BULLETIN
11 JULY 2010
FIFTEENTH
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 3
CHURCH SERVICES
| Saturday
10 July | Mass
at 10.00 am for those who are sick Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Mary Ellen Breslin |
| Sunday
11 July |
Sunday Mass
at 10.00 am for a special intention Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for the parishioners |
| Monday
12 July | Mass at 10.00 am for James and Agnes Conaghan |
|
Tuesday
13 July |
Mass at 10.00 am for Stella Reid |
|
Wednesday
14 July |
Mass at 10.00 am for Sheelagh Kelly |
|
Thursday
15 July | Mass at 7.00 pm for a special intention |
|
Friday
16 July |
Mass at 10.00 am for Tommy Coulter |
|
Saturday
17 July | Mass
at 10.00 am for Andy McVeigh Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Tom Atkins |
The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. | |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
|
Saturday
10 July | 7.00 pm | Private Function |
|
Sunday
11 July | 11.00 am | |
|
Monday
12 July | 7.00
to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm | Weight
Watchers Saint Vincent de Paul Society |
|
Tuesday
13 July | 11.00
am 7.00 to 8.00 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
|
Wednesday
14 July | 6.00
to 7.00 pm 7.00 pm | Karate |
|
Thursday
15 July | 1.30 to 3.00 pm | Cardiac Rehabilitation |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Andrew Toner who died recently;
Mr
and Mrs Francis Breslin 1976, Jeannie Brown 1995, Father Donal Burke, Julie Kelley-Holland
2005,
Margaret McAteer 1992, Agnes Anne Conaghan 2002, Annie
O'Kane 2001, Stella Reid 2009, Robert MacRae 1986,
Jessie Hazelton
2007, James Jenkins 2005, 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 £609.63 - 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 £270.91
- 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 Louise Moore at 5.30 pm, Sarah Guthrie at 10.00 am and Marade
Griffin at 12 noon.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group
1 at 5.30 pm, Group 3 at 10.00 and Group 6 at 12 noon.
SUNDAY
TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Lynsay Houston’s team.
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 COLLECTION
There are
Gift Aid forms you can use for the Papal Visit collection. If you put something
in the collection, please fill in a form and drop it in. An envelope with 'Papal
Visit' can be used to contribute at any time. Our total to date is £756.90.
HEART
SPEAKS UNTO HEART
Heart Speaks Unto Heart is a booklet to prepare for the Papal
Visit and is available free at the stall.
GALLOWAY NEWS
The
latest edition of Galloway News, the diocesan magazine, is available at the stall.
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.
EVENING SAIL TO ARRAN
There will be an evening sail to Arran
on Thursday 22 July. The ferry will leave Ardrossan Harbour at 6.00 pm and we
will stay on board at Brodick then return to Ardrossan at 8.15 pm. We will meet
at Ferry Terminal where you can buy your own tickets. Feel free to call off if
weather is bad. Bring a picnic supper and a little to share. We can meet on deck
and enjoy the evening sail. This is the poor man’s substitute for the Waverley
which is not calling at Ardrossan this year.
WORLD YOUTH DAY 2011 - MADRID
World
Youth Day is an international festival of Catholic faith with Pope Benedict XVI
and thousands of young people from all over the world. In 2011, a group will be
taking part from Galloway Diocese. It will leave on 11 August, travel through
the port of Santander and spend a weekend in the city of Salamanca. They will
then travel to Madrid to be with the Pope from 16 to 21 August. Once the Pope
celebrates the final Mass, the Galloway group will leave Spain and arrive back
home on 23 August. To take part in this event, you must be sixteen years old by
the 31 July 2011. The total cost of the trip will be £800. Booking forms
are available from Father Martin Chambers on 01563 533587 or Mhartino2004@yahoo.co.uk.
To book a place a non-refundable deposit of £50 should be sent to Father
Martin by 1 August 2010.
ANNUAL DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO WHITHORN
The
annual diocesan pilgrimage to Whithorn will take place on Sunday 29 August. Mass
will be celebrated at Saint Ninian’s Cave at 4.00 pm and at the Church in the
town at 4.45 pm.
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.
50/50 CLUB
Congratulations
to the June 50/50 Club winners who each receive £25.
29
Rose McCann, 270 Beryl Meechan, 104 Michelle Morton, 263 Stuart McDonald
The
next draw will take place at the end of July. Any outstanding membership renewals
should be forwarded to the Promotor as soon as possible. You need to be in it
to win it. New members can join at any time. Just call Myriame Sammons on 469006.
PARISH
LOURDES GROUP
Lourdes water is available from Pam McGlynn at the stall. Please
bring a small bottle or purchase one the stall. This water is not blessed water
but comes from the Grotto at Lourdes and is free. Committee members thank all
who supported the recent Bingo in aid of Parish Lourdes Group funds. The sum raised
was £360. Sincere thanks to all for your continuing support. A Mass will
be offered in Lourdes next week for all our benefactors. Anyone interested in
joining the Parish Lourdes Group please phone Harry Sammons on 469006.
SAINT
VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul would like to invite any interested
person over eighteen years of age to join Saint Peter’s Conference and take
part in the work of the Society in making contact with and assisting those
who need help or support in the local Community of Ardrossan. This involves
attending the weekly meeting on a Monday evening which lasts about one hour,
taking a turn in assisting with the box collection after Sunday Masses and
visiting those who have requested assistance normally in twos no more than
one hour during the week. If you feel you may be able to help with this work,
please give your name and telephone number to any member of the Society. Thank
you for your help.
THANKS
We acknowledge a donation of £150 from
the Saint Vincent de
Paul Society for the use of the Parish Centre.
PORTABLE APPLIANCE
TESTING
Our Insurers and the Diocese require us to have all small electrical
items in the Church, Parish Centre and house every year. These include kettles,
toasters and so on. We are looking for someone qualified to do this and are happy
to discuss the costs.
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.