BULLETIN 22
NOVEMBER 2015
FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING IN YEAR
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CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
21 November
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Mass at 10.00 am for
the Holy Souls |
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Sunday
22 November
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Sunday
Mass of Christ the King at 10.30 am for the congregation |
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Monday
23 November
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Mass at 10.00 am for George Hilferty and Maria Brady |
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Tuesday
24 November
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Mass at 10.00 am for Alice McWhinnie and the Holy Souls |
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Wednesday
25 November
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No
Mass in Saint Peter's |
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Thursday
26 November
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Mass at 7.00 pm for Mary Ferguson and Billy Cassidy |
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Friday
27 November
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Mass at 10.00 am for Kenneth Donnelly |
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Saturday
28 November
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Mass at 10.00 am for
Maria Reid |
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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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SAINT
MARY'S AND SAINT JOHN'S CHURCH SERVICES
| Saint Mary's Church, Saltcoats | Saint John’s Church, Stevenston | |
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Saturday
21 November
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Sunday Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Sunday
22 November
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Sunday Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30 am |
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Monday
23 November
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Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 7.00 pm |
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Tuesday
24 November
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Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
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Wednesday
25 November
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Mass at 1.30 pm in Saint Anthony's School |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Thursday
26 November
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Mass at 7.00 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Friday
27 November
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Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
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Saturday
28 November
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Mass at 10.00 am |
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Sunday
22 November
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11.30 am |
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Monday
23 November
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9.30
to 11.30 am 5,30 to 6.30 pm 6,30 to 8.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
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Tuesday
24 November
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9.00
to 11.00 am 11.00 am 5.00 to 8.00 pm 7.30 to 8.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
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Wednesday
25 November
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5.45
to 6.45 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Irish
Dancing Class |
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Thursday
26 November
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6.00
to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Brownies |
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Friday
27 November
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9.30 to 11.30 am | Parents and Toddlers |
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Saturday
28 November
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12.30 pm | Private Function |
PRAYERS
Please
remember in your prayers:
Karen Small, formerly of our parish and Ann Miller who died recently;
Karen Sharon Byrne 2003, Patrick Gerald Burns 2003, John Carry 1997, Canon
George McCafferty 2000, Nora Moore 2012, Janie Matthews 2014, Elizabeth McDougall
1948, Father John Walsh 2009, Monsignor Frank Duffy 2000, Mary McNally 2004,
Ian Mitchell 2011, Mary Higgins 1992, James Brodie 2011, Kenneth Donnelly
2008, Hannah Kirk 1989, John Maxwell 2002, Sarah McNamara 1980, Shannon Elizabeth
Byrne 2000, Sarah Heaney 1955, Jemima McAuliffe 2001, Eddie McNamara 2014,
Lilian Paterson 2011, Maria Reid 2013, Peggy Dorian Smith 1991 and Martin
Vernon 2011 whose anniversaries occur at this time and those who are sick.
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.
HOSPITAL
CHAPLAINCY
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 is assisted by the priest on call
each week. Canon Pat Keegans (01292 263488) is the chaplain to Ayr Hospital
and the Ayrshire Hospice.
FINANCES
Bankers Orders for the Parish and Parish Centre amount to £3800 per
month. Every month, we 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. A Standing Order would make the
handling of money so much easier. Have you signed a Gift Aid form? If you
are a taxpayer the Church would get 25p added to every £1 you donate.
OFFERTORY COLLECTION
Last weekend's Offertory collection amounted to £710.96 - many thanks.
MAINTENANCE
FUND COLLECTION
Last weekend's Maintenance Fund collection amounted to £306.29 - many
thanks.
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 and on the parish
website. 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.
PARISH RECORDS
Our parish records are covered by the Data Protection Act and are for parish
use only. We cannot give out phone numbers or addresses. Please help us to
keep our records up to date using the cards provided.
READERS
Next weekend's readers are Marade Griffin at 5.30
pm and Margaret Harvey and Krista Ward 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.
CHILDREN’S
LITURGY
The
Children's Liturgy is celebrated during the 10.30 am Mass each Sunday. All
children are welcome. Next week's helpers are Geraldine Butcher and
Michelle Stevenson for the pre-fives, Claire Sweenie, Linda Martin and
Elaine Shaw for primaries 1, 2 and 3 and Jacqueline Smith and
Michelle Morton for primary 4. The Caritas volunteers are Gemma Coldwell and
Emily Tarbet.
SUNDAY
TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Sadie Gilmour’s team.
Would you consider making a team or joining a team that organises the teas
and coffees after Sunday 10.30 am Mass? If so, please leave your details at
the Parish Office or telephone 01294 464063.
