Church Beliefs	Counting Your Blessings
How To Apply Faith To Our Families	Understanding the Eucharist
Mary: Handmaid of the Lord	The Truth (teens)
For Better Forever:  A Catholic Guide to Lifelong Marriage
The Bible Made Me Do It	How To Keep Your Kids Catholic
Mass Part 1 (Children)	Mass Part 2 (Children)

Ladies Night 2009:  Saturday, May 9th following 5:30 Mass.  Tickets ($10) are on sale after all Masses.  Ladies –come out and be treated like royalty by the men of our parish. 
-A great Mother’s Day gift!! 

C.W.L. News:
-Mother Daughter Potluck/ Shower for Birthright: Wednesday, May 13th at 6:00 pm.  Ladies from St. Barnaby’s and Holy Family C.F.B. are invited.  Marie Sardinha, Director of Birthright will attend.  Baby Sleepers, Shirts,    receiving blankets, cash would be greatly appreciated.  No Diapers please!  Bring your own plate, cup and cutlery.
-Yard Sale/ BBQ/ Bake Sale: Holy Name Parish -Saturday, May 30 – We will need lots of goodies for the Bake Table as well as help the day of the sale.  
-C.W.L. Meeting on Wednesday, June 3rd will wrap up the year.
-Retreat: Saturday, June 13, sponsored by Holy Family C.F.B.  Father Shawn Hughes will be the retreat master. (Times to follow). If you wish to attend please call Karla 613-546-0285.

“Roses for Life” :  Next weekend- May 9 & 10 the Knights of Columbus will be handing out lapel emblems before and after Masses. A free will offering will go directly to
Pro Life Programs.

Thank you for praying for our armed forces .  Please continue to pray for those now serving in foreign lands: Carl Turenne.

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.

Youth Group:   The youth of the parish will be preparing a meal for their parents and siblings as their last activity this season.  This will take place on Saturday May 30 after a youth Mass at 5:30.  Youth group parents should contact Aidan or Anne to confirm numbers before May 16th.  Anne.heemskerk@live.ca

RND family and friends are invited to INDIGO Books: 259 Princess St. for the 1st RND Book Fair, Tuesday May 5th from 6:30 to 9 pm.  A portion of the proceeds from books purchased by RND staff, students, alumni and friends will go back to the school in support of literacy initiatives and the Pluard Library.  Please introduce yourself as a friend of the school when you make your purchase of regularly priced merchandise.

Holy Family Parish and School Annual Fun Fair:  Wednesday, May 6th  at Holy Family School.  There will be bake, book, candy, jewellery/craft, plant & toy tables.  There will also be a canteen, an evening tea room & face painting.   12:30 – 2:30pm Students and Seniors.  6:00 -8:00pm open to general public.

National March For Life in Ottawa:  A bus will leave Kingston on Thursday, May 14, 2009 from St. Joseph’s Church parking lot on Palace Rd. at 7:30 am sharp to arrive in time for Masses and prayer services.  Cost is $25 per person.  Call to reserve your seat – 613-389-4472 or 613-382-1084. 

The Filipino-Canadian Community invites everyone to a celebration of Flores de Mayo (May Flowers) on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at St. Joseph’s Church in Kingston.  The Rosary will begin at 4:30 pm and the Mass will be at 5 pm.   The celebrant will be Rev. Msgr. J. Lynch.  For more information call Patti at 613-389-4540, Lorna at 613-547-0235, or Marietta at 613-542-1138.  Snacks and refreshments will be served after Mass.

Diocesan Retreat for Separated and or Divorced : at Providence Spirituality Centre Friday evening, May 22 and Saturday, May 23, 2009.  The retreat, “Learning to Trust Again: Tending the Gift that is My Life”, facilitated by Susan Kehoe, Ottawa, will be a time of exploring the precious world of TRUST- of oneself, of others, of God.  Pre –Registration required by May 4, 2009. Contact Sr. Lucy Kearney 613-548-4461 or family@romancatholic.kingston.on.ca.

 Pilgrimage:  to the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, New York, Atlantic City, Philadelphia and The Shrine of our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown.  Dates: June 1 to June 5, 2009.  Price: $795.00.  Please call Fr. Joseph Machaj for more info at 613-478-2000 or CTC Friendly Travel Inc at 1-800-225-2235.

Caribbean Youth Gathering: New opportunity for youth to attend a Caribbean Youth Gathering in Kingston, Jamaica  July 9-19, 2009.  The program is similar to World Youth Days. Cost is $250 US which covers accommodations, meals and transportation while in Jamaica.  Air fare is extra.  For more information, please call Anne at 613-548-4461 or at ore@romancatholic.kingston.on.ca. Registration form is available on website www.archdioceseofkingston.org 

Benefit Concert for Martha’s Table: presented by the Kingston Community Strings and Canta Arya.  The concert will be held at Chalmers United Church, Sunday May 10 at 2:30 pm. 
$12 at the door (children 10 and under –free) Advance tickets are available at all branches of TD Canada Trust, Tara Foods and Renaissance Music.  There will be show tunes, light classics and a performance of a Vivaldi concerto played by a quartet of young musicians.  Refreshments and maybe a surprise or two.

Statue of Mary ( please leave in the entrance after the Mass you attend – for the next family)
            The week of May 3rd prayers will be offered in the Lariviere home
            The week of May 10 prayers will be offered in the Turenne home