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.



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

Holy Name Parish Annual Yard Sale/ Bake Sale/ BBQ: Saturday May 30 from 8 am to 2 pm.  Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Women’s League.  Donations will be gratefully accepted. Please call the Parish office. (No Mattresses Please!!)

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.


New Life Support Group:  a Catholic Ministry for the separated and divorced will meet on Tuesday, May 12 from 7:30 to 9:30 pm at the Diocesan Centre, 390 Palace Rd.  Topic: Ask It Basket, Group Facilitated.  All faith denominations are welcome.

Bereaved Families of Ontario: will hold their monthly Mother’s Night on Tuesday May 12th starting at 7:30 pm at 721 Progress Avenue, Unit 1.  Facilitators are Caroline Yates and Barbara Brousseau.  Topic: “Surviving Mother’s Day”.  All mothers who have lost a child through death are welcome to attend and share their feelings and concerns with others who have experienced a similar loss.  For information call 613-634-1230.

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.

Presentation on St. Paul: Leadership in Church and Society: Lessons from the Apostle Paul.
Thursday, May 21 from 7 to 9 pm in Hanley Hall (upstairs) McGill St., Smith Falls.  Presenter – Richard Ascough. For further information call Margie Ann at 613-283-4213.

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.

Are You Growing a Vegetable Garden this year?:  The Sisters of Providence ask you to consider sharing your harvest with your community.  Plant a little extra in your garden and drop off the produce.  The Loving Spoonful, and Partners in Mission Foodbank, will see that your donation gets to those who need it most.  Contact growarowforkingston@gmail.com or call Susan at 613-583-2055.

 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 (18 to 30yrs old) 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 youth@romancatholic.kingston.on.ca. Registration form is available on website www.archdioceseofkingston.org  .

Statue of Mary ( please leave in the entrance after the Mass you attend – for the next family)
            The week of May 10 prayers will be offered in the Turenne home
            The week of May 17 prayers will be offered in the Dubeau Home