Fourth Sunday of Lent- March 18, 2007
After years the Israelites entered the promised land and they began to
eat the produce of the land instead of the manna. The prodigal
son returned to his father and ate the fatted calf. There is
always a celebration when we find our way and come to God our
Father. He will continually fill us with grace which will bring
much joy in our lives.
Statue of Mary (Please leave in the entrance after the Mass you attend - for the next family)
The week of March 18th prayers will be offered in the home of
Dino & Erondina Vuk.
The week of March 25th prayers will be offered in the home of the
Bouvier Family.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT IN THE CHAPEL ALL DAY THURSDAY
INTENTIONS: VOCATIONS + SANCTITY OF LIFE + ALL WHO ARE ILL
IF YOU CAN GIVE AN HOUR TO JESUS - PLEASE CALL SHIRLEY- 613-548-3091 or KARLA -613-546-0418
Every week you are asked to try to bring food items when you come to Mass. The
St. Vincent de Paul Society is in constant need of food to give to poor families. Help us to feed the hungry
Your best opportunity for
CONFESSION will be Tuesday, March 27 at 7:00 pm in the church. Monsignor Walsh will be here to help Father Shea.
Attention Men!!!!- The meeting to organize “
LADIES NIGHT” will be Wednesday, March 28, 7:30 p.m. in St. Joseph’s room. (Ladies Night is Saturday, May 12)
Parish Fish Fry -The Mission
Committee is sponsoring a Fish Fry on Friday, March 30.Tickets now
available $10/person or $30/family Come any time between 5:30 and
7:00pm. The Fish Fry is sponsored by the Mission Committee to
raise money for our African projects.
On
Palm Sunday, April 1st, there will be a Holy Hour at 3:00pm. It will include anointing of the sick.
Spread the word.
FAMILY BOWLING: Sunday April 22 at 1:30 pm at Garrison Lanes, $2 person or $5 family. Sign up starts next weekend.
PLEASE say special prayers for
Matthew Graham. In his will two years ago he left $235,000.00 to
our parish. Recently another $100,000.00 came to our parish from
his estate.
PLEASE PRAY FOR HIM!
Some people have been asking about the
Parish Directory.
It has been a frustrating experience. The latest problem is that
our photos are lost in cyber space somewhere. It looks like our
Parish Directory will not be published. Money will be returned to
our advertisers soon.
As you know Parishioner
Dr. Karen Yeates
is now in Africa with her husband, Roman, and their children, Jack and
Hannah. If you want to keep track of her work and their
adventures there, they have a blog on the internet:
sunoverkili.blogspot.com Also, Roman and Karen ask for your prayers, especially to successfully adopt an African child.
Thank you for praying for our Armed Forces
The following have returned home from Afghanistan safely
Tyler Kennedy, Darcy Wright and Brady MacDonald.
Please continue to pray for those now serving in foreign lands
Pat Norwood M. Engle M. Batley Charles Rae Mike McBride
Will Graydon Boyd Carter and Mike Archibald
Parish Events to Look forward to :
Fridays in March 7:00 pm- Stations of the Cross
Tues. March 27
7:00 pm-
Confessions
Wed. March 28 7:30 pm- Meeting to organize Ladies Night
Fri. March 30
5:30 pm- Parish Fish Fry
Sun. April 1 3:00 pm- Holy Hour/Anointing of the Sick
Sun. April 22
1:30 pm- Family Bowling
Holy Family Parish is holding
their ♧Annual Irish Concert♧ on Sunday evening, March 18th beginning at
7:00 p.m. The concert will be held in Holy Family School
Gym. Admission is a free-will offering. Bring the
kids! Doors open at 6:30 pm
New Life Group Meeting: A
Catholic Ministry for the Separated and Divorce on alternate Tues.
Evenings. Next meeting: March 20. Topic: After Loss? Who Am I
Now? Facilitator: Rev. Elaine Smith 7:30to 9:30 p.m. at the
Diocesan Centre.
