Saturday
30 April
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Sheila Douglas and Mary Brown |
Sunday
1 May
|
Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
Monday
2 May
|
Mass at 10.00 am for James Burns |
Tuesday
3 May
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Betty Monaghan and Billy Paxton |
Wednesday
4 May
|
Requiem
Mass at 10.00 am for Kathleen McEvoy |
Thursday
5 May
|
Ascension
Day Mass at 10.00 am for Enrico Catanzaro |
Friday
6 May
|
Mass at 10.00 am for James Burns |
Saturday
7 May
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Kaird Cassilis Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Greta Sudlow |
The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. |
Saturday
30 April
|
Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday
1 May
|
Sunday Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30 am |
Monday
2 May
|
Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Tuesday
3 May
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
Wednesday
4 May
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
Vigil Mass at 7.00 pm |
Thursday
5 May
|
Mass at 9.30 am and 7.00 pm |
Service at 11.00 am |
Friday
6 May
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
Saturday
7 May
|
Mass
at 10.00 am Confirmation and First Communion at 12 noon Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
|
|
Saturday
30 April
|
7.00 pm | Private Function |
Sunday
1 May
|
11.30 am |
|
Monday
2 May
|
7.00 to 9.00 pm | |
Tuesday
3 May
|
9.00
to 11.00 am 11.00 am 3.45 pm 7.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
Wednesday
4 May
|
7.00
to 8.00 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm 7.30 pm |
Zumba |
Thursday
5 May
|
6.00
to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Brownies |
Friday
6 May
|
9.30
to 11.30 pm 7.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
Saturday
7 May
|
1.00 to 3.00 pm | Private Function |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Kathleen McEvoy and Joseph Clark, both of our parish, who died recently;
Simon Charles Cawley 2004, Mary Crossan 1981, Elizabeth Hendry 1998, Mary
McCaul 2014, Joe Arkison 2005, Sheila Folan 2010, Jean Nesbit 1999, Nettie
Retzbach 2010, Ian Clarke 2005, Agnes Grogan 1954, Anne Howieson 2011, Sadie
Leslie 2013, Bobby Macnamara, Steve McKinnon 2004, Greta Sudlow 2014, James
Timmons 1982, Charlie Townsley 2014, Mary Barclay 2009, Kathleen Findlay 1996,
William Hilferty 1943, Harry Hissey 1976, Robert Hunter 1956, John, Irene
and Patrick McKelvey, James McEvoy 1964, Helen McGee, Patrick McGuire, Robbie
McKechan 2014, Patricia McPadden 2004, Robert Stewart 2002, Jean Agostini
1978, Josephine Brady 1953, Josephine Cunningham 2000, Margaret Long 1999,
Margaret O'Neill 2009 and Margaret Stevens 2007 whose anniversaries occur
at this time and those who are sick.
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.
HOSPITAL
CHAPLAINCY
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 is assisted by the priest on call
each week. Canon Pat Keegans (01292 263488) is the chaplain to Ayr Hospital
and the Ayrshire Hospice.
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. A Standing Order would make the
handling of money so much easier. Have you signed a Gift Aid form? If you
are a taxpayer the Church would get 25p added to every £1 you donate.
COLLECTIONS
Last weekend's Offertory collection amounted to £624.03 and the collection
for Ukraine to £507.52 - 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.
PARISH RECORDS
Our parish records are covered by the Data Protection Act and are for parish
use only. We cannot give out phone numbers or addresses. Please help us to
keep our records up to date using the cards provided.
READERS
Next weekend's readers are Pauline Taylor at 5.30
pm and Robert Cooper and Emily Tarbet at 10.30 am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 1 at 5.30
pm and Group 2 at 10.30 am.
CHILDREN’S
LITURGY
The
Children's Liturgy is celebrated during the 10.30 am Mass each Sunday. All
children are welcome. Next week's helpers are Michelle
Stevenson and
Shannon Simmons for the pre-fives, Maria
Paterson-Kidd, George Kidd and
Michelle Morton for primaries 1, 2 and 3 and Jacqueline
Smith and
Heather Barbeau for primary 4.
SUNDAY
TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Saint Peter's team.
Would
you consider making a team or joining a team that organises the teas and coffees
after Sunday 10.30 am Mass? If so, please leave your details at the Parish
Office or telephone 01294 464063.
SCOTTISH
CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL AID FUND (SCIAF)
SCIAF boxes delivered to us before the end of April will be sent to SCIAF
before the 4 May deadline for Government doubling of the money.
