Saturday
30 March
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Our Lady's Day for Lent |
Sunday
31 March
|
Fourth
Sunday of Lent in Year 3 |
Monday
1 April
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Requiem Mass at 10.00am for Sheila Giebler |
Tuesday
2 April
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Stations of the Cross at 9.30am |
Wednesday
3 April
|
Holy Mass at 10.00am for Jean Walsh (Dublin) SI |
Thursday
4 April
|
Holy Mass at 10.00am for John McCormick RD |
Friday
5 April
|
Votive Mass of the Most Precious Blood of Christ |
Saturday
6 April
|
Our Lady's Day for Lent |
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Abbreviations - A anniversary, MM month's mind, 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
30 March
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Vigil
Mass at 4.30pm
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Holy Mass at 10.00am |
Sunday
31 March
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Sunday Mass at 10.00am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30am |
Monday
1 April
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Holy Mass at 10.00am | Service of the Word at 10.00am |
Tuesday
2 April
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Holy Mass at 10.00am | Service of the Word at 10.00am |
Wednesday
3 April
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Requiem Mass at 10.00am | Service of the Word at 10.00am |
Thursday
4 April
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Service of the Word at 10.00am | Holy Mass at 10.00am |
Friday
5 April
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Holy Mass at 10.00am | Service of the Word at 10.00am |
Saturday
6 April
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Vigil
Mass at 4.30pm
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Holy Mass at 10.00am |
Sunday
31 March
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11.30am |
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Monday
1 April
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Tuesday
2 April
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Wednesday
3 April
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Thursday
4 April
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7.00pm |
Primary 4 Parents' Meeting |
Friday
5 April
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11.00am | Tea, coffee and chat in the Snug after Benediction |
CHILDREN’S
LITURGY
Next week's Children's Liturgy helpers are Geraldine
Butcher for the pre-fives, Maria Paterson-Kidd for Primaries 1, 2 and 3 and
Jacqueline Smith and Emma Paterson for Primary 4.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
We welcome to the Family of the Church Daniel Howie who will be baptised this
coming Saturday at 11.00am. Congratulations to his parents and Godparents.
REQUIEM MASS FOR SHEILA GIEBLER
Please pray for the Repose of the Soul of Sheila Giebler who died recently.
Her Requiem Mass on Monday 1 April at 10.00am will be followed by her cremation
at Holmsford Bridge Crematorium. May she rest in peace and rise in glory!
FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION TO OUR LADY OF FATIMA
First Saturday devotions will take place on the first Saturday of every month
after the 10.00am Holy Mass. The devotions take about half an hour. All are
welcome!
STATIONS OF THE CROSS FOR LENT
The Stations of the Cross are a fourteen-step devotion that commemorates Jesus
Christ's last day on Earth as a man. The fourteen devotions, or stations,
focus on specific events of His last day, beginning with His condemnation.
The stations are commonly used as a mini pilgrimage as the 'pilgrim' moves
from station to station. As last year, we will pray the Stations every Tuesday
of Lent before Mass at 9.30am.
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Please remember that we have adoration after Mass every Friday followed by
a simple Benediction at 10.45am and finishing with refreshments in the Snug
after Benediction. It is a great resolution for Lent to spend some quality
time with Christ in the miracle of the Eucharist.
WHEN GOD CREATED MOTHERS
When
the Good Lord was creating mothers, He was into his sixth day of 'overtime'
when an angel appeared and said "You're doing a lot of fiddling around
on this one." And the Lord said "Have you read the specs on this
order? She has to be completely washable but not plastic, have 180 movable
parts - all replaceable, run on black coffee and leftovers, have a lap that
disappears when she stands up, a kiss that can cure anything from a broken
leg to a disappointed love affair and six pairs of hands." The angel
shook her head slowly and said "Six pairs of hands - no way." "It's
not the hands that are causing me problems" said the Lord. "It's
the three pairs of eyes that mothers have to have." "That's on the
standard model?" asked the angel. The Lord nodded. "One pair that
sees through closed doors when she asks "What are you kids doing in there?"
when she already knows. Another here in the back of her head that sees what
she shouldn't but what she has to know and, of course, the ones here in front
that can look at a child when he messes up and say "I understand and
I love you" without so much as uttering a word." "Lord"
said the angel, touching His sleeve gently, "Go to bed. Tomorrow..."
"I can't" said the Lord "I'm so close to creating something
so close to myself. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick,
can feed a family of six on one pound of hamburgers and can get a nine-year-old
to stand under a shower." The angel circled the model of a mother very
slowly. "It's too soft" she sighed. "But she's tough!"
said the Lord excitedly. "You cannot imagine what this mother can do
or endure." "Can it think?" "Not only can it think, but
it can reason and compromise" said the Creator. Finally, the angel bent
over and ran her finger across the cheek. "There's a leak" she pronounced.
"I told You You were trying to push too much into this model." "It's
not a leak" said the Lord. "It's a tear." "What's it for?"
"It's for joy, sadness, disappointment, pain, loneliness, and pride."
"You are a genius" said the angel. The Lord looked somber. "I
didn't put it there" He said.