2007 Annual Diocesan Liturgy Conference:
A celebration of the Justice of God March 23-24 -to be held at
Providence Spirituality Centre. Beginning on Friday evening March
23, Bishop Albert LeGatt of Saskatoon will be addressing the topic of
the social dimensions of Eucharist. As Pope Benedict taught in
his first Encyclical Letter
Deus Caritas Est,
‘A Eucharist which does not pass over into the concrete practice
of love is intrinsically fragmented”. Registrations due at
the Diocesan Centre by March 9-$50 (also includes lunch and social)
The National Catholic Mission,
Rediscovering Catholicism Part 1 will be broadcast on Sun. March
25th on VISIONTV AT 7:00 p.m. and Rediscovering Catholicism part 2
continues the following night Mon. March 26th at 7:00 p.m. Matthew
Kelly will present an inspiring message for young and old. He
will be joined by the world-renowned St. Michael’s Choir
School. Truly, a Mission for the entire family.
The Newman House Choir will
lead the traditional Seven Last Words devotion on Good Friday, April
6th from 12noon-2p.m at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Father
Raymond de Souza will preach the meditations on the theme: “The
Cross and Cultures: Good Friday Across the Globe”. The
devotion recalls the seven times Jesus speaks from the Cross with
readings, meditations and music. The devotion concludes in time
to return to your parish for the 3 p.m service of the Lord’s
Passion.
Servants of the Light Prayer Group would like to arrange a bus from Kingston to “
Lift Jesus Higher Rally” in Toronto on Sat. April 14th. Please call Colleen at 613-542-8804
Pilgrimage to the Shrines of France with Father Richard Whalen & Father David Pope, Apr 15-25, 2007.
Itinerary: Paris (Notre Dame, Sacre Coeur, Miraculous Medal); Lisieux
(St Theresa); Lourdes; Lasallette (site of Marian apparition); Ars (St.
John Vianney); Paray le Monial (Sacred Heart). For more info
please call Fr Whalen asap: 613-962-4634 or
rpw2sing@sympatico.ca
Married Couples: Give each
other the gift of time together and rediscover the depth of your love
through a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend! The next weekend
in Ottawa: April 20-22, 2007. For more information or to register, call
Louise and Tim at 613834-8348 by April 3. Worldwide Marriage
Encounter
http://www.wwme.org/
13-day pilgramage to Czech
Republic, Poland, Hungary & Austria: Sept 24-Oct
6,2007. Enjoy the company of 40 pilgrims under the
spiritual direction of Fr. Joseph Machaj. For more information
contact Fr.Machaj at St. John the Evangelist Church, Flinton
1-613-336-8264.
The process of registering for World Youth Day 2008 (July 2008) will be
the same as for previous World Youth Days. All registrations will
be coordinated through the Archdiocese of Kingston Youth Office.
If you or someone you know is planning to attend
WYD2008
please contact Mary Carr at 613-548-4461. Information about cost,
travel options, organized group, etc. are now available.
Parish Prayer Network consists
of over 50 parishioners who pray for you each day. They
also pray for people in need and for special intentions. If you
would like to join the Prayer Network, or if you have an intention for
the Prayer Network please call 613-546-041
O God, who has chosen the Apostles to propagate the faith & to
establish Your Holy Church, throughout the world, we earnestly beseech
You to choose from amongst our people many priests deacons, religious
brothers & sisters and lay persons who will gladly devote their
entire lives in making you known & loved by all. Through the
intercession of our Blessed Lady, we ask this through Christ our
Lord. Amen.
JOKE
One day, a little girl is sitting and watching her mother do the dishes
at the kitchen sink. She suddenly notices that her mother has
several strands of white hair sticking out in contrast on her brunette
head. She looks at her mother and inquisitively asks, “Why
are some of your hairs white, Mom?” Her mother
replied,”Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me
cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turns white.” The little
girl thought about this revelation for a while, and then said,”So
Momma, how come ALL of grandma’s hairs are white?”