BULLETIN 15
JUNE 2014
FEAST OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
IN YEAR 1
CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
14 June
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Mass
at 10.00 am for birthday wishes - MB |
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Sunday
15 June
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Sunday
Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation and Edward Swiercz |
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Monday 16 June
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Requiem Mass at 9.30 am for Annie Daniels followed by her burial in Saint Kentigern’s Cemetery, Glasgow |
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Tuesday
17 June
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Mass at 10.00 am for John Dolan and Tom McKay |
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Wednesday
18 June
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Mass
at 9.00 am for Greta Sudlow and Wilshie
Boyle |
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Thursday
19 June
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Mass at 7.00 pm for Neil O’Connell |
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Friday
20 June
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Mass at 10.00 am for Elizabeth Gallagher and those who are sick |
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Saturday
21 June
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Requiem
Mass at 10.00 am for Gerald Kelly whose burial took place on 11 June |
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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
15 June
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11.30 am |
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Monday 16 June
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9.30
to 11.30 pm 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
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Tuesday
17 June
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9.00
to 11.00 am 11.00 am 6.30 to 8.30 pm 5.00 to 7.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilition |
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Wednesday
18 June
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6.00
to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Irish
Dancing Class |
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Thursday
19 June
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7.00 pm |
Prize Bingo for Lourdes |
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Friday
20 June
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9.30 to 11.30 am | Parents and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Teresa McEvoy (Stevenston), Robert McKay (Stevenston) and Stewart Gibb who
died recently;
Margaret Duffy 2000, Anthony Forbes 2002, Rena Freer 2010, Julia Petrie 1998,
Edward Swiercz 1991, David Brodie 1994, Agnes Hunter 1956, Sheila Reilly 1987,
Carol Stewart 2005, Agnes Cochrane 1998, Mary Theresa Dolan 1999, Bernard
Kilbane 1986, Michael Leonard 2000, Father Tom Leverage 1996, Cardinal Thomas
Winning 2001, Sheila Kennedy 1996, Samuel McGonigle 1997, Andrew McPadden
2002, Una Delahunt Rice 2005, Margaret Forbes 2006, Billy Harvey 2004, John
Malloy 2002, Father Alan Wilson 2012, Margaret Boyd 2005, Gertrude Cunningham
2008,
Mary Bridget Magee 1988 and Susan Watson 2002 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. Deacon Bill Corbett (01292 521208, 07904 248948, Rev.BillCorbett@btinternet.com)
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 for the parish and Parish Centre amount to £3800 per
month. Every month, we 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 £866.13 - many thanks.
BUILDING
FUND COLLECTION
Last weekend's Building Fund collection amounted to £291.40- many thanks.
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 and on the parish
website. 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.
COLLECTION ENVELOPES
New collection envelopes are now available at the stall. Please let us know
if you wish to switch to a standing order. Forms are available.
READERS
Next weekend's readers are Harry Sammons at 5.30
pm and Angela Body at 10.30 am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Aidan and Calum at 5.30
pm and Group 1 at 10.30 am.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Sadie Gilmour’s team.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
Next
week's Children's Liturgy helpers are Geraldine Butcher and Elese McCormack
for the pre-fives, Maria Paterson and George Kidd for primaries 1 and 2 and
Kimberley Boyd and Andrena Hughes for primary 3.
EMBRACING CHANGE
The Service of Prayer on Pentecost Sunday afternoon in Saint John’s, Stevenston
was exceptionally well attended by parishioners from across the deanery. As
was pointed out things are changing - and we might find it hard. Embracing
Change is the process going on throughout the Diocese as we prepare for a
time when we have fewer priests and a Church being enlivened by Pope Francis.
As has been mentioned, the priests of this Deanery have been meeting since
Christmas to discuss our leadership role in a time of change. Largs and Millport
now share a Parish Priest as do Kilbirnie, Beith and Dalry. Saint Margaret's
in Irvine has closed. Saltcoats now has only one parish. The full
text of the notes of our meetings is on the parish website at www.SaintPeterInChains.net.
This might give you a flavour of our thinking and planning. There is also
a brief timetable. The Sunday afternoon times of prayer during Lent were important
and were quite well attended. The next step is an open
meeting for everyone in the Deanery in Saint Matthew’s Academy, Saltcoats
on Sunday 29 June at 3.00 pm. We bring together or views
on the way forward - Pope Francis calls us to be 'Church' in a new way. Circumstances
are changing faster than we can easily cope. Change is coming - can we shape
it? Please get involved by reading the notes, making suggestions and so on.
If you would like a copy of the notes - as opposed to reading them on the
website - please send an email requesting a copy. I’ll happily print out a
copy for anyone who asks. Progress will be reported to you as we go along.
50/50 CLUB
Congratulations to our winners for May and June.
May - 47 P Duffy, 135 K Carson, 71 M Griffin, 265 P Dixon
June - 169 M Stewart, 216 B Madine, 164 E McCallum, 92 D
Brown
We have eleven members still not renewed their membership this year. If this
is just an oversight, please let the Promoter know what is happening in order
to bring records up-to-date. Anyone wishing to join the 50/50 Club can do
so at anytime during the year simply by calling the Promoter, Myriame Sammons
on 01294 469006. Thanks to all our members for their continued support of
the Parish 50/50 Club.
WHITHORN CAMPS
Two Whithorn Camps are organised for this summer for over 16s on 21 and 22
July and 10 to 16s on 30 and 31 August. As well as the outdoor camping experience,
we will explore the history and spirituality of Saint Ninian. More details
can be found at Galloway Catholic Youth on Facebook, www.GallowayYouth.org.uk
or from Father Stephen McGrattan
on info@rccumnock.org.uk or 01290 421031.
PRIZE BINGO FOR LOURDES
A Prize Bingo in aid of the Dream Team 'Journey together to Lourdes' at Easter
2015 will be held on Thursday 19 June in the Parish Centre with eyes down
at 7.30 pm. If you wish to donate raffle prizes et cetera, please call Esther
Coulter or Liz Petrie on 464692. All are welcome.
SAINT PETER’S CHILDREN’S CENTRE FETE
Saint Peter's Children's Centre Fete. due to be held on 21 June, has been
cancelled due to lack of support.
SAINT PETER’S CHILDREN’S CENTRE
Funded nursery places at Saint Peter's Children's Cente are still available
for children who are three years of age before 28 February 2015. It is proposed
that an afternoon two hour session for children aged two to three years will
start in August. Please contact Josephine Coulter on 473030 for more information.
NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL DEMENTIA SUPPORT SERVICES
North Ayrshire Council Dementia Support Services are based at 97 Glasgow Street,
Ardrossan. The telephone number is 01294 602720. Please contact the team if
you or someone you know of someone who needs assistance.
SAINT MATTHEW’S ACADEMY EVENTS
You are welcome to participate in any of these events in Saint Matthew's Academy,
Saltcoats.
- Monday 16 June at 7.00 pm : First to Third Year Awards
Ceremony
- Tuesday 24 to Thursday 26 June : The School Show.
BLOOD
TRANSFUSION SERVICE
Please give blood at the Civic Centre, Glasgow Street, Ardrossan on Tuesday
24 June from 2.00 to 3.45 pm and 5.15 to 7.30 pm or Wednesday 25 June from
4.00 to 7.30 pm.
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.
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.