BULLETIN
26
NOVEMBER 2017
SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING IN YEAR 1
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday
25 November
|
Our Lady's Day |
Sunday
26 November
|
Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
Monday
27 November
|
Holy Mass at 10.00 pm for Kenneth Donnelly |
Tuesday
28 November
|
Holy Mass at 10.00 am for Maria Reid |
Wednesday
29 November
|
Holy Mass at 10.00 am for Mrs A Dowds |
Thursday
30 November
|
Solemnity of Saint Andrew |
Friday
1 December
|
Holy Mass at 10.00 am for the Dorrian family |
Saturday
2 December
|
Our Lady's Day |
The
Holy Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. |
Saturday
25 November
|
Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Holy Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday
26 November
|
Sunday Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30 am |
Monday
27 November
|
Service at 10.00 am | Service at 10.00 am |
Tuesday
28 November
|
Service at 10.00 am | Service at 10.00 am |
Wednesday
29 November
|
Holy Mass at 10.00 am | |
Thursday
30 November
|
Service at 10.00 am | Holy Mass at 10.00 am |
Friday
1 December
|
Service at 10.00 am | Requiem Mass at 10.00 am |
Saturday
2 December
|
Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Holy Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday
26 November
|
11.30
am |
Tea
and Coffee after Holy Mass |
Monday
27 November
|
9.30
to 11.30 am 5.30 to 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.30 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
Tuesday
28 November
|
9.00
to 11.00 am 3.45 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
Wednesday
29 November
|
3.45 pm | Irish Dancing |
Thursday
30 November
|
6.00
to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Brownies |
Friday
1 December
|
9.30 to 11.30 am | Parents and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Tony Kilcoyne (Glasgow), Joy Docherty (Glasgow), David Farrell and Sheena
Milligan who died recently;
Declan Kelly 2016, Mary Higgins
1992, James Brodie 2011, Kenneth Donnelly 2008, Hannah Kirk 1989, John Maxwell
2002, Sarah McNamara 1980, Shannon Elizabeth Byrne 2000, Sarah Heaney 1955,
Jemima McAuliffe 2001, Eddie McNamara 2014, Lilian Paterson 2011, Maria Reid
2013, Peggy Dorian Smith 1991, Martin Vernon 2011, James Allen 2003, Molly
Ball neé Cahill 2011, Ann Hackett 1998, Andy Stevens 1995, Gribben
family, Janie McGonigle 2012, Mary Bridget Timmons, Jack Collins 1970, Margaret
Hamilton 1992, Collette McKibben 2003, John McNamara 1997, Elizabeth
Theresa Walsh 1970 and Jim Wallace 2014 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 Father
Duncan, 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
Holy Mass times in other local parishes
can be seen here.
SACRAMENT OF FORGIVENESS
The Sacrament of Forgiveness is celebrated on Saturdays between 4.45 and 5.15
pm and at other times on request.
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 £556.56 and the Maintenance
Fund collection to £240.06 - 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 Katrina Pollock 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.
MUSIC MINISTRY
Next weekend's musicians are George McGrattan at the Vigil Mass and Saint
Peter's Primary School Choir at 10.30 am.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
Next week's Children's Liturgy helpers are Jacqueline
Waugh for the pre-fives, Claire Sweenie andLinda Martin for Primaries 1, 2
and 3 and Maria Paterson-Kidd and Emily Tarbet for Primary 4.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next
Sunday's teas will be served by Sharon McLaughlin's team.
ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS
Next Sunday is the beginning of Advent. Advent and Christmas time are always
busy, busy, busy. They come and go so quickly and when the New Year arrives,
we always feel like we should have lived them better. We should have given
more time and effort to the simple things, the spiritual things, the real
meaning of these important liturgical seasons. Our Advent Retreat this year
is 'The Hidden Treasures of Christmas'. The hidden treasures are the rich
liturgical celebrations that happen in the twelve days of Christmas but because
of the busyness and fullness of the season, we almost never allow ourselves
to enjoy them. This Advent is our chance to savour some of those liturgical
feasts that the Lord has placed, so to speak, under the Christmas tree. Each
of them gives us a fresh and uplifting take on the great mystery of salvation
linked to Christ's birth. We will contemplate the dramatic lives of two saints
whose feast days are celebrated during the Christmas season - Saint Stephen
and Saint Thomas Becket; then the Christmas value of family life: the Holy
Innocents and the Holy Family; and then finally our Christian vision of how
to organise human society for peace and prosperity - a vision linked to the
Catholic way of celebrating New Year's Day, which the Church recognises as
the World Day of Peace, as well as the liturgical memorial of Mary, the Mother
of God. Let's begin by opening our souls to God and humbly asking him, in
the quiet of our hearts, for the grace to live this Advent better than ever
by savouring the hidden treasures of Christmas.
