BULLETIN 20
OCTOBER 2013
TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 3
CHURCH
SERVICES
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Saturday
19 October
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for a special intention |
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Sunday
20 October
|
Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
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Monday 21 October
|
No
Mass in Saint Peter's Mass at 10.00 am in Saint Mary's, Saltcoats and Saint John's, Stevenston |
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Tuesday
22 October
|
No
Mass in Saint Peter's |
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Wednesday
23 October
|
Mass at 10.00 am by Father Kinsler for John and Mary Jane McKay |
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Thursday
24 October
|
Mass at 7.00 pm for Patricia Higgins and Mary McAtee |
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Friday
25 October
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Danny McGonnigle and Margaret Logan |
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Saturday
26 October
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for Bob Merrin |
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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
20 October
|
7.15 pm |
Fit Steps Class |
|
Monday 21 October
|
9.30
to 11.30 pm 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
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Tuesday
22 October
|
9.00
to 11.00 am 11.00 am 6.30 to 8.30 pm 5.00 to 7.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilition |
|
Wednesday
23 October
|
6.00
to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Irish
Dancing Class |
|
Thursday
24 October
|
4.00
to 8.15 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Dancing
Class |
|
Friday
25 October
|
9.30
to 11.30 am 7.30 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Henry Wyllie (Saltcoats and Kilwinning), Bob Merrin, Danny
McGonnigle and Bernard Aspinwall (Seamill)
who died recently;
Alistair Aitken 1995, John Dorian 2009, Cameron McCallum
2010, David McHugh 1967, Patrick McQuade 1998,
Lawrence Brennan 1981, Andrew Conaghan 2002, Michael Doherty
2005, Margaret Monaghan 1969,
Hugh O'Boyle 2000, Andrew Conaghan 2002, John Higgins 2001, Hugh
McGoogan 2009, Mary Jane McKay 1952,
Patrick
McNamee 1918, Patrick O'Hare 2001, Tom Adamson 2006, John and Isabella
Connor, Dougald McMurchie,
Ellis Nesbit, Peggy McKay 1992, Kathleen Robinson 2012, Terence
Burns 1997, Henry Fitzsimmons 1959,
Helen Grober 2008, Tommy Mulhern 1996, William Paterson 1963
and Alice Procter 1995 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. Deacon Bill Corbett
(01292 521208, 07904 248948, Rev.BillCorbett@btinternet.com) 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 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 £687.47 - many thanks.
PARISH
CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Parish Centre
amounted to £264.47
- many thanks.
SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR MISSIO
There will be a special collection this weekend for Missio. Gift Aid envelopes
will be available in the pews.
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 recent donations of £20.
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.
SISTER ANNETTE
Father Kinsler will offer Mass on Wednesday morning. Canon
Matt will be on a short visit to Sister Annette
who spent many years in Kilwinning and will pass on your best wishes and prayers.
READERS
Next weekend's readers are Marade Griffin at 5.30
pm and Margaret Harvey at 10.30 am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are CC at 5.30 pm and
Group 2 at 10.30 am.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Fiona Brown’s team.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY
The Children's Liturgy is celebrated during the Sunday 10.00 am Mass. We have
groups for three to five years, primary 1 and 2 and primary 3. All children
are welcome. Next
week's helpers are Geraldine Butcher and Elissa Millar for the pre-fives,
Maria Paterson, Michelle Noble and Yvette Thorpe for primaries 1 to 3 and
Michelle Morton and Emma Paterson for primary 4.
CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN
For the foreseeable future, Deacon Bill Corbett has been appointed Catholic
Chaplain to Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock. Due to the Data Protection Act,
patients going into Crosshouse Hospital, or any hospital, must 'opt in' to
have a priest or chaplain visit them while they are in hospital otherwise
the priest or chaplain will not be given information as to who they are, or
their whereabouts. Alternatively, your parish priest, or a relative can get
in contact with Deacon Bill and let him know who is in hospital and requires
a visit. His details are - land line phone 01292 521208, mobile phone 07904
248948 and email address Rev.BillCorbett@btinternet.com.
