BULLETIN 21
OCTOBER 2007
TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN YEAR 3
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday
20 October | Confession
on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm |
Sunday
21 October | Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon |
Monday
22 October | Mass at 10.00 am for Mary Jane McKay |
Tuesday
23 October | Mass at 10.00 am for Andrew Conaghan |
Wednesday
24 October | Mass at 10.00 am for Margaret Nicol |
Thursday
25 October | Mass at 7.00 pm for George McGoogan |
Friday
26 October | Mass at 10.00 am for William Paterson |
Saturday
27 October | Mass at 10.00 am for Jim McLaughlin |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
Sunday
21 October | 10.00
am 10.00 am 11.00 am 1.30 pm |
Children's
Liturgy |
Monday
22 October | 9.00
to 11.30 am 9.30 to 11.30 am 12.30 to 2.30 pm 5.30 to 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm |
Nursery |
Tuesday
23 October | 9.00
to 11.30 am 9.30 to 11.00 am 12.30 to 3.00 pm 1.00 to 3.00 pm 7.00 pm 7.00 pm 7.30 pm | Nursery
Kindergarten Nursery Thursday Club Saint Anne's Guild Keep Fit Legion of Mary |
Wednesday
24 October | 9.00
to 11.30 am 9.30 to 11.00 am 12.30 to 3.00 pm 6.00 to 7.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm | Nursery
Kindergarten Nursery Barakuda Karate Special Religious Education (SPRED) |
Thursday
25 October | 9.00
to 11.30 am 9.30 to 11.00 am 12.30 to 3.00 pm 2.00 to 3.00 pm 7.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm | Nursery Kindergarten Nursery Cardiac Rehabilitation Brownies Guides |
Friday
26 October | 9.00
to 11.30 am 9.30 to 11.30 am 12.30 to 2.30 pm 7.00 pm | Nursery
Parents and Toddlers Nursery Private Party |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Mary Clarke and Gwylem
Hughes who died recently;
Hugh O'Boyle 2000, Andrew Conaghan
2002, Lawrence Brennan 1981,
Michael Doherty 2005, Mary
Jane McKay 1951, Patrick O'Hare 2001,
John Higgins 2001,
Ellis Nesbit, John and Isabella Connor,
Dougald McMurchie, Tom
Adamson 2006, Peggy McKay 1992,
Terence Burns 1997, Henry
Fitzsimmons 1959, William Paterson 1963,
Alice Procter 1995,
Tommy Mulhern 1996, Margaret Newell 2005
and Douglas Mayberry
2005 whose anniversaries occur at this time;
and Skye Andrea
Martin who was baptised recently.
SUNDAY COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection amounted to £673.91 - many thanks. Banker's Orders
amount to an average of £4300 per month. Each month £4000 is repaid
to the Diocese for the building loan and levy.
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.
PARISH CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Parish Centre amounted to £344.30 - many
thanks.
MISSION SUNDAY
Today is Mission Sunday. Copies of the Mission
Sunday letter are available at the stall. The annual collection will take place
this weekend. In order that your donation may be Gift Aided, forms are available
at the stall.
THE SINGING CHILDREN OF AFRICA
Marie-Anne would like
all those who helped in any way to make last Sunday's concert such a great
success. The amount raised from the concert was £899. This does not include
the sale of African items or the bucket collection.
COMPULSORY
CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING
Child Protection training will be held in the Parish
Centre on Sunday 4 November from 2.00 - 3.30 pm. Saint
Vincent de Paul Society
members, Eucharistic Ministers, Sacristans and Children's Liturgy Helpers are
all required to attend. All other parishioners would be very welcome as a good
presentation will be offered raising awareness of this very important subject.
CHILDREN'S
LITURGY
The Child Protection Rules from Disclosure Scotland mean that parents
who have not been through the disclosure process are not able to take part in
the Liturgy in the Parish Centre. If you have not filled in the disclosure form
then simply take your child to the group and leave them. If you think your child
will not settle, then you might have to wait for a month or two until you think
they are ready to be left. The simplest way to deal with this is to get a disclosure
form and go on the rota. More helpers make for a better rota.
THURSDAY
CLUB
COFFEE
MORNING
The Thursday
Club
is having its annual Coffee Morning on Saturday 3 November at 10.30 am in the
Parish Centre. There will be the usual stalls - bric-a-brac, books, fancy goods,
toys, home baking and so on. Donations would be very much appreciated. Tickets
cost £1. The Parish Centre will be open on Friday 2 November from 1.00 to
6.00 pm to receive donations.
