HOLY YEAR OF MERCY Liturgies this week Saturday Sunday
Tuesday
Feb. 27 5:15 p.m.
Gerry Bell
Feb. 28 9:30 a.m.
Hilda Mulvihill
11:00 a.m.
Members of the Parish
Mar. 1
7:00 p.m.
Leon Dillon
Wednesday Mar. 2
9:30 a.m.
Andy Flesch
Thursday
9:30 a.m.
Fr. William McGee
Mar. 3
First Friday Mar. 4 9:30 a.m. Followed by Adoration and benediction at 11:30am Saturday Mar. 5 5:15 p.m.
Bob Leduc
Sunday
9:30 a.m.
Illuminada Bes
11:00 a.m.
Members of the Parish
Mar. 6
Yvonne Bedrossian
** All servers welcome in the Sactuary at all liturgies
The Stations of the Cross are prayed in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament Mass, Tuesday to Saturday before Mass
Prayer Line Contact: Shirley Legris 613-545-0493
Prayer for Healing Dear God, Help my unbelief. When I’m in pain, I forget that You care about me. I forget that You have helped me through my trials. I forget that You hold me in Your arms to keep me safe. I forget that You are feeling my pain with me. I forget that You love me. I forget that I am important to you. Show me Your presence – let me feel Your enveloping love. Heal my hurting soul. Thank you for staying with me even in my unbelief. ~ Amen
September - June Knights of Columbus Catholic Women’s League Finance Committee
1st Tues. of the month after 7:00 p.m. Mass, Grand Knight – Joseph Hamilton 2nd Tues. of the month after 7:00 p.m. Mass Dr. A. Sanfilippo, Chairman
Parish Council
Kay Weerasooriya, Chairperson
Property Committee
Richard Hoffman, Chairman
Fundraising Committee Hospitality Committee
4th Wed. of the month 7:00 p.m. - Elaine Clark, Chairperson Kay Weerasooriya
Justice and Peace Committee Liturgy Committee
4th Thurs of the month 7:00 p.m. - Bronek Korczysnki, Chairman Kay Weerasooriya, Chairperson
Screening Committee
Joanne Cosgrove, Chairperson
Legion of Mary
Tues. 9:30 a.m.
*Junior Liturgy 9:30 a.m. Mass Partners in Mission Food Food to be received 3rd week each month Donations Choir Practice
Thursdays | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Secretary’s Office Hours
Mon. – Thurs. 9 to 12 noon
*Junior Liturgy
The Junior Liturgy program will not be offered on March 13 and March 20 because it is the March Break. It will resume on Easter Sunday, March 27 at the 9:30 a.m. Mass
Sacrament of Penance Palm Sunday 3:30 p.m. Blue Envelopes | Next weekend is the first Sunday of the month. Your contribution, via the Blue Envelopes, is vital to the upkeep of our parish buildings and, as always, is very much appreciated.
D&P Visitor from Haiti to Speak at St. Michael’s Parish Centre,
Belleville, March 3rd at 7pm. This year for SHARELENT, Development and Peace invites you to meet Ary Regis from Haiti. For more information contact: JanSosiak: sosiak@sympatico.ca or call 613-968-9659. This information will also be posted on the Archdiocese of Kingston website.
Lenten Socials
On Thursday mornings during Lent, we will be hosting a coffee/tea social hour after Mass in the meeting room. All are welcome. Sponsored by CWL.
Summer and Fall Excursions
Tickets are now on sale for MATILDA THE MUSICAL in Toronto. This is the story of an extraordinary girl, who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny. A McCoy’s luxury bus will leave OUR LADY OF LOURDES parking lot at 8 AM sharp, on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 and will make stops in Napanee and Belleville. Tickets are $188. 50 per person, (Increase is due to higher cost of tickets and food) and include transportation, the play, dinner at Mandarin Restaurant and a $40.00 tax receipt. Tickets are limited and promise to be in great demand, so don’t wait and be disappointed. For tickets call Caroline Manley 613-542-8473 or Theresa McKay 613-389-3532.Plans are also underway for a trip to St Jacobs in early October, watch the Bulletin next week for further details.
