BULLETIN
5
MARCH 2017
FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT IN YEAR
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CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
4 March
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Mass
at 10.00 am for Cosimo and Arturo Farro |
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Sunday
5 March
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Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
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Monday
6 March
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Mass at 10.00 am for Eileen McNulty |
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Tuesday
7 March
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Mass at 10.00 am for Peter Reily as 102nd birthday wishes |
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Wednesday
8 March
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Mass at 10.00 am for Patsy Reid |
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Thursday
9 March
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Mass at 7.00 pm for a special intention |
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Friday
10 March
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Stations of the Cross at 9.40 am |
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Saturday
11 March
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Mass at 10.00 am for Helen Brown |
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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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Saturday
4 March
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Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Sunday
5 March
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Sunday Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30 am |
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Monday
6 March
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Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Tuesday
7 March
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Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
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Wednesday
8 March
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Requiem Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
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Thursday
9 March
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Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Friday
10 March
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Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
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Saturday
11 March
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Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Sunday
5 March
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11.30 am |
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Monday
6 March
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9.30
to 11.30 am 3.00 to 6.00 pm 5.30 to 6.30 pm 6.30 to 8.00 pm 7.30 |
Parents
and Toddlers |
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Tuesday
7 March
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9.00
to 11.00 am 3.00 to 6.00 pm 3.45 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
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Wednesday
8 March
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3.00 to 6.00 pm |
Skallywags Aftercare |
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Thursday
9 March
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3.00
to 6.00 pm 6.00 to 7.30 pm 7.30 to 9.00 pm |
Skallywags
Aftercare |
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Friday
10 March
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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:
Francis Connolly, Edgar Wilson, Nan Gallagher and John Durning who died recently;
James Convery 2008, Bishop Joseph McGee 1983, Father Charles McLaughlin, Hugh
McGraa 2002, Isabella McLaughlan 2001, Joe Colvin 1908, Olga Mastradomenico
2009, Cosimo Farro 1993, Francis Flynn 1990, Hugh McCluskey 1992, Catherine
Robertson 2012, Mary To 2014, Luke Gargan 2001, Father Jerry Sheehy SCJ 2012,
Alice Bell 2005, May Bell 2003, John Carroll 2004, John Kyle 2009, Myles McDonald,
Monsignor Archibald McSparran
1950, Stephanie Hope Turner 2001, Helen Brown 2013, Peter McGlone 2016, Agnes
Scott 1990 and Monsignor Edward Traynor
2006 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.
FINANCES
Bankers Orders for the Parish and Parish Centre amount to £3500 per
month. 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 £620.95 and the Maintenance
Fund collection to £238.08 - 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 Ronnie Cairns at 5.30 pm and Margaret
Brawley at 10.30 am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 1 at 5.30
pm and Group 3 at 10.30 am.
CHILDREN’S
LITURGY
Next week's Children's Liturgy helpers are Geraldine
Butcher for the pre-fives, Claire Sweenie and Linda Martin for Primaries 1,
2 and 3 and Jacqueline Smith and Maria Paterson for Primary 4.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next
Sunday's teas will be served by Loretta McLardy's team.
ANNUAL
MISSION APPEAL
The annual Mission Appeal - this year by the Kiltegan Fathers - will be made
next weekend.
LENT
Lent is a period of six weeks made as a journey to Easter. It is a time to
fast, pray and give alms. Every one of us is able to make our own decisions
about what we need to do to make our lives more acceptable to God. We can:
- do without things we don't really need
- take time to pray so that we can listen to what God asks of
us
- share what we have with others in more need through the Scottish
Catholic International Aid Fund and other ways
- attend Stations of the Cross on Friday mornings at 9.40 am
THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH
As part of our Lenten preparations, George Gallagher will give a series of
talks entitled The Fathers Of The Church on the first three Tuesdays of Lent
in Saint
John’s Church, Stevenston at 7.00 pm. They will last around an
hour and a half with time for prayer and questions.
The titles are Who are the Fathers of the Church? on 7 March, The Teaching
of the Fathers on 14 March and Why are the Fathers of the Church important?
on 21 March.
FORMING INTENTIONAL DISCIPLES
There is an invitation to take part in a study group based on the idea of
Forming Intentional Disciples for six Tuesdays after Easter. We hope to start
with an introductory evening on Tuesday 25 April in Saint Peter's Presbytery.