GALLOWAY
LOURDES HOSPITALITÉ
The annual Ceilidh for Galloway Lourdes Hospitalité
will take place on Friday 16 November at 7.30 pm in the Volunteer Rooms, Irvine
with the Oran Mor Ceilidh Band. Tickets costing £7.50 and including a light
supper are available from Maureen or Anne.
THE
INNOCENTS
A box is available in the Porch for baby goods, talcum powder, lotion,
bottles, shampoo and so on. Please contact Josephine if you can help.
SACRED
HEART FATHERS
The Sacred Heart Fathers are having a Retreat Day on Sunday
11 November from 10.00 am - 4.00 pm. It is called Into Life's Autumn and is a
day of reflection, prayer, adoration and Holy Mass led by Father Owen Wyne SCJ.
All are very welcome. The suggested offering is £6 and this also covers
includes soup, rolls, tea, coffee and biscuits.
ROSARY
BEADS
A set of blue rosary beads has been found in
the church. They can be collected from the stall.
THE
ROSARY
During the month of October, the Thursday
Club will lead the Rosary before the weekday morning Mass.
THE
INNOCENTS
A box
is available in the Porch for baby goods, talcum powder, lotion, bottles, shampoo
and so on. Please contact Josephine if you can help.
CHILDREN'S
LITURGY ADULT
HELPERS
21
October
3 to 5 Year Olds: Ann and Gayle
Primary 1 to 3: Andrena and Theresa
Primary
4: Wendy and Christine
28
October
3 to 5 Year Olds: Suzanne and
Frances
Primary 1 to 3: Eileen and Sharon
Primary
4: Michael and Fiona
I BELIEVE
I believe in miracles and dreams that will come true
And
I believe in happiness and friendship, through and through
I believe that
when you cry your tears are not in vain
And when you're sad and lonely someone
knows that you're in pain
I believe that when we laugh a
sparkle starts to shine
And
before you know these sparks will spread from more hearts than just mine
I
believe the gifts you have are there for you to share
And
when you give them from the heart the whole world knows you care
I believe
that if you give even just to one
That gift will grow in magnitude before
the day is done
I believe that comfort comes from giving part of me
And
if I share with others, there's more for all so see
I
believe that love is still the greatest gift of all
And
when it's given from the heart, love will conquer all.
Cheerfulness
is like money well spent on charity - the more we spend of it, the greater our possession. |
If
you are too busy to pray, you are too busy. |
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
Exodus
17:8-13
The
Amalekites came and attacked Israel at Rephidim. Moses said to Joshua, Pick out
men for yourself, and tomorrow morning march out to engage Amalek. I, meanwhile,
will stand on the hilltop, the staff of God in my hand. Joshua did as Moses told
him and marched out to engage Amalek, while Moses and Aaron and Hur went up to
the top of the hill. As long as Moses kept his arms raised, Israel had the advantage;
when he let his arms fall, the advantage went to Amalek. But Moses arms grew heavy,
so they took a stone and put it under him and on this he sat, Aaron and Hur supporting
his arms, one on one side, one on the other; and his arms remained firm till sunset.
With the edge of the sword Joshua cut down Amalek and his people.
Second
Reading
2
Timothy 3:14 - 4:2
You
must keep to what you have been taught and know to be true; remember who your
teachers were, and how, ever since you were a child, you have known the holy scriptures
- from these you can learn the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in
Christ Jesus. All scripture is inspired by God and can profitably be used for
teaching, for refuting error, for guiding people's lives and teaching them to
be holy. This is how the man who is dedicated to God becomes fully equipped and
ready for any good work. Before God and before Christ Jesus who is to be judge
of the living and the dead, I put this duty to you, in the name of his Appearing
and of his kingdom: proclaim the message and, welcome or unwelcome, insist on
it. Refute falsehood, correct error, call to obedience - but do all with patience
and with the intention of teaching.
Gospel
Luke
18:1-8
Jesus
told his disciples a parable about the need to pray continually and never lose
heart. "There was a judge in a certain town" he said "who had neither
fear of God nor respect for man. In the same town there was a widow who kept on
coming to him and saying, "I want justice from you against my enemy!"
For a long time he refused, but at last he said to himself, "Maybe I have
neither fear of God nor respect for man, but since she keeps pestering me I must
give this widow her just rights, or she will persist in coming and worry me to
death." And the Lord said, "You notice what the unjust judge has to
say? Now will not God see justice done to his chosen who cry to him day and night
even when he delays to help them? I promise you, he will see justice done to them,
and done speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find any faith on earth?"."