SPRING CONCERT
Join Hart Voices on Saturday 28 May 2016 at 7.00 pm after Mass in the Church
for an evening of light choral music. Conducted by Roy Rashbrook of the choir
of Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, the choir is from Fleet, Hampshire and
this exclusive, one-off concert is part of its first ever Scottish tour. It
is organised by Clare Thomas, formerly of Saltcoats who is a member of this
choir. Tickets cost £10, £7 for concessions and are free for under-16s.
They are on sale at Cavani's, Hamilton Street, Saltcoats, Saint Peter's Parish
Office, Chita Thomas on 07732 301333 or via the choir's website www.HartVoices.org.uk.
CONFIRMATION AND FIRST COMMUNION
Eighteen families have chosen Sunday 8 May for the Confirmation and First
Communion of their children. The 10.30 am will be very busy. Might I suggest
that if you are not family, you might come to Mass on Saturday evening at
5.30 pm or on Sunday at Saltcoats at 10.00 am or Stevenston 11.30 am?
EMBRACING CHANGE - PENTECOST SUNDAY
On Sunday 15 May, there will be a Journey with Saint Mary`s Deanery. There
is an invitation to reflect and pray on the Emmaus experience. We will meet
at Saint Mary's
Church, Saltcoats at 3.00 pm for the Liturgy of the Word and then
process to Saint Peter`s, Ardrossan while discussing the scripture readings.
At Saint Peter`s, there will be the Liturgy of the Eucharist and then an invitation
to the Parish Centre for refreshments and an opportunity to view the Exhibition
which the Poverty Group has arranged. This is an invitation to deepen our
faith in word and action and know some ways of reaching out to the needy.
CHURCH DOORS
Before another winter hits us, we need to replace the Church doors. The main
doors swell badly in the rain and are impossible to open and shut properly.
Because the Church is an A-Listed building, more durable replacement doors
need to be specially made. This is being done but the total cost of main and
side doors will be over £10000. I need to make an appeal to you for
help. Brown envelopes will be available and any fundraising you can organise
will be extremely useful. Extra in the second collection is a perfect way
of helping. So far, donations total £1265.
SAINT PADRE PIO INTERCESSORY PRAYER GROUP
The Saint Padre Pio Intercessory Prayer Group, which includes the Chaplet
of Divine Mercy, will start again on Friday 6 May and thereafter on the first
Friday of each month, usually after Mass, from 10.45 to 11.45 am. All are
welcome.
GOD'S MERCY IN OUR LIVES
The Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary, Kentenich Way, Campsie Glen, Glasgow, G667AT
are hosting The Residential Pilgrimage 2016 - God's Mercy in Our Lives as
a Year of Mercy Pilgrimage. It runs from Friday 20 at 10 30 am to Saturday
21 May at 11.30 pm. The cost of £65 includes lunch, dinner and breakfast,
teas, coffees and all materials.
MIND, BODY AND SOUL 2016
The Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary are also hosting Mind, Body and Soul 2016,
a one day residential retreat from Friday 27 at 10.30 am to Saturday 28 May
at 11.30 am. This retreat focuses on the holistic health of the individual
and incorporates diet and wellness, and is superb if you are looking to improve
your health, wishing to lose weight or are diabetic or have other issues.
It includes awareness of healthy eating, juicing for health, advanced nutrition
and much more. The cost of £80 includes lunch, dinner, breakfast, a
range of tastings, all teas and coffees and a mass of materials for a healthy
lifestyle.
COLLECTION ENVELOPES
New collection envelopes are still available at the stall.
THE SCOTTISH REFORMATION
A series of talks and discussions on the Reformation will be given in Saint
Bride's Church, West Kilbride on Wednesday evenings from 7.30 to 9.00
pm. The remaining dates are 4 May, 25 May and 22 June. The six speakers, men
and women, include people from both the Reformed and Catholic traditions.
If you are interested, please go along. If you remember, please let Father
Boland know on joe-boland@btconnect.com. Details are on the poster.
SAINT MATTHEW'S ACADEMY PARENT COUNCIL
If Cheltenham was not your thing, then our Saint
Matthew's Academy Parent Council Race Night might
be. It will be held on Friday 6 May in Ardrossan Rugby Club from 7.30 pm to
midnight. Tickets cost £5 and will be available soon. Sandwiches and
sausage rolls will be provided for £1. There will be a bar. Little and
Large Entertainment are providing the races et cetrea. All are welcome.
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 Church maintenance.
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.