BULLETIN
2
OCTOBER 2016
TWENTY-SEVENTH
SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 3
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday
1 October
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for Victor and Charlotte Mitchell |
Sunday
2 October
|
Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
Monday
3 October
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Rose Nicol, John Smyth and Hugh Donohoe |
Tuesday
4 October
|
Mass at 10.00 am for John and Lilian Paterson |
Wednesday
5 October
|
Requiem Mass at 10.00 am for Margaret Gallacher |
Thursday
6 October
|
Mass at 7.00 pm for Alex Doherty and Frances McLaughlin |
Friday
7 October
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Graeme Mason and Tommy Boyle |
Saturday
8 October
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for Mary McDonnel and a special intention Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Sister Annette CP and John Collins |
The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. |
Saturday
1 October
|
Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday
2 October
|
Sunday Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30 am |
Monday
3 October
|
Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Tuesday
4 October
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
Wednesday
5 October
|
Requiem Mass at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Thursday
6 October
|
Service at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
Friday
7 October
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
Saturday
8 October
|
Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass
at 10.00 am |
|
Sunday
2 October
|
11.30 am |
|
Monday
3 October
|
9.30
to 11.30 am 3.00 to 6.00 pm 5.30 to 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
Tuesday
4 October
|
9.00
to 11.00 am 3.00 to 6.00 pm 3.45 pm 7.30 to 8.10 pm 8.10 to 8.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
Wednesday
5 October
|
3.00
to 6.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 7.30 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Skallywags
Aftercare |
Thursday
6 October
|
3.00
to 6.00 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Skallywags
Aftercare |
Friday
7 October
|
9.30
to 11.30 am 3.00 to 6.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers Skallywags Aftercare |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Margaret Gallacher and Iain Tarbet, both of our parish, and Tommy Boyle who
died recently;
Canon
Lawrence Fischer 1980 pictured right, Patrick Giffney 1971, Peter Morgan
2010, Lily Murphy 1990, Duncan Rhodes 2012, Hannah Burns 2002, Catherine Helen
McMullan 2000, John Paterson 2005, Gerry McGinn 2008, Robert Paterson 2004,
Hugh O'Hare 2004, Charlie Scullion 2010, Kirsty Bell 2012, Elizabeth McKay
2005, Terence O'Neill 2002, Karen Marie Boulcott 2007, William Cambridge 1990,
John Goan 2012, James Martin 1997, Russ Otto 2012, Eunice Ward 2001, Peter
Martean 1969 and Catherine McHugh 1977 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 is the chaplain to Ayr Hospital and the Ayrshire
Hospice.
FINANCES
Bankers Orders for the Parish and Parish Centre amount to £3800 per
month. 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 £533.94 and the Retired
Priests' Fund collection to £635.77 - 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 Harry Sammons at 5.30 pm and Emily
Tarbet at 10.30 am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Please could all Altar Servers collect the new rota from the sacristy?
Could you please leave either an email or postal address for future rotas
as due to unforeseen circumstances information previously held is unavailable
to us. Next weekend's altar servers are Group 1 at 5.30 pm
and Group 5 at 10.30 am.
CHILDREN’S
LITURGY
As we begin our new term of Children's Liturgy, we would like to welcome all
nursery and primary 1 to 3 children to join us during the 10.30 am Sunday
Mass. Our Primary 4 group will begin in October after their Presentation Sunday
which will be arranged soon. We
are looking for volunteers to help support these groups to help us keep the
wonderful programme for the children we have in this parish. If you would
like to volunteer or would just like more information, please contact Michelle
at the Parish Office on 464063. Thank you. Next week's helpers are Jacqueline
Waugh and Emma Paterson for the pre-fives and Maria Paterson-Kidd, George
Kidd and Michelle Morton for Primaries 1, 2 and 3.
MR CHRIS
DEVLIN
Mr Chris Devlin, Head Teacher of Saint
Peter's Primary School
will introduce himself to you at the 10.30 am Mass. He is not available at
the 5.30 pm Vigil Mass.
SUNDAY TEAS
We
are very short of Sunday Tea teams. Is there any chance of a group of friends
forming a team? It would be a shame to lose the Sunday Teas altogether. 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.
Next
Sunday's teas will be served by Loretta McLardy's team.
CHILDREN ENROLLING FOR THE SACRAMENTS
The children of our parish who are old enough will be Confirmed by Bishop
William on Friday 17 February at 7.00 pm and will receive Holy Communion
for the first time at a Sunday Mass in May. The dates will be arranged. The
Ceremony of Enrolment will take place at the 10.30 am Mass on Sunday 23 October.
This is later than planned - blame the holiday! The Sunday Readings et cetera
for Primary 4 will begin then.
50/50 CLUB
Congratulations to our 50/50 Club winners for September who each win £25.
95 Pam McGlynn, 6 Kieran Sammons, 90 Mary Reilly and 216
Ben Madine.
The bonus draw for £100 was won by 63 Eileen Manson.
IGNATIAN
PRAYER GROUP
The first Ignatian Prayer Group commenced on last Wednesday at 7.30 pm and
will continue on the first Wednesday of each month. The second Group will
commence on Tuesday 13 September at 7.30 pm and will continue on the second
Tuesday of each month thereafter.
EMBRACING
CHANGE IN THE YEAR OF MERCY - YOUTH EVENT
On Sunday 30 October, there will be a Youth Event at Cecchini's, 5 Dock Road,
Ardrossan, from 1.30 to 3.30 pm. This is part of the Year of Mercy programme
organised by the Spirituality Group as part of the Embracing Change process
in this Deanery. Admission is free and the event will draw from a document
which has been coproduced by the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund
called Rediscovering Mercy. A buffet meal will be provided and there will
be time for some socialising together. The target group is those aged fifteen
to eighteen or in fourth, fifth or sixth year at school. Those who wish to
attend should contact Josie McPherson on Facebook for catering purposes.
MARY'S MEALS
Thank you for the many donations, of items and cash, for the Mary's
Meals Backpack appeal. We will soon be in a position to fill more than
a hundred further backpacks to send to Malawi. To this end, we need the following
items - hand towels, coloured pencils, pencil cases, sharpeners, jotters,
small balls, dessert spoons and toothpaste. If you would like to donate any
items please leave them in the box in the Church porch. Thank you again for
your generosity.
SAINT
PETER'S CHILDREN'S CENTRE
Saint Peter's Children's Centre has re-opened on Mondays and Fridays at 8.50
am for the nursery class, 1.00 pm for the two to three class and at 9.30 to
11.30 am for the toddler group. Funded places available for immediate start
for children aged three years or over. Children who are three before 28 February
2017 can register for a place now. For further information, please call Josephine
Coulter on 473030 or 602179.
SCALLYWAGS AFTER CARE
Scallywags After Care is held in the Parish Centre on Mondays to Fridays from
3.00 to 6.00 pm during term time and 8.00 am to 6.00 pm during holidays. There
are pickups at Stanley, Saint Peter's and Winton Primary Schools.
FUTURE EVENTS
The following events are being planned.
- 16 October - Sacrament of the Sick in Saint
Mary's Church, Largs
- 30 October - Youth Event in Saint
Matthew's Academy, Saltcoats
- 28 November - Closing of the Year of Mercy in Saint
Brigid's Church, Kilbirnie
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.