23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time September 9 & 10, 2017 Pastor: Fr. John MacPherson Kentville Office: 902-678-3303 Associate: Fr. Craig Cameron Kentville Residence: 902-678-3519 Weekend Ministry: Fr. Gerald Saulnier Deacons: Rev. Mr. Paul Lannan Rev. Mr. Jerry Clement

Rev. Mr. David Hasler Rev. Mr. Don Boudreau

Mass Schedule…this week!

Saturday

Sept 9 4pm Hantsport, Canning & Middleton

Sunday

Sept 10 9am 11am 5pm

Wolfville, Berwick & Bridgetown

Windsor, Kentville & Middleton

Kentville Monday Sept 11 9am Kentville Tuesday Sept 12 NO MASS

Wednesday Sept 13 NO MASS Thursday Sept 14 6:30

pm Holy Cross Cemetery or St.

Josephs in case of inclement weather

Friday Sept 15 9am Kentville Hantsport-Wolfville-Windsor on September 9th-10th … please welcome Deacon Don Boudreau who will lead a Liturgy of the Word with Communion Catholic Men’s Prayer Breakfast. This introductory event will be held on Saturday Oct 28th at 8:30am – Till 11am in the “Party Room” at the Driftwood Restaurant, 209 Commercial Street, Berwick, NS. The subject to be discussed will be based on the Booklet “Into The Breach”, which is an Apostolic Exhortation published by the Knights, urging Catholic men to step up and become more aware of, and more active in their faith. This event is sponsored by the Culture of Life Committee of the Knights of Columbus, and is open to ALL MEN whether Knights or Not. Cost for the breakfast will be $10, and there will also be a “free-will” offering to cover misc. expense Since we need to know numbers please advise Sandy Pelham, before Oct 20th. Phone: 902/527-8520, or email: sandyrpelham@gmail.com

SEPTEMBER MONTHLY ULTREYA:

St Anthony Church, Berwick. September 14 at 7:30pm St. Patrick's Church, Digby - Saturday, September 16th from 3 to 6pm Valley Cursillo Pot luck & Sing - along Come and enjoy an afternoon of community fellowship, music and song, followed by a potluck supper. Bring your musical instruments. The fried turkey, as well as tea and coffee will be provided . Please bring something to share. Mass will follow at 6:30pm. The Mass will be for the deceased members of our Cursillo family. Although this event is being hosted by the Valley Cursillo Movement, everyone is welcome. Come and bring a friend! Please note that this event will replace our September Digby Ultreya. No Scen ts Makes Good Sense Please refrain from wearing perfume/cologne to Mass. Readings for the Week Monday Sept 11 Colossians 1.24–2.3 Gospel: Luke 6.6-11 Tuesday Sept 12 Colossians 2.6-15 Gospel: Luke 6.12-19 Wednesday Sept 13 Colossians 3.1-11 Gospel: Luke 6.20-26 Thursday Sept 14 Philippians 2.6-11 Gospel: John 3.13-17 Friday Sept 15 Hebrews 5.7-9 Gospel: Luke 2.33-35 or: John 19.25-27 Saturday Sept 16 1 Timothy 1.15-17 Gospel: Luke 6.43-49

Sunday Sept 17 Sirach 27.30–28.7 2nd reading: Romans 14.7-9 Gospel: Matthew 18.21-35

5th Annual Archbishop’s Dinner & Auction Join Archbishop Mancini on October 11th for the 5th Annual Archbishop's Dinner and Auction! This year’s event will be at the Cunard Centre in Halifax. The evening will begin with a reception and silent auction at 6:00pm, followed by dinner, a live auction, and words from our guest speaker, Mr. Wadih Fares. Funds raised will support the Ministry of Care and Companionship and Chaplaincy services. These ministries seek to serve individuals and families when they are most in need. Tickets are $125.00 and can be purchased online or by contacting Lydia at 902-429-9800 ext 401 or lhood@halifaxyarmouth.org. For more information about the Ministry of Care and Companionship and the Archbishop’s Dinner, please visit www.halifaxyarmouth.org/dinner.

Our Vision We are a welcoming, vibrant Catholic community of

lifelong learners growing in God’s love. We joyfully share our gifts and talents and serve others

through prayer, words and actions. We answer the call to bring all people to Christ.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Am I my brother’s keeper? All three readings today suggest that for the Christian steward the answer is “Yes!”

