BULLETIN 19
JULY 2009
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 2
CHURCH
SERVICES
|
Saturday
18 July | Requiem
Mass at 10.00 am for
Stella Reid Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Robert McCrae |
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Sunday
19 July |
Sunday Mass
at 10.00 am for the Parishioners Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for Bobby McLaren |
| Monday
20 July |
Mass at 10.00 am for Molly Gordon Mass at 7.00 pm in Saint Brendan's Church, Saltcoats to commemorate its closing |
| Tuesday
21 July | Mass at 10.00 am for Gavin Finnegan |
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Wednesday
22 July | Mass at 10.00 am for James and Agnes Connaghan |
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Thursday
23 July | Mass at 7.00 pm for Felix and Greta Murphy |
|
Friday
24 July |
Mass at 10.00 am for Rebecca and James Murray |
|
Saturday
25 July | Mass
at 10.00 am for
Eddie Cunningham Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for John Harper |
The Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries as early as you can. Thanks. | |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
Saturday
18 July | 7.00 pm | Private Function |
|
Sunday
19 July | 11.00 am | |
|
Monday
20 July | 7.00
to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Weight
Watchers |
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Tuesday
21 July | 11.00
am 7.00 to 8.00 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
|
Wednesday
22 July | 6.00 to 7.00 pm | Karate |
|
Thursday
23 July | 1.30 to 3.00 pm | Cardiac Rehabilitation |
Saturday
25 July | 7.00 pm | Private Function |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
John Honeywell (United
States) and Stella Reid of our Parish and formerly of Saint Peter’s PrimarySchool
who
died recently;
Mr and Mrs Francis Breslin 1976, Brian Narducci
2000, Gordon Joseph Cardinal Gray 1993, Monsignor John Barry 2003,
John
McJay 1993, Geoffrey Kelly 1906, Agnes McCourt 2000, Charlie Gribben 2002, Elizabeth
Nicholson 2003,
Julia Grogan 1971, Joseph Mulgrew 2002, Mary
McPolin 1987, Bobby McLaren 2007, Margaret Donnelly 1953,
Rebecca
Murray 2004, Annie Quigg 1972, Alex Quigg 1997, Annie Walsh 1969 and Eddie Cunningham
1992
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
£740.84. 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? The recession is hitting everyone.
Thanks for the support you manage to give the Parish.
PARISH
CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Parish Centre amounted
to £341.92 - many thanks.
READERS
Next
weekend's readers are Louise Moore at 5.30 pm, Annie Watt at 10.00 am and Jim
Delahunt at 12 noon.
LEGION
OF MARY TEAM FROM IRELAND
The Legion of Mary team from Ireland gives very many
thanks to all who assisted in hosting, catering or entertaining. The team thoroughly
enjoyed their time with us. The team visited 2407 houses in Ardrossan though at
about half they got no reply. No one in the Town was hostile to them and they
were received with courtesy. Equally we hope that they did not offend or antagonise
anyone.
50-50 CLUB
A few members of the 50/50 Club still need to bring
their payments up-to-date as soon as possible. The next draw for August will take
place on the first Sunday in August. New members are welcome anytime. Please contact
Myriame Sammons for information.
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 and over sixty tickets have gone.
PARISH BARBECUE
We will have
a Parish Barbecue on the afternoon of Sunday 16 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.
CARITAS IN VERITATE
Caritas
in Veritate, the new Encyclical Letter of Pope Benedict on finance, banking and
justice in our society, is now published. It can be purchased at the stall for
the discounted price of £1.
ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO THE CAVE OF SAINT
NINIAN
The annual pilgrimage to the cave of Saint Ninian will take place on
Sunday 30 August. The will be Mass at the Cave at 4.00 pm with Mass in the Church
at 4.45 pm for those who find the walk to the Cave difficult.
BENEDICTINE
CONVENT IN LARGS
The Sisters of the Benedictine Convent invite you to join
them for a period of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament to pray for our priests.
Either drop in during the day, attend Mass at 12 noon or to make an organised
visit, for example, in the evening. Contact Mother Prioress, 5 Mackerston Place,
Largs, KA30 8BY on 01475 687320.
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 WEBSITE – FOUR YEARS
OLD
Saint Peter's website was launched four years ago on 13 July 2005. The
site has nearly 1000 pages, 625 pictures, 267 bulletins between 1960 and 2009,
over 7000 links, some audio and video clips and been viewed in 45 countries by
over 40600 visitors. 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, SALTCOATS
The closing Mass in Saint Brendan's Church will
be offered on Monday 20 July at 7.00pm. 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.
FATHER
STEPHEN SHARKEY
Father Stephen Sharkey is presently in Helmand province in
Afghanistan. He has requested our help and prayers for the troops. 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. Please remember that some of our soldiers are
female. 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.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
We
would like to thank all who have volunteered this past year to allow our excellent
Children’s Liturgy program to continue. We look forward to working with you again
next year. As always, we are looking for more volunteers to be able to continue
the Liturgy program. If your child is joining our Liturgy at any stage next year,
please consider volunteering. If there are any sixteen or seventeen year olds
that would consider volunteering, please contact Annie Watt or the Parish Office
on 464063. Thank you.
RETREAT
There
are four places available for the retreat to Drumalis, Larne on 18 to 20 September.
For more information, contact Lettie Anderson.
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.