BULLETIN 30
MAY 2010
TRINITY SUNDAY IN YEAR 3
CHURCH SERVICES
| Saturday
29 May | Mass
at 10.00 am for the Hilferty family Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Janie Clark |
| Sunday
30 May |
Sunday Mass
at 10.00 am for the parishioners Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for M McKenzie |
| Monday
31 May | Mass at 10.00 am for Tommy Coulter |
|
Tuesday
1 June |
Mass at 10.00 am for Nettie Retzbach |
|
Wednesday
2 June |
Mass at 10.00 am for James, Susan and Bernard Little |
| Thursday
3 June | Mass at 7.00 pm for Greta McGreevy |
|
Friday
4 June |
Mass at 10.00 am for John Maher |
|
Saturday
5 June | Mass
at 10.00 am for the parishioners Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Alison Dunn |
The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. | |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
| Sunday
30 May | 11.00
am | |
|
Monday
31 May | ||
| Tuesday
1 June | 11.00
am 1.00 to 3.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm | |
| Wednesday
2 June | 6.00
to 7.00 pm 7.00 pm |
Karate |
|
Thursday
3 June | 1.30
to 3.00 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm | Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
Friday
4 June | 7.30 pm | An Evening Of Sixties Music |
Saturday
5 June | 7.30 pm | Private Function |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Margaret Lang (Glasgow and Alan Priestly (Kilwinning) who
died recently;
Simon Brannan, James Kyle 1992, Kathleen Conway 1989, Bessie
Grant (McCourt) 2002,
Canon Nicholas Murphy 1992, William McMullan 1939, Peg Brown
1991, Greta McGreevy 2009, Janette Smyth 2007,
Susan Boylan, Helen Cambridge 1980, Margaret Fisher 1905,
Jim Glass, Denis Long 2005, James Boyle 2008,
Gilbert Marshall 2007, Father Michael Masterson 1997 and
Rose McKenzie 1996
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 £955.76 - many thanks.
We are grateful for your generous support of the Parish and the Diocese to
which we pay a monthly levy of £1250.
PARISH
CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Parish Centre amounted to £685.90
- many thanks.
BANKER'S
ORDERS
Have you thought of using a Bankers Order? It assists us with the safe handling
of cash. Banker's Orders for the Parish and Centre amount to an average of
£3800 per month. Forms are available.
GIFT AID
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. Forms are available.
WILLS
Would you consider remembering Saint Peter's in your will?
READERS
Next
weekend's readers are Margaret Munn at 5.30 pm, Robert Cooper at 10.00 and
Ronnie Cairns at 12 noon.
If you would consider becoming a Reader at Mass please speak to Canon
Matt or the Parish Office on 464063. Thank you. We are especially short
at the 10.00 am Sunday Mass.
PAPAL VISIT ARRANGEMENTS
Pope Benedict XVI will visit the United Kingdom from Thursday 16 to Sunday
19 September. The Pope will spend Thursday 16 in Scotland. He will celebrate
Mass in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow in the early evening of that day - the
only public event. The Office for the Papal Visit has written to say that
tickets will be available, transport will be arranged, no private cars will
permitted within 45 minutes walk of the Park, shuttle buses will bring people
to and from the Park to the designated bus parking area. All of the arrangements
have to be finalised with Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Police. Full
details will be made public soon and we are urged not to make any private
arrangements until full information is available.
PAPAL VISIT CHOIR
The diocese has a few places available in the choir for the Mass in Bellahouston
Park. Names have to be submitted to the diocese. Send your name here or to
The Diocese of Galloway, 8 Corsehill Road, Ayr, KA7 2ST.
PAPAL VISIT COLLECTION
We were asked to take the Papal Visit collection on Pentecost Sunday but only
got a few days notice. With the Confirmations and First Communions, the collection
got a bit lost. There are Gift Aid envelopes you can use. If you put something
in the collection,
please fill up an envelope and drop it in. If you were unprepared for the
collection, you can always put something in a envelope and put it in the offertory
collection. Thanks.
PAPAL NUNCIO TO GREAT BRITAIN
Archbishop Faustino Sainz Munõz, the Papal Nuncio to Great Britain
is seriously ill. Please keep him in your prayers.