Parish & Community News / Events If you are new to any of our parishes, registration cards/forms are available from the office, or as you enter the church. You may place your completed form in the collection basket during Mass.

In the Hospital or Home Bound? If you know of someone (a family member or friend) who is in the hospital or at home and would like Holy Communion, the

Sacrament of the Sick, or simply a visit, please contact the Visitation Ministry Contact person for your particular church or your parish office. When Attending Mass at other churches in the area: Please note that if you place your envelope in the weekly collection at any church (Bridgetown to Windsor) it will be returned to the church clearly stated on the envelope. Stage Prophets Update

St. Joseph’s Stage Prophets -People of all ages come together to create fun theatrical productions. In a faith

filled environment. Well… The time is now! We are ready to begin the 16th season of Stage Prophets! We will be producing two separate shows this fall, both requiring teen and children casts. “Children’s Letters to God” is a small cast musical for teenaged actors, and will be performed in Wolfville’s Al Whittle Theatre on November 25th. The “Everyone’s Christmas Story” is a children’s Christmas show is expected to be a mid sized cast of child actors and will be presented in the multi-purpose room at St. Joseph’s Parish for two shows. Auditions for both shows will be held on September 10th, 2017 at 1:00 pm at St. Joseph’s Church in Kentville. Stage Prophets would also like to announce the information sessions for the spring production of “Children of Eden”. These sessions are mandatory for anyone wishing to be part of the production. The sessions will be held October 9th at 6:30pm and October 15th at 2:00pm.

For any further inquiries please contact stjoesstageprophets@gmail.com

Cemetery Mass

Holy Cross Cemetery, Kentville Celebrate the Feast of the Holy Cross Thursday, September 14th at 6:30pm

… with a blessing of the new cemetery crucifix.

Please bring a lawn chair. If the weather is inclement … Mass will be held at St. Joseph's.

 

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel will be screened Friday, September 15th, 2017

Doors open at 6:30, Show Starts 7:00 Acadia Cinema’s Al Whittle Theatre, Wolfville

TICKETS $15 Available at Careforce, 6 Webster Court, Kentville or Hospital Foundation Office Valley Regional Hospital Or by calling 902-365-3155

Proceeds to support the careyme fund

RCIA

• Are you a non-Catholic interested in learning more about the Catholic faith?

• Are you a Catholic who has not celebrated 1st Communion and/or Confirmation but would like to pursue them?

• If you answered "yes" to either of these questions, then maybe RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is for you.

• For more information, please contact your parish office.

Berwick Camp Fall Bazaar

Saturday, September 16th, 2017 9am – 3pm

115 Commercial Street, Berwick

Craft Sale Bake Sale Yard Sale Kids Play Zone Soup Luncheon & Canteen

Historical Tours start at 11am

United Church Camp Meeting Assoc. All proceeds to help replace our Closed Pavilion Roof

F R O M S E L F - P R O T E C T I O N T O B E I N G F O O D F O R T H E L I F E O F T H E W O R L D

B Y F R . R O N R O L H E I S E R O . M . I .

Recently I heard an interview on the radio with a bishop from a large American diocese. At one point he was asked: “As the leader of a large diocese today, what do you consider as your single most important task?” The bishop, a sincere and prayerful man, answered: “To protect the faith.”

For effect, I would like to contrast his answer to one that I once heard from Cardinal Hume when he was faced with essentially the same question. Asked by a journalist in Belgium in 1985 what he considered to be the most important task facing the church, he replied: “To try to help save the planet.”

These are different answers. Which runs closer to Jesus?

Jesus, in defining his meaning and ministry, said: “My flesh is food for the life of the world.” We can easily miss what’s really contained in that. Notice what he’s not saying: Jesus isn’t saying that his flesh is food for the life of the church or for the life of Christians; albeit we, believers, get fed too and, indeed, generally get fed first, but the ultimate reason why Jesus came was not simply to feed us.

His body is food for the life of the world and the world is larger than the church. Jesus came into the world to be eaten up by the world. For this reason, he was born in a manger, a feeding-trough, a place where animals come to eat, and it’s for this reason that he eventually ends up on a table, an altar, to be eaten by human beings (even when done without due reverence or attention). Jesus came not to defend himself, the church, or the faith, but as nourishment for the planet.

