. Precious Blood Cathedral

778 Queen Street East, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario P6A 2B1 Tel: 705-256-8474 / Fax: 705-945-8287

www.preciousbloodssm.com / Email: pbcathedral@on.aibn.com

Journey Email: jointhejourney@shaw.ca Pastor:

Rev. Father Hamish Currie

Assistant Pastor:

Rev. Father Kumar

Kanagaraj

Parish Secretary:

Sue St. Jules

Office hours: 8:30AM-12:30PM

Sunday Masses:

5aturday Vigil Mass 5:00 PM

Sunday 10:00 AM, & 8:30 PM

Weekday Masses:

8:00 A.M.

No Mass on Wednesdays

Sacrament of Penance:

Saturday 4:15 to 4:45 P.M.

Baptism:

Usually on the 3rd Sunday of

the month. Please make

arrangements one month in

advance by contacting the

Parish Office.

Marriages:

Please make marriage

arrangements six months in

advance by contacting the

Parish office.

Papal Blessing:

Please allow at least 6 months

for Papal Blessing to arrive

after the request has been made.

Knights of Columbus:

Ed Corelli 705.759.8855

CWL President:

Gerri Chateau, 705-759-4698

Liturgical Music/Choir:

Bruce Douville

bruce.douville@gmail.com

Bulletin Announcements

Email yours to

pbcathedral@on.aibn.com

before 11:00 A.M. Wednesday

Prayer Line

Corona McNally 705-572-6975

23rd Week of Ordinary Time Sept 10, 2017

PARKING During construction please consider parking on

Queen Street or in City Parking lots,

to allow parking for those with limited mobility.

Thanks for your patience. Church rear access for a time may be through

the garage.

BE AWARE that there is one 6” step. _____________________________________________

__ THIS WEEK AT PRECIOUS BLOOD

The Craft Group Will now meet on Tuesdays Sept 12th 12:00—3:00 The Rosary is recited after each weekday Mass The Choir Rehearsal on Thursday September 14 at 7:30 PM “Do you like to sing? The Cathedral choir would welcome new

participants. Come join us at rehearsal and Sunday Mass at 11:00 AM. Also, do you play an instrument? Please contact Bruce Douville (music/choir director),”

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August 19, 2017

Journey Winner

Janet DalBo’

#0611

August 26, 2017

Journey Winner

Jim Sproule

#4206

September 2, 2017

Journey Winner

Kathleen MacDonald

#0493

Scripture Readings: September 11 to September 16, 2017

Monday Colossians 1.24-2.3; Luke 6.6-11

Tuesday Colossians 2.6-15; Luke 6.12-19

Wednesday Colossians 3.1-11; Luke 6.20-26

Thursday Numbers 21.4-9; John 3.13-17

Friday Hebrews 5.7-9; Luke 2.33-35

Saturday 1 Timothy 1.15-17; Luke 6.43-49

Celebrating Catholic Teachers

St. Gerard Majella Mass & Dinner

4:00 PM October 22/17

Sunday Collections

August 20, 2017

August 27, 2017

September 3, 2017

3,523.50

3,286.30

4,927.65

Thank you for your continued generosity!

Monday, Sept 11 8:00 A.M.

łGerald Chateau by Cathy Johnson Tuesday, Sept 12 8:00 A.M. No Intention requested Wednesday, Sept 13 No Mass Thursday, Sept 14 8:00 A.M. Intention of Gerri & Denis Chateau by Simone Ross Friday, Sept. 15 8:00 A.M.

łAnn Harrison by CWL Saturday, Sept. 16 5:00 P.M. No Intention requested Sunday, Sept 17 9:00 A.M. łHelen Raymond by Rod & Paula Smith

łRita Celetti by Terry Lou Legros Thanksgiving by Jennie Colizza 11:00 A.M. Intention of Parishioners 8:30 P.M.

łMaria Trunzo by Maria & Marcel Runco

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Together in Faith Campaign For more than 150 years, Ontario’s publicly funded Catholic schools have been a distinctive, highly successful and valued contributor to our public education system. The Together in Faith campaign amplifies that message by promoting our Catholic school students’ achievements in academics, social justice, and Christian service. Parishioners are invited to join the campaign to strengthen publicly funded Catholic education in Ontario – add your name to the “Together in Faith” community list at www.togetherinfaith.ca. Follow the campaign on Twitter (@Catholicedu) and on Facebook (www.facebook.com/CatholicEducationInOntaro) and help us share the Good News! This campaign is sponsored by the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association and is supported by the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario and Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association.

