December 23, 2006

Fourth Sunday of Advent - December 24, 2006
Saturday	Dec 23	5:30 pm	Magdelena & Edmund Ernst - Church
Sunday	Dec 24	8:45 am 10:30 am	Parishioners -Church Edith & James Deroche - St Martha School
Sunday Christmas Eve	Dec 24	5:00 pm 7:00 pm 9:00 pm	Thelma Brennan -St. Martha Jeff Kennedy - St. Martha James & Marie Rose Newman-Church
Monday Christmas	Dec 25	10:00 am	The Poupore Family-Church
Thursday	Dec 28	9:30 am	Parishioners-Church
Friday	Dec 29	9:30 am	John Garrah
Saturday	Dec 30	5:30 pm	Parishioners- Church
Sunday	Dec 31	8:45 am 10:30 am	Jose Coelho & Maria Duarte- Church Edwin & Jane Moore- St. Martha School

Fourth Sunday in Advent- December 24, 2006
The people in the Old Testament waited with hopeful hearts for the coming of the Messiah. In today’s reading Elizabeth and Mary experience joy as they await the birth of their sons. Are we waiting in expectation and wonder, of Jesus coming into our lives? As Christians we can be and should be instruments of hope in the world at this time in history.

Statue of Mary (Please leave in the entrance after the Mass you attend - for the next family)
The week of Dec. 24th prayers will be offered in the home of Sylvia Kerr.
The week of Dec. 31st prayers will be offered in the home of Barbara Fleet.

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

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL,
THIS IS A WONDERFUL PARISH
MAY GOD’S BLESSINGS AND JOY BE YOURS IN ABUNDANCE.

FATHER SHEA

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 for food to give to poor families. Help us to feed the hungry.

Once again the parish has ice time during the Christmas holiday. It will be the big ice at Cataraqui Arena (Kinsmen Ice Pad) on Thursday. Dec. 28th. Sign up sheets our at the entrance.

2:30 p.m. - Adult Hockey(13 and older)
3:30 p.m. - Kid’s Hockey (12 and younger)
4:30 p.m. - Family Skating

Family Bowling, at Garrison Lanes on Sunday, January 7th at 1:30 p.m -All filled up. Thanks!

Communion Breakfast: Sunday, January 21st, noon at Rideau Acres. Full Breakfast: abundant, delicious food. $10 person or $30 family. Guest speaker: Dr. Karen Yeats. Karen is a parishioner who is returning to Africa for four months with her husband and children. Tickets will be available in the new year.

Mission Committee meeting: Sat. December 30, 4:00 p.m. in St. Joseph’s room.

Meetings to prepare for First Confession and First Communion for Grade two Students and their parents
-Monday, January 15, 7:00 p.m. at Holy Name School (students from public and french schools should attend)
-Wednesday, January 22, 7:00 p.m. at St. Martha School

Things to Look Forward to
Thursday, Dec. 28:           Parish Ice Time(see times above)
Sat. Dec. 30, 4:00p.m.:        Mission Committee Meeting
Sun. Jan. 7, 1:30 p.m.:       Family Bowling(No Vacancies)
Tues. Jan. 9 7:30 p.m.:      Bible Study Resumes
Wed. Jan. 10, 7:30 p.m.:      Knights of Columbus Meeting
Jan. 15th and Jan. 17th:          First Communion Meetings
Sun. Jan. 21st:                      Communion Breakfast

FOUND IN CHURCH
C.W.L. pin and a silver ring. Please call the office.

Thank you for praying for our Armed Forces
The following have returned home from Afghanistan safely
Tyler Kennedy and Darcy Wright
Please continue to pray for those now serving in foreign lands
Brady MacDonald Pat Norwood M. Engle M. Batley Charles Rae
Mike McBride and Will Graydon

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

New Life Group Meeting: a Catholic Ministry for the Separated and Divorced on alternate Tuesday evenings. Next meeting is December 26, Easing Holiday ‘Blues’ from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Diocesan Centre, 390 Palace Road.

Holy Innocents Candlelight Vigil will be held on Thurs. December 28, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. in front of Kingston General Hospital. At this time, during the Christmas season we remember the Holy Innocents, the babies who were killed by Herod seeking the Christ Child. We gather to pray for our own “innocents”, the more than 20 thousand babies killed at KGH by the sin of abortion. Please join us at 6:45 p.m. on the hill across form KGH (Stuart St.) For prayer and hymns. Bring your own candle in a glass jar (flashlights for children). For more information call Campaign Life Coalition at 613-389-4472 or 613-382-1084.

As part of the Student Success Program at Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School they are compiling a list of interested persons that would be willing to tutor. If you are a retired teacher, university graduate or an expert in a particular subject area and would like to help with this endeavour please call Linda Lott at 613-545-1902 ext. 2170

Prayer for Vocations

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
A lady lost her handbag in the bustle of Christmas shopping.
It was found by an honest little boy and returned to her.
Looking in her purse, she commented, "Hmmm.... That's funny.
When I lost my bag there was a $20 bill in it. Now there are twenty $1 bills."
The boy quickly replied, "That's right, lady.
The last time I found a lady's purse, she didn't have any change for a reward."

Liturgy Schedule Dec 30/31	GREETERS	READERS	EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS	CHILDREN’S LITURGY
Church
5:30 pm	V. Pearse	A. DeSousa	D. & G. Caron	Not scheduled until
8:45 am	T. Stenson	B. Fleet	S. Levac M. Murray	January 13/14th
St Martha
10:30 am	as arranged	S. Faris	J. Halladay L. Williams	as arranged