OOOFFICEFFICEFFICE HHHOURSOURSOURS: : : Mondays 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday to Thursday 9:00 a.m.— 5:00 p.m. (closed 12 Noon-1:00pm)

SSSUNDAYUNDAYUNDAY MMMASSESASSESASSES Saturday 7:00 p.m.

Sunday 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

WWWEEKDAYEEKDAYEEKDAY LLLITURGIESITURGIESITURGIES see inside bulletin for Mass Schedules

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Pastor: Rev. Paul Conway Deacons: Rev. Mr. Walter Morrow (retired) Diocesan Order of Women: Raymonde Brant Secretary: Sue Solomon

PPPARISHARISHARISH PPPASTORALASTORALASTORAL CCCOUNCILOUNCILOUNCIL Dan Drazenovich Randy Johnson Vincent LaRue Finance Member Outreach Member Liturgy Member Christian Formation Member

AAADORATIONDORATIONDORATION CCCHAPELHAPELHAPEL Come spend some time alone with the Lord!

Open 18 hours Adorers needed….

Please call either Raffaela Medaglia 942-7891;

Susanne Quinn-Perron 450-7732

PPPRAYERRAYERRAYER LLLINEINEINE RRREQUESTSEQUESTSEQUESTS

to place a prayer request, please phone: Laverne……….... 942-7630 (ans. machine) Betty……………...649-3611 (ans. machine)

CCCHURCHHURCHHURCH EEENVELOPESNVELOPESNVELOPES If you would like to begin using parish donation envelopes,

please contact the parish office.

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WWWEBSITEEBSITEEBSITE: olgoodcounselssm.com

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Saturday……. 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. (or by appointment)

SSSACRAMENTACRAMENTACRAMENT OFOFOF IIINITIATIONNITIATIONNITIATION (Baptism) REGISTRATION FORMS are available

for pick up in the foyer of the church.

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Please contact the parish office. A MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS NOTICE

IS REQUIRED.

AAANOINTINGNOINTINGNOINTING OFOFOF THETHETHE SSSICKICKICK If you are sick and go to the hospital,

please call the parish office 705-942-8546. This will allow us to arrange that you

have the Sacrament of the Sick and a Pastoral Visit. Also, Eucharist is brought once a week

to those in the hospital by a Pastoral Team member.

“O“O“ONNN CCCALLALLALL” P” P” PRIESTRIESTRIEST A priest is available in the city for emergencies 24/7.

You can notify the chaplain, nurse or nursing home coordinators to contact the priest ON CALL.

OOOURURUR LLLADYADYADY OFOFOF GGGOODOODOOD CCCOUNSELOUNSELOUNSEL PPPARISHARISHARISH 114 MacDonald Avenue, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6B 1H3 Phone: (705) 942-8546 Fax: (705) 942-8674

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CWL ANNOUNCEMENTS…….. Our next meeting will be held on January 17 Friday after-noon at 1:00 pm. Please take notice of the change in time. All ladies are welcome. I would like to wish everyone and their families a Holy, Merry Christmas and a New Year filled with God's love.

Denise Armstrong President

Angel Voices for Christmas Eve Mass

Come join us and let your voices be heard at the 4 PM Christmas Eve Mass.

We are looking for young people 5 years old to

teenagers and young adults. Parents, you are welcome to join too and add your voice

to the group.

We will practice for one hour after the 11am masses of Dec. 22nd

.Please contact Franceline 705-946-1377 or simply show up at the practice. We are looking forward to a "melodious choir of angels"

to welcome Baby Jesus on His special night.

**The Parish Office will be closed Dec 25, 26 & Jan 01**

PARISH FOOD DRIVE wishes to remind all parishioners that the weekend of January 4th & 5th is the monthly food drive for St Vincent Place. Their shelves are nearly bare, so please be as generous as you can with your donations of non-perishable food items. Let's help them feed the hungry. An extra special THANK YOU to each of you for your donations and we thank Mary Joan & Randy Johnson who have offered to take the food donations to Vincent Place.

Eucharistic

Adoration

Chapel

Our Lady of

Good Counsel

Church The Chapel is

open from

6:00 a.m. to 12

midnight, 7 days a week. You are welcomed to take any hour that is convenient for you, even if that hour is filled. Doubling up with someone is preferable.

