BULLETIN               20 NOVEMBER 2011

FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING IN YEAR 1

CHURCH SERVICES

Saturday 19 November 
Mass at 10.00 am for the Holy Souls
Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Emma Hackett
Sunday 20 November 

Sunday Mass at 10.00 am for the congregation and Peter Flaherty
Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for Mary Timmons

Monday 21 November 
Mass at 10.00 am for the Holy Souls
Tuesday 22 November 

Mass at 10.00 am for John Maher junior

Wednesday 23 November 

Mass at 10.00 am for Michael Higgins and family

Thursday 24 November 
No Mass in Saint Peter's
Mass at 7.30 pm in Saint Margaret's Cathedral, Ayr for deceased priests and people of the diocese especially those who died in the last year
Friday 25 November 
Mass at 10.00 am for Roddy Monan
Saturday 26 November 
Mass at 10.00 am for the Holy Souls
Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Mary Timmons

The Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries as early as you can. Thanks.
Any changes to the above times caused, for example, by a funeral will be notified on the home page of this website.


PARISH CENTRE EVENTS

Saturday 19 November 
7.00 pm

Private Function

Sunday 20 November 

11.00 am
12 noon
1.00 pm

Tea and Coffee after Mass
Karate
Private Function

Monday 21 November 
9.30 to 11.30 am
5.30 to 6.30 pm
6.30 to 8.00 pm
7.00 to 9.00 pm
Parents and Toddlers
Rainbows
Brownies
Saint Vincent de Paul Society
Tuesday 22 November 
11.00 am
6.30 to 9.00 pm
7.30 to 8.30 pm

Legion of Mary
Saint Anne's Guild
Keep Fit

Wednesday 23 November 
6.00 pm
7.00 pm

Karate
Zumba Fitness

Thursday 24 November 
1.30 to 3.00 pm
5.00 to 9.00 pm
6.00 to 7.30 pm
7.30 to 9.00 pm
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Dancing Class
Brownies
Guides
Friday 25 November 
9.30 to 11.30 am
7.00 pm

Parents and Toddlers
A Scottish Celebration of Saint Andrew

Saturday 26 November 
9.30 to 11.30 am

Private Function

PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
   Joe McDonald (Glasgow) and George Sweeney (Greenock) who died recently;
   Susan Hamilton 2009, Father Frank Kiernan 1989, Joseph Smith 2002, Robert Stevenson 1962, Andrew Steven 1998,
   Karen Sharon Byrne 2003, Patrick Gerald Burns 2003, John Carry 1997, Canon George McCafferty 2000,
   Elizabeth McDougall 1948, Father John Walsh 2009, Monsignor Frank Duffy 2000, Mary McNally 2004
   and Mary Higgins 1992 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 £705.06 - 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
£287.83 - 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, Robert Cooper 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 5 at 10.00 am and Group 6 at 12 noon.

CHILDREN'S LITURGY
Next Sunday's Children's Liturgy helpers are Jacqueline Waugh and Michelle Champion for the pre-5s, Michelle Morton and Ann Cassidy for primaries 1 and 2, Jacqueline Smith and Michelle Millar for primary 3 and Maria Paterson and Julie Coldwell for Primary 4. Our Liturgy is run by volunteers on a rota basis. We are in need of some new volunteers to help us in running the groups. This would be and ideal time to join as we are having an evening to apply for Disclosure for volunteers as mentioned below. If you are interested, please contact the Parish Office on 464063 and leave your name and number. Thanks.

BARONY SAINT JOHN’S CHURCH
Our Barony Saint John's neighbours have suffered a second blow. Their church has been out of use for several months and they have had their Sunday Worship in their hall. Now the hall too has been declared unsafe and they are homeless. Arrangements are being made for the congregation to share a building with Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church but that will take a few weeks. I have offered the use of the Parish Centre for four Sundays from 27 November until 18 December. Those weeks, we will have to do without the teas which will resume after New Year. I hope you will make our guests very welcome.

CHURCH HEATING
The help you are giving to pay for the new boiler is very, very useful. The brown envelope donations of £20+ - and gift-aided if you can - is certainly easing the pain. Some fundraising by parish groups would be a great help. Brown envelope donations of £60 bring the total to £3341. We are getting there!

CHRISTMAS CARDS AND CALENDARS
A lovely selection to Christmas cards and calendars is available at the Stall.

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.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION - EXPLORING THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Exploring the Catechism of the Catholic Church is the next in a series of events and one you might enjoy. It takes place on Saturday 26 November from 11.30 am to 3.00 pm in Saint Joseph’s Church Hall, Kilmarnock.

