BULLETIN 21
JULY 2013
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 3
CHURCH
SERVICES
Saturday
20 July
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for a special intention |
Sunday
21 July
|
Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
Monday 22 July
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Rebecca and James Murray |
Tuesday
23 July
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for a birthday remembrance |
Wednesday
24 July
|
Requiem Mass at 10.00 am for Eileen McCann |
Thursday
25 July
|
Mass at 7.00 pm for Eddie Cunnngham |
Friday
26 July
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Harry Currie |
Saturday
27 July
|
No
Mass at 10.00 am |
The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. |
PARISH CENTRE EVENTS
Sunday
21 July
|
11.30 am |
|
Monday 22 July
|
7.00 to 9.00 pm | Saint Vincent de Paul Society |
Tuesday
23 July
|
9.00
to 11.00 am 11.00 am 6.30 to 8.30 pm 5.00 to 7.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilition |
Wednesday
24 July
|
6.00
to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Irish
Dancing Class |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Eileen McCann of our parish, Patrick Burns and Anthony Murney
who died recently;
Bobby McLaren 2007, Mary McPolin 1987, Joseph Mulgrew 2002,
Jim Murphy 2010, Margaret Donnelly 1953,
Rebecca Murray 2004, Esther Ferry 2010, Moira Cook 2012, Julia
Petrie 2009, Alex Quigg 1997, Annie Quigg 1972,
Isabella Aldridge 2010, Eddie Cunningham 1992, Elizabeth
Fitzsimmons 1999, Elizabeth Murray 2005 and
Annie Walsh 1969 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 £621.62 - many thanks.
PARISH
CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Parish Centre amounted to £253.52
- 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. We are grateful for a recent donation of £10. New
doors have been installed in the Parish Centre.
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 Ronnie Cairns at 5.30
pm and Tom Reid at 10.30 am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 1 at 5.30 pm and Group 4 at
10.30 am.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Saint Peter's School
team.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
The Children's Liturgy restarts in September.
SAIL TO CAMPBELTOWN
If Sunday 21 July is a good day weatherwise, we will go on the sail to Campbeltown
on the 1.50 pm ferry and be back by 7.45 pm. Bring a picnic lunch. Just buy
a ticket and join us on the ship.
SEVENTY-FIFTH
ANNIVERSARY OF SAINT PETER'S
Our Church, Saint Peter in Chains, was opened on 2 October 1938 which means
it will be seventy-five years open this October. We are looking to arrange
some small celebration of the event. Were you at the opening Mass? It would
be good to have a list of those who were there - perhaps, your parents or
family friends, and so on. George McGrattan will compile a list. Do you have
any photographs of the opening Mass or of memorable events of the seventy-five
years? We could make a DVD of them to show at our celebration. The photos
would be returned to you. We will have a celebration Mass - probably on the
following Saturday evening and a buffet supper after Mass - sorry, no disco
music - with time to chat. I will be looking for helpers later and some more
ideas.
EIGHT YEARS OF SAINT PETER’S WEBSITE
Eight years ago, on 13 July 2005, Saint Peter's website was launched. The
site has over 1700 web pages, 1000 pictures, 475 bulletins between 1960 and
2013, 14000 links and some audio and video clips. It been viewed in 78 countries
worldwide and had over 93000 visits. Over 1200 of our deceased relatives and
friends are remembered in our Anniversary List and some are featured in our
Memoriam Cards page. The site contains many articles on past and present spiritual
and community life in Saint Peter's. Canon Matt and the website author are
very grateful to those who have accessed the site, lent photographs, passed
on stories, identified errors, made suggestions and expressed compliments.
The aims of the site are to make parishioners and others aware of current
events and record our history. If you can help with this project - particularly
as the Church approaches its seventy-fifth anniversary - please speak to Canon
Matt or contact WebsiteAuthor@SaintPeterinChains.net.
CHRISTIAN AID BARBECUE
As you know, we do not take part in the door-to-door collection. I do not
like the idea so I hope we can continue the tradition of having a barbecue
on a Sunday afternoon before the schools re-open. I’ll get back to you on
this.
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.
All are welcome. For more information, phone 468122.
SAINT PADRE PIO INTERCESSORY PRAYER GROUP
The Saint Padre Pio Intercessory Group meets on the first Friday of every
month in the Parish Centre after Mass from about 10.45 am to 12 noon.
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. Mass
cards, large print Mass books, Mass books, Papal Blessings, lapel crosses,
novena candles, grave candles and many other religious goods are available
from the stall.
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.