BULLETIN 12
JULY 2009
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 2
CHURCH
SERVICES
Saturday
11 July | Mass
at 10.00 am for
Sadie Welsh Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Joseph McCormick and Eamon Lennon |
Sunday
12 July |
Sunday Mass
at 10.00 am for the Parishioners Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for Michael Fitzpatrick |
Monday
13 July | Mass at 10.00 am for Molly Gordon |
Tuesday
14 July | Mass at 10.00 am for Billy Humphreys |
Wednesday
15 July | Mass at 10.00 am for Thomas Nolan and Stuart McDonald |
Thursday
16 July | Mass at 7.00 pm for Greta McGreevy |
Friday
17 July |
Mass at 10.00 am for Michael Fitzpatrick |
Saturday
18 July | Mass
at 10.00 am for
Gavin Finnegan Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Bobby McLaren |
The Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries as early as you can. Thanks. |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
Sunday
12 July | 11.00 am | |
Monday
13 July | 7.00
to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Weight
Watchers |
Tuesday
14 July | 11.00
am 7.00 to 8.00 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
Wednesday
15 July | 6.00 to 7.00 pm | Karate |
Thursday
16 July | 1.30 to 3.00 pm | Cardiac Rehabilitation |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Mary Chapman of our Parish
and Mary McArthur neé McCourt (Troon) who died recently;
Mr
and Mrs Francis Brown 1976, Margaret McAteer 1992, Father Donal Burke, Julie Kelley-Holland
2005,
Jeannie Brown 1995, Annie O’Kane 2001, Agnes Anne Conaghan
2002, Robert MacRae 1986,
James Jenkins 2005, Jessie Hazelton
2007, Sally Walsh 1957 and Patrick Carry 1976
whose anniversaries
occur at this time and those who are sick.
Information for
the anniversary list is appreciated.
OFFERTORY COLLECTION
Last
weekend's Offertory collection amounted to £855.32. 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? The recession is hitting everyone. Thanks for the support you manage to
give the Parish.
PARISH
CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Parish Centre amounted
to £358.47 - many thanks.
READERS
Next
weekend's readers are Pauline Taylor at 5.30 pm, Michael Clarke at 10.00 am and
Angela Body at 12 noon.
50-50
CLUB
Congratulations to 50/50 Club winners for July who each win £25
- 198 T McGreevy, 40 P Gribben, 172 S Coulter and 36 N Wilson. Prizes are in the
post. Please notify any change of address to Promoter. A few members still need
to bring their payments up-to-date as soon as possible. The next draw for August
will take place on the first Sunday in August. New members are welcome anytime.
Please contact Myriame Sammons for information.
ITALIAN NIGHT
The
second Italian Style Dinner Dance - Another Taste of Italy - in honour of Saint
Andrew is booked to take place on Friday 27 November. Advance bookings for tickets
are now being accepted.
PARISH BARBECUE
We will have a Parish Barbecue
on the afternoon of Sunday 16 August. Canon
Matt
has had a few declarations of interest and needs a few more from those willing
to help. We will have a planning meeting in a few weeks.
ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE
TO THE CAVE OF SAINT NINIAN
The annual pilgrimage to the cave of Saint Ninian
will take place on Sunday 30 August. The will be Mass at the Cave at 4.00 pm with
Mass in the Church at 4.45 pm for those who find the walk to the Cave difficult.
BENEDICTINE
CONVENT IN LARGS
The Sisters of the Benedictine Convent invite you to join
them for a period of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament to pray for our priests.
Either drop in during the day, attend Mass at 12 noon or to make an organised
visit, for example, in the evening. Contact Mother Prioress, 5 Mackerston Place,
Largs, KA30 8BY on 01475 687320.
CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL
You can contact
Reverend Deacon Gordon Tustin on 07515 698 180 to notify him if you or a family
member is going into Crosshouse. The hospital is unable do it. A message will
be passed on. If you or a family member is housebound, please let us know. Unless
told, we don’t know about it.
SAINT PETER’S WEBSITE – FOUR YEARS
OLD
Saint Peter's website was launched four years ago on 13 July 2005. The
site has nearly 1000 pages, 612 pictures, 266 bulletins between 1960 and 2009,
over 7000 links, some audio and video clips and been viewed in 45 countries by
over 40400 visitors. 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.
SAINT
BRENDAN’S PARISH
It has now been established that the Parish would be looking
at a £2 million cost to repair the Saint Brendan's Church, Saltocats. The
Bishop and his advisors, including Father Jim Hayes, have taken the very painful
decision to close and demolish the Church, the hall and the house and merge the
Parish back into Saint Mary’s Parish. A closing Mass will be offered on Monday
20 July at 7.00 pm to which everyone is invited. Please keep the parishioners
of Saint Brendan’s in your prayers. This is a very painful time for them. The
Bishop’s letter to the Parishioners can be read by clicking here.
GALLOWAY
LOURDES HOSPITALITE MEMBERSHIP AND PILGRIMAGE
Many thanks to all who returned
the brown envelopes. £250 was raised in subscriptions and donations and
Gift Aid will increase this total. Donations are still welcome. Pass them to Myriame
Sammons.
FATHER STEPHEN SHARKEY
Father Stephen Sharkey has requested
our help and prayers for the troops in Afghanistan where he is now stationed.
Many of our young soldiers are without support from home so we have decided to
create shoebox style packages for them. A large box will be in the porch of the
Church for any donations you can spare. For these packages we need empty shoes
boxes, toiletries but no aerosols please, sweets but no chocolate, loaf cakes
such as tea bread and banana bread and magazines. Please remember that some of
our soldiers are female. Also if you would like to write to a soldier, feel free
to drop a letter in the box. Thank you in advance for your support.
CHILDREN’S
LITURGY
We would like to thank all who have volunteered this past year to allow
our excellent Children’s Liturgy programme to continue. We look forward to working
with you again next year.
THURSDAY
CLUB
The Thursday
Club Trip
to Pollock House leaves the Church car park on Tuesday 14 July at 11.30 am.
THANKS
Benet
and Elsie, Benet and Karen Brodie wish to thank all who wished them well on the
occasion of their Golden and Silver Wedding anniversaries through cards, Mass
cards and donations to Sister Anne Delahunt in Brazil. The sum raised was £1510.
RETREAT
There
are four places available for the retreat to Drumalis, Larne on 18 to 20 September.
For more information, contact Lettie Anderson.
THANKS
Grateful thanks
to Saint Clare for favours received. May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised,
adored and glorified and loved today and every day throughout the world, Amen.
K and D
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.