BULLETIN
14
OCTOBER 2012
TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 2
CHURCH
SERVICES
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Saturday
13 October
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Mass
at 10.00 am for Isabella Farrell |
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Sunday
14 October
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Sunday
Mass at 10.00 am for the congregation |
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Monday 15 October
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Memorial of Saint Teresa Mass at 10.00 am for a special intention |
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Tuesday
16 October
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Mass at 10.00 am for Ellen Vance and Bruce McLeod |
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Wednesday
17 October
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Memorial of Saint Ignatius of Antioch |
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Thursday
18 October
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Feast
of Saint Luke |
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Friday
19 October
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Requiem Mass at 10.00 am for Kirsty Bell |
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Saturday
20 October
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Mass
at 10.00 am for a special intention |
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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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Sunday
14 October
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11.00
am |
Tea
and Coffee after Mass |
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Monday 15 October
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Tuesday
16 October
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11.00
am 6.30 to 9.00 pm 7.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 8.30 pm |
Legion
of Mary |
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Wednesday
17 October
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7.00
to 8.00 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Zumba Cardio 40 Toning |
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Thursday
18 October
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6.00
to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Brownies |
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Friday
19 October
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1.00 pm | Private Function |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Kirsty Bell of our parish, Bernard Boyce (Dad of Father
John Boyce), John Goan of our parish, Maureen Mulhern,
Russ Otto (California), Bruce McLeod and Agnes Fitzpatrick
(Blantyre) who died recently;
Bruce Gallacher 1995, Robert Ireland 2008, James
McKay 1992, John McGowan 2002, John McPolin 1944,
Hannah Burns 2002, Dan Donnelly 1941, Jim Sullivan 2005, Alistair
Aitken 1995, Agnes Anderson 2001,
Mary McAtee 2006, Margaret McHugh 2002, Michael McManus 1961,
Michael Monaghan 1936,
Alistair Aitken 1995, John Dorian 2009, Cameron McCallum 2010,
David McHugh 1967 and
Patrick McQuade 1998 whose anniversaries occur at this time and
those who are sick.
If a member of your family or a friend is sick, please let us know and
give us the details. Father Chambers (01563 533587)
is the chaplain to Crosshouse Hospital and Canon Keegans (01292 263488) is
the chaplain to Ayr Hospital. The priest on
call can be contacted through the ward.
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 £768.38 - 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 £325.88
- 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
Gift Aid is a vital source of income. All that is needed is that you pay tax.
You simply declare that you give funds to the Church. We do the rest. Why
not sign a form today? We get back an extra 25p for every £1 you give
the Church in your weekly collection or by way of a donation. There is no
need to cancel or renew it. We simply claim in the income we receive.
WILLS
Would you consider remembering Saint Peter's in your will?
CHURCH REPAIRS
The help you give for Church repairs by dropping in a white envelope from
time to time is invaluable. We are in the process of getting estimates for
the painting of the Church. Recent donations of £190 bring the total
to £3944.50.
READERS
Next weekend's readers are Celia Andrew at 5.30
pm, Angela Body at 10.00 am and Ronnie Cairns at 12 noon.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 2 at 5.30 pm, Group 4 at 10.00
am and Group 6 at 12 noon.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Sharon McLaughlin’s team.
MISSION SUNDAY
Sunday 21 October is Mission Sunday. There will be a special collection for
Missio at all Masses.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
Next Sunday's Children's Liturgy helpers are Emma Paterson and Elissa Millar
for the pre-5s, Yvette Thorpe and Geraldine Butcher and Maria Paterson for
primaries 1, 2 and 3 and Frances Gemmell and Gayle Paterson for primary 4.
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
Instead of local Christmas cards this year, would you be interested in taking
a 'greetings square' in a supplement to the Sunday Bulletin? A sample is available
at the stall. In exchange for a donation to Church funds, we could publish
your greetings to friends in the parish. We could take about sixty and would
publish it for two weeks before Christmas. Envelopes for your message and
a donation are available at the stall.
SUNDAY MASS TIMES
The Dean, Canon Martin Poland, will issue a letter explaining why we need
to make changes and giving the times for Mass in each of the parishes in the
Deanery - Irvine, Kilwinning, Dalry, Beith, Kilbirnie, Stevenston, Saltcoats,
Ardrossan, West Kilbride, Largs and Millport. For us, the partnership with
Saltcoats, Stevenston, and Kilwinning is the most obvious arrangement. The
Mass times have to reflect a smaller number of priests and a drop in Mass
attendance on a regular basis while safeguarding each individual parish. Times
require to enable one priest to cover for another.
