BULLETIN
29
JUNE 2008
THE FEAST OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL IN YEAR 1
CHURCH
SERVICES
| Saturday
28 June | Mass
at 10.00 am for Joe Moran |
|
Sunday
29 June | Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am for the parishioners Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for vocations to the priesthood |
| Monday
30 June | Mass at 10.00 am for Alice King |
|
Tuesday
1 July | Mass at 10.00 am for Noelle Collins |
| Wednesday
2 July | Mass
at 7.00 pm for deceased Parish Priests of the Church of Saint Peter in Chains |
| Thursday
3 July | Mass at 10.00 am for Patricia, Greta and Felix Murphy |
|
Friday
4 July | Mass at 10.00 am for a special intention |
| Saturday
5 July | Mass
at 10.00 am for James Burns Hughes Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Margaret Catterson |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
| Sunday
29 June | 11.00 am | |
|
Monday
30 June | 7.00
pm to 8 pm 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm |
Weight
Watchers |
|
Thursday
3 July | 2.00 to 3.00 pm | Cardiac Rehabilitation |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Gertrude Cunningham and
Ronnie McKey (West Kilbride) who died recently and
John,
Peter, Francis, Jim and Paul Breslin, William Magee 1997, Peter McEvoy 1967,
Margaret
Donnelly 1953, Helen Taylor 1998, Rose McKenzie 1998,
James
Conaghan 1999, Patrick Burns 2000, Hugh Brodie 1964, Betty Sloan 2007,
Father
Michael Lynch 2004, Mary Tonner 1936, James Brennan 1963,
Kathleen
Robertson 2005, Oliviero Agostini 1940, Thomas Magee 1995,
Margaret
Fisher 2005, Rosetta McKay 1994, Ian Moran 1975 and Patrick Tourish 1986
whose anniversaries occur at this time.
MASS FOR DECEASED
PARISH PRIESTS
On Wednesday 2 July, the fourth anniversary of the death of
Father Michael Lynch,
Mass will be offered for all our deceased Parish Priests, namely Monsignor
Archibald McSparran (1950), Father
Peter Fitzpatrick (1952), Father
William McBurnie (1953), Canon
Lawrence Fischer (1980) and Father
Michael Lynch (2004). May they rest in peace.
SUNDAY
COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection amounted to £696.78. We are grateful
for your generous support of the Parish. Banker's Orders amount to an average
of £4400 per month.
BANKER'S
ORDERS, GIFT AID AND WILLS
Have you thought of using a Bankers Order? It assists
us with the safe handling of cash. Have you signed a Gift Aid Form? If you pay
tax, then every £1 you give to the Parish is worth £1.28 to us. Would
you consider remembering Saint Peter's in your will?
PARISH CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Parish Centre amounted to £324.49 - many
thanks.
READERS
Next weekend's readers are Elsie Brodie Vigil, Sarah
Guthrie 10.00 am and Jim Delahunt 12 00 noon.
BULLETIN AND WORSHIP SHEETS
Notices for inclusion in the Bulletin need to be here by Thursday of each week.
After Mass we would be grateful if you would return the worship sheets to the
boxes for use at a later Mass.
THREE
TOWNS CHURCHES CRUISE
The Charity Evening Cruise will take place on Wednesday
30 July. All the churches in Ardrossan are combining for the cruise. Profits go
the Vine Trust for work in South America. The cruise leaves Ardrossan Harbour
at 6.15 pm and should return around 9.15 pm. Tickets are £18 and £8.
Our allocation has now gone but it may be possible to get you some tickets if
you are interested but there is a waiting list.
FATHER
JOHN
A short meeting to agree a constitution and to form a committee
to raise funds for Father
John will be held at 7 pm on Monday 14 July the Ardrossan Youth Club hut in
Stanley Road. We hope to raise money to send to Father
John in December. Any one interested will be most welcome. Many events are
ongoing. There will be a sponsored walk on Saturday 5 July at 10.00 am. Bring
the family and a picnic. Walk from Saint Peter's to the Waterside Inn, Seamill,
have a picnic and walk back at your leisure. For sponsor forms contact Marlene
Crichton. Have you got an idea for raising funds?
IGNATIAN
PRAYER GROUP
The Ignatian Prayer Group will meet again after the summer holiday.
URGENT - HUMAN EMBRYOLOGY AND FERTILISATION BILL
The Human Embryology
and Fertilisation Bill and other 'life' legislation comes back to the Commons
soon for final reading. Please take time to write to Katy Clark MP and ask her
to reconsider her vote. Template letters are available. Thanks.
THANKS
TO THE VOLUNTEERS
The Parish has a volunteer Health and Safety Officer. We
have a voluntary trainer and two volunteers from North Ayrshire Community Involvement
Project who work hard on a Friday tidying bushes and the grounds. We also have
a volunteer computer geek who keeps the network running and a volunteer parishioner
who does some secretarial work, presently on two mornings a week. I hope to increase
this fairly soon.
THURSDAY
CLUB HOLIDAY IN WALES
The bus for the Thursday
Club holiday to Wales leaves Saint Peter's car park on Monday 30 June at 8.00
am. We wish them good weather.
PARISH
VOLUNTEERS
Bishop Cunningham will celebrate a Mass of thanksgiving for all
the hard work and dedication given to the Church by all volunteers in parishes.
The Mass will be celebrated in Saint Margaret's Cathedral, Ayr on Sunday 14 September
at 3.30 pm. A good attendance would be greatly appreciated as this is the first
time a Mass of thanksgiving has been held. Notices for numbers will be displayed
in August to ascertain whether a bus should be ordered.
TWENTY-THOUSANDTH
VISIT TO SAINT PETER'S WEBSITE
On 26 June, Saint Peter's website had its 30000th
visit since it was launched on 13 July 2005. The site has over 900 pages, 500
photographs, 200 bulletins between 1960 and 2008, 5000 links, some audio clips
of the choir and has been viewed in at least 38 countries. It contains many articles
on past and present spiritual and community life in Saint Peter's. Canon
Matt and the website author are very grateful to those who have accessed the
site, lent photographs, passed on stories, identified errors, made suggestions
and expressed compliments. The aims of the site are to make parishioners aware
of current events and record our history. If you can help with this project, please
contact WebsiteAuthor@SaintPeterinChains.net.
YOUTH
FOR LOURDES
There will be a Car Boot Sale on Saturday 12 July from 10.00 am
to 2.00pm in aid of Youth For Lourdes 2009 in the grounds of the Church
of Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Saltcoats. Cream Teas will be served
in the hall for £1.50. Anyone wishing to book a car parking space should
contact Margaret Simpson. Pre-booked cars will be charged £5.00.
EVELYNE
AND ALFIE THANKS
Evelyne and Alfie Agostini would like to thank everyone involved
in making their fortieth wedding celebration so special. Thanks for the gifts,
flowers, cards and prayers. Your kindness is very much appreciated.
THURSDAY
CLUB THANKS
Thanks to the Thursday
Club for a donation of £150 for the use of the Parish Centre for their
meetings and congratulations on their twenty-fifth anniversary.
WEDDING
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to Joanne and Alexander; Catrina and James;
and Barry and Jennifer whose weddings were in the last week. Best wishes to Chris
and Louise whose wedding is this coming week.
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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.