Hi everyone!
Lots of things to cover in the life of SPRED Galloway at the moment, so much so, that our Newsletter this month comes in two parts.
PILGRIM WALK EVENT
SPRED Galloway held two sponsored walks across Saturday the 18th of May in Ayr and Sunday the 19th of May in Prestwick. They coincided with 6pm mass in St. Margaret’s, Ayr and St. Quivox, Prestwick respectively.
Ayr’s walk on the 18th saw a stroll starting from Ayr beach, through the town and onwards to St. Margaret’s Church. Prestwick’s, on the 19th, started on the esplanade at Prestwick beach and continue along the main street, eventually arriving at St. Quivox. A great walk was had by all and the donations we received were incredible generous and appreciated.
This event was a wonderful way to spend a couple of lovely days in the sun with our friends!
AYR/ST MARGARET’S GROUP MASS – 8.3.24
This was held in St Margaret’s Church Hall on Thursday 7 March. Members of all 3 of the Ayr Groups were present.
Our celebrant was Fr Stephen Latham from St Quivox Church in Prestwick. We wish him well in his new appointment.
SYMBOLIC OBJECTS
We spent a few moments reflecting on our Symbolic Objects of Bread and Grapes in relation to our celebration of Mass.
HYMNS/SONGS
As usual we began with Companions on the Journey and ended with Shine Jesus Shine.
LITURGY OF THE WORD
Group members set up the Table of God’s Word accompanied with some reflective music. We used a very poignant song as our reponsorial ‘psalm’ called 10,000 Reasons. The response is worth sharing here: ”Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul. Worship His holy name. Sing like never before, O my soul. I’ll worship Your holy name.
AGAPE
We finished as usual with our group agape.
This report finishes with a reflection on the mass by HELENA BURGOYNE of the Monday Evening Group.
‘It was a privilege to gather at St Margaret’s Hall with Fr Stephen for a special Mass, celebrated just for members and friends of our local SPRED family. In John’s Gospel reading we heard the story of how Jesus washed the feet of his disciples. In the time of Jesus it was the duty of house servants to wash the dusty feet of guests. However, although he was seen as a teacher and master, Jesus took on the subordinate role of servant by performing this work. In a meaningful gesture, Hugh embodied the humbling actions of Jesus by removing his jacket and tying it round his waist like an apron to emphasise the lowly task. Along with the words of Scripture read out by Fr Stephen, this was a powerful reminder of the value and significance of serving each other.’
SPRED GALLOWAY 