BULLETIN 11
JANUARY 2009
FEAST OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD IN YEAR 2
CHURCH
SERVICES
| Saturday
10 January | Requiem
Mass at 10.00 am for Frank Clark |
|
Sunday
11 January | Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am for a special intention - MMD Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for the parishioners |
|
Monday
12 January | Requiem Mass at 10.00 am for Danny Higgins |
| Tuesday
13 January | Requiem Mass at 10.00 am for a special intention |
| Wednesday
14 January | Mass at 10.00 am for Mark Shanks |
|
Thursday
15 January | No Mass in Saint Peter's |
|
Friday
16 January | Mass at 10.00 am for Sarah and Patrick Braniff |
| Saturday
17 January |
Mass
at 10.00 am for
a special intention - JC Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for a special intention - MW |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
|
Saturday
10 January | 7.00 pm | Private Function |
|
Sunday
11 January | 11.00 am | |
|
Monday
12 January | 9.30
to 11.30 am 5.30 to 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
|
Tuesday
13 January | 11.00
am 1.00 to 3.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm 7.30 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
|
Wednesday
14 January | 2.00
to 4.00 pm 6.00 to 7.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm | North
Ayrshire Support Services |
|
Thursday
15 January | 1.30
to 3.00 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm | Cardiac
Rehabilitation Brownies Guides |
|
Friday
16 January | 9.30 to 11.30 am |
Parents and Toddlers |
|
Saturday
17 January | 7.00 pm |
Private Function |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Frank Clark and Danny Higgins of our Parish and Michael
McGarry (Glasgow) who died recently and
Christine Cassidy 1998, Roy White 1993, John Aitken 2001,
Mary Donnelly 2006, Kathleen
Tritschler 2006,
Cecilia McCurdie 2005, James McNamara 1982, David Stirling
2004, Mary Guilfoyle 2005,
Ishbel McCarroll 1983, Monica McDonald 1997, Mary Coulter
1978, Elizabeth Walsh 2005,
Theresa McDermott 2000, James Murray 1972, George Agostini
2006 and Rena Scullion 2008
whose anniversaries occur at this time and those who are
sick.
OFFERTORY COLLECTION
Last weekend's Offertory collection amounted to £774.21. We are grateful
for your generous support of the Parish. Banker's Orders amount to an average
of £4000 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?
JUSTICE
AND PEACE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for Justice and Peace amounted to £511.42
- many thanks.
READERS
Next
weekend's readers are Katrina Pollock at 5.30 pm, Annie Watt at 10.00 am and
Ronnie Cairns at 12.00 noon. A new readers' rota has been sent out. New readers
are always welcome. Please talk to Canon
Matt
about it.
BURNS SUPPER
The Burns
Supper will be held in the Parish Centre on Friday 13 February 2009. Tickets
are on sale at the Parish Office. Ex-Provost Drew Duncan OBE will propose
The Immortal Memory, Kenny Gibson MSP will propose the Toast to the Lassies
and the reply will be given by Reverend Dorothy Granger of Barony Saint John's
Church. Further details of this and previous Burns
Suppers are on Saint Peter's website.
SUGGESTION LEAFLET
There is a leaflet which indicates the events we will try to organise and
have room for suggestions. The Parish Centre is well used for private functions
but there are few Parish functions and we need to remedy that if we are to
make the Centre viable. You support it well with the second collection, so
how about using it a bit more? We need the support.
PARISH RECORDS
The list we are using to find you all is from Father
Lynch's
time and is pretty much out of date with people moving, changing phone numbers,
newly moved in and so on. Would you oblige us by filling in a green address
form and placing it in the box? If your phone number is ex-directory, please
mark that. All information will be kept confidential. This means that you
cannot phone here for someone's address - data protection does not allow that.
Filling in the form is simply a polite request to assist us - you certainly
do not have to do it.
LEGION OF MARY
The Legion of Mary meets in the Parish Centre on Tuesday mornings at 11.00
am. If you have time for prayer and to visit the sick and housebound then
the Legion would like to welcome you as a member. What about coming along
to the meeting and observing? You will be very welcome.
SAINT
VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
The Saint Vincent de Paul Society
meets in the Parish Centre on Monday evenings at 7.00 pm. New members - men
and women - are always welcome. The Society exists for the sanctification
of its members and for the relief of the poor, assisting where there is need.
You would be welcome at a meeting so that you can get an idea of the prayer
and work of the Society.
FATHER MOTRONI
TALKS
On Mondays 12, 19 and 26 January 2009, Father
Stephen Motroni will give talks on Saint Paul in Saint Mary's Church Hall
in Irvine from 7.30 to 9.30 pm. All are welcome as are donations to support
Smithstone House Sacred Heart Fathers in Kilwinning.
CHILDREN'S
LITURGY
A new Children's Liturgy rota has been sent to all helpers. Please remember
to arrange cover if you are unable to attend. Please note that only volunteers
with Disclosure from Saint Peter's are allowed to assist with the Children's
Liturgy. Parents and grandparents are invited to bring the children but you
cannot remain when other children are present if you have not filled in a
Disclosure form. Sorry - we have to follow the regulations. We are struggling
for helpers. If there are not enough, we will reluctantly have to consider
closing the service. Volunteers cannot simply be recruited as they are required.
We are subject to a strict regime from Disclosure Scotland. This means that
all volunteers have to complete the form and then await clearance. We need
some more volunteers to ensure that there is a rota and that you are not on
too frequently. Please give your name to Annie Watt or Canon
Matt.
If your child is due to receive the Sacraments next year, this would be a
good time to volunteer! Do it today!
CANON
MATT
Canon
Matt
will
be away from Monday 12 till Friday 16 January. Father
Gabriel will offer the morning Masses but there will be
no Mass on the evening of Thursday 15. The Parish Office will be staffed as
usual. Father Jim Hayes ( 463461) and Father Martin Poland (463225) are available
to assist.
SAINT PETER'S PRIMARY SCHOOL REGISTRATION
Children who attain the age of five years between 1 March 2009 and 28 February
2010 should be registered for education during the week commencing or Monday
12 January. Registration at Saint Peter's Primary School will be by appointment
at the following times:
Monday 11.10 to 11.50 am
Tuesday 9.00 to 10.00 am and 1.45 to 2.35 pm
Wednesday 9.00 to 10.00 am, 11.10 to 11.50 am
and 1.45 to 2.45 pm.
Please call in person or by telephone 462554 to arrange an appointment. Birth
and Baptismal Certificates should be presented at time of registration. The
staff looks forward to meeting you.
CONFIRMATION AND HOLY COMMUNION
Please add the names and dates of children due to be confirmed and receive
First Holy Communion to the list in the porch.
WORK
ON THE CHURCH
We may need to replace the front doors of the Church. The two sets of side
doors were replaced by insurance claims after storm damage but the main doors
are warped by the weather and there is great difficulty locking them. It may
be possible to refurbish rather than replace the doors. The Church is a grade
A listed building so work on the doors will have to be specialised and we
will have to take account of the rain and wind the doors are subjected to.
I will try to get a price and then get back to you. The envelopes were a great
help in paying for the carpet. You can still make a donation and if you pay
tax and put your name and address on an envelope, we get Gift Aid on the donation.
Very many thanks to all those who contributed so generously. The current total
is £6535.
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.