BULLETIN 6
MARCH 2011
NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF YEAR 1
CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
5 March
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Mass at 10.00 am for Cosimo and Arturo Farro Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Paul Gerard Brown |
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Sunday
6 March
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Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am for Lilli McCulloch |
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Monday 7 March
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Mass at 10.00 am for Oonagh McVeigh |
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Tuesday
8 March
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Mass at 10.00 am for Michael Boland |
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Wednesday
9 March
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Ash Wednesday |
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Thursday
10 March
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Mass at 7.00 pm for Father Gerard Magee's Silver Jubilee |
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Friday
11 March
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Mass at 10.00 am for Lilli McCulloch |
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Saturday
12 March
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Mass at 10.00 am for the sick Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Hugh McMaster |
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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
5 March
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7.00 pm | Private Function |
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Sunday
6 March
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11.00
am |
Tea
and Coffee after Mass |
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Monday 7 March
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9.30
to 11.30 am 5.30 to 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers Rainbows Brownies Weight Watchers Saint Vincent de Paul Society |
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Tuesday
8 March
|
11.00
am 6.30 to 9.00 pm 7.30 to 8.30 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
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Wednesday
9 March
|
11.00
am 6.00 to 7.00 pm 7.00 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
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Thursday
10 March
|
1.30
to 3.00 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
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Friday
11 March
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9.30 to 11.30 am | Parents and Toddlers |
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Saturday
12 March
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1.30 to 4.30 pm | Private Function |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Hugh McMaster who died recently;
Hugh McGraa 2002, Isabella McLaughlan 2001, Joe Colvin 1908,
Olga Mastradomenico 2009, Cosimo Farro 1993,
Francis Flynn 1990, Hugh McCluskey 1992, Luke Gargan 2001,
Alice Bell 2005, May Bell 2003, John Carroll 2004,
John Kyle 2009, Myles McDonald, Monsignor
Archibald McSparran 1950, Stephanie Hope Turner 2001,
Monsignor Edward Traynor
2006, Lilia Agostini 1969 and Hessie Hyslop 1998
whose
anniversaries occur at this time and those who are sick.
Information for the anniversary
list is appreciated.
SACRAMENT OF FORGIVENESS
The Sacrament of Forgiveness is available at any suitable time as well as
from 4.30 pm before the Vigil Mass on Saturday evenings.
OFFERTORY COLLECTION
Last weekend's Offertory collection amounted to £770.34 - many thanks.
We are grateful for your generous support of the parish and the diocese to
which we pay a monthly levy of £1250.
CHURCH STUDENT FUND COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Church Student Fund amounted to
£566.60 - 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.
COLLECTION ENVELOPES
Would you like collection envelopes for the coming year? Please contact the
Parish Office on 464063 or add your name to the list at the stall. Standing
Orders made through your bank are handier. Forms are available. If you pay
tax and sign a Gift Aid form then the Church is entitled to the tax paid on
your contributions. We apply and it is paid directly to the Church. You need
do nothing except sign a form. Could you consider putting a little bit more
in your collection? A new form is 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?
FUNDRAISING
Following my Financial Statement last week and my appeal about the work we
need to do on the church building, I am launching a 'brown envelope' collection.
Please take one home and read what is in it. Thanks.
READERS
Next
weekend's readers are Louise Moore at 5.30 pm, Robert Cooper
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 3 at 10.00
am and Group 6 at 12 noon.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
Next Sunday's Children's Liturgy helpers are Michelle Morton and Emma Paterson
for the pre-5s, Michelle Millar and Yvette Thorpe for primaries 1 and 2, Maria
Paterson and Ann Cassidy for primary 3 and Andrena Hughes and Elaine Shaw
for primary 4.
SUNDAY TEAS
There are no Sunday Teas this weekend because of a shortage of teams.
Are there any volunteers for the rota? Next Sunday's teas will be served by
Linsay Houston’s team.
LENT
Lent is a period of forty days of 'journeying to Easter'. The Sundays are
Feasts and do not count. According to the tradition of the Church Lent should
be a period of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. It begins on Wednesday of this
week. Mass, with the distribution of blessed ashes, is celebrated at 10.00
am and 7.00 pm. Ashes will be distributed during a short Lenten Service in
Saint Peter’s School at about 11.00 am and 11.45 am.
ASH WEDNESDAY
Ash Wednesday is a day for fasting - one main meal, two small meals, no snacks
- in solidarity with the poor of the world.
CAN YOU DO WITHOUT SOMETHING FOR LENT?
Sweets, cakes or biscuits is an obvious sacrifice, but what about cigarettes
or - the real biggie - alcohol? There is a 'short term pledge' leaflet available.
More than half the world is hungry.
CAN YOU GIVE A BIT MORE TIME TO PRAYER?
Most mornings there is Mass at 10.00 am and there is usually one evening Mass
on Thursdays at 7.00 pm. Morning and evening prayers would be good to try
again.
