BULLETIN 30
JUNE 2013
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 3
CHURCH
SERVICES
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Saturday
29 June
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Mass
at 10.00 am for Brian Towie and Michael Leonard |
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Sunday
30 June
|
Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
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Monday 1 July
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Mass at 10.00 am for Martha Johnston |
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Tuesday
2 July
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Mass at 10.00 am for Mary Brown and Phyllis Smith |
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Wednesday
3 July
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Mass at 10.00 am for Richard Harvey |
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Thursday
4 July
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Mass at 7.00 pm for Gertrude Cunningham |
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Friday
5 July
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Helen Brown |
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Saturday
6 July
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for Michael Reilly |
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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
29 June
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6.30 am | Private Function |
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Sunday
30 June
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11.30 am |
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Monday 1 July
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7.00 to 9.00 pm | Saint Vincent de Paul Society |
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Tuesday
2 July
|
9.00
to 11.00 am 11.00 am 6.30 to 8.30 pm 5.00 to 8.00 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilition |
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Wednesday
3 July
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7.00
to 8.00 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Zumba |
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Thursday
4 July
|
4.00 to 8.15 pm |
Dancing Class |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
James
Conaghan 1999, Margaret Donnelly 1953, Angela Holloway née Friel 2012,
William Magee 1997,
Peter McEvoy 1967, Rose McKenzie 1998, Helen Taylor 1998,
Hugh Brodie 1964, Patrick Burns 2000,
Betty Sloan 2007, Oliviero Agostini 1940, James Brennan
1963, Rose Doyle 2008,
Father
Michael Lynch 2004 pictured right, Stuart McDonald 2006, Kathleen
Robertson 2005, Josephine Slaven 2008,
Mary Tonner 1936, Margaret Fisher 2005, Thomas Magee 1995,
Rosetta McKay 1994, Ian Moran 1975,
Patrick Tourish 1986 and Andrew Toner 2010 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.
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.
FINANCES
Bankers Orders the Parish and Parish Centre amount to £3800 per month.
Every month, we pay off our Parish Centre debt by £3000 and pay a levy
of £1450 to the Diocese. We are grateful for your generous support in
collections. If you can manage a little more from time to time, it would be
a great help. 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. Would you consider
remembering Saint Peter's in your will?
OFFERTORY COLLECTION
Last weekend's Offertory collection amounted to £580.31 - many thanks.
PETER'S
PENCE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for Peter's Pence amounted to £258.25
- many thanks.
CHURCH REPAIRS
The help you give for Church repairs by dropping in a white envelope from
time to time is invaluable. We have a continuing task in keeping the Church
wind and watertight.
GIFT AID
The Inland Revenue now requires us to use a new style of Gift Aid form. These
are available at the back of the Church. If you pay tax, please complete the
new form and return it to the box provided. This allows us to provide the
additional information required on the Gift Aid claim. 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.
READERS
Next weekend's readers are Pauline Taylor 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 5 at
10.30 am.
SUNDAY TEAS
There are no Sunday Teas next Sunday.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
The Children's Liturgy restarts in September.
MINISTRIES AND SERVICE
We need to have more parishioners involved in the ordinary life of our parish.
There are Ministries and Service to be fulfilled - Readers, Ministers of Holy
Communion in Church and to the sick; laundering the Altar linen, assisting
with the collection and assisting people to seats. Please don’t just think
someone else will do it. You will find a fill-in sheet at the back of the
Church. Please fill it in and drop it in the collection as soon as possible.
Thanks.
SPECIAL RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT GROUP - SPRED IN STEVENSTON
SPRED is a journey in faith and friendship with our parishioners who have
learning difficulties. A group meets in Saint John’s Hall, Stevenston on a
Wednesday evening from 7.00 to 9.00 pm. Volunteers are required for the continuing
of this beautiful ministry. No experience is necessary as training will be
given. Could you consider offering yourself during this Year of Faith? If
you would like to know more, please contact Liz Petrie on 467296.
50/50 CLUB
Many thanks to all members for your continued support - it is appreciated.
If you would like to join the 50/50 Club and have the chance to win prizes,
please contact the Promoter, Mrs Myriame Sammons on 01294 469006.
PARISH LOURDES GROUP
The Parish Lourdes Group Committee works very hard and at present only has
eight members. If anyone is interested in joining, please contact Harry Sammons
on 01294 469006.
SAINT JOHN’S CHURCH, STEVENSTON
Our neighbours in Saint John's are celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of
the present Church on Thursday evening at 7.00 pm. You are invited.
SCOTTISH CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL AID FUND (SCIAF) WEE BOXES
We have received a note of thanks for our contribution of £547.44 from
the SCIAF wee boxes. Many thanks to all of you who keep the wee box campaign
going all year. We always have spare boxes at the stall.
USED PRINTER CARTRIDGES AND OLD MOBILE PHONES
There is a large green box in the foyer of the Parish Centre and a small box
at the stall where you can place all old printer cartridges and mobile phones
for us to recycle. Through recycling these, we can raise some much-needed
funds. Thanks.
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.
THE STALL
The stall is open at all Mass times during the week and at the weekend. Large
print Mass book are available from the stall. Sunday Readings in most
European languages can be printed from the parish website. The price of
the parchment and postage for papal Blessing has gone up drastically. We now
have to ask for £40 for the Blessing. We have lapel crosses available
- wear a cross with pride. There is a nice selection of candles available.
SCOTLAND’S RIO
Would you like to celebrate Brazil’s World Youth Day in Scotland this summer?
A Scottish World Youth Day event with talks, prayer, worship, social events,
live links to Brazil, a Brazilian festival and much more will take place at
Stirling University from 25 to 28 July. It is open to those aged from fourteen
to twenty-five years. The cost is £150 including accommodation, transport
and food. Please complete an application form and return it soon. Forms are
available from the Canon
Matt or by visiting www.GallowayYouth.org.uk
which has more information. The Parish will offer some financial support.
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.
ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO WHITHORN
The annual pilgrimage to Whithorn takes place on Sunday 25 August 2013 with
Mass at Saint Ninian’s Cave at 4.00 pm and an extra Mass in Saint Ninian’s
Church at 4.45 pm for those who cannot make the journey to the cave.
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.