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Saturday
24 February
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Vigil Mass at 4.30pm |
Holy Mass at 10.00am |
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Sunday
25 February
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Sunday Mass at 10.00am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30am |
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Monday
26 February
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Service at 10.00am | Holy Mass at 10.00am |
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Tuesday
27 February
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Holy Mass at 10.00am | Service at 10.00am |
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Wednesday
28 February
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Holy Mass at 10.00am | |
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Thursday
1 March
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Service at 10.00am | Holy Mass at 1.30am |
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Friday
2 March
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Holy Mass at 10.00am | Service at 10.00am |
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Saturday
3 March
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Vigil Mass at 4.30pm |
Holy Mass at 10.00am |
PARISH CENTRE EVENTS |
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Saturday
24 February
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7.00pm | Private Function |
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Sunday
25 February
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11.30am |
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Monday
26 February
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9.30
to 11.30am 5.30 to 6.30pm 6.30 to 8.00pm 7.30pm |
Parents
and Toddlers |
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Tuesday
27 February
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9.00
to 11.00am 3.45pm |
Cardiac
Rehabilitation |
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Wednesday
28 February
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3.45pm | Irish Dancing |
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Thursday
1 March
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6.00 to 7.30pm |
Brownies |
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Friday
2 March
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9.30 to 11.30am | Parents and Toddlers |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Robert Cavens, Frank Coulter (Ardrossan) and Norma Clarke (Ardrossan) who died recently;
John Bell 2008, Brian Griffin 1980, Father James Coyle 1975, Betty Lowe 2008, Maureen McIlhatton 1993, Annie Montgomery 2012, Canon Michael O'Connor 1966, James Smith 1986, Jim Wilson 2011, Agnes Delahunt 1944, Elizabeth Delahunt 1976, William John Dorian 1935, John Moore 2000, Betty Burns 2006, Frank Clark 1959, Sandra Cornwallis neé Shaw 2014, Ambrose Armstrong 1976, Matilda Brannan 1970, Billy Magee 2002, Joe and Nan McConnell, Canon John Walls 2010, Matilda Brannan, Simon Brannan, Mennotti Carrino, Odina Carrino, Paul Gerard Brown 1986, Father Charles Barclay 2001, Bernard Cassidy 1994, Margaret Dolan 1959, Frances Hackett 1997, James McFarlane 1976, Aldegonda Brogi, Pietro Brogi, Maria Gillen 2001 and Sister Teresita of Jesus (Valenti) 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 Father Duncan, 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 celebrated on Saturdays between 4.45 and 5.15 pm and at other times on request.
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 £586.89 and the Ecclesiastical Students' collection to £289.64 - 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 5.30pm and Emily Tarbet at 10.30am.
ALTAR SERVERS
Next weekend's altar servers are Group 1 at 5.30pm and Group 2 at 10.30am.
MUSIC MINISTRY
Next weekend's musicians are the choir at 5.30pm and Saint Peter's Primary School at 10.30am.
CHILDREN’S
LITURGY
Next week's Children's Liturgy helpers are Geraldine
Butcher for the pre-fives, Maria Paterson-Kidd and George Kidd for Primaries
1, 2 and 3 and Andrena Hughes and Emma Paterson for Primary 4.
SUNDAY TEAS
Tea
and coffee will be served after the 10.30am Mass next Sunday in the Parish
Centre by Maria
Boyle's team. Can you help? We are in need of some additional volunteers to
form a team or would be interested in forming a team to help with the Sunday
morning teas and coffees. If you are interested, please contact the Parish
Office on 464063.
FUNERAL SERVICE FOR PETER CAVENS
Please pray for the Repose of the Soul of Robert Cavens who died recently.
His Funeral Rites will be on Tuesday 27 February at 1.15pm at Saint Peter's.
This will be followed by his interment at Ardrossan Cemetery. May he rest
in peace and rise in glory!
FUNERAL SERVICE FOR MARGARET OSPREY
Please pray for the Repose of the Soul of Margaret Osprey who died recently.
Her Funeral Rites will be on Friday 2nd March at 3.00pm at Holmsford Bridge
Crematorium, Dreghorn. May she rest in peace and rise in glory!
