BULLETIN 25
OCTOBER 2015
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR
2
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday
24 October
|
Mass at 10.00 am for John Craig and Fiona McKellar |
Sunday
25 October
|
Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
Monday
26 October
|
Mass at 10.00 am for William Paterson and Michael McManus |
Tuesday
27 October
|
Mass at 10.00 am for John Connor and Frances Young |
Wednesday
28 October
|
No Mass in Saint Peter's - Deanery Study Day |
Thursday
29 October
|
Mass at 7.00 pm for Janie McGonigle and Mary Timmons |
Friday
30 October
|
Mass at 10.00 am for the Brady and Hilferty families |
Saturday
31 October
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Father Michael
Lynch, Canon Charles Matthews
and Canon Sam McGinness |
The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. |
SAINT
MARY'S AND SAINT JOHN'S CHURCH SERVICES
Saint Mary's Church, Saltcoats | Saint John’s Church, Stevenston | |
Saturday
24 October
|
Sunday Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday
25 October
|
Sunday Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30 am |
Monday
26 October
|
Service at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
Tuesday
27 October
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
Wednesday
28 October
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
|
Thursday
29 October
|
Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Friday
30 October
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
Saturday
31 October
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
|
|
Sunday
25 October
|
11.30
am |
Tea
and Coffee after Mass |
Monday
26 October
|
9.30
to 11.30 am 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
Tuesday
27 October
|
9.00
to 11.00 am 11.00 am 5.00 to 8.00 pm 7.30 to 8.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
Wednesday
28 October
|
5.45
to 6.45 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Irish
Dancing Class |
Thursday
29 October
|
6.00
to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Brownies |
Friday
30 October
|
9.30 to 11.30 am | Parents and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please
remember in your prayers:
Bill Scott (Kilwinning); Andrew Scoular (Kilwinning) who died recently;
Terence Burns 1997, Henry Fitzsimmons 1959, Helen Grober 2008, Morvia
Logue 2014, Tommy Mulhern 1996, William Paterson 1963, Alice Procter 1995,
Samuel Cambridge 1979, Mary Fleming 2012, Celia Hilferty 2001, Margaret Newell
2005, Douglas Mayberry 2005, James Delahunt 1976, Cecilia Hilferty 2001, James
McDermid 2003, John O'Neill 2012, Mary Brodie 1997, Mary Haran 1995, Daniel
Mathieson 1962, Joseph McGoogan 2008, Catherine Ramsay 2012, Gloria Rosendale
2014, William Delahunt 1986, Bill Moore 1989, The Christians martyred in the
Cathedral of our Lady of Deliverance in Baghdad 2010, Sadie Clegg 2011 and
John Martin 1979 whose anniversaries occur at this time and those who are
sick.
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.
HOSPITAL
CHAPLAINCY
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 is assisted by the priest on call
each week. Canon Pat Keegans (01292 263488) is the chaplain to Ayr Hospital
and the Ayrshire Hospice.
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. A Standing Order would make the
handling of money so much easier. Have you signed a Gift Aid form? If you
are a taxpayer the Church would get 25p added to every £1 you donate.
OFFERTORY COLLECTION
Last weekend's Offertory collection amounted to £620.46 - many thanks.
SOCIETY
OF AFRICAN MISSIONS COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Society of African Missions amounted to
£1135.00 - 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.
PARISH RECORDS
Our parish records are covered by the Data Protection Act and are for parish
use only. We cannot give out phone numbers or addresses. Please help us to
keep our records up to date using the cards provided.
READERS
Next weekend's readers are Harry Sammons at 5.30
pm and Alfie Agostini 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.
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 Geraldine Butcher and
Michelle Noble for the pre-fives, Elaine Shaw, Maria Paterson-Kidd and George
Kidd for primaries 1, 2 and 3 and Jacqueline Smith and
Laura Hamilton for primary 4.
SUNDAY
TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Annie Thompson’s team.
Would you consider making a team or joining a team that organises the teas
and coffees after Sunday 10.30 am Mass? If so, please leave your details at
the Parish Office or telephone 01294 464063.
EMBRACING
CHANGE
Do you feel bewildered about all the Embracing Change notices, posters and
leaflets and would like to know what is going on? There will be a meeting
in the Church on Monday 2 November at 7.15 pm after the 6.30 pm Holy Souls
Mass. Everyone is welcome. This 'roadshow' is going to all the parishes in
the deanery.
