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Saturday
29 June
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Vigil
Mass at 4.30pm
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Holy Mass at 10.00am |
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Sunday
30 June
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Sunday Mass at 10.00am |
Sunday Mass at 11.30am |
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Monday
1 July
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Service of the Word at 10.00am | Holy Mass at 10.00am |
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Tuesday
2 July
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Requiem Mass at 2.00pm | Service of the Word at 10.00am |
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Wednesday
3 July
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Requiem Mass at 10.00am | Service of the Word at 10.00am |
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Thursday
4 July
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Requiem Mass at 10.00am | Service of the Word at 10.00am |
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Friday
5 July
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Holy Mass at 10.00am | Holy Mass at 10.00am |
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Saturday
6 July
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Vigil Mass at 4.30pm | Holy Mass at 10.00am |
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Sunday
30 June
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11.30am |
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Monday
1 July
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7.00pm |
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Tuesday
2 July
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Wednesday
3 July
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Thursday
4 July
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Friday
5 July
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11.00am | Tea, coffee and chat in the Snug after Benediction |
PRAYERS
Please remember in your prayers:
Robert Bennett who died recently;
James Conaghan 1999, Margaret Donnelly 1953, Angela Holloway née Friel 2012, William Magee 1997, Peter McEvoy 1967,
Rose McKenzie 1998, Helen Taylor 1998, Ellen Wardrope 2018, Hugh Brodie 1964, Patrick Burns 2000, Antonio Da Prato 1984, Rose Doyle 2008, John McFarlane 1956, Betty Sloan 2007, Oliviero Agostini 1940, James Brennan 1963, Father Michael Lynch 2004, Stuart McDonald 2006, Giocondo Michelini 1960, Peter Reilly 2018, Kathleen Robertson 2005, Josephine Slaven 2008, Mary Tonner 1936, Margaret Fisher 2005, Thomas Magee 1995, Rosetta McKay 1994, Ian Moran 1975, Lavinia (Bunty) Orr 2011, Patrick Tourish 1986, Andrew Toner 2010, Richard Graham 2012, George Cameron 1980, Ryan Fleming 2002, Raymond McLaren 2014 and Teresa Usher 2006 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. If members of your family or friends are in need of our prayers, please tell Father Duncan or the parish office. If they are in hospital, Reverend Bill Corbett on 01292 521208 - assisted each week by the priest on call - is the chaplain to Crosshouse Hospital and can be contacted through the ward. Ayr Hospital and the Ayrshire Hospice have an on-call chaplaincy.
SUNDAY MASS TIMES
Sunday Mass times in Saint Peter's are 5.30pm Vigil and 10.30am. 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.
READERS
Next weekend's readers are Liz Devine at 5.30pm and Robert Cooper 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 Andrena Hughes at 10.30am.
CHILDREN’S
LITURGY
The Children's Liturgy restarts in September.
ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO SAINT NINIAN'S CAVE
Sunday 25 August is a date for your diary. Mass at Saint Ninian's Cave will
be celbrated at 4.00pm. We will be organising a coach from our parish and
Saint Mary's
Church, Largs.
OUR PARISH FEAST DAY
This
weekend, we
celebrate the
parish feast of Saint Peter in Chains to recall Saint Peter's miraculous release
from imprisonment and the dedication in the fourth century of the Church San
Pietro in Vincoli - Saint Peter in Chains in Rome. The Church holds the reliquary
the chains of Saint Peter. In former times, the Feast Day was also called
Lammas Day or Loaf Mass Day because this day was offered as thanksgiving for
the wheat harvest used for the bread that becomes the Eucharist. Fiona Brown
has made beautiful Lammas Bread that will be distributed at the Masses and
also in our Saint Peter's Primary School. A big Thank You to Fiona for all
the hard work.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
What the Church needs is youth. Youthfulness is not about being young. It
is about allowing courage to rule over fear. It's about enthusiasm. When the
enthusiasm fades then pessimism begins to set in and people become old. As
Christians, our hope sustains our enthusiasm and our youth. Mustard
Seeds
YOU
CAN'T PLEASE EVERYONE
An old fable that has been passed down for generations tells about an elderly
man who was traveling with a boy and a donkey. As they walked through a village,
the man was leading the donkey and the boy was walking behind. The townspeople
said the old man was a fool for not riding so to please them he climbed up
on the animal's back. When they came to the next village, the people said
the old man was cruel to let the child walk while he enjoyed the ride so,
to please them, he got off and set the boy on the animal's back and continued
on his way. In the third village, people accused the child of being lazy for
making the old man walk and the suggestion was made that they both ride so
the man climbed on and they set off again. In the fourth village, the townspeople
were indignant at the cruelty to the donkey because he was made to carry two
people. The frustrated man was last seen carrying the donkey down the road.
We smile but this story makes a good point. We can't please everybody and
if we try we end up carrying a heavy burden. Well-meaning people may offer
us advice and much of it is valuable but when we try to do everything other
people want us to do, we can easily become frustrated and confused. That's
why we need to remember that the One we must please above all others is Christ
- and we do that by obeying God's Word. Have you carried any donkeys lately?
You don't have to if you're trying to please Jesus.
JUST FOR A LAUGH …
A passenger in a taxi tapped the driver on the shoulder to ask him something.
