BULLETIN                                15 JANUARY 2012

SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 2

 

CHURCH SERVICES

Saturday 14 January 
Mass at 10.00 am for Christmas intentions
Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm Betty Freeman
Sunday 15 January 

Sunday Mass at 10.00 am for Betty Freeman
Sunday Mass at 12 noon for the congregation and Jack Collins

Monday 16 January 
Mass at 10.00 am for Maeve Collins
Tuesday 17 January 

Feast of Saint Anthony
Mass at 10.00 am for Edward McIntosh

Wednesday 18 January 

Mass at 10.00 am for Jane Gallagher

Thursday 19 January 

Vigil of the Deceased for Kathleen Brown at 6.00 pm
Mass at 7.00 pm for Sister Anne Delahunt and Jim Brodie

Friday 20 January 
Requiem Mass at 10.00 am for Kathleen Brown
Saturday 21 January 
Feast of Saint Agnes
Mass at 10.00 am for Janet Chapman and Hugh McShane
Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Davie and Bridget McGhee, Eamon Lennon and June Doherty

The Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries as early as you can. Thanks.
Any changes to the above times caused, for example, by a funeral will be notified on the home page of this website.


PARISH CENTRE EVENTS

Sunday 15 January 

11.00 am
12 noon

Tea and Coffee after Mass
Karate

Monday 16 January 
9.30 to 11.30 am
5.30 to 6.30 pm
6.30 to 8.00 pm
7.00 to 9.00 pm
Parents and Toddlers
Rainbows
Brownies
Saint Vincent de Paul Society
Tuesday 17 January 
11.00 am
7.30 to 8.30 pm

Legion of Mary
Keep Fit

Wednesday 18 January 
6.00 pm to 7.00 pm
7.00 pm to 8.00 pm
8.00 pm to 8.45 pm

Karate
Zumba Fitness
Bokwa - new

Thursday 19 January 
1.30 to 3.00 pm
5.00 to 9.00 pm
6.00 to 7.30 pm
7.30 to 9.00 pm
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Dancing Class
Brownies
Guides
Friday 20 January 
9.30 to 11.30 am

Parents and Toddlers

PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
   Joseph Whitters (East Kilbride), Ann Toal (Lanarkshire), Bridget McGhee (mother of Father Eddie),
   Margaret Friel (Saltcoats) and Kathleen Brown of our parish who died recently;
   Mary Coulter 1978, Elizabeth Walsh 2005, David Gallagher 2011, Theresa McDermott 2000, George Agostini 2006,
   Janis McSkimming 2010, James Murray 1972, Rena Scullion 2008, Canon Michael Farrington 2009,
   Margaret McLaughlan 2005, Thelma Carrick 2005, Annie Boyle O'Hare 1967, Mary Catherine Teggart 1999,
   Thomas West 2005, Bessie Brown 1982, Peggy Gray 2010, Addie Hissey 2009, Margaret McMillan 2009,
   Margaret Jane Brennan 1964 and Betty Kelly 2011 whose anniversaries occur at this time and those who are sick.
If deceased members of your family are not on our anniversary list, please tell Canon Matt
, the parish office or contact
WebsiteAuthor@SaintPeterinChains.net.


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 £764.35 - many thanks. We are grateful for your generous support of the parish and the diocese to which we pay a monthly levy of £1250.

JUSTICE AND PEACE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the
Bishops’ Justice and Peace Office amounted to £394.45 - 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 Katrina Pollock at 5.30 pm, Angela Body at 10.00 am and Alfie Agostini at 12 noon.

ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 1 at 5.30 pm, Group 3 at 10.00 am and Group 7 at 12 noon.

CHILDREN'S LITURGY
Next Sunday's Children's Liturgy helpers are Helen Pengilley and Michelle Morton for the pre-5s, Emma Paterson and Yvette Thorpe for primaries 1 and 2, Jacqueline Smith and Michelle Millar for primary 3 and Julie Coldwell and Sharon McLaughlin for Primary 4.

SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Maria Hilferty's team.

DOM CHARLES
Dom Charles OCR, a Ugandan Cistercian Abbot presently staying in the Cistercian Monastery at Portglenone, Northern Ireland, will visit us from Monday 9 till Tuesday 31 January. Dom Charles was a friend of
Father Gabriel. Canon Matt will be away from home from Tuesday 10 till Thursday 19 January. Father John Kinsler will say the Sunday Masses on the weekend of 15 and 16 January.

