Saturday
7 July
|
Our Lady's Day |
Sunday
8 July
|
Fourteenth
Sunday of the Year |
Monday
9 July
|
Feast of Our Lady of Aberdeen |
Tuesday
10 July
|
Holy Mass at 10.00am as Father's Day Mass for James Bell |
Wednesday
11 July
|
Requiem Mass at 10.00am for Peter Reilly |
Thursday
12 July
|
Holy Mass at 10.00am for Edward McCaffrey |
Friday
13 July
|
Requiem Mass at 10.00am for Frank Lowey |
Saturday
14 July
|
Our Lady's Day |
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Abbreviations - A anniversary, RD recently deceased, SI special intention |
The
Holy Mass intention list is just over two weeks ahead. Please notify
anniversaries as early as you can. Thanks. |
Saturday
7 July
|
The Church is closed for renovation. |
Holy
Mass at 10.00am Vigil Mass at 4.30pm |
Sunday
8 July
|
Sunday Mass at 11.30am |
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Monday
9 July
|
Holy Mass at 10.00am | |
Tuesday
10 July
|
Holy Mass at 10.00am | |
Wednesday
11 July
|
Requiem Mass at 2.00pm | |
Thursday
12 July
|
Holy Mass at 10.00am | |
Friday
13 July
|
Service at 10.00am | |
Saturday
14 July
|
Holy
Mass at 10.00am |
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PARISH CENTRE EVENTS |
Sunday
8 July
|
11.30 am |
|
Monday
9 July
|
7.00pm
|
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Tuesday
10 July
|
9.00 to 11.00am |
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Wednesday
11 July
|
11.30am to 3.30pm |
Irish Dancing Summer Camp |
Thursday
12 July
|
6.30 to 7.30pm |
|
Friday
13 July
|
11.00am | Private Function |
CHILDREN’S
LITURGY
The Children's Liturgy resumes in September.
WHY GO TO CHURCH?
If anyone asks you 'Why go to Church?' then tell them this. We come to Church
with our fragile identities. As we recall the Trinity we make the sign of
the cross because the cross is, as we shall see, our way into that shared
divine life. Then we confess our sins. But we do not confess our sins so as
to stir up feelings of guilt. We believe that our God is merciful and loving
and not a wrathful judge. Julian of Norwich, the fourteenth century mystic,
wrote that if God were angry with us even for a moment, then we would cease
to exist. Sorrow is a healthy awareness of the harm we have caused others
and ourselves. When we confess our sins, we stand upright in the sun and claim
our dignity as children of God. Father
Timothy Radcliffe
GOD LIVES UNDER THE BED
I
envy Kevin. My brother, Kevin, thinks God lives under his bed. At least that's
what I heard him say one night. He was praying out loud in his dark bedroom,
and I stopped to listen. "Are you there, God?" he said. "Where
are you? Oh, I see. Under the bed...". I giggled softly and tiptoed off
to my own room. Kevin's unique perspectives are often a source of amusement
but that night something else lingered long after the humour. I realised for
the first time the very different world Kevin lives in. He was born thirty
years ago, mentally disabled as a result of difficulties during labour. Apart
from his size - he's 6 feet 2 - there are few ways in which he is an adult.
He reasons and communicates with the capabilities of a seven-year-old and
he always will. He will probably always believe that God lives under his bed
and that aeroplanes stay up in the sky because angels carry them. I remember
wondering if Kevin realises he is different. Is he ever dissatisfied with
his monotonous life? Up before dawn each day, off to work at a workshop for
the disabled, home to walk our cocker spaniel, return to eat his favourite
macaroni-and-cheese for dinner and later to bed. The only variation in the
entire scheme is laundry, when he hovers excitedly over the washing machine
like a mother with her new-born child. He does not seem dissatisfied. He goes
out to the bus every morning at 7.05am, eager for a day of simple work. He
wrings his hands excitedly while the water boils on the stove before dinner
and he stays up late twice a week to gather our dirty laundry for his next
day's laundry chores. And Saturdays - oh, the bliss of Saturdays! That's the
day my Dad takes Kevin to the airport to have a soft drink, watch the planes
land and speculate loudly on the destination of each passenger inside. "That
one's going to London!" Kevin shouts as he claps his hands. His anticipation
is so great he can hardly sleep on Friday nights. And so goes his world of
daily rituals. He doesn't know what it means to be discontent. His life is
simple. He will never know the entanglements of wealth of power and he does
not care what brand of clothing he wears or what kind of food he eats. His
needs have always been met and he never worries that one day they may not
be. His hands are diligent. Kevin is never so happy as when he is working.
