BULLETIN                                   25 OCTOBER 2015

THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR
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CHURCH SERVICES

Saturday 24 October  

Mass at 10.00 am for John Craig and Fiona McKellar
Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Jamie Clarke and John McLeod

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
Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Jamie Clarke and John McLeod

The Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries as early as you can. Thanks.
Any changes to the above times caused, for example, by a funeral will be notified on the home page of this website.


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

 

PARISH CENTRE EVENTS
Sunday 25 October  

11.30 am
1.00 pm

Tea and Coffee after Mass
Private Function

Monday 26 October  
9.30 to 11.30 am
7.00 to 9.00 pm

Parents and Toddlers
Saint Vincent de Paul Society

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
Legion of Mary
Irish Dancing
Cardio 40

Wednesday 28 October  
5.45 to 6.45 pm
7.00 to 8.00 pm
8.00 to 9.00 pm

Irish Dancing Class
Zumba

Retrobics

Thursday 29 October  
6.00 to 7.30 pm
7.30 to 9.00 pm

Brownies
Guides

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.