March 18, 2012

4th Sunday of Lent
Is God’s love finding expression in the way we live?
What are we doing to bring the love of God into the lives of our friends?
Lent is a call to step out of the ways of darkness into the light of Christ.

Holy Week and Easter Masses:

Holy Thursday – April 5	7pm – English and Polish
Good Friday – April 6	2:30 pm - Stations of the Cross 3:00 pm – Passion of Christ – English and Polish
Holy Saturday – April 7	11:00 am – Blessing of the Food 11:30 am – Blessing of the Food
Easter Vigil – April 7	8 pm – English and Polish
Easter Sunday – April 8	7 am – Polish 9 am – English 10:30 am - English

Confessions
Father will hear confessions on Tuesday, March 27th at 7 pm, after 6:30 Mass in the church.

Stewardship Report:
Your generous support of Holy Name of Jesus Church Ministry last weekend resulted in:
Regular - $ 1,881.00
Missions - $ 316.00
St. Vincent de Paul - $ 20.00
Share Lent - $ 25.00
Special Donation - $ 100.00
Thank you for your generosity.

Volunteers Needed!
- If you would be interested in leading a parish youth group, or coordinating hospitality after 10:30 Mass please call Christine at the parish office.

Bring in your old Palms during Lent and they will be burned to make ashes for next year.

Pilgrimage to Our Lady of the Cape Shrine –
June 4,5,6, 2012. For information call Margaret at 613-354-5490.

2012 Knights of Columbus Youth Leadership Camp will take place August 20-25 at Jericho House, Port Colbourne, Ontario. Students age 16, 17 & 18 from high schools throughout Ontario are invited to apply to attend. More info is available at www.11886knights.com/youth.html. Deadline is May 14th, 2012.

The National Catholic Mission 2012, “Three Troubling Questions,” will be broadcast on VISION TV on Monday, April 2 and Tuesday, April 3 at 6 pm and repeated at 10 pm. It will feature Father John Heagle, Sister Barbara Leonhard O.F.S., James McGill and Father Pat Fitzpatrick – all of whom will deal with questions that trouble us all.

Pilgrimage to our Lady of the Cape, St. Anne de Beaupre & St. Joseph’s Oratory
July 27-30. Please call Anne 613-384-5377.

Bereaved Families of Ontario: Family Night – A support evening open to any adult who has lost a loved one.
Tuesday, March 20, 7:30 pm at 721 Progress Ave., Unit 1

The Mission Committee is a small group of parishioners involved in organizing fundraising events within our community to help support those in need at local, national and international levels. We would welcome any parishioners with a willingness to bring new ideas and perspectives to join us at our meetings 2-3 times a year. We would especially like to invite members of the Polish Community to join with us in searching for the best opportunities to help those in need.

Win an all expense paid trip to Rio de Janeiro!
St. Mark’s Parish (Prescott) is sponsoring an essay writing competition with the grand prize being an all expense paid pilgrimage to Rio de Janeiro to participate in World Youth Day (WYD) 2013 – July 20 – July 31. Value of prize is $4,200.00.

This competition is open to any full-time high school or post secondary student who will be at least 18 years of age by departure date and are interested in taking a faith filled pilgrimage to Rio where they will join in solidarity with Pope Benedict XVI and youth from all around the world in offering public worship to God.

The essay is to be titled “Why I want to participate in WYD 2013”. Deadline for submissions is Midnight Easter 2012.

One winner is guaranteed, but hopefully the financial support from individuals in our communities will be such that multiple winners are possible. Donations in support of this competition will be accepted up until Easter 2013.

To help, please make your financial gift payable to St. Mark’s Youth and mail it to the administrator of this competition and pilgrimage leader Mr. Tony Jozefowicz, P.O. Box 411, Prescott, ON K0E 1T0. Charitable receipts will be issued for donations of $25 or more. There are no administrative costs associated with this competition. Every cent will go to the youth. For more info – ditone@cogeco.ca.

Something to ponder – Cell phones vs. The Bible:

Ever wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phone?
What if we carried it in our purses or pockets?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we turned back to get it if we forgot it?
What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
What if we treated it like we couldn’t live without it?
What if we gave it to kids as gifts?
What if we used it when we traveled?
What if we used it in case of emergency?
This is something to make you go...hmm... where is my Bible? Oh, and one more thing. Unlike our cell phone, we don’t have to worry about our Bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill. Makes you stop and think where are my priorities? And no dropped calls!

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Tuesday	Mar 20	9:00 am	at St. Barnaby’s Church
Wednesday	Mar 21	9:00 am	Barbara MacKinnon (by Tricia Ryan)-at St. Martha School
Thursday	Mar 22	9:00 am	Intentions of Anne Korteweg (by Jackie McCabe)
Friday	Mar 23	9:00 am	Helen Payne (by Linda Goldstein) Stations of the Cross my be done privately after Mass
Saturday	Mar 24	5:00 pm	Monica Brosso (by Catherine Crozier)
Sunday	Mar 25	9:00 am 10:30 am 12:00 noon	Parishioners William Vanhorn (by George & Cathy Vanhorn) Polish Mass

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