When he unloads the dishwasher or vacuums the carpet, his heart is completely
in it. He does not shrink from a job when it is begun and he does not leave
a job until it is finished. But when his tasks are done, Kevin knows how to
relax. He is not obsessed with his work or the work of others. His heart is
pure. He still believes everyone tells the truth, promises must be kept and
when you are wrong, you apologise instead of argue. Free from pride and unconcerned
with appearances, Kevin is not afraid to cry when he is hurt, angry or sorry.
He is always transparent, always sincere. And he trusts God. Not confined
by intellectual reasoning, when he comes to Christ, he comes as a child. Kevin
seems to know God - to really be friends with Him in a way that is difficult
for an 'educated' person to grasp. God seems like his closest companion. In
my moments of doubt and frustrations with my Christianity, I envy the security
Kevin has in his simple faith. It is then that I am most willing to admit
that he has some divine knowledge that rises above my mortal questions. It
is then I realise that perhaps he is not the one with the handicap. I am.
My obligations, my fear, my pride, my circumstances - they all become disabilities
when I do not trust them to God's care. Who knows if Kevin comprehends things
I can never learn? After all, he has spent his whole life in that kind of
innocence, praying after dark and soaking up the goodness and love of God.
And one day, when the mysteries of heaven are opened and we are all amazed
at how close God really is to our hearts, I'll realise that God heard the
simple prayers of a boy who believed that God lived under his bed. Kevin won't
be surprised at all!
SUNDAY TEAS
There will be no tea and coffee served after the 10.30am Mass next Sunday.
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND VISITS TO SAINT PETER'S WEBSITE
The 200000th visit to Saint Peter’s website was made on 6 July. The site,
which was launched on 13 July 2005, has over 2900 web pages, 1600 pictures,
700 bulletins between 1960 and 2018, 27000 links, some audio and video clips
and been viewed in over 100 countries worldwide. Over 1500 of our deceased
relatives and friends are remembered in our Anniversary List and some are
featured in our Memoriam Cards page. The site contains many articles on past
and present spiritual and community life in Saint Peter's. Father
Duncan and the website author are very grateful
to those who have accessed the site, lent photographs, passed on stories,
identified errors, made suggestions and expressed compliments. The aims of
the site are to make parishioners and others aware of current events and record
our history. If you can help with this project, please speak to Father
Duncan or contact WebsiteAuthor@SaintPeterInChains.net.
MARY'S MEALS - ANNUAL RAFFLE AND TEXTILE COLLECTION
The annual raffle and textile collection for Mary's
Meals will run from Saturday 18 to Sunday 19 August at 12 noon. Just a
few bin bags filled with textiles could generate enough funds to feed a child
for a whole school year - approximately £13.90. We are currently feeding
over 1.2 million children in fifteen countries across the world! Please note
that we are only able to collect textiles in any condition - for example,
clothes, household textiles, shoes, bags et cetera. Thank you for your continuing
support of Mary's
Meals and we look forward to visiting your parish.
Mary's
Meals
GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)
The Data Protection Act has now been succeeded by the General Data Protection
Regulations. We are bound by those regulations and all names, addresses, phone
numbers which we have are protected and we cannot pass them on to anyone.
Any two items of personal information cannot be published unless we have written
permission. for example,
• name and phone number (two items) of any volunteer;
• name and information such as 'is sick' about a person
(two items) meaning the name is on a sick list
These are not allowed under the GDPR without permission of the individual.
We have to try to get all information on rotas and the bulletin into conformity
with GDPR. Please help as best you can.
20-40
NETWORK EVENTS
Are you aged between 20 and 40? Would you like to meet some fellow young Catholics?
We are going to Laser Station at Soar, Braehead on 14 July at 7.15pm. To buy
a £12 ticket or join our mailing list to find out about future events
if you can't make this one, please email 2040network@gmail.com.
SCOTTISH CATHOLIC EDUCATION SERVICE PARENT GROUP
To help parents contribute to the developments in Catholic schools, there
will be a Gathering of Catholic Parents on Saturday 18 August 2018 from 9.30am
to 2.30pm in Saint Charles' Parish Hall, 5 Union Street, Paisley. Places are
free but booking is essential. To book please contact parents@sces.uk.com.
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.
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.
THANKS
Grateful thanks to Saint Clare for favours received. May the Sacred Heart
of Jesus be praised, adored and glorified and loved today and every day throughout
the world, Amen. DJ
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.