SAINT PETER’S WEBSITE – FIFTY THOUSAND VISITS
On 27 May, Saint Peter's website had its fifty-thousandth visit since its
launch on 13 July 2005. The site has over 1100 web pages, 650 pictures, 300
bulletins between 1960 and 2010, 8300 links, some audio and video clips and
been viewed in 54 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.
The website address is www.SaintPeterInChains.net.
GALLOWAY NEWS
The latest edition of Galloway News, the diocesan magazine, is available at
the stall.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
The Children's Liturgy is offered during the 10.00 am Mass. The group who
offer this service is always grateful to have new names on the rota. You must
have disclosure before you can take part and that is easily arranged. Please
phone Michelle in the Parish Office on 464063 on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday
morning.
VISITORS
Are you visiting us for Mass? Please know that you are very welcome. During
the 10.00 am Mass there is a Children’s Liturgy provided for preschool children,
children in Primaries 1 to 3 and a Sacramental Programme for children in Primary
4. After the 10.00 am Mass, tea, coffee cakes and buns are available in the
Parish Centre. At all of our weekend Masses, we have a second collection for
our Parish Centre debt.
AN EVENING OF SIXTIES MUSIC
A Supper Dance with Pete Kerr has been arranged for Friday 4 June in the Parish
Centre. There will be supper and a bar. Tickets cost £7.50 and are available
now from the Parish Office. They can be reserved by phoning 464063 or by emailing
Office@SaintPeterInChains.net.
PARISH LOURDES GROUP
The Parish Lourdes Group is having a Prize Bingo in the Parish Centre on Friday
21 May at 7.00 pm. Entry costs £1 for adults and 50p for children. Tickets
on sale now. Please see the notice in the Church porch or Parish Centre foyer.
All are welcome and prizes or donations will be greatly appreciated. The contact
numbers are 469006 and 601575.
SMITHSTONE HOUSE SUMMER FAYRE
Smithstone House, Kilwinning will have its Summer Fayre on Sunday 6 June.
Come along from 2.00 pm and support the work of the Sacred Heart Fathers who
have been providing retreats in the diocese for the last forty years. There
will be the usual stalls. It makes for a great family day out.
DIOCESAN YOUTH COUNCIL
Father Martin Chambers would like to establish a Diocesan Youth Council. This
parish could do with a couple of representatives - “young or old” in Father
Martin’s words, to attend a meeting in Saint Matthew’s Parish, Kilmarnock,
on Saturday, 5 June at 11.00 am. The meeting will last till 3.00 pm and lunch
will be provided. Please let Canon
Matt know if you are interested.
WORLD YOUTH DAY
The next World Youth Day is in Madrid, Spain from 16 to 21 August 2011. Hundreds
of thousands of young people from every part of the world will gather to celebrate
a Festival of Faith. Some of us went to Sydney in 2008, some to Cologne in
2005 and some to Toronto in 2002. The next World Youth Day is nearer home
- in Madrid next year. You must be sixteen years old by 31 December 2011 to
be eligible. Full details are available from Father Martin Chambers in the
Youth Office on 01563 533587 or Mhartino2004@yahoo.co.uk.
WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY
There will be a special collection for World Communication Day on the weekend
of 5 and 6 June.
SCOTTISH MARRIAGE CARE
Are you interested in supporting marriage and relatiinships? Scottish Marriage
Care - a leading Relationship Support Charity - is now recruiting for volunteer
counsellors for its Diploma in Relationship Counselling to deliver counselling
in our local area. For more information please contact Christina Smiley or
Maureen Hally on 0141 222 2166 or info@ScottishMarriageCare.org.
RENA
Rena is a project to recycle good furniture to people who are granted new
tenancies. Many of them are homeless and have very little to furnish a house
or flat. If you have furniture to donate, could spare some time to volunteer
office skills or drive the van, please phone 07743 497115 during office hours.
FRESH START
Fresh Start is a project to give starter packs to people moving from homelessness
into permanent housing. The packs include towels, soap, cutlery, light bulbs,
tin openers, soap, toothpaste and so on. Leaflets are available and there
will be a box in the porch. Some of these items will have to be new to be
suitable. Contact Sadie O’Reilly or phone 07563 724421 to volunteer your help
or to ask for more information.
THURSDAY CLUB TRIP
The Thursday Club trip leaves Stanley Road across from Park Church on Tuesday
8 June at 9.00 am.
WALES TRIP
The bus for the Wales trip leaves Saint Peter’s car park on Monday 31 May
at 8.30 am.
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.