BULLETIN               27 NOVEMBER 2005                    

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT IN YEAR 2

CHURCH SERVICES

Saturday 26 November
 Confession on request from 4.45 to 5.15 pm
Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm
Sunday 27 November
 Sunday Mass at 10.00 am
Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon
Monday 28 November
Mass at 10.00 am for Liz McKay
Tuesday 29 November
Mass at 10.00 am for Rona McNamara
Wednesday 30 November
Feast of Saint Andrew
Mass at 10.00 am for Maggie Gibson
Mass at 7.00 pm for Jean Murray
Thursday 1 December
 Mass at 7.00 pm for James and Mary McCabe
Friday 2 December
 Mass at 10.00 am for the Bobby Fleming
Saturday 3 December
Mass at 10.00 am for Margaret Newell


PARISH CENTRE EVENTS

Sunday 27 November
10.00 am
11.00 am
1.30 pm		 Sacramental Preparation
Tea and Coffee after Mass
Christening Party
Monday 28 November
8.00 to 5.30 pm
9.00 to 11.30 am
9.00 to 5.00 pm
9.30 to 11.30 am
12.30 to 2.30 pm
1.30 to 3.30 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
Key Housing Training
Patents and Toddlers
Kindergarten
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Rainbows
Brownies
Saint Vincent de Paul Society
Weight Watchers
Tuesday 29 November

8.00 to 5.30 pm
9.00 to 11.30 am
9.00 to 5.00 pm
12.30 to 2.30 pm
2.00 to 4.00 pm
7.00 pm
7.30 pm

 Wrap-around Care for 3 to 5 year olds
Nursery
Key Housing Training
Kindergarten
Ignatian Prayer Group
Saint Anne's Guild
Keep Fit
Wednesday 30 November
8.00 to 5.30 pm
9.00 to 11.30 am
9.00 to 5.00 pm
12.30 to 2.30 pm
1.00 to 3.00 pm
5.00 to 6.00 pm
7.00 pm
7.30 pm
 Wrap-around Care for 3 to 5 year olds
Nursery
Key Housing Training
Kindergarten
Thursday Club
Street Dance for 13 to 18 year olds
Special Religious Development (SPRED)    
Finance and Fabric Committee Meeting
Thursday 1 December
8.00 to 5.30 pm
9.00 to 5.00 pm
9.00 to 11.30 am
12.30 to 2.30 pm
1.30 to 3.30 pm
6.00 to 7.00 pm
6.00 to 7.30 pm
7.30 to 9.00 pm
7.30 pm
7.30 pm		 Wrap-around Care for 3 to 5 year olds
Key Housing Training
Nursery
Kindergarten
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Rainbows
Brownies
Girl Guides
Music Ministry Meeting
Deanery Care Coordinators Meeting
Friday 2 December

8.00 to 5.30 am
9.00 to 5.00 pm
9.00 to 11.30 am
12.30 to 2.30 pm
6.30 pm

Wrap-around Care for 3 to 5 year olds
Key Housing Training
Nursery
Kindergarten
Wedding Reception

Saturday 3 December
7.30 pmPrivate Party

PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
   Jim McLaren and Michael Ferguson who died recently;
   Hannah Kirk 1992, John Maxwell 2002, Sarah McNamara 1980,
   Peggy Dorian Smith 1991, Shannon Byrne 2000, Jemima McAuliffe 2001,
   Sarah Heaney 1955, Ann Hackett 1998, James Allen 2003, The Gribben Family,
   Collette McKibben 2003, John McNamara 1997 and Elizabeth Walsh 1970
   whose anniversaries occur at this time;
   Liam McKechan who was baptised recently
   and those who are sick.

SUNDAY COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection amounted to £690.29 - 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 £319.35 - 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.

ADVENT
Today is the first Sunday of Advent. The Advent Extra is available at the stall. A donation of 50 pence per copy would be much appreciated.

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION
The children who are preparing for the Sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation will celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation today at 3.00 pm. Please pray for them and their families.

FINANCE AND FABRIC COMMITTEE
There will be a meeting of the Finance and Fabric Committee in the Parish Centre Religious Education Room on Wednesday 30 November at 7.30 pm.

MUSIC MINISTRY
There will be a meeting of Ministers of Music in the Parish Centre Religious Education Room on Thursday 1 December at 7.30 pm.

DEANERY CARE COORDINATORS
There will be a meeting of the Deanery Care Coordinators in the Parish Centre Meeting Room on Thursday 1 December at 7.30 pm.

JOINING THE CHURCH
There will be a meeting in the Parish Centre on Thursday 8 December at 7.30 pm for those interested in knowing more about joining the Church and for those who would like a short 'refresher course'.

ARDROSSAN CHURCHES
The annual Ardrossan Churches Christmas Carol Service will be held in the Civic Centre on Sunday 11 December at 6.30 pm. Saint Peter's Primary School children will be taking part.

VERONA FATHERS CALENDARS
Verona Fathers Calendars will be on sale at all Masses next weekend.

CHILDREN'S LITURGY
The Children's Liturgy will begin next Sunday at 10.00 am Mass for 3 to 5 year-olds and Primaries 1 to 3 pupils.

THURSDAY CLUB
This week the Thursday Club will meet on Wednesday 30 November instead of Thursday 1 December.


Wisdom from God shows itself most clearly in a loving heart.




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           Isaiah 63:16-17; 64:1.3-8
You, Lord, yourself are our Father, Our Redeemer is your ancient name. Why, Lord, leave us to stray from your ways and harden our hearts against fearing you? Return, for the sake of your servants, the tribes of your inheritance. Oh, that you would tear the heavens open and come down - at your Presence the mountains would melt. No ear has heard, no eye has seen any god but you act like this for those who trust him. You guide those who act with integrity and keep your ways in mind. You were angry when we were sinners; we had long been rebels against you. We were all like men unclean, all that integrity of ours like filthy clothing. We have all withered like leaves and our sins blew us away like the wind. No one invoked your name or roused himself to catch hold of you. For you hid your face from us and gave us up to the power of our sins. And yet, Lord, you are our Father; we the clay, you the potter, we are the work of your hand.

Second Reading           Corinthians 1:3-9
May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ send you grace and peace. I never stop thanking God for all the graces you have received through Jesus Christ. I thank him that you have been enriched in so many ways, especially in your teachers and preachers; the witness to Christ has indeed been strong among you so that you will not be without any of the gifts of the Spirit while you are waiting for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed; and he will keep you steady and without blame until the last day, the day of our Lord Jesus Christ, because God by calling you has joined you to his Son, Jesus Christ; and God is faithful.

Gospel           Mark 13:33-37
Jesus said to his disciples: "Be on your guard, stay awake, because you never know when the time will come. It is like a man travelling abroad: he has gone from home, and left his servants in charge, each with his own task; and he has told the doorkeeper to stay awake. So stay awake, because you do not know when the master of the house is coming, evening, midnight, cockcrow, dawn; if he comes unexpectedly, he must not find you asleep. And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake!".