PASTOR:    REV. JOHN GILLIS

 
Mission Committee Meeting: Tuesday, September 1 at 7:30 pm. in St. Joseph’s Room.

 Discernment Prayer Group: We need volunteers to become members of a discernment prayer group to seek God’s will for the good of Holy Name Parish.  Please write a short introduction and reasons why you would like to be part of this group. General response will determine meeting time and frequency.  Please indicate best times for you in your profile.

Bazaar News: There is not going to be a bazaar at Holy Name Parish this year.  Instead, there will be a smaller sale of crafts, preserves and baked goods in  St. Joseph Room on Saturday November 28th from 10 am to 2 p m and after 5:30 Mass, and on Sunday November 29th  from 9:45 am  to 12:00 noon.

Bulletin Changes:  We are thinking about changing the format of the bulletin.  If anyone is interested in advertising their business card in the bulletin, please call the parish office for more information.

Volunteers Needed: to be part of a property management committee.  Volunteers should have experience in property management or building construction. Please see Fr. Gillis.


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

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, September 1 at the Diocesan Centre, 390 Palace Rd. from 7:30 to 9:30 pm.
Topic: NLG- Who We Are / What We Are About.  All faith denominations are welcome.

Bereaved Families of Ontario: will hold their monthly Mother’s Night on Tuesday September 8th at 7:30 pm – 721 Progress Ave, Unit 1.  Our facilitators are Kim Smith & Caroline Yates.
“Is my grief normal” is the topic for the evening.  All mothers who have lost a child through death are welcome to attend. For more info please call 613-634-1230.

Saint Andrew School of Evangelization:  Fr. Richard Whalen has been involved in a new program that encourages and instructs laypeople on how to “Evangelize.” This program has its roots in Mexico and people of the Western Deanery have been attending sessions for two years (about 40 people from St. Michaels, St. Peters and other churches) and they are now ready to start helping others in spreading the Gospel in this new and exciting way.  Archbishop O’Brien has approved this new program and I will be attending myself to see what we can gain.  I would like to encourage anyone interested in this program to attend a general session open to the public on Tuesday 8 September at 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm at St. Michael’s Church, 296 Church St. Belleville, ON.   NO REGISTRATION NECESSASRY.

Birthright Annual Yard Sale: will be held on Saturday, September 12th, from 8 am to 4 pm in the parking lot of St. Joseph’s Church on Palace Rd.  If you have any gently used items you would like to donate to our sale please contact  Marie at 613-547-0878 for more details.
 
Priests Convocation: During the fall convocation, the priests of the Archdiocese will gather with Archbishop O’Brien for Mass at 11:15 am on Tuesday, 22 September and Wednesday,
23 September, at St. Joseph’s Church, Kingston.  The parishioners of all Kingston parishes are invited to attend the celebration of the Eucharist on these days.

Pilgrimage to Montreal: on Thursday, 24 September 2009, there will be a one day pilgrimage to St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal.  The bus departs from St. Joseph’s parking lot in Kingston at 8:00 am.  There will be plenty of time to tour the Oratory.  Holy Mass will be at 12:15 pm in English.  Cost is $30.00. Seats will be filled on a first come first-paid basis.  For more info contact
 Marie Robinson at 613-542-0653.

Holy Cross High School will be hosting a Giant Yard Sale in support of the 2010 Jamaica Mission Trip on Saturday, September 26th.  If you have items to donate please call Chris Forster at the school 613-384-1919 ext. 3426.

Statue of Mary ( please leave in the entrance after the Mass you attend – for the next family)
            The week of August 30 prayers will be offered in the Bryan Home
            The week of September 6 prayers will be offered in the Richardson / Snider Home