BULLETIN                25 NOVEMBER 2012

FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING IN YEAR 2

 

CHURCH SERVICES

Saturday 24 November  

Mass at 10.00 am for John Craig and Hilda Cambridge
Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for John Maher

Sunday 25 November  

Sunday Mass at 10.00 am for Lilian Paterson
Sunday Mass at 12 noon for the congregation

Monday 26 November  
No Mass in Saint Peter's
Tuesday 27 November  

No Mass in Saint Peter's

Wednesday 28 November  

Mass at 10.00 am for Kenneth Donnelly

Thursday 29 November  

No Mass in Saint Peter's
Mass at 7.00 pm for John Craig and Mary Anne Elder

Friday 30 November  
Mass at 10.00 am for Jim McLaren
Saturday 1 December  

Mass at 10.00 am for Roddy Monan
Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Marie O'Brien and Irene Hand

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

Sunday 25 November  

11.00 am

Tea and Coffee after Mass

Monday 26 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 27 November  
11.00 am
7.30 to 8.30 pm

Legion of Mary
Cardio 40

Wednesday 28 November  
7.00 to 8.00 pm
8.00 to 9.00 pm
Zumba
Cardio 40 Toning
Thursday 29 November  
4.00 to 8.15 pm
6.00 to 7.30 pm
7.30 to 9.00 pm

Dancing Class
Brownies
Guides

Friday 30 November  
9.30 to 11.30 am Parents and Toddlers

PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
   Monsignor Frank Duffy 2000, Mary McNally 2004, Ian Mitchell 2011, Mary Higgins 1992, James Brodie 2011,
   Kenneth Donnelly 2008, Hannah Kirk 1989, John Maxwell 2002, Sarah McNamara 1980,
   Shannon Elizabeth Byrne 2000, Sarah Heaney 1955, Jemima McAuliffe 2001, Lilian Paterson 2011,
   Peggy Dorian Smith 1991, Martin Vernon 2011, James Allen 2003, Molly Ball neé Cahill 2011, Ann Hackett 1998,
   Andy Stevens 1995, Gribben Family, Margaret Hamilton 1992, Collette McKibben 2003 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 £732.55 - 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 £222.12 - 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
Gift Aid is a vital source of income. All that is needed is that you pay tax. You simply declare that you give funds to the Church. We do the rest. Why not sign a form today? We get back an extra 25p for every £1 you give the Church in your weekly collection or by way of a donation. There is no need to cancel or renew it. We simply claim in the income we receive.

WILLS
Would you consider remembering Saint Peter's in your will?


CHURCH REPAIRS
The help you give for Church repairs by dropping in a white envelope from time to time is invaluable. The total stands at £4429.50. This will offset the painting of the Church but we still have a fair bit more to do.

READERS
Next weekend's readers are Celia Andrew at 5.30 pm and Margaret Harvey at 10.30 pm.

ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 2 at 5.30 pm and Group 4 at 10.30 am.

SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Sharon McLaughlin’s team.

CHILDREN'S LITURGY
Very many thanks to all our volunteer helpers. Next Sunday's Children's Liturgy helpers are Jacqueline Waugh and Michelle Champion for the pre-5s, Maria Paterson and Claire Sweenie for primaries 1, 2 and 3 and Michelle Morton and Andrena Hughes for primary 4.

HOLY SOULS MASSES
During November, Mass will be offered each week for the Holy Souls. Names can be put on the November Lists. Mass will be offered for everyone on our Anniversary List and for all your family members and friends.

BURNS SUPPER


The Burns Supper will take place in the Parish Centre on Saturday 26 January 2013 at 7.00 pm and patrons are asked to be seated by 6.50 pm. The Chief Executive Officer of the General Teaching Council for Scotland, Tony Finn, will deliver The Immortal Memory. The Reverend Sandy Montgomerie of Saint Andrew's Scottish Episcopal Church, Ardrossan will propose the Toast to the Lassies and Anne Clarke formerly of North Ayrshire Council will reply. Other participants are
Canon Matt, Bill Andrew, Michael McCulloch, George McGrattan and Ciaran Sinclair. Tickets cost £12.50 and should be booked in advance though the Parish Office on 01294 464063. Patrons can request group seating arrangements to be with friends. Vegetarian meals are available with notice as an alternative to the traditional Burns Supper main course.

