St. Peter's Parish Hamilton
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Times of Sunday Masses
4pm Vigil, 9.30am & 11am
Times of Weekday Masses
Tuesday to Saturday 10am
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October 7th (This Tuesday) Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary A Day of Prayer for Peace Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament After Mass to 4.30pm 12noon Joyful Mysteries 2pm Sorrowful Mysteries 4pm Glorious Mysteries  Church closes at 4.30pm
Donated your spare winter coats or anoraks to The Rotary Club of Hamilton The collected coats are distributed via homeless shelters, refugee centres, organisations supporting the elderly, women’s refuges, children’s centres and other charities helping people in crisis. No money donations thanks, just drop off your coat(s) in the box whilst at Church Donate a coat during the month of October & sincere thanks Bernie Crozier Club Secretary
St. Peter's Church Hall Saturday 11th October 1pm to 5pm  £20 per ticket including food and frolics Contact Anne Frances Murray
Blessed Carlo Acutis & Pier Giorgio Frassati Will be canonised on Sunday by Pope Leo XVI. There will be an information sheet about the two new Saints in the porch at the end of all the Masses on Sunday. I will be blessing the icon and the new statue of Carlo Acutis this Sunday at the 11am Mass Prayer to Saint Carlo Acutis O God, our Father Thank you for giving us Carlo, model of life for young people, and a message of love for all. You gave him Mary, a beloved Mother, and with the Rosary you made him sing the praises of her tenderness. Accept his prayer for us. Attend especially to the poor, whom he loved and helped. Through his intercession, may I receive the grace I need ..... And fulfil our joy, by placing Carlo among the Saints of your Holy Church, that his smile may shine again for us for the glory of your name Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be. Prayer for Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati Heavenly Father, Give me the courage to strive for the highest goals, to flee every temptation to be mediocre. Enable me to aspire to greatness, as Pier Giorgio did, and to open my heart with joy to Your call to holiness. Free me from the fear of failure. I want to be, Lord, firmly and forever united to You. Grant me the graces I ask You through Pier Giorgio's intercession, by the merits of Our Lord Jesus Christ.  Amen.
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"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives
fully is
prepared to die at any time - Author unknown
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If you wish to sign up for Gift Aid. It is a great way to help the parish financially, costing you absolutely nothing. If you wish to sign up contact myself or Doreen Lee and we will give you the form and hand it back as you can and we can get it organised. As I said it costs you nothing, but helps the parish so much.
October 4th St. Peter's Hamilton The Local Christian Churches coming together to pray and share some breakfast together. Programme for the day: Saturday Morning Mass at 9.30am 11am Service Brunch in the hall after the service
I am looking for Volunteers to move the power-points on during the Sunday Masses, Vigil 4pm, 9.30am & 11am. It is very easy to operate, if we get enough volunteers for each Mass we would put a wee rota together. It would take a wee bit of pressure off me.
Donated your spare winter coats or anoraks to The Rotary Club of Hamilton The collected coats are distributed via homeless shelters, refugee centres, organisations supporting the elderly, women’s refuges, children’s centres and other charities helping people in crisis. No money donations thanks, just drop off your coat(s) in the box whilst at Church Donate a coat during the month of October & sincere thanks Bernie Crozier Club Secretary
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Please pray for Our Sick : Ellen Blair, Margaret Callaghan Doreen Cleary, Michael Ritchie, Neil Boyle, John Rielly Molly Strang, Baby Elliot (15 month old) James Clark, Fr. Michael McLaughlin, Patricia Henderson, Joanna Maier (Connecticut USA), Therese Gilgunn Tressy Callaghan, Suzanne McMurray, Mary Coyle, Lesley Watson (Spain) Maureen McHugh, Margaret Burke, Marie White, Kathleen Daly, John McGuire, Jill Brown, Karen Pritchatt, Louise Newton, Faith Lyndsey, Jill Brown, Marie McGuire, James Morton, Paul Kearney, Thomas Daly, Andrew McCluskey, Sandra Morrison, Premature Baby Vincent McDowell and all our sick.