Hours that are available: Sunday: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m.—10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.—12 Noon 7:00 p.m.—:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Monday: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. Tuesday: 1:00 p.m.— 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.— 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m.— 9:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.— 10:00 p.m. Friday: 4:00 p.m.— 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.— 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m.— 11:00 p.m. Saturday: 8:00 a.m.— 9:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. If you wish to spend one hour weekly

before the Blessed Sacrament,

please contact:

Raffaela – (705) 206-3968 (or)

Susanne – (705) 450-7732 (or)

Roberta – (705) 946-0169

Our Renewed Roman Missal Our Renewed Roman Missal Our Renewed Roman Missal Our Renewed Roman Missal ---- Sitting, Standing, KneelingSitting, Standing, KneelingSitting, Standing, KneelingSitting, Standing, Kneeling In the celebration of the Eucharist, we express our unity as the Body of Christ with our common words and songs, and our common posture. Over the past several weeks, we have started to become familiar with some new words and new music, and some changes in the times when we sit, kneel and stand. These changes require all of us to become much more aware of what we actually say and do together at Mass. To review the guidelines for our common posture: We stand from the beginning of the Entrance Procession, until after the Opening Prayer. We sit for the first parts of the Liturgy of the Word, then stand for the Gospel. We sit for the homily, then stand for the Creed and the Prayers of Intercession. We sit for the Procession with the Gifts, then we stand for the prayer: "May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church." We remain standing until the invocation of the Holy Spirit in the Eucharistic Prayer, when the priest joins his hands and extends them over the bread and the wine. At that point, we kneel, and remain kneeling for the Institution Narrative and the Consecration. We stand at the words "The Mystery of Faith", and continue to stand until all have received Holy Communion. Communion is received standing. The sign of reverence before receiving Holy Communion is a simple bow of the head, not a genuflection. Those who are unable to stand throughout this time may be seated as necessary. When the distribution of Communion is completed, all are seated for a time of sacred silence. We stand again for the Prayer after Communion, and remain standing until Mass is concluded. In parishes without kneelers, all stand during the Eucharistic Prayer and make a profound bow at the consecration when the host and chalice are shown to the people. Traditionally, the common posture for Christian prayer in the early Church was standing. This posture has been seen as the Christian's expression of respect, honour and Easter joy. The Council of Nicea in 325 AD prescribed that on Sundays and during the Easter Season, prayer should always be said standing. Here in the diocese of Sault Ste. Marie, our common posture in the celebration of the Eucharist will express our oneness in the Body of Christ, and our rev-erence and joy as we share in this Eucharistic banquet.

This Week’s recap of parish activities:

Mon., Dec 23rd 11:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Word with Eucharist-Collegiate Heights 12:30 p.m. Parish Office Closed! Tues., Dec 24th 4:00 p.m. The Nativity of the Lord Mass—Church 10:00 p.m. The Nativity of the Lord Mass—Church Wed., Dec 25th 9:00 a.m. The Nativity of the Lord Mass—Church 11:00 a.m. The Nativity of the Lord Mass—Church Thurs. Dec 26th Boxing Day—Parish Office Closed! Fri., Dec 27th Parish Office Closed! 9:15 a.m. Celebration of Eucharist—for the “Unborn”–Church Sat., Dec 28th 9:00 a.m. Prayer for Vocations—Church 3:00 p.m. Confessions - Church

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph—Year A

Sat., Dec 28th 7:00 p.m. Celebration of Eucharist —Church Sun., Dec 29th 9:00 a.m. Celebration of Eucharist —Church 11:00 a.m. Celebration of Eucharist —Church Children Liturgy of the Word—dismissal during Mass

Could it be that one reason for the lack of vocations is our failure to stress sacrifice? The young have a sense of victimhood that we underestimate. They want a mission, a challenge!

Ven. Fulton J. Sheen

from The Priest Is Not His Own

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Pastoral Care Ministers for Van Daele

Copies of the New Schedules for the Ministry to Van Daele for January to June 2020 are available in the Sacristy.

