St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Parish Welcome to all who are with us today!

June 2nd ~ Ascension of the Lord

Pastoral Team: Rev. Antonio Reyes, Rev. Anthony Dass Papu

Parish Office: 360 Newcastle Boulevard, Miramichi, NB E1V 2J9 Phone: 622-5720 Email: office@stmbparish.ca (new address) Website: www.stmarysrcmiramichi.com (new website soon to be released!) Office Administrator: Sheryl Vanderbeck Office Hours: Mon–Thurs.,9 am to 3 pm Rel. Ed. Coordinator: Cindy Diotte Phone: 622-5723; Email: smaryrel@nb.aibn.com Please contact the parish office to schedule baptisms and weddings (6 months notice for weddings)

Parish Mass Times & Intentions: June 2nd to 9th

St. Ann’s, Burnt Church Mass: Sundays at 1:00 pm Confession upon request

St. Joachim’s Holy Rosary: Sundays at noon Confession upon request

June 2 Sunday 12:30 pm † John Irving

June 9 Sunday 12:30 pm † Augustine Family

St. Mary’s Holy Rosary: Wednesday to Friday11:30 am, and Sunday 9:30 am

Confession: Saturdays 3:30 pm; Holy Hour: 1st Friday of Month 1 pm

June 2 Sunday 10:00 am † Kevin Driscoll

June 5 Wednesday 12:05 pm † Vincent (A) & Selma Mitchell

June 6 Thursday 12:05 pm † Michael Walsh

June 7 Friday 12:05 pm † Jackie Ronan June 8 Saturday 4:30 pm Memorial Mass

June 9 Sunday 10:00 am † Reginald Lynch & Heather Matchett

Sts. Peter & Paul Church Confession upon request

June 2 Sunday 10:30 am † Joe Macina

No Weekday Masses until June 11th

June 9 Sunday 10:30 am † Anne Scott

St. Samuel’s Church Confession Saturdays at 3:30 pm

Tuesday and Wednesday evening masses will resume June 11th

June 1 Saturday 4:00 pm † Ronald & Raymond Robichaud

June 8 Saturday 4:00 pm † Walter & Rita Scott

Saint James Church in Sevogle will be holding their monthly breakfast on Sunday,

June 2nd, 2019 from 9:00 until 1:00 pm. Price $8.00 per person. Menu: Scram-

bled or Fried eggs, homemade bread for toast, sausage, bacon, home made beans, tea,

coffee, juice and sweets to have with your second cup of tea or coffee and lots of space

to sit and socialize with family or friends. Hope to see you there !!! For more infor-

mation, please contact Helen @ 622-1243. Father Dan will be celebrating Mass at

9:00 if you would like to attend and go for breakfast following

Ascension: A Story of Leaving Yet Remaining Whether we like it or not, social media has made a huge impact on us and on our time. Sometimes it may seem that we make too much of this online connection with others. Perhaps we fear it will impede our abilities for personal, real contact. Or me may think it opens the door to invasions of our privacy and security. Whether this is a danger or not, we cannot ignore social me-dia. And, it has some benefits as far as maintaining contacts with others. Good as the letter might be or perhaps a phone call, they were often infrequent, and long-distance relationships were harder to maintain with family and friends. The various forms of social media provide the opportunity for continual and immediate connections. They assist us in remain-ing in touch with one another. They offer us a type of presence with one another.

Social media constitute a useful way to see the role of the ascension in our faith and life. When the Scriptures speak of the ascension, it may seem that Jesus is somehow leaving his disci-ples. But when we look more closely at the Gospel accounts it is clear that they speak of Jesus both leaving and at the same time staying. In fact, Jesus remains among his disciples.

The classic image of the ascension of Jesus is captured in the story that we find in the Acts of the Apostles. The writer of the Acts tells the story of the earliest Christian communities after the resurrection of Jesus. Acts begins the story with the account of Jesus leaving the disciples and ascending to heaven, or put another way with the return of Jesus to the Father. It is, however a story of “leaving yet remaining.”

After telling of the appearances of the risen one to the disciples and of the way in which Jesus promised them the gift of the Holy Spirit, the disciples are called upon to be the witnesses to all they have heard and seen, that is, to the message and the mission of Jesus. Filled with the promised Spirit, they are to take what they have experienced to the whole world, to the ends of the earth. In this way the disciples have been given two important pieces of their call as followers of Jesus – the gift of Jesus presence in the Spirit and the sharing of his mission. Thus, they are to be the ongoing presence of the risen Jesus for our world. Every one of us has received the gift of the Spirit. We acknowledge it at every baptism and every Eucharist. We are the real presence of Jesus for our world. That is the point of what Matthew’s Gospel reveals in the “Sermon on the Mount” and in what we have come to call “The Beatitudes”. If we live these Beatitudes, we are the continuing presence, the real presence of the risen Jesus. Jesus leaves and yet remains and the Kingdom of God is built through Jesus, in us.

