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Family of Parishes Pastoral Council Beth Roche 519-428-9009 [email protected]
Property & Finance Committees St. Mary’s Finance John McColl 519-426-8295 [email protected] Property Rheal Sabourin 519-426-9304 [email protected]
St. Cecilia’s Finance Joe Czerlau 519-583-1009 [email protected] Ed Chechak 519-428-1453 Property Dieter Stuermer 519-583-2045 [email protected]
Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs Finance Ken Loncke 519-582-2352 [email protected]
Property Willy Haegens 519-427-3146 [email protected]
St. Bernard’s Finance Ken Turner 519-429-0197 [email protected] Property Richard Lemieux 519-443-7746 [email protected]
Parish Website: www.catholicfamilyparishesnorfolk.dol.ca Facebook: www.facebook.com/stbstcstmolqm
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ February 10, 2019 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time ~ February 17, 2019
Be Bold ~ Be Catholic
Our Lord's Valentine to Us
Love is easy to understand when it's tangible-a dozen red roses, candy and dinner out for Valentine's Day with a spouse or someone else dear to us. A store-bought or hand-scrawled card from a child. An individually crafted prayer shawl or scarf. We recognize these things as outpourings of love, and we are filled with feelings of tenderness and gratitude for the giver.
Our Lord's love for us isn't always as obvious. But it's always there—sure, quiet and constant. When we open our souls to that love, we grow in faith. We come to believe that he will stand by us and guide us through times of pain and heartache and sorrow. That sense of confidence and trust is the best valentine we can receive, and it's there for us every day. It's also the only gift we can give God. And, it's the one he most desires. Deacon Gerard
Thanks to Dieter Stuermer and Ron Keating from St. Cecilia’s, for taking many hours and much work putting together a detailed Maintenance Book
Dear friends ! Fr. Lucio and I have been to several workshops and meetings with our Bishops and our brother priests. During January and February all staff from our Catholic Family of Parishes in Norfolk and Chatham Catholic Family of Parishes are attending three all day workshops to better serve YOU as Parish Teams. All of this is changing the way we do things, whether we like it or not. If we are honest with ourselves, as Catholics, we love our Catholic Faith and traditions but ‘it is not working’ , in terms of the empty pews and most of our families, though very good people are drifting away or left practicing their Catholic Faith. Those of us still attending have a strong faith but statistics tells us that only 5 to 7 percent of Catholics in church are ‘intentional disciples’. Which means are evangelizing and sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ. Allow me to share things we are learning as we attend these workshops. When most of us were young and most people going to church, we attended church or practiced our Faith in this order: behaving, believing, belonging. .This worked for us, as we obeyed our parents or the church, which led to faith, we believe and then had a real sense of belonging, ‘I am a Catholic’. Now life and society has changed and the above pro-cess is not working. People in general are not behaving, the way we expect them to. This does not mean they are bad people, in fact many are more Christian than some of us in the pews. People today ‘need to belong’ first. The best examples I can use are our Protestant sisters and brothers in the ‘born again churches’ or evangelical churches. They first focus on belonging. If you do not show up on a particular Sunday, you may get a phone call, ‘Are you OK we missed you in church’ . When you walk in their churches, you are greeted and welcomed. We can learn a lot from them. So the pattern today is: belonging, believing, behaving. Once a person feels he or she belongs and gets involved, then they believe and develop their faith which leads to behaving, doing good. The above is simplistic but has a lot of truth. So we need more of us, in the pews, the 15 to 20 percent left practicing in the Catholic Church to step up and be ‘intentional disciples’, to Be Bold and Be Catholic ! Do not be afraid to share the Good News of Jesus Christ. We need to break the silence and share our story. Our Catholic Faith has the fullness of Truth in Jesus Christ our savior and Lord. Sherry Wardell, in her book, ‘Intentional Disciples’, invites all Catholics to conver-sion, leading us to be intentional disciples. She mentions five steps: Trust (breaking the mis-trust), spiritual curiosity, spiritual openness, seeking and commitment to Jesus. So what changes are we making ? 1. We are working on Hospitality and Greeting at all of our churches. Unfortunately, very few persons have
signed on, but we have not given up. We will be asking you again to consider helping us. Since you are present to Welcome people, we also ask you to carry up the gifts of wine, bread and the collection.
