BULLETIN 5
JUNE 2011
SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER IN YEAR 1
CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
4 June
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Mass at 10.00 am for Michael Pentleton Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Alison Dunn |
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Sunday
5 June
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Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am for all the children who were Confirmed and received
Holy Communion for the first time and the congregation |
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Monday 6 June
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Mass at 10.00 am for Moira Horsefield |
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Tuesday
7 June
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Mass at 10.00 am for the Brady and Hilferty families |
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Wednesday
8 June
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Mass at 10.00 am for Ken Stanisforth |
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Thursday
9 June
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Mass at 7.00 pm for the diamond wedding anniversary of Kitty and Joe Marshall |
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Friday
10 June
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Mass at 10.00 am for Carla Dickie |
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Saturday
11 June
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Mass
at 10.00 am for Alice Ferrie Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Tom Atkins |
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The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. |
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PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
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Saturday
4 June
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7.30 pm | Private Function |
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Sunday
5 June
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11.00
am |
Tea
and Coffee after Mass |
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Monday 6 June
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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 Rainbows Brownies Weight Watchers Saint Vincent de Paul Society |
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Tuesday
7 June
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11.00
am 7.30 to 8.30 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
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Wednesday
8 June
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6.00 pm |
Karate |
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Thursday
9 June
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1.30
to 3.00 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation Brownies Guides |
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Friday
10 June
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9.30 to 11.30 am | Parents and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Joseph Bale of our parish, Ken Stanisforth and Carla Dickie
who died recently;
James Boyle 2008, Gilbert Marshall 2007, Father Michael
Masterson 1997, Rose McKenzie 1996,
James Conaghan 1999, Mary Walsh 1954, Father Ninian Currie
OFM 2009, Alison Dunn 1994,
Margaret
O’Neill 2009, Patrick Clark 2002, Charles Coulter 2007, George West 1997,
Martin Francis Brown 1998,
Elizabeth
Dailly, Hilda Reid, John Spencer 2002, Alice Ferrie 2010, John Maher 2002
and Helen Taylor 1998
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 £653.38 - 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 £312.48
- 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.
COLLECTION ENVELOPES
Would you like collection envelopes for the coming year? Please contact the
Parish Office on 464063 or add your name to the list at the stall. Standing
Orders made through your bank are handier. Forms are available. If you pay
tax and sign a Gift Aid form then the Church is entitled to the tax paid on
your contributions. We apply and it is paid directly to the Church. You need
do nothing except sign a form. Could you consider putting a little bit more
in your collection? A new form is 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?
FUNDRAISING
Following my Financial Statement and my appeal about the work we need to do
on the church building, there is a 'brown envelope' collection. Please take
one home and read what is in it. Take as many as you like and drop them in
the collection bag. We received £20 this week to make the total so far
£7494. I am very grateful.
MISSION APPEAL
This weekend, there will be a Mission Appeal by the Columban Fathers. This
is our Annual Mission appeal. Give what you can.
PRAYERS FOR THE CHURCH IN CHINA
The Holy Father has asked for urgent prayers for the Church in China, asking
the intercession of our Blessed Lady to pray
for Christians in China.
READERS
Next
weekend's readers are Margaret Munn at 5.30 pm, Margaret
Harvey at 10.00 am 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
am and Group 7 at 12 noon.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
Next Sunday's Children's Liturgy helpers are Maria Paterson and Helen Pengilley
for the pre-5s, Lorraine Cullinane and Michelle Millar for primaries 1 and
2 and Frances Gemmell and Gayle Paterson for primary 3.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Sharon McLaughlin’s team.
SMITHSTONE HOUSE SUMMER FAYRE
A Summer Fayre will be held at Smithsone House, Kilwinning on Sunday 5 June
from 2.00 to 4.00 pm. This is an afternoon out for all the family.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
The Fourth Sunday of Easter - just past - each year is the World
Day of Prayer for Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life. It is the
responsibility of all of us. Have you thought about the next generation of
priests? Given the age of your priest, is it not likely that Saint Peter’s
will need a replacement quite soon? Where will he come from? Currently we
have no students in training and we ought to have. Could God be calling you
to priesthood? The Diocesan Vocations Director is Father Willie Boyd of Irvine.
