BULLETIN
4
MARCH 2012
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT IN YEAR 2
CHURCH
SERVICES
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Saturday
3 March
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for Elizabeth McArdle Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for a special intention |
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Sunday
4 March
|
Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am for the congregation |
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Monday 5 March
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Willie Forsyth |
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Tuesday
6 March
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Annie Meighan |
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Wednesday
7 March
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Mass at 10.00 am for John Collins |
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Thursday
8 March
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Mass at 7.00 pm for Hugh Millar |
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Friday
9 March
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Stations
of the Cross at 9.40 am Mass at 10.00 pm for a special intention |
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Saturday
10 March
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for Cosimo and Arturo Farro |
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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
4 March
|
11.00
am |
Tea
and Coffee after Mass |
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Monday 5 March
|
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 |
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Tuesday
6 March
|
11.00
am 6.30 to 9.00 pm 7.30 to 8.30 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
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Wednesday
7 March
|
6.00
pm to 7.00 pm 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm 7.30 pm 8.00 pm to 8.45 pm |
Karate |
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Thursday
8 March
|
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 |
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Friday
9 March
|
9.30 to 11.30 am | Parents and Toddlers |
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Saturday
10 March
|
1.00 pm | Private Function |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Annie Montgomerie of our parish, Marie Anderson (Saltcoats)
and Frank Mooney (Greenock) who died recently;
Catherine McCutcheon 2002, Michael Reilly 1995, James Convery
2008, Bishop Joseph McGee 1983,
Father Charles McLaughlin, 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 and Stephanie Hope Turner 2001 whose anniversaries occur
at this time
and those who are sick.
If deceased members of your family are not on our anniversary
list, please tell Canon
Matt, the parish office or
contact
WebsiteAuthor@SaintPeterinChains.net.
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 £731.97 - 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 £325.68
- 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, 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 4 at 10.00
am and Group 6 at 12 noon.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
Next Sunday's Children's Liturgy helpers are Elaine Shaw and Emma Paterson
for the pre-5s, Michelle Morton and Ann Cassidy for primaries 1 and 2, Jacqueline
Smith and Michelle Millar for primary 3 and Sharon McLaughlin and Lorraine
Cullinane for Primary 4.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Annie Thompson’s team.
LENT
The six weeks of Lent prepare us for Easter. We have begun a period of prayer,
penance and almsgiving. Lent
is our 'Desert Experience' - it prepares us for the journey of life, a journey
which will end with God. During Lent, do without something you like but don’t
need; share something of what you have with the poor at home or abroad; make
a little time for prayer each day. Towards the end of Lent, there will be
Penance Services in each of our local churches. Make it this year that you
celebrate Confession and Forgiveness.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Stations of the Cross are prayed on Friday mornings during Lent at 9.40 am.
LENTEN TAIZÉ SERVICES
There will be an opportunity to pray quietly with a few Taizé chants
and some readings in Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church, South Crescent Road
at 7.30 pm each Wednesday evening in Lent starting on 29 February.
50/50 CLUB
To those who have still to renew their membership of the 50/50 Club, our next
draw takes place on the last Sunday in February - you need to be in it to
win it. Anyone who wishes to join the 50/50 Club can contact Mrs Myriame Sammons
or telephone 469006.
CHURCH
REPAIRS
Too much rain over the last few months means that the Church doors are damaged.
They have been removed and will be back in place shortly. They need time to
dry out and shrink back to fit properly. We will try to minimise the inconvenience.
We sustained a lot of storm damage to the house, Church, parish centre and
to the
tower in recent storms. We have leaks and more lead was stolen. Repairs are
taking some time and most of the cost - around £8000 - will be carried
by our insurance company. Like everyone else, we will have to find some of
the cost ourselves. Brown envelope donations of £120 bring the total
to £1234.50.
USED PRINTER CARTRIDGES AND OLD MOBILE PHONES
There is now a large green box in the foyer of the Parish Centre and a small
box at the stall where you can place all old printer cartridges and mobile
phones for us to recycle. Through recycling these we can raise some much needed
funds. Thanks.
APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEA - STELLA MARIS
We have forwarded £187 from a collection taken at the funeral of John
Collins. When John was at sea he used the Stella Maris facilities around the
world.
POSITIVE, INCLUSIVE AND EMPOWERING ARTS - PIE ARTS
Positive Inclusive and Empowering Arts is a community project which provides
art, dance, music and drama workshops around North Ayrshire. There are workshops
every Friday at Whitlees Community Centre, Ardrossan and for primary 5 to
secondary 1 pupils in Park Church Hall, Ardrossan on Thursday evenings - Creative
Dance runs from 4.30 to 5.30 pm and Drama from 5.30 to 6.30 pm. The cost is
£3 per workshop. There is no need to book. Just come along and be creative!
One to one support is available on request. For more information, phone the
Project Coordinator, Amy on 07547201240 or visit www.piearts.co.uk.
PATHWAY TO PRAYER 2012
Pathway to Prayer will be held on Saturday 24 March in Saint Meddan’s Church
Hall, Troon from 9.45 am to 4.30 pm. It is a day to explore our relationship
with God through prayer.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
This year the World Day of Prayer Service is in Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church,
South Crescent Road, on Friday 2 March at 2.00 pm. Everyone is welcome.
THANKS
Grant Mitchell would like to thank everyone who gave him cards and donations
on the occasion of his seventhieth birthday. The donations totalled £230
which will be divided between Saint Peter in Chains Building Fund and the
Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF). Thanks to all who came and
made it such a great day. A Mass of Thanksgiving will be offered for all.
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY LENTEN APPEAL
FOR TOILETRIES
During the weeks of Lent, the Saint Vincent
de Paul Society are once again asking the parishioners of
Saint Peter's to donate both male and female toiletries for use in the Ozanam
Centre in Glasgow. The Ozanam Centre assists the homeless, both male and female
and so any donations of either male or female toiletries would be very gratefully
received. A box will be placed in the Church porch for any donations and we
hope that we can rely on your usual very generous support.
WALKING
WITH THE POOR
Father
Martin Chambers has written a book called Walking With The Poor giving information
on his time in South America. The book is on sale at £8 and all proceeds
are for his Mission Project.
BROWNIES
The
1st Ardrossan Brownies are looking for new members. Girls
aged between seven and ten are welcome to join the group which meets in Stanley
School on Mondays from 6.00 to 7.30 pm. Please contact Maria Paterson on or
phone 07946 143850 for more information. The 3rd Ardrossan Brownies are
also looking for new members. Girls aged between seven and ten are welcome
to join the group which meets in Saint Peter’s Parish Centre on Thursdays
from 6.00 to 7.30 pm. Please contact Coral Brady or phone 07950 231241 for
information.
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.
NEW MISSAL
New Missals containing the new Rite are now available at the stall £7.99
or £9.99.
LARGE PRINT MASS BOOKS
Mass Books in Polish are available from the stall. Sunday Readings in most
European languages can be printed from the parish website.
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.
SUNDAY LUNCH FOR SENIOR PARISHIONERS
A Sunday Lunch for senior parishioners is planned - watch this space.
SACRAMENTS OF CONFIRMATION AND FIRST COMMUNION
We have chosen three Sundays this year because of the number of children being
presented for the Sacraments of Confirmation and First Communion. The dates
are Sundays 13, 20 and 27 May. There is a list of the three dates at the back
of the Church. Please fill in your preferred Sunday. I would hope for about
ten children each Sunday because of available room in the Church, but the
choice is completely yours as parents and guardians. Please remember that
you can alter your choice if the circumstances change. Just be sure to let
me know. A few are still to sign up.
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.