BULLETIN 12
APRIL 2009
EASTER SUNDAY IN YEAR 2
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday
11 April | Solemn Vigil of Easter and Mass of Easter at 8.30 pm |
Sunday
12 April |
Ardrossan
Churches Sunrise Service at 8.00 am Cannon Hill, Ardrossan Easter Sunday Mass at 10.00 am for the parishioners Easter Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for Easter remembrances |
Monday
13 April |
Mass
at 10.00 am by Father
Gabriel for John Little The Parish Office is closed today. |
Tuesday
14 April |
Mass at 10.00 am by Father Gabriel for Easter remembrances |
Wednesday
15 April |
Mass at 10.00 am by Father Gabriel for Winnie Scott |
Thursday
16 April |
No Mass
in Saint Peter's Mass offered elsewhere for Danny Higgins |
Friday
17 April |
Mass at 10.00 am by Father Gabriel for Addie Hissey |
Saturday
18 April | Requiem
Mass at 10.00 am for
Donald Cullinane Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Frank and Sarah Coulter |
The Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries as early as you can. Thanks. |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
Sunday
12 April | 11.00 am | |
Monday
13 April | 7.00 to 8.00 pm |
Weight Watchers |
Tuesday
14 April | 11.00
am 7.00 to 8.00 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
Wednesday
15 April | 6.00
to 7.00 pm | Karate |
Thursday
16 April | 1.30 to 3.00 pm | Cardiac Rehabilitation |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Father Tom McCann (Dumfries),
Sandy Morrison, Mrs Kavanagh (Ireland) and
Donald Cullinane
of our parish who died recently;
George Monaghan (2004),
Helen Theresa Magee 2000, David Walsh 1962, James McKibben 2002,
Ann McEvoy 1980, Francis Joseph Smith 1999, Jean Taylor 2006, Cliff Atkey 2000,
Mary Ann Walsh 1955,
Francis Coulter 1976, Marie McCarroll
1982, Robert Tracy 2004 and William Main 2007
whose
anniversaries occur at this time and those who are sick.
Information
for the anniversary list is appreciated.
HAPPY
EASTER
Canon
Matt wishes
everyone a happy Easter. May the Risen Christ influence and bless
our lives.
OFFERTORY COLLECTION
Last weekend's Offertory collection
amounted to £804.51. 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?
PARISH
CENTRE COLLECTION
Last
weekend's collection for the Parish Centre amounted to £371.73 - many thanks.
CANON
MATT
Canon
Matt will
be away from home during Easter Week till Friday. Apart from Easter Monday,
the Parish Office will be staffed at the usual times. Father Jim Hayes of Saint
Mary’s
Church, Saltcoats will deal with any urgent calls. His telephone number
is 463461.
MONSIGNOR
PETER MAGEE
Congratulations to Monsignor
Peter Magee who has been appointed Judical Vicar of the Scottish National
Tribunal. It means moving to Glasgow but the post is one of great importance to
the Church in Scotland. Peter now becomes our senior advisor in matter of Canon
Law.
FATHER
JOHN MAENDELEO
Father
John is working with African migrants in Torino, Italy. Father John sends
his prayers and Easter greetings to everyone in the Parish.
FATHER TOM
McCANN
Father Tom McCann, a retired priest of our diocese, has died in Dumfries.
Tom’s death means four of our priests have died this year. Please remember them
in your prayers.
READERS
Next
weekend's readers are Margaret Brogan at 5.30 pm, Angela Body at 10.00 am and
Harry Sammons and Marade Griffin at 12.00 noon.
CROSSHOUSE
HOSPITAL
You can contact Reverend Deacon Gordon Tustin on 07515 698 180 to
notify him if you or a family member is going into Crosshouse. The hospital is
unable do it. A message will be passed on. If you or a family member is housebound,
please let us know. Unless told, we don’t know about 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.
We have the booking details for ordinary pilgrims.
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.
MAGGIE’S
CANCER CENTRES
A folk concert will take place at Saint Mary’s Church Hall,
Saltcoats on Friday 24 April from 8.00 pm to midnight. The artistes are the Von
Crapp Singers, Brendan Dunne, George and Michael, Charlie Martin and Ellen and
Greg. Tickets costing £5 and £4 concession include supper and can
be bought from Julie Breen, Marade Griffin, Meg Henning, Ellen Quirke, Katie Hornby
or Jo Hunter.
FIVE DAY TRIP TO HARROGATE
A five day trip to Harrogate,
North Yorkshire is planned for 22 to 26 June. It includes two en-route excursions
and two in-resort excursions. Departure is from the Church car park at 9.30 am.
The cost is £296 per person sharing with a single supplement of £30.
A deposit of £25 required. Moira Donnelly has details.
IGNATIAN PRAYER
GROUP DAY RETREAT
There will be an Ignatian Prayer Group retreat on Sunday
5 April at Notre Dame Convent, Skelmorlie starting at 10.00 am and finishing at
4.00 pm.
KITS FOR KIDS
Tass Thistle Under-10 Football Club would greatly
appreciate the tokens from the Daily Record collected over the next ten weeks.
Please drop them in the box at the stall. Thanks.
PARISH STALL
The Parish Stall has a good selection of Confirmation and First
Communion cards and gifts at reasonable prices, all sold to you by our hard-working,
friendly and helpful staff.
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.