THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT IN YEAR 3
CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
27 February
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Mass at 10.00 am for Margaret Jackson |
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Sunday
28 February
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Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
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Monday
29 February
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Mass at 10.00 am for Ellen and Rene McCarroll and the McCarroll family |
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Tuesday
1 March
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No Mass in Saint Peter's |
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Wednesday
2 March
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Mass at 10.00 am for Josephine Bushnell and Ron Sliwinski |
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Thursday
3 March
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Mass at 7.00 pm for Philip Loy |
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Friday
4 March
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Way of the Cross at 9.40 am |
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Saturday
5 March
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Mass at 10.00 am for Ian Holt and Vera Breslin |
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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
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Saturday
27 February
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Sunday Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
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Sunday
28 February
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Sunday Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30 am |
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Monday
29 February
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Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Tuesday
1 March
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Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
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Wednesday
2 March
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Mass at 10.00 am |
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Thursday
3 March
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Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Friday
4 March
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Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
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Saturday
5 March
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Sunday Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Saturday
27 February
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6.30 pm |
Private Function |
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Sunday
28 February
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11.30 am |
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Monday
29 February
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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
1 March
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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
2 March
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7.00
to 8.00 pm 7.30 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Zumba |
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Thursday
3 March
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6.00
to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Brownies |
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Friday
4 March
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9.30 to 11.30 pm |
Parents and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please
remember in your prayers:
Philip Loy, Jim Wilkie (Largs), Ian Holt, Vera Breslin neé Donahoe
(Glasgow) and Samantha Jane Paulo (Ayr) who died recently;
Ambrose Armstrong 1976, Matilda Brannan 1970, Billy Magee 2002, Joe and Nan
McConnell, Canon
John Walls 2010, Matilda Brannan, Simon Brannan, Mennotti Carrino,
Odina Carrino, Paul Gerard Brown 1986, Father Charles Barclay 2001, Bernard
Cassidy 1994, Margaret Dolan 1959, Frances Hackett 1997, James
McFarlane 1976, Aldegonda Brogi, Pietro Brogi, Maria Gillen 2001, Sister
Teresita of Jesus (Valenti), Matthew Johnson 2012, Catherine McCutcheon 2002,
Michael Reilly 1995, James Convery 2008, Bishop Joseph McGee 1983 and Father
Charles McLaughlin 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.
COLLECTIONS
Last weekend's Offertory collection amounted to £638.91 and the the
Maintenance Fund collection to £252.35 - 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 at 10.30 am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 1 at 5.30
pm and Group 2 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 Michelle Stevenson and
Emma Paterson for the pre-fives, Teresa Louden and
Elaine Shaw for primaries 1, 2 and 3 and Jacqueline
Smith and Aidan Grant for primary 4.
SUNDAY
TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Annie Thompson'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.
THE HOLY SEASON OF LENT
We are in the holy season of Lent. The Mass vestments are purple, the Gloria
and the Alleluia are omitted from the Liturgy but the biggest change must
be in ourselves. This is the Springtime - Lent of the soul. It is a time for
fasting, for prayer and for almsgiving. The little Scottish Catholic Internation
Aid Fund (SCIAF) boxes are available for you to use. Every £1 given
to SCIAF is being doubled by the Government this year and if you gave your
contribution by cheques and accompanied by your name and address then SCIAF
can claim the Gift Aid tax rebate on it. Prayer and penance are very personal
things but are also a very necessary part of our Christian life. When it is
possible, we will make the Way of the Cross on a Friday morning at 9.40 am
before Mass.
BISHOP NOLAN PASTORAL VISIT
Bishop Nolan is making a pastoral
visit to the parish this weekend and will celebrate the Vigil and Sunday Masses.
EMBRACING CHANGE
The Embracing Change work continues and after a period of reflection following
the Parish Conversations, the next phase is being developed and more news
will follow soon. Thanks to all of you who completed a questionnaire at the
Parish Conversations. The Embracing Change team will be in touch shortly.
