lacking some basic information such as first names, postcodes and so on.
If your phone number is ex-directory, please mark that. All information will be
kept confidential. This means that you cannot phone here for someone’s address
- data protection does not allow that. Filling in the form is simply a polite
request to assist us – you certainly do not have to do it.
HOSPITALITÉ
DE NOTRE DAME DE LOURDES
Hospitalité de Notre Dame de Lourdes is the
group which organises the pilgrimage to Lourdes every second year. Our group will
be going on pilgrimage from 6 to 13 July this year. In order to ensure the pilgrimage
is a success, the group is in urgent need of trained nurses and carers to work
as part of a medical team caring for the sick pilgrims of our diocese. Male and
female helpers for general duties are also required. If you are interested or
would like more information, please contact Debbie Gillon on 07531 016747. Thank
you.
CHILDREN'S
LITURGY
The Chidren's Liturgy is always looking for helpers. Volunteers cannot
simply be recruited as they are required - we are subject to a strict regime from
Disclosure Scotland. This means all volunteers have to complete the form and then
await clearance but we need some more volunteers to ensure that there is a rota
and that you are not on too frequently. Please give your name to Annie Watt or
Canon Matt.
If your child is due to receive the Sacraments next year, this would be a good
time to volunteer! Do it today! Please note that if you have not been 'disclosed'
you cannot join the children at their Liturgy. You must simply leave them in the
hall. If the children are unwilling to stay with the volunteers on duty you might
have to wait till they are older and able to do so. Older brothers and sisters
cannot just go with them. We have signed up to a strict policy that only those
who have been 'disclosed' can be with the children and there can be no exceptions.
GALLOWAY
LOURDES HOSPITALITÉ
The
Galloway Lourdes Hospitalité
is the group that organises the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes. Its Annual
General Meeting, preceded
by Mass with anointing of the sick, will be held on Sunday 15 February at 3.30
pm in Sacred Heart Parish, Girvan. Tea and coffee will be served after Mass. All
are welcome.
THANKS
Esther
and Frank Coulter wish to thank Bessie and the ladies at the stall for raising
money at their recent raffle for the HCPT
- The Pilgrimage Trust
and the Innocents.
SAINT PETER’S CHILDREN’S CENTRE
The Parish Nursery
will close on Friday 6 February and reopen on Tuesday 17 February. The Toddler
Group will be closed on February 9, 13 and 16 and reopen Friday 20. A few afternoon
places are available in the nursery starting in August 2009 for children who have
reached their third birthday. For more information and to register phone Josephine.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations
to Sister Anne-Marie Quigg on her Silver Jubilee of Profession and to Kerr and
Ellen Carson who celebrated their Golden Wedding on 6 February.
PROTECTION
OF CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS - MISSION STATEMENT
The Catholic Church
in Scotland is concerned with the lives, safety, wholeness and well-being of each
individual person within God's purpose for everyone. It seeks to safeguard the
welfare of people of all ages who are involved in whatever capacity with
the Church and its organisations. As a Church community, we accept that it is
the responsibility of all of us, ordained, professed, paid and voluntary members,
to work together to prevent the physical, sexual, emotional abuse or neglect of
children, young people and vulnerable adults.