We need, I believe, to keep that horizon always in front of us as we journey through a time of anti-ecclesial and anti-clerical sentiment. Today the church, its teachings, and its clergy are often under siege, sometimes for good reasons but many times simply because of ideology and bias. In the Western world today, the only intellectually-sanctioned bias is that against Roman Catholicism and Evangelical Protestantism. To be bigoted here is not interpreted as intolerance or as being narrow-minded. Rather it’s seen as the opposite, a sign that one is enlightened and liberal.

The danger in that is not that the church will somehow collapse, but that the church, us, will become too-defensive, too-self-protective, lose the vulnerability that

Jesus demonstrated and asks for, and instead see the world as an enemy to be fought rather than as a precious body to which we are asked to give our lives (akin to a parent who has a child whose hostility makes an easy loving relationship difficult, but who must then resist the temptation to write off his or her responsibility for that child). The first task of the church, no matter the difficulty, is not to circle the wagons and defend itself. Even when the world doesn’t welcome what we have to offer, we’re still asked to give ourselves over to it as food.

It’s easy to lose that perspective, especially in a time of disprivilege, and so it’s important that we recall the reason why the church exists. Why does it exist?

The church exists not as an end in itself (though, admittedly, partially, the church, as indeed all community, is an end in itself and needs no justification beyond itself since community in general and ecclesial community in particular are already the new life that Jesus promised). But we exist as a church too to be food for the life of the world, to be eaten up as nourishment by everyone, including those outside our own circles. As Cardinal Hume put it, our real reason to be is beyond our own lives. Ultimately the church is not about the church, it’s food for the world.

That, of course, doesn’t mean the church shouldn’t have an internal agenda. It’s valid too to sometimes turn inward. In order to be a body that can be nourishment for the world, the church needs to generate, foster, and protect its own life. We can’t give life if we haven’t got any. Thus, we need catechises and formation, church programs of every kind, sound preaching, solid doctrinal and moral teachings, and even the painful internal debates we have about denominations, authority, and who gets to do ministry. But these are not an end, but only a means to an end. It’s important to keep that in mind.

Church life exists to build up a body, but that body exists not for itself, but for the world. Our task as church, especially today, is not to defend ourselves or even to carve out some peace for ourselves against a world which sometimes prefers not to have us around. No. Like Jesus, our real reason for being here is to try to help nourish and protect that very world that’s often hostile to us.

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St. John’s, Windsor and St. Mary’s, Hantsport

PASTORAL STAFF & VOLUNTEERS Secretary: Helen Bartlett 902-798-2341 Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday - 8am-1pm Email: stjohnswindsor@eastlink.ca (Bulletin Announcements should be received by Mondays) Benevolent Fund: Eleanor McKiel: 902-791-5130 Benevolent Food Sunday: 1st Sunday of the month Cenacle Rosary: St. John’s Thursdays 9:00am Stations of the Cross: 1st Friday of the month 7pm St. John’s Church Choir Director: Suzanne Pierce 1-902-692-1063 Our choir is always ready to welcome new members. If you are interested in joining a choir please call the office or speak to a choir member before or after Mass. Responsible Ministry Coordinator: Anna Allen: 902-798-2059 Maintenance: Jerone Cleveland: 902-798-4355 KOC Grand Knight: Gary Brown: 902-798-2304 CWL President: Brenda Allen: 902-798-3694 VISITATION OF THE SICK:

Contact: Eleanor McKiel 902-791-5130 It is not too late to be part of this ministry

PRE-AUTHORIZED DEBIT: We invite you to consider using this means of donating to our parish or using post dated cheques. For information please contact the office. Alpha Come and join us for a meal, fellowship, and discussion about basic Christianity. Alpha is an opportunity to explore life, faith and God in a friendly, open and informal environment. Open to all ages, parents bring the WHOLE family, childcare will be provided. Alpha will begin Sunday September 17 @ 5:00pm in the hall at St. Johns. Go to https://www.alphacanada.org/try/ to learn more. Please call, email, or text Chad Meyers to register or if you have any questions: chad@nobodyfamous.ca or 902-790 2598

Children's Liturgy of the Word In the next few weeks Children's Liturgy during Mass will begin again. To make this vital ministry possible we are still looking for more volunteers! Please prayerfully consider if you are able to spend twenty minutes every couple weeks to share the Word of God with the young children of our parish. For more information or to volunteer please contact Jackie Meyers 902-633-2575 or jackie@nobodyfamous.ca Prayer Service - Haliburton Place - this Thursday, Sept. 14th at 1pm. It is St. John's/St. Mary's turn to lead a prayer service with music. A hearty group of 6-10 parishioners usually lend their voices - more are certainly welcome!