2. We are just concluding the first Session of ALPHA. The second Session begins March 14, at Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs and all are welcome. ALPHA follows the pattern of, belonging, believing and behaving. All the movies that we use for teaching are excellent and go back to the basics in in our personal relationship with Jesus and our need to belong. ALPHA Sessions one and two will finish with a one day Retreat, Saturday, June 15, at Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs. 3. We are working on using some of ALPHA as an introduction to Marriage Preparation. February 25 to March 25 are five Mondays set aside for couples preparing for marriage. Couples are welcome to join us for these sessions to grow in our faith. The Marriage Preparation Course follows ALPHA , April 5 and 6. 4. Our Family of Parishes Pastoral Council spend much of our time talking about these changes and advising the Pastoral Team, how we can ‘do church better’, how we can evangelize.
5. Finally, we hope to include, some of ALPHA with all Sacramental Preparations next year, but we need a load of volunteers to make this happen, which we hope will come from our two present ALPHA Sessions. Do not blame the children for not being in church. It is their Mom’s and Dad’s responsibility. Once again, we never sit in judgement, just because a person or family is not in church on Sunday, does not mean they have no faith. There are many good Christian people not in our pews on Sunday, and we want them to join us in prayer and worship. Lets welcome them home.
6. Being an intentional disciple means that we are to reach out to others with word and deed. We have a great opportunity to do that now with the ALPHA program. If you have a person that you know that is not practicing, approach with kindness and invite and encourage them to register.
7. PARISH MISSIONS have and continue to be an excellent way to grow in our Catholic Faith and they are always well attended. We try our best to get excellent speakers and presenters. Please mark your calendars. We have two PARISH MISSIONS planned. The weekend of March 30 and 31, at all six masses, with three evenings at 7:00 pm; Sunday, March 31, Monday, April 1 and Tuesday, April 2. Kris Frank a young Catholic evangelist will lead and challenge us. The second PARISH MISSION will be in Advent 2019, the weekend of December 7 and 8, followed by three evenings; Sunday, December 8, Monday, December 9 and Tuesday, December 10, all at 7:00 pm.
Father John Comiskey, the Moderator of the Curia, from the Bishop’s Office will preach this Mission.
We are always looking for other ways to evangelize and celebrate our Catholic Faith. Please feel free to phone or email any person on the Pastoral Team, listed below or the Pastoral Council.
Parish Pastoral Council
Parish Representative Fr. Alan Dufraimont [email protected] 519-582-1312
Fr. Lucio Couto [email protected] 519-582-1312
Deacon David Callaghan [email protected] 519-426-0887
Ian Duckworth [email protected] 519-426-0887
St. Mary Fatima Almeida [email protected] 519-128-0635
Beth Roche [email protected] 519-428-9009
Amanda Van Schyndel [email protected] 519-426-8900
St. Cecilia John Gots [email protected] 519-583-0277
Mickey Masella [email protected] 519-583-3020
Mary Jo McDonald [email protected] 289-335-4691
Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs Mara Zimmer [email protected] 519-582-2672
Ken Loncke [email protected] 519-582-2352
Carol Luciani [email protected] 519-582-1479
St. Bernard of Clairvaux Marg Hutchinson [email protected] 519-443-7936
Richard Lemieux [email protected] 519-443-7746
Parish Pastoral Team Fr. Alan Dufraimont [email protected] 519-582-1312 Fr. Lucio Couto [email protected] 519-582-1312 Deacon John Doomernik [email protected] 519-426-0887 Deacon Gerard Van Schyndel [email protected] 519-426-0887 Deacon David Callaghan [email protected] 519-426-0887 Deacon Andy Always [email protected] 519-426-0887 Ian Duckworth [email protected] 519-426-0887 Brenda Atkinson [email protected] 519-426-0887 Kathryn Heemskerk [email protected] 519-426-0887
Stations of the Cross Every Friday at all Parishes during Lent at 7:00 pm
The Stations will be lead by these Groups all are welcome!
