BULLETIN
Saint John the Evangelist & St. Bernardine of Siena
PASTOR Rev. Charles N. Mathieu
Weekend Eucharistic Liturgies:
St. John the Evangelist:
Saturday - 4:30 p.m. Sunday - 10:30 a.m.
St. Bernardine of Siena, Skead: Sunday - 9:00 a.m.
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Saturday - 11:00 a.m. as long as penitent is present.
Sacrament of Baptism:
Registered Parishioners are to contact the Parish Office.
Sacrament of Marriage:
Registered Parishioners are to contact the Office 1 year before intended date of marriage.
St. John's Parish Care Team:
If you are sick, confined or elderly and wish to be visited please call: Marie Bardswich 693-2282 OR Doreen Merkas 693-0424
Prayerline:
Please call Priscilla Egan: 693-3458 OR Shirley Robillard: 693-3318 OR Doreen Merkas: 693-0424
Care of the Sick:
Upon request Eucharistic Ministers will take Holy Communion to the Sick & Shut-Ins:
St. John's - contact Parish Office - 693-2032
St. Bernardine's - contact Rolande Kehoe - 969-2838
New Parishioners:
Please pick up a Commitment-Registration form in Church Office.
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
MARCH 14, 2010
MARCH 15 to MARCH 21, 2010
Monday - NO MASS
Tuesday – 11:00 a.m. – for Francis Hickey
by Bill & Marie Bardswich
Wednesday – 11;00 a.m. – for Jean Ahola
by The Cull Girls
Thursday – 11:00 a.m. – for Annette MacDonell
by Dennis Rule
Friday – 11:00 a.m. – for Anne De Stefano
by Diane Thomson
Sat. – 4:30 p.m. – for Alex Cameron
by Alex MacEachern
Sunday – 10:30 a.m.– for the Parish by the Pastor
ST. JOHN’S SCHEDULE OF MINISTERS
Saturday, March 20
Eucharistic Minister – Don Brown,
Lectors – Dion Dumontelle & RoseMarie Bergeron,
Hospitality – Shane Monaghan
Sunday, March 21
Eucharistic Minister – Joan Cull,
Lectors – Claudette Jones & Kim Monaghan,
Hospitality – Rod McHugh
LENTEN PROGRAM
- Tues. to Fri. – 11:00 a.m. Mass & Homily
- Daily Reflection using DAYBREAK pamphlet
- Daily use of Lifestyle Awareness Calendar
- Stations of the Cross Friday at 7 p.m.
- Weekly Offering for Garson Food Bank
FOOD BANK BLITZ Week 5
Non-Perishable Food Products
Lunch Box Snacks
are always greatly appreciated
SOLIDARITY SUNDAY
STONE SOUP EVENT
Next Sunday
immediately following Mass
See Information Insert
Everyone welcome!
Happy March Break!
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
C.W.L. Members will lead us
this Friday at 7 p.m.
as we meditate on
Christ’s Passion, Death & Resurrection
PENITENTIAL SERVICE
at ST. JOHN’S
Wednesday, March 24th
at 7:00 p.m.
at OTHER CHURCHES
Holy Redeemer – Tues., March 23rd at 7 p.m.
St. Patrick – Tuesday, March 23rd at 7 p.m.
NEXT BAPTISMAL PROGRAM
held on April 24th
Baptisms April 25th
Pre-Registration is necessary
Contact Rachel Corbett at 693-3241
FULL PARTICIPATION in the EUCHARIST
Preparation Sunday, March 21st
at 10:30 a.m. Mass
DEVELOPMENT & PEACE
D&P is accepting donations from Canadians
to further help with the emergency response to Chile.