MASS INTENTIONS:

Saturday 4:00pm Hantsport For: The Parishioners

Sunday 11:00am Windsor For: Francis Shields From: Terry Shields

STATIONS OF THE CROSS: The first Friday Evening of each month at 7pm St. John’s will be having the Stations of the Cross.

PROTOCOL FOR SAFE MINISTRY: Anyone in the parish who ministers in the name of the church is required to observe the Archdiocesan Responsible Ministry and Safe Environment protocol. For further information, please contact Anna Allen 902-798-205

ST JOHN’S ROOF UPDATE †

St. John’s Roof Fund Help keep the rain out!

We need to raise $51,313.00

Donations from parishioners $13,705.00 From our account $20,000.00

Total collected $36,185.00 As of August 31st, 2017

Balance we need to raise $16,185.00 Donation envelopes have been placed in the church pews.

DEDICATION CEREMONY: The Hantsport & Area Historical Society invite you to attend the Dedication Ceremony of the Riverbank Memorial Garden at Riverbank Cemetery at 2pm on Sunday, September 17th. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: The KOC needs your help in their Ice Cream Booth at this years’ Hants County Exhibition. The dates are September 15th, 16th, 17th and 22nd, 23rd, 24th. Please contact Lloyd Vassallo (902-798-1074). Thank you.

HEADS UP FOR HEALTHIER BRAINS: What Everyone Should Know About Brain Health and Alzheimer’s disease. A Free Public Education Session Presenter: Pat Miller, Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia Where: Windsor Elms Village (Village Hall), 174 Dyke Road, Falmouth When: Thursday, September 14th 2 - 3 pm

August 27 September 3 Envelopes $3465.00 (53) $1685.00 (50) Loose 96.95 84.90 Post Dated 40.00 (1) 205.00 (3) Development & Peace 25.00 (1) --- Roof Project 135.00 (3) 10.00 (1) Hantsport Food Bank 20.00 (2) 85.00 (7) RC Episcopal Corp 458.72 --- Candles 22.00 12.00 Church Maintenance --- 20.00

St. Francis, Wolfville and St. Lawrence, Canning

Office Assistant & Contact for Visitation Ministry of Pastoral Care: George Henry: (O) 902-542-3074 or (H) 902-678-7947/Cell: 902-670-9661

st.francis@ns.sympatico.ca or nandghenry@eastlink.ca or ultreya902@gmail.com

Mass and Intentions for the Week September 09th Canning, Sat. 4pm: For the people September 10th Wolfville, Sun. 9am for the repose of the soul of Marie Porskamp (d) by Herman & Ann Marie Mentink & family

Meet Your Feet:

Free foot care by C. Manzer, LPN, 1 to 3pm, second Thursday monthly, SF Parish Hall.

For information or transportation call 902-698-9781.

Wolfville Group AA meets Thursday in the Parish Centre Hall at 8pm Christian Meditation (an ecumenical work) 2pm Tuesdays, Chapel, Valley Regional Hospital. Youth Group: Your refundable bottles support the activities of our Youth Group. Please leave them in our shed at the east-end of the Parish Center or take them directly to the Greenwich Enviro Depot, asking that the monies be credited to St. Francis Youth account. Many thanks!

A  Town  Hall  Style  Meeting  will  be  held  at  St.  Francis  on  September  24,  2017  following  the  9am  mass.  Fr.  Craig  Cameron  

will  facilitate  the  meeting  which  will  provide  an  update  on,  among  other  things,  the  progress  of  the  civil  union  of  the  Archdiocese  of  Halifax  Yarmouth,  Family  Faith  Formation,  the  launch  of  the  Alpha  Program  at  St.  Francis,  and  a  time  to  raise  and  address  questions  and/or  concerns  that  we  have  as  a  parish  in  the  midst  of  changing  times  and  organizational  structures.    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact: Phil Kenny or George Henry at the Parish Office. Information cards can be found at the entrance of the church.  

