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Wednesday April 23rd 7:00pm Special Int;
Albert & Nicky Ash; Lorne, Daniel, Josephine Fowler; Ed
Murphy; Jim Kavanagh; Betty Walsh; Bridget Brown; Thanksgiving
Thursday April 24th 7:00pm Michael &
Margaret McLean; Luke, Mary & Tom Brazil; Bernard
Murphy; dec. Brazil & Barry fam; Christine Bown; Marie Hunt
Friday April 25th 9:30am Leo & Bernard
Doyle; Jackman & Fagan Fam; Mary Byrne; Melvin
Mercer; Jake Bradbury; Margaret, John, Elsie & Frank Pendergast
Saturday April 26th 5:00pm Pendergast &
Bown Fam; Loretta Jones; Charles & Martha Cahill;
Martine, Mary & Tom Butler; Melvin Rose Jr; Marjorie Sweeney;
Thomas & Gerald Coombs; Jude Pearson
Sunday April 27th 10:30am Vocations to the
Priesthood & Religious Life
SANCTUARY CANDLE: For week of April 19th to
the 25th
Jude Pearson
COLLECTION
Offertory - 153
envelopes.............................................................................$1252.60
Dues - 2
envelopes.........................................................................................$10.00
Lenten
Folders..............................................................................................$225.00
Good
Friday...................................................................................................$10.00
Easter...........................................................................................................$30.00
Toonie
Collection..............................................................................................$6.70
Hutchings
Fund............................................................................................$204.30
Total for Easter
Flowers...............................................................................$1045.00
Thank you for your financial Support
Welcome Home
Our parish extends a warm welcome home to all families and friends who
have gathered to celebrate the Easter holiday. We pray you will enjoy your
holiday and share the joyful company of family and friends.
Liturgical Ministers
Sat. April 26th 5:00pm Readers: Christy
Foley, Sheena Miller
Eucharistic Ministers: Luke Roberts, Jocelyn Murphy
Aiden Power, Theresa Whelan
Presentation of Gifts: Dave O'Keefe & Family
Childrens Liturgy Team: Francis Fitzgerald & Melissa Maddigan
Ushers: Cassandra Crosbie, Joey Kent, Ami Parsons, Nick Whelan, Ed Dwyer,
Pete Power Sr.
Sun. April 27th 10:30am Readers: Des &
Teresita McCarthy
Eucharistic Ministers: John & Rose Kent
Patricia King & Keith Kent
Presentation of Gifts: Tom Cole & Family
Childrens Liturgy Team: Kevin George & Kayla Foley
Ushers: Ward Lahey, Jordan Byrne Terry Fitzgerald, Ronnie Cummings, Ray
Kennedy, Tom Cole
CHURCH CLEANING TEAM - 4: For week
of April 21st to April 25th
Peter Power, Cathy Somerton, Roslyn Fitzgerald, Mary Doherty, Eileen Keels
Properties Clean Up
It's the time of the year when all the snow is quickly melting away (not
fast enough) and the grounds are showing the need to be cleaned. During
the coming weeks , please begin the process of cleaning up the resting
places of your loved ones. Our cemeteries will be a main priority for
clean up and improvement this summer. Last summer when I arrived , we
began to remove old fences in the cemetery that were in terrible
condition. This summer we will continue the work and to those who have not
removed old and poor quality fences in the cemetery, we will do it for you
this summer if you do not care for it yourself. Our cemeteries must be a
place of greatest respect and we will do our part to make it a reality.
Lenten Folders
Please make a special effort to submit your Lenten Folder offering during
the coming weeks. Your offering is much appreciated and it will be very
helpful to improve our properties during the coming months.
Blue Ecumenical Service
On Thursday, May 8th at 7:00 p.m., our parish family in cooperation with
the Knights of Columbus will honour the faithful service of the local Fire
Department and the Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. This
celebration is in recognition of the outstanding service of these
individual groups and we are proud to acknowledge their service. Following
the service at the church, we will gather at the parish hall for a social
and entertainment. All parishioners and friends are invited.
Knights of Columbus/St Michael's Parish
Ticket Sweep
Please forward your ticket sales to the Knights of Columbus or the Parish
Office during the coming week. We need your full support and we definitely
need your ticket stub and money. Please help make this project a success.
The deadline for tickets to be returned is April 27th.
New Sign: He Is Risen, Alleluia
Our new Ester sign in front of our church proclaims: He Is Risen,
Alleluia. I wish to extend a sincere thanks to Mr. Frank Pendergast who
donated $225.00 to purchase the sign. Mr. Pendergast has donated two of
the signs in front of our church and we are very thankful.
Collection for Hutchings Family
Sincere thanks to all who donated last weekend to our collection in aid of
the family who lost their home due to fire. Our total donation was:
$204.30. Let us offer our continued support to all who are in need.Thank
You
Sincere thanks to Rosanne Grant and those who assisted in decorating the
altar for the Sundays of the Lenten Season. As you recall every week there
was a different symbol placed before the altar which reminded us of the
theme of the readings for the liturgy. It was a wonderful piece of work
and as usual, faithful service.
Sacramental Preparation Completed
We have completed the sacramental preparation program for the sacraments
of Eucharist, Penance and Confirmation. I offer sincere thanks to Karen
Seward who coordinated the preparation program for Eucharist and Penance.
I also thank Sister Dorothy and Kevin George (JR) who coordinated the
confirmation program. You work is much appreciated and we salute you for
your spirit of generosity to our youth and the whole parish. To all our
youth and families who shared in these programs, I encourage you to
continue to be faithful to the mass and please do not stop because the
program is completed.
PARKING LANES : PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK
Many parishioners continue to question me : "why do I not stop
vehicles from blocking the emergency lanes at the church"? I can only
say: I have asked many, many times for respect of the fire lanes and for
other emergency vehicles to have full access to our property. I do not
wish to be a traffic cop, so I beg you to please ensure safety is
considered at all times . Our parish is liable for safety and if traffic
continues to block emergency lanes we may have no choice but to have the
police issue tickets for illegal parking. It will be too late when a
serious emergency happens and we have neglected in our duty to prevent a
tragedy. Please remember, I am trying to prevent the parish from having a
lawsuit in court in the event that we failed to have fire or other
emergency vehicles access our property or to access private homes which
are located behind our church. Double parking is not permitted on the
property near the statue of our Blessed Mother and the sign at the main
entrance.
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