BULLETIN 5
MAY 2013
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER IN YEAR 3
CHURCH
SERVICES
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Saturday
4 May
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Mass
at 10.00 am for Ellen Carberry |
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Sunday
5 May
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Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
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Monday 6 May
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Mass at 10.00 am for Jim McCauley |
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Tuesday
7 May
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No
Mass in Saint Peter's |
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Wednesday
8 May
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Mass at 10.00 am for Ellen Carbery and Helen Brown by Father Kinsler |
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Thursday
9 May
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Mass
at 10.00 am for the Brady and Hilferty families |
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Friday
10 May
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Mass at 10.00 am for Andrew Dougan |
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Saturday
11 May
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Mass
at 10.00 am for Father Peter Dolan |
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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
5 May
|
11.30
am |
Tea
and Coffee after Mass |
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Monday 6 May
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Tuesday
7 May
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9.00
to 11.00 am 11.00 am 6.30 to 8.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilition |
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Wednesday
8 May
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7.30 pm |
Parish Lourdes Group Bingo |
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Thursday
9 May
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4.00
to 8.15 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Dancing
Class |
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Friday
10 May
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9.30
to 11.30 am 12 noon |
Parents
and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Patricia McVeigh of our parish and Charles Lynch (Greenock)
who died recently;
Mary Barclay 2009, Kathleen Findlay 1996, William Hilferty 1943,
Harry Hissey 1976, Robert Hunter 1956,
John, Irene and Patrick McKelvey, James McEvoy 1964, Helen McGee,
Patrick McGuire, Patricia McPadden 2004,
Robert Stewart 2002, Jean Agostini 1978, Josephine Brady 1953,
Josephine Cunningham 2000, Margaret Long 1999,
Margaret O’Neill 2009, Margaret Stevens 2007, Annie Hilferty
1959, Simon Smyth 2001, Joe Moran 2008,
Elizabeth Hendry 1987, Frank Nils Matthews 2003, Josephine Mulligan
2008 and Angela Murray 1991
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.
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 £763.27 - 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 £328.26
- many thanks.
CHURCH REPAIRS
The help you give for Church repairs by dropping in a white envelope from
time to time is invaluable. We have a continuing task in keeping the Church
wind and watertight.
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
The Inland Revenue now requires us to use a new style of Gift Aid form. These
are available at the back of the Church. If you pay tax, please complete the
new form and return it to the box provided. This allows us to provide the
additional information required on the Gift Aid claim. 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?
READERS
Next weekend's readers are Pauline Taylor at 5.30
pm and Alfie Agostini at 10.30 am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 2 at at 5.30
pm and Group 5 at 10.30 am.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Sharon McLaughlin’s
team.
CHILDREN'S LITURGY
Next Sunday's Children's Liturgy helpers are Geraldine Butcher and Kimberley
Boyd for the pre-5s and Emma Paterson, Frances Gemmell and Gayle Paterson
for primaries 1, 2 and 3.
Next Sunday is First Communion and Confirmation Sunday for primary 4.
COLLECTION ENVELOPES
The new sets of collections envelopes are now available at the stall.
THINKING ABOUT DIOCESAN PRIESTHOOD?
A retreat for enquirers who would like to know more about the Diocesan Priesthood
will take place from 6.00 pm on Friday 31 May until 2.00 pm on Saturday 1
June in the Conforti Institute, Coatbridge. There are currently four men taking
part in the Seminary Applicants Year who will also take part. Join them and
explore whether Priesthood is for you. The contact for more information is
Father Willie Boyd (Irvine) on 01294 279130.
SPECIAL RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT GROUP - SPRED IN STEVENSTON
SPRED is a journey in faith and friendship with our parishioners who have
learning difficulties. A group meets in Saint John’s Hall, Stevenston on a
Wednesday evening from 7.00 to 9.00 pm. Volunteers are required for the continuing
of this beautiful ministry. No experience is necessary as training will be
given. Could you consider offering yourself during this Year of Faith? If
you would like to know more, please contact Liz Petrie on 467296.