Open  Arms  Meal:  Remember  that  there  is  a  sign  up  sheet  on  the  board  at  the  entrance  of  the  church  for  help  with  the  Saturday  night  suppers  at  Open  Arms  in  Kentville.  

The  sheet  has  slots  September  2nd.  We  need  people  to  help  with  the  evening  or  you  might  consider  just  providing  food.  Leave  your  name  and  contact  information  and  we  will  get  back  to  you.  Thanks  

VINCENTIANS LOOKING FOR SCHOOLTIME SNACKS Now that it's back-to-school season, our Vincentians are looking for snacks that can be packed in student lunch kits. Individual-serving containers of fruit are popular, as are snacks like granola bars. Other priority needs include canned heat-and-serve foods like ravioli, pasta sauces and pasta as well as family-sized cans of fruit. Can you help out by adding a few of these items to your next grocery list and bringing them along to Church?

St. Joseph’s, Kentville

Church Office Contact: (902) 678-3303 or email: stjosephsrc@ns.sympatico.ca

Office Hours: 9 am-12noon Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday Office: Cyndi Palmer stjosephsrc@ns.sympatico.ca

Music Ministry: Michelle Mackey psalm95verse1@gmail.com

Visitation Ministry: Barb Nash 902-681-5520 or barbaverynash@hotmail.com Caretaker: Blaine Lockhart

Low Gluten Hosts (gluten content = 0.0017%) are available from a Eucharistic Minister at back of the church near the Confessional.

Mass Intentions for this week: Sept 10 - 17

Sun, Sept 10 – Andree Williams by John & Mary Boulter and Marilyn Elizabeth Atwell by Laura Dean 5pm; For the Parishioners Mon, Sept 11 – 9am; Wally Avery by Frances MacIsaac Tue, Sept 12- NO MASS Wed, Sept 13 – NO MASS Thu, Sept 14 – 6:30pm Cemetery Mass at Holy Cross Wally Avery by Sonia Gaul Fri, Sept 15 - 9am; Wally Avery by Barb LaFave Sun, Sept 17 – Urban MacNeil by Frank & Catherine Brushett and Agnes & Fred Murphy by Sherrill, Neil & family 5pm; For the Parishioners Meetings, Groups & Ministries Rosary Prayer Cenacle: meet Tuesdays at 7pm in Rm 208. Women’s Fellowship Breakfast: held 8am on 2nd Saturday of the month at Callister’s, Coldbrook. Call Edna at 678-0068. Prayers for the Souls in Purgatory: meet the last Wed. of month at 7 pm in Rm 208/210. Next meeting August 30. Knights of Columbus: meet the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm in Fr. Jack’s. Next meeting Sept. 6. 4th Degree Knights meet the 4th Wednesday of the month at 7pm in Fr. Jack’s Place. Next meeting is September 27. Catholic Women’s League: The next meeting is Wednesday, September 13 @ 6:30 in the Chapel. Please join us! A Prayer Vigil for Unborn Children: held Thursdays at 9:30am in the Adoration Chapel. Wrapped in Love: Knitting and Crocheting will begin again in the Fall.

St. Joseph’s Pictorial Directory Each family gets a free directory just for having their picture in

the book with no obligation to buy.

Pictures for the new directory will be taken Sept. 12 to 16 and Sept. 19 to 20, 2017.

Calls began August 28th.

Universal Portraits is having some trouble reaching parishioners. Our records are a bit out of date.

If you have not heard from the photographers, please call them to make an appointment at 1-888-769-7339 Option 1 for Atlantic Canada and Option 1 or 5 for Brenda or Odette.

Noah's ARC, our church nursery will be re- opening for the Fall on Sunday, Sept. 9th at the 11:00 am Mass. The ARC provides childcare for children ages 0-4 years in a fun-filled play environment. NEW this year...the Mass will be live streamed into the ARC and communion is brought back to adults that are there. The ARC will also be open with live streaming at the 5:00 pm Mass each week, but childcare is not provided, parents can use it to bring children to during Mass if they like. Needed: adult and youth volunteers to help in the ARC, one shift a month. If interested, please contact Alison at paullannan@eastlink.ca.

Music  Ministry    -­‐    Get  ready  for  routine!  11am  singers  meet  Thursdays  7-­‐9pm    in  upper  classroom.    5pm  singers  meet  Sundays  4:20pm  in  the  loft,  prior  to  5pm  Masses.  