Christmas Carolling…..Christmas Carolling…..Christmas Carolling…..Christmas Carolling….. we will begin our Christmas celebration with

Christmas Carols prior to the 9:00 a.m. Mass on Christmas morning beginning at 8:30 a.m.

2020 parish donation envelopes will be available this Weekend

December 14th & 15th and 22nd & 23rd in the entrance of the church.

Please remember DO NOT USE the new envelopes UNTIL 2020.

The new numbering system will begin in January 2020.

Attention Pre-authorized Withdrawal Donation Plan

Those donating through the pre-authorized plan, if you would like envelopes for the Special Collections for 2020, please leave a

message for Sue at the parish office. When the new envelope boxes for 2020 are distributed your box of special envelopes will be included. Thank you, Sue

Please NOTE:

** ALL DONATIONS to be credited to the year 2019 must be

received in our

parish office no later than December 31st. **

CANADA REVENUE AGENCY—When was the gift received? A charity can only issue a receipt for the (e.g. 2019) tax year if the donation was received in the same year (e.g. 2019). If mailed, the postmark on the envelope containing the donor’s payment is dated on or before December 31 this is also acceptable.

The holydays of obligation in Canada are: each Sunday of the year, and December 25 and January 1. Catholics are obliged to celebrate Eucharist on these days. As December 25 and January 1 are on WEDNESDAYS this year, we are obliged to celebrate Sunday and Wednesday for those two weeks.

Christmas Mass Schedule Tues., December 24th 4:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass—The Nativity of the Lord

Tues., December 24th 10:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass—The Nativity of the Lord

Wed., December 25th 9:00 a.m. Christmas Mass—The Nativity of the Lord

Wed., December 25th 11:00 a.m. Christmas Mass—The Nativity of the Lord

UNWRAPING LAUDATO SI’ —Pope Francis Encyclical on Our Common Home In Laudato Si’, Pope Francis has given us a compelling social encyclical on “Our Common Home” the Earth.

We invite you to be part of a 7 week study group of Laudato Si’ beginning

February 18, 2020. PLACE: The Gathering Place Precious Blood Cathedral TIME: 7:00 PM TO 8:30 PM COST: The course if free. The study guide is $10.00 and will be availa-ble after you have registered. Space is limited so to reserve your place please contact one of the following facilitators. Dale Nelson 705.942.2920 Rose Marie Valade 705.253.8797 cell 705.206.8797 Jan Poulin-Zurawinski 705.253.7536 cell 705.254.8747

There will be a Mass for The Holy Innocents on Mass for The Holy Innocents on Mass for The Holy Innocents on Mass for The Holy Innocents on Friday, December 27Friday, December 27Friday, December 27Friday, December 27thththth at 9:15 a.m.at 9:15 a.m.at 9:15 a.m.at 9:15 a.m. The following names are spiritually adopted babies prayed for by parishioners: Brian Stephanie Patrick Lisa Jerome Zoe Justin Bonnie Ruth Francis Julien Elizabeth Anne Ernest William Victoria Simon Leslie James

…and for all the unborn babies in Sault Ste. Marie who are in danger of abortion.

MASS SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF…………. Monday, December 23rd to Sunday December 29th

Lectors EMHC Servers Welcoming/&Ushers

Welcomers:

Georgina Naccarato

Ushers:

Claude Cormier & TBA

Welcomers:

Betty Boissineau

Ushers:

Gerry Yeo & Carol McFarlane

Welcomers:

TBA

Ushers:

Roland Pigeau & TBA

Welcomers:

Georgina Naccarato

Ushers:

TBA & TBA

A

A: Matthew Lance

B: Daniel Lance

Claudette Breton

TBA

Dan Lance

A: Claudia Lombardo

B: TBA

Betty Boissineau

Marg Twentyman

Richard Levesque

A: Yvan Besner

B: TBA

Marg Twentyman

Sara Tessier

Tony Fera

A: Helen Lamon

B: John Umbrasas

Claudette Breton

TBA

Margie Skulech

Margie Skulech Sara Tessier Aldo Zappacosta

7:00 p.m.

A& B: Rose Marie Valade

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9:00 a.m.

A: Roseanne DelBianco

B: Leisha Beaudoin

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11:00 a.m.

