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Saturday
3 November
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Vigil
Mass at 4.30pm
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Holy Mass at 10.00am |
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Sunday
4 November
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Sunday Mass at 10.00am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30am |
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Monday
5 November
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Service of the Word at 10.00am | Service of the Word at 10.00am |
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Tuesday
6 November
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Holy Mass at 10.00am | Service of the Word at 10.00am |
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Wednesday
7 November
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Requiem Mass at 10.00am | Service of the Word at 10.00am |
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Thursday
8 November
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Service of the Word at 7.00pm | Holy Mass at 10.00am |
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Friday
9 November
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Holy Mass at 10.00am | Service of the Word at 10.00am |
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Saturday
10 November
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Vigil
Mass at 4.30pm
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Holy Mass at 10.00am |
PARISH CENTRE EVENTS |
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Sunday
4 November
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11.30am |
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Monday
5 November
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9.30
to 11.30am |
Parents
and Toddlers |
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Tuesday
6 November
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9.00
to 11.00am 3.45pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
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Wednesday
7 November
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9.30
to 11.30am 3.45pm 7.30pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
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Thursday
8 November
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Friday
9 November
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9.30
to 11.30am 11.00am |
Parents
and Toddlers Tea, coffee and chat in the Snug after Benediction |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Kathleen Dean (Auchinleck), Andrew Bancewicz (formerly of Saint Matthew's Academy, Saltcoats) and Catherine Coulter who died recently and
James Delahunt 1976, Cecilia Hilferty 2001, James McDermid 2003, John O'Neill 2012, Mary Brodie 1997, Ellie Graham 2016, 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, John Martin 1979, Daniel Brown 1988, Peter Hanratty 2013, Josephine Lundie 2007, baby Lily Heron 2016, Thomas Kilbane 1983, Hugh McKay 1982, Eileen Taylor 2005, May Cusick 2009, Teresa Kelly 1978, Sarah Sammons 1970, Elizabeth Anne Tait 2004 and Mary Timmons 2011 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 5.30pm Vigil and 10.30am. Sunday 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.
READERS
Next weekend's readers are Harry Sammons at 5.30pm and Margaret Brawley at 10.30am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 1 at 5.30pm and Group 2 at 10.30am.
MUSIC MINISTRY
Next weekend's musicians are the choir at 5.30pm and Catherine Boyd and Catherine Kerr at 10.30am
CHILDREN’S
LITURGY
Next week's Children's Liturgy helpers are Jacqueline
Waugh for the pre-fives, Maria Paterson-Kidd and Emma Paterson for Primaries
1, 2 and 3 and Claire Sweenie and Linda Martin for Primary 4.
ARDROSSAN CEMETERY MASS
Our annual Holy Mass at Ardrossan Cemetery for all the deceased buried there
will be on Sunday 25 November - the Solemnity of Christ the King - at 2.00pm.
PRAYER SERVICE AT ABBOTSFORD NURSING HOME
There will be a prayer service at Abbotsford Nursing Home, Ardrossan, on Wednesday
7 November at 2.00pm.
EXORCISING THE PANTHEON
Looking
to the saints reminds us that in the end, Christ is always victorious, that
the gates of hell cannot resist the power of God's grace. The origins of the
celebration of All Saints are a striking example of that truth. The Church
began celebrating this Solemnity in Rome in the year 609 under Pope Boniface
IV. At that time, one of the older residential areas of the city was located
near a huge Roman temple called the Pantheon. The Pantheon had been built
four centuries earlier by the emperor-architect Hadrian. It had held huge
statues of all the gods most revered by the imperial family, thus its name,
pan-theon meaning all the gods. Between the time of the Emperor Hadrian and
that of Pope Boniface, the Roman Empire had become Christian and the Pantheon
had been abandoned but by the year 600, it was becoming the object of frequent
complaints from those who lived in its neighbourhood. When they walked by
the old temple, strange things would happen. Eerie voices would threaten them;
bricks would fall down menacingly; ice-cold breezes would accost them, along
with worse things than mere breezes. In short, it was clear that the place
was haunted by demons. Around the year 609, the complaints reached new heights
and the neighbourhood appealed directly to the Pope to do something about
it. Razing the massive structure to the ground was too gargantuan a task so
Boniface IV found a creative solution. He decided to exorcise the temple and
reconsecrate it as a Christian Church, dedicated not to all the gods but to
all the Roman martyrs and to Mary, the queen of all saints and martyrs. This
he did and soon after, the complaints stopped. It still serves as a Church
today. The memorial of that consecration became so popular that Pope Gregory
III extended its celebration to the whole Church. Thus All Saints' Day was
born - an everlasting reminder that the powers of evil are no match for the
power of Christ.
JUST FOR A LAUGH …
• At what time of day was Adam created? - A little before Eve
• Why didn't they play cards on the Ark? - Because Noah was standing
on the deck
• Did Eve ever have a date with Adam? - No, just an apple.
