BULLETIN 20
FEBRUARY 2011
SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF YEAR 1
CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
19 February
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Mass at 10.00 am for Robert Cambridge Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Kelly Smith |
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Sunday
20 February
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Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am for the congregation |
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Monday 21 February
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Mass at 10.00 am for Lilli McCulloch |
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Tuesday
22 February
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Mass at 10.00 am for Joseph Farrell |
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Wednesday
23 February
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Mass at 10.00 am for Ann Pompilii |
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Thursday
24 February
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Mass at 7.00 pm for Michael and Mary McManus |
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Friday
25 February
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Mass at 10.00 am for Oonagh McVeigh |
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Saturday
26 February
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Mass at 10.00 am for Gerry Colgan Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for James Burns |
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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
19 February
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7.00 pm | Private Function |
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Sunday
20 February
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11.00
am |
Tea
and Coffee after Mass |
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Monday 21 February
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9.30
to 11.30 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
22 February
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11.00
am 2.00 pm 6.30 to 9.00 pm 7.30 to 8.30 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
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Wednesday
23 February
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6.00
to 7.00 pm 7.00 pm |
Karate |
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Thursday
24 February
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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
25 February
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9.30 to 11.30 am | Parents and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Jim Burns formerly of our parish, Sadie McAloon of our parish,
Oonagh McVeigh of our parish, Alan Carrick (Newcastle),
Gerry Colgan and Joseph Farrell (Glasgow) who died recently;
George Monaghan 2004, Patsy McDonald 1993, Guilia Marchetti
1998, Justine McAllister 2000, Brian O'Reilly 1993,
Mary McCluskey 1980, Bessie Murphy 2008, Margaret Mary Adamson
2005, John Bell 2008, Brian Griffin 1980,
Father James Coyle 1975, Betty Lowe 2008, Maureen McIlhatton
1993, Canon Michael O'Connor 1966, James Smith 1986,
Agnes Delahunt 1944, Elizabeth Delahunt 1976, William John Dorian
1935 and John Moore 2000
whose
anniversaries occur at this time and those who are sick.
Information for the anniversary
list is appreciated.
SACRAMENT OF FORGIVENESS
The Sacrament of Forgiveness is available at any suitable time as well as
from 4.30 pm before the Vigil Mass on Saturday evenings.
OFFERTORY COLLECTION
Last weekend's Offertory collection amounted to £641.99 - 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 £311.75
- many thanks. Each month we pay off our Parish Centre debt by £3000.
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.
COLLECTION ENVELOPES
Would you like collection envelopes for the coming year? Please contact the
Parish Office on 464063 or add your name to the list at the stall. Standing
Orders made through your bank are handier. Forms are available. If you pay
tax and sign a Gift Aid form then the Church is entitled to the tax paid on
your contributions. We apply and it is paid directly to the Church. You need
do nothing except sign a form. Could you consider putting a little bit more
in your collection? A new form is 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.
SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR THE CHURCH STUDENT FUND
There will be a special collection next weekend for the Church Student Fund.
Gift Aid envelopes are available at the back of the church.
WILLS
Would you consider remembering Saint Peter's in your will?
READERS
Next
weekend's readers are Elsie Brodie at 5.30 pm, Annie Watt
at 10.00 am and Marade Griffin at 12 noon.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 2 at 5.30 pm, Group 5 at 10.00
am and Group 6 at 12 noon.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Kathleen Chapman’s team.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
Next Sunday's Children's Liturgy helpers are Claire Sweenie and Helen Pengilley
for the pre-5s, Maria Paterson and Michelle Morton for primaries 1 and 2,
Andrena Hughes and Lorraine Cullinane for primary 3 and Michelle Millar and
Kerry Scott for primary 4.
PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
The parish pilgrimage to Lourdes will be from Monday 4 to Friday 8 July 2011.
The costs are £413 for bed and breakfast, £448 for half board
and £490 for full board. We need to get and pay for a coach to and from
Manchester but there will be direct flights to and from Lourdes. This involves
an early start from Ardrossan. Anyone interested in joining the Group or who
would like to know more details, please contact Harry Sammons or phone 01294
469006. Booking forms are available now.
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
The diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes will be from 4 to 11 July 2011, flying
from Prestwick. Full details are on the poster and booking forms are available.
BURNS SUPPER
Very many thanks to all who made the Burns Supper such a splendid evening.
Pictures of the event can be seen on the Burns
Supper page on www.SaintPeterInChains.net.
ADULT FAITH FORMATION
"What is the meaning and purpose of the Church? The role of Catholicism
in the world today.” A study day, led by Father
Stephen McGrattan in Saint John’s Church Cumnock, will
be held on Saturday 5 March from 11.30 am to 3.00 pm. Bring a packed lunch.