YOUTH
FOR LOURDES 2013
Application forms for the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes in July 2013 are
now available. For more information, please see the poster in the porch or
contact the Parish Office.
LAPEL CROSSES
Cardinal O’Brien called on all Catholics to 'wear a cross with pride' these
days. We have a few lapel crosses available at the stall.
YEAR
OF FAITH
Pope Benedict has called on all Catholics to celebrate a Year of Faith from
October 2012 to October 2013. It is a time to renew our faith by prayer, by
studying our faith and by renewed charity. It is something we can all do both
privately and publically. Our country has lost its faith and its way. We each
must play our part in renewing faith in God’s goodness and His word. There
will be a Year of Faith Diocesan Opening Mass in Saint Margaret's Cathedral,
Ayr at 3.00 pm this Sunday. The Year of Faith National Opening Mass will be
held in Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral, Motherwell at 3.00 pm on Sunday 4
November. The Year of Faith Diary is available at the stall. It runs from
October 2012 to October 2013 and will be useful. It costs £2.95. To
mark the Year of Faith, the Bishops of Scotland have set up a special website
and social media feeds to help us learn about all that is happening at local,
national and international level and to assist us to grow in faith during
this time of grace. The address is www.YearOfFaithScotland.com
In addition, special services will be provided via Facebook and Twitter, offering
news, points for reflection and ideas on how to mark the Year of Faith. Please
consider following www.facebook.com/yearoffaithscotland
and www.twitter.com/scotyearoffaith.
SCOTTISH CHURCHES STARTER PACKS
Starter Packs is an initiative of the Scottish Churches organised locally
by Women's Aid. When people are allocated a house, they very often don’t have
the basic necessities and many tenancies fail as a result. This initiative
tries to provide a starter pack. There is a leaflet explaining our part in
it.
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
There will be a Remembrance Day Service in the Evangelical Union Church, Ardrossan
at 1.00 pm.
CEMETERY MASS
The annual Mass in the Cemetery for the parishioners of Ardrossan and Saltcoats
will be held on Sunday 18 November at 2.00 pm.
SAINT MARY'S LOURDES GROUP
Saint Mary’s Lourdes Group is hosting a Sunday Roast Lunch in Saint Mary’s
Church Hall, Saltcoats at 1.00 pm - after 12 o’clock Mass on Sunday 21 October.
Tickets cost £5 with all proceeds going the Saint Mary’s Lourdes Group.
For more information or tickets, please contact Jean on 467165 or Sadie on
602442 as soon as possible so that the number to be catered for is known.
All are welcome.
50/50 CLUB
We thank the 50/50 Club members for
their continued support of the 50/50 Club and the parish of Saint Peter in
Chains. If you would
like the chance to win a prize and help the parish at the same time then join
the 50/50 Club and contact the Promoter M Sammons on 01294 469006 now.
RAINBOWS
AND BROWNIES THANKS
A very big thank you to Monday night Rainbows and Brownies for the £600
raised at their recent sponsored disco and donated to the Parish Centre.
PARISH LOURDES GROUP CHORAL EVENING
Thanks to all those who attended the evening. £400 was raised.
ITALIAN NIGHT
There will be an Italian Night with Paolo and Angela on Saturday 17 November.
Tickets costing £12.50 ae available from the Parish Office.
PAPAL BLESSINGS
Papal Blessings for a wedding, wedding anniversary or a special birthday can
be ordered at the stall. The price of the parchment and postage has gone up
drastically. We now have to ask £40 for the Blessing. 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.
NOVENA CANDLES AND GRAVE CANDLES
There is a nice selection of Novena and Grave Candles available at the stall.
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.
USED PRINTER CARTRIDGES AND OLD MOBILE PHONES
There is now a large green box in the foyer of the Parish Centre and a small
box at the stall where you can place all old printer cartridges and mobile
phones for us to recycle. Through recycling these we can raise some much needed
funds. Thanks.
ADVERTISER SUPPORT
Our advertisers would welcome your support. We are grateful for their continuing
sponsorship. We are grateful for the support of Mr and Mrs Sohal, Nisa Stores,
Glasgow Street for the weekly donation of tea, coffee and milk for the Sunday
teas.
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.