BULLETIN
19
JUNE 2016
TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR
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CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
18 June
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Mass at 10.00 am for Canon
Charles Matthews and Canon Sam McGinness |
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Sunday
19 June
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Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
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Monday
20 June
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Mass at 10.00 am for Father Michael Lynch and Father Gabriel Kigozi |
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Tuesday
21 June
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Mass at 10.00 am for Hugh McEvoy |
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Wednesday
22 June
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Mass at 10.00 am for Eileen McNulty |
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Thursday
23 June
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Mass at 7.00 pm for Alice Ferrie |
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Friday
24 June
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Mass at 10.00 am for a special intention |
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Saturday
25 June
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Mass at 10.00 am for a special intention Wedding at 1.00 pm for Collette Boyle and Andrew Smith Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm for James Timmons and George Russell |
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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
18 June
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Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Sunday
19 June
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Sunday Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30 am |
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Monday
20 June
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Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Tuesday
21 June
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Mass at 9.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
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Wednesday
22 June
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Mass at 9.00 am |
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Thursday
23 June
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Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Friday
24 June
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Mass at 9.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
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Saturday
25 June
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Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Sunday
19 June
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11.30 am |
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Monday
20 June
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9.30
to 11.30 am 3.00 to 6.00 pm 7.00 to 9.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
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Tuesday
21 June
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9.00
to 11.00 am 3.00 to 6.00 pm 7.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
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Wednesday
22 June
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3.00
to 6.00 pm 7.00 to 8.00 pm 8.00 to 9.00 pm |
Skallywags
Aftercare |
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Thursday
23 June
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3.00 to 6.00 pm |
Skallywags Aftercare |
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Friday
24 June
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9.30
to 11.30 am 3.00 to 6.00 pm |
Parents
and Toddlers Skallywags Aftercare |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Margaret McAteer (Saltcoats) and Johnny Dalton (Irvine) who died recently;
Margaret Forbes 2006, Billy Harvey 2004, John Malloy 2002, Father Alan Wilson
2012, Margaret Boyd 2005, Gertrude Cunningham 2008, Mary Bridget Magee 1988,
James Lane 1995, Susan Watson 2002, Agnes Delahunt 1936, Margaret Donnelly
1953, Mary Leishman 1997, Ronald McKay 2008, Rosie Benson 1995, Shiela Kearney,
Mamie Scotland, Frank Tracy 2007, John Flood 2003, Bill Mathieson 2014, Greta
Murphy 1973, George Russell 2005 and Ben Walsh 1985 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 £594.60 and the Maintenance
Fund collection to £298.58 - 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 Pauline Taylor at 5.30
pm and Robert Cooper and Emily Tarbet 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 Geraldine Butcher for the pre-fives
and Teresa Louden, Elaine Shaw and Michelle Morton for primaries 1, 2 and
3.
SUNDAY
TEAS
There are no Sunday teas this weekend. 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.
FATHER GRAEME BELL - STATEMENT FROM BISHOP NOLAN ISSUED ON TUESDAY 14 MAY
2016
This is a sad day for the Diocese of Galloway as Father Graeme Bell is sentenced.
However, given the amounts involved it is not surprising that he has received
a custodial sentence and we hope that in prison he will continue to receive
the support that he needs and which the diocese has offered him over the past
year. This has been a very difficult year for the parishioners of
Saint Mary's, Saltcoats.
Unfortunately, until the case went to court, the diocese was not able to make
any comment nor correct some of the erroneous speculation which followed.
Now that the case has concluded, Bishop
Nolan will be meeting with the Parish Council of Saint
Mary's on the evening of Thursday 16 June and will celebrate Mass in the
parish on the weekend of 8 and 9 July. Bishop
Nolan wishes to express his gratitude to the parishioners of Saint
Mary's and Saint
John’s Church, Stevenston for their patience and fortitude during these
very difficult months and to Canon Martin Poland for looking after Saint
Mary's. When Father Bell first revealed to the diocese that he had misused
parish funds for gambling, he was removed from his post and the police were
informed. Contrary to some speculation, he had not been under investigation
for financial irregularities prior to that, nor were the monies involved from
any other funds than from the parish. With the conclusion of the court case,
a Church Tribunal will now investigate Father Bell's conduct. Since Father
Bell used to work at the Tribunal in Scotland, Bishop
Nolan will ask the Holy See to appoint a Tribunal in England or Ireland
to carry out this investigation. The
sentence that Father Bell faces and the publicity his conduct and failings
have received will be a challenge to him. We pray, that with God's help, this
low point in his life may become a time of personal and spiritual renewal.
SAINT
MATTHEW'S ACADEMY - THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Saint
Matthew's Academy, Saltcoats will present The
Sound of Music in the school on Monday 20, Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 June.
Tickets ave available from the Academy.
MARY'S MEALS
Thanks to all the people who donated items for Mary's
Meals Backpack Appeal. We continue to collect all items listed on the
leaflet but are particularly looking for summer shorts, t-shirts, skirts,
dresses, flip-flops and backpacks for children aged between four and twelve.
These can be new or used in good condition. Please put any items you wish
to donate into the blue container in the Church porch and pick up the 2016
magazine to see how the work is progressing. There is also a leaflet with
the full list of items required. Thank you.
SAINT PETER'S SCHOOL COOKBOOK
Saint
Peter's Primary School Parent Council has worked closely with the pupils
and staff of Saint Peter's to produce a fundraising Cookbook to celebrate
the school's twentieth anniversary. The Cookbook costs £5 and will be
available to buy after both Masses next weekend. For more information, please
call Michelle on 07846 399252.
CHURCH DOORS
One of our youngest parishioners gave me £5 from his 'First Communion
money' for the new doors - many thanks. The side door is fitted and the front
doors should only be a few weeks. Before another winter hits us, we need to
replace the front doors. They 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 £2778.
CLOTHING APPEAL IN AID OF CHERNOBYL CHILDREN'S LIFELINE
We will have another group of twelve girls coming from the Ukraine to Ayrshire
in August for four weeks. Some of these children have again been selected
because they either have parents in the military fighting in the East of Ukraine
or they have been displaced due to the war so they all need our help more
than ever. We are looking to make up a bag pack for each child when they arrive
so we need donations of new pyjamas, underwear, socks, leggings, t-shirts,
to fit girls aged between nine and thirteen years. We also need felt pens,
coloured pencils, pencil cases, hair brushes, hair clips, bobbles et cetera.
Any financial help would be greatly appreciated. I thank you in advance for
your continued support of my charity and I hope you get the chance to meet
the children when they visit Saint
John’s Church, Stevenston. If you have anything to donate or would
be interested in finding out more about the charity, please contact Michael
or Lisa Lafferty on 01294 461234 or 07813 650411. Michael
Lafferty
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 date is 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.
FUTURE EVENTS
The following events are being planned.
- 28 August - Pilgrimage to Saint Ninian's Cave, Whithorn
- 16 October - Sacrament of the Sick in Saint
Mary's Church, Largs
- 30 October - Youth Event in Saint
Matthew's Academy, Saltcoats
- 28 November - Closing of the Year of Mercy in Saint
Brigid's Church, Kilbirnie
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.