St. Bernard’s St. Cecilia’s March 8 Knight’s of Columbus Catholic Women’s League
March 15 Catholic Women’s League Prayer Group
March 22 Family of Parishes Pastoral Council Knights of Columbus council 8149
March 29 Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers Senior Choir
April 5 Sunday Music Ministry Eucharistic Ministers
April 12 Development and Peace Folk Choir
St. Mary’s Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs March 8 Knights of Columbus council 4502 Catholic Women’s League - Delhi
March 15 St. Vincent de Paul Knights of Columbus
March 22 Extra-Ordinary Ministers of Holy Saturday Music Ministry Communion
March 29 Adult Altar Servers Catholic Women’s League – La Salette
April 5 Lectors Family of Parishes Pastoral Council
April 12 Youth Group Sunday Music Ministry
Catholic Women’s League News
Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs C.W.L Delhi
Our Sharing and Caring Project for the Women's Shelter in Simcoe is on now. This year they need brand new: sheets for twin beds, pillowcases, warm blankets, afghans, towels any size, facecloths. February 12th is the donation cut off date. A donation box has been placed at the Altar. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! Any questions call Rhonda McClure 519-582-3360. We have a Facebook page now under Our Lady Queen of Martyrs CWL (Delhi) . We are trying to get 100 Likes on our page for Stats and a better reading on how we are doing. We encourage you to please like our Facebook page. Any questions or concerns about this call Joanne Willaert at 226-567-4671 who looks after our Facebook Page. OLQM CWL membership drive for 2019 is still on and cost is $25.00. You can put this amount in envelope marked as OLQM CWL (Delhi) and place in collection basket at mass. Call Susan Gaal our Membership Convenor for more info at 519-582-8201. Our next CWL meeting will be Thursday, March 7th at 7:30 pm . Come join us.
St. Bernard’s C.W.L.
Our Catholic Women’s League meetings are on the second Tuesday of the month @ 7 pm. in the church hall. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, February 12. So ladies let us try to attend some meetings this year.
Every Wednesday @ 11 am we continue to pray the Rosary in St. Bernard's church .Everybody is invited to come and join us.
Our next C.W.L. meeting will be on Tue. Feb. 12 @ 7 pm in the church hall
On Fri. March 1st the C.W.L. will be hosting the W.D.O.P. at St. Bernard's Church @ 2 pm. this year the service is written by the women of Slovania. Refreshments/social will follow the service. Please come out to join us and to take part in the celebrations.
St. Cecilia’s C.W.L.
St. Cecilia’s Catholic Women’s League Meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday of each month @ 9:45 am, following the morning Mass.
This is just a reminder that our next Craft Morning is scheduled for Monday, February 4th and 18th, March 4th and 18th from 9:30 to 11:30 am in the basement hall of St. Cecilia's church. Any donations of wool or fabric for our craft mornings would be greatly appreciated. Donations should be marked "For CWL" and could be left at the back of St. Cecilia's Church after Sunday mass. Anyone with questions can contact Judy Ouellette at [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you there!
Our Religious Articles store is open before and after the Sunday 9 a.m. Mass or by appointment call (519) 583-9186. St. Cecilia's CWL will be having a cabbage roll sale. They will be $17/dozen & will be available for pick-up at the church hall on either Mon., April 1st or Thurs. the 4th from 3 to 6 PM each day. If you are interested in placing an order, call Maureen at 519 583 1691. Please note, we cannot accept any orders AFTER March 20th.
Sacred Heart C.W.L. League, Langton Spring Bazaar
Saturday, February 23, 2019 – Doors Open at 10:30 a.m.
at Langton Community Centre
Free Admission – Doors open at 10:30 a.m. HOT SOUP & SANDWICHES served 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Penny table, Bake Sale, Cabbage Rolls for sale, White Elephant Table, Art Table Tea Table, Religious items, Used Books, Lots of Door Prizes
Bingo begins at 1:00 p.m.
Knights of Columbus News
Simcoe/Waterford Knights of Columbus
St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus Spaghetti Dinner.
We want to thank all those who assisted and participated in this fundraiser event to make our 6th annual “Knights of Columbus dinner fundraiser ” an overwhelming success. With only two unclaimed tickets, a team from the Knights of Columbus and the help of student volunteers, coordinated with the help from helpful parishioners, this dinner raised a new record amount of $1301.15. These funds will be distributed amongst the students that participated in the mission trip to Guatemala to subsidize their expenses. At this time we wish to thank those who contributed donations towards our Success, Namely: Al’s Shoe Factory Outlet, Bulk Barn, Breyers/Unilever Ice Cream, Giant Tiger Simcoe, Harvey’s-Swiss Chalet Simcoe, Paquin Wood Products, Picard’s Incredible Snack Co. Waterford, St Vincent de Paul Society, Picard Peanuts Highway 24 Windham, The Real Canadian Super Store, Shopper’s Drug Mart Simcoe, St Mary’s Church, Tim Horton Highway #3, Townsend Butchers Inc., T.S.C. Store Simcoe, The Barbershop of Dover , Brian Baker, as well as several cash donors. Simcoe Knight's of Columbus Council 4502 is sponsoring a retreat for men on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at St Mary, Simcoe, parish Hall (upper) Are you feeling like something is missing in your life? Does your heart feel empty at times? We can help! We invite and encourage all men of the family of parishes (and their friends) to consider coming out and lis-tening to, Fr. Pio Beorchia, Vice-Rector of St Peter's Seminary. His talk, "By His wounds We Are Healed", reminds us that we are not alone on our journey through life if we allow Him into our hearts.
