6^th Sunday in Ordinary Time
We too can stretch out our hand to help others.
We can accept that the world is broken and unfair.
A good question we can ask ourselves is, “Do I want to be right in this situation or do I want to be loving?”
They are often not the same thing!

Potluck Dinner with Archbishop Brendan O’Brien: Archbishop O’Brien will celebrate 5:30 Mass with us on Saturday, February 21.  Immediately following Mass there will be a potluck dinner and fellowship at Holy Name School.  Please sign up!!  There will be someone at the School if you wish to drop off your dish before Mass.

Pancake Breakfast: Sunday, February 22 after 8:45 Mass at Holy Name School and after 10:30 Mass at St. Martha School – put on by our Knights of Columbus.

Coming Soon!  Inspiring CDs and Brochures
We are proud to present a new educational opportunity called Lighthouse Catholic Media, a practical and effective program to help Catholics know their faith…to keep their faith. We all live busy lives. Finding the time to learn about our faith is difficult, but now we are able to meet you where you are!  Whenever you have a CD player available to you; in the car, at home, in the workplace, you can deepen your understanding and love for the faith. Soon you will see a display stand on your way into church offering 9 different CDs and three different brochures.  These feature some of the most inspiring catholic speakers; bishops, priests, deacons and eminent catholic lay men and women.  The CDs and brochures will be available after Mass on weekends.  We ask for a donation of $5.00 per CD and $.50 per brochure so that we may continue this program.  When these are gone a new set with different titles and speakers will be ordered.  We encourage you to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity.

First Confession Dates:   St. Martha School – Tuesday, March 24 at 7 pm at the Church
                                          Holy Name School – Thursday, April 2 at 7 pm at the Church

Blood Donor Clinic ; Knights of Columbus are sponsoring another blood donor clinic on April 28th. Forms will be available soon! For details call George 613-549-5741.

Mission Committee Meeting: Tuesday, February 17 at 7:30 pm.

Annual Family Bowling: Sunday, March 1 from 1:30 to 3:30pm at Garrison Lanes.
Cost: $2 /person or $5 / family.  Sign-up sheets are at the back of the church and
St. Martha School

                                                                 
New Life Support Group: A catholic Ministry for the separated and divorced will hold their next meeting on Tuesday, February 17 from 7:30 to 9:30 pm at the Diocesan Centre on Palace Rd.  Topic: “legal Issues” –Speaker: Deborah Swartz.  All faith denominations are welcome!.

Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School – Grade 8 Information Night:
Wednesday, Feb. 18th from 7 to 9 pm in the cafetorium.  Information on the International Baccalaureate Program – 6:00 to 6:45 pm in the upper room.

St. Joseph’s School of Nursing Alumnae – Annual Meeting: will be held on Thursday, Feb. 19th at 7 pm in the Henderson Board Room – Sydenham St. Entrance to Hotel Dieu Hospital.

Providence Spirituality Centre – Lenten Guided Retreat Weekend: “Journeying With Jesus”
As you journey through Lent, take one weekend apart, in the peaceful silence of our centre, to reflect prayerfully on Jesus’ journey from Galilee to Jerusalem.  Facilitator: Beverley McDonald. Cost. $150 all inclusive.  Register by Feb. 27 613-542-8826 (info@psck.org).

Sunday Vespers: at St. Mary’s Cathedral at 4 pm on the first Sunday of Lent, March 1.  Archbishop O’Brien will preside and formally welcome all those who have been preparing for Baptism at Easter, or for full Communion.  After Vespers, hospitality will be available to all in St. Mary’s Parish Centre on Clergy St.

Attention Seniors: On Thursday, March 12, from 1 -3 pm the “Entertainment to Seniors Committee” of St. Joseph’s Parish Council will provide an afternoon of musical entertainment, featuring the local talent of Chris Murphy and Jon McLurg for those who are Irish and for those “who wish they were”.  Seniors are welcome to join us in the parish hall for an opportunity to enjoy local talent and light refreshments.  Come and bring a friend or two! A free will offering will be accepted.

From Humanae Vitae to Theology of the Body:  Celebrating the Church’s Teaching on Sexuality and Marriage: Saturday, March 28 from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm at Holy Cross Secondary School.  Speakers include; Archbishop Prendergast, Fr. Tom Lynch, Cale Clarke, Dr. Maria Kraw and Mass celebrated by Archbishop O’Brien. 
Please register by March 20th – Sr. Lucy Kearny, SP 613-548-4461 or family@romancatholic.kingston.on.ca.
$25 / person or $40 / couple ($10 / student)

Joke
Last week I was driving from Milwaukee to Chicago with my wife.
Wisconsin had recently installed new scoreboard –style highway signs that keep commuters up-to-date on current traffic conditions and at the time the message read, “Change speed to 50 MPH A HEAD.”
I thought, “There are two heads in this car at the moment so…” and then looked over at my wife who, without waiting for me to say anything, simply said, “No.”
She knows me too well.