BULLETIN 16
MARCH 2014
SECOND SUNDAY IN
LENT IN YEAR 1
CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
15 March
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Mass
at 10.00 am for George Hilferty |
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Sunday
16 March
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Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation, Gus Slimman and Victor Donald |
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Monday 17 March
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Mass at 10.00 am for Ian Trayner |
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Tuesday
18 March
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No Mass in Saint Peter's - Canon Matt is at a friend's funeral |
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Wednesday
19 March
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Solemnity
of Saint Joseph |
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Thursday
20 March
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Mass at 7.00 pm for Annie McQuade |
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Friday
21 March
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Stations
of the Cross at 9.40 am |
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Saturday
22 March
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No
Mass in Saint Peter's - Canon Matt is conducting the HMS
Dasher service on the Arran Ferry |
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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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Saturday
15 March
|
7.00 pm |
Private Function |
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Sunday
16 March
|
11.30 am |
|
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Monday 17 March
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9.30
to 11.30 pm 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
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Tuesday
18 March
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9.00
to 11.00 am 11.00 am 6.30 to 8.30 pm 5.00 to 7.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilition |
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Wednesday
19 March
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6.00
to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Irish
Dancing Class |
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Thursday
20 March
|
6.00 pm |
Brownies and Guides Prize Bingo |
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Friday
21 March
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9.30 to 11.30 am |
Parents and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Sadie McGrotty, Annie McQuade (Saltcoats) and Mary To who died recently;
The Holy Father, Pope Francis on the first anniversary of his election;
Victor Donald 1985, Mary Gribben 2012, Susan Heaney 1956, Martha Pentleton
2004, Janie Aitken 1989, Michael Reilly 2013, Ian Trayner 2008, Keith Baldwin
2006, John Gurney 2004, James Mulhearn 1982, Kevin Doherty 1979, Peggy McArthur
1986, Andrew Murphy 1971, Kate Smith 1972, Sam Bannon 2006, Maureen Conway
1999, Patrick McDonald, Maria Monaghan 2004, Mary Reid 2002, William Shanks
1952,
William Shanks 1987 and Susan Reid 2007 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. Deacon Bill Corbett (01292 521208, 07904 248948, Rev.BillCorbett@btinternet.com)
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.
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.
FINANCES
Bankers Orders for the parish and Parish Centre amount to £3800 per
month. Every month, we pay a levy of £1450 to the Diocese. We are grateful
for your generous support in collections. If you can manage a little more
from time to time, it would be a great help. 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. Would you consider remembering Saint Peter's in your will?
OFFERTORY COLLECTION
Last weekend's Offertory collection amounted to £836.55 - many thanks.
BUILDING
FUND COLLECTION
Last weekend's Building Fund collection amounted to £418.56. An extra
donation of £100 was also received - many thanks.
GIFT AID
The Inland Revenue now requires us to use a new style of Gift
Aid form. These are available at the back of the Church and on the parish
website. If you pay tax, please complete the new form and return it to the
box provided. This allows us to provide the additional information required
on the Gift Aid claim. 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.
READERS
Next weekend's readers are Margaret Munn at 5.30
pm and Alfie Agostini at 10.30 am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Aidan and Calum at 5.30
pm and Group 3 at 10.30 am.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Annie Thompson’s team.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
Next
week's Children's Liturgy helpers are Elaine Shaw and Teresa Louden for the
pre-fives, Jacqueline Waugh and Michelle Champion for primaries 1 and 2, Emma
Paterson and Michelle Noble for primary 3 and Denise Gilmour and Michelle
Morton for primary 4.
LENT
Lent is a time of prayer, penance and sharing as we prepare for Easter. It
is a time to renew our efforts to pray better, to do without the things we
don’t really need and to share what we have with those who are more in need.
Try to make a little more time for prayer. If you can make the weekday Mass,
it would be good for the soul. If you can fast a little, it would be good
for the body. If you can share a bit more, for example, in the Scottish Catholic
International Aid Fund (SCIAF) boxes, it will be good for our poorest brothers
and sisters. During Lent, we will make the Way of the Cross on a Friday at
9.40 am before Mass. As well as our services noted above, there is Mass in
Saint Mary's,
Saltcoats at 7.00 am on a Friday morning and Stations of the Cross
at 6.30 pm on a Friday evening.