The driver screamed, lost control of the taxi, nearly hit a bus, drove up
over the kerb and stopped just inches from a large plate glass window. For
a few moments everything was silent in the taxi then the driver said "Please,
don't ever do that again. You scared the daylights out of me." The passenger,
who was also frightened, apologised and said he didn't realise that a tap
on the shoulder could frighten him so much. The driver replied "I'm sorry,
it's really not your fault at all. Today is my first day driving a taxi. For
the past twenty-five years, I have been driving a hearse!
VISIT
OF THE RELICS OF SAINT THERESE OF LISIEUX
Would you like to volunteer to help with stewarding, welcoming, hospitality
et cetera during the visit of the Relics of Saint Therese of Liseaux ato Saint
Margaret's Cathedral in Ayr form 1 to 3 September? If you can, please come
to a meeting in Saint Margaret's Hall, Ayr, on Wednesday 31 July at 7.00pm.
Would you like to sing in the choir? There will be three practices in the
Cathedral for all who are interested at 7.15pm on Thursdays 1, 8 and 29 August.
Everyone is welcome.
YOUTH PILGRIMAGE TO SAINT ANDREWS
On Saturday 31 August, young people from all over Scotland will gather in
Saint Andrews, Fife on pilgrimage to the medieval Cathedral of Saint Andrew.
Mass will take place in the ruined Cathedral at 3.00pm after activities from
12 noon in the town. All young people from primary seven upwards are welcome.
There will be activities for primary seven to secondary 3 and then for secondary
4 upwards. Transport will be provided from Galloway Diocese. The cost is £5
and please bring a packed lunch. To reserve a place or for more details, please
contact Father Stephen McGrattan
on Stephen.McGrattan@GallowayDiocese.org.uk.
THANK YOU FOR THE OASIS DAY
Our Oasis Day for Eucharistic Ministers last Saturday was a wonderful success
with almost a hundred Eucharistic Ministers from Saint Mary's Deanery taking
part. A big Thank You to our Formation for Ministry Team in Embracing Change
for all the hard work during the day and in the preparation and planning.
50/50 CLUB WINNERS LIST FOR JUNE
Congratulations to this month's 50/50 Club winners who each receive £25
- 173 Orla Steele, 214 Theresa Morrison, 262 Jack McCabe and 195 Michael Farro.
1ST ARDROSSAN SAINT PETER'S RAINBOWS
Our Rainbows are now on holiday and will return on Monday 26 August from 5.30
to 6.30pm in the Parish Centre. Girls aged five years wishing to join in August,
please contact 01294 469006 for further information on how to join on the
Girlguiding website.
5TH ARDROSSAN SAINT PETER'S BROWNIES
Our Brownies are now on holiday and will return on Monday 26 August from 6.30
to 8.00 pm in the Parish Centre. Girls aged seven years wishing to join in
August, please contact 01294 469006 for further information on how to join
on the Girlguiding website.
KNIT AND KNATTER GROUP
The last Knit and Knatter meeting before stopping for the summer will be in
the Lauriston Hotel, Ardrossan, on Wednesday 26 June 2019 at 12.30pm for 1.00pm.
We will start back again on Wednesday 7 August 2019 at 1.00pm. We hope you
all have a lovely summer!
SPECIAL RELIGIOUS DEVELOPMENT (SPRED) GALLOWAY CHARITY LUNCH
SPRED invites you to its annual Ladies' Charity Lunch on Sunday 29 September
2019 from 12.30 to 5.30pm in the Kyle Suite, Waterside Inn, West Kilbride.
There will be a champagne reception, two-course lunch andcoffee, fashion show,
entertainment. charity raffle and auction and a variety of stalls from local
small businesses. Tickets cost £35 per head. For ticket enquiries please
contact Janette on 01292 738068 or email info@SpredGalloway.org.uk. Transport
to and from the event is available on request.
COME AND JOIN THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME
A new initiative at Saint Peter's is to try and get our young adults together
for a regular meeting and service in the parish. Maureen and Anne McGuire
will be supporting the initiative. The first, informal get-together will be
on the parish Feast Day, Sunday 30 June after Holy Mass. Spread the word!
REFURBISHMENT OF THE CHURCH ORGAN
Saint Peter's has a very fine organ, called a Walker Organ. It desperately
needs a complete refurbishment and repair. At the moment, it is not working.
The costs are extensive and will include an entire month of work. The estimate
is around £9000. If any parishioner would like to make a special contribution
to the Church organ, please add it to the second collection at the weekend
Masses or hand it in to Father
Duncan or the Parish Office, marked Organ Collection.
Thank you in anticipation for all your support and generosity.
COLLECTIONS
Last weekend's Offertory collection amounted to £608.00 and the Maintenance
Fund collection to £255.09 - thanks very much. The
Organ Fund stands at £3912.95 - thank you!
GIFT AID
The updated new Gift Aid Forms have been sent to parishioners that will require
them. Please send them back as soon as you can in the stamped-addressed envelope
provided. Thank you so much for your support and help.
SPONSORED
CYCLE AROUND MILLPORT
Ami Paterson and Lucy Skene have organised a Sponsored Cycle around Millport
on 18 July to raise funds for the refurbishment of our Church organ. Sponsor
Sheets are available this weekend. Please support this great initiative from
our young people.
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!
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.
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.
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 10.30am 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.