SAINT PADRE PIO INTERCESSORY PRAYER GROUP
The Saint Padre Pio Intercessory Prayer Group will start on Friday 10 May
and thereafter on the first Friday of every month in the Parish Centre after
Mass from about 10.45 am to 12 noon. All are welcome. For more information,
please phone 01294 468122.
50/50 CLUB
Congratulations to April 50/50 Club winners who each win £25 - 77 Maria
Boyle, 198 Tom McGreevy, 53 Karen Brodie and 238 Phyllis Kennedy. The 50/50
Club has given a cheque for £1500 to Parish Funds as the Club proceeds
for 2013. Many thanks for your continued support of the 50/50 Club. We welcome
new members at any time. Any members to renew memberships for 2013 please
contact Promoter Mrs Myriame
Sammons on 01294 469006.
THANKS TO ELSIE
Elsie Brodie has been a Reader and Minister of the Eucharist in the parish
almost for ever. She has decide to step down. We offer her our thanks. It
will take about four or five volunteers to (almost) replace her. I’ll come
looking.
PARISH LOURDES GROUP
The Parish Lourdes Group is having its annual Bingo for the Church Maintenance
Fund on Wednesday 8 May at 7.30 pm in the Parish Centre. Tea tickets cost
£1 for adults and 50p for chileren. Bingo tickets can be purchased at
the door. The support of the parish on the night and any prizes suitable for
Full House prizes will be very much appreciated. Please contact Mrs Pam McGlynn,
Mr Sammons or any member of the Group for tickets or donations.
90000 VISITS TO SAINT PETER'S WEBSITE
On 3 May 2013, Saint Peter's website had its 90000th visit since its launch
on 13 July 2005. The site has over 1600 web pages, 1000 pictures, 450 bulletins
between 1960 and 2013, 13300 links, some audio and video clips and been viewed
in 77 countries. Over 1100 of our deceased relatives and friends are remembered
in our Anniversary List. Recently, a Memoriam Cards page was added. The site
contains many articles on past and present spiritual and community life in
Saint Peter's. Canon
Matt and the website author are very grateful to those who have
accessed the site, lent photographs, passed on stories, identified errors,
made suggestions and expressed compliments. The aims of the site are to make
parishioners and others aware of current events and record our history. If
you can help with this project, please contact WebsiteAuthor@SaintPeterinChains.net.
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
The Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes is from 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.
SAINT
MATTHEW’S ACADEMY MALAWI TRIP QUIZ NIGHT
A quiz night will be held in Saint Matthew’s Academy, Saltcoats on Friday
10 May to help towards the cost of the trip to Malawi in October. The quiz
runs from 7.00 pm and is priced at £5 per person and includes pie and
pea supper. To buy tickets or to donate raffle prizes, please contact the
school office on 01294 606680.
THE STALL
The stall is open at all Mass times during the week and at the weekend. There
are lovely First Communion and Confirmation cards and gifts available at the
stall. Come along and have a look.
YEAR OF FAITH
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.
SCOTLAND’S RIO
Would you like to celebrate Brazil’s World Youth Day in Scotland this summer?
A Scottish World Youth Day event with talks, prayer, worship, social events,
live links to Brazil, a Brazilian festival and much more will take place at
Stirling University from 25 to 28 July. It is open to those aged from fourteen
to twenty-five years. The cost is £150 including accommodation, transport
and food. Please complete an application form and return it by 22 April. Forms
are available from the Canon
Matt or by visiting www.gallowayyouth.org.uk
which has more information.
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.
IRISH DANCING CLASSES
Irish Dancing Classes will start in the Parish Centre on Tuesday 14 May 2013.
Contact Sarah Frances Smith for full details of class times and enrolment
on 07989 507081 or SFSirishdancing@hotmail.com.
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.