St. Peter’s Catholic Church The Bulletin will be posted to St. Columba’s 17h April 2016, 4TH SUNDAY IN EASTERTIDE, Ps w4 Website at www.stcolumba.dioceseofaberdeen.org PARISH STAFF until St. Peter’s Website is fixed! Rev Fr. Gabor Czako 3 Chapel Court Parish Priest Justice Street AB11 5HX The Year of Mercy 01224 621581 Mercy = God’s is love poured out even [email protected] when we do not deserve it. [email protected] Check out www.livemercy.org to get Parish Assistant (01224)spparishoffice 626359 @gmail.com ideas for actions of mercy in the Year Maureen S. Wednesday(01224) 626359and Friday of Mercy and beyond! 12noonWednesday till 5pm and Friday 12noon till 5pm EVENTS WITHIN OUR PARISH Tel. 07443032289 Bulletin editor WednesdayTel. 07443032289 and Friday SECOND COLLECTIONS APRIL 2016 Brian M. 12noonWednesday till 5pm and Friday VOCATIONS 16/17TH [email protected] 12noon till 5pm FOR UKRAINE 23/24TH [email protected] SICK AND HOUSEBOUND Items for the bulletin to reach Paul Miller, Agnes Braik, Paul Miller, Maureen [email protected] Sinclair, Brian Milne, Mary Maxwell, David Braine, by Thursday 10pm, please! Annetta Morrocco, Ruby Williamson, Anne Marie TH rd 9 /0 April 2016 Hutcheson, Margaret Reed, Tiarra Mutch, Mrs. ORDINARY COLLECTION Stables. Please pray for them!!! General Collection: £381-47 Votive candles £65-17 DIVINE MERCY PRAYERS FOR THE YEAR OF MERCY On h Thank you all for your generous donations!! Sunday, 17 APRIL, between 10.45am – SACRAMENTS 11.15am. All welcome! Baptisms Please give at least 2 months’ notice UPDATE!! JOURNEY OF FAITH (RCIA) Marriages Please give at least 6 months’ notice Next session on Monday 18 th Reconciliation/ Before all weekday Masses and the April between 7.30-9pm in the Confession Saturday Vigil Mass Day Chapel of St. Peter’s. All www .stpetersaberdeen.org.uk interested are welcome to join in this adult level faith formation.
YOUNG ADULTS GROUP (18-35YRS ) Meets every Wednesday between 7-9pm (in school time) Food and social between 7-7.30pm. Then we watch the next part of the ‘Three paths to Holiness’ by Bishop Barron, followed by group discussion and The month April is dedicated to the Holy Spirit prayers. Coordinator: Maria; Food: Arpad’s Come Holy Spirit fill the heart of your faithful and cooking enkindle in them the fire of thy love. INSTRUMENTALISTS & SINGERS WELCOME! WEE VOTE,BIG CHANGE PARISH PETITION Especially for Sunday Mass. Contact Georgina Head of Scotland goes to the polls on 5 th May. Whoever Music liturgy [email protected] Mobile: 07711 916437 wins, lets make sure one of the things they hear 4 Music Groups: is the Pope’s call to put people and planet first. 1) Sunday Choir: Rehearsals Please add your name to our parish petition at 1100H prior to Mass 1130-1235H th the back of the church by 10 April. 2) Vigil Choir: Rehearsals Saturdays 1715H prior to Mass 1800-1900H YOU CAN RECEIVE YOUR PARISH NEWSLETTER Cantors for Psalm practice by arrangement with BY E-MAIL IF YOU WISH accompanist Just speak to Brian Milne the Bulletin Editor or 3) Be-Attitudes: Funerals - call-out basis3) Fr. Gabor; all you need is an e-mail address to 4) Little Be-Attitudes: Children’s Choir & send it to you. Recorder Lessons
A Parish of the R. C. Diocese of Aberdeen Charitable Trust a registered Scottish Charity, number SC 005122 Children rehearse 3rd & 4th Sundays after mass ST VINCENT DE PAUL: 1245-1255H for family mass 1st Sunday of Month The second Sunday of each month is 'Mercy Sunday'; Descant Recorder lessons: Saturdays 3-3.45pm on this day the St Vincent de Paul Conference box will (+10min rehearsal for Psalm) be taken to the altar along with the basket for food donations. Please donate tins of food (with ring pulls) in STEIFF TEDDY BEAR the basket. New members are welcome. Please speak We have