WHY BELIEVE
Father Gerard McCabe, CSsR will give a series of four lectures in St John’s Church Hall, Stevenston from 7.30 to 9.00 pm on the following dates.
  Monday 14 November - Challenges To Belief
  Wednesday 16 November - Belief, Reason and Goodness
  Monday 21 November - Faith and the Problem of Evil
  Wednesday 23 November - Learning to Believe

A SCOTTISH CELEBRATION OF SAINT ANDREW FOR CHURCH HEATING
To raise funds for the new Church boiler, there will be A Scottish Celebration of Saint Andrew in the Parish Centre on Friday 25 November at 7.00 pm. There will be a bar, light supper, quiz and sing-song. Music will be provided by Charlie Martin, George and Michael and The Von Crap Singers. Tickets, costing £5, are available from the parish office and stall where raffle prize donations will be gratefully accepted. Please support this fun evening to pay for the boiler. Thanks.


SOCIAL EVENTS
During the winter months, we need to organise a few social events - for the fun of it. The sail to Arran and the barbecue were well attended and enjoyed. We have very heavy expenditure on a new heating boiler for the church and the eventual painting of the church. Suggestions will always be welcome.

GALLOWAY LOURDES HOSPITALITÉ SUBSCRIPTIONS
The return the Galloway Lourdes Hospitalité subscriptions for 2011 so far is £162 - memberships £82 from 42 members and donations of £80. Maybe some members have not returned their envelopes as yet. Please hand in envelopes as soon as possible to Myriame Sammons. Mass is offered in Lourdes for our members and benefactors.

50/50 CLUB
The November draw is on the last Sunday of the month. Renewals are due in January for 2012. If you would like more information or to join please contact the promoter on 469006.

BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE
The Blood Transfusion Service will be at the Civic Centre, Ardrossan on Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 November from 2.30 to 3.45 pm and 5.15 to 7.30 pm.

SUNG EVENING PRAYER OF THE CHURCH FOR ADVENT
The Evening Prayer of the Church will be sung in Saint Margaret’s Cathedral, Ayr on Sunday 27 November at 7.00 pm to mark the beginning of the Advent season. You are very welcome to this solemn, yet still time of prayer.

THANKS
Annie Watt wishes to thank those friends and parishioners for their prayers, masses and cards received during her recent illness. Canon McManus will offer two Masses in thanksgiving, one for friends and parishioners and the other for all those who are sick.

SCOTTISH CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL AID FUND (SCIAF)
SCIAF is holding catch-up sessions for anyone interested in finding out more about its work. You can meet parish volunteers in your diocese and chat to SCIAF staff about the issues that matter to your parish. For more information, phone 0141 354 5524, email rlamb@sciaf.org.uk or visit www.sciaf2.org.uk/parish.

THE NEW MISSAL
A document titled Getting To Know The New Roman Missal can be accessed by clicking here. Please be patient. Having to struggle a little bit with new ways of saying things means that we are paying more attention to the words we say at Mass! Pocket sized Mass BooksPocket sized Mass Books are available from the stall at £2. The responses and the (slightly) new versions of the Gloria and Creed are your parts - most of the changes are in the priest’s parts of the Mass. The Readings are not changing but they will conclude “The Word of the Lord” instead of “This is the Word of the Lord.”. To bring some uniformity in Scotland the Bishops ask that we stand from the invitation “Pray, brothers and sister….” to the end of the “Holy, holy…” and then kneel for the Eucharistic Prayer. We will introduce that shortly. Please leave the new Mass Response cards on the pews.

DIOCESAN PODCASTS
There is a new website for the podcast recordings of the Sunday scripture reflections offered by priests and laity of the diocese. Go to www.GallowayPodcasts.org.uk to listen to the reflections. In addition, at the site you will find a podcast recording from Father Willie Boyd on vocations promotion and the forthcoming Being Church day to be held on 13 November.

A CHOIRED TASTE
A Choired Taste, a Kilmarnock based choir, are bringing a Charity Concert of Christmas music to Saint Cuthbert’s Church, Saltcoats, on Sunday 4 December at 7.30 pm. Tickets, priced £5, are available from William Parker on 01294 471207 or, subject to availability, at the door on the evening of the concert.

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.

SERVICES AROUND CHRISTMAS
Advent Penance Service in Saint Peter's on Monday 12 December at 7.00 pm
Advent Penance Service in Saint John's, Stevenston on Tuesday 13 December at 7.00 pm
Advent Penance Service in
Saint Mary's, Saltcoats on Wednesday 14 December at 2.00 pm
Ardrossan Town Carol Service in the Evangelical Union Church, Glasgow Street on Thursday 15 December at 7.00 pm
Saint Peter's School primaries 1, 2 and 3 Christmas Service in Saint Peter's on Wednesday 21 December at 11.00 am
Early Christmas Vigil Mass in Saint Peter's on Saturday 24 December at 5.30 pm
Christmas Vigil Mass in Saint Peter's on Saturday 24 December at 8.30 pm
Christmas Day Mass in Saint Peter's on Sunday 25 December at 11.00 am
New Year's Day Vigil Mass in Saint Peter's on Saturday 31 December at 5.30 pm
New Year's Day Mass in Saint Peter's on Sunday 1 January at 11.00 am

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.