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
We welcome to the Family of the Church, Deacon Alan John Philpotts who was
baptised last weekend. Congratulations to his parents and Godparents.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
We welcome to the Family of the Church Oscar Anthony William Barr who will
be baptised this Saturday. Congratulations to his parents and Godparents.
DIAMOND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
We offer our sincere congratulations and prayers to Marlene and Jimmy Creighton
who celebrated their sixtieth Wedding Anniversary last Thursday. We wish them
and their family every joy, peace and blessing!
RECONCILIATION SERVICES IN THE THREE TOWNS
Confession is the sacrament of the examined Christian life. It is the sacrament
of recognised enlightenment. The life we embraced and committed ourselves
to live at baptism was the life of disciples - students and imitators of the
life of Jesus Christ. So often people are not just confessing sins - they're
confessing how far they've fallen short of the ideals they set for themselves.
Looking at our faults and failures in this way and coming to realise that
Jesus loves us and is always ready to forgive and strengthen us, opens a path
to re-embracing the power and beauty of this sacrament. Pope
Francis has called for Catholics to return to this sacrament of Jesus'
welcome. Each time we seek forgiveness we grow closer to the God who has always
loved us and always will. This is an inspiring message for us all especially
during the Lenten season. Reconciliation Services will be held just before
Holy Week on:
- Monday
12 March in Saint
John’s Church, Stevenston at 7.00pm
- Tuesday 13 March in Saint Peter's Church, Ardrossan at 6.00pm
- Wednesday 14 March in Saint
Mary's Church, Saltcoats at 2.00pm.
JESUS OUR TEACHER ICON
Many parishioners have commented on the copy of the Icon to celebrate one
hundred years of Catholic Education this year. Prayer cards with the image
of the icon are available this weekend in Church.
MIRACLE THIRTY MINUTES BOOKLET NOW AVAILABLE
Our Friday Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament started last Friday. After
Mass, there were twenty minutes of silent prayer then simple Benediction ending
at 11.00am. The Booklet is a simple way to offer the Lord praise, repentance,
thanks, listening, surrender and petitions. Get your copy today!
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
There will be a World Day of Prayer service on Friday 2 March at 2.00pm in
the Park Church, Ardrossan. All are welcome.
THE CALL OF THE BARNYARD
A
flock of wild ducks were flying in formation, heading south for the winter.
They formed a beautiful V in the sky and were admired by everyone who saw
them from below. One day, Wally, one of the wild ducks in the formation, spotted
something on the ground that caught his eye. It was a barnyard with a flock
of tame ducks who lived on the farm. They were waddling around on the ground,
quacking merrily and eating corn that was thrown on the ground for them every
day. Wally liked what he saw. "It sure would be nice to have some of
that corn" he thought to himself "and all this flying is very tiring.
I'd like to just waddle around for a while." So after thinking it over
a while, Wally left the formation of wild ducks, made a sharp dive to the
left and headed for the barnyard. He landed among the tame ducks and began
to waddle around and quack merrily. He also started eating corn. The formation
of wild ducks continued their journey south but Wally didn't care. "I'll
rejoin them when they come back north in a few months" he said to himself.
Several months went by and sure enough, Wally looked up and spotted the flock
of wild ducks in formation, heading north. They looked beautiful up there.
And Wally was tired of the barnyard. It was muddy and everywhere he waddled,
there was nothing but duck poo. "It's time to leave" said Wally.
So Wally flapped his wings furiously and tried to get airborne. But he had
gained some weight from all his corn-eating, and he hadn't exercised his wings
much either. He finally got off the ground but he was flying too low and slammed
into the side of the barn. He fell to the ground with a thud and said to himself
"Oh, well, I'll just wait until they fly south in a few months. Then
I'll rejoin them and become a wild duck again." But when the flock flew
overhead once more, Wally again tried to lift himself out of the barnyard.
He simply didn't have the strength. Every winter and every spring, he saw
his wild duck friends flying overhead and they would call out to him but his
attempts to leave were all in vain. Eventually Wally no longer paid any attention
to the wild ducks flying overhead. He hardly even noticed them. He had, after
all, become a barnyard duck. Sometimes we get tired of being wild ducks -
followers of Jesus Christ. It's not always easy to be obedient to God and
to discipline ourselves to hang in there for the long haul. When we are feeling
that way, that's when Satan tempts us to 'fall out of formation' and to join
the barnyard ducks - the world. But look what happened to Wally. He thought
he would just 'check it out' for a while and then leave when he wanted to.
