BULLETIN 19
DECEMBER 2010
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT IN YEAR 1
CANON MATT AND FATHER GABRIEL WISH ALL PARISHIONERS
AND FRIENDS A HAPPY CHRISTMAS.
CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
18 December
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Mass at 10.00 am for the sick Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Mark Shanks |
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Sunday
19 December
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Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am for the parishioners |
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Monday 20 December
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Mass at 10.00 am for a Christmas Gift Penance Service at 7.30 pm in Saint John Ogilvie's Church, Irvine |
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Tuesday
21 December
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Mass at 10.00 am for John Hughes |
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Wednesday
22 December
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Mass at 10.00 am in thanksgiving |
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Thursday
23 December
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Mass at 7.00 pm for a Christmas Gift |
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Friday
24 December
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Christmas Eve |
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Saturday
25 December
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Christmas Day Mass at 11.00 am for the sick No Vigil Mass this evening |
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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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Sunday
19 December
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12 noon to 1.00 pm |
Karate |
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Monday 20 December
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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
21 December
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11.00
am 7.00 to 8.00 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
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Wednesday
22 December
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6.00
to 7.00 pm 7.00 pm |
Karate |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Laurence Poland (Carlisle - Father Martin Poland’s Dad), Sheila
McLaughlin (Saltcoats) and
Patricia Lappin (Canada - aunt of Catherine Kerr) who died recently;
Alice Grogan 2003, Father Peter Sweeney 2001, May Wilson 2006,
Gwen Body 1965, Janet Chapman 2004,
Sister Hilda CP 2000, Edward Keogh, Josephine McGeachy 2003,
Ellen Barrett 1984, Tom Braniff 2003,
Jenny McAree 2003, Jean Orr 2008, Peggy Hamilton, Patrick McLaughlin
1998, Mereno Berti 2003,
Peggy McLaughlan 2006, Bessie O'Rourke 2005 and Bessie Delahunt
2006
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 £662.94 - 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 £293.11
- many thanks. Each month we pay off our Parish Centre debt by £3000.
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 Angela Body at 10.00 am and
Alfie Agostini at 12 noon.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 3 at 10.00 and Group 7 at
12 noon.
SUNDAY TEAS
Sunday teas will not be served on 19 and 26 December and 2 January.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
There will be no Children's Liturgy on 26 December.
CHRISTMAS MASSES
The Vigil Masses for Christmas will be at 5.30 and 8.30 pm on Friday 24 December.
On Christmas Day, Mass will be at 11.00 pm. There will be no Saturday Vigil
Mass.
CHARITY CHRISTMAS CONCERT
The annual Charity Christmas Concert by Jamie Munn, Marie-Claire Breen and
Theresa Coulter will take place in the Parish Centre at 3.00 pm on Sunday
19 December. There will be Christmas music from around the world, carols,
raffle and home baking. Tickets cost £5 and £3.
PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 2011
The parish pilgrimage to Lourdes will be from Monday 4 to Friday 8 July 2011.
The costs are £413 for bed and breakfast, £448 for half board
and £490 for full board. We need to get and pay for a coach to and from
Manchester but there will be direct flights to and from Lourdes. This involves
an early start from Ardrossan. We need to have expressions of interest before
Christmas to see if it is viable. Anyone interested in joining the Group or
who would like to know more details, please contact Harry Sammons or phone
01294 469006. Booking forms are available now.
DIOCESE OF GALLOWAY ANNUAL CAROL SERVICE
The diocesan Carol Service, led by Bishop John Cunningham, will be held in
Saint Margaret’s Cathedral, Ayr on Wednesday 22 December at 7.30 pm. Refreshments
are available afterwards. All are welcome.
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
A Christmas raffle with first prize of a Nativity Set and other prizes will
be drawn on Sunday 19 December after 10.00 am Mass. Tickets cost 25p each
or £1 for a strip and are available at the stall. All proceeds go to
the Special Religious Education Group (SPRED) and the Parish Lourdes Group.
BURNS SUPPER
The
Burns Supper is a 'not to be missed' event. It will take place on Saturday
12 February 2011. Tickets cost £12.50 and must be booked in advance.
The list is now open. Full details will be published soon.
50/50 CLUB
The 50/50 Club is an important fund raiser for the parish. If you would like
to join, please contact the promoter, Myriame Sammons or phone 469006.
MARY'S
MEALS,
SCOTTISH
CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL AID FUND
AND THE MISSIONARY SOCIETIES
These charities are always in need of any help you can give them.
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.
COLLECTION ENVELOPES AND STANDING ORDER FORMS
We are due to order the new envelopes soon. If you don’t have envelopes and
would like a set, please let us know. If you are able to start using a standing
order, again please let us know. Either way we are running on empty these
days and every bit of support is valuable.
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.
ADVENT PENANCE SERVICES
The
Advent Penence Service are almost complete but there is still time to attend
the final two service on:
Sunday
19 at 6.30 pm in Saint Winin's Church, Kilwinning
Monday 20 at 7.30 pm in Saint John Ogilvie's
Church, Irvine
THE HOLY FATHER’S VISIT TO SCOTLAND 2010
A DVD of the Holy Father’s visit to Scotland will soon be available. To order
your copy, please add your name to the list in the porch or visit www.PriestsForScotland.org.uk.
This DVD will celebrate the Holy Father’s visit to both Edinburgh and Glasgow.
It will also feature extracts from the Saint Ninian’s Day Parade and the pre-
and post-Mass entertainment at Bellahouston Park. The DVD will cost £10.99
including post and packing. This in an ideal gift for anyone who wants to
remember an historic day for the Catholic community in Scotland.
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.
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.
STANECASTLE SCHOOL PETITION
There is a petition to save Stanecastle School at the stall.
SUDAN
We have had a request from the Bishop of Sudan to pray for peace in their
country. The people are suffering very badly. Leaflets are available.
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.
FIFTY YEARS OF PRINTED BULLETINS
The first printed bulletin was issued in Saint Peter's on 18 December 1960
to replace 'the announcements' at the end of Mass. To mark fifty years of
bulletins, the first one has been reproduced and included with the usual bulletin
this weekend. It is shown below.
