BULLETIN 9
JANUARY 2011
FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD IN YEAR 1
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday
8 January
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Sheila McLaughlin Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for a special intention |
Sunday
9 January
|
Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am for Hugh Henry |
Monday 10 January
|
Requiem Mass at 9.00 am for Alice Sibbald |
Tuesday
11 January
|
No
Mass in Saint Peter's |
Wednesday
12 January
|
Requiem Mass at 10.00 am by Father Gerry Donnelly for Pat Cahill |
Thursday
13 January
|
Feast
of Saint Mungo No Mass in Saint Peter's Mass offered elsewhere for Pat McCann |
Friday
14 January
|
No Mass in Saint Peter's |
Saturday
15 January
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Mary Coulter Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for James Morrison |
The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
Sunday
9 January
|
11.00
am |
Tea
and Coffee after Mass |
Monday 10 January
|
5.30
to 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Rainbows Brownies Weight Watchers Saint Vincent de Paul Society |
Tuesday
11 January
|
11.00
am 7.00 to 8.00 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
Wednesday
12 January
|
6.00
to 7.00 pm 7.00 pm |
Karate |
Thursday
13 January
|
1.30
to 3.00 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Alice Sibbald of our parish, Patrick Cahill of our parish, John
McCourt (Kilwinning), Joe Fitzpatrick,
James Morrison and George Laing who died recently;
Joseph Gibbons 1973, Hugh Henry 2008, Joan McCallum 2001, Rosina
McPeake, John Aitken 2001,
Christine Cassidy 1998, Mary Donnelly 2006, Eamon Lennon
2009, Kathleen
Tritschler 2006, Roy White 1993,
Cecilia McCurdie 2005, James McNamara 1982, Mary Guilfoyle
2005, Ishbel McCarroll 1983,
Monica McDonald 1997, David Stirling 2004, Mary Coulter
1978 and Elizabeth Walsh 2005
whose anniversaries occur at this time and those who are sick.
Information for the anniversary
list is appreciated.
SACRAMENT OF FORGIVENESS
The Sacrament of Forgiveness is available at any suitable time as well as
from 4.30 pm before the Vigil Mass on Saturday evenings.
OFFERTORY COLLECTION
Last weekend's Offertory collection amounted to £709.95 - 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 £253.05
- 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 Elsie Brodie at 5.30 pm, Robert Cooper
at 10.00 am and Marade Griffin at 12 noon.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 2 at 5.30 pm, Group 3 at 10.00
am and Group 6 at 12 noon.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Kathleen Chapman's team.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
Next Sunday's Children's Liturgy helpers are Yvette Thorpe and Emma Paterson
for the pre-5s, Jacqueline Smith and Michelle Millar for primaries 1 and 2,
Lorraine Cullinane and Kerry Scott for primary 3 and Frances Gemmell and Gayle
Paterson for primary 4.
FATHER
GABRIEL
Father
Gabriel
begins another couple of weeks treatment at the Beatson Hospital this week.
Please remember him in your prayers.
CANON MATT
Canon Matt is
on a break from Monday till Friday. The Parish Office will be staffed as usual
and Father Bell, Saltcoats (463461) and Father Donnell, Dalry (832181) are
available.
PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 2011
The parish pilgrimage to Lourdes will be from Monday 4 to Friday 8 July 2011.
The costs are £413 for bed and breakfast, £448 for half board
and £490 for full board. We need to get and pay for a coach to and from
Manchester but there will be direct flights to and from Lourdes. This involves
an early start from Ardrossan. Anyone interested in joining the Group or who
would like to know more details, please contact Harry Sammons or phone 01294
469006. Booking forms are available now.
CATHOLIC DIARY 2011
Catholic diaries for 2011 are available from the stall.
BURNS SUPPER
The
Burns Supper will take place on Saturday 12 February 2011. Angus Middleton,
President of the Robert Burns World Federation in 2006-2007, will deliver
The Immortal Memory. Angus is pictured right. Reverend Jim Smith MBE, minister
of the Evangelical Union Church, Ardrossan, will propose the Toast to the
Lassies and Elizabeth McLardy MBE, North Ayrshire councillor for Dalry and
West Kilbride will reply. Other participants are Bill Andrew, Angela Body,
Canon
Matt, George McGrattan MBE, Michael McCulloch, Ciaran
Sinclair and Peter Timmons. The Supper will start at the earlier time of 7.00
pm and patrons are asked to be seated by 6.50 pm. Tickets cost £12.50
and must be booked in advance though the Parish Office on 01294 464063. Patrons
can request group seating arrangements to be with friends and vegetarian meals
are available with notice as an alternative to the traditional Burns Supper
main course. More details can be seen on the Burns
Supper page on www.SaintPeterInChains.net.
JUSTICE AND PEACE NEWSLETTER
If you would like a free copy of the National Justice and Peace Magazine,
please phone 0141 333 0238.
REDUNDANT MOBILE PHONES AND COPIER CARTRIDGES
Redundant mobile phones and copier cartridges are required by the pupils of
Saint Matthew’s Academy who can turn them into good money for charity. There
is a box in the porch.
SPECIAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION GROUP (SPRED)
Thank you to the ladies at the stall for remembering SPRED in the Christmas
Raffle. Your gift of £50 is very much appreciated. SPRED meets in Saint
John’s Parish Hall, Stevenston on Wednesday evenings from 7.00 to 9.0 pm.
If you know anyone who may be interested or would benefit from the SPRED group,
please contact Liz Petrie at the SPRED Centre, Queen Margaret Academy, Ayr
on 01292 263196 or 01294 467296.
50/50 CLUB
The 50/50 Club is an important fund raiser for the parish. If you would like
to join, please contact the promoter, Myriame Sammons or phone 469006.
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.
PAINTING
Some
years ago, in the gallery, there was a painting
of Saint Peter receiving the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven from Christ. It
was removed since it was falling into disrepair. Does anyone remember the
painting? Any idea who painted it or where it came from? Please let Canon
Matt or George McGrattan know. Alternatively, email WebsiteAuthor@SaintPeterInChains.net.
MARY'S
MEALS,
SCOTTISH
CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL AID FUND
AND THE MISSIONARY SOCIETIES
These charities are always in need of any help you can give them.
LEGION OF MARY
The Legion of Mary meets
weekly and prays for the parish. The members visit the sick and house-bound.
The Legion can always do with new male and female members giving as much or
as little time as they can afford. Speak to Canon
Matt or any of the members.
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
The Saint Vincent de Paul Society
meets weekly, assists with the passkeeping and collecting duties in
Church and runs a telephone helpline for those in financial difficulty. To
ensure its survival, the Society urgently requires new male and female members.
You must be over 18. The work is difficult. There are many people in our parish
and community who require assistance with finance, advice and ncouragement.
“The harvest is great, but the labourers few.” Please speak to Canon
Matt or any of the members.
SAINT
ANNE'S GUILD
Saint
Anne's Guild meets weekly on a Tuesday at 7.00 pm. It is
open to all women in the parish and beyond. Speak to any of the members and
feel free to join any of the meetings.
IGNATIAN PRAYER GROUP
Each month, the Ignatian Prayer Group meets on the first Wednesday at 7.30
pm, the second Tuesday at 7.30 pm and the last Tuesday at 2.00 pm.
STANECASTLE SCHOOL PETITION
There is a petition to save Stanecastle School at the stall.
PRAYER REQUESTS
We have had a request from the Bishop of Sudan to pray for peace in their
country. The people are suffering very badly. Leaflets are available. There
is also an urgent request from the Holy Father that we pray for the Church
in China. There is renewed repression of the Church.
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.