SUNG EVENING PRAYER FOR ADVENT
Evening Prayer of the Church will be sung to mark the beginning of Advent
at Saint Margaret's Cathedral, Ayr, on Sunday 3 December at 6.00 pm. All are
welcome.
PLANNING MEETINGS
There will be meetings of the
- Readers on Tuesday 28 November
- Eucharistic Ministers on Wednesday 29 November
- Altar Servers' Leaders on Saturday 25 November
- Children's Liturgy Volunteers on Wednesday 6 December
Each meeting will start at 7.00 pm and be held in the Presbytery Conference
Room except the Altar Servers' Leaders' meeting which will start at 11.00
am.
VISIT FROM THE COMBONI SISTERS
The Missionary Sisters will be coming to Saint Peter's next Sunday to sell
their special calendars for the New Year in support of their mission. Please
bring along some 'extra pennies' and give the Sisters your generous support.
God bless!
APPEAL FOR TOYS AND GIFTS AT CHRISTMAS
The group looking at homelessness in North Ayrshire is appealing for toys
and gifts for needy children aged between birth and eighteen years. There
is a greater need for gifts for teenagers. The toys and gifts will be distributed
by Social Work. They should be unwrapped as they will be wrapped centrally.
The toys and gifts should be brought to the Church by Sunday 10 December for
distribution in time for Christmas. We had an amazing response to this appeal
last year. Thank you.
CONFESSION - GIFT OF GRACE
Why
don't you come and meet the Lord Jesus by confessing your sins and receive the
Lord's forgiveness and peace? Confessions at Saint Peter's are on Saturdays
from 4.45pm until 5.15 pm. Leaflets are available in the sacristy for adults
and children to help prepare and get the most out of this special sacrament.
Let us open our hearts to the love and mercy Christ so generously gives. Confession
is a gift of grace. It's up to you! He is waiting …
GOD'S WHISPER
Not
long ago, I heard a story about a young man and an old priest. The young man
had lost his job and didn't know which way to turn. So he went to see the old
priest in his Parish Church. Pacing about the priest's study, the young man
ranted about his problem. Finally, he clenched his fist and shouted "I've
begged God to say something to help me. Tell me, Father, why doesn't God answer?"
The old priest, who sat across the room, spoke something in reply - something
so hushed it was indistinguishable. The young man stepped across the room. "What
did you say, Father?" he asked. The priest repeated himself but again in
a tone as soft as a whisper. So the young man moved closer until he was leaning
on the priest's chair. "Sorry" he said. "I still didn't hear
you, Father." With their heads bent together, the old priest spoke once
more. "God sometimes whispers" he said "so we will move closer
to hear Him." This time the young man heard and he understood. We all want
God's voice to thunder through the air with the answer to our problems. But
God's is the still, small voice ... the gentle whisper. Perhaps there's a reason.
Nothing draws human focus quite like a whisper. God's whisper means I must stop
my ranting and move close to Him until my head is bent together with His. And
then, as I listen, I will find my answer. Better still, I find myself united
to God. Most sweet Jesus, Redeemer of the human race, look down upon us humbly
prostrate before you. We are yours and yours we wish to be; but to be more surely
united with you, behold each one of us freely consecrates himself today to your
Most Sacred Heart. Many indeed have never known you; many, too, despising your
precepts, have rejected you. Have mercy on them all, most merciful Jesus, and
draw them to your Sacred Heart. Be King, O Lord, not only of the faithful who
have never forsaken you, but also of the prodigal children who have abandoned
you; grant that they may quickly return to their Father's house lest they die
of wretchedness and hunger. Be King of those who are deceived by erroneous opinions
or whom discord keeps aloof and call them back to the harbour of truth and the
unity of faith, so that soon there may be but one flock and one Shepherd. Grant,
O Lord, to your Church assurance of freedom and immunity from harm; give tranquility
of order to all nations; make the earth resound from pole to pole with one cry:
Praise to the divine Heart that wrought our salvation; to it be glory and honour
for ever. Amen. also
known as Iesu Dulcissime, Redemptor
A bishop, a priest and a deacon were lined up and about to be executed for preaching
the Gospel in a foreign country. The executioners brought out the bishop first
and when the guard shouted "Ready … aim … ", the bishop suddenly yelled,
"EARTHQUAKE" and when everyone looked around, he made a run for it.
