BULLETIN 29
SEPTEMBER 2013
TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 3
CHURCH
SERVICES
|
Saturday
28 September
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for the intentions of our parishioners and May Picozzi |
|
Sunday
29 September
|
Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
|
Monday 30 September
|
No Mass in Saint Peter's |
|
Tuesday
1 October
|
Mass at 10.00 am for James Duffy |
|
Wednesday
2 October
|
Seventy-Fifty
Anniversary of the Opening of Saint Peter's |
|
Thursday
3 October
|
No Mass in Saint Peter's |
|
Friday
4 October
|
No Mass in Saint Peter's |
|
Saturday
5 October
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for John and Lilian Paterson |
|
The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. |
|
PARISH CENTRE EVENTS
|
Saturday
28 September
|
1.00 pm | Private Function |
|
Sunday
29 September
|
11.30
am |
Tea
and Coffee after Mass |
|
Monday 30 September
|
9.30
to 11.30 pm 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
|
Tuesday
1 October
|
9.00
to 11.00 am 11.00 am 6.30 to 8.30 pm 5.00 to 7.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilition |
|
Wednesday
5 October
|
6.00
to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Irish
Dancing Class |
|
Thursday
3 October
|
4.00
to 8.15 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Dancing
Class |
|
Friday
4 October
|
9.30 to 11.30 am | Parents and Toddlers |
|
Saturday
5 October
|
6.30 pm | Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Celebration |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Frank Carr who died recently;
Mary
Barr, Dorothea Campbell 2011, Mary Clarke 1984, Bert Body 1985, John Connor
1983, Charles Coulter 1992,
Kathleen Mulhearn 2009, Canon
Lawrence Fischer 1980 shown right, Patrick Giffney 1971, Peter
Morgan 2010,
Lily Murphy 1990, Duncan Rhodes 2012, Hannah Burns 2002,
Catherine Helen McMullan 2000, John Paterson 2005,
Gerry McGinn 2008, Robert Paterson 2004, Hugh O'Hare 2004
and Charlie Scullion 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.
GOLDEN COUPLES
The 5.30 pm Mass is offered for all those who are celebrating their Golden
Wedding this year.
OUR CONFIRMATION AND FIRST COMMUNION CANDIDATES
The 10.30 am Mass is offered for those preparing for the Sacraments in the
spring.
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 £597.08 - many thanks.
PARISH
CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Parish Centre
amounted to £349.39
- 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. 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 Katrina Pollock at 5.30
pm and Alfie Agostini at 10.30 am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are AM at 5.30 pm and
Group 4 at 10.30 am.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Sharon McLaughlin’s
team.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
The Children's Liturgy is celebrated during the Sunday 10.00 am Mass. We have
groups for three to five years, primary 1 and 2 and primary 3. All children
are welcome. The Sacramental Preparation group for Primary 4 children will
begin on Sunday 6 October.
Next week's helpers are Geraldine Butcher and Elise McCormack for the pre-fives,
Maria Paterson, Michelle Noble and Yvette Thorpe for primaries 1 to 3 and
Michelle Morton and Emma Paterson for primary 4.
SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF SAINT PETER'S
Our Church was opened on 2 October 1938 which means it will be seventy-five
years open this October. On Wednesday 2 October, the daily Mass will be celebrated
at 12 noon - the date and time of the first Mass in 1938. Everyone who can
manage is welcome. There will be a cuppa in the Parish Centre after Mass.
There will be a celebration Mass at 5.30 pm on Saturday 5 October and a buffet
supper after Mass with time to chat. The Saint
Vincent de Paul Society will lay on transport for Mass and supper for
those who need it. Please give names to the parish office or to any member
of the Society. You will find an invitation on your seat. Here are a few facts
from our history. Archbishop Donald Mackintosh - ours was a parish of Glasgow
Archdiocese - presided at the opening High Mass at the
principal celebrant of was Father
Archibald McSparran. He was assisted by Father
James McCarroll and Father Robert
McCliment. Fittingly, all three priests were natives of Ardrossan.
Father Fredrick Pirrie preached at Mass. The first children to be Baptised
in the newly-opened Saint Peter’s were Thomas Peter McCann (Tommy) and Henry
Joseph Sammons (Harry) on 13 November 1938. The first Marriages were of Thomas
Bernard Smyth and Elizabeth Veronica Marshall on the day after the official
opening and James Neilson and Jane Holmes Adam on 26 November 1938. For several
months after the Church opened, Funerals continued to be conducted from Saint
Mary’s, Saltcoats, the Mother Parish. The first Funeral in Saint Peter’s was
that of Robert Hastings on 30 December 1938.
After the formal opening of the Church, guests were invited to a meal in the
Franciscan Convent, Saltcoats with catering arranged by Charles Oxley Lee
of the Hotel Kilmeny, Ardrossan. The photographs above show the accompanying
pamphlet.
MUSICAL EVENING IN AID OF LOURDES FLOOD APPEAL
Loudoun Musical Society (LMS Voices) will present a Musical Evening in Saint
Peter in Chains on Friday 25 October at 7.30 pm. This will be followed by
tea, coffee and cakes in the Parish-Centre. Tickets cost £5. There is
a poster in the porch. Raffle prizes and donations can be given to Committee
members. For tickets, contact Pam on 601575 or Anne on 07856 65751. All are
welcome.
ANNUAL TEACHERS' MASS
Bishop John Cunningham will celebrate this year’s Teachers' Mass in Saint
Mary's Church, Saltcoats on Monday 7 October at 7.00 pm. All teachers
who teach in Catholic schools have been invited and this invitation is extended
to teachers in non-denominational schools and all involved in education. Everyone
is welcome.
SAINT PETER’S CHILDREN’S CENTRE
Nursery spaces available for in Saint Peter's Children's Centre for children
who are three years and above and children whose third birthday is before
28 February 2014. These spaces are funded by North Ayrshire Council. For more
information, please contact Josephine Coulter on 473030.
REFUGEES FROM SYRIA
The plight of the Syrian refugees is terrible to see on television and in
reports from the Aid Agencies. The Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund
(SCIAF) has sent envelopes you can use to make a donation. We will send them
on and there are other ways to help. Pope Francis and the Bishops have asked
us all to pray for the situation in Syria.
MARY’S MEALS CLOTHING AND TEXTILES COLLECTION - THANKS
Mary's Meals thanks
you for all donations. Last weekend, we collected 301 bags and raised £529.
A very big thank you to all those who contributed.
50/50 CLUB
The next 50/50 Club draw will be at the end of October. New members are very
welcome at any time. Our thanks to our members for their continuing support
of the Parish 50/50 Club. Contact the Promoter, Myriame Sammons on 469006
if you wish to join.
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.
PILGRIMAGE TO ROME 2014
There will be a pilgrimage to Rome from 20 to 27 May 2014. The accommodation
is ten minutes walk from Saint Peter’s Basilica. Flights and transport to
and from Kilwinning, half board and all sightseeing costs are included in
the price of £850. Please register interest with Maureen Berry on 01294
557658 or macberry@live.co.uk who will supply all details.
HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE 2014
Father David Borland is exploring the possibility of arranging another Diocesan
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land in early October 2014. At the moment, he is simply
asking for people interested in taking part in such a Pilgrimage to express
their interest by contacting him in one of the ways outlined on the poster.
No commitment is required at this time.
SAINT PETER’S CHILDREN’S CENTRE
Saint Peter's Children's Centre has nursery spaces available for children
who are three years and above and children whose third birthday is before
28 February 2014. These spaces are funded by North Ayrshire Council. For more
information, please contact Josephine Coulter on 473030.
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.