NATIONAL ADOPTION WEEK
National Adoption Week falls this year between 4 and 10 November. Saint Margaret’s
Children and Family Care Society is actively recruiting adoptive parents.
Do you think you may have the qualities needed to become an adoptive parent?
Your family and home life are a gift and blessing from God. Have you ever
thought of sharing that gift? If you feel that you have the energy and imagination,
stability, love, and enthusiasm to offer yourself as a parent to a child or
even siblings who need to belong to a new family, then we would like to hear
from you. You can speak to one of our social workers by telephone on 0141
332 8371, you can pop in to our office at 274 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JR
and you can visit our website at www.StMargaretsAdoption.org.uk
for more information. We look forward to hearing from you.
SOCIETY FOR THE PROTETION OF THE UNBORN CHILD (SPUC)
The local branch of SPUC is holding a Pro-Life Concert on Saturday 26 October
2013 at 7.30 pm in Saint Winin's Church Hall, Kilwinning. Tickets cost £5
and include supper. Please contact Ellen Quirk on 556736 or Pat Quirk on 556680.
SAINT MARY’S, LARGS, PRO-LIFE GROUP
Saint Mary's, Largs, Pro-Life Group will be marking the forty-sixth anniversary
of the Abortion Act with a Light For Life Mass on Wednesday 23 October at
7.00 pm. Sister Andrea of the Sisters of the Gospel of Life will speak about
the work of the Cardinal Winning Pro-Life Initiative. Everyone is welcome
to Largs that evening.
MUSICAL EVENING IN AID OF LOURDES FLOOD APPEAL
Loudoun Musical Society (LMS Voices) will present a Musical Evening in Saint
Peter in Chains on Friday 25 October at 7.30 pm. This will be followed by
tea, coffee and cakes in the Parish-Centre. Tickets cost £5. There is
a poster in the porch. Raffle prizes and donations can be given to Committee
members. For tickets, contact Pam on 601575 or Anne on 07856 65751. All are
welcome.
ROSARY BEADS
Father Stephen Sharkey has written from Afghanistan asking for rosary beads
- used or new - for the soldiers. Most soldiers - Catholic or otherwise -
want to carry a set of rosary beads as they go out on patrol. Father Stephen
talks to them about superstition and encourages them to pray - but he always
tries to give rosaries when asked for them. Can you help? Leave them with
Betty at the stall. Thanks.
SAINT PETER’S CHILDREN’S CENTRE
Nursery spaces available for in Saint Peter's Children's Centre for children
who are three years and above and children whose third birthday is before
28 February 2014. These spaces are funded by North Ayrshire Council. For more
information, please contact Josephine Coulter on 473030.
REFUGEES FROM SYRIA
The plight of the Syrian refugees is terrible to see on television and in
reports from the Aid Agencies. The Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund
(SCIAF) has sent envelopes you can use to make a donation. We will send them
on and there are other ways to help. Pope Francis and the Bishops have asked
us all to pray for the situation in Syria.
50/50 CLUB
The next 50/50 Club draw will be at the end of October. New members are very
welcome at any time. Our thanks to our members for their continuing support
of the Parish 50/50 Club. Contact the Promoter, Myriame Sammons on 469006
if you wish to join.
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.
PILGRIMAGE TO ROME 2014
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.
HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE 2014
Father David Borland is arranging a Diocesan Pilgrimage to the Holy Land from
13 to 20 October 2014. Booking forms are available. Interest has been high
and places are limited. Transport will be arranged for the flight from Manchester.
Contact Father Borland at DavidBorland@lineone.net or phone him 01387 254281
for more information. We have the booking forms available at the stall.
KILMARNOCK AEOLIAN MALE VOICE CHOIR
Kilmarnock Aeolian Male Voice Choir will be at the Church of the Nazarene
in Glasgow Street on Tuesday 29 October at 7.30 pm in aid of the North Ayrshire
Foodbank. Suggested donation is £2 plus a 500 gram bag of sugar. All
are welcome.
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.