World Day of Prayer March 4th
Christians in more than 170 countries and 2000 church communities across Canada will gather together to celebrate in solidarity with the Christian women of Cuba. Blessed Sacrament Church Amherstview will be hosting the World Day of Prayer on March 4th at 2 pm. The Theme of the World Day of Prayer this year is Receive Children. Receive me. Please join us in this ecumenical day of worship on March 4th, at 2 pm. Contact - Carol Daigle 613-634-0586
Sacraments Liturgical Assignments are posted on the bulletin boards and on the parish website Holy Communion to those in the Parish who are not well enough to come to Sunday Mass, please contact Carol Young: 613-389-6306. Sacrament of Penance Saturday, 4:30-5:00 p.m., daily before Mass, and by appointment Sacrament of Baptism: by appointment Sacrament of Marriage: Arrange 6 months in advance. Pre-marriage course required Sacrament of the sick: as needed. Call the parish office.
Deacon Greg Burliuk would like to thank everyone who sent him best
wishes by cards, emails, phone calls and even a delightful basket of fruit arranged as flowers. “It’ll be six weeks Monday since my hip replacement surgery and I’m slowly getting better. You should see me soon at church assisted by a cane, but soon after that something you’ve never seen at Our Lady of Lourdes, me walking without a limp. There were some dark days after the surgery, where I’d try and think of positive thoughts to counteract the depressing ones. One of the first things that popped into my mind was the joy I get greeting you after mass because of your smiling faces. Your kind thoughts have taught me how lucky I am to be in your beautiful spiritual family.”
‘The Knights of Columbus Council 7224, would like to invite you to a Fish Fry on Friday, March 18, starting at 5:30 pm in Our Lady of Lourdes Church Parish Hall. Ticket prices will be $15 each, children under the age of 10 years will be served for free. Tickets will be sold over the next four weeks after each weekend mass or by contacting George Iori (613 384 4812). We look forward to serving you!’ Corrected Income Tax Receipts | The corrected receipts are available in the
church vestibule. Please do not submit to Revenue Canada those already picked up this year. Apparently the last entry, including the final weekend of December, was not recorded because of the widespread Acolyte Program problem. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by this error.
Share Lent Campaign for Development and Peace
Share Lent Pilgrimage-Building community in Indonesia. The 3rd week of our pilgrimage finds us in Indonesia. The word kampung has come to mean ‘slum’ in the local language, but its original definition is ‘community’. Your support for Share Lent means that Try Mopurto, who lives in a kampung, has been able to renovate his home for this family, despite suffering from mental illness. The community is coming together to support him and his family. “My home is my heaven,” he says, “because here we fell the meaning of brotherhood in the social life of the kampong.” THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, IN SOLIDARITY WITH POPE FRANCIS: Sacrament of Reconciliation and Eucharistic Adoration: 24 Hours for the Lord - St. Mary’s Cathedral beginning at 1 pm on Friday, March 4th and ending at 5 pm on Saturday, March 5th. You are warmly invited to adore Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and/or receive His merciful love in the Sacrament of Reconciliation throughout the day and night. The Parish Priests of the Kingston area parishes will be taking turns in the confessional.
Read, Marysville & Deseronto Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Fry with Homemade Pie, Fri.
March 11 – 4:30 to 6:30 Marysville 7288 Old Hwy # 2 Adults $15. and Children Under 12, $7. Under 6 – Free
Parenting Conference
Empowered to Connect is a bible and research based conference designed to help caregivers parent children from ‘hard places.’ Great for all parents, it has a special focus on parenting adopted or foster children. Held at St. Mary’s Parish Centre, 260 Brock St. on April 8-9 from 10 am – 6pm. Register by March 30th. Contact Caitlin at etckingston@outlook. com or 614-766-1246.
Please see the website for further announcements
Liturgical Assignments | March 5/6 5:15 pm
9:30 am
11:00 am
A. Paul R. Chauvin R. Chauvin F. Korczynski
A. Coe M. Sonneman J. McCabe M. Sonneman
J. Hamilton L. Deschamps J. Hamilton L. Deschamps
Gifts
L. O’Flaherty T. O’Flaherty
E. Maglunob T. Maglunob
Hamilton Family
Ushers
Volunteer Volunteer
S. Gazeley Volunteer
J. Breault Volunteer
Lectors E.M.