BULLETIN
27
AUGUST 2017
TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 1
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday
26 August
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for the sick |
Sunday
27 August
|
Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
Monday
28 August
|
Mass at 10.00 am for John O'Boyle |
Tuesday
29 August
|
Requiem Mass at 10.00 am for Jim Boyle followed by his interment at Ardrossan Cemetery |
Wednesday
30 August
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Frank and Maria McEvoy |
Thursday
31 August
|
Mass at 10.00 am for pupils and staff of Saint Peter's Primary School to celebrate Canon Matt's retirement |
Friday
1 September
|
Mass at 10.00 am for John Dundas |
Saturday
2 September
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Anne Gilmour and Desmond McGarvey |
The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. |
Saturday
26 August
|
Nuptual
Mass at 1.00 pm Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday
27 August
|
Sunday Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30 am |
Monday
28 August
|
Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Tuesday
29 August
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
Wednesday
30 August
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
|
Thursday
31 August
|
Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Friday
1 September
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
Saturday
2 September
|
Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Saturday
26 August
|
3.00 pm | Private Function |
Sunday
27 August
|
11.30 am |
|
Monday
28 August
|
9.30
to 11.30 am 5.30 to 6.30 pm 6.15 to 8.15 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.30 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
Tuesday
29 August
|
9.00
to 11.00 am 3.45 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
Wednesday
30 August
|
3.45 pm | Irish Dancing |
Thursday
31 August
|
6.00
to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm 6.15 to 8.15 pm |
Brownies |
Friday
1 September
|
9.30 to 11.30 am |
Parents and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Jim Boyle of our parish, John O'Boyle (Glasgow) and Anne Gilmour;
Elizabeth Hosie 2010, Mary McCann 1987, Monsignor Mike Regan 2015, Samuel
Taylor 1969, Frank Coyle 2008, Vincent Cunningham 2015, Joseph Doyle 2005,
Nancy Erskine 2006, John Kelly 2004, Michael Pollock 2008, Canon Eugene Dowd
2012, Sister Mary Peter 1999, James
McGrattan 1982, John Stewart, James Duffy 2013, James Steele 2010, Thomas
Wright 2008, John Dundas 2014, Flight Lieutenants Rick Harrison and Pete Mosley
(air crash) 1994, Grant Middlemiss 2005, Irene Millar 2000, John Sherry 2005,
Samuel Cooper 1999, Elizabeth Loudon 1982, Joe Mallon 2016, James McCarthy
1985 and Helen Mulhearn 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.
FINANCES
Bankers Orders for the Parish and Parish Centre amount to £3500 per
month. 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.
COLLECTIONS
Last weekend's Offertory collection amounted to £662.28, the Maintenance
Fund collection to £326.52 and Mary's
Meals donations and raffle to £414.48 - 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 Marade Griffin at 5.30 pm and
Peter Brawley 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.
MUSIC MINISTRY
Next weekend's musicians are the choir at the 5.30 pm Mass.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next
Sunday's teas will be served by Marie's and Phyllis's team.
CHILDREN’S
LITURGY
The Children's Liturgy resumes in September.
CANON MATT RETIRAL
Canon
Matt is due to retire on 7 September. Father
Duncan McVicar, our new parish priest, has invited the Canon to concelebrate
the Sunday Mass on 10 September. That weekend the Sunday Mass will be at 11.30
am instead of 10.30 am and will be followed by a lunch in the Parish Centre.
The later time is to allow the local priests and ministers to join us for
lunch.
CANON MATT GIFT
During the month of August, envelopes will be available at the back of the
Church for a retirement gift from the parish to Canon
Matt. Envelopes may be returned in the collection bags. This gift
will be presented to to Canon
Matt on 10 September.
CHURCH MAINTENANCE
As you will probably notice, the high level windows on the south-facing side
of the Church are being resealed and repointed to keep out the rain. The Building
Fund will cover this work. We must very soon start on the roof of the section
where the Parish Centre is linked to the Church. this will be an expensive
job and probably beyond what the Building Fund can afford - but it is needed.
