BULLETIN
6
JANUARY 2013
SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY IN YEAR 3
CHURCH
SERVICES
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Saturday
5 January
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Mass
at 10.00 am for Doris Coulter and Hugh McGowan |
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Sunday
6 January
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Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
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Monday 7 January
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Mass at 10.00 am for Alice Sibbald and Doris Coulter |
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Tuesday
8 January
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Mass at 10.00 am for Joyce Feeney and Owen Biggins |
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Wednesday
9 January
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No Mass in Saint Peter's |
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Thursday
10 January
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No
Mass in Saint Peter's |
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Friday
11 January
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No
Mass in Saint Peter's Mass in Saint Mary's, Saltcoats and Saint John's, Stevenston at 10.00 am Mass offered elsewhere for Una Gallagher |
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Saturday
12 January
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No
Mass in Saint Peter's |
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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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Sunday
6 January
|
11.30 am |
|
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Monday 7 January
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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 9.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers Rainbows Brownies Saint Vincent de Paul Society |
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Tuesday
8 January
|
11.00
am 7.30 to 8.30 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
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Wednesday
9 January
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7.00
to 8.00 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Zumba Cardio 40 Toning |
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Thursday
10 January
|
4.00
to 8.15 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Dancing
Class |
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Friday
11 January
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9.30 to 11.30 am | Parents and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Owen Biggins, Kit Kean (Stevenston, sister of Nan Donohoe),
Eileen Sheer (Clydebank) and Jimmy Craig (Kilbirnie)
who died recently;
Leda Biagioni 2007, James Burns 1955, Patrick Cawley 2001, Canon
Peter Fitzpatrick 1952, Helen McCluskey 2004,
John Cahill 1989, Danny Higgins 2009, Patricia Brennan 2005,
Robert Colvin 1998, Gerard Fairhurst 2003,
Bernard McLaughlan 1984, Derek Tomelty 2003, Joseph Gibbons 1973,
Hugh Henry 2008, Joan McCallum 2001,
Rosina McPeake, Terence Murphy 1989, John Aitken 2001, Kathleen
Brown 2012, Christine Cassidy 1998,
Mary Donnelly 2006, Eamon Lennon 2009, Kathleen
Tritschler 2006 and Roy White 1993 whose anniversaries occur
at this time and those who are sick.
If a member of your family or a friend is sick, please let us know and
give us the details. Father Chambers (01563 533587)
is the chaplain to Crosshouse Hospital and Canon Keegans (01292 263488) is
the chaplain to Ayr Hospital. The priest on
call can be contacted through the ward.
If deceased members of your family are not on our anniversary
list, please tell Canon
Matt, the parish office or
contact
WebsiteAuthor@SaintPeterinChains.net.
SUNDAY MASS TIMES
Sunday Mass times
in Saint Peter's are 5.30 pm Vigil and 10.30 am. Sunday
Mass times in other local parishes can be
seen here.
CANON MATT
Canon
Matt is on holiday from 8 to 17 January. Father John McLean
and Monsignor Dan Hart will supply at the weekend. There will be no weekday
Mass from Wednesday 9 to Wednesday 16 January. We will be back to normal soon.
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 £811.07 - 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 £324.88
- 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
Gift Aid is a vital source of income. All that is needed is that you pay tax.
You simply declare that you give funds to the Church. We do the rest. Why
not sign a form today? We get back an extra 25p for every £1 you give
the Church in your weekly collection or by way of a donation. There is no
need to cancel or renew it. We simply claim in the income we receive.
WILLS
Would you consider remembering Saint Peter's in your will?
CHURCH REPAIRS
The help you give for Church repairs by dropping in a white envelope from
time to time is invaluable. Recent donations of £100 bring the total
to £5014.50. Work is needed on the sacristy roof. It leaks badly.
READERS
Next weekend's readers are Elsie Brodie at 5.30
pm and Robert Cooper at 10.30 am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 2 at 5.30 pm and Group 4 at
10.30 am.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Sadie Gilmour’s team.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
The Children's Liturgy restarts on 13 January.
VERONA FATHERS' CALENDARS
The Verona Fathers thank everyone for their support in buying their calendars.
£257 was raised by their sale. The calendars are still available from
the stall.
BURNS SUPPER
Some tickets are still available for the Burns Supper which will take place
in the Parish Centre on Saturday 26 January 2013 at 7.00 pm. Patrons are asked
to be seated by 6.50 pm. The Chief Executive Officer of the General Teaching
Council for Scotland, Tony Finn, will deliver The Immortal Memory. The Reverend
Sandy Montgomerie of Saint Andrew's Scottish Episcopal Church, Ardrossan will
propose the Toast to the Lassies and Anne Clarke formerly of North Ayrshire
Council will reply. Other participants are Canon
Matt,
Bill Andrew, Michael McCulloch, George McGrattan, Stephen Quigg and Ciaran
Sinclair. Tickets cost £12.50 and should be booked in advance though
the Parish Office on 01294 464063. Patrons can request group seating arrangements
to be with friends. Vegetarian meals are available with notice as an alternative
to the traditional Burns Supper main course. Photographs and more details
of the participants can be seen on the Burns Supper page of Saint Peter's
website.
