BULLETIN
4
SEPTEMBER 2005
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF YEAR 1
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday
3 September | Confession
on request from 4.45 to 5.15 pm Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm |
Sunday
4 September | Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon |
Monday
5 September | Mass at 10.00 am for the Retzbach Family |
Tuesday
6 September | Mass at 10.00 am for Jimmy Mulhern |
Wednesday
7 September | Mass at 10.00 am for Alex McKechnie |
Thursday
8 September | Mass at 7.00 pm for Ellen Murphy |
Friday
9 September | Mass at 10.00 am for John Stewart |
Saturday
10 September | Mass at 10.00 am for Clare Shanks |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
Sunday
4 September | 11.00 am | Tea and Coffee after Mass |
Monday
5 September | 8.00
to 9.00 am 9.00 to 11.30 am 11.30 to 6.00 pm 5.30 to 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm |
Wrap-around Care for 3 to
5 year olds Nursery Wrap-around Care for 3 to 5 year olds Rainbows Brownies Saint Vincent de Paul Society Weight Watchers |
Tuesday
6 September | 8.00
to 9.00 am 9.30 to 11.30 am 11.30 to 6.00 pm 7.30 pm |
Wrap-around Care for 3 to
5 year olds Nursery Wrap-around Care for 3 to 5 year olds Keep Fit |
Wednesday
7 September | 8.00
to 9.00 am 9.00 to 11.30 am 11.30 to 6.00 pm 5.00 to 6.00 pm 6.30 to 8.30 pm 7.30 pm |
Wrap-around Care for 3 to
5 year olds Nursery Wrap-around Care for 3 to 5 year olds Street Dance for 13 to 18 year olds 2 B Slim Ignatian Prayer Group |
Thursday
8 September | 8.00
to 9.00 am 9.00 to 11.30 am 11.30 to 6.00 pm 1.00 to 3.00 pm 6.00 to 7.00 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Wrap-around Care for 3 to
5 year olds Nursery Wrap-around Care for 3 to 5 year olds Thursday Club Rainbows Brownies Girl Guides |
Friday
9 September |
8.00 to 9.00 am |
Wrap-around Care for
3 to 5 year olds |
Saturday
10 September | 6.30 pm | Private Party |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Joe Doyle, Grant Middlemiss
and Charles Lynch who died recently;
Annie McCormick 1976, Jimmy
Mulhern 1992, Margaret Brodie 1964,
Marie White (McManus) 1997,
Catherine Campbell 2003,
Florence Slavin 1998, James Moore 1998
and Father Martin McCluskey 1996
whose
anniversaries occur at this time;
Gayle Hamilton and Andrew Paterson
who were married recently;
Anthony Gorman who celebrated
the Sacraments of First Communion and
Confirmation recently;
and those who are sick.
SUNDAY COLLECTION
Last
weekend's collection amounted to £601.52 - many thanks.
Banker's Orders
amount to an average of £4000 per month. Each month £4000 is repaid
to the Diocese for the building loan and levy.
PARISH
CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Parish Centre amounted
to £309.35 - many thanks.
BANKER'S
ORDERS
Paying your collection by monthly or quarterly banker's order makes
money handling much safer. Banker's Order forms are available in the porch.
SPECIAL
COLLECTION FOR RETIRED PRIESTS
There will be a special collection at all Masses
this weekend for Retired Priests.
GLASGOW PHOENIX CHOIR CONCERT
There
will be a concert by Glasgow Phoenix Choir in Saint Mirin's Cathedral, Paisley
on Friday 30 September at 7.30pm. Further details are on the notice board.
FATHER MATT IN ROME
Father Matt
will be in Rome from 5 to 9 September. Father
Gabriel will celebrate the weekday Masses and Father
Stephen Motroni will celebrate the weekend Masses.
FATHER MATT SIXTY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY AND FORTY YEARS OF PRIESTHOOD
Father Matt
has come to Ardrossan to be our Parish Priest. This year he is celebrating
forty years in the priesthood and this month his sixty-fifth birthday. This
is more than sufficient reason to have a party. Please join us on Saturday
24 September for a Celebration Mass at 5.30pm and afterwards at a party in
the Parish Centre. There will be a bar, some music and a few surprise items.