They brought the priest out next. The guard shouted, "Ready … aim … "
and suddenly the priest yelled "TORNADO" and when everyone ducked,
he too, ran off. The deacon, of course, had it all figured out by then. When
they brought him out and the guard shouted"Ready … aim … ", the deacon
suddenly yelled "FIRE."
POPE
FRANCIS'S MONTHLY INTENTION FOR NOVEMBER
Pope Francis's monthly intention
for November is for Christians in Asia - that Christians in Asia, bearing witness
to the Gospel in word and deed, may promote dialogue, peace, and mutual understanding,
especially with those of other religions.
SAINT PETER'S BURNS SUPPER
The 2018 Burns
Supper will take place in the Parish Centre on Saturday 3 February at 7.00
pm. Patrons are asked to be seated by 6.50 pm for a prompt start. The Immortal
Memory will be delivered by Drew Cochrane, for forty years the Editor of the
Largs and Millport Weekly News. Former parishioner, Martin Cosgrove, will propose
the Toast to the Lassies and our parishioner, Julie Coldwell, will reply. Other
participants are Father
Duncan, Bill Andrew, Aidan and Bethany McGrath,
George McGrattan and Ciaran Sinclair. Tickets cost £15 and can be booked
in advance though the Parish Office on 01294 464063. Patrons can request group
seating arrangements to be with friends. The meal will be prepared and served
by Michael and Fiona Brown, family and friends. Vegetarian meals are available
with notice as an alternative to the traditional Burns
Supper main course. There are more details on the Church website. Your support
is appreciated.
CHRISTMAS QUIET TIME
You are invited at this busy time of year to take some time out and enjoy the
peace and quiet being offered in Saint
John’s Church, Stevenston. The church will be available with Exposition
of the Blessed Sacrament on Saturday 16 December from 12 noon till 4.00 pm.
Reconciliation will also be available between 12 noon and 2.00 pm for those
wishing to receive this beautiful, healing sacrament in preparation for Christmas
arranged by Embracing Change Spirituality Group.
HOLY MASS AT ARDROSSAN CEMETERY
The annual Mass at Ardrossan Cemetery for all the deceased parishioners and
clergy who are buried there will take place on Sunday at 2.00 pm. Please pass
the word around all interested parties. Thank you!
SAINT MATTHEW'S ACADEMY CHRISTMAS FAYRE
Staff and pupils of Saint
Matthew's Academy, Saltcoats, are organising a Christmas Fayre for Saturday
2 December 2017 from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm. The event is set to provide festive
fun for the whole family. A number of activities to entertain the family will
be available as well as a range of stalls selling a host of Christmas gifts,
from jewellery to reindeer dust, Christmas cards to stocking fillers. There
will also be a teddy tombola stall, bottle stall, craft stall, a raffle and
a home baking stall, as well as our much-loved Santa's Grotto. We hope you can
join us on Saturday 2nd December for what we are sure will be a fantastic day
for all!
COME AND JOIN ME
Every Sunday after 10.30 am Mass there is tea, coffee, juice and home baking
served for a small donation in the Parish Centre. I would like to invite you
to join me for a cuppa and a chat as I get to know the parish of Saint Peter's.
Father
Duncan
INFORMATION SHEET
A small information sheet with useful contact telephone numbers and email addresses
for the Parish is available in Church.
VISITORS
Are you visiting us for Holy Mass? Please know that you are very welcome. During
the 10.30 am Holy 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 Holy Mass, tea, coffee cakes and
buns are available in the Parish Centre. At both of our weekend Holy 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.