BULLETIN 8
DECEMBER 2013
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT IN YEAR 1
CHURCH
SERVICES
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Saturday
7 December
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for Ger and Kay Kelly |
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Sunday
8 December
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Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation, Margaret and John Hughes and Jim McSorley |
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Monday 9 December
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Feast
of the Immaculate Conception - transferred from 8 December Mass at 10.00 am for Jim Grear and Jim Mathieson Advent Penance Service at 7.00 pm |
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Tuesday
10 December
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Mass
at 10.00 am for Joyce Feeney |
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Wednesday
11 December
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Mass
at 10.00 am for those who are sick |
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Thursday
12 December
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No Mass in Saint Peter's |
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Friday
13 December
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Mass at 10.00 am for Daniel and Andrew Conaghan |
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Saturday
14 December
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for Esther Martin |
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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
7 December
|
7.00 pm |
Private Function |
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Sunday
8 December
|
11.30 am |
|
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Monday 9 December
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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
10 December
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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
11 December
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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
12 December
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6.00
to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Brownies |
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Friday
13 December
|
9.30 to 11.30 am |
Parents and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Esther Martin (Canada) and Morag Cumming (Glasgow) who died recently;
Teresa Dorans 2006, Philip Gargan 2012, Margaret Hughes 2006, James Mathieson
1999, Gerard
McCulloch 1990, Anthony McGarvey 1996, John McKay junior 1972,
James McSorley 2010, Cassie Millen 2011, Father Alec Smith SDB 2008, John
Tracy 1999, Agnes Martin 2007, Laurence Poland 2010, Agnes Stevenson 1992,
Maria Cunningham 1997, James McGlynn 2004, Catherine
McGrattan 1969, Sheila McLaughlin 2010, Harry Quigg 1998, Bruna Conn 2009,
Mary Hall 1999, Maria Monaghan 1998, Margaret Newall 1994, Margaret Spencer
1992, Alexander Stewart 1982, James Taylor 2002, Desmond Walsh 2007, Mary
Branchfield 2003, Mary Dunn 2002, Sam Ferguson 2008, George Kelly 2011, Norman
Lamont 2009, James McIntosh 1998, Catherine McMahon 2005, Ina McKay 1998,
John Taylor 2002 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 £738.82 - many thanks.
PARISH
CENTRE COLLECTION
Last weekend's collection for the Parish Centre amounted
to £284.51
- many thanks.
SACRISTY ROOF
It appears we can go no further with patching the flat roof of the Sacristy.
The likely cost of a re-roof is in the region of £15000 and we do not
have that in the Building Fund. The work will have to be done. If I re-issue
the white envelopes in the near future, will you do whatever you can, please?
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 Margaret Munn at 5.30
pm and Patricia Milligan at 10.30 am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are AM at 5.30 pm and
Group 4 at 10.30 am.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Sharon McLaughlin’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 Claire Sweenie and Linda Martin for the pre-fives, Michelle
Morton, Maria Paterson and Yvette Thorpe for primaries 1 to 3 and Jacqueline
Smith and Michelle Millar for primary 4.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS
The letter
from the Scottish Bishops on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
is available on our website. Printed or email copies are available on request.
The letter contains the web address where historic cases are recorded.
VATICAN CONSULTATION ON THE FAMILY
An extensive consultation document on the family has been issued. There is
the original
document - it makes heavy reading and is in quite difficult language -
or a simplified
version. You can have either or both. Printed copies are available. Both
documents can be downloaded from the parish website.
DIOCESAN CONSULTATION
Like the other Dioceses in Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales, we must continue
to face up to the declining number of people attending Mass and to the increasing
costs of maintaining, heating and caring for our buildings as well as the
decreasing number of priests. Bishop John has issued a Consultation Paper
for us to consider over the Christmas period. In January we will have a Three
Towns meeting to consider a way forward. The Consultation Paper is available
now.
PARISH CHRISTMAS CARD
Would you like to send Christmas Greetings to other parishioners? You can
do it through the Parish Christmas Card in exchange for a donation to the
Sacristy Roof. There is a 'sign up sheet' in the stall. The Card will be available
to everyone on the Sunday before Christmas.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND VISITS TO SAINT PETER’S WEBSITE
On 25 November 2013, the one hundred thousandth visit was made to Saint Peter’s
website which was launched on 13 July 2005. The site has over 1750 web pages,
1100 pictures, 490 bulletins between 1960 and 2013, 14000 links, some audio
and video clips and been viewed in 81 countries worldwide. Over 1200 of our
deceased relatives and friends are remembered in our Anniversary List and
some are featured in our Memoriam Cards page. The site contains many articles
on past and present spiritual and community life in Saint Peter's with pages
dedicated to our recent seventy-fifth anniversary. 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 speak to Canon
Matt or contact WebsiteAuthor@SaintPeterinChains.net.
PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE GROUPS (PVG)
Could all volunteers let the Parish Office know when you receive your Protection
of Vulnerable Groups paperwork in the post? Thanks.
THANKS
George Hilferty’s family gratefully thank all our friends for the generous
donations to the Marie Cure Cancer Care. The sum raised was £410.
PRIESTS FOR SCOTLAND
Are you called to be 'A herald's voice in the desert' preparing the way of
the Lord in the hearts of His people? If you are considering a vocation to
the priesthood, call you Diocesan Director of Priestly Vocations, or email
Father Andrew McKenzie at Priests for Scotland on AMcKenzie@pfs.org.uk or
see www.PriestsForScotland.org.uk.
ADVENT PENANCE SERVICES IN THE THREE TOWNS
To help us prepare for Christmas, we will celebrate the Sacrament of Forgiveness
in the parishes of the Three Towns as follows:
- Saint Peter's, Ardrossan on Monday 9 December at 7.00
pm
- Saint John's, Stevenston on Tuesday 10 December at 7.00
pm
- Saint
Mary's, Saltcoats on Wednesday 11 December at 2.00 pm
Since all three priests will be present, please choose the day and
time which best suits.
ITALIAN NIGHT
Many thanks to all who supported and assisted at the recent Italian Night.
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.
ARDROSSAN
CHURCHES GROUP CAROL SERVICE
The Ardrossan Churches Group Carol Service will be held in the Evangelical
Union Church, Glasgow Street, Ardrossan on Thursday 12 December at 7.00 pm.
Saint Peter’s schoolchildren, as well as groups from all the primary schools
in the town, will take part. The offering is for the Philippines Appeal through
Christian Aid.
BURNS SUPPER 2014
Our annual Burns
Supper will be on 1 February 2014. Full details will follow soon. Tickets
are always in demand.
SAINT
MATTHEW’S ACADEMY WEBSITE
Saint Matthew's Academy, Saltcoats has a new website under construction at
www.SaintMatthewsAcademy.com
You might find it interesting.
SERVICE OF CAROLS AND READINGS FOR ADVENT
There will be a service of Carols and Readings for Advent, accompanied by
Galloway Voices Choir, in Saint Margaret’s Cathedral, Ayr on Wednesday 18
December at 7.30 pm. All are welcome.
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.
LOURDES JUMBULANCE PILGRIMAGE 2014
Our local Galloway group will be travelling to Lourdes on pilgrimage from
Thursday 24 April to Saturday 3 May. There are places available for sick pilgrims
- 'VIPs', helpers, relatives and nurses, all to travel in the specially adapted
coach suitable even for those unable to fly. For more information or to make
a booking please contact the Group Leader Alison Neil on 07749 555 955 or
by e-mail on amd.neil@virgin.net.
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.