Fr. John Jennings

St. Samuel’s Martha’s Guild is a vital ministry for people in need. Like Martha, we take on some

of the burden in the organization and preparation for funeral receptions so that griev-

ing families can focus on what is most important - their loved ones. In order to save

this ministry, we need more volunteers, including a coordinator/s. If you can help,

there is a sign up sheet at the back of the church, you can also call Sheryl at 622-5720

or email office@stmbparish.ca. Thank you to all of the volunteers who have made

phone calls, helped in the kitchen or donated food over the years, we hope you know

how much you are appreciated and will continue to assist Martha’s Guild. Additional

volunteers are necessary for the continuation of this ministry.

St. Samuel’s Ladies Fitness has finished for this season and will resume in Septem-

ber. Thank you to the organizer and all who have participated over the years. This

group has been on the move since 2011 and have raised $39,482 for St. Samuel’s

since that time. (From $2/person meeting Monday, Wednesday and Fridays).

Community Events: Summer Community Kitchen Fundraiser Gospel Concert– Sunday, June 2 at 7

pm. Lots of local talent—Freewill offering at the door. Hope to see you there!

Free Adult Computer Skills Course starting June 5 to July 31, on Wednesday

mornings at 9 AM at Saint Mary’s Church. Topics include: file management,

email, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Call Anne at 622-1220 for more

information and to book your spot . Course provided by Miramichi Adult Learning Inc. The Great Duck Race, sponsored by Camp Sheldrake (in conjunction with the Irish

Festival) will be held at 2 PM at Waterfront Greens on Sunday, July 21. The first place

duck wins $3000! A number of smaller prizes will also be given to the next 4 fastest

ducks. Tickets available May 1st! Don’t miss out, this is the Camp's major fundraiser

for the year! Got your duck yet?

Wellness Day SPRING INTO SELFULLNESS—Filling up your Soul and Self

From the Inside. The CARE and SHARE Team is pleased to invite the Miramichi Ar-

ea women to Another DAY BY THE RIVER. Please join us on June 15th from 10 AM

-3 PM at the Riverside Entertainment Center. Cost of tickets: $15.00 incl. Lunch.

Tickets are available at Brookdale Flower Shop and Kingston’s Convenience in Chat-

ham. For further info and to Register, please call 773-8908 or 773-5290. Please reg-

ister by June 6th.

St. Andrew’s United Church is hosting on Wednesday, June 5th – 1:30 p.m. – Seniors Outreach - Kairos Blanket Exercise is a unique and participatory activity that tells the history of Canada from an Indigenous perspective, fostering truth, respect, under-standing and reconciliation for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Facili-tator Shelley Francis, a Wolastoquey nurse from Tobique First Nation who is passion-ate about sharing her knowledge of Indigenous history and culture with others with the goal of bridging understanding and relationships among all Canadians.

MEMORIALS Celebrated June 1st at 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 & Mark, Spec. Int. (WF), James &

Millie Underhill, Gilbert & Louise St. Coeur, Wilfred & Edna Robichaud & dmf, Helena &

William McCombs, Thomas & Lourdes Gallivan, Stephanie, Bernard & Jeffrey Landry, Sarah

Catherine McKenzie, Sr. Elizabeth Hayes, Louis O’Shea, George, Rose & Mona (A) McWilliam,

Dec’d Mem. Of the McNamara & Mitchell Families, and Bobby Johnstone (A).

Parish News & Events

To all Altar Servers and Special Ministers of Holy Communion: There

will be a gathering to inform you of updates to procedures on Sunday, June 9th at 3 pm in

room 120 at St. Mary’s. All who serve currently at all worship sites in our parish are asked

to attend and if there are any new people interested in assisting in this ministry, you are

asked to please attend as well. Thank you

On Thursday, June 13th at the 12:05 pm Mass at St. Mary’s, we will celebrate with Fr. Antonio Reyes his 35th Anniversary in the priesthood (and his birthday). A lunch will follow in the church all following Mass. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to join in this celebration.

St. Mary’s Epiphany Prayer Group meets each Monday evening in room 120 at 7:30 pm. Eve-

ryone welcome! Please note this is a scent free environment. Yard/Bake Sale: Will be held at St. Mary’s on July 6th. Donations of items would be

greatly appreciated. (NO encyclopedias, or TV’s please). Also if you are able to assist by sorting/pricing items or to work the day of please call Cindy Diotte. All proceeds for Religious Education.

Sts. Peter & Paul We need Volunteers - Church Cleaners, people to take Collection, Counters, Eucharistic

Ministers, Readers and Sacristans . There is a sign-up sheet at the back of the

Church. Please stop on the way out and sign up this Sunday. If you are on these lists al-

ready please confirm you are volunteering for the next lists by signing up again. Thank you

for contributing to our church community in this way.

Our next Church Breakfast will be June 9th from 9-12. A delicious home-style breakfast

- Adults $7.00. Children under 12 free. Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Bologna, Baked Beans,

Hash Browns, Toast & Beverage.

In the charity of your prayers, please remember all those who have died,

especially the following: Larry Aubie, Clayton Carroll, and Dr. Mukhaimer Dani .