BULLETIN 31
MARCH 2013
EASTER SUNDAY IN YEAR 3
CANON
MATT WISHES PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS A HAPPY EASTER
CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
30 March
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Holy
Saturday |
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Sunday
31 March
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Easter
Sunday |
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Monday 1 April
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Easter
Monday No Mass in Saint Peter's Mass offered elsewhere for Michael Reilly and Kenneth McSkimming |
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Tuesday
2 April
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Easter
Tuesday |
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Wednesday
3 April
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Easter
Wednesday |
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Thursday
4 April
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Easter
Thursday |
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Friday
5 April
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Easter
Friday |
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Saturday
6 April
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Easter
Saturday |
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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
31 March
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No tea and coffee after Mass |
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Monday 1 April
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Tuesday
2 April
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9.00
to 11.00 am 11.00 am 6.30 to 8.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilition |
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Wednesday
3 April
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7.00
to 8.00 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Zumba Cardio 40 Toning |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Agnes Asken (Easterhouse, Glasgow) who died recently;
Mary Gribben 2012, Sarah Anderson 2003, James Kelly, 1983, Michael
McCann 2012, Sandy Miller 1979,
Gus Slimman 1993, Isabella Stuart 2004, William Friel 1994, Peter
Hughes 2011, Irene Mathieson 2012,
Jenny Murphy 1998, Marjorie Robertson, Margaret Shanks 1993,
Kenneth McSkimming, Jane McFarlane 2006,
Margaret Murphy, Monsignor John O'Farrell 2008, Pope John Paul
II 2005, James Smith 1959, Archie McFarlane,
Harry Quinn 1993, Patrick Tomelty 2004, Annie Adam 1997, Mattie
Friel 1995, Barbara Henderson,
Frank McCaffrey 2012, Jane Mullen 2003, Annie Murphy 1981, Agnes
Ward 2001, Margaret Boyd 2004,
George Lee 1992, Frank Grogan and Michael McNamara 2008 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.
THIS WEEK'S ARRANGEMENTS
Canon
Matt is with his classmates. We were ordained on 3 April 1965 and
try to spend Easter Week together each year. Canon Poland (463225) and Father
Bell (463461) are both at home. The Parish Office will be closed on Easter
Monday. The Funeral Mass for Michael Reilly will be on Thursday 4 April at
1.00 pm with Reception of Remains on Wednesday 3 April at 6.00 pm.
SUNDAY MASS TIMES
Sunday Mass times
in Saint Peter's are 5.30 pm Vigil and 10.30 am. Sunday
Mass times in other local parishes can be
seen here.
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 £650.35 - 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 £280.68
- many thanks.
CHURCH REPAIRS
The help you give for Church repairs by dropping in a white envelope from
time to time is invaluable. We have a continuing task in keeping the Church
wind and watertight. We recently received a donation of £50.
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?
READERS
Next weekend's readers are Ronnie Cairns at 5.30
pm and Angela Body at 10.30 am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 1 at 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
Next Sunday's Children's Liturgy helpers are Elissa Millar and Elaine Shaw
for the pre-5s, Yvette Thorpe and Michelle Noble, Claire Sweenie for primaries
1, 2 and 3 and Maria Paterson and Michelle Morton for primary 4.
THANKS
Don Brown and family would like to thank our friends and parishioners for
the many Mass cards and sympathy cards on our recent loss. The retiring collection
raised £283 which we will donate to North Ayrshire Cancer Care.
50/50 CLUB
WINNERS
Congratulations to January and February 50/50 Club winners who each win £25.
January - 17 Susan Breen, 112 Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, 1 Myriame Sammons and
136 Elizabeth Petrie.
February - 78 Nan Donohoe, 261 Rose Bowers, 169 Mamie Stewart and 136 Eoghan
Hughes.
We are still waiting for twenty-five members to renew their fees of £15
which could reduce the bonus prize in April. For those of you who have just
forgotten to pay, please hand in your membership to Promoter as soon as possible.
Many thanks to all our members for their continued support of the parish and
good luck.
1ST ARDROSSAN RAINBOWS
The 1st Ardrossan Brownies restart on Monday 15 April. We have a few places
available for girls between five and seven years to join us right away. Please
contact the Leader of the Group, Mrs Sammons on 469006 to make arrangements.
5TH ARDROSSAN BROWNIES
The 5th Ardrossan Brownies restart after the Easter break on Monday 15 April.
COLLECTION ENVELOPES
The new sets of collections envelopes are now available at the stall.