LENTEN PENANCE SERVICES
There will be Lenten Penance Services in
Saint
Mary's, Saltcoats on Wednesday 2 April at 2.00 pm
Saint John’s, Stevenston on Wednesday 2 April at 7.00 pm
Saint Peter’s, Ardrossan on Thursday 3 April at 7.00 pm.
LENTEN TAIZE PRAYER
There will be an hour of Taize Prayer for Lent in Saint
Andrew's Episcopal Church in South Crescent Road on Tuesday 25 March at
7.30 pm.
EMBRACING CHANGE
The Deanary Priests are meeting regularly to discuss Embracing Change, the
leaflet issued recently on our way forward. After Lent, we hope to be in a
position to engage with as many of you as are able to be there to work on
a plan. During Lent, we want to invite you to pray about the future when we
will have less priests but more needs. We are suggesting a Sunday early evening
Hour of Prayer in the participating parishes of the Deanery from 4.00 to 5.00
pm. The dates are 16 March - Saint
Mary's, Saltcoats; 23 March - Saint
Mary’s, Irvine; 30 March - Saint
Mary’s, Largs; 6 April - Saint Peter’s, Ardrossan and 13 April - Saint
John’s, Stevenston.
YOUR CHOICES MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Poverty doesn’t happen by accident. People are kept poor, hungry and powerless
by global rules and behaviours that benefit a small number of people while
harming many others. What we eat and how we shop make a difference. Take action
with SCIAF this Lent
and make choices that help poor people in developing countries.
FIGHTING INJUSTICE
In Colombia, people are being forced off their land by rich cattle farmers
and illegal mining companies. SCIAF is working with Church partners to help
communities grow enough food to eat and stand up for their human rights. Visit
www.TheWeeBox.org for
their inspirational stories.
DEANERY RAISING AWARENESS TRAINING
The Diocesan Safeguarding Team wish to thank all those volunteers who attended
the four sessions arranged in Saint Peter’s, Saint
Mary's, Saint Winin’s and Saint John’s. Anyone who missed these
sessions will have one more chance to attend on a date to be arranged. Again
thank you.
A Watt, Advisor.
HMS DASHER
The aircraft carrier, HMS Dasher,
sank off Ardrossan shore on 27 March 1943. There will be a Memorial
Service in the Sunken Gardens on Sunday 23 March at 11.30 am. Tea and coffee
will be served after the service as well as after 10.30 am Mass.
50/50 CLUB
The contact for the 50/50 Club is Myriame Sammons on 469006.
MACMILLAN CANCER CARE SUPPORT
MacMillan Cancer Care Support is holding a Coffee Morning in the Parish Centre
on Satruday 12 April from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm. Tickets are available at the
door. There will be more information later.
PASSOVER MEAL
The Passover Meal will be on Monday 14 April at 7.00 pm in the Parish Centre
as part of Ardrossan Churches Holy Week Services.
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY LENTEN APPEAL FOR TOILETRIES
During Lent, the Saint Vincent de
Paul Society is once again asking you 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 so any donations of toiletries
would be very gratefully received. A box will be in the Church porch for any
donations and we hope that we can rely on your usual very generous support.
Thank you.
ITALIAN NIGHT
We have an Italian Night planned for Saturday 10 May. Music will be provided
by Angela and Paolo and food by Gratiano and Alfredo. A vegetarian option
is available if pre-booked. This is a Charity Night and the proceeds are for
the Parish and the Clinic run by Dr Lido Stefani in Rwanda, Africa. This retired
surgeon has dedicated his life to working with very poor people who have few
medical facilities. Attendance is limited to the first one hundred. Tickets
cost £15 and will be available soon. Book now by phone. We have to ask
you to pay for your tickets on receipt. Too many book tickets for events and
then being unable to attend, don’t pay and the food is already purchased.
BEACH CLEAN-UP
The eco-council of Saint Peter’s Primary School would like to enrol you in
their Beach Clean-Up on Sunday 27 April after the Family Mass.
THE STALL
Confirmation and First Communion gifts and Saint Patrick's Day and Easter
cards are available from the Stall.
BROWNIES
AND GUIDES PRIZE BINGO
he Brownies and Guides are holding a Prize Bingo night in the Parish Centre
on Thursday 20 March. The doors open at 6.00 pm with eyes down at 6.30 pm.
Tea and cakes will be provided. The cost is £5 for adults and £2.50
for children. All funds raised will go towards the Church funds. Everyone
is very welcome and thank you for the support.
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.
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.