st. patrick’s accessibility fundraising committee (afc)...
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St. Patrick’s Parish Most Rev. Gerard Bergie, Bishop of St. Catharines 107 Orkney St. E., Caledonia, ON N3W 1C4
Phone: 905-765-2729
Pastor: Fr. Vijay Martin Secretary: Suzanne Hunter
St. Patrick’s Accessibility Fundraising Committee
St. Patrick’s Accessibility Fundraising Committee
(AFC) is made up of volunteers from our Parish
Community. This committee reports to the Finance
Council of the Parish.
The main role of the AFC is to raise funds for the
church Accessibility Project. The AFC is responsible
for coordinating and monitoring all fundraising
events and for communicating to the parish regularly.
This ensures everyone is aware of the progress of the
Project.
All funds raised for the St. Patrick’s Accessibility
Project are to be submitted to the AFC. The AFC will
submit the funds to the Finance Council for deposit.
All funds raised will be identified separately in the St.
Patrick’s Church account and reported on the
Statement of Renovation Funds. The money
identified on this statement is not available to cover
any operating expenses for the church.
Committee Members include:
Co-Chairs: Sharon Sparks/Elvira Lester
Secretary/Treasurer: Jo Anne Young
Liaison to Finance Council: Paul Gallant
Members: Lise Mori, Dale Szalay
MASS SCHEDULE Saturday - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Weekday Masses Monday to Friday 9:00 am In the Church
Eucharistic Adoration – First Friday 9:30am-10:00am
Confessions: Saturday 4:15 p.m. & before weekday Mass & Sunday Masses. Baptism: Contact the parish office for an appointment 3 months in advance. Marriage: Arrangements must be made six months in advance. Aged/Infirm: Please contact the Parish Office when someone is confined to their home for an extended period of time. Prayer Line: Parish Prayer Line call: Laurie 765-6619 or Julie 765-3329 St. Vincent de Paul: Contact the Parish Office K of C Website: www.kofc9300.org St. Patrick’s email: [email protected] / website: www.stpatrickscaledonia.ca Father Vijay’s email [email protected]
Altar Servers Lisa Isherwood 289-284-0287 Lectors John Chennery 765-6108 Baptism Preparation Call the parish office R.C.I.A. Call Parish Office C.W.L. Christine Wuergler 730-4970 Faith Ministry Joanne Young 765-2653 Friends of the Church Laurie Burley 765-6619 Sacristans Sandy & John Burnell 765-2547 Music Ministry John Holloway 765-2279 Respect for Life Peggy McCarthy 765-9726 Cemetery Board Bill Stoneman 765-0008 Pastoral Council 765-2729 Children’s Liturgy 765-2729 Youth Coordinator 765-2729 Hospitality Group Nicole LeVatte 765-4802 Children’s Activities Corina Woods 765-0338 Knights of Columbus Bernard Parsons 570-7536 Strong Catholic Families Teresa Szalay 765-4959 Finance Council Trudy Parsons 765-3742 Elvira Lester -- [email protected] Development & Peace Bob & Helen
Aitchison AFC Co Chairs Sharon Sparks – [email protected]
NEW PARISHIONERS – Welcome! Please introduce yourself to the pastor and complete this REGISTRATION FORM and place it in the collection basket.
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Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 22nd, 2018 The Lord is Kind and Merciful! Psalm 145
MASS INTENTIONS
Mon. Apr. 23 9:00 a.m. +Marie Vermeltfoort by Gil Lucassen Tues. Apr. 24 9:00 a.m. Intention of Cenaida Rodriguez by Oswaldo Rodriguez Wed. Apr. 25 9:00 a.m. +Henrica ZanErdewijk by Annette Nita Thur. Apr. 26 9:00 a.m. +Theo Van Hout by Reg & Maria Hammond Fri. Apr. 27 9:00 a.m. Intention of Carm Grundy by John & Sandy Burnell
Sat. Apr. 28 5:00 p.m. +Diane Bouman by 5 pm Choir Sun. Apr. 29 8:30 a.m. Intentions of the Parishioners
10:30 a.m. +Paul Hammond Sr. by Reg & Maria Hammond +Ann Austin by Ray & Sharon Smith
Weekday Mass is held in the Rectory – Monday to Friday at 9:00 am
PARISH SUPPORT Thank you April 15, 2018 Easter Sunday Collection: $583 (31 Envelopes); Loose $197
PARISH NEWS
SUN. APR. 22 MON. APR. 23 TUES. APR. 24 WED. APR. 25 THUR.APR.26 FRI. APR. 27 SAT. APR. 28
First Communion 1 pm Notre Dame School
CWL Meeting 7 pm
SUN. APR. 29 MON. APR. 30 TUES. MAY 1 WED. MAY 2 THUR. MAY 3 FRI. MAY 4 SAT. MAY 5
Laudato Si Dialogues Meeting at 1 pm
First Friday Adoration 9:30-10:30am
Parish Discernment Meeting 10 am
For emergency call the pastor by using the phone number 905-730-1383
Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday– 9:30am-12:30 pm_________________________ We ask all parishioners to please try and use the ramp entrance_______________________ If you would like to receive your bulletin by email please contact [email protected] The Parish now accepts Visa & MasterCard. Please contact Suzanne Hunter at the parish office
Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for the Month of
April That economists may have the courage to reject any economy of exclusion and know how to open new paths. (Apostleship of Prayer)_____________
A second collection for the Accessibility Fundraising project will be after each mass on the first weekend of the month. Thanks for your support.
