BULLETIN 28
JUNE 2009
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 2
CHURCH
SERVICES
|
Saturday
27 June | Mass
at 10.00 am for
Greta McGreevy Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for birthday anniversary remembrances |
| Sunday
28 June |
Sunday Mass
at 10.00 am for the parishioners Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for Greta McGreevy |
| Monday
29 June |
Feast of Saints
Peter and Paul - not a Holiday of Obligation this
year Mass at 10.00 am for Sadie Welsh |
|
Tuesday
30 June | Mass at 10.00 am for Agnes Burns |
|
Wednesday
1 July | Mass at 10.00 am for Rena Freer |
|
Thursday
2 July |
Father
Michael Lynch's Anniversary Mass at 7.00 pm for Saint Peters' deceased Parish Priests |
|
Friday
3 July |
Mass at 10.00 am for Mary Barclay |
|
Saturday
4 July | Mass
at 10.00 am for
Matt Byrne Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Gertrude Cunningham |
The Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries as early as you can. Thanks. | |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
|
Sunday
28 June | 11.00 am | |
|
Monday
29 June | 7.00
to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Weight
Watchers |
|
Tuesday
30 June | 11.00
am 7.00 to 8.00 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
|
Wednesday
1 July | 6.00 to 7.00 pm | Karate |
|
Thursday
2 July | 1.30 to 3.00 pm | Cardiac Rehabilitation |
Friday
3 July | 7.30 pm | Private Function |
Saturday
4 July | 7.30 pm | Private Function |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Steven Sweeney, Derek Kerr,
Michael Collins, Agnes Moore (Irvine); David Henderson (Irvine)
and
Billy Humphreys who died recently;
Mary Nolan O’Hare
1995, Anne Convery 1997, Margaret McCann 2000, Annie McCabe 2002,
John,
Peter, Francis Jim and Paul Breslin, William Magee 1997, Peter McEvoy 1967, Margaret
Donnelly 1953,
Helen Taylor 1998, Rose McKenzie 1998, James
Conaghan 1999, Patrick Burns 2000, Hugh Brodie 1964,
Betty
Sloan 2007, Father Michael
Lynch 2004, Mary Tonner 1936, James Brennan 1963, Kathleen Robertson 2005,
Oliviero
Agostini 1940, Stuart McDonald 2006, Rose Doyle 2008, Josephine Slaven 2008, Thomas
Magee 1995,
Margaret Fisher 2005, Rosetta McKay 1994, Ian
Moran 1975 and Patrick Tourish 1986
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 £822.32. 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 £323.24 - many thanks.
READERS
Next
weekend's readers are Elsie Brodie at 5.30 pm, Annie Watt at 10.00 am and Alfie
Agostini at 12 noon.
50-50
CLUB
The 50-50 Club winners for May are 86 - F Boyle, 257 - M Main, 245 - P
Henry, 267 - B McEvoy who win £25 and M Brodie who wins £100 in the
bonus draw. The June winners are 185 - W Forsyth, 6 - K Sammons, 24 - H Walsh,
134 - G McGrattan who win £25. Congratulations. The draw for July will take
place next weekend. All prizes are sent by post so please make sure you notify
the promoter if you change your address. Many thanks to all members for your continuing
support. New members are always welcome. Contact Myriame Sammons for information.
FUNERAL
CATERING
The Parish Centre is available for hire for funeral catering. Maria
of the Cheery Cup, Glasgow Street, Ardrossan (469588) and Carol Ann of O'Really’s,
Princes Street, Ardrossan (604333) can be available to cater. We cannot provide
a drinks licence and we require enough time to cancel the use of the Centre by
the Mother and Toddlers Group. Booking of the centre is via Fiona on 606424. Book
the caterers is by direct contact. Arrangements for providing a drink can be made
with the caterers but the bar is not available.
ITALIAN NIGHT
The
second Italian Style Dinner Dance - Another Taste of Italy - in honour of Saint
Andrew is booked to take place on Friday 27 November. Advance bookings for tickets
are now being accepted.
PEREGRINATIO PRO CHRISTO - JOURNEYING FOR CHRIST
A
Legion of Mary team from Ireland is making a visit to the Parish from 4 to 11
July. The team will work and pray with local members of the Legion in our Parish
- visiting homes, meeting with people, gathering for Mass, meals and so on. The
team will consist of a priest and ten lay members. They are expected to pay their
own way with regard to bed and breakfast accommodation but hospitality has been
ofered by parishioners - many thanks. The team requires lunch and an evening meal
in the Parish Centre. I need some groups - for example, a group of friends - who
would provide a meal each evening for the Legion team. Most days are covered and
this is the last chance to make an offer.
PARISH BARBECUE
We will have
a Parish Barbecue on the Sunday before the schools reopen in August. Canon
Matt
has had a few declarations of interest and needs a few more from those willing
to help. We will have a planning meeting in a few weeks.
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.
SAINT PETER’S RAINBOWS AND BROWNIES
The
Monday night Rainbows and Brownies Group is now on holiday till the first Monday
in September. Many thanks to the parents for all their support during the year.
The Leaders wish all Brownies and Rainbows a great holiday.
SAINT
PETER’S WEBSITE – FORTY THOUSAND VISITS
On 22 June, Saint Peter's website had
its forty-thousandth visit since its launch on 13 July 2005. The site has nearly
1000 pages, 610 pictures, 264 bulletins between 1960 and 2009, 7000 links, some
audio and video clips and been viewed in 44 countries. It contains many articles
on past and present spiritual and community life in Saint Peter's. Canon
Matt
and the website author are very grateful to those who have accessed the site,
lent photographs, passed on stories, identified errors, made suggestions and expressed
compliments. The aims of the site are to make parishioners aware of current events
and record our history. If you can help with this project, please contact WebsiteAuthor@SaintPeterinChains.net.
SAINT
BRENDAN’S PARISH
It has now been established that the Parish would be looking
at a £2 million cost to repair the Saint Brendan's Church, Saltocats. The
Bishop and his advisors, including Father Jim Hayes, have taken the very painful
decision to close and demolish the Church, the hall and the house and merge the
Parish back into Saint Mary’s Parish. A closing Mass will be offered on Monday
20 July at 7.00 pm to which everyone is invited. Please keep the parishioners
of Saint Brendan’s in your prayers. This is a very painful time for them. The
Bishop’s letter to the Parishioners can be read by clicking here.
GALLOWAY
LOURDES HOSPITALITE MEMBERSHIP AND PILGRIMAGE
Many thanks to all who returned
the brown envelopes. £250 was raised in subscriptions and donations and
Gift Aid will increase this total. Donations are still welcome. Pass them to Myriame
Sammons. The pilgrimage leaves Prestwick on 6 July. If you would like a petition
placed at Our Lady’s Grotto in Lourdes, please contact Myriame. The Group will
request a Mass in Lourdes for the Parish. Please pray for the success of the pilgrimage.
FATHER
STEPHEN SHARKEY
Father Stephen Sharkey has requested our help and prayers for
the troops in Afghanistan where he is now stationed. Many of our young soldiers
are without support from home so we have decided to create shoebox style packages
for them. A large box will be in the porch of the Church for any donations you
can spare. For these packages we need empty shoes boxes, toiletries but no aerosols
please, sweets but no chocolate, loaf cakes such as tea bread and banana bread
and magazines. Also if you would like to write to a soldier, feel free to drop
a letter in the box. Thank you in advance for your support.
THANKS FROM
THE SPECIAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (SPRED) GROUP
Thanks from all at SPRED for
the warm welcome and generous donations. A very enjoyable time was had by all
at the barbecue and Mass last Saturday.
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.