Lunch will be provided, $5.00 donation at the door. The following is an outline of the day:
9:00 Welcome & Coffee 9:30 Talk 1 10:15 Silent Prayer and Reflection time 10:45 Talk 2 11:30 Silent Prayer and Reflection time 12:00 Lunch 12:45 - 1:30 Eucharistic Exposition and Adoration.
Please contact, Dcn Dave Callaghan, at [email protected] or 519-426-2750 (the old fashioned way) to register for your place at the retreat.
The next Knights of Columbus meeting will be on Tuesday, March5 @ St. Bernard’s Parish Hall from 8 –9:30 pm.
Delhi/La Salette Knights of Columbus
Next Meeting is Monday March 4th, 2019 at 7:00pm Upcoming fundraising events,
Good Friday Perch Dinner – Friday April 19th Mother’s Day Breakfast – Sunday May 12th Just for Fun Golf Tournament – Saturday June 8th Steak and Lobster Dinner – Saturday June 15th Please get your tickets early, from any K of C member. Tickets will ONLY be available in advance
Port Dover/Walsh Knights of Columbus
The next meeting will be on Monday, March 4.
PARISH NEWS & EVENTS
St. Mary’s Parish BAKE SALE & RAFFLE to support the Lift Jesus Higher Rally Bus Trip Costs Please come out and purchase some yummy baked goods, and/or enter a raffle for a chance to win a Mini Photography Session courtesy of Belle Vie Photography - by Diana Garcia. The Norfolk Family of Parishes Women’s Group will be hosting a fundraiser to help subsi-dize the cost of taking a bus to the annual Lift Jesus Higher Rally on March 2, 2019. There will also be more information about the conference available as well as sign up sheet for those interested in attending the conference this year. We look forward to seeing you on: February 9th following the 5pm masses at both St. Mary’s and Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs February 17th following the 9am masses at both St. Cecilia’s and St. Bernard’s & following 11am mass at St. Mary’s February 24th following the 11am mass at Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs
St. Mary’s Monthly Parish Social & Luncheon
Our next luncheon will be on February 24 after the 11 am Mass. Everyone is welcome!
Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs Parish Kid’s Music Club At this time there will be no Wednesday night Music Club offered at Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs, as there is no one available to lead this program. If you are a musician and/or interested in leading this club, please contact Brenda Atkinson by email [email protected] or phone at either Parish Office number 519-582-1312 or 519-426-0887 for information.
Lift Jesus Higher Rally
Are you looking for a spiritual boost for you, your teen or your entire family? The Lift Jesus Higher Rally may be just what you are looking for. Great speakers, Praise and Worship an opportunity for confession, and a great price. You are invited to attend the Lift Jesus Higher Rally in Toronto on March 2, 2019. We will be taking a coach bus to and from the event meeting and returning to St. Mary’s parking lot in Simcoe. There is an adult and youth side (13-18 years) unaccompanied by an adult at this conference. Tickets are $15.00 for youth and $25.00 for adults we will also be working in the cost of the bus $30.00 per person. The conference begins at 9am and wraps up at 5:30pm. For more information and to see the list of speakers scheduled for this year, please check out the website http://www.lift-jesus-higher-rally.ca/ If you would like to book you or your family a spot at the conference and on the bus or if you would like more information please call Courtney Duckworth 226- 440- 2676.