A: Pat Dufresne

B: Matthew Lance

7:00 p.m.

Norie Tapiru-Corkmack

TBA

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9:00 a.m.

Neil DelBianco

TBA

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11:00 a.m.

Cookie Diamantini

Guillian Diamantini

7:00 p.m.

Randy Johnson

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9:00 a.m.

Tony Fera

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11:00 a.m.

Margie Skulech

7:00 p.m.

Welcomers:

Jean & Paulette Lesnick

Ushers:

Wanda Taillefer & Brian Kelly

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9:00 a.m.

Welcomer:

TBA

Ushers:

Tony Bortone & John Nogalo

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11:00 a.m.

Welcomer:

Raffaela Medaglia

Ushers:

Andrew Deluney & Quinto Medaglia

in your ministry posted in this bulletin and you are available to volunteer for that date, please contact the PARISH OFFICE. Thank you.

Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament has His Hands full of graces and He is ready to bestow them on anyone who asks.” St. Peter of Alacantara

CHILDREN’S LITURGY of the WORD is held during the 11:00 a.m. Sunday Mass for Children ages 5-12.

MASS SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF…………. Mo

Date & Time Mass Intention Readings

Mon., Dec 23rd

No Service in Parish on Mondays Malachi 3.1-4; 4.5-6, Ps 25.4-14; Luke 1.57-66

Christmas Eve

Mass

December 24th

Tuesday

4:00 p.m.

Giuseppina Mauro

by Maria & Alfredo Chiarello

Walter, Gerry & Donnie McCrea

by Jane Gallaugher

Linda McMillan by Jim & Joan Ross

Isaiah 62: 1-5

Acts 13: 16-25

Matthew 1: 18-25

A:

B

Christmas Eve

Mass

December 24th

Tuesday

10:00 p.m.

Intentions of all parishioners

by Pro Populo Mass

All those intentions mentioned in the

CHRISTMAS MEMORIAL FUND

Beatrice Grandbois by The Family

Isaiah 9: 2-7

Titus 2: 11-14

Luke 2: 1-16

A: C

Christmas Day

Mass

December 25th

Wednesday

9:00 a.m.

Merry Christmas to All

by Ernie & Norma Poirier

Intentions of Debbie Sobolewski

by Dianne Burns

Brian Allan

by Michael & Mary Gour

Isaiah 62: 11-12

Titus 3: 4-7

Luke 2: 15-20

A

Christmas Day

Mass

December 25th

Wednesday

11:00 a.m.

Nino Della Penta

by The Family

Vilia Della Penta by The Family

One’sim & Mary Nault

by Rod & Eva Olar

Isaiah 62: 11-12

Titus 3: 4-7

Luke 2: 15-20

A

B:

Thurs. Dec 26th NO MASS

Fri. Dec 27th

9:15 a.m.

Linda McMillan by Delma Brown

Mass for the Unborn

The Holy Innocents

1 John 1:5-2:2; Ps 124: 2-8; Matthew 2:13-18 M

Saturday

Dec 28tht

7:00 p.m.

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Sunday

Dec 29th

9:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

7:00 p.m.

Kash-e-mera Pope-e-larsh by Lombardo Family

Maria Lombardo

by Nick (Anna) & Peter (Judy) Niceforo & Families

Intentions of Rita Sopha

by sister, Denise Davis

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Intentions of all parishioners

by Pro Populo Mass

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11:00 a.m.

Intentions of Doreen Bribbon

by granddaughter Keri Smith

Evelyn Lato

by Tony & Chris Fera

The Holy Family of

Jesus, Mary and Joseph

Year A

Sirach 3.2-14

Ps. 128.1-5

Colossians 3.12-21

Matthew 2.13-23

A& B:

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A: Ro

B:

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A

B:

Note: If you see a TBA in your ministry posted in this bulletin and you are ava

St. Stephen Acts 6: 8-7.59; Ps 31: 2-16; Matthew 10:17-22

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED

especially for Daniela Tessier, Sister-in-law of Mike Tessier

Domingo Tapiru, Brother of NorieTapiru-Cormack Theo Trudel—Uncle of Stella Dugus

AND FOR ALL OUR DECEASED FAMILY & FRIENDS.