St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Parish December 16th 2018 3rd Sunday of Advent

Welcome and blessings to all who are with us today!

Parish Office: 360 Newcastle Boulevard, Miramichi, NB E1V 2J9 Phone: 622-5720 Email: stmarys@nb.aibn.com Website: www.stmarysrcmiramichi.com

Pastoral Team: Rev. Antonio Reyes, Rev. Anthony Dass Papu and Retired Priest in Residence, Rev. Maurice Swift

Office Administrator: Sheryl Vanderbeck Office Hours: Mon–Thurs.,9 am to 3 pm Religious Education Coordinator: Cindy Diotte 622-5723; smaryrel@nb.aibn.com

Parish Masses: December 17th

to 23rd

St. Mary’s Mass Schedule

Wednesday 12:05 pm Alyre Allain

Thursday 12:05 pm Helena & William McCombs

Friday 12:05 pm Mr. & Mrs. William F. McGrath

& Carolyn McGrath Brideau

Saturday 4:30 pm Memorial Mass

Sunday 10:00 am Barbara Morrison (A)

Holy Rosary 11:30 am Wed to Fri. & Sun. 9:30 am

St. Samuel’s Mass Schedule

Tuesday 6:30 pm Shirley Burns

Wednesday 9:00 am Charlie Hutchison

Thursday 6:30 pm Elsie McLean

Friday 6:30 pm Ned DesRoches

Saturday 6:00 pm Bernice Ginnish

Sunday 9:00 am For the People

Sts. Peter & Paul Mass Schedule

Thursday 9:00 am John MacDonald

Friday 9:00 am Margaret Ross

Sunday 10:30 am Lionel Savard

St. Joachim’s Mass Schedule

Sunday 12:30 pm Gary Wood

Holy Rosary Sundays at 12 pm

St. Mary’s Religious Education

Dec. 16th: Parish Christmas Party—All are welcome!

Dec. 20th: 4:30 pm Christmas Pageant Practice

Dec. 24th: 4 pm Christmas Eve Pageant & Family Mass

Jan. 13th: Religious Ed Classes Resume In the charity of your prayers, please remember all those who have died, especially the

following: George Bowes, Jackie Mullin, and Agnes Keoughan Lynch.

Baptisms: Contact parish office to schedule. Marriages: Six months notice required.

*Confession: St. Mary’s: Saturday at 3:30 pm St. Samuel’s: Saturday at 5:30 pm *If your church is not listed here please speak to the priest before or after mass to schedule a time that is convenient for you.

At St. Ann’s in Burnt Church, mass is

held on Sundays at 1 pm.

Who is St. Marguerite Bourgeouys? Hardship and danger can deter some people. But for St. Marguerite Bourgeoys, hardship and danger gave rise to an active and purposeful life. Born on Good Friday in France on April 17, 1620 into a family with 12 children, Marguerite took care of many of her brothers and sisters after her mother died when Marguerite was 19. After they were older and could care for themselves, she became in-volved in charitable work. The governor of Montreal, Canada, traveled to France looking for teachers willing to come to the New World. Marguerite decided to go to New France. Once there, she oversaw the construction of a chapel. Living in the Canadian wil-derness meant hardship and danger. These challenges inspired Marguerite. She chose to serve the Native Americans and the settlers. Marguerite went to the governor of Ville Ma-rie (Montreal) and convinced him to let her open a school. When Marguerite first arrived in Ville Marie, there were no children to teach, and she realized that children did not live to an age old enough for school. So she went to work in the hospital. She aided Jeanne Mance, who ran the hospital, in helping children to survive in the harsh New World. She made several trips back to France to recruit more teachers, and these women joined her in the Congregation of Notre Dame. Eventually some Canadian women joined the new religious order. In 1679, the Bishop of Quebec told Marguerite she and the Sisters of the Congrega-tion of Notre Dame had to join with a cloistered order of Ursulines. The bishop’s order would put an end to all the good work the Congregation was doing. Marguerite would not give up. She explained to the bishop that the Sisters could not do their good work in a cloister. Eventually the bishop replied, “I cannot doubt, Mother Bourgeoys, that you will succeed in moving heaven and earth as you have moved me!” The Congregation of Notre Dame remains an active teaching order. It was one of the very first of its kind for women. St. Marguerite died in 1700 and was canonized in 1982 as Canada’s first female saint.

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St. Mary’s Sanctuary Lamp and Bread & Wine This week the Sanctuary Lamp burns loving memory of

Barbara Underhill, placed by her family;

and the Bread & Wine are dedicated in celebration of the life of

Arlene Donaher, placed by Harold, Ashley and Amanda.

Stewardship: St. Ann’s : $107; St. Joachim’s: $104;Flowers $90 ; St. Mary’s: Sunday $3,573;

Pro Life $385; Restoration $50; Christmas Hampers $380, Flowers $50 Sts. Peter & Paul: Sun-day $ 751; Pro Life $74; Missals $275 St. Samuel’s: Dec. 1 Craft Sale $2,580.90 (50/50 winner-Bill Nowlan $338) Ladies Exercise Group $1,653.45, Dec. 3 $1712 Dec. 9 Sunday $1,548.10, Pro Life $210, Cemetery $25, Tree of Remembrance $108.

