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

Pastor: Rev. Pat Woods (Cell: 705-971-2804)

Assistant Pastor: Rev. Daniele Muscolino (Cell: 705-206-9630)

Deacon: Rev. Mr. Marcel Lefebvre

Secretary:

Office Hours: Tuesday - Friday 8:30am - 12:30pm

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

Parish News, Calendar, Catholic Resources, Prayers,

Readings and up-to-date information available at:

www.stjeromeparishssm.com and

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SUNDAY COLLECTION REPORT Sunday (Sept. 11, 2016): (including loose) $ 3,996.35

(129/303 envelopes used)

Pre-authorized Sunday: $ 1,386.00

Building Fund: $ 258.00

Pre-authorized Building Fund: $ 45.00

TOTAL: $ 5,685.35

Budgeted Weekly Income Needed: $5,600.00

PARISH INFORMATION

Sacrament of Baptism

Baptisms are celebrated

after a preparation

programme is completed.

Please call the parish office to

register.

Marriages

Please contact the parish priest

at least six months in advance of

the intended date of marriage.

Sacrament of the Sick

Celebrated on the First

Wednesday of the month at the

9:15am Mass. Also available 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 Connie Celli at

705-945-7034 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 submissions to be

considered for printing is

Monday prior to print. Please

note that all submissions may be

edited for space purposes.

TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK

Tuesday, September 20 - 7:00PM

Memorial of St. Andrew Kim Tae-Gon Priest

Proverbs 21.1-6, 10-13, Luke 8.19-21

Carmelita Escasa by Julie Pope

Wednesday, September 21 - 9:15AM

Feast of St. Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist

Ephesians 4.1-7, 11-13, Matthew 9.9-14

Santa Mio by Luciano, Maria, & Luigina Candido

**Thursday, September 22 - 10:00AM (note time change)

Ecclesiastes 1.2-11, Luke 9.7-9

With students from St. Mary’s French Immersion School

Friday, September 23 - 9:15AM

Memorial of St. Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Priest

Ecclesiastes 3.1-11, Luke 9.18-22

No special intention

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Amos 6.1a, 4-7, Luke 16.19-31

Saturday, September 24

4:00PM - Jerry MacDermid by Marilyn

- Rev. Fr. Myles Sharpe by Mike Sheehan

- Georgina Danesi by husband John

Sunday, September 25

9:00AM - Frank Battocchio by Sister Roberta & Sister Norma

- Art & Mary-Beth Thibodeau by Lois Thibodeau

11:00AM - For the Intentions of All Parishioners by the Pastor

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 22, 2016

Mass with Students from

St. Mary’s French

Immersion School

10:00am

September 24, 2016

Big Blue Box Food Drive

We are in need of your

help! Please give of your

time to help collect food for

those less fortunate in our

community.

September 29, 2016

Confirmation Preparation

Session #1

7:00pm - 8:30pm

First Session for Candidates

and Parents.

September 30, 2016

St. Jerome Feast Day

Wine & Cheese

Celebrate the feast day of

our patron saint, beginning

with Mass at 7:00pm, and

social to follow.

October 1, 2016

Intercessory Prayer Group

9:00am - Please join us for a

half-hour of prayer and

fellowship as we pray for

our community.

Full list of upcoming events

available on our website.

BIG BLUE BOX FOOD DRIVE FOR ST. VINCENT PLACE

SEPTEMBER 24 - 9:00AM - 3:00PM St. Jerome will once again be assisting in the collec-

tion and sorting of non-perishable food. We are in

need of volunteers to drive and pick-up food from

certain locations, as well as volunteers to sort and

label items in our parish hall. We encourage all of

our parishioners to help for all or part of the day.

This is a great opportunity to help those less fortunate in our community.

Please see more information and sign-up lists in the main entrance.

CONFIRMATION REGISTRATION Registration for the Sacrament of Confirmation is ongoing until

September 22. This year the Sacrament of Confirmation will

be celebrated on November 10 with Bishop Marcel

Damphousse presiding. Any students in Grade 7 or older are

asked to register. Full list of dates for preparation meetings are

on our website, along with online registration.

ST. JEROME FEAST DAY

WINE & CHEESE

Friday, September 30!

We will begin with

Mass in the church at

7:00pm followed by a

Wine & Cheese social

in our parish hall. All

are welcome!

YOUNG PEOPLE’S CHURCH

SUNDAY MORNINGS AT

11:00AM

Three different

age groups are

now offered!

Pre-school - SK;

Grades 1 - 3; and

Grades 4 - 6.

