BULLETIN 3
JANUARY 2010
FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY IN YEAR 3
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday
2 January | No
Mass at 10.00 am Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Alex Fitzpatrick |
Sunday
3 January |
Sunday Mass
at 10.00 am for Susan Connor Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for the Parishioners |
Monday
4 January | Mass
at 10.00 am for a special intention Vigil for the Deceased at 6.00 pm for Catherine McEvoy |
Tuesday
5 January | Requiem Mass at 10.00 am for Catherine McEvoy |
Wednesday
6 January | Mass at 10.00 am for Agnes Slaven |
Thursday
7 January | Mass at 7.00 pm for Danny Connaghan |
Friday
8 January |
Mass at 10.00 am for Norman Lamont |
Saturday
9 January | Mass
at 10.00 am for Hugh Henry Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm in thanksgiving |
The Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries as early as you can. Thanks. |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
Sunday
3 January | 11.00 am | |
Tuesday
5 January | 7.00
to 8.00 pm |
Keep Fit |
Wednesday
6 January | 6.00
to 7.00 pm |
Karate |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Catherine McEvoy of our parish, Betty McCabe (Largs), Rose
Murphy (Stevenston), Father Patrick Burns
(Comboni Missionary who served with the Verona Fathers in
Ardrossan) who died recently;
Sister Imelda Cross and Passion 2000, Sister Marie Celeste
Cross and Passion 2000, Frank Clark 2009,
Charles Retzbach 2000, Patrick Braniff 1991, Isabella Keenan
1939, Celia Ralston 2007, Patrick Cawley 2001
Helen McCluskey 2004, James Burns 1955, Leda Biagioni 2007,
Canon Peter Fitzpatrick 1952, John Cahill 1989,
Danny Higgins 2009, Bernard McLaughlan 1984, Robert Colvin 1998,
Gerard Fairhurst 2003, Derek Tomelty 2003,
Patricia Brennan 2005, Joseph Gibbons 1973 and Hugh Henry
2008 whose anniversaries occur at this time
and those who are sick.
Information for the anniversary list is appreciated.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
May 2010 bring all of us God’s blessing and keep us safe.
OFFERTORY COLLECTION
Last weekend's Offertory collection amounted to £511.85 and the Christmas
Mass collections totalled £1443.95. We are grateful for your generous
support of the Parish and the Diocese to which we pay a monthly levy of £1250.
PARISH CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Parish Centre amounted to £224.49
- many thanks. Each month we pay off our Parish Centre debt by £3000.
BANKER'S
ORDERS
Have you thought of using a Bankers Order? It assists us with the safe handling
of cash. Banker's Orders for the Parish and Centre amount to an average of
£3800 per month. Forms are available.
GIFT AID
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. Forms are available.
WILLS
Would you consider remembering Saint Peter's in your will?
READERS
Next
weekend's readers are Katriona Pollock at 5.30 pm, Annie Watt at 10.00 am
and Harry Sammons at 12 noon.
THANKS
Many thanks to everyone who worked so hard to ensure that the Christmas Services
ran so smoothly - to George, PJ and to the sacristans and servers, to the
Musicians, to Evelyne for the flowers, the Readers and Ministers of Holy Communion
and to all who are so generous to the Parish and its Priest.
HOLY COMMUNION
If you are at Mass find it difficult to get down for Communion, please come
to the front or you could ask whoever is with you to ask for a sacred host
to bring to you in your seat.
BURNS
SUPPER
The
Burns
Supper will be held in the Parish Centre on Saturday 23 January
2010. Patrons are asked
to be seated by 7.20 pm for a prompt 7.30 pm start. Ciaran Sinclair will pipe
in the top table guests and the haggis, Bill Andrew will address the haggis,
Bill Nolan, past president of Irvine Burns Club will propose The Immortal
Memory, Eric Allan, head teacher of Saint Matthew's Academy, Saltcoats will
propose the Toast to the Lassies and the reply will be given by Mary-Rose
Martin, head teacher of Ardrossan Academy. Catering will be done by the Parish
Centre team. More information on this and previous Burns
Suppers are on Saint Peter's website. Tickets
costing £10 are on sale at the Parish Office on 464063.
CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL
If you or a family member is going into Crosshouse Hospital and wishes a visit
from the hospital Chaplain, please let us know. The Chaplain is Father Martin
Chambers and his telephone number is 01563 533587. 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
Thank you for all your kind donations to our shoebox parcel appeal. We have
more gifts than we can handle at the moment. We will restart the appeal in
the new year.
BEING
CATHOLIC WEBSITE
The Catholic Church in Scotland has a new website advertising meetings and
courses which you might find interesting. The address is www.BeingCatholic.org.
STAMPS FOR SAINT PATRICK’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY
Father John McLaughlin has written to thank us for the stamps we send. The
Missions still get help from used stamps. There is a box by the stall door.
Thanks.
SUNDAY TEAS
Is
there a group of friends who would like to form a new Sunday Teas team? Please
speak to us about it.
WORLD'S LARGEST BIBLE
The entire text of the Bible incorporated into an image of Michelangelo's
Creation of Adam will be on display in the Parish Centre over a weekend. The
date will be notified.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
If you are a parent or guardian of a child preparing to take the sacraments
this year, would you consider volunteering with the sacramental preparation
group that your child attends at 10.00 am Mass? If you are interested, please
contact the Parish Office on 464063 or Annie Watt.
HILLHOUSE CARE
Hillhouse Care is the new name for The Innocents in Kilmarnock and continues
to care for children in need as before. They always welcome children's clothing
in good condition. Contacts are 01563 523362 and HillhouseCare@gmail.com.
IT’S THE EUCHARIST, THANK GOD
It's The Eucharist, Thank God is the title of a new book by Bishop Taylor.
It is on sale from Decani Books, Oak House, 70 High Street, Brandon, IP27
0AU for £8.50. It is Bishop Taylor’s reflection on the Mass and Liturgy
together with some personal reflections.
POPE
BENEDICT
Pope Unhurt After Being Knocked Down - Vatican City, 24 December 2009
Pope Benedict XVI is unhurt after he was knocked down tonight as he entered
Saint Peter's Basilica to celebrate the Christmas Vigil Mass, reports a Vatican
spokesman. Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press
office, told reporters that an 'apparently unbalanced'woman jumped the barriers
and ran toward the Pope and knocked him to the ground as he walked down the
main aisle toward the altar. The woman also collided with Cardinal Roger Etchegaray,
87, who also fell to the ground. The Holy Father, 82, got back on his feet
quickly. When seeing that the Pontiff recovered, the thousands who had gathered
in the Basilica for Mass cheered. Cardinal Etchegaray, who is the former president
of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, was taken to the hospital
for a check-up. The woman was seized by bodyguards and was arrested by the
police and taken in for questioning. The Christmas Vigil Mass was celebrated
for the first time in recent memory at 10.00 pm, instead of at midnight, in
an effort to make Christmas 'a little less tiring for the Pope.'
CANON MATT
Canon
Matt will be away from home from Monday 11 to Friday 15
January. Father Jim Hayes (463461), Father Martin Poland (463225) and Father
Gabriel
will cover.
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE AT THE STALL:
Betty raised £114.50 through the Christmas raffle. It is shared by the
Special Religioue Education Group (SPRED), HCPT - The Pilgrimage Trust and
the Lourdes Group. Many thanks for your support
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.