June 1, 2008

9th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus challenges his followers to build their houses on rock.
The rock that we must build our lives on consists of listening to the Word of God and acting on it
so that when the winds and rain and floods of life come,
we will not be swept away.

Mission Committee Meeting June 3rd 7:30 pm in St. Joseph’s Room

Parish Yard Sale / Bake Sale / BBQ: Due to very poor weather forecasts the yard sale has been postponed to next weekend, June 7th from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. For Information call the office at 613-546-0418.

Knights of Columbus Meeting June 11th 7:30 pm in St. Joseph’s Room

Congratulations to Therese Olivier and Roger and Shirley Levac who are representing Holy Name Parish in Quebec City for the Eucharistic Congress. There will be Catholics from all over the world participating in this special spiritual celebration.

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 & Brandon Kew.
Keep praying for the safe return of all those serving overseas.

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”.)

Prayer Network News For more than two years approximately 50 parishioners have been praying everyday for you and other parishioners and for special intentions. Booklets are provided if you want to join the Prayer Network. It only takes about 5 minutes a day. Please call Christine at the Parish Office (546-0418). Also we are in the process of updating the prayer intentions: if you want someone kept on the prayer list, or if you want to add someone to the prayer list, call Christine.

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

Special Collection for Relief efforts in Myanmar The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, together with the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, has launched an emergency appeal for funds to assist the relief efforts in Myanmar (Burma) following Typhoon Nargis, which left more than 100,000 dead and millions of people homeless.
The funds collected will be sent to Caritas Internationalis, of which CCODP is a member. Caritas Internationalis has opened a special office in Thailand, which borders Myanmar.
The Government of Canada will match every dollar raised before June 13, 2008 by the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace.
Next weekend there will be a special collection after Communion for relief efforts in Myanmar.

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 hold a sharing evening for both Dads and Moms who have suffered a perinatal infant loss. Join us on Tuesday, June 3rd starting at 7:30 pm at 721 Progress Ave, Unit #1. The facilitators, Kim Smith and Denise Stockley will explore ways to prepare for and cope with Father’s Day. For Information call 613-634-1230.

New Life Group a Catholic Ministry for the separated and divorced will hold it’s next meeting on June 10th from 7:30 to 9:30 pm at the Diocesan Centre, 390 Palace Rd.
“Demystifying Concepts and Procedure” Speaker: Kay Weerasooriya.

Coins for Life: On June 14th and 15th containers will be available for you to take home after all Masses. Please fill the containers with coins and return on the weekend of October 18th and October 19th. Your spare change will help to fuel our efforts on behalf of Life. Please take a container if you would like to participate.
Sponsored by Campaign Life Coalition - 389-4472 and 382-1084.

Central Deanery Eucharistic Celebration
Everyone is invited to this celebration to coincide with the International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City.
Highlights will include our International church and feeding the poor.
Wednesday, June 18th at St. Paul the Apostle Church, Kingston,
7:00 -7:30 pm Prayer in Music and word for the hungry of our world
7:30 pm Celebration of Mass
Non Perishable items for the food bank would be appreciated
Reception following featuring all the “daily breads” of the world.
You are invited to bring along a loaf of your favourite Italian, ukrainian, portuguese, irish??? Bread.
For Information call 613-389-8222

Volunteers Needed The Quinte Detention Centre in Napanee needs Catholic volunteers to assist Catholic inmates. There are a variety of ways to help. Please call the Parish Office for more information.

Saturday	May 31	5:30 pm	Lorne Joyce - Church
Sunday	Jun 1	8:45 am 10:30 am	Joe Amaral - Church Parishioners - St. Martha School
Monday	Jun 2	9:30 am	Loretta Adams
Tuesday	Jun 3	7:00 pm	Special Intention
Wednesday	Jun 4	7:00 pm	Cesare Maschi
Thursday	Jun 5	9:00 am	Intentions of St. Martha Teachers-St. Martha School Mass
Friday	Jun 6	9:30 am 6:00 pm 7:00 pm	Edward McNeil - Holy Name School Mass - Church Adoration / Confessions Kenneth Forewell
Saturday	Jun 7	5:30 pm	Jeff Kennedy - Church
Sunday	Jun 8	8:45 am 10:30 am	Parishioners - Church Carl Schell - St. Martha School

Liturgy Schedule June 7 & 8	READERS	EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS	CHILDREN’S LITURGY
Church
5:30 pm	Brian Mayfield	M. Mayfield & M. Halladay	As Arranged
8:45 am	Barbara Fleet	H. Lahaie & J. Nooyen
St Martha
10:30 am	Bonnie Ford	C. Hatton & J. Langlois	As Scheduled