BURNS SUPPER
The Burns Supper will take place in the Parish Centre on Saturday 28 January 2012 at 7.00 pm and patrons are asked to be seated by 6.50 pm. Ardrossan-born Laurence Macintyre MBE shown below top left, former Chief Superintendent of Strathclyde Police, will deliver The Immortal Memory. Jim Fegan, shown below top middle, former Head Teacher of Saint Andrew's Academy, Saltcoats, will propose the Toast to the Lassies and our parishioner and cantor, Monica Taylor shown below top right, will reply. Other participants are Bill Andrew shown below middle left, Canon Matt shown below middle right, George McGrattan and Michael McCulloch shown below bottom left, Robin Reid shown below bottom middle and Ciaran Sinclair shown below bottom right. Tickets cost £12.50 and must be booked in advance though the Parish Office on 01294 464063. Patrons can request group seating arrangements to be with friends. Vegetarian meals are available with notice as an alternative to the traditional Burns Supper main course. More than seventy places have now gone so get your tickets now. More details can be seen on the Burns Supper page of www.SaintPeterInChains.net.




CHURCH HEATING
The help you are giving to pay for the new boiler is very, very useful. The brown envelope donations of £20+ - and gift-aided if you can - is certainly easing the pain. Some fundraising by parish groups would be a great help. Brown envelope donations of £560 bring the total to £8594. We are getting there!


PILGRIMAGE TRUST RAFFLE
The Christmas Raffle with all proceeds going to HCPT - The Pilgrimage Trust Group 207 and the Special Religious Education (SPRED) Group was drawn last Sunday and raised £100 which will be spilt equally between the two charities. Thank you to all who contributed.

GALLOWAY LOURDES HOSPITALITÉ
The annual general meeting of the Lourdes Hospitalité is in Ardrossan this year on Sunday 19 February. There is Mass for the Sick with the Sacrament of the Anointing of the sick at 3.30 pm followed by the meeting and tea in the Hall. All are welcome.

50/50 CLUB - SIGN-UP SUNDAY - 22 JANUARY 2012
50/50 Club members have the opportunity to renew their membership of £15 for 2012 after all Masses next weekend in the Parish Centre foyer. New members are very welcome to join at this time. There will be an Early Bird Bonus Draw for all members who have renewed before the end of January. We thank our members for their continued support of the parish and a special thanks to our collectors who are collecting now in your area. Please contact the promoter, Mrs Myriame Sammons or telephone 469006 if you need a collector to call.

REGISTRATION OF INFANT BEGINNERS AT SAINT PETER’S PRIMARY SCHOOL
Children who attain the age of five years between 1 March 2012 and 28 February 2013 should be registered for education during the week commencing Monday 16 January 2012. Arrangements for registration will be by appointment during the following times:
  Monday 16 January - 11.10 to 11.50 am and 2.00 to 2.35 pm
  Thursday 19 January - 9.30 to 10.00 am, 11.10 to 11.50 am and 1.45 to 2.35 pm
  Friday 20 January - 9.30 to 10.00 am, 11.10 to 11.50 am and 1.45 to 2.3 5pm
Please call in person or by telephone on 01294 462554 to arrange an appointment. Birth Certificate and Baptismal Certificate where appropriate should be presented at time of registration.

DAMAGE IN THE BIG STORM
We sustained a lot of storm damage to the house, Church, parish centre and tower during the recent storm. Repairs may take some time and most of the cost will be carried by our insurance company. Like everyone else, we will have to find some of the cost ourselves.

PAPAL BLESSINGS
Papal Blessings for a wedding, wedding anniversary or a special birthday can be ordered at the stall. The cost of the parchment and postage is about £30. Please leave plenty of time.

NEW MISSAL
New Missals containing the new Rite are now available at the stall £7.99 or £9.99.

LARGE PRINT MASS BOOKS
Mass Books in Polish are available from the stall. Sunday Readings in most European languages can be printed from the parish website.

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.

CHERNOBYL CHILDREN'S LIFELINE
There will be a group of sixteen children coming from the Ukraine to Ayrshire from 20 February to 19 March. We are in need of new pyjamas, underwear and socks for boys and girls aged 9 to 14. A charity ceilidh in aid of Chernobyl Children’s Lifeline will be held in the Seamill Hydro, West Kilbride on Saturday 4 February from 7.30pm to 12.30 am. Ticket costing £20 include supper, Irish bingo ticket and a complimentary drink. All are welcome. If you have anything to donate, would be interested in finding out more about the charity or attending the ceilidh please contact Michael or Lisa Lafferty on 461234 or 07813 650411. Thanks.

SACRAMENTS OF CONFIRMATION AND FIRST COMMUNION
We have chosen three Sundays this year because of the number of children being presented for the Sacraments of Confirmation and First Communion. The dates are Sundays 13, 20 and 27 May. There is a list of the three dates at the back of the Church. Please fill in your preferred Sunday. I would hope for about ten children each Sunday because of available room in the Church, but the choice is completely yours as parents and guardians. Please remember that you can alter your choice if the circumstances change. Just be sure to let me know.

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.