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Saturday
7 March
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Vigil
Mass at 4.30pm
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Sunday
8 March
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Sunday Mass at 10.00am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30am |
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Monday
9 March
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Service of the Word at 10.00am | Service of the Word at 10.00am |
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Tuesday
10 March
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Requiem
Mass at 10.00am |
Service of the Word at 10.00am |
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Wednesday
11 March
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Holy Mass at 10.00am | |
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Thursday
12 March
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Service of the Word at 10.00am | Holy Mass at 10.00am |
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Friday
13 March
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Holy Mass at 10.00am | Service
of the Word at 10.00am Stations of the Cross at 7.00pm |
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Saturday
14 March
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Vigil Mass at 4.30pm | Holy Mass at 10.00am |
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Sunday
8 March
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11.30am |
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Monday
9 March
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9.30
to 11.30am |
Parents
and Toddlers |
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Tuesday
10 March
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9.00
to 11.00am 5.00 to 8.00pm 7.30 to 9.00pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
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Wednesday
11 March
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8.30
to 11.30am |
Slimming
World |
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Thursday
12 March
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Friday
13 March
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9.30
to 11.30am 11.00am |
Parents
and Toddlers Tea, coffee and chat in the Snug after Benediction |
| Scallywags Aftercare is on Monday to Friday from 3.00 to 6.00pm during term time and 8.00am to 6.00pm during school holidays. | ||
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Sam Kenmore, Chris Callaghan, Gerry Swan and Jenny Evan-Jones who died recently;
Cosimo Farro 1993, Francis Flynn 1990, Hugh McCluskey 1992, Catherine Robertson
2012, Mary To 2014, Luke Gargan 2001, Father Jerry Sheehy SCJ 2012, Frances
Stannisforth 2017, Alice Bell 2005, May Bell 2003, John Carroll 2004, John
Kyle 2009, Myles McDonald, Monsignor
Archibald McSparran 1950, Stephanie Hope Turner 2001, Helen Brown 2013,
Peter McGlone 2016, Agnes Scott 1990, Monsignor
Edward Traynor 2006, Lilia Agostini 1969, Mary Andrew 1957, Hessie Hyslop
1998, Jean Walker 2001, Aldegonda Brogi 1971 and Susan Morgan 2012 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 Father
Duncan, the parish office
or contact WebsiteAuthor@SaintPeterinChains.net. If members
of your family or friends are in need of our prayers, please tell Father
Duncan or the parish office.
If they are in hospital, Reverend Bill Corbett on 01292 521208 - assisted
each week by the priest on call - is the chaplain to Crosshouse Hospital and
can be contacted through the ward. Ayr Hospital and the Ayrshire Hospice have
an on-call chaplaincy.
SUNDAY MASS TIMES
Sunday Mass times
in Saint Peter's are 5.30pm Vigil and 10.30am. Sunday
Mass times in other local parishes can be
seen here.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
The Sacrament of Forgiveness is celebrated on Saturdays between 4.45 and 5.15
pm and at other times on request.
READERS
Next weekend's readers are Harry Sammons at 5.30pm and Margaret Harvey
at 10.30am.
MUSIC
MINISTRY
Next weekend's musicians are the Choir at 5.30pm and George McGrattan at 10.30am.
CHILDREN'S
LITURGY
Next week's Children's Liturgy helpers are Geraldine Butcher for the pre-fives,
Jacqueline Smith for Primaries 1, 2 and 3 and Andrena Hughes and Frances Gemmell
for Primary 4.
There will be a meeting of the Children's Liturgy team on Wednesday 11
March at 7.00pm in the Presbytery. Thank you!
LENTEN PENANCE SERVICES IN THE THREE TOWNS
There will be three Lenten Penance Services where we can go to Confession
and receive God's mercy and forgiveness. These are on Monday 30 March at 7.00pm
in Saint Peter's, Tuesday 31 March at 2.00pm in Saint
Mary's Church, Saltcoats and Wednesday 1
April at 7.00pm in Saint
Johns Church, Stevenston.There is no better
way to prepare for Easter.