 

If  you've  been  thinking  about  joining  us,  we  welcome  new  faces  and  voices.    

 

Prayer,  understanding  liturgy  and  fostering  service  to  our  parish  inspire  all  we  do.  To  serve  with  us,  call  the  office  for  a  phone  number  or  email  Michelle  at:  psalm95verse1@gmail.com

Pre-Mass Projection For your ministry's announcement to appear in the

pre-Mass slideshow, please send to Michelle by the Wednesday prior to the Sunday you need it to

appear. Thank you! psalm95verse1@gmail.com

Praise and Worship returns soon! Watch your bulletin, the sign and parish Facebook.

Alpha coming in September! What is Alpha? A meal, a video and a discussion! Learn the basic principles of Christianity. Starting Monday, September 25th. Registration opens Sept. 5th. Register early as we have room for a limited number of guests! To find out more about Alpha, go to www.alpha.org.

St. Anthony’s, BerwickFinance Chair: Chris Palmer 902-847-9800

Pastoral Council Chair: Judy Griffith – Coulombe 902-538-0117 Responsible Ministry: Kathy Fleiger 902-679-4523

(Bulletin Announcements: Monday by 6:00pm)

Email: stanthony@ns.sympatico.ca Office Assistant: Marilyn Hatfield 902-538-3194

Office Hours: Tuesdays 9:00am-3:00pm Parish Registration Forms: available as you enter Church or at the Hospitality Table House Blessings and Home Visits: Contact Office Food Bank Sunday: 1st Sunday of each month Rosary and Prayers: Tuesdays at 9:30am (contact Helen or Rose) and every other Thursday at the GVM at 10:30am (Rose or John R.) Visitation Ministry Contact Person: Rodina Braden 902-375-2184 Prayer and Music Ministry at Kings Rehabilitation: … 2nd Thursday of month at 1:30pm…Contact Rodina

Mass Intentions

September 10 th

Joyce Voghel by Imelda Darwish Sarah (Sal ly ) Beaton by Judy Knox and Family

September 17 th

Susan Marshal l (Anniversary ) by Anne Laing Pat and Kerr i Dutton by the Dutton Family

Coming this Fall... to St. Anthony’s

Annual Ticket Auction, Saturday October 28th. Will be accepting items anytime but NEW items only.

They may be left at the back of the church and clearly marked “For Ticket Auction” or at the office on

Tuesdays. More information to follow!

   

Today  is  Welcoming  Sunday.      

An  Ultreya  will  be  held  here  on  Sept.  14th  at  7:30pm    

 

Sign  Up  Sunday  –  September  17th      

Please  see  and  read  the  Description  of  Ministries  insert  in  this  bulletin  to  assist  you  in  choosing  where  you  may  share  your  time  and  talents  here  at  St.  Anthony’s.    Sign  Up  Sunday  

will  be  next  weekend  Sept.  17th.    

Thank You

I wish to thank the parishioners of St. Anthony and others for their prayers and kind support

with cards and phone cal ls while I was receiving treatments for lymphoma. Things are going

reasonably well at the present t ime. Hopefully my condition wil l improve in the near future. Your continued prayers would be greatly appreciated. May God bless you al l for being so

kind to me.

Mary Ann D’Eon

Prayers and congratulations to Jacqueline Gray and Tony Schellenberg who were married at St. Anthony’s on

September 2nd. Jacqueline is the daughter of Jim and Janelle Gray.

Want to know more about Faith? Try Alpha What is Alpha? A meal, a video and a conversation! Learn about Christian Faith. Starting Sunday, September 17th in Berwick. We still have room for a limited number of guests! To find out more about Alpha, go to www.alpha.org. To register contact Cyndi Palmer at 902-678-3303 during office hours or email palmer.cyndi128@gmail.com, by Friday the 15

St. Monica, Middleton / St. Alphonsus, Bridgetown     MASSES  Saturday  4:00pm  

Sept  16  

For  Mike  Beck  (D)  By  The  Family                                                                                              St  Monica                                                        

SUNDAY  9:00am              

Sept  17  

For  The  People      (L)                      St  Alphonsus  

SUNDAY  11:00am  

Sept  17  

For  Fr  David  Stokes  &  Danny  Canfield  (D)  By  Carolyn  Gilbert              St  Monica  

