ST. MICHAEL’S PARISH

P.O. BOX 610 - BELL ISLAND, NF - A0A 4H0
PHONE: 488-2525 – FAX: 488-3399

Focus: Companionship with Jesus brings relief from life's burdens.
Life often presents us with troubles and personal burdens. We can do what we can to alleviate our own suffering, but after we have done everything feasible, Jesus invites us to surrender our difficulties to him. Jesus invites us to experience a new peace that can come to us only through our genuine act of surrender.

Summer Vacations/Ministries
During the summer months, many of you will be away on weekends and enjoying a well deserved holiday. If you are unavailable to fulfill weekend ministries at the church, please find a substitute. Please do not leave this to the last minute because it is difficult to replace you a few minutes before mass. Thank you for your support.

Thursday July 7th 9:30am Stephen Besso; Ray Besso; Florence & Donald Besso;
Alice Besso-Kavanagh; Alice Kennedy
6:15pm Wedding: St. Patrick's Parish, St. John's

Friday July 8th 9:30am Michael Shea; John Cole; David Fitzgerald; Winnie
 Ryan; Edward Dwyer; Thomas Norman

Saturday July 9th  1:00pm Wedding: Alison Reid and Roy Melo
3:00pm Wedding Service George McLean and Lillian Newell
4:00pm Sacrament of Penance
5:00pm Patrick Byrne; Richard & Jacqueline Dalton; Helen Dwyer; Margaret Stanford & Jeannie Maddigan; Martin, Marie & Tom Butler; Melvin Rose Jr; William Yetman

Sunday July 10th 10:30am For All Parishioners, Living & Deceased

Summer Mass Schedule
During the summer months I will enjoy the long summer days and may not have mass on Tuesdays if my schedule allows it. We all need a change in our regular schedule and to be honest I would like to enjoy the extra day off to be with other friends off the Island .

SANCTUARY CANDLE: Blair Kent

Collections
Offertory - 105 envelopes..............................................................................$1001.50
Toonie Collection................................................................................................$8.00
Dues - 36 envelopes........................................................................................$329.50
Thank you for your financial support

Liturgical Ministers
Sat. July 9th 5:00pm Readers: John Kent & Ros Hurley
Eucharistic Ministers: Ashley Curnew; Carol Clarke; Jocelyn Murphy; Art Whelan
Presentation of Gifts: Dave O'Keefe family
Ushers: Leo Byrne; Jim Pendergast; Fred Carroll; George Hickey; Brian Tulk; Cyril Jackman

Sun. July 10th 10:30am Readers: Harriett Taylor & Sharon Hammond
Eucharistic Ministers: Rosanne Grant; Shirley Murphy; Sr. Eileen; Geraldine Fitzgerald
Presentation of Gifts: Shawn Murphy family
Ushers: Ray Kennedy; Rick Whelan; Tom Cole; Charlie O'Brien; Kevin Delahunty

Welcome Home
Our parish extends a warm welcome home to all who have returned for the summer vacation as well as those who are visiting for a brief time. We pray you will enjoy the hospitality of the Island and we hope you have a great celebration with family and friends.

Reflections on the Sacrament of Marriage
During the summer months I will present to you some general thoughts and reflections on the sacrament of marriage and annulments in the Roman Catholic Church. I will try to present one reflection per week and it depends on the amount of material in the bulletin if we can publish the reflection weekly. I recently received these reflections from Father Gerard Whitty and we have adapted them for our weekly reflections. Hope you enjoy them.

Dates of Cemetery Masses
The Front: Sunday, July 24th at 2:30 p.m.
Lance Cove: Sunday, August 7th at 2:30 p.m.
PLEASE MAKE A SPECIAL EFFORT TO CLEAN UP THE GRAVE SITES AND REMOVE ALL DEBRIS FROM THE AREA.

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