If you meant to fill in a questionnaire, but never got around to it, please
let your parish priest know or email quinnjo@hotmail.com and we will send
you a form.
SCOTTISH
CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL AID FUND
Next weekend, the second collection will be for SCIAF. Proceeds of such collections
will be doubled by the Government this year.
DIOCESAN CHOIR
The Diocesan Choir is a four-part choir, always keen to learn new material
as required. Rehearsals begin again on Thursday evenings from 11 February
in Saint Margaret’s Cathedral, Ayr to prepare for the Mass of Chrism. All
voices, especially sopranos, are welcome. Contact David Robinson on 07714
340854 for more information.
PARISH ACCOUNTS
The Parish Accounts are now prepared and have been submitted to the diocese
and to the Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator (OSCR) as required by
law. They will be submitted to the Parish Finance Committee and then made
available to you. Our parish is one of a few that is audited by external auditors
every year and the diocese has announced that this audit will be extended
to more parishes from now on. More of our financial structures, halls, clubs,
et cetera are to be subject to tighter procedures. These will be discussed
with the Finance Committee and will be introduced soon.
LOURDES HCPT GROUP 376 RACE NIGHT
A Race Night will be held on Friday 4 March in the Civic Centre, Ardrossan.
The first race starts at 7.45 pm. Tickets cost £3 and include supper.
For more information, please contace Esther Coulter on 464692 or Josephine
Coulter on 602179. All are welcome.
THE SCOTTISH REFORMATION
A series of talks and discussions on the Reformation will be given in Saint
Bride's Church, West Kilbride on Wednesday evenings from
7.30 to 9.00 pm. The dates are 2 March, 6 April, 4 May, 25 May and 22 June.
The six speakers, men and women, include people from both the Reformed and
Catholic traditions. If you are interested, please go along. If you remember,
please let Father Boland know on joe-boland@btconnect.com. Details are on
the poster.
THE SISTERHOOD OF SAINT ELISABETH
The Sisterhood of Saint Elisabeth is an Orthodox community in Belarus who
have asked to visit the parish again this year. They make and sell religious
icons and other things to support their work - an orphanage and psychiatric
hospital in one of the poorest parts of Eastern Europe. The Sisters will be
here this weekend and thank you for your support.
JUMBULANCE PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
There are places available for helpers and sick pilgrims - VIPs - to travel
to Lourdes on the Jumbulance Pilgrimage with the group departing from our
diocese this Eastertide. The pilgrimage is from 28 April to 7 May and is especially
suited to those unable to fly due to health reasons or for whom a smaller
group is beneficial. Full medical and nursing care is provided. For more details
or to book a place, please contact Alison Neil on 07749 555955 or amd.neil@outlook.com.
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL LENTEN APPEAL FOR TOILETRIES
During the weeks of Lent the Saint
Vincent de Paul Society is once again asking the parishioners
of Saint Peter's to donate both male and female toiletries for use in the
Ozanam Centre in Glasgow. The Ozanam Centre assists the homeless, both male
and female, so any donations of either male of female toiletries would be
very gratefully received. A box will be placed in the Church porch for any
donations and we hope that we can rely on your usual very generous support.
Thank you.
COMMUNITY FAMILY FUN QUIZ NIGHT
There will be a Community Family Fun Quiz Night organised by Girl Guiding
on Friday 18 March from 6.30 to approximately 8.30 pm. Adult tickets cost
£5.00 and Child tickets £2.50. Tea, coffee and squash will be
provided. There will be a fundraising raffle and a tuck shop. You're welcome
to bring your own refreshments. All proceeds will be split between the Senior
Girls of 5th Ardrossan Guides, who are raising money to participate in the
one hundredth birthday celebration trip, Senior Section Spectacular Escape
to Cologne and Saint Peter's Church Hall who allow us to use their hall every
Thursday night for Guides. Tickets are available at the door.
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 Church maintenance.
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.