(B), 14th MARCH 2021 SAINT MARY, STAR OF THE SEA McGinty, Eddie McCarthy, Joseph Donnelly, Alistair 28 Greenock Road, Largs, KA30 8NE Murphy, Isabella McInally, Benet Brodie Snr, John Gunn, OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL SUCCOUR Eithne Brown, Mary Lyden, Murdoch MacDougall, Ylena College Street, Millport, KA28 0BG Green, Peter Grant, Kenneth Reader, Toni Caughey, Richard Dawson, Susan Rose, Slawek Gawlik, Graham Johnston, Mary Boyce, Debbie Wallace, Hugh Millar, Brian Tel: 01475 740019. Brady, Chris Punzalan, Brian Rutherford. Recently Website: rclargsandmillport.com Deceased: Eddie McCarthy, Marie O’Donnell, Mairi YouTube: Fiona MacNeil. Anniversary of Death: Thomas https://www.rclargsandmillport.com/livestream Rutherford, Vincent Rutherford. Special Birthdays or Parish Email: [email protected] Anniversaries: …. SC010576 NOTICES Parish Priest: Mgr. Peter Canon Magee PP’s email: [email protected] MR. EDDIE McCARTHY, RIP (Largs): We continue to pray for the eternal rest of Eddie and for the consolation of Holy Mass his family. Funeral arrangements are yet to be announced. Largs: Saturday Vigil, 6pm; Sunday, 10am; Mon-Fri, 10am. All Masses live-streamed, without a congregation MRS. MARIE O’DONNELL, RIP (Largs): The funeral present due to Covid restrictions. Mass for Mrs. O’Donnell, who died on 8th March in

Greenock and who, along with her family, lived in Largs for WEEKLY LITURGICAL CALENDAR many years, will take place on Monday 15th March at 10am, COMMEMORATION READINGS and thereafter to Brisbane Glen Cemetery. We offer our 15/3: Requiem Mass for Proper Mrs. Marie O’Donnell Liturgical colour: purple sincerest condolences to Marie’s family and assure them of 16/3: Lenten Ferial Proper our prayers for her eternal rest and for their peace of heart. Liturgical colour: purple 17/3: Feast of Saint Proper MASS WITH A CONGREGATION: In view of the Patrick, Bishop and Liturgical colour: white Government’s recent lifting of some Covid restrictions, I am Missionary (d. 461) very pleased that we will soon be able to have Mass again 18/3: Lenten Ferial Proper with parishioners present. The maximum number allowed Liturgical colour: purple will be 50, and social distancing and masks will again need 19/3: Solemnity of Saint Proper to be worn, notwithstanding the fact that many have now Joseph, Husband of Liturgical colour: white received at least one dosage of the vaccine. More details Mary about the practicalities will be given on the parish website 20/3: Lenten Ferial Proper as soon as I have them, hopefully during the coming week. Liturgical colour: purple 21/3: 5th Sunday of Proper A FEAST AND A SOLEMNITY: I encourage everyone to (B). Liturgical colour: purple make a special effort this week to join the live-stream for Masses in honour of Saint Patrick (Wednesday) and of Saint MASS INTENTIONS Joseph (Friday). Since this is the Year of Saint Joseph, I DATE & TIME INTENTION especially invite you to live-stream this Mass, above all the Sat 13 Mar, 6pm John Hutchison, D men of our parishes. Remember that on feast days and on Sun 14 Mar, 10am All Parishioners solemnities, it is permissible to break your fast and also not Mon 15 Mar, 10am Punzalan Family, SI to abstain from meat. In fact, I encourage everyone to truly Tues 16 Mar, 10am Mgr. Peter Smith, S celebrate these two days in style! Wed 17 Mar, 10am Thomas Rutherford, A Thurs 18 Mar, 10am Special Intention SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: I encourage Fri 19 Mar, 10am Special Intention parishioners to use this period of grace in Lent to make a Sat 20 Mar, 6pm Danny Fitzpatrick, D review of life, of your spiritual and moral life. As I did during Sun 21 Mar, 10am All Parishioners , I will offer a Virtual Penance Service on Tuesday A = Anniversary of Death; RD = Recently Deceased; D = Deceased; S = Sick; 23rd March at 7pm. On each of the four Tuesdays of Lent SI = Special Intention prior to that, I will post a video on the parish website at 12 Sick: Margaret Gallagher, Maria Kelly (Millport), Lidia Noon showing you how you might do the review of life in Tracey, Helen McShane, Peter Leitch, Colette McCafferty, four stages. The 4th video will be posted on Tuesday 16th. Alex Greig, Sarah McDougall, Bruce McDougall, Jessie At any point during Lent, I will gladly be available for Clements, Baby Ava May Cleary, Teresa Black, Peter anyone who wishes to receive the truly stupendous Sacrament McConville, Claire McConville, Lizzie Park, Ness Cranston, of Confession or Reconciliation. Please phone or email me Francis Livingstone, Lorraine McBride, Tommy Monaghan, (or any other priest you like) and a time and place can be set Marie Gómez Fernández, Margaret Rutherford, Martin Doherty, Ben Brownlie, Sheena Lane, William Percy, Roddy up to celebrate the sacrament in a “safe” manner. Galbraith, Donal Hughes, Jonny Bilchak, James Reddoch, Check out this short video of Pope Francis on the May Holland, Richard Dorman, Eileen Walker, James Sacrament of Reconciliation which is also on our parish LAETARE SUNDAY (B), 14th MARCH 2021 website, on the Coronavirus page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEBGF-CsKbU SAFEGUARDING MOBILE PHONE NUMBERS: For direct access to our Parish Safeguarding Coordinators: 1) LITURGY FOR THE COMING WEEK: Apart from Largs (Gordon Sutherland) – 07707 598929; 2) Millport the two celebrations already mentioned as well as the (…..) – 07852 753874. funeral on Monday, the other days are Lenten ferial days. SVDP PHONE NUMBER: 07950 586214. Please direct all SERVICE OF THE WORD: Sunday 21st March at enquiries and requests directly to this number. 6.30pm. Thoughts on the Passion according to Saint John. SCIAF: Don’t forget to set aside something for our parishes’ STATIONS OF THE CROSS: Fridays of Lent at almsgiving exercise for Lent. I know how generous you can 10.45am. This Friday, we may start a little later due to the be! Bishop Joseph Toal of Motherwell Diocese, Bishop Mass of Saint Joseph taking a little longer than usual. President of SCIAF, has written a letter for SCIAF Sunday, which is today, 14th March. Here is the link to the letter: Date Stations https://www.rclargsandmillport.com/2021/03/10/letter- 19th March 11th, 12th, 13th from-bishop-joseph-toal-for-sciaf-sunday-14th-march- 26th March 14th, 15th 2021/

