BULLETIN 25
JANUARY 2015
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR
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CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
24 January
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Mass at 10.00 am for a special intention and Catherine McAteer |
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Sunday
25 January
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Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
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Monday 26 January
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Mass at 10.00 am for Collette McInnes |
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Tuesday
27 January
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Mass at 10.00 am for Lily McMullen |
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Wednesday
28 January
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Mass at 10.00 am for Bill Mathieson |
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Thursday
29 January
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Mass at 7.00 pm for Emily McLaughlin |
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Friday
30 January
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Mass at 10.00 am for a special intention |
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Saturday
31 January
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Mass at 10.00 am for those who are sick |
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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
25 January
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11.30 am |
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Monday 26 January
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9.30
to 5.30 pm 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Private
Function |
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Tuesday
27 January
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9.00
to 11.00 am 11.00 am 5.00 to 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilition |
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Wednesday
28 January
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6.00 to 8.00 pm |
Irish Dancing Class |
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Thursday
29 January
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4.00
pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Dancing |
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Friday
30 January
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9.30 to 11.30 am | Parents and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please
remember in your prayers:
Lilly McMullen (Ireland), Kathleen Milligan and Colette McInnes (Saltcoats)
who died recently;
Bernard Burns 1963, Annie Carson 1995, Avril Cullis 2009, Brookelyn
Angel Donnachy 2006, James Jennings 2013, Andrew McCormick 2009, Barbara Scott
2010, Willie Forsyth 2012, John McKay senior 1957, Patricia Murphy 1988, Joseph
Retzbach 1940, Ian Michael Falsey 2004, Agnes Marshall 2012, John Ryan 2001,
Susanna Brodie 1963, Iain Clarke 2012, Joseph Lynn 1997 and John McKay 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 £583.99 - many thanks.
MAINTENANCE
FUND COLLECTION
Last weekend's Maintenance Fund collection amounted to £262.25 - 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 Marade Griffin at 5.30
pm and Margaret Harvey and Krista Ward at 10.30 am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Aidan and Calum at 5.30
pm and Group 3 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 is celebrated during the 10.30 am Mass each Sunday. All
children are welcome. Next week's helpers are Claire
Sweenie and
Linda Martin for the pre-fives, Jacqueline
Waugh and
Michelle Champion for primaries 1 and 2, Elaine
Shaw and
Maria Paterson for primary 3 and Emma
Paterson and
Laura Hamilton for primary 4.
OUR NEW BISHOP
Our new Bishop is Father William Nolan currently Parish Priest of Our Lady
of Lourdes Parish, East Kilbride. His ordination will take place on Saturday
14 February 2015 in the Grand Hall, Kilmarnock at 11.00 am. None of our Churches
is big enough. We will try to organise a bus. We have been asked to give an
indication of how many places we might need so there is a list at the Stall.
This is not a bus list nor a firm booking list. It is just to have an indication
so that places can be reserved.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE SICK AND FEAST OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES
Sunday, 8 February marks World Day of Prayer and the Feast of Our Lady of
Lourdes. There will be Mass at 4.00 pm in the Church of Our Lady of Mount
Carmel, Kirkton Road, Kilmarnock, KA3 2DF. If you wish the Sacrament of the
Sick, please inform a member of the Hospitalité.
HOLY HOUR
Holy Hour with a short introduction and a short concluding prayer will be
held to pray for the new Bishop’s ministry in our diocese in Saint John’s
Church, Stevenston at 3.00 pm on Sunday 8 February. Come and spend a little
time in prayer.
CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK
We will mark Catholic Education Week at Sunday Mass on 14 and 15 February.
The Education Week Mass will be on Wednesday 11 February at 7.00 pm in Saint
Matthew's Academy, Saltcoats. The Mass will have
a particular focus on the Caritas pupils in sixth year.
