BULLETIN
23
DECEMBER 2012
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT IN YEAR 3
CANON
MATT WISHES EVERYONE A HAPPY CHRISTMAS.
CHURCH
SERVICES
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Saturday
22 December
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Mass
at 10.00 am for Janet Chapman and Gwen Body |
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Sunday
23 December
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Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
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Monday 24 December
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No Mass at 10.00 am First Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for Nora Moore and Joyce Feeney Second Vigil Mass at 8.30 pm for Margaret McAuliffe, Mattie Stevenson and Alex Fitzpatrick |
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Tuesday
25 December
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Mass of Christmas Day at 11.00 am for Mark Shanks and Janie McGonigle |
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Wednesday
26 December
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Feast of Saint Stephen |
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Thursday
27 December
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Feast
of Saint John |
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Friday
28 December
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Feast
of The Holy Innocents Mass at 10.00 am for Annie Farmer Baptism after Mass of Aoife Rose McLaughlin |
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Saturday
29 December
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Mass
at 10.00 am for Arturo and Cosimo Farro |
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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
The Parish Centre is closed this wek.
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Mattie Stevenson, Josephine Kerber, Christine Rooney and
Anne Warden neé McNamara (Australia, formerly of
Ardrossan) who died recently;
Peggy Hamilton, Patrick McLaughlin 1998, Mereno Berti 2003, Sister
Anne Delahunt 2011, Peggy McLaughlan 2006,
Bessie Delahunt 2006, Tom McKay, Bessie O'Rourke 2005, Jessie
Brown 1975, Tom Finn 1993,
Anne-Marie Jenkins 2005, Sister Mary McCann, Isobel O'Hare Rae
2004, Patrick Quinn 1969, Margaret Shanks 1966,
Margaret Clarkson 2003, Molly Cosgrove 1994, Catherine McEvoy
2009, Arthur Robertson, Arturo Farro 1994,
Rose Murphy 2009, Thomas O'Connell 1957, May Shanks 1990, Patrick
Cahill 2010, Frances Kilbane 1979 and
Mary Dorian Stirling 1999 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.
SUNDAY MASS TIMES
Sunday Mass times
in Saint Peter's are 5.30 pm Vigil and 10.30 am. Sunday
Mass times in other local parishes can be
seen here.
CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES
Christmas Mass times are:
Here - Vigil 5.30 pm and 8.30 pm then 11.00 am on Christmas
morning
Saint
Mary's, Saltcoats - Vigil 6.00 pm and 9.00 pm then 10.00 am on
Christmas morning
Saint John’s, Stevenston - Vigil 6.00 pm and midnight
then 10.00 am on Christmas morning
NEW YEAR'S DAY MASS TIMES
There will be a New Year's Day Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm and another on New Year's
Day at 11.00 am. The Masses will be offered for the thirty-seven of our parishioners
who died this year; for the twenty couples who were married this year and
for the fifty-one children and adults who were baptised during the year.
CANON MATT
The Parish Office is closed this week but Canon
Matt is in residence. Anything that can keep, should keep.
Thanks. Canon
Matt hopes to get away for a few days from 8 to 17 January.
Father John McLean and Monsignor Dan Hart will supply. Mass times will be
in the bulletin but you may have to do without weekday Mass. Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - I just need a break!
COMBONI MISSIONARIES CALENDARS
Father John Clark and helpers from the Comboni Missionaries (Verona Fathers)
are here with their calendars.
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 £597.34 - 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 £292.40
- 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. Recent donations of £35 bring the total
to £4644.50. This will offset the painting of the Church but we still
have a fair bit more to do.
READERS
Next weekend's readers are Celia Andrew at 5.30
pm and Robert Cooper at 10.30 am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 2 at 5.30 pm and Group 5 at
10.30 am.
SUNDAY TEAS
There will be no Sunday teas this weekend and the next two weekends.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
The Children's Liturgy restarts on 13 January.
SAINT
PETER'S CD OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC
A compact disc of Christmas Music by the children of Saint Peter’s Primary
School Choir is on sale at the stall for £5.00. Proceeds go to the school
with a donation to the Church.
STALL
Christmas cards, Christmas candles and other small gifts are available from
the stall.
BURNS SUPPER
Some tickets are still available for the Burns Supper which will take place
in the Parish Centre on Saturday 26 January 2013 at 7.00 pm. Patrons are asked
to be seated by 6.50 pm. The Chief Executive Officer of the General Teaching
Council for Scotland, Tony Finn, will deliver The Immortal Memory. The Reverend
Sandy Montgomerie of Saint Andrew's Scottish Episcopal Church, Ardrossan will
propose the Toast to the Lassies and Anne Clarke formerly of North Ayrshire
Council will reply. Other participants are Canon
Matt,
Bill Andrew, Michael McCulloch, George McGrattan, Stephen Quigg and Ciaran
Sinclair. Tickets cost £12.50 and should 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.
DIOCESAN
PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
The Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes is form Monday 8 July to Monday 15 July
2013, flying from Prestwick. All inclusive prices are from £679 per
person sharing. Full details are available from Joe Walsh Tours on 0141 530
5060 or info@JoeWalshTours.ie.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We acknowledge £100 from the Saint Vincent
de Paul Society for the use of a meeting room through the year; £100
from a parishioner; and £20 and £5 for the Building Fund.
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.
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.
YEAR OF FAITH
An adult education course for the Year of Faith will be held in Saint Bride’s,
West Kilbride on some Thursday evenings from 7.30 to 9.00 pm. The next session
on 24 January 2013 is A Modern Church in a Modern World by Dr Theodora Hawksley.
A leaflet is available. 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. 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.
AN EVENING WITH HENRIK LARSSON
Canon
Matt has two £100 tickets for a Dinner and Evening
with Henrik Larsson in the Thistle Hotel, Glasgow on Saturday 5 January 2013.
The tickets are being raffled as a pair. There are only sixty chances at £10
for Church funds. There is a sheet at the stall with only six tickets left.
50/50 CLUB
Many thanks to all our members who have supported the Club over many years.
Our Sign-Up Sunday is on 20 January 2013 when members have the opportunity
to renew their membership and we welcome any new members who wish to join
at this time by contacting the Promoter, Myriame Sammons on 469006.
VISITORS
Are you visiting us for Mass? Please know that you are very welcome. During
the 10.30 am Mass outwith holidays, 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 10.30 am Mass, tea, coffee cakes and
buns are available in the Parish Centre. At both of our weekend Masses, we
have a second collection for our Parish Centre debt.
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.
THANKS
Grateful thanks to Saint Clare for favours received. May the Sacred Heart
of Jesus be praised, adored and glorified and loved today and every day throughout
the world, Amen. DJ
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.