BULLETIN 19
AUGUST 2007
TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN YEAR 3
CHURCH SERVICES
| Saturday
18 August | Confession
on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm |
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Sunday
19 August | Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon |
| Monday
20 August | Mass at 10.00 am for Tommy McCann senior |
| Tuesday
21 August | Mass at 10.00 am for Willie Kelly |
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Wednesday
22 August | Mass at 10.00 am for Ella Cairns |
| Thursday
23 August | Mass at 7.00 pm for Gavin Finnegan |
| Friday
24 August | Mass at 10.00 am for Catherine Fitzsimmons |
| Saturday
25 August | Mass at 10.00 am for David and Josie Walsh |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
| Sunday
19 August | 11.00 am | Tea and Coffee after Mass |
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Monday
20 August | 9.00
to 11.30 am 9.30 to 11.30 am 12.30 to 3.00 pm 2.00 to 3.00 pm 7.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm | Nursery
Parents and Toddlers Nursery Cardiac Rehabilitation Saint Vincent de Paul Society Weight Watchers |
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Tuesday
21 August | 9.00
to 11.30 am 9.30 to 11.00 am 12.30 to 3.00 pm 7.30 pm 7.30 pm | Nursery
Kindergarten Nursery Keep Fit Legion of Mary |
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Wednesday
22 August | 9.00
to 11.30 am 9.30 to 11.00 am 12.30 to 3.00 pm 6.00 to 7.00 pm | Nursery
Kindergarten Nursery Burakudo Karate Club |
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Thursday
23 August | 9.00
to 1.00 pm 9.00 to 11.30 am 9.30 to 11.00 am 12.30 to 3.00 pm 1.00 to 2.30 pm 2.00 to 3.00 pm | Asda
Staff Meeting Nursery Kindergarten Nursery Kindergarten Cardiac Rehabilitation |
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Friday
24 August | 9.00
to 11.30 am 9.30 to 11.30 am 12.30 to 3.00 pm | Nursery
Parents and Toddlers Nursery |
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Saturday
25 August | 8.00 pm | Private Party |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Winnifred McShane, Pat Monaghan and Jim Rourke who died
recently;
Robert Watson 2004, William Kelly 2004, Tommy McCann senior
1976,
Maria McEvoy 2002, Matthew McCabe 2002, Josephine Quadling,
Mary McEvoy 1993, Jane Leonard 1998, Ellen Tourish 1971,
Andrew
McCarroll
1996, Dan Murray 1981, Jane Leonard 1998,
Felix Quigg 1994, Josie Walsh 2003, Ella Cairns, Jim McManus
1997,
Catherine Fitzsimmons 2004, Giocondo Michelin 1959, Catherine
Bell Boyle 2004,
Mick Smith 1998 whose anniversaries occur at this time;
Niamh McKenna and Aoife McKenna who were baptised recently
and
Sophie Walkinshaw and David Lunt who were married recently.
SUNDAY COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection amounted to £783.98 - many thanks. Banker's
Orders amount to an average of £4300 per month. Each month £4000
is repaid to the Diocese for the building loan and levy.
PARISH
CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection
for the Parish
Centre amounted to £344.90 - many thanks.
BANKER'S
ORDERS
Paying your collection by monthly or quarterly banker's order makes
money handling much safer. Banker's Order forms are available in the porch.
WHITHORN
PILGRIMAGE
The annual pilgrimage to Saint Ninian's Cave is on Sunday 26 August.
Mass will be celebrated at the Cave at 4.00 pm and in the Church at 4.45 pm for
those who cannot make the journey to the Cave.
NATIONAL
PRIGRIMAGE TO CARFIN
The National Pilgrimage to Carfin is on Sunday 2 September
with Mass at 3.00 pm. Further details are on the notice board in the Church porch.
THE
INNOCENTS
A box is also available in the porch for baby goods, for example,
talcum powder, lotion, shampoo and so on.
SCOTTISH
INTERNATIONAL RELIEF - PLEASE CAN YOU HELP?
Scottish International Relief
(SIR) works with some of the poorest people
in the third world countries such as Malawi, Liberia, Peru, Ecuador, India and
Uganda, amongst others. SIR offers help by collecting unwanted clothes, bedding,
bric-a-brac and tools. They then send the goods donated as aid or raise funds
through shops for overseas projects. SIR will be visiting Saint Peter's on Saturday
15 and Sunday 16 September. There will be more details nearer the time. Photographs
of the last two years' visits by Scottish
International Relief are on the Pictures
page.
