BULLETIN
16
JULY 2017
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME IN YEAR 1
CHURCH SERVICES
Saturday
15 July
|
Mass
at 10.00 am for Cathie McGuire |
Sunday
16 July
|
Sunday Mass at 10.30 am for the congregation |
Monday
17 July
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Cynthia Parkes |
Tuesday
18 July
|
Mass at 10.00 am for a special intention and the Holy Souls |
Wednesday
19 July
|
Mass at 10.00 am for those who are sick |
Thursday
20 July
|
Mass at 7.00 pm for Cathie McGuire |
Friday
21 July
|
Mass at 10.00 am for Father Michael Lynch and Father Gabriel Kigozi |
Saturday
22 July
|
Mass at 10.00 am for James and Rebecca Murray |
The
Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify anniversaries
as early as you can. Thanks. |
Saturday
15 July
|
Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday
16 July
|
Sunday Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30 am |
Monday
17 July
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Tuesday
18 July
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
Wednesday
19 July
|
Requiem Mass at 10.00 am for Margaret Dillon |
|
Thursday
20 July
|
Service at 10.00 am |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Friday
21 July
|
Mass at 10.00 am |
Service at 10.00 am |
Saturday
22 July
|
Vigil Mass at 4.30 pm |
Mass at 10.00 am |
Sunday
16 July
|
11.30 am |
|
Monday
17 July
|
6.15
to 8.15 pm 7.30 pm |
Spirit
of Youth Drama |
Tuesday
18 July
|
9.00
to 11.00 am 7.30 pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
Wednesday
19 July
|
11.30 to 4.30 am | Irish Dancing |
Thursday
20 July
|
6.15 to 8.15 pm |
Spirit of Youth Drama |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
David Brodie 1994, Agnes Hunter 1956, Sheila Reilly 1987, Carol Stewart 2005,
Agnes Cochrane 1998, Mary Theresa Dolan 1999, Bernard Kilbane 1986, Michael
Leonard 2000, Father Tom Leverage 1996, Cardinal Thomas Winning 2001, Sheila
Kennedy 1996, Samuel McGonigle 1997, Andrew McPadden 2002, Una Delahunt Rice
2005, 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, Catherine Robertson 2015, Susan Watson 2002, Rosie
Benson 1995, Agnes Delahunt 1936, Margaret Donnelly 1953, Mary Leishman 1997
and Ronald McKay 2008 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 £560.98 and the Maintenance
Fund collection to £237.91 - 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 Julie Coldwell 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 2 at 10.30 am.
CHILDREN’S
LITURGY
The Children's Liturgy resumes in September.
SUNDAY TEAS
Next
Sunday's teas will be served by Frances's and Mary's team.
MUSIC AT MASS
Some of the our young people in first to sixth years at school are going to
be leading the singing at the 10.30 am Mass one Sunday a month again after
the summer holiday and they could do with some help. Why not join them? For
more information or to put your name down please email Michelle on stpssc@hotmail.com
or phone 464063.
CANON MATT RETIRAL
Canon
Matt is due to retire on 7 September. Father
Duncan McVicar, our new parish priest, has invited the Canon to concelebrate
the Sunday Mass on 10 September. That weekend the Sunday Mass will be at 11.30
am instead of 10.30 am and will be followed by a lunch in the Parish Centre.
Details will be given later.
CHURCH MAINTENANCE
As you will probably notice, the high level windows on the south-facing side
of the Church are being resealed and repointed to keep out the rain. The Building
Fund will cover this work. We must very soon start on the roof of the section
where the Parish Centre is linked to the Church. this will be an expensive
job and probably beyond what the Building Fund can afford - but it is needed.
After the summer, I will seek your help through fundraising envelopes.
POPE FRANCIS'S MISSION INTENTIONS FOR JULY
We pray that, through our prayer and witness to the Gospel, all brothers and
sisters of goodwill may rediscover the merciful closeness of the Lord and
the beauty of the Christian life.
SPIRIT OF YOUTH PRODUCTIONS
Spirit of Youth productions are confidence-building drama workshops. All classes
will be held in the Parish Centre meeting rooms next to the main hall. New
first year to third year pupils meet on Monday 3 July and every Monday thereafter
at 6.15 to 8.15 pm for the remainder of the summer holiday. The cost is £7
per week. New primary four to seven pupils meet on Thursday 6 July and every
Thursday thereafter at 6.15 to 8.15 pm for the remainder of the summer holiday.
The cost is £6 per week. Discounts are available for parents with more
than one child attending the classes. Booking is essential. Please contact
07894 543983 or jenniferhamilton21@hotmail.com.
MARY'S MEALS COLLECTION
The annual appeal and textile collection for Mary's
Meals will take place on 19 and 20 August.
MARY'S MEALS BACKPACK APPEAL
Thank you for the many cash donations and stationery items et cetera received
recently. We are now looking for cotton dresses, skirts, shorts, tee shirts
and flip-flops to fit children aged between five and twelve years old. Please
note these are the only items of clothing we are allowed to send to Malawi
for this project. All items should be in new or very good condition. Thank
you.
SCOTTISH CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL AID FUND (SCIAF) WEE BOX CAMPAIGN
SCIAF acknowledges £811.70 as a further contribution to the Wee Box
appeal - many thanks.
50/50 CLUB
Many thanks to all our members for their continued support. We welcome two
new members this month and wish them good luck in next month's draw.
BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE
The Blood Transfusion Service will be at the Civic Centre on the afternoons
of Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 July.
SAINT PETER'S CHILDREN'S CENTRE NURSERY AND SCALLYWAGS AFTERCARE
Free nursery places available for children who are three years old before
1 March 2018. Staff are fully qualified staff to degree level. The Centre
is Education Scotland and Care Inspectorate inspected. For further information,
please phone Josephine Coulter on 602179 or 473030 or email StPetersChildrensCentre@yahoo.co.uk.
HELP NEEDED FOR ARDROSSAN GUIDES
5th Ardrossan Guides need your help. Recent changes have left the Thursday
Guides without a leader. Could you commit to leading a vibrant group of Guides?
If so, please contact joannablane@me.com or 01294 601113 for more information.
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.