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. 


Blood Donor Clinic ; Knights of Columbus are sponsoring another blood donor clinic on April 28th. Signup sheets are at the entryway. For details call George 613-549-5741.

Annual Family Bowling: Sunday, March 1st 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


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.                                                                 

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.


Annual Eastern Deanery’s Marriage Preparation Course is on March 6 and March 7, 2009 at St. John Bosco Parish, Brockville.  All engaged couples within the Archdiocese are welcome to register.  For further information and course Registration Form go to our website:  http://www.stjohnboscoparishbrockville.com/marriage.html or contact St. John Bosco Parish 613-342-5059 or email boscopar@ripnet.com .

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)

Lent Begins this Wednesday We are asked to take up the challenges of meaningful penance as expressed in FAST & ABSTINENCE (after 14 yrs).  This means not to eat meat or some other favourite food & the practice of moderation in all food & drink on all Fridays of the year.  FASTING (after 18 & up to 59) can vary from person to person – some a total fast, taking only bread and water; others adopt a vegetarian diet on a day of fast; others take only one complete meal.  Lent is a time of repentance – a time for more prayer – a time of discipline and sacrifice – a time to be generous and caring to the poor – all for the love of God.

Statue of Mary ( please leave in the entrance after the Mass you attend – for the next family)
            The week of February 22 prayers will be offered in the Turenne Home
            The week of March 1 prayers will be offered in the Mulholland Home