• Who was the greatest female financier in the Bible?
- Pharaoh's daughter. She went down to the
bank of the Nile and drew out a little prophet
• Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible? - Samson, because
he brought the house down
• Why couldn't Jonah trust the ocean? - Because he knew there
was something fishy about it
• What kind of man was Boaz before he married Ruth? - Ruthless
• What excuse did Adam give to his children as to why he no longer
lived in Eden? - Your mother ate us out of house and home
• Which area of Palestine was especially wealthy? - The area around
Jordan, because the banks were always overflowing
• Why didn't Noah go fishing? - he only had two worms
NOVEMBER
LISTS
Please take a list sheet and an envelope in the baskets at the back of the
Church. Fill in the names of deceased friends and family members, put it in
the envelope - if you can with a donation - and hand it in the collection
at the weekend Masses. The Lists will be brought to the altar at every Mass
during the month of the Holy Souls.
WOULD YOU LIKE A VISIT AT HOME FROM THE SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY?
Our parish Saint Vincent de Paul Society
is very willing to come for a visit, a chat, a catch-up or to help with anything
as we enter the winter months. Please call them and they will get back to
you to arrange a suitable time. They are here to support and help in any way
they can. Please call 07722 246169 and leave a message.
IN AND AROUND THE CHURCH
I am very grateful for all the work and maintenance that has been done in
and around the Church. The brushes, mops et cetera have their own rack. Thank
you for all the hard work.
PARISH DIARIES 2019
The Saint Peter Parish pocket diaries are now available this weekend. They
look really good. Please get your diary today at the Church repository - first
come, first served!
CHURCHES' HOMELESS ACTION NORTH AYRSHIRE (CHANA)
More than seventy people every month present as homeless to North Ayrshire
Council. We propose to make up toilet bags for those who need them. We are
asking each participating Church to concentrate one toiletry item for immediate
use and one cleaning item for use when a person gets a house. We have been
allocated shower gel and all-purpose cleaner. Please use the CHANA basket
in the foyer of the Church. Thank you for your continued generosity. Care
and Share @ the Kirkgate is a drop-in for those affected by homelessness,
with soup and sandwiches provided. It runs every Friday in the Kirkgate Hall,
Chapelwell Street, Saltcoats, from 12.30 to 2.00pm. If you can help, call
CHANA on 07585 665751.
CHERNOBYL CHILDREN'S LIFELINE
Can you make a difference in a child's life. Ayrshire Link is looking for
families to host two children for two or four weeks in June or July 2019.
This is a very rewarding experience and you will be supported twenty-four
hours a day. The children will take part in a full four week program. If you
would like more information, please phone 07813 650411.
REMEMBRANCE DAY CONCERT
To commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the end of the First World
War, there will be a special concert, organised by the Ardrossan Churches
Group in Ardrossan Academy on Thursday 8 November at 7.00pm. Please come along
and support this special initiative. Saint
Peter's Primary School and Saint
Matthew's Academy, Saltcoats will be taking part.
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY SERVICE
The annual Remembrance Day Service will be at the Evangelical Union Church
and Memorial Garden on Glasgow Street next Sunday 11 November at 1.00pm to
commemorate this year, one hundred years after the end of the First World
War. At Saint Peter's, we will offer our Holy Masses on that weekend for the
war dead and everyone will receive an exact facsimile copy of the Saint John's
Gospel booklet that soldiers received when they went to war in 1914.
MUSIC MINISTRY
We are looking for a few new helpers for the music and singing at the Sunday
Mass. If you can help in any way, please speak to Father
Duncan. Thanks.
NEW WEBSITE
Our new website, after a lot of work and effort, is now slowly approaching
completion. It is looking particularly good and will be a great asset to our
parish community. If all goes well, we hope to launch it before Christmas.
Watch this space!
HELP OUR PARISH GROW
If you have filled in a Gift Aid Form in the past, could we ask you to complete
the new version this weekend? Margaret will available in the Parish Centre
to fill in the new forms with you it will only take a few moments. If you
would like to make out a Gift Aid Form for the parish, please take this opportunity
to support the parish in this way. Thank you for your commitment and solidarity.
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.
20-40 NETWORK QUIZ NIGHT
Are you aged twenty to forty? Our events are a great place for meeting fellow
young Catholics. We are having a Quiz Night in Saint Mirin's Cathedral Hall
so why not come along and test your knowledge of all things Scottish to bring
in Saint Andrew's Day? It takes place on Saturday 24 November at 7.00pm. Please
email 2040network@gmail.com to buy a £10 ticket or join our mailing
list to find out about future events if you can't make this one.
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 £636.34 and the Maintenance
Fund collection to £236.64 - thanks.
SUNDAY TEAS
Tea and coffee will be served after the 10.30am Mass next Sunday in the Parish
Centre by Sharon McLaughlin''s team.
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.
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.