Baptism of the Lord
Jesus’ Baptism is His defining moment.
From this moment Jesus preaches, heals, dies and rises from the dead.
We too have defining moments in our lives,
the ultimate being the moment where our heart and spirit truly and deeply hear,
"You are my Child.
You are my Beloved."
It is a moment to prepare for, to be thankful for and to live out for the rest of our lives.
Attention Parents of Grade Two Students:
Parent meetings for 1st Confession and 1st Communion will be as follows:
Holy Name School (and other schools)- Tuesday, February 3 - 7:00 pm
St. Martha School - Wednesday, February 4 - 6:30 pm
Upcoming Parish Social Events
February 22 - Pancake Breakfast
March 1 - Family Bowling
May 9 - Ladies Night
Catholic Faith Education Team :
meeting on Tuesday, January 13th at 7:00 pm in St. Joseph’s
Room.
Knights of Columbus : meeting on Wednesday, January 14th at 7:30 pm in St. Joseph’s Room.
Youth Group : There will be a meeting Saturday, January 17th after 5:30 Mass in St. Joseph’s Room.
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.
Thank you for praying for our Armed Forces
The following have returned home safely
Serge St. Jacques, Brody Macdonald, Boyd Carter, Mike McBride, Robert Olivier, Steve Mariano,
David Hannan, Charles Rae, Sam Mizuno Colin LeBlanc, Brad Post John Andrews & Ed O’Brien
Please continue to pray for those now serving in foreign lands
Jeff Winters, Sonny Hatton & Brandon Kew
Keep praying for the safe return of all those serving overseas.
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
Yoga : The next session will
begin on Tuesday, January 13th and will run for 8 weeks. Classes
are $11.00 each (includes Gst)and will be held at Holy Name School at a
new time - 7:15 pm.
For more information call Colleen at 613-532-4470 or email emmer@kos.net.
New Life Group : a Catholic
Ministry for the Separated and Divorced will meet Tuesday, January
20th from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm at the Diocesan Centre, on Palace
Rd. Topic: “Taking Control of Your Life” -
speaker - Gerry Gregory.
All faith denominations are welcome.
Bereaved Families : will hold
their monthly Family Night on Tuesday, January 20th starting at
7:30 pm at 721 Progress Ave, Unit #1. Our facilitator is Judy
Burill and the topic is: “Social and Family
Relationships”. All bereaved persons are welcome to attend.
For further information please call 613-634-1230.
Triduum in Honour of St. Paul :
As part of the Archdiocesan special events for the Year of St. Paul,
Newman House will lead a special Triduum in Honour of St. Paul at the
Cathedral, on January 25, 26 and 27 at 7:30 pm. Father deSouza
will be the preacher and the students will lead the music.
Sunday, January 25, will be the Mass for Feast of Conversion of Saint
Paul. There will be Holy Hours on Monday (“Fight the Good
Fight”) and Tuesday (“The Fullness of Time”).
Everyone is welcome to learn more about and increase our devotion to
St. Paul.
Catholic 201 Course: beginning
on Tuesday, February 3rd until March 24, 2009 from 7 pm to 9 pm at Holy
Family Chapel, CFB Kingston. This program will deepen your
understanding of the Catholic Faith. Topics include; The Church,
Sacraments of Initiation, The Eucharist, Sacraments of Healing,
Sacraments of Vocation, Mary and the Saints, Introduction to Christian
Morality and the Thorny Issues. For more information or to
register Contact : Laura Geier 613-541-4041, Josie Walsh,
faithlife@sympatico.ca or Fr. Alex Varga at 541-5010 ext. 4223 (after Jan 17th).
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT IN THE CHAPEL EVERY THURSDAY
INTENTIONS: VOCATIONS + SANCTITY OF LIFE + ALL WHO ARE ILL
our goal to have at least 2 or 3 adorers or a family for each hour
If you can give an hour to Jesus PLEASE call Shirley - 613-548-3091 or Karla 613-546-0285
Statue of Mary (Please leave in the entrance after the Mass you attend - for the next family).
The week of
January 11 prayers will be offered in the Richardson / Snider Home
The week of January 18 prayers will be offered in the Laudanski Home
Joke
A grandmother and a little girl whose face was sprinkled with bright red freckles spent the day at the zoo.
The children were waiting in line to get their cheeks painted by a local artist who was decorating them with tiger paws.
“You’ve got so many freckles, there’s no place to paint!” a boy in the line cried.
Embarrassed, the little girl dropped her head.
Her grandmother knelt down next to her.
“I love your freckles.” she said.
“Not me,” the little girl replied.
“Well, when I was a little girl I always wanted freckles,”
the grandmother said, tracing her finger across the child’s cheek.
Freckles are beautiful.”
The girl looked up, “Really?”
“Of course.” said the grandmother, “Why just name me one thing that’s prettier than freckles.”
The little girl peered into the old woman’s smiling face.
“Wrinkles,” she answered softly.
