BULLETIN 18
AUGUST 2013
TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 3
CHURCH
SERVICES
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Saturday
17 August
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for a special intention and Ian Hamilton |
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Sunday
18 August
|
Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
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Monday 19 August
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Mass at 10.00 am for the Marshall family |
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Tuesday
20 August
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Mass at 10.00 am for Kitty Woods |
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Wednesday
21 August
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Requiem Mass at 10.00 am for Eileen McCann |
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Thursday
22 August
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Mass at 7.00 pm for Vince McBride |
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Friday
23 August
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Requiem Mass at 10.00 am for Joe Barry and Ella Cairns |
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Saturday
24 August
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for a special intention and Hugh Carr |
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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
17 August
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12 noon to 4.00 pm |
Christian Aid Barbecue |
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Sunday
18 August
|
11.30
am |
Tea
and Coffee after Mass |
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Monday 19 August
|
9.30
- 11.30 am 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers Saint Vincent de Paul Society |
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Tuesday
20 August
|
9.00
to 11.00 am 11.00 am 6.30 to 8.30 pm 5.00 to 7.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilition |
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Wednesday
21 August
|
6.00
to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Irish
Dancing Class |
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Thursday
22 August
|
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
23 August
|
9.30 to 11.30 am | Parents and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Maria
Jones and Mia Ferrie who died recently;
Roberta Breslin 2011, Frank Campbell 2007, Stephanie Smith
1999, Tommy McCann senior 1976,
Desmond McGarvey 1986, Robert Watson 2004, William Kelly 2004,
Matthew McCabe 2002, Maria McEvoy 2002,
Mary McEvoy 1993, Josephine Quadling, Jane Leonard 1998, Andrew
McCarroll 1996, Dan Murray 1981,
Ellen Tourish 1971, Father
William McBurnie 1953 shown right, Jimmy McVeigh 2007, Felix Quigg 1994,
Josie Walsh 2003,
Daniel Byers 1994, Ella Cairns, Catherine Fitzsimmons 2004 and
Jim McManus 1997 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.
FINANCES
Bankers Orders for the parish and Parish Centre amount to £3800 per
month. Every month, we pay off our Parish Centre debt by £3000 and pay
a levy of £1450 to the Diocese. We are grateful for your generous support
in collections. If you can manage a little more from time to time, it would
be a great help. 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. Would
you consider remembering Saint Peter's in your will?
OFFERTORY COLLECTION
Last weekend's Offertory collection amounted to £649.11 - many thanks.
PARISH
CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Parish Centre amounted to £258.66
- 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. We are grateful for a recent donation of £10. New
doors have been installed in the Parish Centre.
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.
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 1 at 5.30 pm and Group 4 at
10.30 am.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Sadie Gilmour’s team.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
Our Children's Liturgy is run by volunteers on a rota basis. We are in need
of more volunteers for the Children’s Liturgy for the coming session beginning
in September. Anyone can volunteer! Would you consider becoming a volunteer
especially if your child is in Primary 4 as they will be taking part in the
Sacramental Preparation or if your child will be joining our three to five-year-olds
Liturgy Group? For more information or to volunteer, please contact the Parish
Office on 464063.
PILGRIMAGE TO ROME
There will be a pilgrimage to Rome from 20 to 27 May 2014. The accommodation
is ten minutes walk from Saint Peter’s Basilica. Flights and transport to
and from Kilwinning, half board and all sightseeing costs are included in
the price of £850. Please register interest with Maureen Berry on 01294
557658 or macberry@live.co.uk who will supply all details.
SAINT JOHN’S ANNUAL FETE
Saint John's annual fete will be in the church grounds in Stevenston at 12
noon. Everyone is welcome and full details are on the poster on the notice
board.
PROTECTING VULNERABLE GROUPS - RETROSPECTIVE CHECKING
Retrospective checking for Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) is now in place.
All volunteers require the new PVG certificate which eplaces the old Disclosure.
Eucharistic Ministers who visit the sick, volunteers for the Children's Liturgy,
including those who assist with the primary four Sacramental preparation,
are asked to come to the Parish Centre on Monday 12 or Monday 19 August at
7.00 pm to complete their forms Please bring your National Insurance Number,
passport, driving licence and a letter with your name and address. Other forms
of identification may be used, for example, birth certificate, bus pass, business
idemfification and so on. Those in a profession require their professional
registration number. Everyone needs to know their mother’s maiden name and
one piece of evidence must have photographic identification.
SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF SAINT PETER'S
Our Church, Saint Peter in Chains, was opened on 2 October 1938 which means
it will be seventy-five years open this October. We are looking to arrange
some small celebration of the event. Were you at the opening Mass? It would
be good to have a list of those who were there - perhaps, your parents or
family friends, and so on. George McGrattan will compile a list. Do you have
any photographs of the opening Mass or of memorable events of the seventy-five
years? The photos would be returned to you. The photograph below is of five
entertainers who may have performed at functions in the mid 1930s to raise
funds to build Saint Peter's. If you can identify anybody in the photo, please
tell Canon
Matt or George McGrattan. We will have a celebration Mass
- probably on the following Saturday evening and a buffet supper after Mass
- sorry, no disco music - with time to chat. I will be looking for helpers
later and some more ideas.
CHRISTIAN AID BARBECUE
The Christian Aid Barbecue will take place on Saturday 17 August in the Parish
Centre and grounds, starting at 12 noon. As well as the barbecue, there will
be teas, a book stall, a bottle stall and space for individual stalls or car
boots. If you wish to set up a stall costing £10, please phone 464063
to book the space. We need help with stalls. Donations of home baking and
bottles of all sorts very welcome. There is no entry fee but advance are tickets
on sale for those who cannot attend to enable them to make a donation of £1
to Christian Aid.
MARY’S MEALS CLOTHING AND TEXTILES COLLECTION
The team from Mary's Meals
will be here on the weekend of 21 and 22 September to collect used clothing
and textiles. They cannot take anything else. Have a wardrobe clear-out to
support this important charity.
MARY’S MEALS BACKPACK PROJECT
A few retired teachers have been involved in the Mary's
Meals Backpack Project for the past four years. So far, we have filled
835 backpacks which have been sent to Malawi. We are preparing to send another
one hundred soon. We are looking for some more empty backpacks. If your child
has a backpack which is no longer needed, we would be glad to recycle any
which are in reasonable condition. We also accept new ones, of course. There
will be a box in the Church porch for the next few weeks to collect any new
or used backpacks. There are also some magazines which you may like to read.
If you would like any more information, please phone 467161.
SAINT PETER'S CHILDREN'S CENTRE
Saint Peter's Children's Centre Toddler Group reopens on Monday 19 August
and the Nursery reopens on Wednesday 21 August.
1ST ARDROSSAN - SAINT PETER'S RAINBOW UNIT
We hope everyone enjoyed the summer break and we will return to meetings on
Monday 26 August from 5.30 to 6.30 pm in the Parish Centre. We have places
for girls aged five to seven years. Contact should be made by telephone to
Leader Mrs Myriame Sammons on 01294 469006 in order to avoid disappointment
and to make arrangements with the new Join Us system online.
5TH ARDROSSAN - SAINT PETER'S BROWNIE PACK
We hope everyone enjoyed the summer break and we will return to meetings on
Monday 26 August from 6.30 to 8.00 pm in the Parish Centre. We have a waiting
list at present but are happy to add to this list. Ccontact should be made
by telephone to Leader Mrs Myriame Sammons on 01294 469006 to Leader Mrs Myriame
Sammons prior to the Join Us system online.
RETIREMENT OF MR ERIC ALLAN FROM THE HEADSHIP OF SAINT MATTHEW’S ACADEMY,
SALTCOATS
A dinner dance will be held in the Park Hotel, Kilmarnock on Friday 6 September.
Tickets cost £32 per person and are available from Mrs Aileen Shiells,
Saint Matthew’s Academy, Jack’s Road, Saltcoats, KA21 5NT before August 16.
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.
USED PRINTER CARTRIDGES AND OLD MOBILE PHONES
There is 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.
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.
THE STALL
The stall is open at all Mass times during the week and at the weekend. Mass
cards, large print Mass books, Mass books, Papal Blessings, lapel crosses,
novena candles, grave candles and many other religious goods are available
from the stall.
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.
ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO WHITHORN
The annual pilgrimage to Whithorn takes place on Sunday 25 August 2013 with
Mass at Saint Ninian’s Cave at 4.00 pm and an extra Mass in Saint Ninian’s
Church at 4.45 pm for those who cannot make the journey to the cave.
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.