Christmas Flowers/memorials: If you would like to make a donation in memory of some-one, please submit their names in an envelope marked “ Christmas Flowers” and remember to include your name and/or envelope # as well as for which church. You can place it in the weekend offering or bring to the parish office. Thank you.

St. Joachim’s Weekly Religious Education classes are on Thursdays at 5:30 pm at St. Joachim’s.

St. Mary’s Christmas Flowers: to make a donation for Christmas Flowers in memory of loved ones, please place

their names in an envelope along with your name and env. # and submit to the office by Thursday, De-

cember 20th. The names will be placed in a frame at the front of the church. Thank you!

Stay and Play for parents and tots - each Tuesday and Friday from 10 am to noon in room

120. They will be stopping for Christmas break after Tuesday, Dec. 11th -resumes Jan. 11th.

St. Mary’s Senior Choir is greatly in need of new members. If you would like to join or

would like more information, please contact Mary Butler 622-3711.

Special Christmas Concert: Monday, Dec. 17th The Ennis Sisters from Newfoundland at

St. Mary’s. Tickets $25/advance,$30/door. Sponsored by the 61st Miramichi Folksong Festi-

val. Tickets on sale at Parish office, Brookdale Flower Shop and Kingston Car Wash.

Prayer Shawl Ministry will resume Jan.10th.

Sts. Peter & Paul Non-Perishable food items will be collected until the week before Christmas for the food

bank for the less fortunate in our surrounding communities. Thank you in advance.

Tickets are on sale for the fund raising New Year's Eve Dance December 31st, 9 pm to 1

am at the Father Morrissey Church Hall in Bartibog Bridge featuring WILD COUNTRY. Pot

luck lunch will be available. Everyone is welcome, tickets $15.00 per person. Contact Gerard

and Brenda Levesque at 506-776-3456.

Memory Bulbs You can give your donation of $5.00 for a Christmas Memory Bulb to either

Shirley Robichaud 773-4702 or Brenda Levesque 776-3456.

St. Samuel’s St. Samuels’ Women’s Exercise: last class for Christmas: Fri. Dec. 21 - resumes Jan. 7th

St. Samuel’s Men’s Group hosts a 45’s card party will stop after December 16th and re-

sume on January 6th, 2019. Have a Merry Christmas!

Andrew Innes was the winner of the last Men’s Group 1049 draw of $345. The next one will start after Christmas.

Community Events:

St. Thomas the Apostle Youth Group is selling tickets for a chance to win a 5 course meal

with Father Dan Melanson on January 6th, 2019 (Epiphany) at 6 pm at St. Thomas Rectory.

There will be 3 winners (dinner for two each) For tickets ($10) call Jane, Joe or Anika at 836-

7821. Proceeds for St. James basement renovations. Draw date is December 23rd.

The Catholic Bookstore in Saint John is having a CLEAR OUT SALE…50% OFF STOREWIDE (some exceptions). Tuesday, Dec.4 until Friday, December 21

MEMORIALS Celebrated Dec. 22nd

, 4:30 pm: Souls in Purgatory; Spec. Int. (PM); Dec. Mem.

of the Morrison’s and their Spouses’ Families, Dec. Mem. of the Gorman and Galley Families,

Dec. Mem. of the Edward & Lillian Morris Family, Agnes Morrison, Spec. Int. (TG)(LW) &

families, Laurie & Marg Wrigley, Malcolm Addison, Spec. Int. (WF), James & Millie Underhill,

Arlene Donaher, Ronald & Lillian Morrison, Tim & Molly Foley, Wilfred & Edna Robichaud &

dmf, Spec. Int (CM)(EM) & family, Spec. Int. (MG)(MG) & family, Spec. Int. (RG)(TG) & family,

Spec. Int. (BG)(MS) & family, James O’Shea and Margaret Mironenko.

CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES:

Dec. 24: St. Ann’s: 10:30 pm

St. Joachim’s: 6:00 pm

St. Mary’: 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm

Sts. Peter & Paul: 8:00 pm

St. Samuel’s: 4:00 pm and 10:00 pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dec. 25: St. Mary’s: 10:00 am

Sts. Peter & Paul: 10:30 am

St. Samuel’s: 10:00 am

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dec. 29th/30th: Regular mass schedule.

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NEW YEARS MASS TIMES: Dec.31: 6:00 pm Sts. Peter & Paul

*Note time change from 8 to 6 pm

Dec. 31: 4:00 pm St. Samuel’s ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jan. 1: St. Mary’s: 10:00 am

Sts. Peter & Paul: 10:30 am

St. Samuel’s: 10 am

Parish News & Events: Family Parish Christmas Party: December 16, 2:30 to 5:00 pm at St. Mary’s Hall: Horse &

Wagon rides (2:30-4:30 pm), homemade soup, treats, awesome music by Donna & Tyrone Hubbard—special visitors Mr. & Mrs. Claus arriving at 4:30 with treats for the kids. Every-one welcome!

Church envelopes have arrived. Please call Sheryl at the office if 1.) There are errors in your name or address, 2.) If you don’t currently use envelopes and would like to receive a box, and 3.) if you are interested in participating in our electronic giving program.

*Please note envelope numbers have changed. Thank you.