CELEBRATION OF FIRST CONFESSION
Seven of our Primary School children will be receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation
for the first time on Thursday 12 March at 6.30pm. Please accompany the children
and their families in your thoughts and prayers.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
The Stations of the Cross will be visited every Tuesday during Lent at 9.30am
before Mass. Our first Stations of the Cross will be offered for healing.
The First Letter of Peter tells us 'He himself bore our sins in his body on
the cross that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds
you have been healed. For you were straying like sheep but have now returned
to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.'
WHAT SHOULD I DO FOR LENT - POPE FRANCIS' TEN TIPS
Every year, Catholics try to answer the age old question - What should I do
for Lent? Well, who better to pick for as your Lenten spiritual director than
Pope Francis? He has some great ideas for you!
1 Get rid of the lazy addiction to evil
"Lent is a 'powerful' season, a turning point that can foster change
and conversion in each of us. We all need to improve, to change for the better.
Lent helps us and thus we leave behind old habits and the lazy addiction to
the evil that deceives and ensnares us." General
Audience, 5 March 2014
2 Do something that hurts
"Lent is a fitting time for self-denial; we would do well to ask ourselves
what we can give up in order to help and enrich others by our own poverty.
Let us not forget that real poverty hurts: no self-denial is real without
this dimension of penance. I distrust a charity that costs nothing and does
not hurt." Lenten
Message, 2014
3 Don't remain indifferent
"Indifference to our neighbour and to God also represents a real temptation
for us Christians. Each year during Lent we need to hear once more the voice
of the prophets who cry out and trouble our conscience. God is not indifferent
to our world; he so loves it that he gave his Son for our salvation."
Lenten Message, 2015
4 Pray - Make our hearts like yours!
"During this Lent, then, brothers and sisters, let us all ask the Lord,
'Fac cor nostrum secundum cor tuum' - Make our hearts like yours (Litany of
the Sacred Heart of Jesus). In this way, we will receive a heart which is
firm and merciful, attentive and generous, a heart which is not closed, indifferent
or prey to the globaliSation of indifference." - Lenten Message, 2015
5 Take part in the sacraments "Lent is a favourable
time for letting Christ serve us so that we in turn may become more like him.
This happens whenever we hear the word of God and receive the sacraments,
especially the Eucharist. There we become what we receive: the Body of Christ."
Lenten Message, 2015
6 Prayer
"In the face of so many wounds that hurt us and could harden our hearts,
we are called to dive into the sea of prayer, which is the sea of God's boundless
love, to taste his tenderness. Lent is a time of prayer, of more intense prayer,
more prolonged, more assiduous, more able to take on the needs of the brethren,
intercessory prayer, to intercede before God for the many situations of poverty
and suffering." Homily,
5 March 2014
7 Fasting
"We must be careful not to practice a formal fast or one which in truth
'satisfies' us because it makes us feel good about ourselves. Fasting makes
sense if it questions our security and if it also leads to some benefit for
others, if it helps us to cultivate the style of the Good Samaritan who bends
down to his brother in need and takes care of him." Homily,
5 March 2014
"Fasting makes sense if it questions our security..."
8 Almsgiving
"Today gratuitousness is often not part of daily life where everything
is bought and sold. Everything is calculated and measured. Almsgiving helps
us to experience giving freely, which leads to freedom from the obsession
of possessing, from the fear of losing what we have, from the sadness of one
who does not wish to share his wealth with others." Homily,
5 March 2014
9 Help the Poor
"In the poor and outcast we see Christ's face. By loving and helping
the poor, we love and serve Christ. Our efforts are also directed to ending
violations of human dignity, discrimination and abuse in the world, for these
are so often the cause of destitution. When power, luxury and money become
idols, they take priority over the need for a fair distribution of wealth.