ANNUAL
GALLOWAY MUSIC FESTIVAL MASS
The annual Galloway Music Festival Mass will be
held in the grounds of Smithstone House, Kilwinning on Sunday 19 August at 2.30
pm. Musicians, singers and everyone are welcome. Bring the family, friends and
a picnic! Rehearsal starts at 1.00 pm. Further details can be obtained from Michael
McCulloch.
FATHER
MATT HOLIDAY
Father
Matt will be on holiday from 3 to 19 September.
SAINT
PETER'S CHILDREN'S CENTRE
Saint Peter's Children Centre reopens after the summer
holiday on Monday 20 August. This year Saint Peter's celebrates 25 years of pre-school
care. On Mondays and Fridays, the Parents and Toddlers Group meets from 9.30 to
11.30 am while the Nursery is open from 9.00 to 11.30 am and 12.30 to 3.00 pm.
The Kindergarten runs on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9.30 to 11.00
am. Children's
sweatshirts at £7.50 and T-Shirts at £5.00 are now available.
DOORS
OPEN DAY - MODEL CHURCHES: AYRSHIRE AND BEYOND
An exhibition of the model Churches
by Jim Miller will be held in the Parish Centre on Sunday 2 September from 2.00
pm until 5.00 pm. Tea and coffee will be available with donations going to Christian
Aid.
CARRYING
YOUR CROSS
A young man was at the end of his road, seeing no way out. He dropped
to his knees in prayer. The Lord replied "My son, if you can't bear its weight,
just place your cross inside this room. Then, open that other door and pick out
any cross you wish." The man was filled with relief and said "Thank
you, Lord," and he did as he was told. Upon entering the other room, he saw
many crosses; some so large the tops were not visible. Then, he spotted a tiny
cross leaning against a far wall. "I'd like that one, Lord," he whispered.
The Lord replied "My son, that is the cross you just brought in." When
life's problems seem overwhelming, it helps to look around and see what other
people are coping with. You may consider yourself far more fortunate than you
imagined.
The
Scriptures say "Love is patient.". God, how can I be patient when I experience injustice? God, teach me to be patient without being silent or inactive. |
Satellite
navigation doesn't work on the journey through life so be careful when planning your route. |
Courage
is grace under pressure. |
READINGS
The readings for this weekend's Masses are shown below in English. They are available
in eleven other languages including French,
German, Italian, Polish and Spanish by clicking on this
link.
First
Reading Jeremiah 38:4-6.8-10
The
kings leading men spoke to the king. Let Jeremiah be put to death: he is unquestionably
disheartening the remaining soldiers in the city, and all the people too, by talking
like this. The fellow does not have the welfare of this people at heart so much
as its ruin. He is in your hands as you know, King Zedekiah answered for the king
is powerless against you. So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the well of
Prince Malchiah in the Court of the Guard, letting him down with ropes. There
was no water in the well, only mud, and into the mud Jeremiah sank. Ebed-melech
came out from the palace and spoke to the king. My lord king, he said, these men
have done a wicked thing by treating the prophet Jeremiah like this: they have
thrown him into the well where he will die. At this the king gave Ebed-melech
the Cushite the following order: Take three men with you from here and pull the
prophet Jeremiah out of the well before he dies.
Second
Reading
Hebrews
12:1-4
With
so many witnesses in a great cloud on every side of us, we too, then, should throw
off everything that hinders us, especially the sin that clings so easily, and
keep running steadily in the race we have started. Let us not lose sight of Jesus,
who leads us in our faith and brings it to perfection: for the sake of the joy
which was still in the future, he endured the cross, disregarding the shamefulness
of it, and from now on has taken his place at the right of God's throne. Think
of the way he stood such opposition from sinners and then you will not give up
for want of courage. In the fight against sin, you have not yet had to keep fighting
to the point of death.
Gospel
Luke
12:49-53
Jesus said to his disciples: "I have come to bring fire to the
earth, and how I wish it were blazing already! There is a baptism I must still
receive, and how great is my distress till it is over! Do you suppose that I am
here to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. For from now
on a household of five will be divided: three against two and two against three;
the father divided against the son, son against father, mother against daughter,
daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law
against mother-in-law.".