BULLETIN 22
JUNE 2014
FEAST OF THE BODY OF CHRIST
IN YEAR 1
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday
21 June
|
Requiem
Mass at 10.00 am for Gerald Kelly whose burial took place on 11 June |
Sunday
22 June
|
Feast
of the Body of Christ |
Monday 23 June
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Teresa McEvoy and Stewart Gibb |
Tuesday
24 June
|
Mass at 10.00 am for the Kerber and McPeake families and all those who are sick |
Wednesday
25 June
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Patricia, Greta and Felix Murphy |
Thursday
26 June
|
No Mass in Saint Peter's - Saint Matthew's Academy Concert |
Friday
27 June
|
Requiem Mass at 11.00 am for Bobby Findlay |
Saturday
28 June
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Bernard Kilbane and Margaret Duffy |
The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
Sunday
22 June
|
11.30 am |
|
Monday 23 June
|
9.30
to 11.30 pm 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
Tuesday
24 June
|
9.00
to 11.00 am 11.00 am 6.30 to 8.30 pm 5.00 to 7.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilition |
Wednesday
25 June
|
6.00
to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Irish
Dancing Class |
Thursday
26 June
|
6.00
to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Brownies |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Rita Kelly of our parish, Bobby Findlay of our parish and Tommy Mills who
died recently;
Agnes Delahunt 1936, Margaret Donnelly 1953, Mary Leishman 1997, Ronald McKay
2008, Shiela Kearney, Mamie Scotland, Frank Tracy 2007, Michael Fitzpatrick
2006, John Flood 2003, Greta Murphy 1973, George Russell 2005, Ben Walsh 1985,
Harry Boyle 2006, Michael Fitzpatrick 2006, Elizabeth Paterson, Joseph Sammons
1954, Margaret Burns 2006, Katherine Fish 2002, James Little 1979, Joseph
McCormick 1977, Tony Ross 2008, Anne Convery 1997, Daniel Harrigan 2012, Annie
McCabe 2002, Margaret McCann 2000, Sadie Morgan 2012 and Mary Nolan O'Hare
1995 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 £654.28 - many thanks.
BUILDING
FUND COLLECTION
Last weekend's Building Fund collection amounted to £270.34 - 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 Margaret Munn at 5.30
pm and Tom Reid at 10.30 am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Aidan and Calum at 5.30
pm and Group 2 at 10.30 am.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Sharon McLaughlin’s
team.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
Next
week's Children's Liturgy helpers are Claire Sweenie and Linda Martin for
the pre-fives, Laura Hamilton and Marie O’Brien for primaries 1 and 2 and
Yvette Thorpe and Maria Paterson for primary 3.
EMBRACING CHANGE
The Service of Prayer on Pentecost Sunday afternoon in Saint John’s, Stevenston
was exceptionally well attended by parishioners from across the deanery. As
was pointed out things are changing - and we might find it hard. 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. Saltcoats now has only one parish. 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 an open
meeting for everyone in the Deanery in Saint Matthew’s Academy, Saltcoats
on Sunday 29 June at 3.00 pm. We bring together or views
on the way forward - Pope Francis calls us to be 'Church' in a new way. Circumstances
are changing faster than we can easily cope. Change is coming - can we shape
it? 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.
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.
CONGRATULATIONS
We had Mass and a lunch on Thursday to celebrate the ordination anniversaries
of Father Ralph Mancini (60 years), Father George Thompson (25 years) and
Father Martin Chambers (25 years). We offer them our prayers and congratulations.
I was being congratulated on being the oldest serving, that is not retired,
priest in the diocese. I hadn’t noticed but sometimes I feel it!
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.
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
Saint Matthew's Academy, Saltcoats presents Back To The 80’s - The Totally
Awesome Musical on Tuesday 24 to Thursday 26 June in Saint Matthew’s Auditorium.
Tickets are available from the school office. All are welcome.
BLOOD
TRANSFUSION SERVICE
Please give blood at the Civic Centre, Glasgow Street, Ardrossan on Tuesday
24 June from 2.00 to 3.45 pm and 5.15 to 7.30 pm or Wednesday 25 June from
4.00 to 7.30 pm.
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.