But he couldn't do it. Sin is like that. Sin is a trap and it has a way of
changing us into people we don't even want to become. Eventually we lose touch
with who we really are - the sons and daughters of the God, our Father. We
become barnyard ducks. Keep those Lenten Resolutions going!
JUST FOR A LAUGH…
A bartender notices that every evening, without fail, one of his patrons orders
three beers. After several weeks of noticing this pattern, the bartender asks
the man why he always orders three beers. The man says "I have two brothers
who have moved away to different countries. We promised each other that we
would always order an extra two beers whenever we drank as a way of keeping
up the family bond." Several weeks later, noticing that the man only
ordered two beers, the bartender said, "Please accept my condolences
on the death of one of your brothers. You know, the two beers and all…"
The man replied "You'll be happy to hear that my two brothers are alive
and well. It's just that I, myself, have decided to give up drinking for Lent."
LOURDES GROUP - SAINT PATRICK'S NIGHT QUIZ NIGHT SOCIAL
You are invited to bring your family and friends to a fun-filled social evening
on Saint Patrick's night, Saturday 17 March. This event is a Bring Your Own
Bottle evening in the Parish Centre with the usual quiz, raffle and entertainment
from George and Michael, shown below. Tickets can be purchased for £5
from any committee member or from the Parish Office. Contact Margaret on 464063
or Harry Sammons on 469006. Tickets are already selling so make sure you don't
miss out.
FATHER JOHN
Father John Maendeleo, shown below, who served in our parish from 2006 will
celebrate his silver jubilee of priesthood on 29 May 2018. He asks that we
keep him in our prayers.
SAINT PETER'S RAINBOWS AND BROWNIES
Parents please remember that Monday's meetings are not in Parish Centre due
to Confirmation. Girls should go directly to Basebowl in Hamilton Street,
Saltcoats.
OZANAM CENTRE, GLASGOW
The Saint Vincent de Paul Society
usually collects toiletries for the Ozanam Centre, Glasgow for homeless
people during Lent. There is a box in the porch.
BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE
If you can never find the time to give blood, here it is - Tuesday 27 February
from 2.00 to 3.40pm and 5.15 to 7.30pm and Wednesday 28 February 4.00 to 7.30pm
in the Civic Centre, Glasgow Street, Ardrossan. Thank you.
www.scotblood.co.uk
SISTERS OF SAINT ELISABETH
We welcome the Sisters of Saint Elisabeth this weekend. The Sisters take care
of orphans, disabled children and adults and will be bringing beautiful icons
and religious items for sale in support of their apostolate.
SCOTTISH HEAD INJURY GROUP
Drew Cochrane, who was so
entertaining at the recent Burns
Supper, has scripted 'Invisible – The Musical' to raise funds for the
Scottish Head Injury Musical Support Group. It will be performed at the Harbour
Arts Centre in Irvine on 1 and 2 March at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £10 and
are available on 01294 274059 and
www.North-Ayrshire.gov.uk/hac.
ONE VOICE CONCERT
North Ayrshire Council Music Service is hosting a beautiful concert called
One Voice on Wednesday 28 February at 7.00pm in Saint Peter's Church. The
concert will feature the North Ayrshire Schools Junior Choir, soloists from
the secondary schools and the North Ayrshire Council Workplace Choir. Tickets,
cost £5 and £3 concession, will be on sale at the door on the
night.
HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE 2018
The Holy Land Pilgrimage this year will be from Monday 15 to Monday 22 October
2018. The cost is £1299 per person based on twin room occupancy and
half board. The flight will leave from Manchester.
HCPT LOURDES GROUP 376
The HCPT Race Night will be on Friday 2 March in the Civic Centre, Ardrossan.
Starters orders are at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £2.50 and include light
supper. Contact Esther Coulter on 602179 or Josephine Coulter on 473030.
VISITORS
Are you visiting us for Holy Mass? Please know that you are very welcome.
During the 10.30 am Holy 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 Holy Mass, tea, coffee
cakes and buns are available in the Parish Centre. At both of our weekend
Holy 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.