August 26
August 27, 2007
The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
August 26, 2007
2007 Collection for the Needs of the Church in Canada: For over 60 years, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishop (CCCB) has been assisting the Church in Canada. Today, it remains at the service of families. You may have read one of the leaflets on family and prayer, on world peace and the family, or on Christian families as Good News for the world. These messages were prepared by the Catholic Organization for Life and Family (COLF), an organization created by the CCCB and the Knights of Columbus. Its latest publication was just released this September. “The Media: A Fascinating Challenge for the Family” invites parents to be attentive and to mediate the power that television, the Internet, video games and publicity have over children. This document and others can be read at www.colf.ca. The Bishop’s collection for the Needs of the Church in Canada will be held Sunday, September 30, 2007.
Annual Priests Retreat: Aug. 26-30 at Marguerite Centre, Pembroke. Weekday Eucharist will be celebrated by Fr. John Diraviam.
Annual Priests Retreat: Aug. 26-30 at Marguerite Centre, Pembroke. Weekday Eucharist will be celebrated by Fr. John Diraviam.
RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITITION OF ADULTS (RCIA)
Non-Catholics who wish to learn more about the Catholic faith and/or become a Catholic, and Catholics who wish to refresh their knowledge of their faith can do so by joining the RCIA weekly gathering. Meetings will be commencing soon at Good Shepherd Parish. For more information, please call Pat LaViolette or the Parish office at 824-4394.
Non-Catholics who wish to learn more about the Catholic faith and/or become a Catholic, and Catholics who wish to refresh their knowledge of their faith can do so by joining the RCIA weekly gathering. Meetings will be commencing soon at Good Shepherd Parish. For more information, please call Pat LaViolette or the Parish office at 824-4394.
Sacramental Meeting: Registration is mandatory and will be held at Good Shepherd Parish on Tuesday, September 18 at 7pm or Thursday, September 20 at 7pm. All parents of children in grade two preparing for First Eucharist & Confirmation and any older children who have not as yet received these sacraments should attend. Parents are asked to bring with them a photocopy of the child’s baptismal certificate. This document is required for registration and will not be returned. Parents are also asked to bring $50.00 to purchase workbooks, etc. please use a cheque payable to Good Shepherd Parish; (Late Registration fee is $60.00). If this fee creates any financial difficulty, please call the office at 824-4394.
Members of the Pastoral Care Ministry are available to assist anyone in our parish community during acute illness, bereavement, loneliness or times of need. To request a pastoral visit please contact the office.
Don’t forget our Food Bank! Please bring canned fruit & vegetables for next week!
New to the Parish? Welcome! Please fill in a registration form, or call the office. Have you considered sharing your material blessings with your parish as part of your estate planning? A gift to Good Shepherd parish in your will assures the community of the Gospel being passed on to many. Thank you for considering this request.
Finance Council continues to stress the advantages for the parish and for your budgeting purposes of the pre-authorized payment contribution, whether by debit or Visa/Mastercard. To meet our monthly expenses we require approx. $7,000 per week which includes our mortgage payment of approx. $2,000 a week; any excess is used to pay the finishing construction costs or to pay down the mortgage.
On behalf of Father Andrew Obel the parish thanks you for your support of the Mission for the Archdiocese of Tororo in Uganda, East Africa. A reminder that Revenue Canada does not allow receipts to be given for monies leaving Canada.
Wedding: Congratulations to Bradley Nixon and Valerie Hawkins married here at Good Shepherd on Saturday, August 11.
There will be training for new Eucharistic Ministers on September 15 & 22 in the church at 4:00 pm. If this time is not convenient a time can be arranged. Anyone interested in becoming a Eucharistic Minister can contact the office or Carol Faure. The commitment can be as little as once a month and ministers may have a preference of the masses they wish to serve at. As well any Ministers wishing to have an update with regard to serving is welcome to attend.
There will be training for new Eucharistic Ministers on September 15 & 22 in the church at 4:00 pm. If this time is not convenient a time can be arranged. Anyone interested in becoming a Eucharistic Minister can contact the office or Carol Faure. The commitment can be as little as once a month and ministers may have a preference of the masses they wish to serve at. As well any Ministers wishing to have an update with regard to serving is welcome to attend.
How to get involved with Youth as a Y.E.S. Group member, Youth Leader, Support Roster member or Musician: Contact Kat , kat_youthco@yahoo.ca
Our Harvest Pot Luck is just around the corner, please keep Oct. 20th open on your calendar. Any parishioners wishing to help with this event should call the office at 824-4394.
