BULLETIN
29
APRIL 2012
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER IN YEAR 2
CHURCH
SERVICES
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Saturday
28 April
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Mass
at 10.00 am for Arthur Jewell Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for John Maher junior |
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Sunday
29 April
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Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am for the congregation |
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Monday 30 April
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Mass at 10.00 am for a special intention - J and A McE |
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Tuesday
1 May
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Mass at 10.00 am for Alice Lynn and John Anderson |
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Wednesday
2 May
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No Mass in Saint Peter's |
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Thursday
3 May
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Mass at 7.00 pm for Mass offered for John Collins and J Carr |
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Friday
4 May
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Mass at 10.00 am for Rosina and William McPeake |
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Saturday
5 May
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Mass
at 10.00 am for Michael McCann |
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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
29 April
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11.00 am |
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Monday 30 April
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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 9.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers Rainbows Brownies Saint Vincent de Paul Society |
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Tuesday
1 May
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9.00
am 11.00 am 6.30 to 9.00 pm 7.30 to 8.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
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Wednesday
2 May
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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
3 May
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4.00
to 7.00 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Dancing
Class Brownies Guides |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Betty Lee who died recently;
Aldo Agostini 1974, Tommy Morgan 1992, Kathleen Walsh 1955, Annie
Mathieson Dorian 1974,
Simon Charles Cawley 2004, Mary Crossan 1981, Elizabeth
Hendry 1998, Joe Arkison 2005, Jean Nesbit 1999,
Nettie Retzbach 2010, Ian Clarke 2005, Agnes Grogan 1954, Anne
Howieson 2011, Bobby Macnamara,
Steve McKinnon 2004, James Timmons 1982, Mary Barclay 2009,
Kathleen Findlay 1996, William Hilferty 1943,
Harry Hissey 1976, Robert Hunter 1956 and John, Irene and Patrick
McKelvey whose anniversaries occur at this time
and those who are sick.
If a member of your family or a friend is sick, please let us know and
give us the details. Father Chambers (01563 533587)
is the chaplain to Crosshouse Hospital and Canon Keegans (01292 263488) is
the chaplain to Ayr Hospital. The priest on
call can be contacted through the ward.
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 £886.73 - 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 £350.09
- 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
New collection envelopes for 2012-13 are now available at the stall.
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, Margaret Harvey at 10.00 am and Jim Delahunt 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.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Lynsey Houston’s team.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
The Children's Liturgy is run by volunteers on a rota basis. We are in need
of more volunteers for the coming August session. Anyone can volunteer! As
it takes a little time to gain disclosure, we need to think ahead. Please
consider becoming a volunteer, especially if your child is currently in Primary
3 as they will be taking part in the Sacramental Preparation next year or
if your child will be joining our three to five year olds Liturgy Group in
August. If you are interested, please contact the Parish Office on 464063.
Next Sunday's Children's Liturgy helpers are Helen Pengilley and Elaine Shaw
for the pre-5s, Sharon McLaughlin and Maria Paterson for primaries 1 and 2,
Michelle Morton and Emma Paterson for primary 3 and Andrena Hughes and Julie
Coldwell for Primary 4.
CATHEDRAL EVENING PRAYER ON VOCATIONS SUNDAY
As part of an ongoing effort to pray for and encourage vocations to the priesthood,
the Evening Prayer of the Church will be sung in Saint Margaret’s Cathedral,
John Street, Ayr on Vocations Sunday, 29 April at 7.00 pm. Father Willie Boyd,
Vocations Director, will reflect on priestly vocation. At this present time,
we are increasingly aware of the shortage of priests and the need for priests
in our diocese. Please come along and join your prayer for this intention.
You will be very welcome.
YOUTH PILGRIMAGE RETREAT IN JULY 2012
Sixteen to twenty-one year olds are invited to join a group from Galloway
Diocese which will take part in the youth events at the New Dawn Scotland
Family Conference-Retreat in Saint Andrews, Fife from Monday 2 July to Saturday 7 July 2012. The week offers the opportunity for young people to celebrate
their Catholic faith with others their age through worship, talks, workshops,
ministry, healing, celebration of the Sacraments and Mass and prayer and a
pilgrimage walk to the historic ruins of Saint Andrew's Cathedral. The cost
is £90 including transport from Ayrshire, accommodation and meals. For
more information see www.GallowayYouth.org.uk
or contact Father Stephen McGrattan
at FrStephen@GallowayYouth.org.uk
or on 01290 421031.
ALTARE PRIVILEGIATUM
Altare
Privilegiatum, carved into our High Altar, means 'A Privileged Altar'. When
Holy Mass is offered at that altar then those who attend Mass can receive
a Plenary Indulgence by piously hearing the Scriptures and performing some
special religious duty on the same day - the rosary, Stations of the Cross
and so on.
SAINT
BRIDGET'S CHURCH, KILBIRNIE
Saint Bridget's Church celebrates its one-hundred and fiftieth anniversary
this year. As part of the celebration, there will be an exhibition of photographs
of the Church and Saint Bridget's School in Kilbirnie Library in the town's
Avils Place. It runs for a month starting on Tuesday 10 April. More details
can be seen at www.GerardBoyle.com.
STEVENSTON
MUSICAL SOCIETY SPRING CONCERT
Stevenston Musical Society's next concert will be here in Saint Peter’s Church
on Sunday 29 April at 7.30 pm. Guest artistes include Saint Peter’s Primary
School choir. Tickets, costing £5 for adults and £1 for children)
are available from members or at the door of the Parish Centre.
CHURCH REPAIRS
We have a lot of maintenance to take care of. Lead has been stolen again and
the Church needs painting. The repair funds stands at £1859.50.
AYRSHIRE HOSPICE LAND O’BURNS MIDNIGHT WALK
You are invited to join Frank Bruno MBE in the Land o' Burns Sponsored Midnight
Walk on Saturday 19 May, Ayrshire Hospice's largest community fundraiser when
you will have the choice of completing either the full route of thirteen miles
or shortened versions of around nine or four miles starting and finishing
at Ayr Racecourse. There will be lots of entertainment before and during the
walk and a welcomed revival coffee and bacon roll at the end. For further
information or to register for the walk please call the Fundraising Office
on 01292 288488 or visit www.ayrshirehospice.org.
USED PRINTER CARTRIDGES AND OLD MOBILE PHONES
There is 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.
PAPAL BLESSINGS
Papal Blessings for a wedding,
wedding anniversary or a special birthday can be ordered at the stall. The
price of the parchment and postage has gone up drastically. We now have to
ask £40 for the Blessing. 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.
NOVENA CANDLES
There is a nice selection of Novena Candles available at the stall.
LAPEL CROSSES
Cardinal O’Brien called on all Catholics to 'wear a cross with pride' these
days. We have a few lapel crosses available at the stall.
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
Everyone seemed to enjoy the day. Very many thanks to those who said so, those
who assisted, those who made and served the lunch and to all those who supported
it.
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 at the 10.00 am Mass.
SPECIAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION GROUP - SPRED
SPRED is a social and personal development resource for those with special
needs and can be contacted us on 01292 263196 and SpredGalloway@talktalk.net.
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.