Fr. John MacPherson, Pastor Fr. Keith Billard, Associate Pastor Fr. Raymond Odumoku, Associate Pastor
Bulletin for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
January 16, 2022
WINDSOR
KENTVILLE
MIDDLETON
DIGBY
Sunday 11:45 am
Saturday 4 pm Sunday 8:30 & 11:45 am
Sunday 10:00 am BRIDGETOWN
Saturday 4 pm
BERWICK
Sunday 8:30 am ANNAPOLIS ROYAL Sunday 9 am
WOLFVILLE Sunday 10 am
Sunday 8:30 am
WEYMOUTH Sunday 11:30 am
Vision Prayer 1st Reading
Heavenly Father, by the power of Your Holy Spirit, we the faithful of Corpus Christi Parish, ask that You bless and sanctify us as we work together to implement our Vision. We ask that You guide us as we strive to love bravely, to serve radically and to meet all whom we encounter with humility and compassion. Help us to unite joyfully and lovingly as followers of your Son, Jesus, to take His message with us wherever we go. We know that by Your grace, we can make this Vision a reality. We ask this in the name of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Gospel
Sun Jan 16
IS 62:1-5
JOHN 2:1-11
Mon Jan 17
1 SAM 15:16-23
MARK 2:18-22
Tue Jan 18
1 SAM 16:1-13
MARK 2:23-28
Wed Jan 19
1 SAM 17:32-33, 37, 40-51
MARK 3:1-6
Thu Jan 20
1 SAM 18:6-9; 19:1-7
MARK 3:7-12
Fri Jan 21
1 SAM 24:3-21
MARK 3:13-19
Sat Jan 22
2 SAM 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27
MARK 3:20-21
TO REQUEST A MASS INTENTION OR MASS CARD CONTACT YOUR NEAREST PARISH OFFICE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 15 Digby 4:00 PM Kentville 4:00 PM SUNDAY, JANUARY 16 Bridgetown 8:30 AM Berwick 8:30 AM Kentville 8:30 AM Annapolis Royal 9:00 AM Middleton 10:00 AM Wolfville 10:00 AM Weymouth 11:30 AM Kentville/Online 11:45 AM Windsor 11:45 AM MONDAY, JANUARY 17 Kentville/Online 8:30 AM TUESDAY, JANUARY 18 Kentville/Online 8:30 AM
Vanessa Gennette by Pam & Family Mike Hickey by Theresa Coffey Bob Porter by Tom & Louis Porter Joseph Marchand by John McNeil & Colleen Stephenson
Liturgy of the Word with Communion Lloyd Bright by Pat & Al Dill Bernard Quinn by Susan Dill Sean Lombard by Claire, Greg & Karen Bishop For a special intention by Joan Nelson All Corpus Christi Parishioners John Grant by Alan Grant Souls in Purgatory Intentions of Monica Thomson by Gordon & Helen MacDonald
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19 Kentville/Online 8:30 AM
Intentions of Fr Keith Billard by St Monica's CWL
THURSDAY, JANUARY 20 Kentville/Online 8:30 AM
Dorothy Dorrington by Judy & Rick Coulombe
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21 Kentville/Online 8:30 AM
Armeline Guay by Selba Perkins
SATURDAY, JANUARY 22 Digby 4:00 PM Kentville 4:00 PM SUNDAY, JANUARY 23 Bridgetown 8:30 AM Berwick 8:30 AM Kentville 8:30 AM Annapolis Royal 9:00 AM Middleton 10:00 AM Wolfville 10:00 AM Weymouth 11:30 AM Kentville/Online 11:45 AM Windsor 11:45 AM
Ray Cosman by Marion, Peter, Michael & Christian Gordon Gould by Theresa & Floyd Preston
Liturgy of the Word with Communion Rose Storms by Diane Loranger Lorraine Pottie by Hattie O'Rourke Tom McClafferty by Karen McClafferty Dan Bernard by Paul & Susan Dill Souls in Purgatory For deceased family members by Evelyn Melanson Louisa Cooper by Bernie Cooper All Corpus Christi Parishioners
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Covid Guidelines were updated by the province on December 22, 2021. MASKS
MUST BE WORN
The formal gathering limit is now 25% of a room or venue’s capacity to a maximum of 50 , The size for household or close social groups that do not need to be physically distanced is now 10.
Due to the highly infectious nature of the Omicron variant, congregational singing is not permitted. Singing can only be performed by one singer. You must stay home and participate online if you have any Covid symptoms
You can arrange Confession by appointment. Call or email your nearest Parish Office.
Communion may only be received in the hand
You are encouraged to use the hand sanitizers provided at the entrance to the church Limit washroom use as much as possible Proof of vaccination is not required, however everyone is encouraged to get vaccinated
There will be no entrance procession at Mass. Collection baskets will remain at the entrances/ exits for weekly offerings. Consider making your offering via e-transfer or PAR.
Daily Mass attendance must follow these protocols. You can review all the protocols at the Archdiocese website.
