FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER IN YEAR 3
CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
23 April
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Mass at 10.00 am for Bridget McLellan |
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Sunday
24 April
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Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
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Monday
25 April
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Mass at 10.00 am for John MacDonald and Noelle Collins |
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Tuesday
26 April
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Canon
Matt on retreat |
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Wednesday
27 April
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Canon
Matt on retreat |
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Thursday
28 April
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Canon
Matt on retreat |
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Friday
29 April
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Canon
Matt on retreat |
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Saturday
30 April
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Mass at 10.00 am for Sheila Douglas and Mary Brown Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for the Brady and Hilferty families |
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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
23 April
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Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Sunday
24 April
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Sunday Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30 am |
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Monday
25 April
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Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Tuesday
26 April
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Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
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Wednesday
27 April
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Mass at 10.00 am |
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Thursday
28 April
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Requiem Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
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Friday
29 April
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Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
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Saturday
30 April
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Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Saturday
23 April
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7.00 pm | Private Function |
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Sunday
24 April
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11.30 am |
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Monday
25 April
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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
26 April
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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
27 April
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7.00
to 8.00 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Zumba |
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Thursday
28 April
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2.00
pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Legion
of Mary Curia |
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Friday
29 April
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9.30
to 11.30 pm 7.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
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Saturday
30 April
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7.00 pm | Private Function |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Enrico Catanzaro (Italy), James Burns (Manchester), Billy Paxton (Cumbernauld),
Alistair Dickie, Betty Monaghan and Mary McDougall (Glasgow) who died recently;
Charlotte Bell 2009, John Maher 2010, Agnes McCann 1970, Patrick Doherty 2005,
Mark Hughes 2012, Canon Alex McGarry 2013, Father
John Murphy 1978, Jack Ferguson, Frank Robertson 1989, Patricia McVeigh
2013, Philomena O'Hare 2009, Jessie Stevens 2000, Joseph Stevens 1993, Angel
Doyle 2006, Edward McNamara 1977, Aldo Agostini 1974, John Brownlow 2012,
Tommy Morgan 1992, Kathleen Walsh 1955, Annie Mathieson Dorian 1974 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 £666.16 and the Maintenance
Fund collection to £309.10 - 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 Katrina Pollock at 5.30
pm and Patricia Milligan 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 Jacqueline
Waugh and
Emma Paterson for the pre-fives, Teresa
Louden, Erin McLaughlin and
Elaine Shaw for primaries 1, 2 and 3 and Michelle
Morton and
Morgan Roy for primary 4.
SUNDAY
TEAS
Next Sunday's teas will be served by Maria Boyle'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.
SCOTTISH
CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL AID FUND (SCIAF)
SCIAF boxes delivered to us before the end of April will be sent to SCIAF
before the 4 May deadline for Government doubling of the money.
SPRING CONCERT
Join Hart Voices on Saturday 28 May 2016 at 7.00 pm after Mass in the Church
for an evening of light choral music. Conducted by Roy Rashbrook of the choir
of Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, the choir is from Fleet, Hampshire and
this exclusive, one-off concert is part of its first ever Scottish tour. It
is organised by Clare Thomas, formerly of Saltcoats who is a member of this
choir. Tickets cost £10, £7 for concessions and are free for under-16s.
They are on sale at Cavani's, Hamilton Street, Saltcoats, Saint Peter's Parish
Office, Chita Thomas on 07732 301333 or via the choir's website www.HartVoices.org.uk.
LOURDES HELPERS 2017 DROP-IN INFORMATION SESSION
Galloway Lourdes Hospitalité is holding their first sign-up session
for adult volunteers who are able to work with our assisted pilgrims in Lourdes
in July 2017. We are looking for doctors, nurses and medical assistants. Also
required are general male and female helpers. Would you like to find out more
about this opportunity? Please come along to the sign-up session by dropping-in
on Sunday 24 April at Saint Joseph's Hall, Kilmarnock, between 3.00 and 5.00
pm to meet team members and find out more. Contact Suzy Hollywood, President,
for further information on suzydpn@aol.com or 07788 150202.
CONFIRMATION AND FIRST COMMUNION
Eighteen families have chosen Sunday 8 May for the Confirmation and First
Communion of their children. The 10.30 am will be very busy. Might I suggest
that if you are not family, you might come to Mass on Saturday evening at
5.30 pm or on Sunday at Saltcoats at 10.00 am or Stevenston 11.30 am?
EMBRACING CHANGE - PENTECOST SUNDAY
On Sunday 15 May, there will be a Journey with Saint Mary`s Deanery. There
is an invitation to reflect and pray on the Emmaus experience. We will meet
at Saint Mary's
Church, Saltcoats at 3.00 pm for the Liturgy of the Word and then
process to Saint Peter`s, Ardrossan while discussing the scripture readings.
At Saint Peter`s, there will be the Liturgy of the Eucharist and then an invitation
to the Parish Centre for refreshments and an opportunity to view the Exhibition
which the Poverty Group has arranged. This is an invitation to deepen our
faith in word and action and know some ways of reaching out to the needy.
CHURCH DOORS
Before another winter hits us, we need to replace the Church doors. The main
doors swell badly in the rain and are impossible to open and shut properly.
Because the Church is an A-Listed building, more durable replacement doors
need to be specially made. This is being done but the total cost of main and
side doors will be over £10000. I need to make an appeal to you for
help. Brown envelopes will be available and any fundraising you can organise
will be extremely useful. Extra in the second collection is a perfect way
of helping. So far, donations total £875.
GOD'S MERCY IN OUR LIVES
The Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary, Kentenich Way, Campsie Glen, Glasgow, G667AT
are hosting The Residential Pilgrimage 2016 - God's Mercy in Our Lives as
a Year of Mercy Pilgrimage. It runs from Friday 20 at 10 30 am to Saturday
21 May at 11.30 pm. The cost of £65 includes lunch, dinner and breakfast,
teas, coffees and all materials.
MIND, BODY AND SOUL 2016
The Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary are also hosting Mind, Body and Soul 2016,
a one day residential retreat from Friday 27 at 10.30 am to Saturday 28 May
at 11.30 am. This retreat focuses on the holistic health of the individual
and incorporates diet and wellness, and is superb if you are looking to improve
your health, wishing to lose weight or are diabetic or have other issues.
It includes awareness of healthy eating, juicing for health, advanced nutrition
and much more. The cost of £80 includes lunch, dinner, breakfast, a
range of tastings, all teas and coffees and a mass of materials for a healthy
lifestyle.
COLLECTION ENVELOPES
New collection envelopes are still available at the stall.
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 remaining dates are 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.
SAINT MATTHEW'S ACADEMY PARENT COUNCIL
If Cheltenham was not your thing, then our Saint
Matthew's Academy Parent Council Race Night might
be. It will be held on Friday 6 May in Ardrossan Rugby Club from 7.30 pm to
midnight. Tickets cost £5 and will be available soon. Sandwiches and
sausage rolls will be provided for £1. There will be a bar. Little and
Large Entertainment are providing the races et cetrea. All are welcome.
GIRL-GUIDING CEILIDH
A ceilidh will be held on Friday 29 April in the Parish Centre with local
band, Stuart Faulkes. A bar, raffle and home baking are available. Funds are
in aid of Girl-Guiding. Tickets costing £10 include pie and beans and
are available from Coral Ton 07950 231241. 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 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.