BULLETIN 12
SEPTEMBER 2010
TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 3
CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
11 September
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Mass at 10.00 am for a special intention Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for the Retzbach family |
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Sunday
12 September
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Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am for the parishioners Sunday Mass at 12.00 noon for Canon Charles Matthews |
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Monday 13 September
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Mass at 10.00 am for Janey Clark |
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Tuesday
14 September
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No Mass in Saint Peter's |
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Wednesday
15 September
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Mass at 10.00 am for Alberto Carrino |
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Thursday
16 September
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No Mass in Saint Peter's The visit of the Holy Father begins today. |
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Friday
17 September
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Mass at 10.00 am for Frances McLaughlin and Tom Howieson |
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Saturday
18 September
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Mass at 10.00 am for Tommy Coulter Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Hugh Donohoe |
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The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. |
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PARISH
CENTRE EVENTS
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Saturday
11 September
|
10.30 to 12.30 pm | Saint Vincent de Paul Society Coffee Morning |
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Sunday
12 September
|
11.00
am |
Tea
and Coffee after Mass |
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Monday 13 September
|
9.30
am 5.30 to 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers Rainbows Brownies Weight Watchers Saint Vincent de Paul Society |
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Tuesday
14 September
|
11.00
am 7.00 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
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Wednesday
15 September
|
6.00
to 7.00 pm 7.00 pm 8.15 to 9.00 pm |
Karate |
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Thursday
16 September
|
1.30
to 3.00 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
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Friday
17 September
|
9.30 am | Parents and Toddlers |
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Saturday
18 September
|
7.30 pm | Private Function |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Mary McGlynn (formerly of Kilwinning) who died recently and
Mr and Mrs Daniel Brown, Samuel Cambridge 2005, Mary Crossan
1981, John Hazelton 1974,
Jane McKechan 1998, Bridget McLaughlin 1997, John Burns 1997,
Alberto Carrino 2009, Elizabeth Cawley 1997,
John Marshall 2000, Patrick Joseph O'Hare 1955, Tom Howieson
2007, Walter Jones 1985, James Lawson 1992,
Hugh Donohoe 2008, George Hall 2007, Frances McLaughlin 2008,
Mary McLellan 2004,
Victor and Charlotte Mitchell, Patrick Joseph McKay 1989, Sister
Pauline CP 1999 and Father
Alastair Tosh 2007
whose anniversaries occur at this time and those who are
sick.
Information for the anniversary
list is appreciated.
OFFERTORY COLLECTION
Last weekend's Offertory collection amounted to £728.04
- many thanks. We are grateful for your generous support of the parish and
the diocese to which we pay a monthly levy of £1250.
PARISH CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Parish Centre amounted to £301.89
- many thanks.
BANKER'S
ORDERS
Have you thought of using a Bankers Order? It assists us with the safe handling
of cash. Banker's Orders for the Parish and Centre amount to an average of
£3800 per month. Forms are available.
GIFT AID
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. Forms are available.
WILLS
Would you consider remembering Saint Peter's in your will?
READERS
Next
weekend's readers are Celia
Andrew at 5.30 pm, Annie
Watt at 10.00 am and
Alfie Agostini at 12 noon.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 2 at 5.30 pm, Group 3 at 10.00
and Group 7 at 12 noon.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Annie Thompson’s team.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
Next Sunday's Children's Liturgy helpers are Elaine Shaw and Helen Pengilley
for the pre-5s and Frances Gemmell and Gayle Paterson for primaries 1 to 3.
The primary 4 group starts on 3 October.
PAPAL VISIT
The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, is visiting the UnIted Kingdom. He will
arrive in Edinburgh on Thursday morning, celebrate Mass in Glasgow in the
early evening and then fly to London at night.
PAPAL VISIT ARRANGEMENTS
Pilgrim
packs and up-to-date information are available for collection before and after
every Mass this weekend in the Parish Centre foyer. Any travel letters still
to be collected will also be available. Pilgrims should be at Ardrossan South
Beach Station by 10:15 am on Thursday 16 September and must bring the Stagecoach
travel letter. They will be given security wristbands which serve as train
tickets and entry passes to Bellahouston Park. The train will stop at Cardonald
Station from where Pilgrims will walk to the Park.