For more information, telephone 01557 330687.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
A World Day of Prayer service will be held in Saint Peter’s on Friday 4 March
2011 at 2.30 pm. Everyone is welcome and we would appreciate a good turnout.
Thanks.
PARISH ACCOUNTS
Canon
Matt hopes to present the Parish Accounts at Mass in the
next couple of weeks. We early balanced the books this year but only by using
money set aside for maintaining our buildings and expenditure was higher than
income. We are badly falling behind on maintenance. Every rain storm brings
up more leaks in the tower and where there are flat roofs. The windows on
the sea side present a real problem and need work done soon. We will need
to do some fund-raising. To cover shortfalls in the diocesan expenditure,
we have been asked to give 20% of our income instead of 15%. I have questioned
this steep increase at a time when everyone is hurting financially and said
that I cannot hope to increase our collection income to cover this. I’ll keep
you posted. Every month we pay £3000 for the debt on the Parish Centre
plus £1250 for the 15% levy. This increase plus an annual levy of £1500
for the Retired Priests Fund would see us having to give the diocese another
£500 a month - a total of £4750 per month out of our ordinary
income. It cannot be done!
CLOTHING APPEAL
A group of eighteen children from the Ukraine is coming to Ayrshire from 27
February to 27 March. Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline is looking for new pyjamas,
underwear and socks for boys and girls aged between 9 and 14. If anyone has
anything to donate or would be interested in hosting children from Belarus
or Ukraine, please contact Michael or Lisa Lafferty or phone 01294 461234
or 07813 650411.
VISIT FROM BELARUS
A call from a convent in Minsk, Belarus, asked if a nun from the Orthodox
convent could visit for the 10.00 am Mass on Tuesday and offer for sale some
devotional articles made in the convent. Sheer curiosity made me agree. I
have no idea what the visit will entail. Tuesday will tell!
HCPT - THE PILGRIMAGE TRUST RACE NIGHT
HCPT Group 207’s Annual Race Night will be held on Friday 4 March in the Civic
Centre, Ardrossan. The first race starts at 8.00 pm. Please help our local
children to enjoy a fun week in Lourdes this Easter. For tickets or donations,
please contact Esther Coulter or Josephine Coulter phone or phone 464692 or
602179. Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us.
STALL
Come and take a look at the new selections of pamphlets and books available
at the stall.
REDUNDANT MOBILE PHONES AND COPIER CARTRIDGES
Redundant mobile phones and copier cartridges are required by the pupils of
Saint Matthew’s Academy who can turn them into good money for charity. There
is a box in the porch.
SPARE WOOL REQUIRED
The Knitting Group at Barony Saint John’s Church meets on Wednesday mornings
from 10.30 am to 12 noon. The group knits for various good causes and asks
if anyone has any spare wool. The odd ball is often useful. For more information,
please contact Fiona Liddell or phone 462504. Thank you.
SPECIAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION GROUP (SPRED)
SPRED meets in Saint John’s Parish Hall, Stevenston on Wednesday evenings
from 7.00 to 9.00 pm. If you know anyone who may be interested or would benefit
from the SPRED group, please contact Liz Petrie at the SPRED Centre, Queen
Margaret Academy, Ayr on 01292 263196 or 01294 467296.
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.
MARY'S
MEALS,
SCOTTISH
CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL AID FUND
AND THE MISSIONARY SOCIETIES
These charities are always in need of any help you can give them.
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.
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
The Saint Vincent de Paul Society
meets weekly, assists with the passkeeping and collecting duties in
Church and runs a telephone helpline for those in financial difficulty. To
ensure its survival, the Society urgently requires new male and female members.
You must be over 18. The work is difficult. There are many people in our parish
and community who require assistance with finance, advice and encouragement.
“The harvest is great, but the labourers few.” Please speak to Canon
Matt or any of the members.
SAINT
ANNE'S GUILD
Saint
Anne's Guild meets weekly on a Tuesday at 7.00 pm. It 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.
IGNATIAN PRAYER GROUP
Each month, the Ignatian Prayer Group meets on the first Wednesday at 7.30
pm, the second Tuesday at 7.30 pm and the last Tuesday at 2.00 pm.
SOUNDS OF PRAISE
There will be an evening of traditional and contemporary Christian Music led
by a dedicated choir and featuring Alistair MacDonald in Ayr Town Hall on
Saturday 19 February at 7.0 pm. It will be presented by West Sound Radio in
aid of Cash for Kids. Tickets cost £10 but £7.50 before the end
of January. They are available from West Sound Radio, 54 Holmston Road, Ayr.
Details are on the poster.
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.