Our Recently Dead Gerry Callaghan (Blantyre) Month Minds & Anniversaries Elizabeth Holton, John Corns, Cathie McFadden  Please if you could make sure all month minds and anniversaries are handed in no later than Wednesday Night. If they come in after that they will be read out at Mass on Sunday. If the recently dead come in after the Wednesday deadline they too will be read out at Mass on the Sunday
This Week’s Book of Remembrance Monday: Catherine Rattigan, William Reilly Tuesday: James McDaide, Andrew Cornes Wednesday Maureen Fallon , Rose Anne Connachan, Helen Dargue Thursday: Catherine Gustinella Friday: Martin Keenan, Paddy Green, Benny Rooney, Susan Corns, Mary Ellicott Saturday: James Quinn, Matthew Munro, Stewart Johnston, John Martin, Edward Fallon Jnr, Mary Gallacher,  Gwen Divers Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen
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“On this rock I will build my Church.”
October 7th (This Tuesday) Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary A Day of Prayer for Peace Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament After Mass to 4.30pm 12noon Joyful Mysteries 2pm Sorrowful Mysteries 4pm Glorious Mysteries  Church closes at 4.30pm
We begin the fifth week of lent this weekend it is a new stage in the Lenten Season we will cover the statues and take down all the pictures in the Church. The reason we do this is: The practice of veiling images alerts us that something is different, it can be startling at first, but the last two weeks of Lent are a time of immediate preparation for the celebration of the Sacred Triduum. The veils are hard to miss and they serve as a reminder to get ready! The veiled images build within us a longing for Easter Sunday. The veils seem out of place, and even counterintuitive. It can seem strange that the crucifix is covered up during Passiontide. Through this absence of images, our senses are heightened and we become more aware of what is missing. Similarly, the suppression of the Alleluia during Lent effectively demonstrates that we are in exile from our true Home, where the angels sing Alleluia without ceasing. When images are unveiled before the Easter Vigil, we are reminded that we, in a sense, live in a veiled world. It is through our own death that we are able to see our true home, and the veil is lifted. Christ lifts the veil through His Resurrection. Jesus told her, “ I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die . John 11:25-26
Will be available in the porch from this weekend. Mass will be offered each day in November for those names included on the list. You may inclde an offering alongside the list in your envelope. And from Tuesday there will be a box in the porch to return them.
The Parish Book of Remembrance 2024 Has begun please fill in the forms either on-line or a hard copy. Please fill in a form if you did one 7 years ago.
Our New Parish online Census form is ready for you to complete - Please would all parishioners participate
Make your submissions for loved ones who have died by completing our online form here:
Monday 26th June The journey of faith has surprising twists French missionary to the United States Simon Bruté, who died on this day in 1839, lived through major upheaval. His father came from a wealthy, aristocratic family. His mother often told him, “You were born to live in opulence.” But Bruté later wrote, “God ordered it otherwise.” His father died deeply in debt and his affairs in disarray. His mother saved the boy from military service during France’s Reign of Terror. Disguised as a baker’s assistant, he brought the Eucharist to imprisoned priests. He was eventually ordained, moved to Baltimore to teach, and later became the first bishop of the Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana. Life rarely turns out the way you plan, but if you surrender to God’s will for you, you might find your faith takes you on an adventure you never could have imagined.  Today's readings: Genesis 12:1-9; Matthew 7:1-5
Monday 19th June Take your place in paradise A thousand years ago, Italian monk Saint Romuald founded a religious order, the Camaldolese, that blended the Christian hermit tradition into monastic life. His monks lived in individual cells but participated in some communal activities. Romuald’s rule of life put solitude and contemplation and meditation on the Psalms at the center of his order’s spirituality. He wrote, “Sit in your cell as in paradise. Put the whole world behind you and forget it. Watch your thoughts like a good fisherman watching for fish. The path you must follow is in the Psalms— never leave it.” Tap into this tradition and try finding a place of solitude and, with the Psalms handy, carve out some quiet time for contemplation in your busy day.  Today's readings: 2 Corinthians 6:1-10; Matthew 5:38-42
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St Peters Parish serves St Mark's and St Peter's primary school here in Hamilton. We provide spiritual guidance and sacramental support for both the teachers and the pupils; you can find out more about our schools by following the links below.
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Vocations
Are you feeling increasingly compelled to spend time with Jesus? Do you find that your time is spent seeking him and all things connected with him?
If you have questions and you need some help with the answers, then firstly pray and ask the Holy Spirit to help you to understand what it is Jesus wants from you. Then, if you would like to talk, contact our vocations department; we can give you some guidance on how to further discern God's calling.
