BULLETIN 10
OCTOBER 2010
TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 3
CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
9 October
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Mass at 10.00 am for Victor and Charlotte Mitchell Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for a wedding anniversary |
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Sunday
10 October
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Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am for Jimmy Steele Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for the parishioners |
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Monday 11 October
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Mass at 10.00 am for Margaret Finnegan |
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Tuesday
12 October
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Mass at 10.00 am for William and Elizabeth Loudon |
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Wednesday
13 October
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No Mass in Saint Peter's |
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Thursday
14 October
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Mass at 7.00 pm for Ann Devine |
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Friday
15 October
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Mass at 10.00 am for M Boyd |
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Saturday
16 October
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Mass at 10.00 am for Mr Barson Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Jim McLaughlin |
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The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. |
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PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
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Saturday
9 October
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6.30 pm | Private Function |
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Sunday
10 October
|
11.00
am |
Tea
and Coffee after Mass |
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Monday 11 October
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7.00
to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Weight
Watchers Saint Vincent de Paul Society |
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Tuesday
12 October
|
11.00
am 7.00 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
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Wednesday
13 October
|
10.00
to 12 noon 1.00 to 3.00 pm 6.00 to 7.00 pm 7.00 pm |
Pre-5
Play Day |
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Thursday
14 October
|
1.30
to 3.00 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
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Friday
15 October
|
7.00 am | Private Function |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Peter Morgan and Charlie Scullion who died recently;
Bill Henderson, Mary Colvin 2000, Jane Coulter 1998, Dan
Donnelly 1941, Chrissie Ferguson 2006,
Joseph Harvey 1998, Shannon McTaggart 1996, Maureen Haddington
2002, Vincenzo Marchetti 1968,
Ena Millar 1987, John Petrie 1966, Robert Ireland 2008,
James McKay 1992, John McGowan 2002 and
John McPolin 1944 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 £668.07 - 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 £323.27
- many thanks.
RETIRED
PRIESTS COLLECTION
The recent collection for Retired Priests amounted to £806.51
- 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 Pauline Taylor at 5.30 pm, Annie Watt at 10.00 am and
Angela Body 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.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
Next Sunday's Children's Liturgy helpers are Emma Paterson and Michelle Morton
for the pre-5s, Frances Gemmell and Gayle Paterson for primaries 1 and 2,
Maria Paterson and Elaine Shaw for primary 3 and Jacqueline Waugh and Michelle
Champion for primary 4.
PREPARATION FOR THE SACRAMENTS
At the Sunday 10.00 am Mass, the children who are beginning their preparation
for the Sacrament of Forgiveness, Holy Communion and Confirmation will enrol
for their time of preparation. Please pray for them and their parents and
teachers.
CANON
MATT IN ROME
Canon
Matt will be in Rome from Monday 11 to Wednesday 20 October with
Cardinal O’Brien. The Cardinal has been Archbishop of Saint Andrew’s and Edinburgh
for twenty-five years and Canon Matt went to Rome with him to receive his
appointment. The trip is also to celebrate the Canon’s seventieth birthday.
Father
Gabriel
is in residence. Monsignor Peter Magee
will be here next weekend. I know you will make him welcome. The Parish Office
will be staffed as usual during office hours.
LEGION OF MARY
The Legion
of Mary meets
weekly and prays for the parish. The members visit the sick and house-bound.
The Legion can always do with new male and female members giving as much or
as little time as they can afford. Speak to Canon
Matt or any of the members.
AUTUMN EVENTS AT SMITHSTONE HOUSE
Details of spirituality evenings, scripture study afternoons and so on at
Smithstone House, Kilwinning are on the notice board.
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.
HILLHOUSE CARE - INNOCENTS
Any baby items, prams, cots, clothing for children from birth to 16 years
or any goods that can be sold in the charity shop would be gratefully accepted
by Hillhouse Care. A box is available at the stall for small items and toiletries
for baby and mother. Please contact Frank or Josephine Coulter or phone 602179
for more information or uplift of goods. Thank you.
50/50 CLUB
The 50/50 Club is an important fund raiser for the parish. If you would like
to join, please contact Myriame Sammons or phone 01294 469006.
L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO
L'Osservatore Romano, the official newspaper of Pope Benedict XVI has a weekly
edition in English and is available by post. The annual subscription is 80
euros. Order forms are available from the stall.
FATHR
GABRIEL
Father
Gabriel
is now fit enough to travel and is going home to Uganda on 19 October for
some weeks to see family and friends. We wish him a safe and restful time.
GALLOWAY LOURDES
HOSPITALITÉ
Please
support the Galloway Lourdes Hospitalité
by coming to Saint John’s Hall in Stevenston on Friday 12 November at 7.30
pm. A new wedding and function band will be playing as well as a supporting
duo. There will be a bar and a raffle and supper will be served. The tickets
cost £8 and can be obtained by contacting Margaret Merrick or phoning
01563 526980 or 07765715798. Thank you for your support.
SISTER ANNE-MARIE QUIGG
Sister Anne-Marie has been elected to the General Council of her Order and
will move from her present post in Dubai to Rome shortly. We offer her our
heartiest congratulations. Sister asks the prayers of all of you in her new
responsibilities.
SPARE WOOL
The Knitting Group at Barony Saint John’s Church meets on Wednesday mornings
from 10.30am to 12 noon. The group knits for various good causes and ask if
anyone has any spare wool. The odd ball is often useful. For more information,
please contact Fiona Liddell or phone 462504. Thank you.
SAINT VINCENT DE
PAUL SOCIETY
The Saint Vincent
de Paul Society meets weekly, assists with the passkeeping and
collecting duties in Church and runs a telephone helpline for those in financial
difficulty. We are currently seeking new male and female members. You must
be over 18. Please speak to Canon
Matt or any of the members.
A TASTE OF ITALY
A dinner dance - a partnership between the Italian Twinning Group and the
parish - has been arranged for Friday 22 October at 7.30 pm. Details are on
the posters and tickets costing £15 are available from the Parish Office
on 464063. There will be a three course meal and music by Paolo and Angela.
All are welcome, of whatever nationality.
STAMPS FOR SAINT PATRICK’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY
There is a box by the stall door for all your stamps for Saint Patrick's Missionary
Society. The proceeds from the stamps pays the salaries of catechists in various
parts of Africa.
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. Hundreds of thousands
of young people from every part of the world 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, Spain
next year. You must be 16 by 31 December 2011 to be eligible. Full details
are available from Father Stephen
McGrattan, the new Diocesan Youth Officer, on 01290 421031.
YOUTH FOR LOURDES
A group of young people from the diocese is travelling to Lourdes to assist
the sick and then having a few days holiday together. The dates are 3 to 13
July 2011. You must be between 16 and 23 in July 2011. The cost is £550.
Full details can be obtained from Father Jim Hayes, Saint Teresa’s, Glasgow
Road, Dumfries, DG2 9DE, 01387 252603 or SaintTeresa97@yahoo.co.uk.
SAINT
ANNE'S GUILD
Saint
Anne's Guild meets weekly on a Tuesday at 7.00 pm. It is
open to all women in the parish and beyond. Speak to any of the members and
feel free to join any of the meetings.
THE STALL
Please remember to pay a visit to the Stall. It has a nice selection of Christmas
cards and gifts for all occasions.
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.