JUST FOR A LAUGH ON MOTHER'S DAY
• A pregnant woman from Ardrossan has a car accident and falls into a deep
coma. Asleep for nearly six months, when she wakes up, she sees that she is
no longer pregnant and frantically asks the doctor about her baby. The doctor
replies "Ma'am you had twins - a boy and a girl. Your brother from Saltcoats
came in and named them." The woman thinks to herself, "No, not my
brother - he's daft" She asks the doctor "Well, what's the girl's
name?" "Denise." "Well, that's not a bad name. I like
it! What's the boy's name?" "Denephew."
• Little Johnny watched, fascinated, as his mother gently rubbed cold cream
on her face. "Why are you rubbing cold cream on your face, Mummy?"
he asked. "To make myself beautiful" said his mother. A few minutes
later, she began removing the cream with a tissue. "What's the matter?"
asked Little Johnny. "Giving up?"
GOD'S
LOVE LETTER TO YOU THIS LENT
When we fall in love with someone, we want to know what they're thinking,
their likes and dislikes and how they feel about particular issues. We do
our best to get to know their family and friends because it helps us get to
know the love of our life even better. Imagine if you showed up at the dinner
table every day and merely exchanged formalities with your spouse or other
family members. Imagine if you never consulted them on important matters in
your life and treated them as mere acquaintances or roommates, not really
needing, wanting or valuing their input at all. It's hard to picture, isn't
it? One of the best ways to get to know God and his son Jesus intimately,
is by reading his love letter to us, the Bible. Saint Jerome has a wise saying
'Ignorance of Scripture is Ignorance of Christ'. In the Bible, we learn about
God's family, what breaks his heart, what makes him happy and how we can stay
in relationship with him - all of this and more, just by reading His Word
for a few minutes every day.
COVERING OF CHURCH STATUES THIS SATURDAY
This Saturday, we will cover the crosses and images in the Church as we approach
the Holy Week. Crosses remained covered until the end of the Lord's Passion
on Good Friday. Statues remained covered until the beginning of the Easter
Vigil. The crosses and images are covered so that we can see them with 'new
eyes' in the light of the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus.
NEW PARISH WEBSITE
The new website for Saint Peter's is almost ready for launching. A lot of
hard work has been put into getting it read - -so watch this space! It is
coming very soon!
HMS DASHER MEMORIAL SERVICE
The Dasher Memorial Service will take place at the monument in front of the
Church at 11.30am today. We pray for all those who lost their lives so tragically
and remember their sacrifice.
IN AND AROUND THE CHURCH
The lock fittings for the garden gate have been repaired. The processional
cross pole has been replaced with high polished brass. Father
Duncan's name has been added to the confessional.
Thank you for all the hard work!
SAINT PETER'S LENTEN RETREAT
Our Lenten Retreat this year will focus on the call to holiness that Pope
Francis renewed recently in his Exhortation 'Rejoice and be glad. We will
look at five aspects to this call to holiness during the five Sundays of Lent
this year. A booklet, costing £1, is available at the stall to accompany
the Retreat.
SCOTTISH CATHOLIC INTERNATIONAL AID FUND (SCIAF) LENTEN APPEAL 2019
If you didn't manage to get the Wee Box from SCIAF last weekend, they are
still available at the back of the Church. Please make sure you get one and
hand it in after Lent. This is a great way of fulfilling the call to almsgiving
in this special season. Uganda has one of the youngest and fastest growing
populations in the world. Uganda gained independence from the United Kingdom
on 9 October 1962. However, the legacy of war and a high rate of HIV and AIDS
has left many orphans and a generation of young people without hope, trapped
in extreme poverty. Please remember to pick up your Wee Box this weekend.
Together, we can end poverty.
NEW EMAIL ADDRESSES
To comply with the recent changes to Data Protection Act, Saint Peter's has
two new email addresses. If you are contacting the Parish Office, please use
Ardrossan@GallowayDiocese.org.uk. If you wish to contact Father
Duncan personally, then use Duncan.McVicar@GallowayDiocese.org.uk
- thanks!
MUSIC FOR SUNDAY MASS
We are looking for parishioners who are able and willing to operate the recorded
music on the Digital Piano in the choir loft in Church on Sunday mornings.
You would go on a rota and be asked, more or less, every three weeks. Training
will be given. We would really appreciate any help you could give. Senior
pupils would also be welcome. Please speak to Father Duncan or get in touch
with the Parish Office on 464063. Thank you!
OUR CLEANERS NEED SOME HELP
We are asking able-bodied parishioners - men and women - to help to keep God's
House clean and tidy and to support our wonderful team of cleaners. If you
can help in any way, please let us know. Thank you! Cleaning is usually on
Tuesdays after Holy Mass.
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 £616.44 and the Maintenance
Fund collection to £243.12 - thanks.
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL COLLECTION THIS LENT
The Saint Vincent de Paul Society
usually collects toiletries for homeless people at the Ozanam Centre, Glasgow,
during Lent. There is a box in the porch. Please be as generous as you can.
Thank you!
OFFERTORY
ENVELOPES
Please collect your new Offertory envelopes at Betty's stall today. If you
would like to use the envelopes for your contributions to the Parish, please
speak to Margaret or George. Thanks!
SUNDAY
TEAS
Tea and coffee will
be served after the 10.30am Mass next Sunday in the Parish Centre by Sadie's,
Marie's and Phyllis's team.
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.
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.