St. Paul’s News

Communion to the Sick

This week East of the railway line.

Collection

Many thanks for your continuing generosity. Last week’s collection was £860.50.

Toddlers

The Mother & Toddler group meet in the hall on Tuesday and Thursday from 10.30am.  New members welcome.

Readers  at Mass

I think the times appropriate to remind readers of the need to project their voices and not mumble.   You are tasked with proclaiming God’s word and if people cannot hear you or cannot make you out then people miss out on the message.   I don’t want to but I may have to single out individual readers and offer them some assistance.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

The Alpha course has replaced the first part of the RCIA and we will be starting the RCIA programme after Mass on 15th January.  We have one candidate for Baptism and it would be appropriate to have others attending the course in the light of the success of the Alpha Course.

St. John’s Primary Enrolment August 2012

Registration will be held on Thursday 19th and Friday 20th January 9.30am-12noon and 1.45pm-3pm.

Building Fund Collection

This will be taken up this weekend.  Thanking you once again for your generosity especially at a time when many people are feeling the effects of the recession.

Wednesday Evening Mass

Reluctantly I have decided to cancel the Wednesday evening Mass from now on.  This is me attempting to do what the Doctor ordered!

Coffee Morning Rota

The new coffee rota is available in the kitchen in the hall.

Visibility

A visual impairment road-show is covering Ayrshire during the spring time. Please see leaflet in porch for local dates.

Health and Healing Conference

The 11th Health and Healing Conference will take place in Kingcase Church Hall Prestwick on Saturday 18th Feb from 9.30am-12.30pm.  It will be led by Fr. Jim McManus the Rector of the Redemptorist Community at Kinnoul in Perth. If you wish to take part please see me as soon as possible.

Justice and Peace Letter

A letter will be available next Sunday from Bishop Peter Moran concerning the work of Justice and Peace Scotland and a collection will be taken up on the 22nd Jan.

Funerals

Sadly three of our parishioners have died in the last few days.  The arrangements are as follows:

1. Mary Breckenridge of Dalmellington Road Vigil Sunday 6pm and Funeral Mass Monday 10am.

2. Nancy Hartshorn of Thorneyflat Place Funeral Mass Thursday 10am.

3. Annie Dawson formally of Lochlea Drive died in the Carrick Nursing Home Vigil 6pm Thursday Funeral Mass Friday 10am.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families.

Altar Servers

A reminder to all the Altar servers to pick up a copy of the service rota from the conference room. If you cannot make the Mass you are scheduled to serve please arrange a replacement.

 St. Francis Xavier’s News

SVDP

The local conference will now meet on the first Saturday of every month at 4pm before Mass.  Anyone wishing to join the conference should speak to Jim Baird.

Communions to the Sick

This week I’ll be visiting Patna.

Electricity in the Church

Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience of two power cuts in the last two weeks. Scottish Power are aware of the situation but understandably are dedicating their time to the reconnection of domestic properties.

General News

50th Anniversary International Eucharistic Congress 10-16 June 2012

This large international gathering on the theme “The Eucharist: Communion with Christ and with One Another will take place in Dublin on the above dates.  Please see posters for further information.

Christmas Crib

A reminder that you may wish to make a donation to the St. Margaret of Scotland Adoption Society and say their prayer as you visit the crib over the next week or so.