BULLETIN
13 AUGUST 2017
NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 1
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday
12 August
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for the congregation |
Sunday
13 August
|
Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
Monday
14 August
|
Mass at 10.00 am for the sick |
Tuesday
15 August
|
Feast
of the Assumption of Our Lady |
Wednesday
16 August
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Dan Hughes |
Thursday
17 August
|
Requiem Mass at 10.00 am for Phyllis Doherty |
Friday
18 August
|
Mass at 10.00 am for a special intention |
Saturday
19 August
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Des Blanch and a special intention |
The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. |
Saturday
12 August
|
Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday
13 August
|
Sunday Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30 am |
Monday
14 August
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
Vigil Mass at 7.00 pm |
Tuesday
15 August
|
Mass at 10.00 am and 7.00 pm |
Mass at 11.00 am |
Wednesday
16 August
|
Requiem Mass at 10.00 am for Edward McGowan |
|
Thursday
17 August
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Friday
18 August
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Saturday
19 August
|
Nuptual
Mass at 1.00 pm Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday
13 August
|
11.30 am |
|
Monday
14 August
|
6.15
to 8.15 pm 7.30 pm |
Spirit
of Youth Drama |
Tuesday
15 August
|
9.00 to 11.00 am |
Cardiac Rehabilitation |
Wednesday
16 August
|
||
Thursday
17 August
|
6.15 to 8.15 pm |
Spirit of Youth Drama |
Friday
18 August
|
7.00 pm |
Private Function |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Phyllis Doherty (Port Seaton), Dan Hughes (East Kilbride) and Edward McGowan
(Stevenston) who died recently;
Brian Langridge 2009, Thomas Connelly 2007, Jim McKenna 2013, Tracy Northcote
2009, Frank McEvoy 1987, Ronald Burns 2011, Brian Collins 2008, Daniel Mathieson
1949, Robbie Reid 2011, Elizabeth Wilson 2000, Susan Garland 2011, James O'Neill
1998, Ronald Burns 2011, Kate Gribben 1994, Father John Harkin 1996, Anne
Kilday 2011, Margaret McLeod 2007, Patrick Retzbach 1981, James Thomas Taylor
1998, Johnny Thompson 2014, Patricia Trainer 2002, David Walsh 1980, Roberta
Breslin 2011, Frank Campbell 2007, Arthur Eamonn Murphy 2014, Stephanie Smith
1999, Elizabeth Taylor 1951, Marietta Da Prato 1997, Tommy McCann senior 1976,
Desmond McGarvey 1986 and Robert Watson 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 £674.07 and the Maintenance
Fund collection to £240.40 - 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.
FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR BLESSED LADY
Tuesday is the Feast of the Assumption of our Blessed Lady and is a Holyday
of Obligation. Masses will be on Monday at 7.00 pm and Tuesday at 10.00 am.
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 reader at 10.30 Mass is Emily Tarbet.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 1 at 5.30
pm and Group 4 at 10.30 am.
MUSIC MINISTRY
Next weekend's musicians are the Choir at 5.30 pm and Andrena
Hughes at 10.30 am.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next
Sunday's teas will be served by Sharon McLaughlin's team.
CHILDREN’S
LITURGY
The Children's Liturgy resumes in September.
MUSIC AT MASS
Some of the our young people in first to sixth years at school are going to
be leading the singing at the 10.30 am Mass one Sunday a month again after
the summer holiday and they could do with some help. Why not join them? For
more information or to put your name down please email Michelle on stpssc@hotmail.com
or phone 464063.
CANON MATT RETIRAL
Canon
Matt is due to retire on 7 September. Father
Duncan McVicar, our new parish priest, has invited the Canon to concelebrate
the Sunday Mass on 10 September. That weekend the Sunday Mass will be at 11.30
am instead of 10.30 am and will be followed by a lunch in the Parish Centre.
The later time is to allow the local priests and ministers to join us for
lunch.
CANON MATT GIFT
During the month of August, envelopes will be available at the back of the
Church for a retirement gift from the parish to Canon
Matt. Envelopes may be returned in the collection bags. This gift
will be presented to to Canon
Matt on 10 September.
