BULLETIN
18 JULY 2010
SIXTEENTH
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 3
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday
17 July | Mass
at 10.00 am for Andy McVeigh Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Tom Atkins |
Sunday
18 July |
Sunday Mass
at 10.00 am for Robert Macrae Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for the parishioners and Annie McGrath |
Monday
19 July | Mass at 10.00 am for Brian Narducci |
Tuesday
20 July |
Mass at 10.00 am for Tom Atkins |
Wednesday
21 July |
Mass at 10.00 am for Bobby McLaren and John Carrick |
Thursday
22 July | Mass at 10.00 am for Sheelagh Kelly |
Friday
23 July |
Mass at 10.00 am for Monsignor B Murphy |
Saturday
24 July | Mass
at 10.00 am for Tommy Coulter Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for those who are sick |
The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
Sunday
18 July | 11.00
am | |
Monday
19 July | 7.00
to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm | Weight
Watchers Saint Vincent de Paul Society |
Tuesday
20 July | 11.00
am 7.15 to 8.15 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
Wednesday
21 July | 6.00
to 7.00 pm 7.00 pm | Karate |
Thursday
22 July | 1.30 to 3.00 pm | Cardiac Rehabilitation |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Canon Eugene Matthews,
Father John Roberts (Glasgow) and Marian Irving (Coatbridge) who died recently;
Gavin
Finnegan 2007, Robert Macrae, Annie McGrath 2002, Monsignor John Barry 2003,
Gordon
Joseph Cardinal Gray 1993, Geoffrey Kelly 1906, John McJay 1993, Brian Narducci
2000,
Charlie Gribben 2002, Julia Grogan 1971, Agnes McCourt
2000, Elizabeth Nicholson 2003, Bobby McLaren 2007,
Mary
McPolin 1987, Joseph Mulgrew 2002, Margaret Donnelly 1953, Rebecca Murray 2004,
Julia Petrie 2009,
Alex Quigg 1997 and Annie Quigg 1972 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 £695.91 - 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 £303.23
- 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, Annie Watt at 10.00 am and Alfie
Agostini at 12 noon.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group
2 at 5.30 pm, Group 4 at 10.00 and Group 7 at 12 noon.
SUNDAY
TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Sharon McLaughlin’s team.
CANON EUGENE MATTHEWS
Canon Eugene Matthews, former parish priest of the Church
of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in Girvan, died on 16 July. May he rest
in peace. He will be brought to the Girvan Church on Wednesday at 6.30 pm. His
Requiem Mass will be on Thursday at 12 noon followed by his burial.
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.
NINETIETH BIRTHDAY THANK YOU
Ted Procter would like
to thank all the people who made his ninetieth birthday such a pleasant occasion
and for all the presents and monetary gifts that he received. He is donating to
two charities that he supports with £200 to Marie Curie Cancer Care and
£200 to Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital. Thank you once again.
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.