BULLETIN
4 JULY 2010
FOURTEENTH
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 3
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday
3 July | Mass
at 10.00 am for Jim Power Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Rosetta and Betty McKay |
Sunday
4 July |
Sunday Mass
at 10.00 am for Alice Ferrie Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for the parishioners |
Monday
5 July | Mass at 10.00 am for Tom Atkins |
Tuesday
6 July |
No Mass in Saint Peter's |
Wednesday
7 July |
Mass at 10.00 am for Ronald McKay |
Thursday
8 July | Mass at 7.00 pm for Tommy Coulter |
Friday
9 July |
Mass at 10.00 am for John Maher |
Saturday
10 July | Mass
at 10.00 am for those who are sick Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for a special intention |
The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
Saturday
3 July | 7.00 pm | Private Function |
Sunday
4 July | 11.00
am | |
Monday
5 July | 7.00
to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm | Weight
Watchers Saint Vincent de Paul Society |
Tuesday
6 July | 11.00
am 7.00 to 8.00 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
Wednesday
7 July | 6.00
to 7.00 pm 7.00 pm | Karate |
Thursday
8 July | 1.30 to 3.00 pm | Cardiac Rehabilitation |
Saturday
10 July | 7.00 pm | Private Function |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
William Foley who died
recently;
Rosetta McKay 1994, Ian Moran 1975, Patrick Tourish
1986, Ryan Fleming 2002, Teresa Usher 2006,
Joseph Armstrong
1998, Mary Chapman 2009, Father Harry Farrell 1998, Martha Murphy 2001,
Donald
William Newall 1998, Andrew McVeigh 2000, Alexander Quigg 1999 and Catherine Teggart
1998
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 £678.26 - many thanks.
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 £289.11
- many thanks.
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 Pauline Taylor at 5.30 pm, Angela Body at 10.00 and Harry
Sammons at 12 noon.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group
2 at 5.30 pm, Group 5 at 10.00 and Group 7 at 12 noon.
SUNDAY
TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Kathleen Chapman’s team.
PAPAL VISIT ARRANGEMENTS
Pope Benedict XVI will visit the
United Kingdom from Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 September. The Pope will spend Thursday
16 in Scotland. He will celebrate Mass in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow in the early
evening of that day - the only public event. The Office for the Papal Visit has
written to say that tickets will be available, transport will be arranged, no
private cars will permitted within 45 minutes walk of the Park, shuttle buses
will bring people to and from the Park to the designated bus parking area. All
of the arrangements have to be finalised with Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde
Police. Full details will be made public soon and we are urged not to make any
private arrangements until full information is available.
PAPAL
VISIT COLLECTION
There are Gift Aid forms you can use for the Papal Visit collection.
If you put something in the collection, please fill in a form and drop it in.
An envelope with 'Papal Visit' can be used to contribute at any time.
Our total to date is £756.90.
HEART SPEAKS UNTO HEART
Heart
Speaks Unto Heart is a booklet to prepare for the Papal Visit and is available
free at the stall.
GALLOWAY
NEWS
The latest edition of Galloway News, the diocesan magazine, is available
at the stall.
FATHER
MICHAEL LYNCH AWARD FOR CITIZENSHIP
Congratulations to Caitlin
Young of Saint Peter’s Primary School, winner of this year’s Father
Michael Lynch Award For Citizenship. The award is made to
the pupil who over his or her time in school has consistently been an outstanding,
helpful member of the community.
VISITORS
Are you visiting us for Mass?
Please know that you are very welcome. During the 10.00 am Mass there is a Children’s
Liturgy provided for preschool children, children in Primaries 1 to 3 and a Sacramental
Programme for children in Primary 4. After the 10.00 am Mass, tea, coffee cakes
and buns are available in the Parish Centre. At all of our weekend Masses, we
have a second collection for our Parish Centre debt.
EVENING SAIL TO
ARRAN
There will be an evening sail to Arran on Thursday 22 July. The ferry
will leave Ardrossan Harbour at 6.00 pm and we will stay on board at Brodick then
return to Ardrossan at 8.15 pm. We will meet at Ferry Terminal where you can buy
your own tickets. Feel free to call off if weather is bad. Bring a picnic supper
and a little to share. We can meet on deck and enjoy the evening sail. This is
the poor man’s substitute for the Waverley which is not calling at Ardrossan this
year.
WORLD YOUTH DAY 2011 - MADRID
World Youth Day is an international
festival of Catholic faith with Pope Benedict XVI and thousands of young people
from all over the world. In 2011, a group will be taking part from Galloway Diocese.
It will leave on 11 August, travel through the port of Santander and spend a weekend
in the city of Salamanca. They will then travel to Madrid to be with the Pope
from 16 to 21 August. Once the Pope celebrates the final Mass, the Galloway group
will leave Spain and arrive back home on 23 August. To take part in this event,
you must be sixteen years old by the 31 July 2011. The total cost of the trip
will be £800. Booking forms are available from Father Martin Chambers on
01563 533587 or Mhartino2004@yahoo.co.uk.
To book a place a non-refundable deposit of £50 should be sent to Father
Martin by 1 August 2010.
ANNUAL DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO WHITHORN
The
annual diocesan pilgrimage to Whithorn will take place on Sunday 29 August. Mass
will be celebrated at Saint Ninian’s Cave at 4.00 pm and at the Church in the
town at 4.45 pm.
RENA
Rena is a project to recycle good furniture to
people who are granted new tenancies. Many of them are homeless and have very
little to furnish a house or flat. If you have furniture to donate, could spare
some time to volunteer office skills or drive the van, please phone 07743 497115
during office hours.
FRESH START
Fresh Start is a project to give starter
packs to people moving from homelessness into permanent housing. The packs include
towels, soap, cutlery, light bulbs, tin openers, soap, toothpaste and so on. Leaflets
are available and there will be a box in the porch. Some of these items will have
to be new to be suitable. Contact Sadie O’Reilly or phone 07563 724421 to volunteer
your help or to ask for more information.
50/50 CLUB
Congratulations
to the June 50/50 Club winners who each receive £25.
29
Rose McCann, 270 Beryl Meechan, 104 Michelle Morton, 263 Stuart McDonald
The
next draw will take place at the end of July. Any outstanding membership renewals
should be forwarded to the Promotor as soon as possible. You need to be in it
to win it. New members can join at any time. Just call Myriame Sammons on 469006.
PARISH
LOURDES GROUP
Lourdes water is available from Pam McGlynn at the stall. Please
bring a small bottle or purchase one the stall. This water is not blessed water
but comes from the Grotto at Lourdes and is free. Committee members thank all
who supported the recent Bingo in aid of Parish Lourdes Group funds. The sum raised
was £360. Sincere thanks to all for your continuing support. A Mass will
be offered in Lourdes next week for all our benefactors. Anyone interested in
joining the Parish Lourdes Group please phone Harry Sammons on 469006.
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.