Contact him on 01294 279130 for more information.
WORLD YOUTH DAY
The Pope invites young people from all over the world to gather every two
or three years for a festival of Catholic faith. This year, World Youth Day
will take place in Madrid. Thirty-four young people from Galloway diocese
are already taking part and there are three more places available. The group
leaves on 9 August to spend five days in Salamanca, a young and vibrant university
city where the Scots College which trained priests for Scotland is located.
There they will be welcomed by the young local church to share faith, culture
and friendship. The group will then travel to Madrid and stay there for six
days when there will be international youth gatherings, public prayer and
Mass, and youth festivals across the city, culminating in the final World
Youth Day event when two million young people are expected for Mass with Pope
Benedict. The group returns to Scotland on 23 August. The Church would love
you to be part of this life-changing event! You must be sixteen years old
by 9 August. The cost is £850 but your parish may be willing to support
fundraising for this event. For more information, visit www.Madrid11.com
or email the Diocesan Youth Officer, Father
Stephen McGrattan on info@rccumnock.org.uk.
SERVICE OF TAIZE PRAYER AND PRAISE FOR PENTECOST
There will be a service of Taize Prayer and Praise for Pentecost in Saint
Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Ardrossan on Wednesday 15 June at 7.30 pm. Everyone
is welcome.
HEATING SYSTEM AND SACRISTY
The heating system got its annual inspection recently - and the boiler was
condemned. I am grateful it is at a good time of the year. There is nothing
for it but a new boiler. I am looking into the possibility of a system which
in time can be used to heat the Parish Centre which presently has electric
heating. I will keep you posted. The Church gutters on the sea side have been
repaired and refitted and await painting. The back sacristy is being refitted
having been gutted. The brown envelopes will be a great help.
PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
The parish pilgrimage to Lourdes will be from 4 to 8 July 2011.
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
The diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes will be from 4 to 11 July 2011, flying
from Prestwick. Full details are on the poster and booking forms are available.
If you could make the journey as a sick pilgrim and want more information,
contact Janie Agnew or phone 07739 399222.
PAPAL BLESSINGS
Papal Blessings for a wedding, wedding anniversary or a special birthday can
be ordered at the stall. The cost of the parchment and postage is about £30.
Please leave plenty of time. There has been a problem. The last two ordered
have not arrived. It is being investigated. We hope to resume normal service
soon.
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.
50/50 CLUB
The 50/50 Club is an important fundraiser for the parish. If you
would like to join, please contact the promoter Myriame Sammons or phone 469006.
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
ANNE'S GUILD OUTING
Saint
Anne's Guild's bus for the outing to Stirling leaves from
the Church grounds at 10.00 am on Tuesday 7 June. We acknowledge the donation
of £200 for Church funds. It won’t pay for the new boiler but it is
very generous all the same.
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 eighteen. The work is difficult because there are many people
in our parish and community who require assistance with finance, advice and
encouragement. Please speak to Canon
Matt or any of the members. Saint Peter’s Conference wishes to
express sincere thanks to everyone who supported the Coffee Morning and Sale
by donating baking, raffle prizes, bric à brac, toys, books and so
on; to all who worked so hard by helping on the day and of course to everyone
who came to support the event and to buy so generously. A total of £917.63
was raised. The Conference has agreed to round up this amount and each of
three Twin Conferences in India and one in South Africa will therefore receive
£250.00.
VINE TRUST
The Vine Trust supports medical ships on the Amazonbringing hope to the poorest
of people. Sister Ann Mulhearn of South Beach Medical Practice will give a
talk on the Vine Trust in the Barony Church Hall, Ardrossan on Friday 10 June
at 7.30 pm. All are welcome.
KITS FOR KIDS
There is a box will be at the stall for any tokens from the Daily Record to
aid Tass Thistle Under Twelves Football Club. Thank you.
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.