BULLETIN
8
JANUARY 2017
FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR
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CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
7 January
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Vigil
of the Epiphany |
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Sunday
8 January
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Solemnity
of the Epiphany |
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Monday
9 January
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Requiem Mass at 10.00 am for Manus Gallagher |
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Tuesday
10 January
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Mass at 10.00 am for Kit Keen and Gerry Brown |
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Wednesday
11 January
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Mass at 10.00 am for May Kelly and Stewart and Monica McLaren |
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Thursday
12 January
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Mass at 7.00 pm for Annie Thompson |
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Friday
13 January
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Mass at 10.00 am for Christmas intentions |
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Saturday
14 January
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Requiem
Mass at 10.00 am for Theresa Tumilty |
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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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SAINT MARY'S AND SAINT JOHN'S CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
7 January
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Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Sunday
8 January
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Sunday Mass at 11.00 am |
Sunday Mass at 9.30 am |
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Monday
9 January
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Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Tuesday
10 January
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Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
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Wednesday
11 January
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Mass at 10.00 am |
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Thursday
12 January
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Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Friday
13 January
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Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
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Saturday
14 January
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Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Sunday
8 January
|
11.30 am |
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Monday
9 January
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3.00
to 6.00 pm 7.30 |
Skallywags
Aftercare |
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Tuesday
10 January
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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 |
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Wednesday
11 January
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3.00
to 6.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Skallywags
Aftercare |
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Thursday
12 January
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3.00
to 6.00 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Skallywags
Aftercare |
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Friday
13 January
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9.30
to 11.30 pm 3.00 to 6.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers Skallywags Aftercare |
PRAYERS
Please
remember in your prayers:
Manus Gallagher, Theresa Tumilty and May Kelly all of our parish who died
recently;
Kit Keen 2012, Patricia Brennan 2005, Robert Colvin 1998, Gerard Fairhurst
2003, Bernard McLaughlan 1984, Derek Tomelty 2003, Joseph Gibbons 1973, Hugh
Henry 2008, Jean Lamont 2016, Jennifer McGregor 2014, Joan McCallum 2001,
Rosina McPeake, Terence Murphy 1989, Mario Marchetti 2013, John Aitken 2001,
Kathleen Brown 2012, Christine Cassidy 1998, Mary Donnelly 2006, Eamon Lennon
2009, Kathleen
Tritschler 2006, Roy White 1993, Cecilia McCurdie 2005, James McNamara
1982, Mary Guilfoyle 2005, Ishbel
McCarroll 1983, Monica McDonald 1997 and David Stirling 2004 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.
FINANCES
Bankers Orders for the Parish and Parish Centre amount to £3500 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 £633.51 and the Justice
and Peace Commission collection to £317.64.
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 Katrina Pollock at 5.30 pm and
Peter Brawley at 10.30 am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 1 at 5.30
pm and Group 3 at 10.30 am.
CHILDREN’S
LITURGY
Next week's Children's Liturgy helpers are Geraldine
Butcher and Elaine Shaw for the pre-fives, Frances Gemmell and Gayle Paterson
for Primaries 1, 2 and 3 and Jacqueline Smith and Michelle Morton for Primary
4.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next
Sunday's teas will be served by the Caritas team.
50/50
CLUB
We will have a sign-up in January as in previous years on weeks ending 14
and 15 January and 21 and 22 January 2017 for existing and new members. Collectors
will be contacting their members early in the new year or contact the Promoter
Myriame Sammons on 469006.
CHURCH
OF THE NAZARENE FOODBANK
The Foodbank at the Church of the Nazarene in Glasgow Street is desperately
short of tinned meat, juice, ultra-heat treatment (UHT) milk and tinned fruit.
Can you help, please?
SAINT ANDREW'S CHURCH BEETLE DRIVE
Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church is having a Beetle Drive on Friday 3 February
and everyone is welcome. There is a poster in the porch and tickets are available
at the door on the night.
BINGO NIGHT
A fundraising Bingo Night will be held on Friday 17 February at 7.00 pm to
raise funds for Aidan Hughes to once again assist the pilgrimage to Lourdes
as a volunteer with Youth for Lourdes. Tickets include a cup of tea or coffee
and you may Bring Your Own Bottle. Tickets cost £1 and are available
from the Parish Office on 464063 or Aidan Hughes. Any donation of raffle prizes
will be gratefully appreciated.
BURNS SUPPER
The 2017 Burns
Supper will take place in the Parish Centre on Saturday 28 January at
7.00 pm. Patrons are asked to be seated by 6.50 pm for a prompt start. The
Immortal Memory will be delivered by Reverend Don Currie, Pastor of South
Beach Baptist Church, Saltcoats, shown below left. Kevin Thomas, former Head
of Environmental Health for North Ayrshire Council, shown below centre, will
propose the Toast to the Lassies and our parishioner, Angela Body, shown below
right, will reply. Other participants are Bill Andrew, Rachel Brown, Calum
Coldwell, Canon
Matt,
Aidan and Bethany McGrath, George McGrattan and Ciaran Sinclair. Tickets cost
£15 and can be booked in advance though the Parish Office on 01294 464063.
Patrons can request group seating arrangements to be with friends. The meal
will be prepared and served by Michael and Fiona Brown, family and friends.
Vegetarian meals are available with notice as an alternative to the traditional
Burns Supper main course. There are more details on the Church website. Your
support is appreciated.
HOMELESSNESS IN NORTH AYRSHIRE
The inter-church group who are concerned with homelessness around us would
like to appeal for donations of household cleaning materials to help people
get started when they are housed. They also need new socks, gloves and pyjamas
for those who are housed in the Homeless Hostels. A full list of requirements
is on the box at the back of the Church. Thank you.
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.