CHURCH
OF SAINT PETER IN CHAINS, ARDROSSAN • A Family of
Parishes • SAINT BRIDE'S CHURCH, WEST KILBRIDE
BULLETIN 22 NOVEMBER 2020
SERVICES
AND GATHERINGS
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, public Church services and gatherings
are limited till further notice. Father
Duncan
will live-stream Holy Mass every day and assures you of his prayers for you
and your family.
A READING FROM THE HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW (Matthew
25:31-46)
Jesus
said to his disciples "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, escorted
by all the angels, then he will take his seat on his throne of glory. All
the nations will be assembled before him and he will separate men one from
another as the shepherd separates sheep from goats. He will place the sheep
on his right hand and the goats on his left. Then the King will say to those
on his right hand "Come, you whom my Father has blessed, take for your
heritage the kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the world. For
I was hungry and you gave me food. I was thirsty and you gave me drink. I
was a stranger and you made me welcome - naked and you clothed me, sick and
you visited me, in prison and you came to see me." Then the virtuous
will say to him in reply "Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you;
or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and make you
welcome - naked and clothe you, sick or in prison and go to see you?"
And the King will answer "I tell you solemnly, in so far as you did this
to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it to me." Next
he will say to those on his left hand "Go away from me, with your curse
upon you, to the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I
was hungry and you never gave me food. I was thirsty and you never gave me
anything to drink. I was a stranger and you never made me welcome, naked and
you never clothed me, sick and in prison and you never visited me." Then
it will be their turn to ask "Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty,
a stranger or naked, sick or in prison and did not come to your help?"
Then he will answer "I tell you solemnly, in so far as you neglected
to do this to one of the least of these, you neglected to do it to me."
And they will
go away to eternal punishment, and the virtuous to eternal life."
REFLECTION
Absolute monarchy is not something our contemporary society is comfortable
with - most monarchies in our world today are 'constitutional' or limited
in some way. When a leader starts behaving like an absolute monarch, warnings
about civil liberty and the rights of the people begin to be raised. So it
can seem strange that today we celebrate the most absolute monarchy you can
imagine - Jesus Christ, King of the Universe! That word 'king' implies a kingdom
and we know that Jesus frequently talked about the Kingdom of God or the Kingdom
of Heaven. His kingdom, as he himself pointed out to Pontius Pilate, is "not
of this world". It is not a geographical kingdom, marked by borders and
customs posts, but a kingdom of the mind and heart, the soul and spirit. We
choose to be citizens of that Kingdom by our own behaviour, priorities and
actions, as Jesus defines in today's Gospel. It is by our lives of mercy and
kindness that we belong to His Kingdom, that we claim Him as our King, that
we prepare to welcome Him in His glory.
Saint
Peter's - All Masses are live-streamed and
public unless otherwise stated. |
Saint
Bride's - All Masses are public
unless otherwise stated. |
|
Saturday
21 November |
Holy Mass at 10.00am for Ian Ayres Private Vigil Mass at 5.30pm for Ellen Bell who died recently and Anne Lafferty |
|
Sunday
22 November
Solemnity of Christ the King |
Holy Mass at 10.30am for our parishes | Holy Mass at 12.15pm for our parishes |
Monday
23 November
Feast of Saint Margaret of Scotland |
Holy Mass at 10.00am for Tommy Rae and Barbara Allan who died recently and Catherine (Kay) Stranigan at her anniversary | |
Tuesday
24 November
Memorial of Saint Andrew Dung Lac and Companions |
Holy
Mass at 10.00am
for Kathleen Cairns who died recently, Mary Jane Hutson at her anniversary
and Margaret Taylor Private |
|
Wednesday
25 November
|
Holy Mass at 10.00am for Theresa Loudon and Donald Dunn who both died recently | |
Thursday
26 November
|
Holy
Mass at 10.00am for Sister
Roberta McLaren, Louise Watson Fell and John Higgins who all died recently Private |
|
Friday
27 November
|
Holy Mass at 10.00am in time of pandemic for Kenneth Donnelly and John Maxwell at their anniversaries and Nancy Flynn who died recently | Holy Mass at 12 noon for Norma Donlevy's month's mind |
Saturday
28 November |
Holy Mass at 10.00am for Wee Joe McIver Private Vigil Mass at 5.30pm for Maria Reid at her anniversary and K Collins in thanksgiving |
Saturday
21 November |
Vigil Mass at 4.30pm | |
Sunday
22 November
Solemnity of Christ the King |
Holy
Mass
at 10.00am |
Holy
Mass
at 11.30am |
Monday
23 November
Feast of Saint Margaret of Scotland |
||
Tuesday
24 November
Memorial of Saint Andrew Dung Lac and Companions |
Holy Mass at 10.00am | |
Wednesday
25 November
|
Holy Mass at 10.00am | |
Thursday
26 November
|
Holy Mass at 10.00am | |
Friday
27 November
|
Holy Mass at 10.00am | |
Saturday
28 November |
Vigil Mass at 4.30pm |
SAINT
PETER'S NOTICES
MASS
BOOKINGS |
SAINT
BRIDE'S NOTICES
FATHER
GERRY HAMMILL |
PRAYER
FOR SPIRITUAL COMMUNION
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in this Holy Sacrament of the altar.