Call your nearest Parish Office to arrange a Baptism. If you are planning on getting married at a Corpus Christi church, contact the Parish Office nearest you. To register in the next First Communion or Confirmation class, or to get more information about Children’s Faith Formation, contact
Jennifer Moore familylifeandyouth@ corpuschristins.ca
902-799-1250
Exploring becoming Catholic? Contact the Kentville Parish Office.
Prayer to St. Joseph Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To you God entrusted his only Son; in you Mary placed her trust; with you Christ became man. Blessed Joseph, to us too, show yourself a father and guide us in the path of life. Obtain for us grace, mercy and courage, and defend us from every evil. Amen. Prayer: © Libreria Editrice Vaticana
The last two shelters went up in Bedford this week. The construction and installation phase of our Crisis Emergency Shelter project took just over six weeks and we are grateful to the team at Well Engineered Inc. for putting in a lot of extra hours to make the phase of the project happen so quickly. Also, thanks to many generous donors we have fully funded the construction and installation costs for this project! The next phase of this project is caring for our guests. Parish teams have already begun work to support the immediate needs and will continue to with the guests and local service providers to help them try to take the next step toward safe, affordable, shelter. Please pray for our guests and all those affected by homelessness as we continue to look for ways to support those in need. For more information on the Emergency Shelters Project see www.halifaxyarmouth.org/shelters
CCCB Horizons for Hope In the fall, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) released Horizons For Hope: A toolkit for parishes on palliative care. The resource aims to: •
Empower and educate parishioners by addressing questions surrounding palliative care, dying, death, suffering, accompaniment, and bereavement in a holistic fashion.
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Present high-quality content that explores how palliative care is understood from a perspective of Catholic moral and pastoral theology, medical expertise and the Compassionate Community model.
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Facilitate meaningful conversations together so that our parishes and families become Compassionate Communities, grounded in the mercy and tenderness of the living Christ.
For more information on this free resource check the CCCB website: www.cccb.ca or click here.
Registration still open James is often called the New Testament wisdom book. It is designed to help people find joy and peace in our fast-paced secular world.
We have been in this pandemic for nearly two years. If you are struggling with the pandemic or any part of life, seek the wisdom of God found in Sacred Scripture. You don't need any prior experience to join this course and learn how James, the apostle, taught the early Christians to live in the difficult times of an anti-Christian culture and to live through persecution. The last day to register is Wednesday, January 19. We plan to have the introductory session on Monday, January 31st. The cost of the course materials is $30.
To participate, Email Caroline Brown. greg.brown@ns.sympatico.ca
Corpus Christi St. Monica CWL President is Bernadette Burns
Knights of Columbus - Greenwood and Middleton
bernadetteburns54@gmail.com
Hughie Bagnell is the Grand Knight for Bishop Gallagher Council 6297 (902) 680-5238 hughie.bagnell@gmail.com
(902) 765-8643 Corpus Christi St Louis Contact person is Eloise Mailman. eloise.mailman@gmail.com (902) 532-2205 Corpus Christi St. Joseph Contact Pat Crossman: pcrossman@eastlink.ca 902-385-6760
The contact for St Anthony Berwick is Leon Zwicker. He is the representative for the Greenwood/ Middleton Knights of Columbus. e_zwicker@yahoo.ca (902) 847-5746 Knights of Columbus - Windsor/St. John Gary Brown garydbrown2003@yahoo.ca Knights of Columbus Council 5030 meet at St. Joseph, Kentville Meetings are on the first Wednesday of each month in the Multi-Purpose Room at Corpus Christi St. Joseph Kentville at 7 pm. The next meeting is November 3. For more info contact John Boulter johnboulter7@gmail.com
Little Church takes place during the Liturgy of the Word at Sunday Mass. This children’s liturgy of God's word invites children to experience the elements of the liturgy through music, prayer, readings and interactive reflections adapted to their understanding. Parents are welcome to accompany their children or stay in Mass while children participate in Little Church.
Little Church is Coming Soon! To Corpus Christi St. John Windsor and St. Joseph Kentville.
The Kentville Parish Office is open Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 9 am to Noon
The Digby Parish Office is open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30 am to 5 pm
Box 486 48 Belcher St Kentville, NS B4N 3X3 902-678-3303
Box 190 110 Queen St. Digby, NS B0V 1A0 902-245-2115
Jennifer Hilborn ParishOffice_Kentville@CorpusChristiNS.ca
Pam Cosman ParishOffice_Digby@CorpusChristiNS.ca
Thank you for your donations to Corpus Christi. Your Parish Administrative Team, that includes many volunteers, manages the counting of collections each week, making bank deposits, doing the bookkeeping, issuing annual tax receipts, and many other aspects of Parish Giving. You can donate through: • Weekly offering envelopes • Cash donations in the collection basket at Mass • E-transfers directly to Corpus Christi's bank account: finance@corpuschristins.ca • PAR - pre-authorized remittances from your bank account to Corpus Christi's bank account • Mailing a cheque to the Kentville Parish Office.
Thank you for all your generous donations to Corpus Christi.
We’ve launched a new website!!! Check it out. Same address: www.corpuschristins.ca
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