CAN YOU SPARE SOMETHING FOR THE POOR?
Scottish Catholic Internatiional Aid Fund (SCIAF) boxes are available and
there is the annual collection on the Fourth Sunday of Lent.
PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
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.
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
The diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes will be from 4 to 11 July 2011, flying
from Prestwick. Full details are on the poster and booking forms are available.
MASS FOR VOCATIONS
There will be a Mass for Vocations in Saint Margaret's Cathedral, Ayr on Sunday
27 March at 4.00 pm. We badly need the next generation of priests so we need
the prayers of everyone.
SUNDAY LUNCH FOR OLDER PARISHIONERS
There will be a Sunday Lunch for all our older parishioners - ages with the
Canon or older - on Sunday 8 May after the 12 noon Mass. We are looking for
you to arrange to bring those not really able to get out to Mass very often.
Nearer the time, we will have free tickets to give us an idea of how many
we need to cater for. Suggestions and comments are welcome.
HMS DASHER SERVICE
The annual commemoration of the sinking of HMS
Dasher takes place over the weekend of 26 and 27 March. The service
is at 11.00 am at the memorial and we offer teas to those who attend. Perhaps
several of the Sunday Tea groups will be able to help. Please phone the Parish
Office on 464063 and volunteer. Thanks.
PARISH LOURDES GROUP
The Parish Lourdes Group is having a Fun Fundraiser Bingo in the Parish Centre
on Friday 11 March at 7.30 pm. Tickets are available from committee members
or at the door. The cost is £1 for adults and 50p for children who must
be accompanied by an adult. We would appreciate your support, as always. Come
and enjoy the fun and bring along your friends. All are welcome. Any prizes
or donations can be given to Pam or Mamie at the stall. The proceeds will
help towards taking a sick pilgrim from our parish to Lourdes.
LOURDES HOSPITALITÉ
Lourdes Hospitalité is having a Sign-up day on Sunday 6 March from
2.00 till 4.00 pm.in Saint Joseph’s Church Hall, Kilmarnock.This is an opportunity
for anyone interested in going to Lourdes as a helper or medical team to come
along, find out more and meet some of the volunteers who have been before.
For more information, contact Debbie Gillion or phone 01563 523758.
MAGNIFICAT
Magnificat is a daily Mass and Prayer Book which is issued in a monthly format.
We had copies for the Pope’s visit. Now Magnificat is available for use every
day There are free sample copies available at the stall for use during March
and the possibility to take out a subscription.
PAPAL BLESSINGS
Papal Blessings for a wedding, wedding anniversary or a special birthday can
be ordered at the stall. The cost of the parchment and postage is about £30.
Please leave plenty of time.
REDUNDANT MOBILE PHONES AND COPIER CARTRIDGES
Redundant mobile phones and copier cartridges are required by the pupils of
Saint Matthew’s Academy who can turn them into good money for charity. There
is a box in the porch.
SPARE WOOL REQUIRED
The Knitting Group at Barony Saint John’s Church meets on Wednesday mornings
from 10.30 am to 12 noon. The group knits for various good causes and asks
if anyone has any spare wool. The odd ball is often useful. For more information,
please contact Fiona Liddell or phone 462504. Thank you.
SPECIAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION GROUP (SPRED)
SPRED meets in Saint John’s Parish Hall, Stevenston on Wednesday evenings
from 7.00 to 9.00 pm. If you know anyone who may be interested or would benefit
from the SPRED group, please contact Liz Petrie at the SPRED Centre, Queen
Margaret Academy, Ayr on 01292 263196 or 01294 467296.
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.
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.
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. To
ensure its survival, the Society urgently requires new male and female members.
You must be over 18. The work is difficult. There are many people in our parish
and community who require assistance with finance, advice and encouragement.
“The harvest is great, but the labourers few.” 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.
IGNATIAN PRAYER GROUP
Each month, the Ignatian Prayer Group meets on the first Wednesday at 7.30
pm, the second Tuesday at 7.30 pm and the last Tuesday at 2.00 pm.
AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED
There is a special event to highlight the suffering of so many people in the
world, led by Cardinal O’Brien and Archbishop Warda of Ebril in Iraq. It will
be held at 6.30 pm on Tuesday 15 March in the Taylor Centre, Carfin, ML1 5AJ
and will be hosted by Elaine C Smith. If you are interested, please let Canon
Matt know.
CHERNOBYL CHILDREN LIFELINE
The Ayrshire Link of the Chernobyl Children Lifeline charity thanks everyone
who made donations both clothing and financial over the last few weeks. Your
generosity is very much appreciated and it helps with the settling of the
children with their new host families. We have a group of 18 children from
Ukraine staying in Ayrshire for four weeks with another group of 18 children
from Belarus coming in July. For more information on the charity, please have
a look at our website, www.ccll.org.uk/ayrshire.
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.