Donations can be made by sending a cheque
made out to Development & Peace
indicating Earthquake Chile to:
Development and Peace
1425 Rene-Levesque Blvd, West, 3rd Floor
Montreal QC H3G 1T7
PARISH PROGRAMS & EVENTS
MEETINGS THIS WEEK
ANNIVERSARY ALBUM Tuesday, March 16th
1:00 p.m. in the Church Hall
FAITH SHARING Tuesday, March 16th
7:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room
R.C.I.A. Wednesday, March 17th
9:30 a.m. in the Meeting Room
CRAFTS Wednesday, March 17th
noon to 4:00 p.m. in the Hall
PARISH COUNCIL Wednesday, March 17th
7:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room
CWL NEWS
Tickets for the CWL Regional Meeting and Luncheon
taking place at the Howard Johnson
on April 18th are available at a cost of $18.00
REGIONAL PROGRAMS & EVENTS
NATIONAL CATHOLIC MISSION 2010
“A God for All Seasons”
will be broadcast on VISIONTV
on Monday, March 29th (Pt. 1)
and Tuesday, March 30th (Pt 2)
at 9:00 p.m. and repeated at 11:00 p.m.
It will feature Fr. Pat Fitzpatrick
and Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister
LENTEN MISSION – 2010
Our Lady of Hope Church
592 Brennan Rd., Sudbury
Saturday – March 20th
9:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Speaker: Bishop Jean-Louis Plouffe
Mass will be celebrated (Saturday Liturgy)
Everyone Welcome!
PARISH MISSION
HOLY REDEEMER CHURCH
WITNESSING TO HOPE
March 22nd - 23rd – 24th
Begins at 7:00 p.m. - Refreshments to follow
Monday: A Woman, A Well, and Wonder
Tues: Who Invited Him? Who Invited Her?
Wednesday: Witnessing to Hope
FAMILY ENRICHMENT CENTRE
RECONNECTING WITH YOUR INNER CHILD
PART 1
Saturday, March 27th - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
& Sunday, March 28th - 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Registration due by March 17th
Limited to 14 participants
Cost $80.00
TO REGISTER CALL 670-0606
FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH
Holy Trinity Parish
Friday, March 19th at 6:30 p.m.
Procession with statue & blessing of bread
Refreshments served in parish hall
Service in Italian
WARMHEARTS
Applications are being accepted now
for our Spring Training Course
It will be offered in English and in French
volunteers needed for all Greater Sudbury
If interested call Jeannette 677-0077 ext226
or apply online www.warmhearts.ca
DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA
meeting March 21st
at Christ the King Parish at 2 p.m.
THE WATERGATE 1534 Pioneer Rd.Sud.
Supper, Sunday, March 21st 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
$12/adults - $5/children
FREE/children under 4 - $30/ family (4 persons or more)
For information call 523-1437
ST. PATRICK DANCE
March 20th Club D’Age D’Or de la Vallee
26 Cote Blvd, Hanmer
8 to 11 p.m. Admission $7.00
ST. BERNARDINE OF SIENA
ANNOUNCED MASS
Mar. 21 – 9 a.m. – for Lillian Morin
by Lise & Roger St. Germain
SCHEDULE OF MINISTERS
Sunday March 21
Eucharist – J. Terrell,
Commentator – G. Waszczylo,
Lector – C. Larrett,
Hospitality – The Kehoe Family
Fourth Sunday of Lent March 14, 2010
Simple Blessings
Joshua 5:9a, 10-12
“The people of God entered the promised land and there kept the Passover”.
Unleavened cakes and parched grain doesn’t sound like much of a menu, but it was a banquet for the Israelites of long ago.
Freed from slavery in
It was Passover, the festival commemorating their departure from
You appreciate things more if you have had to go without them. Food tastes better if you are hungry. Employment is more satisfying if you were unemployed. Shelter feels safer if you have been without a home. God’s presence feels stronger when you rediscover prayer.
It may not seem like much
unleavened cakes and parched grain,
but for the Israelites it was a banquet.
They may not seem like much,
these little blessings God gives us,
but for those who experience God’s mercy,
they are heaven.
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