CONFIRMATION AND HOLY COMUNION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MAY AND JUNE
2016
The children who are due to be confirment and receive Holy Communion for the
first time in May and June 2016 are invited to enrol for their Sacramental
preparation on Sunday 1 November at the 10.30 am Mass. Canon
Matt would like to talk to the parents at a short meeting in the
Church on Thursday evening at 7.30 pm after Mass. A letter has been sent out
to the parents.
MISSION SUNDAY APPEAL
Our annual Mission Sunday appeal will be next weekend.
BROWNIES
Thanks to both the 1st Ardrossan Rainbow Unit for £200 and the 5th Ardrossan
Brownie Pack for £300 donated for the use of the Parish Centre.
50/50 CLUB
Thanks to the 50/50 Club for the £500 balance of profit for
the year.
MARY'S MEALS
Thank you for the many donated items for Mary’s
Meals Backpack Project. Your generosity is very much appreciated. This
is an ongoing project which will last until all children are fed and educated,
so please feel free to donate any of the required items listed in the Mary’s
Meals magazine by leaving them in the Church porch at any time.
ECUMENICAL PILGRIMAGE TO IONA
Are you interested in a week of exploring faith and meeting other Christians?
If so, please contact Mrs K McIlreavy on 01294 650044.
WORLD YOUTH DAY, KRAKOW, POLAND
Young people aged 16 to 30 from Galloway Diocese are invited to join World
Youth Day in Krakow from 20 July to 2 August 2016. The cost will be £690.
Please register before the end of September. Full details and the registration
process can be seen at www.GallowayYouth.org.uk.
SAINT
PETER’S CHILDREN'S CENTRE NURSERY
During term time, Saint Peter's Nursery Centre is open on Mondays to Fridays
from 8.50 am to 12 noon for three to five years olds and on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1.00 to 3.00 pm for two to three year
olds.
THE TABLET
There are a few copies of The Tablet, an old and valued Catholic Journal at
the back of the Church. The publisher is looking for subscribers. It is not
cheap but makes good reading.
MASS OF THANKSGIVING
Saint Margaret’s Children and Family Care Society is celebrating its sixtieth
anniversary this year. A Mass of Thanksgiving will be celebrated on Monday
16 November 2015, the Feast of Saint Margaret of Scotland, at 7.00 pm in Saint
Andrew’s Metropolitan Cathedral, Glasgow with refreshments thereafter. All
are welcome.
MARTIN AELRED
Martin Aelred performs Around The World In Eighty Minutes and Music Of The
Movies on Friday 13 November 2015 in the Parish Centre with doors open at
7.00 pm. This is a social evening with a bar. Feel free to bring your own
nibbles. Tickets cost £5 and proceeds are in aid of Let The Children
Live charity. To reserve tickets or for more information please contact the
Parish Office on 464063. All are welcome.
ANNUAL DIOCESAN TEACHERS' MASS
Bishop William Nolan will celebrate
the Annual Diocesan Teachers' Mass in the Church of Our Lady and Saint Meddan,
Troon on Monday 26 October at 7.00 pm. All teachers from the diocese are warmly
invited and welcome. After Mass, there will be a light buffet and a chance
to socialise.
SAINT MATTHEW'S ACADEMY QUIZ FOR LIFE
Saint Matthew’s
Academy Pro Life Group is holding a Quiz For Life on Thursday 29 Ocotber
in the school auditorium. Proceeds from the evening will be shared among the
Cardinal Winning Pro Life Initiative, the Ayrshire Hospice and Scottish Association
for Mental Health (SAMH). Tickets cost £5 and £2.50 concession
- elderly or child. A pie and beans or peas supper will be served and a bar
will be available. Tickets are available from the school office or via Aidan
Grant of sixth year. All are welcome.
LOURDES GROUP QUIZ NIGHT
The Parish Lourdes Group Quiz Night will be held on Friday 20 November at
7.00 for 7.30 pm to 10.30 pm in the Parish Centre. Tickets cost £5 and
include a light supper. Tickets are available from the Parish Office on 464063,
Pam on 601575 and Harry on 469006. All funds raised are in aid of the Church
Maintenance Fund. All are welcome.
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.