After the summer, I will seek your help through fundraising envelopes.
NURSERY AND AFTERCARE IN THE PARISH CENTRE
During school term time, Saint Peter's Children's Centre Nursery will operate
in the Parish Centre for three to five-year-olds from 8.50 am to 12 noon on
Mondays to Fridays and on Tuesdays to Thursdays for two to three-year-olds
from 1.00 to 3.00 pm. Scallywags Aftercare will run on Mondays to Fridays
from 3.00 am to 6.00 pm during term time and on Mondays to Fridays from 8.00
am to 6.00 pm during school holidays.
BISHOP TAYLOR BOOK
Bishop Taylor has written a short book on the Sunday Gospels. It is called
Weekday Thoughts on the Sunday Gospels, has 227 pages and costs £10
inclusive of post and packing. It is obtainable from Bishop Taylor on MauriceTaylor1926@sky.com,
01292 285865 or from his website BishopMauriceTaylor.org.uk.
GRAEME BELL
Bishop Nolan reports that Graeme
Bell's request for a dispensation from celibacy and from the obligations of
priesthood has been granted by Pope Francis. This brings to an end over sixteen
years of ministry in Galloway Diocese. We are grateful to Graeme for those
years of service and for the good work that he did. We wish him well as he
begins a new phase in his life and assure him of the support of our prayers.
RAINBOWS AND BROWNIES
1st Ardrossan Rainbows and 5th Ardrossan Brownies will restart new session
on Monday 21 August at the usual times of 5.30 to 6.30 pm for Rainbows and
6.30 to 8.00 pm for Brownies. Please note these two groups are not part of
the Thursday night groups. The contact number for both Monday night groups
is Mrs Sammons on 469006.
3RD ARDROSSAN BROWNIES
3rd Ardrossan Brownies are looking for new members to join their pack on Thursdays
from 6.00 to 7.30 pm. All girls aged between seven and ten years are welcome.
Please contact Zarah Rice for details on 07538 510868.
WHITHORN PILGRIMAGE
The Whithorn Pilgrimage will take place on Sunday 27 August. There will be
Mass on the beach at 4.00 pm and in the church in Whithorn at 4.45 pm. There
will be the opportunity for pilgrims to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation
in the Church in Whithorn from 3.00 pm onwards.
SPIRIT OF YOUTH PRODUCTIONS
Spirit of Youth productions are confidence-building drama workshops. All classes
will be held in the Parish Centre meeting rooms next to the main hall. New
first year to third year pupils meet on Monday 3 July and every Monday thereafter
at 6.15 to 8.15 pm for the remainder of the summer holiday. The cost is £7
per week. New primary four to seven pupils meet on Thursday 6 July and every
Thursday thereafter at 6.15 to 8.15 pm for the remainder of the summer holiday.
The cost is £6 per week. Discounts are available for parents with more
than one child attending the classes. Booking is essential. Please contact
07894 543983 or jenniferhamilton21@hotmail.com.
MARY'S MEALS BACKPACK APPEAL
Thank you for the many cash donations and stationery items et cetera received
recently. We are now looking for cotton dresses, skirts, shorts, tee shirts
and flip-flops to fit children aged between five and twelve years old. Please
note these are the only items of clothing we are allowed to send to Malawi
for this project. All items should be in new or very good condition. Thank
you.
SCOTTISH CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL AID FUND (SCIAF) WEE BOX CAMPAIGN
SCIAF acknowledges £811.70 as a further contribution to the Wee Box
appeal - many thanks.
SAINT PETER'S CHILDREN'S CENTRE
Free nursery places available for children who are three years old before
1 March 2018. Staff are fully qualified staff to degree level. The Centre
is Education Scotland and Care Inspectorate inspected. For further information,
please phone Josephine Coulter on 602179 or 473030 or email StPetersChildrensCentre@yahoo.co.uk.
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 Church maintenance.
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.