BULLETIN 21
DECEMBER 2008
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT IN YEAR 2
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday
20 December | Mass
at 11.00 am for Kenneth Donnelly |
Sunday
21 December | Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am for the Parishioners Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for Edward Keogh |
Monday
22 December | Mass at 10.00 am for deceased members of the Legion of Mary |
Tuesday
23 December | Mass at 10.00 am for Jimmy and Bessie O'Rourke |
Wednesday
24 December | No
morning Mass Christmas Mass at 5.30 pm for Margaret Hughes Christmas Mass at 8.30 pm for the Christmas intentions of the Parishioners |
Thursday
25 December | Christmas Mass at 11.00 am for the Christmas intentions of the Parishioners |
Friday
26 December | Mass at 10.00 am for Jessie Brown |
Saturday
27 December |
Mass at 10.00 am for Susan and Walter Jones Confession on request from 4.30 to 5.15 pm Sunday Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Arturo and Cosimo Farro |
PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
Saturday
20 December | 7.00 pm |
Private Function |
Sunday
21 December | 11.00
am 3.00 pm |
Tea
and Coffee after Mass |
Saturday
27 December | 1.30 pm | Private Function |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Colin Bailly (Kilmarnock),
Elisabeth Kleebauer, John Eddy Mullan (Portrush, County Antrim),
Dennis
McLaughlin (formerly of Broadway) and Mark Shanks (Eglinton Road)
who
died recently and
Sister Hilda CP 2000, Josephine McGeachy
2003, Edward Keogh, Jenny McAree 2003,
Tom Braniff 2003,
Ellen Barrett 1984, Patrick McLaughlin 1998, Peggy Hamilton,
Mereno
Berti 2003, Peggy McLaughlan 2006, Bessie O'Rourke 2005, Bessie Delahunt 2006,
Margaret Shanks 1966, Tom Finn 1993, Isobel O'Hare Rae 2004
and Patrick Quinn 1969
whose anniversaries occur at this
time and those who are sick.
SUNDAY COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection
amounted to £696.09. We are grateful for your generous support of the Parish.
Banker's Orders amount to an average of £4000 per month.
BANKER'S
ORDERS, GIFT AID AND WILLS
Have you thought of using a Bankers Order? It assists
us with the safe handling of cash. Have you signed a Gift Aid Form? If you pay
tax, then every £1 you give to the Parish is worth £1.28 to us. Would
you consider remembering Saint Peter's in your will?
PARISH
CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Parish Centre amounted
to £338.55 - many thanks.
THURSDAY
EVENING MASS
Please note that there will be no Thursday evening Mass during
December.
READERS
Next
weekend's readers are Margaret Brogan at 5.30 pm, Angela Body at 10.00 am and
Jim Delahunt at 12.00 noon.
ADVENT
The
season of Advent is drawing to a close. These few days left before Christmas are
a time of reflection and prayer. There needs to be some prayerful preparation
if we are to welcome Christ our Saviour properly.
CHRISTMAS MASSES
In
Saint Peter's, there are Christmas Vigil Masses at 5.30 pm and 8.30 pm and a Christmas
Day Mass at 11.00 am. There is a Midnight Mass in Saint
John's Church, Stevenston
and on Christmas Day there is a 12 noon Mass in Saint
Brendan's Church, Saltcoats.
There is a notice on the porch with the Mass times in the Three Towns. Try to
celebrate Christmas simply so that others can simply live.
CONCERT
OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC
A Christmas Concert will be held in Saint Peter's Church
on Sunday 21 December at 3.00 pm. It will feature local soloists, Marie Claire
Breen, Theresa Coulter, Jamie Munn and other local singers. All proceeds will
go to HCPT - The Pilgrimage Trust.
KENNETH
DONNELLY MEMORIAL MASS
Since most of us were unable to attend the funeral of
Kenneth Donnelly in Ireland, Matt and Moira have asked for a Memorial Mass to
be offered here in the Parish. The Mass will be on Saturday 20 December at 11.00
am.
BURNS
SUPPER
The Burns
Supper will be held in the Parish Centre on Friday 13 February 2009. Tickets
are on sale at the Parish Office. Ex-Provost Drew Duncan OBE will propose The
Immortal Memory, Kenny Gibson MSP will propose the Toast to the Lassies and the
reply will be given by Reverend Dorothy Granger of Barony Saint John's Church.
Further details of this and previous Burns
Suppers are on Saint Peter's website.
SUGGESTION LEAFLET
There is
a leaflet coming soon which indicates the events we will try to organise and have
room for suggestions. The Parish Centre is well used for private functions but
there are few Parish functions and we need to remedy that if we are to make the
Centre viable. You support it well with the second collection, so how about using
it a bit more? We need the support.
LEGION OF MARY
The Legion of Mary
meets in the Parish Centre on Tuesday mornings at 11.00 am. If you have time for
prayer and to visit the sick and housebound then the Legion would like to welcome
you as a member. What about coming along to the meeting and observing? You will
be very welcome.
SAINT
VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
The Saint Vincent de Paul Society
meets in the Parish Centre on Monday evenings at 7.00 pm. New members - men and
women - are always welcome. The Society exists for the sanctification of its members
and for the relief of the poor, assisting where there is need. You would be welcome
at a meeting so that you can get an idea of the prayer and work of the Society.
FATHER
MOTRONI
TALKS
On
Mondays 12, 19 and 26 January 2009, Father
Stephen Motroni will give talks on Saint Paul in Saint Mary's Church Hall
in Irvine from 7.30 to 9.30 pm. All are welcome as are donations to support Smithstone
House Sacred Heart Fathers in Kilwinning.
FATHER ALEC SMITH SBD
I thought
you might like to read an excerpt from the Celtic View regarding Father Alec Smith.
'We are saddened to hear of the death of Salesian priest, Father Alec Smith, who
passed away in Hong Kong at the age of 93. Father Alec had worked in the Far East
for many years, was a prisoner in a Japanese Camp and had spent the last few years
in Hong Kong. Originally from Ballater Street in the Gorbals, he was brought up
in Kilbirnie. Father Alec was a devoted Celtic supporter and could boast of having
been the only ball boy ever to have been sent off at Celtic Park. That incident
occurred in 1932 during an 'A' game between Celtic and Kilmarnock. Father Alec,
then a youngster, was sent off by the referee for shouting at a Kilmarnock player
who was roughly tackling his Hoops hero Malky MacDonald (a former parishioner
of Saint Peter's). In October 1993, during a rare visit back to Scotland for Father
Alec, the Celtic View arranged for him to meet the Celtic legend. Father Alec
was delighted to go along to Celtic Park to meet his hero. The thoughts and prayers
of everyone at Celtic are with Father Alec's family, friends and fellow priests
at this time.'
WORK
ON THE CHURCH
The new carpet is now in place. I am making an appeal for 400
donations of £20 to cover the cost. I realise it is not a good time but
if everyone has a hand in paying for the work, we will do it easily. Envelopes
are available and if you are a taxpayer and fill in the details on the envelope,
your £20 will become more than £25 under Gift Aid. You can put whatever
you want in the envelope. £20 is only a suggestion. I am very grateful to
all those who have contributed. The total cost is over £8000 and we are
more than half way there. There is still some work to be done to secure the Baptismal
Font in its new position. The total donations to date are £5240.
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.