I love you above all things and I passionately desire to receive you into
my soul. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, come spiritually into
my soul so that I may unite myself wholly to you now and forever. Amen.
PRAYER FOR NOVEMBER
We seem to give them back to thee, O God, who gavest them to us
Yet as thou didst not lose them in giving so we do not lose them by their
return.
Not as the world giveth, givest thou, O Lover of souls.
What thou givest, thou takest not away, for what is thine is ours also if
we are thine.
And life is eternal and love immortal, and death is only a horizon and a horizon
is nothing, save the limit of our sight.
Lift us up, strong Son of God, that we may see further, cleanse our eyes that
we may see more clearly
Draw us closer to thyself that we may know ourselves to be nearer to our loved
ones who are with thee
And while thou dost prepare a place for us, prepare us also for that happy
place that where thou art we may be also for evermore
Bede
Jarrett
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FLOWER
The park bench was deserted as I sat down to read beneath the long, straggly
branches of an old willow tree
Disillusioned by life with good reason to frown,
for the world was intent on dragging me down
And if that weren't enough to ruin my day, a young boy out of breath approached
me, all tired from play
He stood right before me with his head tilted
down and said with great excitement "Look what I found!"
In his hand was a flower and what a pitiful sight, with its petals all worn,
not enough rain or too little light
Wanting him to take his dead flower and go off
to play, I faked a small smile and then shifted away
But instead of retreating he sat next to my side and placed the flower to
his nose and declared with surprise
"It sure smells pretty and it's beautiful,
too. That's why I picked it; here, it's for you."
The weed before me was dying or dead. Not vibrant of colours, orange, yellow
or red
But I knew I must take it or he might never
leave. So I reached for the flower, and replied, "Just what I need."
But instead of him placing the flower in my hand, he held it mid-air without
reason or plan
It was then that I noticed for the very first
time that weed-toting boy could not see - he was blind
I heard my voice quiver, tears shone like the sun as I thanked him for picking
the very best one
"You're welcome," he smiled and then
ran off to play, unaware of the impact he'd had on my day
I sat there and wondered how he managed to see a self-pitying woman beneath
an old willow tree
How did he know of my self-indulged plight?
Perhaps from his heart, he'd been blessed with true sight
Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see the problem was not
with the world - the problem was me
And for all of those times I myself had been
blind, I vowed to see beauty, and appreciate every second that's mine
And then I held that wilted flower up to my nose and breathed in the fragrance
of a beautiful rose
And smiled as that young boy, another weed in
his hand about to change the life of an unsuspecting old man
JUST FOR A LAUGH ...
Football
tickets - England v Scotland - June 2021
This may be of interest to one of you. A friend of mine has two tickets in
a corporate box for England v Scotland. He paid £300 each but he didn't
realise when he bought them that it was going to be the same day as his Covid-19
postponed wedding. If you are interested, he is looking for someone to take
his place. It's at Hamilton Registry Office at 2.30pm. The bride's name is
Moira, she's 5 feet 4 inches, about eight stone, quite pretty, has her own
income and is a really good cook.
CHURCHES
HOMELESSNESS ACTION NORTH AYRSHIRE (CHANA) AT CHRISTMAS TIME
CHANA usually coordinates donations of gifts to help the most vulnerable in
communities across North Ayrshire. Covid restrictions mean a different tack
is required this year and CHANA has teamed up with the Ayrshire-based charity
Night Before Christmas. CHANA is asking people to support Night Before Christmas
by donating to the Just Giving page which is already up and running https://www.JustGiving.com/nb4cc
or people could put cash in an envelope marked CHANA and put it in the collection.
Presents for those in need will be bought and distributed by Night Before
Christmas. CHANA has donated £400. Thank you.
SUNDAY
OBLIGATION
Sunday obligation to attend Holy Mass remains suspended for the time being
and availability is restricted for those wishing to attend. Some of our parishioners
are working during the week and can only attend at the weekend. Therefore,
to make Holy Mass available to everyone we would be grateful if you wish to
attend Mass and are able to attend on a weekday please do so, leaving seats
for those parishioners working during the week. Thank you.
FINANCIAL
SUPPORT
It is now possible to make online donations to Saint Peter's. Details are
on the Donations page and this News
page. Thanks for your generosity.
STANDING ORDERS - PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT
The parishes have taken quite a 'knock' through lockdown when public Mass
was not available for sixteen weeks. This has had a huge impact on our parishes'
finances. Could you consider taking out a Standing Order? It would be of great
benefit to our parish. Forms are available from the Parish Office and here.
Thank you
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.
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.