CHURCH MAINTENANCE
As you will probably notice, the high level windows on the south-facing side
of the Church are being resealed and repointed to keep out the rain. The Building
Fund will cover this work. We must very soon start on the roof of the section
where the Parish Centre is linked to the Church. this will be an expensive
job and probably beyond what the Building Fund can afford - but it is needed.
After the summer, I will seek your help through fundraising envelopes.
SAINT JOHN'S SUMMER FETE
The Summer Fete for Saint
John’s Church, Stevenston will take place on Sunday 20 August
from 12.30 pm. Everyone is welcome.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
To mark the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the opening of Our Lady
and Saint Patrick's Church, Birniknowe, Auchinleck, Bishop
Nolan has kindly agreed to celebrate Mass at the original Church site
on Sunday 20 August at 2.30 pm. There will be refreshments afterwards in the
present Church hall. A very warm welcome is extended to all and especially
to former priests who have served in Auchinleck and former parishioners.
NATIONAL PILGRIMAGE TO CARFIN IN HONOUR OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA
The National Pilgrimage to Carfin will take place on Sunday 3 September with
Mass at 3.00 pm.
SPIRIT OF YOUTH PRODUCTIONS
Spirit of Youth productions are confidence-building drama workshops. All classes
will be held in the Parish Centre meeting rooms next to the main hall. New
first year to third year pupils meet on Monday 3 July and every Monday thereafter
at 6.15 to 8.15 pm for the remainder of the summer holiday. The cost is £7
per week. New primary four to seven pupils meet on Thursday 6 July and every
Thursday thereafter at 6.15 to 8.15 pm for the remainder of the summer holiday.
The cost is £6 per week. Discounts are available for parents with more
than one child attending the classes. Booking is essential. Please contact
07894 543983 or jenniferhamilton21@hotmail.com.
MARY'S MEALS COLLECTION
The annual appeal and textile collection for Mary's
Meals will take place on 19 and 20 August.
MARY'S MEALS BACKPACK APPEAL
Thank you for the many cash donations and stationery items et cetera received
recently. We are now looking for cotton dresses, skirts, shorts, tee shirts
and flip-flops to fit children aged between five and twelve years old. Please
note these are the only items of clothing we are allowed to send to Malawi
for this project. All items should be in new or very good condition. Thank
you.
SCOTTISH CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL AID FUND (SCIAF) WEE BOX CAMPAIGN
SCIAF acknowledges £811.70 as a further contribution to the Wee Box
appeal - many thanks.
SAINT PETER'S CHILDREN'S CENTRE
Free nursery places available for children who are three years old before
1 March 2018. Staff are fully qualified staff to degree level. The Centre
is Education Scotland and Care Inspectorate inspected. For further information,
please phone Josephine Coulter on 602179 or 473030 or email StPetersChildrensCentre@yahoo.co.uk.
HELP NEEDED FOR ARDROSSAN GUIDES
5th Ardrossan Guides need your help. Recent changes have left the Thursday
Guides without a leader. Could you commit to leading a vibrant group of Guides?
If so, please contact joannablane@me.com or 01294 601113 for more information.
3RD ARDROSSAN BROWNIES
3rd Ardrossan Brownies are looking for new members to join their pack on Thursdays
from 6.00 to 7.30 pm. All girls aged between seven and ten years are welcome.
Please contact Zarah Rice for details on 07538 510868.
CHERNOBYL CHILDREN'S LIFELINE
The group of children went home this week after having a fantastic four weeks
of memories that will last a lifetime. I would like to thank everyone who
helped by making a financial donation or handed in clothes or toiletries,
helped with our fun nights or helped in any other way. This was all very much
appreciated. You can never put a price on a child's smile or the difference
one simple gesture will make to them, so thank you. We are always looking
for new host families or anyone who could help support our families. Would
you be willing to open your house to two children next summer? We will provide
24/7 support from the committee plus a full four week itinerary to keep them
busy. Please get in touch for more information or look at our Facebook page
on www.facebook.com/ayrshirelink.
Michael and Lisa Lafferty, 01294 461234
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.