Saturday
14 May
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Joseph Clark |
Sunday
15 May
|
Confirmation
and First Communion Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
Monday
16 May
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Joseph Clark |
Tuesday
17 May
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Kathleen McEvoy |
Wednesday
18 May
|
No Mass in Saint Peter's |
Thursday
19 May
|
Mass at 7.00 pm for Jean Lamont and Susan McAtee |
Friday
20 May
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Veronica Stevenson |
Saturday
21 May
|
Mass at 10.00 am for the sick Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for a special intention |
The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. |
Saturday
14 May
|
Mass at 10.00 am Confirmation and First Communion at 12 noon Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
|
Sunday
15 May
|
Sunday Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30 am |
Monday
16 May
|
Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Tuesday
17 May
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
Wednesday
18 May
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
|
Thursday
19 May
|
Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Friday
20 May
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
Saturday
21 May
|
Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Confirmation and First Communion Mass at 11.00 am |
|
Saturday
14 May
|
1.00 to 3.00 pm | Private Function |
Sunday
15 May
|
11.30
am |
Tea
and Coffee after Mass |
Monday
16 May
|
9.30
to 11.30 am 5.30 to 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
Tuesday
17 May
|
9.00
to 11.00 am 11.00 am 3.45 pm 7.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
Wednesday
18 May
|
7.00
to 8.00 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Zumba |
Thursday
19 May
|
6.00
to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Brownies |
Friday
20 May
|
9.30 to 11.30 pm |
Parents and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Susan McAtee who died recently;
Mary McFarlane 2004, Charles Campbell 2008, Ann Cameron 2003, Mary Teresa
Dolan 1999, Bill O'Neill 2009, Lexie Wright 2010, Father John Fitzsimmons
2008, Susan Little 2007, Kathleen Watt 2012, William Calvert 1992, Frances
Hackett 1997, Harry Andrew 2003, Tommy Coulter 2010, Daniel Cullinane 1971,
Mary McKay 1980, Robert McKay 1942, Mary Quinn 1978, George Wilson 2006, Deborah
McFarlane Armstrong 2015, Hugh Cairns 2015, Patricia Butcher 2009, Brian Cairns
2004, Nora Ramsay 2007 and Ronnie
Stewart 1971 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 £636.24 and the Maintenance
Fund collection to £579.32 - 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 Margaret Munn at 5.30
pm and Tony Da Prato and Aidan McGrath at 10.30 am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 1 at 5.30
pm and Group 5 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 Jacqueline Waugh and
Sean Henry for the pre-fives and Frances Gemmell, Gayle Paterson and
Andrena Hughes for primaries 1, 2 and 3.
SUNDAY
TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Sharon McLaughlin'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.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JULIA
Congratulations to Julia Paterson who is ninety-nine not out this weekend.
SAINT WININ'S PARISH HOLIDAY
Saint Winin's Parish is going on their holiday to Peterhead from Monday 12
to Friday 16 September at the Britannia Waterside Hotel. There will be three
full-day excursions to Fraserburgh, Huntly and Aberdeen city. There will also
be two nights entertainment. The cost is £179 for those sharing and
£199 for a single room. These prices are based on dinner, bed and breakfast.
If you would like to join the group, please call either 554438 or 552276.
Thank you.
PATRICIA BARRY MEMORIAL CONCERT
The Catholic Primary Schools in the area are having a Memorial Concert in
honour of Miss Patricia Barry, former head teacher of Saint Peter's School
who died on 6 August 2015, in Saint Peter's Church on Monday 23 May at 1.00
pm. It could be busy, but you are welcome.
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
Our prayers this weekend are for Shannon, David and Cameron who will be Confirmed
and receive Holy Communion for the first time. Please pray for the children
and their families.
EMBRACING CHANGE - PENTECOST SUNDAY
" ... and how they had recognised Him in the breaking of bread."
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. After the Eucharist,
we will go to the Parish Centre for tea and to see and talk with people who
are involved in supporting our communities, local and global. We find Jesus
in the poor. Let's find more ways to support those in need. If we have not
contacted your group and you would like to be represented, please contact
Anne McGuire on 07585 665751.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND VISITS TO SAINT PETER'S WEBSITE
On 7 May the 150000th visit was made to Saint Peter's website which was launched
on 13 July 2005. The site has over 2500 web pages, 1490 pictures, 630 bulletins
between 1960 and 2016, 25000 links, some audio and video clips and been viewed
in over 100 countries worldwide. Over 1400 of our deceased relatives and friends
are remembered in our Anniversary List and some are featured in our Memoriam
Cards page. The site contains many articles on past and present spiritual
and community life in Saint Peter's. Canon Matt and the website author are
very grateful to those who have accessed the site, lent photographs, passed
on stories, identified errors, made suggestions and expressed compliments.
The aims of the site are to make parishioners and others aware of current
events and record our history. If you can help with this project, please speak
to Canon
Matt or contact
WebsiteAuthor@SaintPeterinChains.net.
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 £2081.
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.
50/50 CLUB
The annual sum of £1500 has been given to the Parish Account - many
thanks to our members. It is greatly appreciated. The club has been in existence
for many years now and contributes to the parish in several ways. More members
would be very, very welcome. Congratulations to the winners in April draw
who each win £25 - 46 Bernard McCormick, 13 David Atkins, 87 William
Timpany and 129 Sadie O'Reilly. The winner of the Bonus Prize for April is
238 Phyliss Kennedy who wins £100. We appreciate the continued support
of all our members, although we have 36 vacant places due to the fall in membership
over the last two years. We also await the renewal for 2016 of approximately
eight members who have not replied to renewal reminders in the post. We ask
them to get in touch with the Promoter as soon as possible. Please let us
know of any change of address as all prizes are posted out to the winners'
addresses on our database. If you would like to join the 50/50 Club, please
telephone Myriame Sammons on 01294 469006.
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 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.
USED STAMPS
Father Kyran Murphy, of Saint Patrick's Missionary Society, has written thanking
us for the used stamps. He says used stamps are always a good fundraiser for
the Missions.
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.
THANKS
Grateful thanks to Saint Clare for favours received. May the Sacred Heart
of Jesus be praised, adored and glorified and loved today and every day throughout
the world, Amen. DJ
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.