BULLETIN 8
JUNE 2014
PENTECOST SUNDAY
IN YEAR 1
COME, HOLY SPIRIT, AND FILL THE HEARTS OF YOUR FAITHFUL.
CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
7 June
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Mass
at 10.00 am for Anne White and Mary Brown |
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Sunday
8 June
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Pentecost
Sunday |
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Monday 9 June
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No Mass in Saint Peter's |
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Tuesday
10 June
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Mass at 10.00 am for Robbie McKechan and George Russell by Father Charles |
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Wednesday
11 June
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Mass at 10.00 am for Greta McGreevy by Father Charles |
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Thursday
12 June
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No
Mass in Saint Peter's |
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Friday
13 June
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Mass at 10.00 am for Vincent McBride |
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Saturday
14 June
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Mass
at 10.00 am for birthday wishes - MB |
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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
8 June
|
11.30 am |
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Monday 9 June
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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
10 June
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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
11 June
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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
12 June
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6.00
to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Brownies |
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Friday
13 June
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9.30 to 11.30 am | Parents and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Elizabeth (Keegans) Gallagher, Annie Daniels of our parish in her 102nd year,
Gerald Kelly of our parish and Canon Jim Byres (Erskine) who died recently;
Patrick Clark 2002, Michael Collins 2009, Charles Coulter 2007, George West
1997, Martin Francis Brown 1998, Elizabeth Dailly, Hilda Reid, John Spencer
2002, Alice Ferrie 2010, John Maher 2002, Helen Taylor 1998, Tom Atkins 2010,
Agnes Blake 2008, John Higgins 1973, Sheelagh Kelly 2010, Vincent McBride
2013, Molly Monaghan 2008, Felix Murphy 1997, Catherine Carroll neé
Rice and Sarah Sweeney 1997 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 £756.65 - many thanks.
BUILDING
FUND COLLECTION
Last weekend's Building Fund collection amounted to £360.14 - 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.
COLLECTION ENVELOPES
New collection envelopes are now available at the stall. Please let us know
if you wish to switch to a standing order. Forms are available.
READERS
Next weekend's readers are Pauline Taylor 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 5 at 10.30 am.
SUNDAY TEAS
There will be no Sunday's teas next weekend.
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 and
Michelle Morton and Michelle Noble for primary 3.
EMBRACING CHANGE
Embracing Change is the process going on throughout the Diocese as we prepare
for a time when we have fewer priests and a Church being enlivened by Pope
Francis. As has been mentioned, the priests of this Deanery have been meeting
since Christmas to discuss our leadership role in a time of change. Largs
and Millport now share a Parish Priest as do Kilbirnie, Beith and Dalry. Saint
Margaret's in Irvine has closed. The full
text of the notes of our meetings is on the parish website at www.SaintPeterInChains.net.
This might give you a flavour of our thinking and planning. There is also
a brief timetable. The Sunday afternoon times of prayer during Lent were important
and were quite well attended. The next step is a Deanery Pentecost Service
in Saint John’s, Stevenston on Pentecost Sunday, 8 June at 3.00 pm. It is
a celebration of who we are as Church and our shared gifts and abilities.
It is a time of prayer and reflection, leading to an Open Forum to be held
on Sunday 29 June. The venue is yet to be finalised but probably Saint Matthew’s
Academy auditorium. Please get involved by reading the notes, making suggestions
and so on. If you would like a copy of the notes - as opposed to reading them
on the website - please send an email requesting a copy. I’ll happily print
out a copy for anyone who asks. Progress will be reported to you as we go
along.
DEANERY PRAYER SERVICE
As mentioned above, to mark Pentecost Sunday and our way forward as we Embrace
Change, there will be a deanery service of prayer and reflection in Saint
John’s Church, Stevenston on Sunday 8 June at 3.00 pm. Please try to be there.
DAY FOR LIFE
There is a Day For Life leaflet about the Holy Father’s - and the entire Church’s
- stand in the defence of life from birth till natural death. Sometimes, we
appear to be a 'voice crying in the wilderness' but we must go on defending
life. There is a collection of the Pro-Life work of the Church today.
FUNERALS
Details of the funeral of Gerald Kelly will be on the parish website as soon
as possible. Annie Daniels will be received into the Church on Sunday 15 June
at 6.00 pm and her Funeral Mass on Monday 16 June at 9.30 am will be followed
by her burial in Glasgow.
50/50 CLUB
Congratulations to our winners for May and June.
May - 47 P Duffy, 135 K Carson, 71 M Griffin, 265 P Dixon
June - 169 M Stewart, 216 B Madine, 164 E McCallum, 92 D
Brown
We have eleven members still not renewed their membership this year. If this
is just an oversight, please let the Promoter know what is happening in order
to bring records up-to-date. Anyone wishing to join the 50/50 Club can do
so at anytime during the year simply by calling the Promoter, Myriame Sammons
on 01294 469006. Thanks to all our members for their continued support of
the Parish 50/50 Club.
WHITHORN CAMPS
Two Whithorn Camps are organised for this summer for over 16s on 21 and 22
July and 10 to 16s on 30 and 31 August. As well as the outdoor camping experience,
we will explore the history and spirituality of Saint Ninian. More details
can be found at Galloway Catholic Youth on Facebook, www.GallowayYouth.org.uk
or from Father Stephen McGrattan
on info@rccumnock.org.uk or 01290 421031.
PRIZE BINGO FOR LOURDES
A Prize Bingo in aid of the Dream Team 'Journey together to Lourdes' at Easter
2015 will be held on Thursday 19 June in the Parish Centre with eyes down
at 7.30 pm. If you wish to donate raffle prizes et cetera, please call Esther
Coulter or Liz Petrie on 464692. All are welcome.
SAINT PETER’S CHILDREN’S CENTRE FETE
Saint Peter's Children's Fete will be held on Saturday 21 June from 10.30
am to 2.00 pm in the Parish Centre. There will be various stalls, teas, tombola
et cetera. Stalls are available for groups to hire for £10. Phone Josephine
Coulter on 473030 for further details.
SAINT PETER’S CHILDREN’S CENTRE
Funded nursery places at Saint Peter's Children's Cente are still available
for children who are three years of age before 28 February 2015. It is proposed
that an afternoon two hour session for children aged two to three years will
start in August. Please contact Josephine Coulter on 473030 for more information.
NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL DEMENTIA SUPPORT SERVICES
North Ayrshire Council Dementia Support Services are based at 97 Glasgow Street,
Ardrossan. The telephone number is 01294 602720. Please contact the team if
you or someone you know of someone who needs assistance.
SAINT MATTHEW’S ACADEMY EVENTS
You are welcome to participate in any of these events in Saint Matthew's Academy,
Saltcoats.
- Thursday 12 June at 7.00 pm : Primary seven Mass of welcome
for the new
pupils who will join the school in August. This
will replace the Parish Mass.
- Monday 16 June at 7.00 pm : First to Third Year Awards
Ceremony
- Tuesday 24 to Thursday 26 June : The School Show.
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.