Our consciences thus need to be converted to justice, equality, simplicity
and sharing." Lenten
Message, 2014
10 Evangelise
"The Lord asks us to be joyous heralds of this message of mercy and hope!
It is thrilling to experience the joy of spreading this good news, sharing
the treasure entrusted to us, consoling broken hearts and offering hope to
our brothers and sisters experiencing darkness." Lenten
Message, 2014
THE
GIFT OF CONFESSION IN LENT - SAFEGUARD YOUR HEART
As Catholics are encouraged to make going to confession a significant part
of their lives during Lent, Pope Francis offered some quick tips to help people
prepare for the sacrament of penance.
The pope listed thirty key questions to reflect on as part of making an examination
of conscience and being able to "confess well." The Holy Father
calls this "Safeguard your heart" Christians need to guard and protect
their hearts "just as you protect your home ... with a lock. How often
do bad thoughts, bad intentions, jealousy, envy enter?" he asked. "Who
opened the door? How did those things get in?"
The questions include:
Do I only turn to God when I'm in need?
Do I take attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation?
Do I begin and end the day with prayer?
Am I embarrassed to show that I am a Christian?
Do I rebel against God's plan?
Am I envious, hot-tempered, biased?
Am I honest and fair with everyone or do I fuel the 'throwaway
culture?'
In my marital and family relations, do I uphold morality
as taught in the Gospels?
Do I honour and respect my parents?
Have I refused newly conceived life?
Have I snuffed out the gift of life? Have I helped do so?
Do I respect the environment?
Am I part worldly and part believer?
Do I overdo it with eating, drinking, smoking and amusements?
Am I overly concerned about my physical well-being, my
possessions?
How do I use my time?
Am
I lazy?
Do I want to be served?
Do I dream of revenge, hold grudges?
Am I meek, humble and a builder of peace?
Catholics should go to confession, the Pope said, because everyone needs forgiveness
for their sins, for the ways "we think and act contrary to the Gospel."
Confession is meant to be a sincere moment of conversion, an occasion to demonstrate
trust in God's willingness to forgive his children and to help them back on
the path of following Jesus, Pope Francis wrote.
JUST FOR A LAUGH
A
Scotsman appeared before Saint Peter at the pearly gates. "Have you ever
done anything of particular merit?" Saint Peter asked. "Well, I
can think of one thing" the Scotsman offered. "Once, on a trip to
Inverness, I came upon a gang of bikers who were threatening a young woman.
I directed them to leave her alone but they wouldn't listen so I approached
the largest and most heavily tattooed biker and smacked him in his face, kicked
his bike over, ripped out his nose ring and threw it on the ground. I then
yelled "Now, back off, or you are going to get hurt!'" Saint Peter
was impressed. He leafed through the great book he held. "When did this
happen?" "Just a couple minutes ago ..."
RENOVATION
OF THE HMS DASHER MEMORIAL PLAQUE
Saint
Peter's has a Memorial Plaque for the tragedy of the HMS
Dasher on the front wall of the Church. We hope to get it cleaned and
renovated using 23.5 carat gold for the letters. A special costing of £117
has been given to us. We are trying to raise this from the Parish and the
British Legion. If you are able and would like to make a donation towards
the renovation of the Memorial Plaque, please hand it in to Father
Duncan or the Parish Office. God bless you!
SCOTTISH CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL AID FUND (SCIAF)
WEE BOX APPEAL
From 21 February to 20 May 2020 all donations to the SCIAF Wee Box appeal
will be doubled by the United Kingdom Government. You can collect your Wee
Box pack at the back of the Church or from the stall.
TOILETRIES FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE
During Lent, the Saint Vincent de Paul Society
usually collects toiletries for the Ozanam Centre in Glasgow which supports
homeless people. There are collection baskets in the porch. Please be as generous
as you can. Thank you!
