May 11, 2008

Pentecost Sunday
May 11, 2008
Saturday	May 10	5:30 pm	James & Marie Rose Newman - Church
Sunday	May 11	8:45 am 10:30 am	Gaston DeBernardi - Church Parishioners - St Martha School
Monday	May 12	9:30 am	James & Agnes Kelly
Saturday	May 17	5:30 pm	Lou Duguay - Church
Sunday	May 18	8:45 am 10:30 am	Parishioners - Church Sylvester Hehn - St. Martha School

Pentecost Sunday
As the Bible teaches us, God always knows how to speak to us in ways that people will understand.
Through the Scriptures, through loving relationships, through the Eucharist, through prayer of all kinds, through beauty, even through silence.
All we need to do is be present and open our ears and our hearts,
then Jesus will appear among us bringing us God’s peace and the power of the Holy Spirit.

A Special Thank You to all who signed up to donate blood on May 6th. Thanks for taking the time to help save lives and for making our Parish Blood Donor Clinic a success.

Thank you for praying for our Armed Forces
The following have returned home safely
Serge St. Jacques, Brody Macdonald, Boyd Carter, Mike McBride, Will Graydon & Robert Olivier.
Please continue to pray for those now serving in foreign lands
M. Engle, M. Batley, Mike Archibald, Steve Mariano , David Hannan, Charles Rae, Ed O’Brien, Jeff Winters,
Sam Mizuno, Colin LeBlanc, John Andrews, Brad Post & Sonny Hatton.
Keep praying for the safe return of all those serving overseas.

International Eucharistic Congress
Special Collection: From June 15th to 22nd, Canada will welcome the International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City.
This great Church event will bring together thousands of pilgrims from across Canada and around the world.
Catholics are invited to join in by benefiting from this opportunity to renew our faith in the Eucharist,
and also by making a financial contribution toward its program and activities.
A special collection is being held in all Canadian parishes on the weekend of May 24th & 25th,
“The Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Our Lord”.
Envelopes will be available this weekend.

PARISH YARD/BAKE SALE & BBQ - Saturday May 31st - Sponsored by the C.W.L. and the Knights of Columbus. Donations will be accepted as of May 23. For information call the Parish office 613-546-0418.

PARISH PLAYOFF HOCKEY POOL
(TOP 15 AFTER 2ND ROUND)

1. Hailey Bryan - 61	6. Hayden Hulton - 58	11. Tyson O’Toole - 54
2. Roger Lamarche - 61	7. Lucas Townsend - 57	12. John O’Shea - 53
3. Dillon Hulton - 61	8. Angela Sirosky-Yanyk - 55	13. Cathie Pearse - 52
4. Gary Richards - 58	9. Jared Townsend - 55	14. Tim O’Toole - 52
5. Father Shea - 58	10. Andre Turenne - 54	15. Paula Hulton - 52

Thank you to all who continue to bring food items every weekend for the St. Vincent de Paul Society. They report that our food is not on the shelf very long. Poor families are truly in need. Thank you for helping them. (Matthew 25:35" I was hungry and you fed me”.)

The 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 613-546-0418

Please join in an hour of prayer for VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD during Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on the last Wednesday of each month, 7:00 to 8:00 pm in St. James Chapel, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Kingston.

Bereaved Families of Ontario will be holding their Mother’s Night- Tuesday, May 13th starting at 7:30 pm at 721 Progress Ave, Unit 1. The facilitator is Heather Johnston and the topic is “Acknowledging the Reality of Your Loss”.For more information call 613-634-1230

New Life Group: A Catholic Ministry for the Separated and divorced, are holding a meeting on May 13th ; “Coping with others: Looking at Self” Video/discussion. 7:30 to 9:30 pm at Diocesan Centre. All faith denominations are welcome.

Providence Spirituality Centre Mini Retreat: “Friendship with Jesus” Monday, May 26, 10am - 3pm (includes lunch) Register by May 12 ($25) 613-542-8826

Anniversary Mass There will be a Mass to celebrate the 10th year of ordination to the priesthood of Fr. John Gillis on Sunday May 25th at 3:00 pm, St. Mary’s Church, Chesterville. On conclusion of the Mass there will be a “Eucharistic Procession” through the town followed by a lunch. If you plan to attend please phone Mrs. Anne Rodney 613-774-2637.

Mass for the Sick Hosted by The Servants of the Light Prayer Group, Friday, May 30th, 2008 7:30 pm @ Holy Family Church, Kingston. The Celebrant will be Rev. Charles Enyinnia. Rosary at 7 pm..

Wolfe Island Day Camp sponsored by the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board will be running from June 30 - August 8. The camp runs in one week sessions at a cost of $125.00 per week with a 10% discount for additional children. Day Camp provides weekly trips, daily games, crafts and swimming. Register online at www.alcdsb.on.ca/widc or contact Jennifer Stainrod at 613-354-5093.

Pilgrimage: On October 6, to October 17, 2008 Fr. Joe Machaj, pastor of Flinton/Ardoch will lead a pilgrimage to Marien Shrines of Poland, Czech Republic & Austria with optional extension to Italy. Brochures and more information are available upon request. Cost: $2,795.00 from Toronto. The extension to Italy will cost $1,650.00 for 6 days. For more info. Please call Fr. Machaj at 613-336-8264 or Teresa at Friendly Travel Inc - 905-849-4664. Info@friendly-travel.ca

150th Anniversary Celebration St. Philomena’s Church on Howe Island will kick off the celebration on July 26th with an afternoon tea in the parish hall from 1:00 to 3:00 pm, which will be followed by an outdoor Mass at 4pm with Archbishop O’Brien as the principal celebrant. Following the Mass there will be a cash bar social hour and at 6:00 pm a roast beef dinner will be served. (Advance tickets are required for the dinner: $20 per person or $50 family rate for a family of 2 adults and their children under 12 years of age. Please contact Natalie 613-542-1905 or nossaln@ hotmail.com to reserve your ticket.) Dance to the tunes of Arthur Lawless and his Ottawa based band from 8:00pm to 1:00am. On Sunday, July 27th there will be coffee, tea and baked goods following the 8:45 am Mass. All are welcome to attend!

Liturgy Schedule May 17 & 18	READERS	EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS	CHILDREN’S LITURGY
Church
5:30 pm	Crystal Adam	M. Stenson & M. Laudanski	G. McNichols & F. Carey
8:45 am	Patricia Croxford	S. Levac & J. Grodzinski	S. Gerdis & M. Gerdis
St Martha
10:30 am	Paul Miller	B. Reitzel & L. Raycraft	As Scheduled