CONFIRMATION AND FIRST COMMUNION
The Sacraments of Confirmation and First Communion will be celebrated this
year at the 10.30 am Mass on Sundays 3, 10 and 17 May, as we have done for
many years. The reason for the three Sundays is so that the children are easily
called by name, have enough room for family and friends and are made to feel
as special as they are. Twenty-nine children are on our list, including those
added recently, so about ten children each Sunday would be comfortable. I
will put a list at the stall for you to choose whichever Sunday suits. I am
happy to add another Sunday or arrange any other date you may require. I know
that family work and travel arrangements can be difficult. Just let me know.
There will be a meeting for parents on 19 February at 7.30 pm in the Church.
SPECIAL RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT (SPRED) - DIOCESE OF GALLOWAY
The Diocese of Galloway requires a part-time assistant for SPRED, Spiritual
and Personal Development, for people with special needs. The applicant should
be a committed Catholic with a relevant qualification or experience, good
interpersonal and people skills and a commitment to a two year training programme.
The applicant will be based in Ayr to assist in the development of SPRED throughout
the diocese. The salary is £9.70 per hour for twenty hours a week on
a two year fixed term contract and renewable subject to annual review. There
may be unsocial hours, some evening and weekend work. The post is subject
to a Protecting Vulnerable Groups disclosure check. All enquiries to be made
to Sister Kathleen Hogg, Director SPRED, Queen Margaret Academy, Dalmellington
Road, AYR, KA7 3TL. The telephone number is 01292 263196 and the closing date
is 28 February 2015.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Lord, make me know your ways. Lord, teach me your paths. Make me walk in your
truth and teach me for you are God my saviour.
Psalm 24 from today’s Mass
BURNS SUPPER
Very many thanks to all who made the Burns
Supper a great success.
EMBRACING CHANGE
A
Summary of the Meeting of the Deanery Priests on 18 November 2014 and
a
Summary of the Meeting in Saint Matthew's Academy on 30 November 2014
are now posted on Saint Peter's website. If you would like a copy, please
ask and I will print one for you. The idea was to look at themes produced
by previous meetings and then move on to some practical ideas we might try
to carry out as we look for a way forward. Many ideas were put forward. The
report is now being discussed by the Priests and we hope to move forward with
some of the ideas. The whole purpose of Embracing Change is to move our ideas
forward - to get away from a Church where decisions, plans, ideas and so on,
are made by one person or a few people - to a Church fully involving everyone
who wants to contribute. It calls for a new way of being Church. It might
mean giving up old traditions, ways of doing things, even buildings and embracing
new ideas about what Jesus is asking of us and where the Spirit is leading
us. Pope Francis seems fearless in moving forward, we must be too.
REGISTRATION FOR NURSERY
Registration for Saint Peter’s Children’s Centre Nursery for children born
between 1 March 2011 and 28 February 2013 will take place the week beginning
26 January on Monday to Friday from 9.30 to 11.30 am and 1.30 to 3.00 pm.
Birth certificates should be produced at registration for funding purposes.
All children aged three and above are funded through the local authority.
If you cannot visit the nursery or the above times don’t suit, please phone
Josephine or Lynda on 473030.
EARLY YEARS REGISTRATION AT SAINT PETER’S PRIMARY SCHOOL
Registration for pre-school and ante-pre-school at Saint Peter's School will
be by appointment on Monday 26 January from 1.45 to 2.55 pm and Thursday 29
January from 9.10 to 10.20 am. Please call in person or telephone 01294 462554
to arrange an appointment. Birth certificates and proof of address, for example,
utility bill, council tax bill, driving licence et cetera should be presented
at the time of registration. We look forward to meeting you.
50/50 CLUB
Renewal of memberships is now due at £15 for the year. Renewal reminders
have been posted out and we would appreciate returns by the end of January
if possible. Sign up will be available in the Parish Centre foyer for members
and new members this weekend. Please contact the promoter, Mrs Myriame Sammons
on 01294 469006 if there is a problem with your returns or any change of address
et cetera. There will be an extra Early Bird draw for all members paid in
January. Many thanks for you continued support of 50/50 Club.
DIOCESAN
PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
The Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from 6 to 13 July 2015.
Full details are on the poster at the Stall where booking forms are available.
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 upkeep.
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.