Sept 16/17 Lectors Eucharistic

Minister Ushers Greeters

Saturday 5:00 PM

Jill Micomonaco Maureen Montanini

Robert Dugas Laura Castellarin Monique Staruck

Bernard Lysiak Richard Bubinas John Slobodecki

Paul Logan

Sunday 9:00 AM

Evelyn Theriault Louise Bichler

Louise McGuire Paula Smith

Terry Lou Legros

Rudy Wheatley Brian Lidstone

Louise Bichler Edna Miskiw

Sunday 11:00 AM

Joanne Dumanski Sonya Masotti

Michelle Inch Myrtle Corelli Maria Santelli

Ted & Norma Wall Phil Bellerose

Tony Pino

Janice Dolcetti Kathleen Carlson

Sunday 8:30 PM

Tom Walton

Maria Pasqua Gino Filice

Terry Zuccato

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Knights of Columbus A new Fall season has begun. Our first General Meeting will be held at the Sacred Heart Convent on Sept. 19th at 7:00 p.m. This will be a very important meeting. Also please check your e-mails for items and requests that have been received and require attention.

Catholic Women’s League Upcoming Events Bazaar November 4, 2017 plan to provide items. Elections at November meeting Thanks to those who volunteered at the Blood Donor Clinic.

Children’s Liturgy will reconvene on Sun. Sept. 10th. at the 11am. mass. We invite all children to join us to hear God’s word and to participate in simple, varied activities . Anyone wishing to help in assisting or teaching the children, please contact Janice Dolcetti through the office.

The Pregnancy Centre

Outstanding baby bottles, please return by end of September

In the Community

Our Lady of Good Counsel—Bible Study Monday September 25/17 register by September 11th, please contact Cathy at 705.942.8546 St. Mary’s Church—All-U-Can–Eat-Breakfast-Brunch September 17, 2017

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In the Community

PILGRIMAGE TO JORDAN AND

HOLY LAND

November 6-17, 2017 12 days Visiting Petra, Sea of Galilee, Mount of Beatitudes, Cana, Nazareth, Bethlehem,

Jerusalem etc. $3290.00 (Sault departure)

Space is still available on this pilgrimage. Contact parish office for details/brochure

This space is available!

Twenty-third Week of Ordinary Time

Sunday is the Twenty-Third week in Ordinary Time. As faithful followers, we are encouraged to “love one another” throughout the readings. Ezekiel tells us that we are responsible for each other and Paul’s letter to the Romans offers: “Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another.” In Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus tells us to challenge each other on our behavior and to pray, “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” This week we have the Memorial of Saint John Chrysostom; the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross; the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows; and the Memorial of Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs.

The first part of the week, the first readings are from the Letter to the Colossians. Paul is in prison, encouraging this community to put their trust in Christ, not mystical teachings and powers. He challenges them to live their baptism and to walk in the union they have with and in Jesus. Then we begin reading Paul's First Letter to Timothy. The opening words boldly proclaim that Paul is the "foremost" among sinners and a sign of God's mercy. In the first part of this week, following Luke’s Gospel, Jesus heals a man with a withered hand, on the Sabbath, in front of his religious critics. Then Jesus goes up on a mountain to pray and comes down to name his twelve apostles - all of whom seem to be unknown or questionable at best. The people bring all their sick to hear him and to be healed. Jesus tells them of their blessedness and warns them of the dangers. We can't be blind guides. We must have the humility to acknowledge and be forgiven our own sins before we can help others. Jesus tells us that our goodness will be seen in what we do and that our only security is in building our lives on him. For the Twenty-Fourth week in Ordinary Time we are invited to reflect on how we forgive. Peter asks Jesus "how often" we must forgive, asking the extent of Jesus' call for mercy. The parable of the forgiven servant who can't forgive is meant to give us clear guidance for our lives as followers of Jesus: if we are forgiven, we must forgive others.