To our First Holy Communicants Congratulations to all the students who received their First Holy Communion this weekend.
PARISH DISCERNMENT FOR THE DIOCESE OF ST. CATHARINES: These discernment gatherings have been going on for the past 2 1/2 years in the Hamilton and London Diocese and St. Catharines Diocese for the past six months. It is now time for Haldimand Deanery to go through the process. Four to six parishioners from each parish were asked to be a part of this process. Given the requirements from the diocese Fr Vijay personally approached some parishioners who volunteered to commit to this process. On Wed, April 18th we had our first gathering on this
discernment process. Based on this meeting we are asked to host several gatherings with as many parishioners as possible to discuss and share our faith journey, personal experiences within parish life. We are asking the parishioners to come to one of our planned meetings to participate. You will be given a questionnaire with points to consider on your faith. Please try and make one of the following dates: Saturday, May 5th 10am to 11am or Tuesday May 8th at 7:00pm—8:00pm. It is our hope that as many parishioners as possible will attend. These personal faith sharings will be summarized and be presented at the next Discernment meeting of our Deanery, May 12. The ACTS Retreats which focuses on Adoration, Community, Theology and Service are being held on the following dates: Women’s Retreats-April 26 – April 29, 2018 and November 15 – November 18, 2018; and the Men’s Retreats- May 24 – May 27, 2018 and November 29 – December 2, 2018. For more information: www.actscanada.org.
Your Parish needs Your Help The Parish is in need of a few more volunteers to help clean the church. If you are able to volunteer one to two hours every 5-6 weeks we need your help. A dedicated group of parishioners have been doing a fantastic job keeping our church clean for the past few years and now we are in need of a few more to join this great team. If you are able to give some of your time, please contact Donna Corbett, 905-765-5712 or the parish office. Thank you. On April 28th following 5pm mass and on April 29th
following both the 8:30 & 10:30 masses, the
students of the Grade 8 class at Notre Dame
School would like to sell milk chocolate flower
suckers to the parishioners. The sale of the
chocolate suckers will help to raise additional
funds for the planning of the Grade 8 graduation
party/dance to take place on June 20th following
the school graduation ceremony.
The Laudato Si Dialogues group continues to meet
Tuesdays, 1 to 3:30, until June 12th. We enjoy
fellowship and discussion around Pope Francis' call to
care for creation and our global neighbours. The
following are the dates for future meetings-May 1 - St.
Patrick's Rectory 1 - 3:30, May 15 - Regina Mundi
Meeting Room 1 - 3:30, May 29 6296 Blackheath
Road, Binbrook 1 - 3:30. Please RSVP Agnes Richard
at 289-439-8782
Sunday, April 22, 3:00pm HOLY HOUR to PRAY for VOCATIONS, Cathedral of St. Catherine of Alexandria. Sunday, April 22 is known as Good Shepherd Sunday. It is also the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. We will gather, under the leadership of Bishop Bergie, from all over the diocese, to pray for
vocations to the priesthood, especially from and for our diocese and for vocations to the diaconate. And we shall intercede for vocations to the religious life. May the Lord touch the hearts of many young men and women to consecrate themselves completely and exclusively to Christ and the service of His holy people. May the Lord bless all married and single persons in their vocations.
A small medal was accidentally placed in the SSVP Poor box two weeks ago at the Saturday evening Mass. We would like to give it back to its rightful owner. If you have lost a beautiful medal please contact Laurie Burley at 905-765-6619.
World Youth Day 2019: Panama City, Panama
Jan. 18 – 26, 2019 OR Jan. 22 - 28, 2019 Calling all young adults, 18-30 years of age! Come learn more about the pilgrimage to
WYD 2019 in Panama. Those interested are asked to attend an Information Session at 7:00 pm at the Catholic Centre, 3400 Merrittville, Thorold on Thursday, May 17, 2018
Message
My brothers and sisters, the Fourth Sunday of Easter is
called Good Shepherd Sunday. It is because our
gospel talks about Jesus as the Good Shepherd.
Who are the shepherds?
In the political order; the president, governors, mayors, barangay captains, cabinet members, department heads, etc. are shepherds.
In the family and educational order; the parents, guardians, professors, class instructors, teachers, supervisors, etc. are shepherds. In the ecclesiastical order; the bishops, parish priests, chaplains, directors and etc. are the shepherds in their own capacity. In short, this Sunday is for anyone who is the head or leader of any group or undertaking.
Good shepherds who lay down their lives are husbands
and wives who show their devotion to each other;
teachers who spent untold hours instructing weak
students; doctors and nurses who work untiringly to
show they care for their patients.
Rightly, then, that this Sunday is also the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. I invite you, dear parents and young people, to pray for more vocations to the priesthood and religious life. We may not be the ones called by God to this kind of vocation, but as Christians, we have the obligation to campaign for more vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
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