DIOCESAN
PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
The Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes is from Monday 8 July to Monday 15 July
2013, flying from Prestwick. All inclusive prices are from £679 per
person sharing. Full details are available from Joe Walsh Tours on 0141 530
5060 or info@JoeWalshTours.ie.
LAPEL CROSSES
Cardinal O’Brien called on all Catholics to 'wear a cross with pride' these
days. We have a few lapel crosses available at the stall.
PAPAL
BLESSINGS
Papal Blessings for a wedding, wedding anniversary or a special birthday can
be ordered at the stall. The price of the parchment and postage has gone up
drastically. We now have to ask £40 for the Blessing. Please leave plenty
of time.
SAINT PETER'S CD OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC
A compact disc of Christmas Music by the children of Saint Peter’s Primary
School Choir is on sale at the stall for £5.00. Proceeds go to the school
with a donation to the Church.
A SHORT HISTORY OF SAINT BRENDAN’S CHURCH, SALTCOATS
The book, A Short History Of Saint Brendan's Church, Saltcoats is now available
from the stall at Saint
Mary's Church, Saltcoats for £10.
SAINT MATTHEW'S ACADEMY BURNS SUPPER AND CEILIDH
Saint Matthew’s Academy Sixth Year HCPT is fundraising to send four sixth
year pupils, one first year pupil and one second year pupil to Lourdes with
HCPT this Easter. In order to do this, we have to raise £5000. To help
us achieve this target, we have organised a Burns Supper and Ceilidh in the
school auditorium with traditional music being provided by our very own Mr
Liam Stewart! Please come along and support us in this event and help give
our disadvantaged young people the chance of a lifetime with an all expenses
paid trip to this important shrine of Our Lady. Tickets cost £8.00 per
person and can be obtained by telephoning the school on 01294 606680. We look
forward to seeing you and assure you of a wonderful evening on Thursday 24
January from 7.00 to 10.30 pm.
YEAR OF FAITH
An adult education course for the Year of Faith will be held in Saint Bride’s,
West Kilbride on some Thursday evenings from 7.30 to 9.00 pm. The next session
on 24 January 2013 is A Modern Church in a Modern World by Dr Theodora Hawksley.
A leaflet is available. Pope Benedict has called on all Catholics to celebrate
a Year of Faith from October 2012 to October 2013. It is a time to renew our
faith by prayer, by studying our faith and by renewed charity. It is something
we can all do both privately and publically. Our country has lost its faith
and its way. We each must play our part in renewing faith in God’s goodness
and His word. The Year of Faith Diary is available at the stall. It runs from
October 2012 to October 2013 and will be useful. It costs £2.95. To
mark the Year of Faith, the Bishops of Scotland have set up a special website
and social media feeds to help us learn about all that is happening at local,
national and international level and to assist us to grow in faith during
this time of grace. The address is www.YearOfFaithScotland.com
In addition, special services will be provided via Facebook and Twitter, offering
news, points for reflection and ideas on how to mark the Year of Faith. Please
consider following www.facebook.com/yearoffaithscotland
and www.twitter.com/scotyearoffaith.
JOHN CULLIS
John Cullis has sold his business and moved to Thailand. He has asked me to
pass on his regards and best wishes for 2013 to all his friends - especially
those at the 5.30 pm Vigil Mass.
SCOTTISH CHURCHES STARTER PACKS
Starter Packs is an initiative of the Scottish Churches organised locally
by Women's Aid. When people are allocated a house, they very often don’t have
the basic necessities and many tenancies fail as a result. This initiative
tries to provide a starter pack. There is a leaflet explaining our part in
it.
50/50 CLUB
Many thanks to all our members who have supported the Club over many years.
Our Sign-Up Sunday is on 20 January 2013 when members have the opportunity
to renew their membership and we welcome any new members who wish to join
at this time by contacting the Promoter, Myriame Sammons on 469006.
VISITORS
Are you visiting us for Mass? Please know that you are very welcome. During
the 10.30 am Mass outwith holidays, 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 10.30 am Mass, tea, coffee cakes and
buns are available in the Parish Centre. At both of our weekend Masses, we
have a second collection for our Parish Centre debt.ebt.
ADVERTISER SUPPORT
Our advertisers would welcome your support. We are grateful for their continuing
sponsorship. We are grateful for the support of Mr and Mrs Sohal, Nisa Stores,
Glasgow Street for the weekly donation of tea, coffee and milk for the Sunday
teas.
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.