St. Paul’s News     

 Collection

£833.05.  Many Thanks

Communion to the Sick

I will be visiting the sick and the housebound west of the railway line.

World Youth Day

The 26th World Youth Day will take place in Madrid 16th-21st Aug 2011.  Any young person aged 16 by 31 Dec 2011 is eligible to go.  If anyone is interested please contact me.

Church Internal Renovations

Please excuse the delay in coming up with a timetable for the internal alterations in the church.  A significant number of people have suggested that we don’t lower or move forward the Altar.  I’m happy to leave it as it is.  Some work will be done on the panelling on the Sanctuary and a little work around the Tabernacle.  The next phase (avoiding weddings) is to install the secondary stained glass. Once that is done we will carpet and tile the church.

Ministers on Holiday

If you are due to minister when on holiday please arrange for someone else to take your turn.  List of phone numbers available in the Sacristy.

SCIAF parish update

Sometime in the next few weeks one of our parish SCIAF representatives will give us a very short address updating us on SCIAF work.

Scottish Marriage Care

Scottish Marriage care requires volunteers to welcome couples having counselling in Ayr (Holmston Rd) on a Thursday evening.  The present chaperones/doorkeepers are on a rota system and are not expected to give more than 2 hours per week.  If you can help please phone 01294 551210.

Summer Holidays

We hope that everyone will manage sometime off during the summer to recharge batteries.  Our prayers go with our parishioners who are travelling on holiday and a very warm welcome to people who are visiting this area or family and friends.

Arrangements for the Papal visit

You may have heard some further details in the press concerning the timetable for 16 September eg. Papal Motorcade along Princes St in Edinburgh. However at the time of writing I have no further information.

Canon Eugene Mathews

Please remember in your prayers Canon Eugene Mathews, retired Parish priest of Girvan who is very seriously ill in Girvan at the moment.

 Learn to Dance 

Just to let you know we do everything for you at St. Paul’s.  We are now hosting a beginners class on cool Ballroom or Hot Latin on Tuesday evenings at 7pm from 27th July.  See posters in church and hall.  Also this group offers dancing lessons for those about to get married so they can strut their expertise at the first dance at the wedding.

Sacred places in Scotland

A new series of books looking at Sacred buildings across Scotland is being printed by the St Andrew Press.  One of the titles is Sacred South West Scotland. If you wish to order please see the order form in the porch.

Youth for Lourdes

The Diocesan youth pilgrimage to Lourdes 3-13 July 2011 will coincide with the Diocesan Pilgrimage.  If anyone is interested in going please see me as soon as possible.  Further details concerning the pilgrimage are on the poster in the porch.

Fire Evacuation Plan

An officer from Ayr fire station has visited and offered some very useful advice to assist us in drawing up a fire evacuation plan.  When this is done we will put it to the test.

Special Collection

This weekend we have a special collection for Church Students.

St. Francis Xavier’s News

Communions to the Sick

No communions this week.

Renovations in the Hall

Just to keep  you up to date on work around the church and hall.  The septic tank is now installed and up and running and the tidying up of the back of the yard at the hall is almost complete.  Unfortunately two manhole covers have gone missing so please keep well away from those areas.  The dry rot is being tackled in the hall and the appropriate area re-floored.  We are in the process of deciding whether to upgrade the single toilet by the old stage or the double toilet by the front door.

Fire Procedures

Please see the item in St. Paul’s section and be advised a similar visit will be planned for St. Francis Xavier’s.

Special Collection

This weekend we will take up the special collection for Church Students.