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND
Once again, the Diocese will be travelling to the Holy Land to walk in the
footsteps of Our Lord. This year's pilgrimage takes place from 12 to 19 October
and we will stay in Bethlehem and Tiberias. Booking forms are available in
the sacristy or from Father David Borland at David.Borland@GallowayDiocese.org.uk.
ACROSS PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES BY JUMBULANCE
Across is organsing a pilgrimage to Lourdes by Jumbulance leaving from Kilmarnock
on 23 April and returning on 2 May 2020. Everyone on pilgrimage has an essential
role to play from the assisted pilgrims to the chaplain, doctor, nurses and
lay helpers. The pilgrimage costs £850 per person. This includes travel
to and from Lourdes and full board accommodation. Further information and
application forms can be obtained by contacting the Group Leader, Alison Neil
on 07749 555955, Alison.Neil@hotmail.co.uk, www.across.org.uk or 02035 421800.
PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK SHRINE
Knock Pilgrimages is planning a pilgrimage to Knock Shrine on 14 June 2020,
costing £699 per person sharing. The single supplement cost is £100.
Prices includes a flight from Edinburgh with 10kg hand luggage, all transfers,
five nights in Knock House Hotel with breakfast and dinner, excursions and
lunches on days. The contact is Patricia on 01268 762278, 07740 175557 or
KnockPilgrimages@gmail.com Knock Pilgrimages is ATOL Protected.
EMBRACING
CHANGE NEWSLETTER
Please make sure you get the first Embracing Change newsletter today after
Mass. It is keeping us up-to-date with developments, news and projects in
our deanery.
EMBRACING CHANGE SPIRITUALITY GROUP 2020
The Embracing Change Spitituality Group has been dedicated to the rediscovery
of the Holy Scriptures and to give us the opportunity to focus on the Word
of God, Father Mark Kelly will lead us in talks on the Gospels throughout
the year at various parishes across the deanery on several Tuesdays at 7.00pm.
The dates and venues are 24 March in Saint
Brigid's Church, Kilbirnie, 26 May in Saint
Mary's Church, Largs, 25 August in Saint
John's Church, Stevenston, 24 November in Saint
John Ogilvie's Church, Irvine. Scripture is at the heart of everything
the Church does. The Word of God shapes our prayer and worship. The Bible
shows us how to understand the world, how we are called to live and relate
to each other. Don't miss this opportunity to come together as a deanery to
listen to and reflect on the Scriptures during this year.
WEST SIDE STORY IN GLASGOW
Aidan
McGrath of our parish 's is appearing in West Side Story at the end of May
this year at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow. We have special prices for tickets.
If you would like to go, please let the Parish Office know well in advance.
Tickets will cost around £28 each. If a sizeable group would like to
go, we could hire a coach. A suggested date would be Friday 29 May at 5.00pm.
West Side Story marries stunning choreography to a matchless songbook as it
translates Romeo and Juliet to 1950s Manhattan. It's the story of the Jets
and the Sharks, two rival gangs who make New York's mean streets even meaner,
but it's also passionate, tender and deeply romantic - the greatest love story
ever told.
PARISH
STEWARDSHIP
Last weekend's Offertory collection amounted to £642.37 and the Maintenance
Fund collection to £280.63 - thanks for all your support and generosity.
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.
SUNDAY
TEAS
Tea and coffee will be served after the 10.30am Mass next Sunday in the Parish
Centre by Jennifer and Niamh.
VISITORS
Are you visiting us for Holy Mass? Please know that you are very welcome.
During the 10.30 am Holy Mass outwith holidays, there is a Childrens Liturgy
provided for pre-school children, children in Primaries 1 to 3 and a Sacramental
Programme for children in Primary 4. After the 10.30am Holy Mass, tea, coffee
cakes and buns are available in the Parish Centre. At both of our weekend
Holy 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.