BULLETIN
12
MARCH 2017
SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT IN YEAR
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CHURCH SERVICES
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Saturday
11 March
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Mass
at 10.00 am for Helen Brown |
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Sunday
12 March
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Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
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Monday
13 March
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Mass at 10.00 am for Kieran Farmer |
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Tuesday
14 March
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Mass at 10.00 am for Betty Quinn |
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Wednesday
15 March
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Mass at 10.00 am for Mary Gribben |
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Thursday
16 March
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Mass at 7.00 pm for the sick |
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Friday
17 March
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Stations of the Cross at 9.40 am |
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Saturday
18 March
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Mass at 10.00 am for Thomas Rourke |
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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
11 March
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Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Sunday
12 March
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Sunday Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30 am |
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Monday
13 March
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Service at 10.00 am |
Requiem Mass at 10.00 am |
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Tuesday
14 March
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Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
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Wednesday
15 March
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Mass at 10.00 am |
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Thursday
16 March
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Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Friday
17 March
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Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
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Saturday
18 March
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Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
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Sunday
12 March
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11.30 am |
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Monday
13 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
14 March
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9.00
to 11.00 am 3.00 to 6.00 pm 3.45 pm 7.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
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Wednesday
15 March
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3.00 to 6.00 pm |
Skallywags Aftercare |
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Thursday
16 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
17 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:
Theresa
Bell (Dumbarton), Nessie Baxter (Kilsyth), Betty Quinn and Frances Stanisforth
(Wales) who died recently;
Lilia Agostini 1969, Mary Andrew 1957, Hessie Hyslop 1998, Jean Walker 2001,
Grace Jamieson 2005, Canon Charles
Matthews 1996 shown right, Doris McNamara 2010, Catherine Stewart 2004,
Victor Donald 1985, Mary Gribben 2012, Susan Heaney 1956, Martha Pentleton
2004, Billy Shanks 2015, Janie Aitken 1989, Michael Reilly 2013, Ian Trayner
2008, Keith Baldwin 2006, John Gurney 2004, James Mulhearn 1982, Thomas Rourke
2015 and William Tait 1996 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 £667.67 and the Maintenance
Fund collection to £289.32 - 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 Harry Sammons at 5.30 pm and Peter
Brawley 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
Next week's Children's Liturgy helpers are Emily
Tarbet for the pre-fives, Frances Gemmell and Gayle Paterson for Primaries
1, 2 and 3 and Maria Paterson-Kidd and George Kidd for Primary 4.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next
Sunday's teas will be served by Maria Boyle's team.
OUR
NEW PARISH PRIEST
On Friday 3 March, Bishop Nolan
announced that Father Duncan McVicar,
presently in Saint John Ogilvie's Church, Irvine, is to be Parish Priest of
Saint Peter's from 8 September after Canon
Matt retires.
ANNUAL MISSION APPEAL
The annual Mission Appeal - this year by the Kiltegan Fathers - will be made
this 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
CONFESSION BEFORE EASTER
We will celebrate the Sacrament of Forgiveness together within Mass on Thursday
6 April at 10.00 am in Saint
John’s Church, Stevenston at 1.30 pm in Saint
Mary's Church, Saltcoats and at 7.00 pm in Saint Peter's.
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.
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.
George McGrattan and the parish choir cover the Vigil Mass. 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.
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
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.
SAINT PATRICK AND SAINT JOSEPH
Saint Patrick's Day is Friday 17 March. The feast of Saint Joseph will be
celebrated 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?
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.