Pastor: Rev. Pat Woods (Cell: 705-971-2804) Deacon: Rev. Mr. Marcel Lefebvre Parish Secretary: Mrs. Judy Davis

Office Hours: Tuesday to Thursday: 8:30am - 4:30pm; Friday: 8:30am - 12:00pm

New to the Parish? Welcome! Make sure to introduce yourself to our parish staff, and fill out a Parish Registration Form. Sacrament of Baptism: Celebrated after a preparation program is completed. Phone the office or fill out online form to register. Sacrament of Matrimony: Please contact the parish priest at least six months in advance of the intended date of marriage. Sacrament of the Sick: First Wednesday of the month at the 9:15am Mass or by appointment. Vocations to the Priesthood/Religious Life: Please speak to the Pastor or visit: www.beapriest.ca or www.csjssm.ca Parish Prayer Line: Please call 1-800-462-7426 press #2 to add your intentions to our prayer list. 24/7 On-Call Priest: Please notify the chaplain, nurse or nursing home coordinator to contact the priest on-call. Communion to Shut-Ins: Please notify the parish office. Bulletin Submissions: Deadline for items to be considered for printing is Wednesday morning. Please note that all submissions may be edited.

St. Jerome Roman Catholic Church 26 Carmel Road, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 3N9

Phone: 705-949-1072 | Fax: 705-949-5992 | Email: stjerome@diocesessm.org

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Sunday Mass Schedule

Saturday: 4:00pm

Sunday: 9:00am & 11:00am

Young People’s Church

Sunday: 11:00am

Weekday Mass Schedule

Tuesday: 7:00pm

Wednesday: 9:15am

Thursday: 9:15am

Friday: 9:15am

Confession Times

Tuesday: 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Saturday: 3:00pm - 3:30pm Also available by appointment For Any Changes to this Mass Schedule please refer to the Mass Intentions on the inside page.

First Sunday of Lent—March 1, 2020 MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK

Tuesday, March 3 - 7:00 p.m.

Isaiah 55.10-11; Ps 34.3-4, 5-6, 15-16, 17-18; Matthew 6.7-15 Thanksgiving by a Parishioner

Wednesday, March 4 - NO MASS Jonah 3.1-10; Ps 51.1-2, 10-11, 16-17; Luke 11.29-32

No Mass Intentions Requested

Thursday, March 5 - 9:15 am Esther 14.1-3, 3-5, 12-14; Ps 138.1-2a, 2bc-3, 7c-8;

Matthew 7.7-12 No Mass Intention Requested

Friday, March 6 - 11:00 am at Pathways Ezekial 18.21-28; Ps 130.1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Matthew 5.20-26

No Mass Intention Requested

Second Sunday of Lent Genesis 12.1-4; Ps 33.4-5, 18-19, 20+22; 2 Timothy 1.8b-10;

Matthew 17.1-9 Saturday, March 7 4:00 PM - The Deceased Members of the Musso Family by Lina Fragomeni - William Adamo by Cecilia & Jim St. Germain - Hugh McDonald by the Family Sunday, March 8 9:00 AM - Ron Cooper by a Parishioner - Francis & Lois MacNamara by Sean & Gail MacNamara - Robert & Arvella Frech by Sean & Gail MacNamara 11:00 AM - Intentions of all Parishioners by The Pastor - Ines & Umberto Tonello by Frank & Diane Paolucci - Richard Valenti by Rita Gorassini

Three Simple Ways to support the Parish: 1)Through traditional Sunday Offering Envelopes 2) Pre-Authorized Debit Plan 3) Online on our web-site. Call the Parish Office for more info.

***SAVE THE DATE***

ROCKY RAILWAY VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

August 10—14th, 2020

HELP WANTED...Are you creative? We need help to transform the church into a Rocky Railway experience for

VBS this August. If this immediately sparks ideas and thoughts of railroads and mountains, please contact Christie Currie at 705-297-2952.

Sunday Collection: February 23, 2020

127/250 Envelopes used | Avg/envelope: $ 23.23 Sunday Envelopes: $ 2,950.00 Loose: $ 219.15 Pre-authorized Sunday: $ 2,128.25 Building Fund: $ 135.00 Pre-authorized Building Fund: $ 107.50 Online Giving: $ 225.51 TOTAL: $ 5,765.41

Budgeted Weekly Income Needed: $ 5,725.00

CWL NEWS

General membership meeting with complimentary lunch to be held

Sunday, March 1st, at 12:30 in Meeting Room #2.