Receipts Sept 3: St Monica $1589.80; St Alphonsus $1241.00 Visitation  Ministry  Contacts:  St  Monica:  Marion  Hole  (902-­‐765-­‐4435)  St  Alphonsus:  Marcia  Corneal  (902-­‐665-­‐4182)    St  Monica      

We are in need of people to serve in our Ministries, if you are interested, please contact Margie Stewart @ 902-765-0437. Ministry Guidelines are available to assist you.  Soup Kitchen: A planning meeting for the soup kitchen 2017-18 will be held Tuesday, Sept.12/17 at 1:30 in the hall. The schedule for the season will be drawn up. If you are interested in helping as a cook or volunteer, please attend the meeting or contact Tom Ross at 825-6906. 5th season for this successful venture.  SYMBOLON  RETURNS  -­‐  ST.  MONICAS  PARISH  HALL  SUNDAY  EVENINGS  6:30-­‐8.WE  START  BACK  ON  SUNDAY  SEPT  24TH  -­‐  THE  BIBLE.    (SUNDAY  OCTOBER  1ST  -­‐  THE  STORY  OF  SALVATION.)  EVERYONE  WELCOME!!!!!  

   Rosary   at   St   Monica’s   -­‐   Tuesdays   at  10:00am.  Everyone  Welcome.  

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT EVERY THURSDAY @ 7:30 PM

St  Alphonsus    

ADORATION  OF  THE  BLESSED  SACREMENT    Beginning  in  August  at  St  Alphonsus  every  Thursday  at  7:00  to  8:00pm:  Rosary  followed  by  Adoration  of  the  Blessed  Sacrament.  All  welcome.    Altar  Gifts:  Sept  10  Nancy  &  Terry;  Sept  17  Teri  &  Val  L.;  Sept  25  Dianne  &  Maryanne;  Oct  1  Andrea  &  Stephen;  Oct  8  John  &  Linda             ******** FOOD   BANK   SUNDAY   is   the   1st   Sunday   of   the   month   at   St  Alphonsus  and  the  2nd  Sunday  of  the  month  at  St.  Monica’s.    

CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE St.  Monica's  Catholic  Women's  is  grateful  for  used  stamps   which   you   may   leave   in  the   box   at   the  entrance   of   the   church   to   help   the   work   of   the  

Canadian   Catholic   Organization   for   Development   and   Peace,  especially  in  areas  of  famine.      Please  leave  the  paper  around  the  stamp  intact.    God  bless  you!    

KNIGHTS  OF  COLUMBUS                KOC   General   Council  meets   the   2nd  Monday   of   every  month   at   St.   Monica's/   Queen   of   Heaven.   GK   Hughie  Bagnell   902-­‐680-­‐5238/DGK   Russ   Gaudet   902-­‐717-­‐2859              

                                                                                                                                         ***                            MILESTONES                                

Kathleen  Comer  celebrating  her  97th  Birthday  on  September  24th    

If  you  have  a  milestone  coming  up  or  know  of  a  parishioner  who  does,  please  contact  the  office  and  we  will  post  it!  

 COMPASSIONATE  COMMUNITY  CARE  Advice,  help  and  support  regarding  euthanasia  and  assisted  suicide  prevention  and  all  end-­‐of-­‐life  treatment  issues.    Confidential  and  free:  1.855.675.8749/www.CompassionateCommunityCare.org    Sunday September 10: A  Service   of   Song,   with   participation  of  organists  of  Annapolis  Valley  Centre  RCCO,  presents  an  hour  of  music  and  readings  to  end  Bridgetown  Ciderfest  celebrations,  St.  Alphonsus   Catholic   Church,  Bridgetown,   7:30   pm.   An   open  reception  follows  the  service.    Catholic   Books   &   Gifts:   Does   your   child   have   his   or   her  own  Mass  book  to  bring  to  church?    "We  Go  to  Mass"  is  a  durable  board   book   with   a  handle   for   toddlers   and   pre-­‐schoolers  ($5.95).      "The  Mass  for  Children"  is  an  illustrated  book  for  school  age  children  to  follow  the  Mass  ($2.50).    Available  at  St.  Monica's  parish  hall  after  Sunday  Mass  or  call  Mary  Crooks  (242-­‐5059).    Let  us  help  our  children  to  become  Catholic  Life  Long  Learners!        

Middleton Office for St Monica & St Alphonsus 902-825-3248