been given a Steiff to Elizabeth Herlihy (Vigil Mass) or Maureen Sinclair Teddy Bear Replica 1908 (Sunday Mass). (complete with certificate) OUR SISTER PARISH to raffle for funds to help the Building Fund. Tickets £1 for THE LEGION OF MARY STATUE OF OUR LADY a strip of 5 , Thanks to the OF FATIMA parishioner who donated this Available for placement in houses and bear. remains a source of blessing to those who take into their homes for a week SECOND COLLECTION FOR VOCATIONS At least. Speak to Ikenna on tel This Sunday's collection (4th Sunday of Easter) is 07947757955 for the Bursary Fund, i.e. for our Seminarians. Or email [email protected] Please give generously as we need more clergy BISHOP’S GOLDEN JUBILEE TROPHY , and give a much needed support for our The annual diocesan golf outing, will take place in Duff seminarian’s. House Royal Golf Club, Banff on Friday 1 July 2016. Tee times will be from 12:00. The cost of £44 includes one round of
EXTRAORDINARTY COLLECTION (23/24 April) golf and a one-course meal with tea/coffee. Parishes are The Holy Father Pope Francis has asked for a encouraged to enter more than one team if they so wish. special collection on the following Sunday (5th Teams can be all male, all female, or mixed. A deposit of £10 Sunday of Easter) for humanitarian aid in Ukraine. per head (£30 per team) is required before 30 May 2016. For details, see the diocesan website. UPDATE!! HALL REFURBISHMENT NEWS Upcoming works: - Hall chimney stabilisation Masses - timber preservation in the hall loft area Sunday 11.30am - Led lights replacement above altar Monday 18.00 Fr. Willie Harkins RIP - Decoration of the walls of the church to Tuesday 12.30PM Mary Fitzpatrick RIP be continued Wednesday No Mass NO MASS EVENTS BEYOND OUR PARISH Thursday 12.30PM Benefactors of the INVITATION TO ALL Supplementary Aid Society St. Columba's in the Bridge of Don (Braehead Friday 10.00AM Mary Booth RIP Way), our sister parish is warmly inviting St. Saturday 18.00 Jean McCallian RIP Peter's parishioners to dedication of their new Confessions are held before Masses (except Sunday) church hall, which Bishop Hugh will do on the 19th READERS FOR THE 6PM SAT VIGIL MASS SAT 16TH APRIL April, at 7pm. Light refreshments afterwards. BART BLANDINA MARK ------NEW!!! NORTHCOTE LODGE AFTERNOON TEA with READERS FOR SUN 17TH APRIL entertainment by FRIENDS IN HARMONY On 11.30AM MASS Sunday 24th April 2016 1.30pm – 3.30pm. ------Brian S, Lexa, G, Lexa, G. Tickets £5 at the door (191 Craigton Road, EXTRA ORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION Aberdeen). Northcote Lodge is our only Fearghal, Georgina, Maureen S , Alex Patrick Roman Catholic Nursing home in Aberdeen. ------WELCOMERS NEW!!! CONFIRMATION WORKSHOP LEXA G, MARIA, AYO, HARIN. In St. Mary’s Cathedral Huntly Street on Saturday Devotions th 30 April 2016 from 10am – 3pm. Please bring Adoration: before every Mass (except Sunday) your own lunch. 2.30pm Service in Church, Rosary: before Friday Mass (9am-10am) parents welcome: if you wish to bring your child Parish Groups (every week except holiday times) please e-mail:- [email protected] Saturday 5pm & 7.15pm Choir practice RECONCILIATION Sunday 10.45 Choir practice Fr. Gabor suggests that those who wish to be Monday 7.30pm Catechism for adults reconciled with each other also go together Wednesday 7pm Young Adults Group through the door of mercy as a symbolic Thursday SVdP (6pm) 2nd and 4th Thursday, /Legion of expression of mercy for each other. The door of Mary (7.30pm every Thursday) mercy is in the Cathedral (Huntly Fridays 6pm Church cleaning group (new volunteers Street). welcome!!) NEXT OBLATE MEETING WILL BE 4th MAY 2016 A Parish of the R. C. Diocese of Aberdeen Charitable Trust a registered Scottish Charity, number SC 005122