2nd Sunday of Easter
Living a truly Christian life involves putting into practice in our daily lives the faith which we profess to believe.
Faith is a blessing because it alone gives meaning to our lives and is a driving force to our existence.
When everything else fails and our faith is needed, nothing can compensate for its absence.
Stewardship Report:
Your generous support of Holy Name of Jesus Church Ministry last weekend resulted in:
Regular - $ 3,556.00
St. Vincent de Paul - $ 20.00
Share Lent - $ 540.00
Good Friday - $ 787.00
Easter - $ 1,653.00
Window Donations - $ 40.00 – In memory of Tony Roosenmaallen
Thank you for your generosity.
March deposits - $11,379.00
Budget: It costs $11,815.13 per month to run Holy Name of Jesus Church based on 2011 expenses.
Fish Fry Tickets are
now on sale after every Mass or in the parish office! This annual event
which raises money for our Mission Fund will take place on Friday, May
4 from 5:30 to 7pm at Rideau Acres. $12.50/person or $35.00/family
(family = parents and their children under 18). Please sign up in the
church entryway to bring a dessert!
Planning Meeting for Family Fun Day- April 25th at 6pm in St. Joseph’s Room. Everyone welcome!
Annual Plant sale at Family Fun Day on June 23rd.
Please bring in any containers suitable for planting in and leave them
in the entryway of the church. Also, start your own plants and flowers
to bring in for the sale. Popsicle sticks work great for labelling.
Jeff Kennedy Classic: 7th
Annual Charity Golf Tournament will be held on August 11th at the
Colonnade Golf and Country Club. All proceeds will be donated to
UHKF (University Hospitals Kingston Foundation) for education/research
on stomach/ esophageal cancer in memory of Jeff Kennedy. Please see the
church bulletin board for registration forms.
The parishioners of St. Paul the Apostle
invite you to join in a weekend of thanksgiving to God for the Fifty
Years of Priestly Ministry of their pastor Father Leo Patrick Byrne.
Saturday April 28 in church hall from 2:30 to 4:30 pm. Mass of
Thanksgiving -5 pm. Sunday April 29th –Mass of Thanksgiving
– 9 am, 10:30 am 12:00 Noon and 7:30 pm. Best wishes only!
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.
125th Anniversary Reunion Celebration!
– Calling all St. Edward Catholic School, Westport Alumni and
friends! Sat. May 26: Golf 9 am; Open House (school) 3-4:45 pm; Mass
5:15 pm; food, fellowship and dance, 6:30 pm. Info and tickets for golf
and or dinner, see website www.stedward.cdsbeo.on.ca or call Dan
613-273-2926.
Celebration of Life Ceremony
–Honouring organ donors and donor families. Keynote speaker:
Cindy Cherry. Saturday April 21 from 2 to 4 pm at Sisters of Providence
St. Vincent de Paul in Kingston. Rsvp to
info@transplantadvocateassociation or 613-766-9401.
National March for Life in Ottawa:
A bus will leave Kingston for the National March for Life on Thursday,
May 10, 2012 from St. Joseph’s church parking lot on Palace Rd.
at 7:30 am sharp to arrive in time for the Masses and prayer services.
Cost is $30.00 per person. (Please bring cheques made payable to
Campaign Life Coalition if possible) For more information and to
reserve your seat call 613-389-4472.
Bereaved Families of Ontario:
Family Night – A support evening open to any adult who has lost a
loved one, Tuesday, April 17 at 7:30 pm - 721 Progress Ave Unit #1
Baby Loss Night – A sharing evening for mothers who have suffered
a miscarriage, stillbirth or death of a baby up to age 1. Wed. April 18
at 6:30 pm - 721 Progress Ave Unit #1.
Sunday Smile
A man appears before St. Peter at the pearly gates.
“Have you ever done anything of merit?” St. Peter asks.
“Well I can think of one thing,” the man offers.
“Once on a trip to the Black Hills, out in South Dakota, I came
upon a gang of High Testosterone bikers who were threatening a young
woman. I directed them to leave her alone, but they wouldn’t
listen. So I approached the largest and most heavily tattooed biker. I
smacked him on the head, kicked his bike over, ripped out his nose
ring, threw it on the ground and told him, ‘leave her alone now
or you’ll answer to me.’”
St. Peter was impressed. “When did this happen?”
“Just a couple of minutes ago”
