BULLETIN 22
FEBRUARY 2009
SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF YEAR 2
CHURCH
SERVICES
| Saturday
21 February | Mass
at 10.00 am for
Peter and Margaret Mitchell Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Avril Cullis |
| Sunday
22 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
23 February | Mass at 10.00 am for Sarah Burns |
|
Tuesday
24 February | Mass at 10.00 am for Chris Dolan |
|
Wednesday
25 February | Ash
Wednesday Mass at 10.00 am for Margaret McMillan |
| Thursday
26 February | Mass at 7.00 pm for Kathleen McIlroy |
| Friday
27 February | Mass at 10.00 am for a special intention (TA McM) |
| Saturday
28 February | Mass
at 10.00 am for
Joe and Nan McConnell Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Sam Gilchrist |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
|
Sunday
22 February | 11.00 am | |
|
Monday
23 February | 9.30
to 11.30 am 5.30 to 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
|
Tuesday
24 February | 11.00
am 1.00 to 3.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm | |
|
Wednesday
25 February | 6.00
to 7.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm | Karate |
|
Thursday
26 February | 1.30
to 3.00 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm | Cardiac
Rehabilitation Brownies Guides |
|
Friday
27 February | 9.30 to 11.30 am |
Parents and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Justine McAllister 2000,
Guilia Marchetti 1998, Brian O’Reilly 1993, Mary McCluskey 1980,
Bessie
Murphy 2008, Margaret Mary Adamson 2005, Brian Griffin 1980, James Smith 1986,
Canon
Michael O’Connor 1966, Father James Coyle 1975, Maureen McIlhatton 1993, John
Bell 2008,
John Moore 2000, Agnes Delahunt 1944, Elizabeth
Delahunt 1976, William John Dorian 1935,
Frank Clark 1959, Betty
Burns 2006, William Magee 2002, Ambrose Armstrong 1976,
Joe
and Nan McConnell, Odina Carrino, Mennotti Carrino 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 £642.00. 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?
COMBONI
MISSIONARIES COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Comboni Missionaries
amounted to £876.90 - many thanks for your continuing generosity.
ASH
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday of this week is the first day of Lent, the period of six
weeks which leads us to Easter. Mass and distribution of the blessed ashes will
take place at 10.00 am and 7.00 pm. Ashes will be distributed in both of our schools.
The ashes are a sign that during Lent we will do penance - making time for prayer,
penance and sharing. Children are good at 'giving up …. for Lent' but it would
be good for us! So would a Saturday morning Mass or a Thursday evening Mass during
Lent. Towards the end of Lent, the parishes in the Three Towns will have a time
set aside for a Service of Forgiveness. It would be good to start thinking about
it now.
NORTH AYRSHIRE SCHOOLS FLAGSHIP CONCERT
The North Ayrshire Schools
Flagship Concert will be held at 4.00 pm on Sunday 22 March in the Royal Concert
Hall, Glasgow. It will be a spectacular concert featuring over 500 pupils from
North Ayrshire schools with special guests from Uddevalla Music School, Sweden,
Tickets costing £8 and £6 concession are available from the box office
on 0141 353 8000.
READERS
Next
weekend's readers are Margaret Brogan at 5.30 pm, Angela Body at 10.00 am and
Tom Reid at 12.00 noon. New readers are always welcome. Please talk to Canon
Matt about it. 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 readers, you don’t have to 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.
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.
We have the booking details for ordinary pilgrims.
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.
BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE
The Blood Transfusion Service
will be at the Civic Centre, Glasgow Street on Wednesday 25 February from 2.30
to 3.45 then 5.15 to 7.30 pm.
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.
SAINT
PETER’S CHILDREN’S CENTRE
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.
RACE
NIGHT
HCPT - The Pilgrimage Trust is hosting a Race Night in memory of Larry
Kernahan in the Parish Centre on Friday 6 March at 7.30 pm. Tickets cost £2.50.
Donation are welcome. The contacts are Esther and Josephine.
QUIZ
NIGHT
There will be a Quiz Night in Barony Church Hall on Friday 27 Feb at
7.30 pm. Bring your own bottle and pay at the door.
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.