March 25, 2012

5th Sunday of Lent
We must never forget that we are God’s grain of wheat, part of his eternal harvest.
We are called to put to death within ourselves what is opposed to TRUE LIFE..

Holy Week and Easter Masses:

Holy Thursday – April 5	7pm – English and Polish
Good Friday – April 6	2:30 pm - Stations of the Cross 3:00 pm – Passion of Christ – English and Polish
Holy Saturday – April 7	11:00 am – Blessing of the Food 11:30 am – Blessing of the Food
Easter Vigil – April 7	8 pm – English and Polish
Easter Sunday – April 8	7 am – Polish 9 am – English 10:30 am - English

Confessions
Father will hear confessions on Tuesday, March 27th at 7 pm, after 6:30 Mass in the church.

Reconciliation in the Central Deanery during Lent
Sunday, March 25 at 3 pm –St. Patrick, Napanee
Sunday, March 25 at 3 pm – St. John, Gananoque
Tues., March 27 at 7 pm- Blessed Sacrament, Amherstview
Sunday, April 1 at 3:30 pm – Our Lady of Lourdes, Kingston

Stewardship Report:
Your generous support of Holy Name of Jesus Church Ministry last weekend resulted in:
Regular - $ 2,111.00
St. Vincent de Paul - $ 20.00
Easter Flowers - $25.00
Thank you for your generosity.

Catholic Women’s League News: The next general meeting will be on Wednesday, April 4th at 7 pm in
St. Joseph’s Room. Joanne Douglas and Debra Lefebvre will speak about their trip to Africa. There will be a 50/50 draw with proceeds going to Buy-A-Net.

Volunteers Needed!
- If you would be interested in leading a parish youth group, or coordinating hospitality after 10:30 Mass please call Christine at the parish office.

Bring in your old Palms during Lent and they will be burned to make ashes for next year.

Pilgrimage to Our Lady of the Cape Shrine –
June 4,5,6, 2012. For information call Margaret at 613-354-5490.

The National Catholic Mission 2012, “Three Troubling Questions,” will be broadcast on VISION TV on Monday, April 2 and Tuesday, April 3 at 6 pm and repeated at 10 pm. It will feature Father John Heagle, Sister Barbara Leonhard O.F.S., James McGill and Father Pat Fitzpatrick – all of whom will deal with questions that trouble us all.

Pilgrimage to our Lady of the Cape, St. Anne de Beaupre & St. Joseph’s Oratory July 27-30.
Please call Anne 613-384-5377.

Seven Last Words – Good Friday, April 6th from 12 noon to 2 pm at St. Mary’s Cathedral. The students of Newman House will be leading the Seven Last Words devotion -readings, meditations and music which prayerfully recall the seven times that Jesus speaks from the Cross. Father Raymond de Souza will preach the meditations on the theme, “Cardinal Newman and the Cross”, using the prayers and writings of Blessed John Henry Newman.

Annual Shepherds Walk sponsored by Our Lady Of Fatima Parish –Saturday, March 31st. For details see our bulletin board.

New Life Group: a Catholic Ministry for the Separated and Divorced will meet Tuesday, March 27th from 7:30 to 9:30 pm at Diocesan Centre. Topic: There is Life after Separation and Divorce. All faith denominations are welcome.

Win an all expense paid trip to Rio de Janeiro!
St. Mark’s Parish (Prescott) is sponsoring an essay writing competition with the grand prize being an all expense paid pilgrimage to Rio de Janeiro to participate in World Youth Day (WYD) 2013 – July 20 – July 31. Value of prize is $4,200.00.

This competition is open to any full-time high school or post secondary student who will be at least 18 years of age by departure date and are interested in taking a faith filled pilgrimage to Rio where they will join in solidarity with Pope Benedict XVI and youth from all around the world in offering public worship to God.

The essay is to be titled “Why I want to participate in WYD 2013”. Deadline for submissions is Midnight Easter 2012.

One winner is guaranteed, but hopefully the financial support from individuals in our communities will be such that multiple winners are possible. Donations in support of this competition will be accepted up until Easter 2013.

To help, please make your financial gift payable to St. Mark’s Youth and mail it to the administrator of this competition and pilgrimage leader Mr. Tony Jozefowicz, P.O. Box 411, Prescott, ON K0E 1T0. Charitable receipts will be issued for donations of $25 or more. There are no administrative costs associated with this competition. Every cent will go to the youth. For more info – ditone@cogeco.ca.

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Tuesday	Mar 27	9:00 am 6:30 pm	at St. Barnaby’s Church Sanctity of Life (by C.W.L) Followed by Lenten Reconciliations – Church
Wednesday	Mar 28	9:00 am	Edward Callahan (by Terry & Blair Bingley)
			Knights of Columbus Founders Day Mass
Thursday	Mar 29	7:00 pm	Members of Knights of Columbus and their Families, both living and deceased -Celebrant –Most Rev. Archbishop O’Brien – Everyone welcome!
Friday	Mar 30	9:30 am	Victoria Draper (by Sylvia Cassidy) – Holy Name School Mass- Church
			Palm Sunday – April 1, 2012
Saturday	Mar 31	5:00 pm	Parnell Gifford (by Pauline Burns)
Sunday	Apr 1	9:00 am 10:30 am 12:00 noon	Claire DeBernardi (by Michel Hamelin) Parishioners Polish Mass

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