BULLETIN 30
AUGUST 2009
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 2
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday
29 August | 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 Johnny Kelly |
Sunday
30 August |
Sunday Mass
at 10.00 am for Brian Langridge Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for the Parishioners and Anne McCormick |
Monday
31 September | Mass at 10.00 am for Desmond McGarvey |
Tuesday
1 September | Mass at 10.00 am for George Dickie |
Wednesday
2 September | Mass at 10.00 am for Don Newell |
Thursday
3 September | Mass at 7.00 pm for Claire Neilson |
Friday
4 September |
Mass at 10.00 am for Andrew McCarroll |
Saturday
5 September | Mass
at 10.00 am for
Harry Currie Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Margaret McLeod |
The Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries as early as you can. Thanks. |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
Saturday
29 August | 7.00 pm | Private Function |
Sunday
30 August | 11.00 am | |
Monday
31 September | 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
1 September | 11.00
am 1.00 to 3.00 pm 7.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm | |
Wednesday
2 September | 6.00 to 7.00 pm | Karate |
Thursday
3 September | 1.30
to 3.00 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm | Cardiac
Rehabilitation Brownies Guides |
Friday
4 September | 9.30
to 11.30 am 7.00 pm | Parents
and Toddlers Private Function |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Noelle Collins, Rose McCafferty
(America) and Annie Smyth who died recently;
Sister
Mary Peter 1999, James McGrattan 1982, John Stewart, Thomas Wright 2008, Grant
Middlemiss 2005,
Flight Lieutenants Rick Harrison and Pete
Mosley who died in an air crash in 1994, John Sherry 2005,
Samuel
Cooper 1999, Helen Mulhearn, Ella Kirk 1996, Canon Myles Moriarty 1989, Michael
Brown 1958,
Cathie Mitchell 2006, James Graham 1993, Margaret
Nicol 2007, Janette Little 2008, and Frank Coyle 2008
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 £680.67. 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 £307.66 - many thanks.
READERS
Next
weekend's readers are Elsie Brodie at 5.30 pm, Angela Body at 10.00 am and Jim
Delahunt at 12 noon.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations
to Mark and Laura and Tracy and Craig who were married last weekend.
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.
NEW ALTAR SERVERS
We are always glad to welcome new
Altar Servers - just come along and try it on a Saturday evening or Sunday morning.
You must be in Primary 5 or above.
MARY'S
MEALS
Mary's Meals took 120 bags of textiles and the raffle raised £1177.
Very many thanks for you support to this great charity.
CANON
MATT HOLIDAY
Canon
Matt
will on holiday from Monday 7 to Thursday 24 September. The Parish Office will
be open as usual. Father Theo should be in residence. Father Hayes (463461) and
Father Poland (463225) will cover funerals and so on. Mass on weekdays will be
as noted in the bulletin.
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 110 tickets have gone.
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.
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.
HELP FOR THE SOLDIERS
IN AFGHANISTAN
Father Stephen Sharkey, Padre of the Fourth Rifles in Helmand
Province, Afghanistan, has written to thank us for the help we give to the soldiers
by the parcels we send. We have now sent over a hundred shoe box parcels. We send
sweets - no chocolate please, toiletries - no aerosols please, small tins of tuna
and salmon, Supernoodles, cup-a-soup, biscuits and cakes and other odds and ends.
We always include rosaries, medals, and so on. We will collect for a few weeks
yet with a view to creating some Christmas parcels and are grateful for all you
can donate in the box at the stall. Thanks.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
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, please consider volunteering.
If there are any sixteen years old or above that would consider volunteering,
please contact Annie Watt or the Parish Office on 464063. Thank you.
PARISH
REGISTRATION
We still do not have an up-to-date register of Parishioners - even those who
come to Mass. Many of you have filled in the little green forms - thanks -
and that is all you have to do. Some haven’t got round to it yet and we would
be grateful if you would do it. The Parish website has a link
for you to forward your name, address and phone number.
NATIONAL PILGRIMAGE
TO CARFIN
The national pilgrimage to Carfin will be held on Sunday 6 September.
The pilgrimage is in honour of Saint John Ogilvie with concelebrated Mass at 3.00
pm. Immediately after Mass, there will be a Rosary Procession to the Lourdes Shrine.
There will be a bus from the Parish if numbers allow. It will leave the Church
at 1.15 pm and return at 5.30 pm to Saint Peter's for 6.30 pm approximately. All
children under 16 must be with an Adult. The cost will be about £6. The
list for names is in the porch. Please complete it this weekend if possible or
contact Harry Sammons.
NEW LICENSING LAWS
Due to the new laws, a drinks
license for the Parish Centre must be obtained 28 days in advance. If children
are to be present, then the number of children must be noted on the application
form. There can be no exceptions to the legislation. Please keep this in mind
if you wish to use the Parish Centre. We are unable to get a licence at short
notice.
CHILD AND ADULT PROTECTION CONFERENCE
Child and vulnerable adult
protection is very important to the Diocese and is good practice. A Child and
Vulnerable Adult Protection Conference will be held on Wednesday 23 September
in Saint Paul’s Hall, Ayr. The evening will explore the role of the Parish Coordinator.
The Police and counsellors will talk on sexual abuse and managing risk. Any parishioner
who is interested is welcome to come along.
RACE NIGHT
A rece night
with light supper and entertainment in aid of The Ayrshire Hospice, will be held
in the Parish Centre on Friday 11 September at 7.30pm. Come and join in the fun
and support the wonderful work of the hospice. Tickets cost £5 each are
available form Kathleen McCallum or the Parish Office. Alternatively, participants
can pay at the door.
SAINT
ANNE'S GUILD
Saint
Anne's Guild reopens
on Tuesday 1 September. New members are welcome.
HEALING CONFERENCE AND
HEALING SERVICE
A one day Healing Conference and Healing Service will be held
on Saturday 19 September from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm in the Couper Institute, 86
Clarkston Road, Glasgow, G44 3DA. Please bring a packed lunch. All are welcome.
THANKS
Grateful
thanks to Saint Clare for favours received. May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised,
adored and glorified and loved today and every day throughout the world. Amen.
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.