SPECIAL RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT GROUP - SPRED IN STEVENSTON
SPRED is a journey in faith and friendship with our parishioners who have
learning difficulties. A group meets in Saint John’s Hall, Stevenston on a
Wednesday evening from 7.00 to 9.00 pm. Volunteers are required for the continuing
of this beautiful ministry. No experience is necessary as training will be
given. Could you consider offering yourself during this Year of Faith? If
you would like to know more, please contact Liz Petrie on 467296.
SPECIAL RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT GROUP - SPRED TRAINEE ASSISTANT REQUIRED
The Diocese of Galloway requires a SPRED Assistant for Spiritual and Personal
Development for people with special needs. The applicant should be a committed
Catholic with arelevant professional qualification or experience and good
interpersonal and people skills. The appointment is initially a two year training
post with a 20 hours fixed term contract during which the appointed candidate
must successfully complete the specialised SPRED training. The applicant will
be based in Ayr to assist in the development of SPRED throughout the diocese.
All enquiries should go to Sister Kathleen Hogg, Director, SPRED, Queen Margaret
Academy, Dalmellington Road, Ayr, KA7 3TL. Her telephone number is 01292 263196.
PARISH LOURDES GROUP
The Parish Lourdes Group has received a note of thanks from the Grotto authorities
for the donation given to assist with the rebuilding of the Baths following
the disastrous floods.
PRINTER CARTRIDGES
Thank you to all those who kindly donated their used printer cartridges over
the past few months. We have managed to raise £42 for Saint Peter’s
Building Fund. If you would like to donate a used printer cartridge, the collection
box is located at the stall. Thank you very much.
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
The Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes is from Monday 8 July to Monday 15 July
2013, flying from Prestwick. All inclusive prices are from £679 per
person sharing. Full details are available from Joe Walsh Tours on 0141 530
5060 or info@JoeWalshTours.ie.
CANDLES
There is a nice selection of novena and grave candles at the stall.
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.
A SHORT HISTORY OF SAINT BRENDAN’S CHURCH, SALTCOATS
The book, A Short History Of Saint Brendan's Church, Saltcoats is now available
from the stall at Saint
Mary's Church, Saltcoats for £10.
YEAR OF FAITH
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.
LOURDES
This year’s Jumbulance pilgrimage to Lourdes takes place from 25 April to
4 May. There are places available for both helpers and assisted pilgrims.
The Jumbulance is operated by ACROSS and designed to allow even those who
would be unable to fly the opportunity to go on pilgrimage to Lourdes. At
present, this group is the only one based in our diocese, originating in Hurlford,
but is open to all of Galloway Diocese and indeed beyond. If you would like
to find out more about taking part this year or for future years, please contact
Group Leader Alison Neil on 07749 555955 or amd.neil@virgin.net.
SCOTLAND’S RIO
Would you like to celebrate Brazil’s World Youth Day in Scotland this summer?
A Scottish World Youth Day event with talks, prayer, worship, social events,
live links to Brazil, a Brazilian festival and much more will take place at
Stirling University from 25 to 28 July. It is open to those aged from fourteen
to twenty-five years. The cost is £150 including accommodation, transport
and food. Please complete an application form and return it by 22 April. Forms
are available from the Canon
Matt
or by visiting www.gallowayyouth.org.uk
which has more information.
VISITORS
Are you visiting us for Mass? Please know that you are very welcome. During
the 10.30 am Mass outwith holidays, 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 10.30 am Mass, tea, coffee cakes and
buns are available in the Parish Centre. At both of our weekend Masses, we
have a second collection for our Parish Centre debt.
KITS FOR KIDS 2013
Tass Thistle Colts have been selected to take part in the Daily Record and
Sunday Mail Kits for Kids. Some of our younger parishioners are involved.
The team has to collect a target of 5000 tokens over the ten week promotion
duration. The tokens appear every day in the Daily Record and Sunday Mail.
Please drop the tokens off at the stall. Kits for Kids 2013 is in association
with Lloyds TSB Scotland. Last year, it gave away kit and training gear to
400 teams all over the country all thanks to the Daily Record and Sunday Mail.
Lloyds TSB Scotland has been supporting the great initiative for three years,
as well as being sponsors of Scottish Schools Football Association. Their
support includes girls' and boys' competitions across the country and the
Scottish Schools International squads. Kits for Kids will give 400 teams the
chance to get free gear for the whole squad. We’ve got kit for both seven-a-side
team and eleven-a-side teams.
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.