PARISH NEWS & EVENTS

Life Chain 2016 - Sunday, October 2 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm

LIFE CHAIN is a peaceful and prayerful public witness of

pro-life individuals praying for our country, those in cri-

sis, and an end to abortion.

Location for St. Jerome’s parishioners is in front of Arby’s

on Great Northern Road at Northern Ave.

WITH MANY THANKS On behalf of the entire parish, I wish to extend my

thanks to our parish secretary, Silvana Battochio,

on her many years of employment at St. Jerome’s.

Silvana has decided to leave this position, and our

prayers and well wishes are with her. - Fr. Pat

Following Christ in the Holy Spirit: Discernment of the Holy Spirit Christians are called to be disciples of Jesus Christ. Discipleship begins with the encounter with Christ, when one decides to follow Jesus. Keeping the Ten Commandments comes later, as one encounters Christ and decides to do his will. This is a two-stage process of initial and ongoing conversion, of internal and external assent that may happen simultaneously as we mature as Christians. This maturation leads us to an ever deeper level of discipleship with Christ. The Holy Spirit moves us from an external conformity of actions to an internal response to Christ, to following Christ in the Holy Spirit! "The redemption accomplished by the Son in the dimensions of the earthly history of humanity—accomplished in his 'departure' through the Cross and Resurrection—is at the same time, in its entire salvific power, transmitted to the Holy Spirit: the one who will take what is mine." (Dominum et Vivificantem, no.11) All Christian spirituality flows from responding to the Holy Spirit. Hence, the word "spirituality." We know that prayer is a gift of the Holy Spirit. It involves dropping external preoccupations and listen-ing and responding to the internal voice of the Holy Spirit rising within our hearts. St. Paul is clear in this when he says, "In the same way, the Spirit too comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit intercedes with inexpressible groanings. And the one who searches hearts knows what is the intention of the Spirit, because it intercedes for the holy ones according to God's will." (Rom 8:26-27) Discernment of the Holy Spirit is also a gift of the Holy Spirit. Our reflections focus on God's presence through the Holy Spirit, given to us through faith and baptism. Discernment of the Holy Spirit is listening and responding to the voice of the Holy Spirit arising in the midst of daily activities. It is being aware of the inter-nal fluctuations of our hearts and learning to discern those movements that flow from the Holy Spirit from those that do not. The Epistles and the Gospels invite us to be disciples "in the Holy Spirit," the third person of the Blessed Trinity. Copyright © 2016, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Washington, DC. All rights reserved. Permission is hereby granted to duplicate this work without adaptation for non-commercial use.

We remember in our prayers, those who

have died: Margaret Castellani.

May her soul and the souls of all our

faithful departed rest in peace.

WEEKLY PRAYER REFLECTION

St. Jerome’s C.W.L. Turkey Dinner Sunday, September 25 - 5:00pm

in the parish hall

(Adults $20.00; children under 10: $10.00;

children under 5: free) Everyone is Welcome!

BIBLE STUDY This Fall we will resume Bible Study

using the Loyola Program, Six Weeks

with the Bible. We will be reflecting on

the Book of Proverbs using “Proverbs:

Wisdom for Living.” There is a group that has been

meeting on Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:00. If

that time is not convenient for you and you want to

start up your own group, I’ll help your group get

started. If you want to study this on your own,

that option is also available. If you are interested,

contact Burnie Thorp at bjthorp@shaw.ca or 705-949-

1724. Please register by Wednesday, Oct. 5. Each

participant will need the book & I need to order them

so no late registrations will be taken. Cost is $12 (or

whatever you can afford). The Wednesday group

will begin on October 19 and run until November 23.

JOB POSTING –

ST. JEROME PARISH SECRETARY We are in need of a parish secretary to work

Tuesday to Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm (7 hours) and

Friday 8:30am - 12:00pm (3.5 hours). Main

responsibilities include bulletin production, book-

keeping, Mass Intention management and other

clerical duties. Training will be provided. Computer

skills a must. Employment is based on a one year

renewable contract. For further details, please con-

tact the parish office. Three references and a police

check are required. Deadline for resumes is October

3, 2016. Resumes can be submitted by email to

stjerome@diocesessm.org.

WANTED: YOUTH ALTAR SERVERS The Altar Servers Ministry is look-

ing for new members to help dur-

ing Mass. Child should be at least

7 years old.

Training will be provided.

Registration forms are available in the North Foyer

of the church or online. For more information please

contact Christie Currie, David Dick or speak to

Father Pat or Father Daniele.