There will be a toast and a few words at about 7.00 pm. A light buffet will
be available until 9.00 pm. You are welcome to stay for a while or just pop
in for some food and a chat.
DOORS
OPEN DAY
Saint Peter's has agreed to be included in the Doors Open event which
takes place on Sunday, 4 September. Brochures are available at the stall.
PARENTS'
AND TODDLERS' GROUP
There will be no Parents' and Toddlers' Group on Monday
5 September.
SOCIETY
OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL ANNUAL MASS
The Annual Mass for the Sick will be
celebrated by Bishop John Cunningham in the Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr on Wednesday
21 September at 7.30 pm. Tea will be available after Mass in the Cathedral Hall.
Parishioner wishing to attend will be made most welcome. If transport is required,
please contact a member of our Conference as soon as possible.
SAINT
PETER'S WEBSITE
The number of visits to the new Saint Peter's website has
far exceeded expectation. There have been over 1500 hits in less than two months.
The website spans all years of the Church's existence from its opening in 1938
to the present day, the latter through the weekly bulletins. There are over 160
photographs of priests, parishioners and the building. We are keen to add more
pictures and other information. Please try to have a look at the website at www.SaintPeterInChains.net.
If you have photographs, a story or a suggestion, please contact the website author
at WebsiteAuthor@SaintPeterInChains.net.
For example, there may be an interest in starting a wedding photographs page.
If you or your parents were married in Saint Peter's, these photographs could
be included. Your opinions are valued. Thanks to all who have supported the venture.
ALFIE AND EVELYNE AGOSTINI'S GRANDSON
Alfie and Evelyne Agostini are
delighted to announce the safe arrival of their grandson, Matthew, a son for Mark
and Eleana. Deo Gratis.
SAINT
MICHAEL'S ACADEMY ANNIVERSARY MASS
This year is the fortieth anniversary of
Saint Michael's Academy's move from Irvine to its present site in Kilwinning.
The annual Opening Mass, which will be celebrated in the school on Monday 5 September
at 7.00 pm, will mark this event. Former members of staff, parents and pupils
are invited to join in the celebration.
SAFE
FROM HARM - THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S POLICY FOR KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE
Without volunteers there can be no Children's Liturgy at 10.00 am Mass on Sundays.
It is therefore very important that parents with children who would benefit from
participation in the Children's Liturgy indicate their willingness to cooperate
in this very worthwhile ministry. Cards will be available at the stall or from
Annie Watt, the Parish Co-ordinator for 'Safe From Harm', for volunteers to complete.
Think
positively! Never look back at what could have been. Look at what can be now. God has a way of showing us more. |
READINGS
The readings for this weekend's Masses are shown below in English. They are available
in eleven other languages
including French, German, Italian, Polish and Spanish by clicking on this
link.
First
Reading Ezekiel 33:7-9
The
word of the Lord was addressed to me as follows, Son of Man, I have appointed
you as sentry to the House of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, warn
them in my name. If I say to a wicked man: Wicked wretch, you are to die, and
you do not speak to warn the wicked man to renounce his ways, then he shall die
for his sin, but I will hold you responsible for his death. If, however, you do
warn a wicked man to renounce his ways and repent, and he does not repent, then
he shall die for his sin, but you yourself will have saved your life.
Second Reading
Romans
13:8-10
Avoid getting into debt, except the debt of mutual love. If you love
your fellow men you have carried out your obligations. All the commandments: You
shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall
not covet, and so on, are summed up in this single command: You must love your
neighbour as yourself. Love is the one thing that cannot hurt your neighbour;
that is why it is the answer to every one of the commandments.
Gospel
Matthew
18:15-20
Jesus said to his disciples: "If your brother does something
wrong, go and have it out with him alone, between your two selves. If he listens
to you, you have won back your brother. If he does not listen, take one or two
others along with you: the evidence of two or three witnesses is required to sustain
any charge. But if he refuses to listen to these, report it to the community;
and if he refuses to listen to the community, treat him like a pagan or a tax
collector. I tell you solemnly, whatever you bind on earth shall be considered
bound in heaven; whatever you loose on earth shall be considered loosed in heaven.
I tell you solemnly once again, if two of you on earth agree to ask anything at
all, it will be granted to you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three
meet in my name, I shall be there with them."