BULLETIN 8
AUGUST 2010
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 3
CHURCH SERVICES
|
Saturday
7 August
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for a special intention Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for a special intention |
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Sunday
8 August
|
Sunday Mass
at 10.00 am for the parishioners Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for Esther Ferry |
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Monday
9 August
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Don Newall |
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Tuesday
10 August
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Catherine McEvoy |
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Wednesday
11 August
|
Requiem Mass at 10.00 am for Leslie Aitken |
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Thursday
12 August
|
Mass at 7.00 pm for Sheelagh Kelly |
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Friday
13 August
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Betty Reid |
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Saturday
14 August
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for Jim Murphy Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Janet Gee and Tom Atkins |
The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. | |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
|
Sunday
8 August
|
11.00
am |
Tea
and Coffee after Mass |
|
Monday
9 August
|
7.00
to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Weight
Watchers Saint Vincent de Paul Society |
|
Tuesday
10 August
|
11.00
am |
|
|
Wednesday
11 August
|
6.00
to 7.00 pm 7.00 pm |
Karate |
|
Thursday
12 August
|
1.30 to 3.00 pm |
Cardiac Rehabilitation |
|
Friday
13 August
|
2.30 pm | Private Function |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Leslie Aitken of our parish and Ann Kennedy (Kilwinning) who
died recently;
Qian Wang and Stephen Straub, Carly McHugh and Michael Monaghan,
Gail McCann and Steven Kennedy;
Yvonne Keegans and Mark McCormack and Fiona Griffin and
Christopher Ferrie who were married in July;
Bill Barton 2008, Edward Burns 1998, Karen Fitzpatrick 1981,
Canon Matthew
Littleton 1977,
Don Newall 2009, James Taylor 1997, Charlie Gilheaney 2007,
Agnes Long 2006, Maria Mathieson 1975,
Thomas Connelly 2007, Tracy Northcote 2009 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 £710.50 - 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 £315.18
- 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?
FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF MARY
This weekend, one of the Sisters of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary will
speak at the Masses.
READERS
Next
weekend's readers are Elsie Brodie at 5.30 pm, Sarah Guthrie at 10.00 am and
Ronnie Cairns at 12 noon.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 1 at 5.30 pm, Group 4 at 10.00
and Group 6 at 12 noon.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Kathleen Chapman’s team.
PAPAL VISIT ARRANGEMENTS
The Holy Father will celebrate Mass in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow on Thursday
16 September at 5.15 pm. So far, we have 82 confirmed requests for invitations.
These will be sent out to those on the list along with details of the transport
arrangements. The cost of the bus and the Pilgrim Pack - Mass Book, DVD and
so on - for everyone in Scotland is fixed at £20 per person regardless
of distance. We will look for this when we send out the invitations. Please
be aware, however, that help can be given to cover the expense. Individual
transport is not permitted, nor are people not with a registered group - we
are Group 207 - nor unaccompanied under-18s because of Child Protection rules.
Because of security, the police insist that we hold a list of the name and
contact details of everyone going to Bellahouston. It stays with us and will
not be shared. Please remember that it will be a long afternoon and evening
and is in the open-air. A folding seat, food and warm clothes would be useful.
Although the deadline has passed, some extra tickets have been requested so
we may be able to accommodate you if you let us know as soon as possisble.
Further details will be published as they become available.
HEART SPEAKS UNTO HEART
Heart Speaks Unto Heart is a booklet to prepare for the Papal Visit and is
available free at the stall.
PARISH
BARBECUE
We are looking to arrange a Parish Barbecue on Sunday 22 August. Is there
any interest? Let Canon
Matt
know.
ITALIAN NIGHT
We are looking to plan an Italian Night for the end of September.
YOUTH FOR LOURDES
A group of young people from the Diocese will travel to Lourdes to assist
the sick and then have a few days holiday together. The dates are 3 to 13
July 2011 and you must be between 16 and 23 years at that time. The cost is
£550. Full details can be obtained from Saint Teresa’s, Glasgow Road,
Dumfries, DG2 9DE, 01387 252603 or SaintTeresa97@yahoo.co.uk.
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.
STAMPS FOR SAINT PATRICK’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY
There is a box at the stall door for your stamps the proceeds of which pays
the salaries of catechists in various parts of Africa.
MARY'S
MEALS - PLEASE
CAN YOU HELP?
Mary's
Meals work
with some of the poorest people in Third World countries. They offer help
by collecting unwanted or unused clothing and bedding - all textiles - and
turning them into funds to carry out their work overseas. For better clothing,
they receive a better price but even from rags they can raise money. Last
year, the clothing collections generated the amazing sum of approximately
£76,000! The raffle raised the amazing sum of £154000. Black poly
bags filled with textiles could generate enough funds to feed a child in Malawi
for a year - approximately £6.15. Mary's
Meals
are currently feeding over 400000 worldwide and with your help we hope to
continue expanding our feeding programme. A room in the Parish Centre will
be available all day on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 August for donations. The
van will uplift after the Masses on Sunday 29 August. Mary's
Meals
regrets that they are unable to accept bric-a-brac or collect in the evening.
Raffle tickets will be sold after all Masses that weekend.
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.
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.
SAINT VINCENT DE
PAUL SOCIETY
The Society of St Vincent de Paul would like to invite any interested
person over eighteen years of age to join Saint Peter’s Conference and take
part in the work of the Society in making contact with and assisting those
who need help or support in the local Community of Ardrossan. This involves
attending the weekly meeting on a Monday evening which lasts about one hour,
taking a turn in assisting with the box collection after Sunday Masses and
visiting those who have requested assistance normally in twos no more than
one hour during the week. If you feel you may be able to help with this work,
please give your name and telephone number to any member of the Society. Thank
you for your help.
HOLY LAND INFORMATION EVENING
There will be a gathering for those who would like to find out more about
a tour of the Holy Land in 2012 on Sunday 29 August in Park Church, Ardrossan
at 7.30 pm. What is planned is a ten day trip to the Holy Land at the beginning
of May 2012, staying in Jerusalem and Tiberius, visiting many holy sites in
Israel and Palestine. For more details, please phone Ron or Sheila Lavelette
on 466849.
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.