SAINT
MATTHEW’S ACADEMY STUDENT MAGAZINE
Pupils from Saint
Matthew's Academy, Saltcoats will be available after all
Masses this weekend with copies of the Saint Matthew’s Academy Student Magazine
for sale at £1.
ANNUAL CEMETERY MASS
The annual cemetery Mass, offered for all our dead, will be in Ardrossan Cemetery
on Sunday 22 November at 2.00 pm.
EMBRACING CHANGE
Every parish in the deanery has now had the presentation of Embracing Change.
Attendance was fair given the weather and the time of year. We now take time
to digest all that is going on and the groups are seeking ways to communicate
all of the consultation.
FORMATION FOR MINISTRY GROUP
The Formation for Ministry Group offers this thought - that the Church is
changing is obvious to all who look and we all face the challenge of Embracing
Change as individual parish members. In The Joy Of The Gospel, Pope
Francis asks us to pray to the Lord to open our cold hearts and shake
up our lukewarm and superficial existence. It is then that “we speak of what
we have seen and heard” (1 John 1:3). Embracing Change gives us the opportunity
to use our talents for the benefit of our brothers and sisters. We are called
to serve our communities as Jesus served us. What can I do to contribute to
our Catholic community? There are numerous ways in which I can serve our community
- welcoming, pass-keeping, singing, cleaning, flowers, proclaiming the Word
of God in Church, assisting at the Eucharist, praying for the parish, for
vocations and in support of all who make up our community, visiting the sick
or housebound, foodbanks, encouraging and supporting the young, Children’s
Liturgy – the list is almost endless. Please don’t just think about it – do
something about it. So many of us wait to be asked – what about doing the
asking?
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY THOUSAND VISITS TO SAINT PETER’S WEBSITE
On 14 November 2015, the 140000th visit was made to Saint Peter’s website
which was launched on 13 July 2005. The site has over 2400 web pages, 1460
pictures, 600 bulletins between 1960 and 2015, 24500 links, some audio and
video clips and been viewed in over 100 countries worldwide. Over 1380 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. 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.
CARITAS
Next Sunday, at the 10.30 am Mass, the Caritas students from this parish who
attend Saint
Matthew's Academy, Saltcoats will be commissioned
for the parish involvement part of their programme. Those who enrol in Caritas
- the Pope Benedict Award for Service - undertake service in school, in the
wider community and in their parish.
EVENING PRAYER
Evening Prayer of the Church will be sung in Saint Margaret’s Cathedral, Ayr
to mark the beginning of Advent on Sunday 29 November at 6.00 pm. You will
be very welcome.
ARDROSSAN CHURCHES GROUP
The Ardrossan Churches Group Christmas Service will be held on Thursday 10
December in the Evangelical Union Church, Glasgow Street, at 7.00 pm.
DEANERY LAUNCH OF THE HOLY YEAR OF MERCY
The Deanery Launch of the Holy Year of Mercy will be held on Sunday 6 December
at 2.00 pm in the Church of Saint Peter in Chains, Ardrossan. This Service
of Prayer and Reflection will lead us into the Year of Mercy proclaimed by
Pope Francis.
DIOCESAN LAUNCH OF THE HOLY YEAR OF MERCY
The Diocesan Launch of the Holy Year of Mercy will be held on Sunday 13 December
at 3.00 pm in Saint Margaret's Cathedral, Ayr.
ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS CAROLS
There will be a Service of Advent and Christmas Carols on Wednesday 16 December
at 7.30 pm in Saint Margaret's Cathedral, Ayr.
CHRISTMAS
Christmas Mass in this parish will be celebrated at 5.30 pm and 8.30 pm on
Christmas Eve and at 11.00 am on Christmas Day.
WORLD YOUTH DAY, KRAKOW, POLAND
Young people aged 16 to 30 from Galloway Diocese are invited to join Pope
Francis at World Youth Day in Krakow from 20 July to 2 August 2016. The
cost will be £690. Please register before the end of September. Full
details and the registration process can be seen at www.GallowayYouth.org.uk.
CHRISTMAS
FAIR
The Christmas Fair for 2015 will be held on Saturday 5 December 2015 from
10.30 am to 2.30 pm in the Parish Centre. There will be Santa’s Grotto, crafts,
jewellery, gifts and many more stalls. Tea and coffee will also be available.
For more information or to book a table, please contact the Parish Office
on 464063. All are welcome. Any donations for the raffle and bottle stall
will be greatly appreciated. Please hand them in to the stall or office.
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 upkeep.
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.