Adult Faith Development Sessions: 2007-08: Accepting new certificate applications for the 2007-08 year. The deadline for applying for certificate participation is September 25th. Here is the first in the series of courses
Saturday, Sept. 29th, 2007 Theme: Baptismal Identity and Call What does it mean for me to be a catholic in the world today as a baptized person? Presenter: Sr. Susan Wood, Professor of Theology, Marquette University, Wisconsin. To register, please call Annmarie Brown at the Archdiocese 738-5025.
The diocese welcomes Rabbi Reuven Bulka on the evening of Wednesday, September 19th, 2007 from 7 - 9 PM at the diocesan centre, 1247 Kilborn Place. He will share some good advise to those involved in pastoral care about accompanying the bereaved. Registration is required by September 14th, please call the office to register.
Adult Faith Development Sessions: 2007-08: Accepting new certificate applications for the 2007-08 year. The deadline for applying for certificate participation is September 25th. Here is the first in the series of courses
Saturday, Sept. 29th, 2007 Theme: Baptismal Identity and Call What does it mean for me to be a catholic in the world today as a baptized person? Presenter: Sr. Susan Wood, Professor of Theology, Marquette University, Wisconsin. To register, please call Annmarie Brown at the Archdiocese 738-5025.
The diocese welcomes Rabbi Reuven Bulka on the evening of Wednesday, September 19th, 2007 from 7 - 9 PM at the diocesan centre, 1247 Kilborn Place. He will share some good advise to those involved in pastoral care about accompanying the bereaved. Registration is required by September 14th, please call the office to register.
Announced Masses
Saturday, August 25
5:00 pm Lean Dauksa, req by Stase Danaitis
Ambry (Micky) White, req by George &
Bobbie Timko
Sunday, August 26
9:00 am For our parishioners
11:15 am Maria Dos Reis, req by the family
John MacPhee & Caroline MacPhee, req by
John & Lorraine MacPhee
Veronica Smith, req by Frank & Carol Faure
Tuesday, August 28
9:00 am Private Intention
Wednesday, August 29
9:00 am Special Intention, req by the Yuen family
Thursday, August 30
9:00 am Private Intention
Friday, August 31
9:00 am Giselle Daignault, req by Albert & Theo Lawrence
Saturday, September 1
5:00 pm Denis Cyr, req by Patricia Hirrel-Cyr
Sunday, September 2
9:00 am For our Parishioners
11:15 am Deceased members of the Knights of Columbus
Joyce Finlay, req by Jeanne & Charlie Thebarge
Novena of St. Peregrine, Patron Saint of Cancer Sufferers
Every Friday at 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at St. Anthony’s Church - corner Booth and Gladstone- the Novena of St. Peregrine, Patron Saint of Cancer Sufferers, takes place. Anyone interested in attending is welcome to join the service, There is no need to attend all 9 weeks of the Novena. Come when it is possible.
On the 2nd Friday of each month at 5:00 p.m. there is a mass celebrated and followed by the anointing with the Oil of St. Peregrine and veneration of the relic. The service is prayed in English. The schedule of Masses is: Sept. 14 (opening Mass); Oct. 12; Nov. 6; Dec. 14; Jan. 11;Feb. 8; Mar. 14; Apr. 11; May 9 and June 13 (closing Mass). (There is an entrance for the handicapped behind the Church. Entrance from Lebreton between the 2nd and 3rd house from Gladstone.)
St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Orleans: The annual ceremony at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Orleans will take place during the mass on Sunday, August 26, 2007 at 11:30 am. Folks are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs. In case of rain, the ceremony will be held in St. Joseph’s Church.
Every Friday at 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at St. Anthony’s Church - corner Booth and Gladstone- the Novena of St. Peregrine, Patron Saint of Cancer Sufferers, takes place. Anyone interested in attending is welcome to join the service, There is no need to attend all 9 weeks of the Novena. Come when it is possible.
On the 2nd Friday of each month at 5:00 p.m. there is a mass celebrated and followed by the anointing with the Oil of St. Peregrine and veneration of the relic. The service is prayed in English. The schedule of Masses is: Sept. 14 (opening Mass); Oct. 12; Nov. 6; Dec. 14; Jan. 11;Feb. 8; Mar. 14; Apr. 11; May 9 and June 13 (closing Mass). (There is an entrance for the handicapped behind the Church. Entrance from Lebreton between the 2nd and 3rd house from Gladstone.)
St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Orleans: The annual ceremony at St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Orleans will take place during the mass on Sunday, August 26, 2007 at 11:30 am. Folks are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs. In case of rain, the ceremony will be held in St. Joseph’s Church.
BEST WISHES TO ARCHBISHOP EMERITUS PLOURDE AS HE CELEBRATES THE 43rd ANNIVERSARY OF HIS EPISCOPAL ORDINATION ON AUGUST 26th