“I am the Bread of Life”.  At the Eucharist, bread becomes the body of Christ.  We are extremely blessed to have this marvellous gift of Our Lord.  He gives Himself to us so that we can be strengthened for our journey.  We need to be keenly aware of the moment that we receive Jesus so that we can spend some time thanking Him and asking for His help.
 
     Statue of Mary (Please leave in the entrance after the Mass you attend - for the next family)
             The week of August 13  prayers will be offered in the home of the Laudanski family.
             The week of August 20 prayers will be offered in the home of Richardson/Snider family.



Seniors’ Bridge is taking place this summer.  It is  organized by Lois Halligan with help from Helen Payne & Margaret Carey.  The last date is Aug 30. It will begin at 11:30 am in St Joseph’s Room.  A delicious lunch is served.  If any parishioners would like to assist, please call Lois Halligan - 548-3168. 

Again this year, starting September 12 we will have Tuesday Night Faith classes.  If you are interested please sign the list at the back of the church indicating your preferred format: Alpha (excellent videos of Christian Basics); Knowing God Better ( Excellent video of the Catholic Faith); or Bible Study (Fr. Shea's bible study on the book of Revelation). We will have the most popular choice.

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Parish Eucharistic Devotions will be October 22nd-24th at 7:00 pm.  Please reserve those evenings to hear the guest preacher.

The parish celebration of confirmation will be at St. Mary’s Cathedral on Thursday, November 2nd at 7:00 pm.  More details later.

Monsignor Raby House is a great house with seven bedrooms.  If you use church envelopes, and have visitors coming for a weekend phone the office to make arrangements to look at the facilities and reserve the room(s) for your visitors to stay.

The committee planning a  possible church in Greenwood Park continues to meet, to collect information, etc. Results will be presented to the parish in October.
                           
Please check the mailbox in the church entrance  or the table in the entrance at St. Martha for your  Baptismal Certificate.  If you still haven’t received your certificate,  please call the office.

Parish Prayer Network over 50 parishioners pray for you each day.  They are our Parish Prayer Network.  They also pray for people in need & for special intentions.  If you would like to join the Prayer Network, or if you have an intention for the Prayer Network please call 546-0418.

   Consider these devotions as ways to enhance the practice of your Catholic Faith:
     ▸    Consider attending weekday mass once a week, and especially if you have a special intention
     ▸    Consider First Friday devotions at 6 pm on the first Friday of each month
     ▸    Consider being part of Thursday adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

On Sunday, August 13, 2006 at 3:00 pm the parish of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Enterprise is celebrating its centennial.  The pastor, the Centennial Committee and Parishioners take the pleasure of inviting you to a Mass of Thanksgiving, with Archbishop Anthony G. Meagher, as principle celebrant.  Come join us in thanksgiving.  Refreshments to follow in the Parish Hall.

Bereaved Families of Ontario will hold their monthly Family Night, on Tuesday. August 15th, starting at 7:30 pm at 721 Progress Avenue.  The facilitator is Judi Burrill and the topic is “Social & family relationships”.  For further information please call 613-634-1230
                                   
Annual Ham and Turkey Supper, St. Denis Church, Athens, Wed. Aug. 16, 2006 staring at 4:00 pm.  Adults $11.00 and Children 5-12: $5.00 Under 5 are free.

Birthright Annual Fall Yard Sale- Saturday, Septmeber 9 at St. Josephs’s Church on Palace Road.  Baked goods will be sold.  Anyone wanting to donate any gently used items or contribute to the bake table please call the office at 613-546-5433 or Marie at 613-547-0878.  Birthright Needs Volunteers - you can pick your own hours - two hours a week, 4 hours a month.  Please call Marie at 547-0878 to volunteer or for more information.  Thanks.

The Natural Family Planning Association will hold open information sessions each month until December at St. Paul the Apostle Parish, on the third Monday of each month.  Information sessions will be from 7-8 pm with opportunity for private consultation from 8-9 pm.  To reserve a time call 544-8495.  August 21:  Managing fertility, naturally, while breastfeeding.  Learn what affects your returning fertility.  September 18: Fertility and stress. You are still normal!  October 16: Understanding the changes to menopause: a time to remember. November 20: An all girls’ night for Moms and Teens: understanding fertility from menarche to menopause. December 18: Contraception, why not?

Blessed Sacrament Council in Amherstview invites you to OCTOBERFEST 2006, Friday September 29th at 6:30 pm.  Music provided by Jim Hallman. Advance tickets only.  $15.00 per person. Call Lyle Arcand 613-384-3949 or Paul Godfrey 613-384-2671

Take me out to the Ball Game! Do you like the Toronto Blue Jays?  Or do you enjoy spending time with family and friends?  St. Joseph’s Parish will be taking a bus trip to Toronto on September 4, 2006 to cheer on the Blue Jays!  Tickets are $60 per person, which includes the bus.  Payment is required before August 31 to guarantee your reservation.  The bus will board at 8:45 am at St. Joseph’s church.  Contact Fr. Tom MacDonald 613-547-5004
                                   
Retrouvaille Weekend, Sept.29-Oct.1  in Morrisburg- Are you experiencing marital problems but have a sincere desire to rebuild a stable loving marriage? Help is available through Retrouvaille/Rediscovery, a lifetime for troubled marriages. For more information, please call 545-1988


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

A nun was sitting at a window in her convent one day when she was handed a letter from home. Upon opening it a $50 bill dropped out.  She was most pleased at receiving the gift from her home folks, but as she read the letter her attention was distracted by the actions of a shabbily dressed stranger who was leaning against a post in front of the convent.
She couldn’t get him off her mind and thinking that he might be in financial difficulties she took the $50 bill and wrapped it in a piece of paper, on which she had written, “ Don’t despair, Sister Eulalia.”  She threw it out of the window to him.  He picked it up, read it, looked at her with a puzzled expression, tipped his hat and went off down the street.
The next day she was in her room saying her prayers when she was told that a man was at her door who insisted on seeing her.
She went down and found the shabbily dressed stranger waiting for her.  Without saying a word he handed her a roll of bills.  When she asked what the bills were for he replied, “That’s the four-hundred bucks you have coming.  Don’t Despair paid 7-1"