All ladies of the parish are welcome. Please wear green as we celebrate St. Patrick!

Come join us… Upcoming Events in March: World Day of Prayer, Friday March 6th, at Emmaus Anglican Church. 1643 Wellington Str. East at 2pm Spiritual Prayer Service, Saturday, March 7th at Precious Blood Cathedral 1:00 pm Sr. Pat Carter officiating

ARTHUR FUNERAL HOME—BARTON & KITELEY

CHAPEL staff are reaching out to our community in sup-

port of our local women’s shelters and International

Women’s History Month. A need has been expressed for

cleaning supplies, household items and non-perishable

food to give these women a fresh start.

DROP OFF LOCATION Arthur Funeral Home.

SENIORS AND FRIENDS

Meeting Date: March 4, 2020 Linda Sullivan from the L.I.N. Association will be the guest speaker at 1:30 pm. She

will talk about the care they provide to the elderly in their homes. Information will be

given to inform people of the facilities available within the community.

PRAYERFUL EASTER CARDS

We are looking to gather Easter cards or blank

cards with spring flowers for our Parish to

once again send to the residents of Pathways.

If you have any such cards can you please

place them in the basket in the north entrance

or drop them off at the Parish Office

UPCOMING EVENTS

Northern Ontario Catholic Youth Conference February 29th St. Hoseph-Scollard Hall North Bay 10:00 am—8:00 pm 4 O’Clock Flock February 29th Parish Hall 4 pm Shalom Place Lenten Retreat February 29th Our Lady of Good Counsel CWL General Membership Meeting March 1st Room #2 12:30 pm Seniors and Friends March 4th Meeting Room #2 1:30 - 3:30 pm Bible Study March 4th Room #1 7:30pm to 9:00 pm Stations of the Cross March 6th 6:30 pm

Reminder: check the bulletin boards at both entrances for full details of all the community news/events.

Community News/Events

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“4 0’CLOCK FLOCK” Join our “4 O’Clock Flock” for a delicious potluck dinner. You are guaranteed fabulous food, wonderful

company, lots of laughter in a warm community

atmosphere. Do not miss this golden opportunity to

get to know St. Jerome’s “4 O’Clock Flock”. WHO: COME ONE, COME ALL! WHAT: Potluck Dinner – Bring your favourite dish

WHEN: Saturday, February 29 WHERE: St. Jerome Hall TIME: 5 PM (Right after the 4 PM Mass) KITCHEN OPEN: 3:30 to drop off your dish QUESTIONS: Contact Carol Sweeney 705-253-6689

► Holy Family Parish—Breakfast Brunch, Sunday March 8th, 2020 10:30 am to 1:00 pm

►Knights of Columbus Council 13655: Are Hosting A Golden Roast Turkey Dinner & CWL Bake Sale Monday, March 2nd from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish Hall, 114 MacDonald Avenue

BIBLE STUDY This Lent we will resume Bible Study using the Loyola Pro-

gram, Six Weeks with the Bible. There is a group that has been meeting on

Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:00. If you are interested, contact Burnie Thorp at

bjthorp@shaw.ca or 705-949-1724. Begins on March 4th and run until April 8th.

PARISH PANCAKE BREAKFAST

Thank you to Shane and his team for organizing and serving

such a fabulous pancake breakfast! Thank you to those who

attended for your continued support . And to all the cooks

and servers, cleaners & set up crew who make the breakfast

a success….that was awesome!! This was our last Parish

Pancake Breakfast untill the fall of 2020.

ANNUAL TAX RECEIPTS

The 2019 parish tax receipts have been mailed.

FAITHFUL NAVIGATOR—

GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING

FOR THIS FRATERNAL YEAR

DATE: Monday March 9, 2020

TIME: 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30pm)

LOCATION: Mount Ste Joseph

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

6:30PM

Friday evening throughout Lent

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SENIORS & FRIENDS

Meet every Wednesday

from 1:30 pm for

fellowship and prayers.

Room #2

Everyone is welcome!

Gospel Jam Session

Last Sunday every

month from 1-3 pm

in St. Jerome

Church Hall.

Young People’s Church Sunday

11:00 am Mass

R. Biedermann, P. S. MacWilliam, V.P. 124 Gibbs Street 705-945-5531 stmarysfi@hscdsb.on.ca Proudly part of the St. Jerome Family!

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