Palm Sunday Sunday

our ladyof thevisitation

20182018

Wed. Mar 28 7:00pm ♥ Glenn Ilott Joan Ilott

Thu. Mar 29 7:00pm ♥ Parishioners of OLV

Sun. Apr 1 9:00am ♥ Parishioners of OLV

Sun. Apr 1 11:00am † Josemanuel Gaspar Marcia, Veronica, & Christopher

Fri. Apr 6 9:00am † Kay Johnston The Bajada Family

Fri. Apr 6 9:00am ♥ Thanksgiving Bryan & Marian Kelly

Fri. Apr 6 9:00am † Tommy Ryan Carol Ann Ryan

Sat. Apr 7 8:00am † Al Caravaggio, occasion 80th Birthday Fr. Bill

Sat. Apr 7 4:30pm † Edwin Noseworthy of St. John’s NL Dorothy Corbett

Sat. Apr 7 4:30pm † Tommy Ryan, 1 yr Anniv of death Sharon Bourbonnais

Sun. Apr 8 9:00am † Claude Paris, 1 yr Anniv of death Mona Paris

Sun. Apr 8 9:00am † Linus Downey Madeline & Family

Sun. Apr 8 9:00am ♥ Parishioners of OLV

Sun. Apr 8 9:00am † Margaret Rose Fred & Paula Rose

Sun. Apr 8 11:00am † Leslie Lough The Family

Sun. Apr 8 11:00am † Barbara Lough The Family

Sun. Apri 8 11:00am † Kay Johnston Deacon Pat & Mireille McNulty

Collection March 10th & 11th, 2018 $ 4,067.00Fuel & Maintenance +$ 945.00 $ 5,012.00

Pre Authorized Giving (March 2018 - 60 Members) $ 5,621.00Pre Authorized Giving (February 2018 - 57 Members) $ 5,392.00

Please feel free to take from the basket at the back of the church alaminated offering card to place in the collection if

you have chosen to use PAG.

Special Occasion – Parish Mission $ 1,165.00Blue Envelopes – Parish Hall Donations $ 55.00Blue Envelopes – Parish Hall Mortgage $ 90.00Votive Candles $ 112.00Envelope Cost $ 10.00Devine Mercy Books $ 212.00

OLV Charity Registration # 1289-673-53RR0116Blessing & Thanks to ALL for your wonderful and on-going support.

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HUNTER’S PUBLIC HOUSE:

The owners of our local restaurant Hunter’s

Public House at Findley Creek 4750 Bank

Street, Unit 1 will give a discount off of

Hunter’s Sunday Brunch to any of our

OLV Faithful who presents an OLV Bulletin.

Collection March 17th & 18th, 2018 $ 4,456.00Fuel & Maintenance +$ 133.00 $ 4,589.00

Pre Authorized Giving (March 2018 - 60 Members) $ 5,621.00Pre Authorized Giving (February 2018 - 57 Members) $ 5,392.00

Please feel free to take from the basket at the back of the church alaminated offering card to place in the collection if

you have chosen to use PAG.

Diocese Ordered – Development & Peace $ 774.00Blue Envelopes – Parish Hall Donations $ 105.00Blue Envelopes – Parish Hall Mortgage $ 45.00Votive Candles $ 109.00Devine Mercy Books $ 169.00Easter Flowers $ 100.00

OLV Charity Registration # 1289-673-53RR0116Blessing & Thanks to ALL for your wonderful and on-going support.

Financial Report - March 17TH & 18TH, 2018

OLV THANK YOU:Fr. Bill would like to thank all who came out for our Parish Mission.

FINANCE COUNCIL MEETING:The next Finance Council meeting will be on April 5th at 5:00PM.

COMMUNITY SPIRIT:Thank you to Mr. Rod Fleming owner of the Giant Tiger store in Embrun for his donations of new clothing items. They were sorted and delivered by the OLV Fundraising group to the Youville Centre, Harvest House, the Shepherds of Good Hope, Carson Grove Elementary School, Robert E Wilson Elementary School and the St FX Drama Department.

GOOD FRIDAY MARCH 30 - FAST AND ABSTINANCE:A little self-denial is healthy in many ways. It gives you a tiny insight into Jesus’ agony on the cross for you. It gives you a hint of the suffering of the needy who do not share your life of abundance. It also asserts that not every appetite controls you. The opposite, unbroken self-indulgence, is a form of idolatry: “Their end is destruction; their god is the belly.” (Philippians 3.19). Taken from Archbishop Terrence Prendergast’s letter for Lent 2018.

Hunter’s Public HouseSunday Brunch

OLV Bulletin Discount Bring your Appetites !

OLV GIVING:Have you considered including Our Lady of the Visitation as a

bene�ciary in your will? Your gift to OLV would ensure that the good ministry of our church continues. You could even specify

which part of the church is dear to your heart. The church building itself, the cemetery, or the OLV Banquet Hall.

DONATIONS:

Please remember that during Lent, groceries maybe dropped off at any time.

March 25th, 2018 – Palm SundayAnnounced Masses

† = Repose of the Souls ♥ = Special Grace for Intentions

THANK YOU TO FRED ABBOUD:Thanks to Fred Abboud for his dedication to the Finance Council. He has been voted off the island. : ) We wish Fred all the best for his service.

