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Tues. May 27th 7:00pm Paula Boone; Jack Jackman; Judy Whalen; Patrick
Byrne; Charlie
Bown Sr. & Jr.; Benita Clarke; Catherine & Irene McCarthy
Wed. May 28th 9:30am Ed Hurley; Janette Seward; Angela Warren; Ada
Craig; Betty Walsh;
Mary Sheppard; William Wilson; Evelyn George; Lucy Reardon
Thurs. May 29th 9:30am Barbara Spracklin; Patrick Shea; Mary Stoyles;
Madeline Lake, Mary
Byrne; Fred Watson, Patrick & Minnie Doherty, Ambrose &
Doris McCarthy
Fri. May 30t 7:00pm Kathleen Foley; Stella Butt; Enid Cahill; Tom
Tremblett; Patrick
h Neville; Jim Whalen; Josephine Tremblett; Marjorie Sweeney
Sat. May 31st 5:00pm Sadie, Florence & Jim Kavanagh; Enid &
George Cahill; dec. mem. of
the Eveliegh & Hammond fam; Thomas Stoyles & Michael Moore
Sun. June 1st 10:30am Vocations to the Priesthood & Religious
Life
7:00pm Mass at St. Patrick's Parish, St. John's
Sanctuary Candle: In Loving memory of Judy Whalen
COLLECTION
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envelopes...............................................................................$1209.00
Dues..................................................
..............................................................$10.00
Papal
Charities....................................................................................................$5.00
Toonie
Collection..............................................................................................$22.00
Thank you for your financial support
Priests Retreat
During the coming week, the priests of the archdiocese will be on retreat.
I will not be doing the retreat this time but at a later time in the Fall.
However, I will be covering the city parishes for emergency. Please pray
for all our priests.
Congratulations
During the month of June, Msgr. James Doody will celebrate his 50th
anniversary to priesthood; Father Joe Barton, 25th; Msgr. Dermot O'Keefe,
60th . These are fine milestones in life and we congratulate all these
fine men for their faithful service to the church. On Thursday of this
week, I will attend a banquet in their honour at the priests retreat.
Liturgical Ministers
Sat. May 31st 5:00pm Readers: Pat Craig & Bonita Power
Eucharistic Ministers: Kevin & Betty Quigley
Fred Carroll, Theresa Whelan
Presentation of Gifts: George Jackman & Paul Young
Childrens Liturgy Team: Christine Tulk
Ushers: Robert Carbage, Leo Byrne, Jim Pendergast, Fred Carroll, George
Hickey Jr., Brian Tulk, Cyril Jackman
Sun. June 1st 10:30am Readers: Christine Quinlan, Sister Dorothy
Eucharistic Ministers: Connie Cole, Karen Seward,
Sid Maddigan, Irene Delahunty
Presentation of Gifts: Des McCarthy & Family
Childrens Liturgy Team: Kevin George & Kayla Foley
Ushers: Rhonda Tremblett, Cory Rees, Sid Maddigan, Ray Whalen, Wayne
Curnew, Alex Newell, Art Whelan
CHURCH CLEANING TEAM - 1: For week of May 26th to the 30th
Cindy Foley, Maryann Gendreau, Patsy Durdle, Leo Byrne
Financial Update
Since our last financial update our parish has continued to meet its
operating expenses and despite the high winter costs we have managed to
remain financially strong. As you can appreciate, we have many monthly
expenses which include the general costs of heat , light, oil, telephone,
salaries, assessment to the diocese, cleaning supplies, office supplies,
snow clearing, Revenue Canada, cable, photo copier lease, car maintenance,
blue cross, and much more. The costs to operate any parish is high .
As of May 16th, we have managed to save $ 7,334.10 in our operating
account. This money will be used for continual operations and hopefully we
can improve. It is important that we continue to fund raise so that we can
meet the many expenses during the winter months next year. As you may
recall, our last financial report indicated we had a major debt to pay the
diocese and we have completed that task.
The good news is that we have secured a government grant to hire Mr. Tom
Cole for summer employment and we also have secured $6000.00 as profit
from out ticket sweep with the Knights of Columbus. Also, we must add
$2100.00 to our income which the school will reimburse soon as payment for
the dinners at the graduation. In reality, we have done very well and we
anticipate it will continue.
On behalf of the finance committee, I thank you for your excellent
support. Together, we will improve our parish and ensure that we have
success in the financial and pastoral care of our parish .
Home Study Religion Program
During the past year, parents participated with their children in the Home
Study Religion Program for year 1. It was a very successful year and we
are very pleased . To conclude the program, we will have a social at the
hall for the kids and their families on Saturday, May 31st at 3:15 p.m..
Following the social, they will be invited to attend our 5:00 p.m. mass
and at that time they will be presented with their certificate of
congratulations for their completion of the year 1 Home Study program.
Cemetery Improvements
Please continue to care for the resting places of your loved ones. Your
kind offering to assist in the purchase of a new lawn mower and whipper
snipper is much appreciated. Let us begin early to clean up our cemeteries
and ensure that it is not left to the last minute.
Parish Council Elections
Several weeks ago you were invited to nominate individuals to serve on our
parish pastoral council. Unfortunately, only a few names were nominated
and therefore the present council will continue with a few additional
members. The new parish council members are: John Kent, Rosanne Grant,
Fred Carroll, Ursula Lahey, Roslyn Hurley, Mary Power, Margaret Murrin ,
Joan Whalen, Sister of Mercy, Ashley Curnew, Kevin George ( youth)
Sincere thanks to those who served our council in the past, Margaret
Kent, Frank Pendergast Art Whelan. I trust that you will continue to
support the parish in other activities.
Altar Server Award
During our liturgy next weekend, the Knights of Columbus will present to
our altar servers a certificate in recognition of their faithful service
to our church as an altar server. All altar servers are asked to attend
the regular Saturday or Sunday mass they usually attend. We thank all our
servers and we encourage other youth to share in this special ministry.
Candidates for Confirmation
This weekend our parish is pleased to welcome and celebrate the sacrament
of confirmation with our youth. This is a very important time in the lives
our youth and we encourage them to continue to practice their faith and be
actively involved in the life of our parish.
Communion Rite
During the past week we have improved our communion rite as you come
forward to receive communion. I ask that two ushers come forward at each
mass during the communion rite and allow individuals to come forward in a
orderly manner to receive communion. I thank you all for your support and
cooperation in helping improve this part of our liturgy.
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