CEMETERY MASS
Thanks to all who attended the Cemetery Mass last Sunday. A black golf umbrella was left after the Mass and can be collected from the Parish Office.

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
Instead of local Christmas cards this year, would you be interested in taking a 'greetings square' in a supplement to the Sunday Bulletin? A sample is available at the stall. In exchange for a donation to Church funds, we could publish your greetings to friends in the parish. We could take about sixty and would publish it for two weeks before Christmas. Envelopes for your message and a donation are available at the stall.

SUNDAY MASS TIMES
From Sunday 2 December, the Mass times in Saint Peter's will be 5.30 pm Vigil and 10.30 am. Sunday Mass times in other local parishes can be seen here.

ADVENT PENANCE SERVICES IN THE THREE TOWNS
Advent Penance Service will be hed in
   -
Saint John's, Stevenston on Tuesday 18 December at 7.00 pm
   - Saint Mary's, Saltcoats on Wednesday 19 December at 2.00 pm
   - Saint Peter's, Ardrossan on Thursday 20 December at 7.00 pm
Please make every effort ot celebrate the Sacrament of Forgiveness before Christmas.

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.

YEAR OF FAITH
An adult education course for the Year of Faith will be held in Saint Bride’s, West Kilbride on some Thursday evenings from 7.30 to 9.00 pm. The opening session on 6 December deals with The Council in its Historical Context by Bernard Aspinwall. The next session on 24 January 2013 is A Modern Church in a Modern World by Dr Theodora Hawksley. A leaflet is available. Pope Benedict has called on all Catholics to celebrate a Year of Faith from October 2012 to October 2013. It is a time to renew our faith by prayer, by studying our faith and by renewed charity. It is something we can all do both privately and publically. Our country has lost its faith and its way. We each must play our part in renewing faith in God’s goodness and His word. The Year of Faith Diary is available at the stall. It runs from October 2012 to October 2013 and will be useful. It costs £2.95. To mark the Year of Faith, the Bishops of Scotland have set up a special website and social media feeds to help us learn about all that is happening at local, national and international level and to assist us to grow in faith during this time of grace. The address is www.YearOfFaithScotland.com In addition, special services will be provided via Facebook and Twitter, offering news, points for reflection and ideas on how to mark the Year of Faith. Please consider following www.facebook.com/yearoffaithscotland and www.twitter.com/scotyearoffaith.

SCOTTISH CHURCHES STARTER PACKS
Starter Packs is an initiative of the Scottish Churches organised locally by Women's Aid. When people are allocated a house, they very often don’t have the basic necessities and many tenancies fail as a result. This initiative tries to provide a starter pack. There is a leaflet explaining our part in it.

50/50 CLUB
Thanks to the Parish 50/50 Club for their kind donation of £1000. Myriame Sammons is the one to see if you would like to join. It is an essential source of income for the parish. Thanks to all who support it so faithfully.

SAINT ANDREW'S CONFERENCE
Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, Bishop Arthur Seratelli of Paterson, New Jersey, Archbishop Tartaglia of Glasgow, John Haldane of the University of Saint Andrew’s and Patricia Donnelly of the Mungo Foundation will address the Saint Andrew's Conference in the City Chambers, Glasgow on Saturday 1 December from 10.00 am to 4.30 pm. Entry is by ticket only. Tickets are available from 0141 225 2605 or SaintAndrewsConference@rcag.org.uk.

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 AND GRAVE CANDLES
There is a nice selection of Novena and Grave Candles 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.

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.

ADVERTISER SUPPORT
Our advertisers would welcome your support. We are grateful for their continuing sponsorship. We are grateful for the support of Mr and Mrs Sohal, Nisa Stores, Glasgow Street for the weekly donation of tea, coffee and milk for the Sunday teas.

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.