OLV FAITHFUL:Please remember to keep in your prayers Ernesto“Ernie” Di Labio who died on March 14 of this month.

THANKS FROM FR. BILL: Thank you to all who participated in making Fr. Bill’s

birthday party extra special.

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Financial Report - March 10TH & 11TH, 2018

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Sunday Morning Smile : )

The catechist asked her Religious Education class to draw

pictures of their favorite Bible stories. She was puzzled by one boy’s picture,

which showed four people on an airplane, so she asked him which story it

was meant to represent. “The �ight to Egypt,” he said.“I see,” said the

catechist. “And that must be Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus. But who’s the

fourth person?”

“Oh, that’s Punches the Pilot...”

SECOND MEMORIAL MASS ON APRIL 19th at 7:00PMfor the RESTORATION OF THE CHURCH FOR THE

FOLLOWING FAITHFULLY DEPARTED

~ Frances Schneider~ Mrs. Keefe~ Virgilio Martins~ Kay Johnston~ The Ryans~ Rodina MacAllister~ Tommy Kadloo~ Kevin McCart~ Ronald Barnes~ George Dégagné~ Cabeceiras & Dorego Families~ The Blais & Bettencourt Families~ Eileen, John, Desmond, & Kevin Quigley

Our Faithfully Departed will be remembered in our monthlymemorial mass which will be held on every second to last

Thursday of the month for one year.

OLV MEMORIAL DONATION CARDS:If ever you have thought to have your loved one remembered in a mass, Our Lady of the Visitation has Memorial Donation Cards to do just that. Your deceased family member or friend will be remembered for a full year in a monthly memorial mass celebrated at Our Lady of the Visitation Parish. The cards are easy to �ll out and can be picked up in the Sacristy before and after each mass, in the Parish Of�ce, and are available at Kelly’s Funeral Home and Daley’s Funeral Home. A sample is on the Bulletin Board for all to see. The Memorial Cards are a prayerful and beautiful way in which we can pray for the repose of the souls of our loved ones over the course of a full year.

Any donation over $20.00 will receive a tax receipt.

THE CARRYING OF THE CROSS:

Come follow me…

Fathers and mothers have to shoulder many crosses. Parents have the joy of bringing children into the world, but they have to carry them for a long time before they stand on their own two feet. Children have their crosses too. They often suffer in silence. No wonder, Lord, that you said to the women of Jerusalem: ‘ Weep not for me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.’ Teach us in this mystery, Jesus, to realise that we do not carry the cross alone. We are a family and we carry each other. And you are out ahead of us and we walk in your footsteps. GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2018, PONTIFICAL COLLECTION:On Good Friday, there will be a Ponti�cal collection for the Holy Land in support of the Christian communities, the work of the Holy land, the upkeep of the Holy Sites and the formation of future priests. Let us give generously and show solidarity to respond to the needs of the Church in the land of Jesus. With gratitude from Father Charles Gilles Bourdeau, OFM, Commissary of theHoly Land in Canada.

MEMORIAL MASSES - DONATIONS FOR THE RESTORATION OF OLV: ~ February $ 805.00 ~

~ March up until point of publishing $ 2,620.00 ~

OLV NEWS:The of�ce will be closed Good Friday and Easter Monday. There will be no masses on April 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th. There is no coffee Sunday on Easter Sunday.

ROSARIES FOR FIRST COMMUNION AND CONFIRMATION:If you are wondering what to get one of your family members who will be celebrating their �rst sacraments, please consider one of the First Communion and Con�rmation Rosaries for sale at the back of the church.

AFTER EASTER:After Easter, the weekday Mass schedule will be as follows. Tuesdays andThursdays Masses at 7pm. Wednesdays and Fridays Masses at 9am. FirstSaturday Mass remains at 8:00am. This will give our parish priest, Fr. Bill suf�cient time to celebrate Masses for the schools of our parish and also for the residents of the Osgoode Care Centre. This new schedule also gives Parishioners who have been attending the evening Masses during Lent to continue to worship. On those days where there is a CWL meeting and Knights of Columbus meeting during the month, Fr. Bill will also do a Mass at 7:00 pm. In other words, there will be two Masses, one at 9:00am and one at 7:00pm on those days there are a CWL meeting and a meeting for the Knights of Columbus. If you have scheduled a Mass on a particular day and cannot make the new time, please call the of�ce. SPIRITUAL READING:On display at the back of the church are spiritual reading books all under$5.00. To order, sign your name, number of copies, and phone numbers. ST. PADDY’S DAY EVENT:Many thanks to the volunteers who made the March 11th event such a success. People loved the Irish Stew dinner with all the trimmings and enjoyed the Kings Creek music. Your parish fundraising group netted over $1879.00 for this Sunday afternoon event.

ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM:Christ’s path was strewn with palm branches by the crowds which greeted him ~ these were universal signs of victory, both for members of the Jewish faith and in the pagan world. Later, the tombs of Christian martyrs were often marked with palm branches as a sign of their victory over death. Christ rode a donkey rather than a horse as a sign of humility (John 12.12-15). Later it became customary for high ecclesiastics to ride donkeys or mules in direct imitation of Christ.