BULLETIN
5
FEBRUARY 2017
FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR
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CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
4 February
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Mass
at 10.00 am for Father Leo Muldoon |
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Sunday
5 February
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Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
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Monday
6 February
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Mass at 10.00 am for a special intention |
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Tuesday
7 February
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Mass at 10.00 am for Manus Gallagher and the Nash family |
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Wednesday
8 February
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Mass at 10.00 am for Roseann Welsh and John O'Connell |
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Thursday
9 February
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Mass at 7.00 pm for Theresa Tumilty and Cissi Hetherington |
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Friday
10 February
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Mass at 10.00 am for Anne Bowles and Harry Lundie |
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Saturday
11 February
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Mass at 10.00 am for Aileen Whiston and Eileen McNulty |
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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
4 February
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Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Sunday
5 February
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Sunday Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30 am |
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Monday
6 February
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Service at 10.00 am |
Requiem Mass at 10.00 am |
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Tuesday
7 February
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Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
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Wednesday
8 February
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Mass at 10.00 am |
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Thursday
9 February
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Service at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
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Friday
10 February
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Service at 10.00 am |
Requiem Mass at 10.00 am |
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Saturday
11 February
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Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Sunday
5 February
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11.30 am |
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Monday
6 February
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3.00
to 6.00 pm 5.30 to 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.30 |
Skallywags
Aftercare |
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Tuesday
7 February
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9.00
to 11.00 am 3.00 to 6.00 pm 3.45 pm 7.30 pm 7.30 to 8.10 pm 8.10 to 8.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
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Wednesday
8 February
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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
9 February
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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
10 February
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3.00 to 6.00 pm | Skallywags Aftercare |
PRAYERS
Please
remember in your prayers:
Marie Coyle (Hamilton), sister of Father Joe Boland of Saint
Bride's Church, West Kilbride and John O'Connell who died recently;
Michael Barrett 1972, Archie McLaren 2009, Peter Mitchell 1973, Joseph Brodie
1961, Eileen Busbridge, Lilli McCulloch 2011, Catherine McIlroy 2009, Marjory
O'Connell 1986, Sarah Cunningham 1977, Patrick McGinn 1999, Pamela McIntosh
1999, Baby Sophie Kerr 2008, Canon Sam McGinness 2009, Cesare Scott 2002,
Maude Cullinane 1960, Jim Burns 2011, Catherine Cahill 1977, Mary Delahunt
2008, John and Margaret Fitzsimmons 1985 and Father G J Giblin SCJ 2001 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 £552.19 and the Maintenance
Fund collection to £284.51 - 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 Ronnie Cairns at 5.30 pm and Robert
Cooper 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, Andrena Hughes and Teresa Louden
for Primaries 1, 2 and 3 and Jacqueline Waugh and Maria Paterson for Primary
4.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next
Sunday's teas will be served by Maria Boyle's team.
POPE
FRANCIS'S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR FEBRUARY
Pope Francis's prayer of February is that all those who are afflicted, especially
the poor, refugees, and marginalised, may find welcome and comfort in our
communities.
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?
PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA
There is a notice about a Pilgrimage to Fatima leaving from Edinburgh in the
early morning of Sunday 25 June and returning on Thursday 29 June. Pilgrims
can book directly.
BINGO NIGHT
A fundraising Bingo Night will be held on Friday 24 March 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 Burns
Supper was excellent as usual with food, entertainment and organisation
all of the highest standard. Bishop
Nolan enjoyed it very much and we are indebted to our participants for
a great evening.
THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
Bishop Nolan will be with us again
on Friday 17 February at 7.00 pm to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation
with candidates from this parish, Largs, West Kilbride, Kilbirnie, Beith and
Dalry. If any adult or child not in Primary 4 at Saint Peter's School would
like to be Confirmed that evening, please let me know. Since we will be entertaining
parishioners from other parishes as well, we will provide a light supper.
If you can help, please phone Margaret at the Parish Office on 464063 during
office hours.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE SICK MASS
The Diocesan World Day of Prayer for the Sick Mass will be held on Sunday
5 February at 4.00 pm in Saint Margaret's Cathedral, Ayr. The Hospitalité
looks forward to welcoming you. if you wish to receive the Sacrament of the
Sick please make yourself known to a member of the Hospitalité team
on the day. Mass will be followed by refreshments in the hall and the Galloway
Lourdes Hospitalité Annual General Meeting. Preceding Mass will be
the pilgrimage volunteers sign-up and Protecting Vulnerable Groups session
from 2.00 to 3.30 pm in the Cathedral hall. If you wish to come to Lourdes
as an adult helper, please come along to find out more and complete applications.
TAIZÉ RETREAT
Inner Life and Solidarity is a retreat for people aged sixteen to thirty-five
which takes place in Birmingham from Friday 28 April to Monday 1 May. It is
led by Brother Paolo and the Taizé community. In the wake of a number
of international events which have underlined divisions in our societies,
this retreat will celebrate the commitment lived out by Christians and others
of goodwill. Prayer, workshops, social time, forums and visits around the
ethnically diverse communities of Birmingham will all come together to make
this retreat special. Do you need some time in prayer? Do you have exams pressure?
Do you want to give some time to God? Transport, accommodation, meals and
registration are included for £100. For booking and information. contact
info@StephenMcGrattan.org.uk. There is further information at www.taize.fr/birmingham.
HCPT LOURDES GROUP 376 RACE NIGHT
HCPT Lourdes Group 376 is holding a Race Night on Friday 3 March in Ardrossan
Civic Centre. The first race starts at 7.45 pm. Tickets cost £3 and
include a light supper. The group is travelling to Lourdes at Easter with
eight adults from our local area who require additional support. For tickets,
please phone Esther Coulter on 464692 or Josephine Coulter on 602179. All
are welcome.
KIRKGATE PARISH CHURCH GUILD
The Pick 'n Mix Concert Party will entertain at the Kirkgate Parish Church
Guild on Monday 6 February. A light supper will be available. Tickets, costing
£3 will be on sale at the door. Everyone is welcome.
POVERTY AT HOME AND ABROAD
Poverty - what are we to do? What should be our Christian response? Scotland
has one if the worst records for child ill health in Europe because of poverty.
Every day we see images of poverty and misery across the world. There will
be an Ecumenical Event in Saint
John’s Church, Stevenston on Sunday 26 February at 3.00 pm to
look at Poverty in Scotland and abroad. More details will be given later.
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.
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.