BULLETIN 13
SEPTEMBER 2009
TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 2
CHURCH SERVICES
| Saturday
12 September | no
10.00 am Mass Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Frank Coyle and Frank Clarke |
| Sunday
13 September |
Sunday Mass
at 10.00 am for the Parishioners Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for Eamon Lennon |
| Monday
14 September | Mass at 10.00 am for Donald Cullinane |
|
Tuesday
15 September | Mass at 10.00 am for Stella Reid |
|
Wednesday
16 September | Mass at 10.00 am for Sadie Welsh |
|
Thursday
17 September | Mass at 7.00 pm for Frances McLaughlin and Hugh Donohoe |
|
Friday
18 September |
Mass at 10.00 am for Greta McGreevy |
|
Saturday
19 September | no
10.00 am Mass Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Christopher Forbes |
The Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries as early as you can. Thanks. | |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
|
Sunday
13 September | 11.00 am | |
|
Monday
14 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
15 September | 11.00
am 1.00 to 3.00 pm 7.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm | |
|
Wednesday
16 September | 6.00 to 7.00 pm | Karate |
|
Thursday
17 September | 1.30
to 3.00 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm | Cardiac
Rehabilitation Brownies Guides |
|
Friday
18 September | 9.30 to 11.30 am | Parents and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Charles McRoberts of Saint
Matthew's Academy, Saltcoats and Clare Gough who died recently;
John
Burns 1997, Patrick Joseph O’Hare 1955, Elizabeth Cawley 1997, John Marshall 2000,
James Lawson 1992,
Walter Jones 1985, Tom Howieson 2007,
Mary McLellan 2004, George Hall 2007, Victor and Charlotte Mitchell,
Frances
McLaughlin 2008, Hugh Donohoe 2008, Patrick Joseph McKay 1989, Sister Pauline
CP 1999,
Father
Alastair Tosh 2007 and Patricia Trainer 2002 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 £733.13. 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 £351.09 - many thanks.
RETIRED
PRIESTS' COLLECTION
A special collection for the Retired Priests Fund will
be taken on 26 and 27 September. Gift Aid envelopes are available at the back
of the Church.
READERS
Next
weekend's readers are Pauline Taylor at 5.30 pm, Sarah Guthrie at 10.00 am and
Ronnie Cairns at 12 noon.
CANON
MATT HOLIDAY
Canon
Matt
is on holiday till Thursday 24 September. Father Theo is saying the Saturday Masses
and Father John Kinsler the Sunday Masses. The Parish Office is open as usual
and Father Theo is in residence till the end of the month. Father Hayes (463461)
and Father Poland (463225) will cover funerals and so on. Mass on weekdays will
be as noted in the bulletin except on Saturdays when there will be no 10.00 am
Mass.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA)
RCIA gives an introduction
to the belief and practices of the Catholic Church to those who want to know about
it or those who want to re-find it. There will be an introductory meeting in the
Presbytery on Tuesday 6 October at 7.30 pm. Everyone is welcome to come along.
It is a journey that leads to Easter.
CHILDREN'S CONFIRMATION AND FIRST
COMMUNION
There will be a meeting in the Parish Centre for the parents involved
in Confirmatiion and First Communion on Thursday 1 October at 7.30 pm.
ITALIAN
NIGHT
The Italian Night is booked to take place on Friday 27 November. It is
mostly a sell-out. If you are still interested, please call the Parish Office
during the day on 464063 and ask about the waiting list.
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
The Children's Liturgy will continue
at 10.00 am Mass for the Preschool Group and the Primary 1 to 3 Group. As the
children in the Preschool Group are still very young, some are unable to tell
us their names clearly. We ask that next Sunday that you send a note with your
child to the next Liturgy Group and we will make a name card for them for the
subsequent weeks. 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.
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.
PARISH CENTRE
The Parish Centre is available
for functions. Please phone Michael or Fiona on 606424 for information and booking
forms. Booking conditions must be strictly adhered to.
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.
SOUND SYSTEM IN THE CHURCH
The sound system in the Church
continues to cause problems. I have had a professional sound firm in to look at
it and taken advice from a consultant who does not supply, but advises and as
I suspected there are several faults including the wrong mix of equipment, an
underpowered loop system that causes feedback. The system in the gallery is unfit
for what is expected of it. Too much is plugged into the box and several more
speakers are required in and under the gallery. The system which is in has been
added to too often. I will take advice and look to renewing the system. There
is a loop system in the Parish Centre which is wrongly installed. Once I know
fully what is involved, I’ll get back to you but I know we need to upgrade soon.
I feel envelopes coming on since we need the Church windows sealed before the
winter comes in.
DIOCESAN APPOINTMENTS
The Bishop has announced the
following appointments to take place over September and October:
-
Father Joe Boland to Saint Bride’s, West Kilbride
- Father
Martin Chambers to St Matthew’s, Kilmarnock, the Youth Office and Hospital Chaplaincy
-
Father William McFadden to Saint Andrew’s and Saint Cuthbert’s, Kirkcudbright
-
Father Jim Hayes to stay in St Mary’s, Saltcoats and become Director of the Youth
for Lourdes Group
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.
BROWNIES AND GUIDES BINGO
The
Brownies and Guides are having a Bingo Night in aid of the Parish Centre on Thursday
1 October. Doors open at 6.30 pm for a 7.00 pm start. Tickets can be purchased
at the door. Raffle tickets and refreshments will be available. Everyone is welcome
to come along.
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.