BULLETIN 26
DECEMBER 2010
FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY IN YEAR 1
CANON MATT AND FATHER GABRIEL WISH ALL PARISHIONERS
AND FRIENDS A HAPPY CHRISTMAS.
CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
25 December
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Christmas Day Mass at 11.00 am for the parishioners No Vigil Mass this evening |
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Sunday
26 December
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Feast
of the Holy Family |
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Monday 27 December
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Mass at 10.00 pm for Alex Fitzpatrick |
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Tuesday
28 December
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Mass at 10.00 am for Arturo and Cosimo Farro |
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Wednesday
29 December
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Mass at 10.00 am for John Hughes |
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Thursday
30 December
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Mass
at 10.00 am for Theresa McGuire Wedding Mass at 1.00 pm |
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Friday
31 December
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Mass at 10.00 am for Sheila McLaughlin |
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Saturday
1 January
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Feast
of Mary, the Mother of God - New Year's Day Mass at 11.00 am for Isabella Dougherty and Patrick Hendry 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
The Parish Centre is closed this week.
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Jean Martin (Saltcoats) who died recently;
Jessie Brown 1975, Tom Finn 1993, Anne-Marie Jenkins 2005, Isobel
O'Hare Rae 2004, Patrick Quinn 1969,
Margaret Shanks 1966, Molly Cosgrove 1994, Catherine McEvoy 2009,
Arthur Robertson, Arturo Farro 1994,
Rose Murphy 2009, May Shanks 1990, Frances Kilbane 1979, Mary
Dorian Stirling 1999, Alfonso Agostini 1955,
Father
Joseph Glendinning 1993, June Doherty 2010, Isabella Dougherty
2010, Father Andrew Karwemera 2002,
Lizzie Macnamara, James Murphy 1997 and Theresa McGuire 1989
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 £558.15 - 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 £265.12
- 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 Annie Watt at 10.00 am and
Ronnie Cairns at 12 noon.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 3 at 10.00 and Group 6 at
12 noon.
SUNDAY TEAS
Sunday teas will not be served on 26 December and 2 January.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
There will be no Children's Liturgy on 2 January.
CHRISTMAS RAFFLE
The Christmas raffle was
drawn on Sunday 19 December after 10.00 am Mass. The winners were 1st - pink
115, 2nd - green 149, 3rd - pink 2, 4th - pink 18, 5th - green 101, 6th -
green 345, 7th - pink 30. Congratulations to the winners whose prizes can
be collected from the stall. All proceeds go to the Special Education Religious
Education Group (SPRED) and the Parish Lourdes Group.
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. 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.
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.
PRAYER REQUESTS
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. There
is also an urgent request from the Holy Father that we pray for the Church
in China. There is renewed repression of the Church.
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.
THE HOLY FATHER’S VISIT TO SCOTLAND 2010
Requested copies of the Papal Visit DVD have arrived. There should be a few
spare copies. The DVD costs £10.99 and is an ideal gift for anyone who
wants to remember an historic day for the Catholic community in Scotland.
PAINTING
Some
years ago, in the gallery, there was a painting
of Saint Peter receiving the Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven from Christ. It
was removed since it was falling into disrepair. Does anyone remember the
painting? Any idea who painted it or where it came from? Please let Canon
Matt or George McGrattan know. Alternatively, email WebsiteAuthor@SaintPeterInChains.net.
FAMILY HISTORY ENQUIRY
Patrick Donnelly from Ardrossan, the son of John Donnelly and Mary McCann,
was married in Saint Malachy's Roman Catholic Church in Fofanny, Kilcoo, Ireland
in 1899 to Margaret Rafferty. They may have moved back to Ardrossan. Any idea
who they were?
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.
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.
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.
STANECASTLE
SCHOOL PETITION
There is a petition to save Stanecastle School at the stall.
AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED
Would you be interested in helping the suffering Church around the world by
becoming Aid to the Church in Need’s Representative in Saint Peter's parish?
To find out more, please contact Aid To The Church In Need in Scotland through
Lorraine McMahon on 01698 337470 or lorraine.mcmahon@acnuk.org.
Please also visit the website at www.acnuk.org
and review the fantastic work done by Aid to the Church in Need.
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.