The sessions begin at 7.00 pm with ten minutes of quiet prayer before the
Blessed Sacrament and end at 9.00 pm after ten minutes of prayer before the
Blessed Sacrament. Each session, with the prayer time, is based on pre-reading
two chapters of Forming Intentional Disciples by Sherry Weddell, published
in 2012, and sharing our thoughts on what is said. The programme is in use
in the Diocese of Plymouth to whom we are grateful for advice. The books are
yours to keep and there is a discounted charge of £12 for them. To register
interest. please email ParishOffice@SaintPeterInChains.net or phone 464063
during office hours before 1 April to allow us to gauge interest and purchase
the books.
50/50 CLUB
The January and February 50/50 Club draws will take place this week-end. We
are waiting for twenty members who still need to renew their membership of
£15 and some members need to inform us of their new address. All winners
are notified by post so members should ensure we have their up-to-date address
otherwise their cheque will be lost in the post. We have thirteen new members
this year but have lost a few members. Prizes will remain the same as last
year but if we lose members the prizes will have to be reduced. New members
will increase the prize money so if you are thinking of becoming a member,
now is a good time to join. For more information, contact the Club Promoter
Mrs Myriame Sammons on 469006.
CHURCH MUSIC
We now have the assistance of John and Phil McKenzie leading the singing at
the 10.30 Mass as well as Andrena Hughes. Others would be more than welcome.
The Saint
Peter's School choir assists on the first Sunday of each month. Some former
members of the Saint Peter's choir who are now at Saint
Matthew's Academy, Saltcoats are getting together to cover Mass once a
month. Would anyone like to join them? They hope to sing on Sunday 19 March
at the 10.30 am Mass. Feel free to join them.
FEAST OF SAINT JOSEPH
This year, the feast of Saint Joseph will be elebrated on Monday 20 March.
The Lenten Sunday takes precedence on 19 March.
ARDROSSAN WINTON ROVERS - MARY'S MEALS FUNDRAISER
Ardrossan Winton Rovers are having a Saint Patrick's Night in the Supporters'
Club at Winton Park on Saturday 18 March 2017 at 7.30 pm. It will feature
a sing-song with George and Michael, a quiz, a bar and time for blethering.
There is no admission charge but there will be an opportunity to donate to
Mary's Meals.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE FOODBANK
The Foodbank at the Church of the Nazarene in Glasgow Street is desperately
short of tinned meat, juice, ultra-heat treatment (UHT) milk and tinned fruit.
Can you help, please?
YOUNG CARERS' PROJECT
Please read the notice about the need for volunteers for a Young Carers' Project.
BINGO NIGHT
A fundraising Bingo Night will be held on Friday 24 March at 7.00 pm to raise
funds for Aidan Hughes of our parish to once again assist the pilgrimage to
Lourdes as a volunteer with Youth for Lourdes. Tickets include a cup of tea
or coffee and you may Bring Your Own Bottle. Tickets cost £1 and are
available from the Parish Office on 464063 or Aidan Hughes. Any donation of
raffle prizes will be gratefully appreciated. There is a similar event for
the same good cause in Saint Mary's Parish Hall, Saltcoats on Friday 10 March
2017 at 7.00 pm with eyes down 7.30 pm. Tickets can be obtained by phoning
466147 or paying at the door.
JUMBULANCE PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES
There will be a Jumbulance Pilgrimage to Lourdes at Easter 2017. A group will
travel from our diocese to Lourdes on Thursday 27 April returning Saturday
6 May 2017. The travel is by medically-adapted coach and is particularly suited
to those unable to fly for health reasons and/or those who wish to be in a
smaller group. Places are available for sick pilgrims, helpers, nurses and
carers. The group travels with a doctor, nurses and chaplain and can cater
for almost all needs. Please phone Alison Neil on 07749 555955 or email her
on amd.neil@outlook.com for more details.
SAINT JOHN'S KEEP FIT
There are Keep Fit classes every Monday from 2.00 to 3.00 pm in Saint John's
Church Hall, Stevenston. New members are welcome.
HOMELESSNESS IN NORTH AYRSHIRE
The inter-church group who are concerned with homelessness around us would
like to appeal for donations of household cleaning materials to help people
get started when they are housed. They also need new socks, gloves and pyjamas
for those who are housed in the Homeless Hostels. A full list of requirements
is on the box at the back of the Church. Thank you.
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.