Pilgrims
might consider:
- fully charging mobile phones
- ensuring, if appropriate, that there is sufficent pre-payment
on mobile phones
- fully charging cameras
- ensuring that there is sufficent capacity on camera cards
- carrying spare batteries
- checking
the Pilgrim Passport, included in Pilgrim Pack,
for useful information and suggestions
- not trying to park at South Beach Station because the car park
is usually full by mid-morning and instead:
- walking if they live nearby
- getting a lift from a friend
- parking in Saint Peter's car park
if there are spaces available
Saint Peter's website has a 'breaking news' page which is intended to keep
Pilgrims well-informed and up-to-date. Please check it from time to time.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Canon
Matt is giving the Thought for the Day on 3TFM this week. If you
don’t hear it on the radio, you can hear it on the Parish Website later. It
is about the Pope's Visit to the United Kingdom.
MAGNIFICAT
Magnificat - The Mass/Prayer/Hymn Books for the Holy Father's visit have arrived
and there are plenty. They are for following the various services on televisioin
or in Bellahouston or Birmingham, and they contain prayers for the visit and
the words and music of the hymns. Please take one or two per family and if
possible take some for sick and housebound friends or family. There is no
charge, but the Bishops Conference has asked those who can to make a donation
of £2 to cover the costs of the visit. Please put your donation into
the second collection at Mass. We know what usually comes in so over the next
few weeks anything additional will be sent off.
LEGION OF MARY
The Legion
of Mary meets
weekly and prays for the parish. The members visit the sick and house-bound.
The Legion can always do with new male and female members giving as much or
as little time as they can afford. Speak to Canon
Matt or any of the members.
AUTUMN EVENTS AT SMITHSTONE HOUSE
Details of spirituality evenings, scripture study afternoons and so on are
on the notice board.
VISITORS
Are you visiting us for Mass? Please know that you are very welcome. During
the 10.00 am Mass 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 10.00 am Mass, tea, coffee cakes and buns are available in the
Parish Centre. At all of our weekend Masses, we have a second collection for
our Parish Centre debt.
SAINT
ANNE'S GUILD
Saint
Anne's Guild meets fortnightly on Tuesdays at 7.00 pm.
Ot is open to all women in the parish and beyond. Speak to any of the members
and feel free to join any of the meetings.
CANON
MATT HOLIDAY
Canon
Matt left for a holiday on Monday 6 and will be back on Thursday
23 September. There will be several family baptisms in America. The holiday
was booked before the Pope’s visit was announced! Canon
Matt is going to Rome in October with Cardinal O’Brien to celebrate
the Cardinal’s twenty-five years as a Bishop and the Canon’s big birthday.
Father
Gabriel
will be in residence, Father Graeme Bell of St Mary’s, Saltcoats and Father
Martin Poland of Saint John's, Stevenston will be available and Father John
Kinsler will be here over two weekends. Who else needs four to replace him?
The Parish Office will be staffed as usual.
PARISH LOURDES GROUP - SOCIAL EVENING
The Parish Lourses Group is holding a Social Evening on Saturday 25 September
from 7.30 to 11.30pm in Parish Centre for adults only. The entertainment includes
a quiz, supper, raffle, sing-song and bar. Tickets cost £5 from Committee
Members or 469006. We would appreciate your support and help to take a sick
pilgrim to Lourdes in next year's Diocesan Pilgrimage by attending the Social
Evening and enjoying a night out at the same time. Tickets are on sale after
all Masses this weekend in the Church porch or the Parish Centre foyer. Many
thanks.
50/50 CLUB
The 50/50 Club is an important fund raiser for the parish. If you would like
to join, please contact the promoter on 01294 469006. Congratulations to September’s
winners who each receive £25. They are 23 Lorraine Stevenson, 115 Pat
Dixon, Karen Brodie and 133 Maira Laird.
SAINT VINCENT DE
PAUL SOCIETY
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul would like to invite any interested
person over eighteen years of age to join Saint Peter’s Conference and take
part in the work of the Society in making contact with and assisting those
who need help or support in the local Community of Ardrossan. This involves
attending the weekly meeting on a Monday evening which lasts about one hour,
taking a turn in assisting with the box collection after Sunday Masses and
visiting those who have requested assistance normally in twos no more than
one hour during the week. If you feel you may be able to help with this work,
please give your name and telephone number to any member of the Society. Thank
you for your help.
BROWNIES AND GUIDES FAMILY BINGO
The Brownies and Guides are having a Family Bingo Night on Thursday 23 September
in aid of Saint Peter’s. Tickets cost £3 for a half book, suitable for
children, and £6 for a full book. Doors open at 6.30 pm for a 7.00 pm
start. Any donations of raffle prizes would be very much appreciated. Everyone
is welcome to come along.
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.