THURSDAY AGAPE: Please deliberately interrupt your BULLETIN: Requests for notices to be included in the Thursday evening (18th) to join the live-stream Agape for weekly bulletin by 12 Noon on Wednesdays. even a few minutes between 6.30-8pm, for no other reason than to tell the Lord you love him in the spiritual company LAETARE! of all other parishioners doing the same. Details of the breakdown of the 90-minute Agape are on the home page Laetare Sunday is the fourth Sunday in the season of Lent, of the parishes’ website. Let the Agape be part of your in the Western Christian liturgical calendar. Lenten spiritual commitment. Traditionally, this Sunday has been a day of celebration, within the austere period of Lent. This Sunday gets its PARISHES’ ROSARY INTENTION: For a swift end to name from the first few words (incipit) of the traditional the covid-19 pandemic and a swift distribution of the Latin entrance (Introit) for the Mass of the day. "Laetare vaccine to everyone, beginning with the most vulnerable. Jerusalem" ("Rejoice, O Jerusalem") is Latin from Isaiah 66:10. ONLINE LENTEN EXERCISES: Please check out the parishes’ website on the Coronavirus page for some links This Sunday is currently also known as Mothering to online spiritual initiatives for Lent. Sunday, , mid-Lent Sunday (in French mi-carême) and Rose Sunday (either because the LENTEN EXERCISE SUGGESTIONS golden rose (sent by Popes to Catholic sovereigns) used to be blessed at this time, or because the use of rose-coloured Date Pray Fast Alms (rather than violet) vestments was permitted on this day). Mon Judith 9:11-12 Caffeine Hug for no 15 reason The station church at Rome for this day was Santa Croce in Tues Psalm 5 Mobile Letter to Gerusalemme, one of the seven chief basilicas; the Golden 16 Phone encourage Rose, sent by Popes to Catholic sovereigns, used to be Wed 17 Psalm 15 --- Item of clothing blessed at this time and for this reason the day was you like sometimes called Dominica de Rosa. Thurs Proverbs 2 Salt Give a helping 18 hand In Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran and Old Fri 19 Is 12:1-6 --- Give a gift Catholic churches flowers may appear on the high altar Sat 20 Matt 11:25-30 Breakfast Money and the organ may be played as a solo instrument. Priests Sun 21 John 17:24-26 Email Be patient are given the option to wear rose-coloured vestments at Mass held on this day in place of the violet vestments

PRAYERLINE: For prayers, phone: 078037 48251. normally worn during Lent. The term "rose" is used to describe this lighter shade of the colour violet in the

MOTHERS’ DAY: On behalf of us all a word of immense Roman Rite. The Sunday is considered a day of relaxation from normal Lenten rigours; a day of hope with love and gratitude to all mothers in our parishes on this day. May God bless you abundantly and reward you richly for Easter at last within sight. Traditionally, weddings everything you have done, are doing and will go on doing (otherwise banned during Lent) could be performed on for us! May the Mother of Jesus hold you all close! I can’t this day, and servants were released from service for the give you all a rose this year, but hopefully you all know that day to visit their mothers (hence ''). (abridged, from Wikipedia) you are precious to us beyond thousands of roses!