Upcoming Men’s and Women’s Cursillo 2018
Cursillo (pronouced kur-SEE-yo) is a Spanish word meaning “little course” . Cursillo is a worldwide lay movement which began with the first weekend in 1944 on the island of Mallorca, Spain. In the 1960’s, Pope Paul VI officially designated Cursillo as a renewal movement of the Church and named St. Paul as it’s patron and protector. “. . .the Cursillo method aims at helping transform, in a Christian way, the milieus where people live and work through the involvement of “new men and women” who have become such from their encounter with Christ.” - Pope John Paul II “A Cursillo is three days long, but lasts a lifetime.” The Men’s Weekend is: March 21 - 24, 2019 The Women’s Weekend is: March 28 - 31, 2019
https://sites.google.com/site/cursillolondon2/
Contact:
JohnVanrooy Jr & Linda Dunbar Ernie & Mary Bosse 519-428-9097 519-900-9381 Gerald and Veronica Kolkman-Pre-Cursillo Coordinators 519-347-2689 Email: [email protected]
News from our Diocese
Come and See Discernment Weekend March 1-3 at St. Peter's Seminary St. Peter's Seminary invites you to a discernment retreat for men 17-45 years old considering a call to the priesthood. This weekend offers a firsthand experience at the life of a seminarian, spiritual helps for discernment and an opportunity to meet current seminarians and faculty. Contact Fr. Patrick Bénéteau at [email protected], or 519-432-1824 ext. 204, for more information or to register. Visit www.dol.ca/news to view the event post-card. [click here for postcard] World Marriage Day This weekend we celebrate World Marriage Day! The permanent theme for World Marriage Day is "Love One Another" from the commandment given us by Jesus in John chapter 14. This gospel gives us a simple but chal-lenging message of how our Heavenly Father wishes us to live. Loving one another is a daily decision - simple, but challenging. Let’s take time to pray for all who are called to the vocation of the sacrament of marriage.
PARISH NEWS & EVENTS CONTINUED
St. Bernard’s Parish The grade 8 class at St. Bernard’s School is holding a fundraiser pasta dinner to support their grade 8 graduation trip. Dinner will be served on Thursday February 21st at 5:00 and 6:30 pm. in the St. Bernard’s Church basement by grade 8 students, family members and school staff. Tickets are $10 for adults or $35 for a family of 4, and children under 5 are free. Tickets are available by calling the school at (519)443-8607, from Shannon Mason at (519)420-7460, from any grade 8 student, and will also be available for purchase before and after mass on Sunday Feb 10. Thank you for supporting our graduation trip.
Euchre in La Salette
Euchre has resumed Sunday afternoons @ 2 pm at La Salette Community Hall. Come join us for an afternoon of fun and fellowship. Admission is $3.00, 50/50 available and Refreshments provided. All proceeds go to Migrant Ministry. The winter session will run: February 10 and 24th; March 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31st; and April 7th.
Sacrament of Baptism in the Catholic Family of Parishes in Norfolk
We are thrilled that you are thinking about Baptism for your child. The first step is to call the
office 519-426-0887 or 519-582-1312. and ask for Kathryn, our Pastoral Minister. She will fill
in a Baptism Information form with you by phone and then sign you up for a Baptism
Information Night. You may attend any preparation night you wish, regardless of which
church your child’s Baptism will take place at. The upcoming dates for these nights are:
Thursday, March 7th 7:00-8:00 p.m. at Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs, Delhi, Parish Office
Thursday, April 4th 7:00-8:00 p.m. at St. Cecilia’s, Port Dover, Parish Hall
Thursday, May 2nd 7:00-8:00 p.m. at St Mary’s, Simcoe, Upper Hall
Thursday, June 6th 7:00-8:00 p.m. at St. Bernard’s, Waterford, Parish Hall
After you have attended the Information Night, then you will call and book your date. In general, we have
Baptisms on the first and third weekend of the month after the mass.
The Spirit of Truth and Love prayer group upcoming 7:30 pm Tuesday evening meeting schedule, down stairs at St. Mary's Parish Hall, for 2019 are as follows: February 12, 26; March 12, 26; April 9, 23 May 14, 28 June 11, 25 July 9, 23 August 13, 27 September 10, 24 October 8, 22 November 12, 26 December 10.
New Life In Our Parish We welcome into our Parish Family through the Waters of Baptism!
St. Mary’s ~ Jackson Paczay, son of Scott and Laurie.
St. Bernard’s ~ Amelia Hanson daughter of Jeffery and Holly; Audrey Keresturi daughter of
Danniel and Kailey.
We would like to congratulate these families and thank God for the gift of children in our midst!
Getting Married
Are you getting married in the future? Congratulations! Please contact Fr. Alan or Fr. Lucio as soon as possible to register for Marriage Preparation. The next course takes place at St. Mary’s Parish on Friday, April 5 (evening) and Saturday, April 6, 2019.
Contact the Parish office at 519-426-0887 or 519-582-1312
St. Cecilia Jenna DeBruyn Grace Haum Nick Haywood Alexander Hunter Laura MacDonald Mate Marschalko Mya Thompson Raya VandenBussche Julia Whyte Vitoria Wortman Ava Zurby St. Bernard of Clairvaux Katelynn Albanese Damien Chartier Jordan Clinckemaillie Ava Durocher John Gorzo Natalie Heran Jasmine Klunder Alyssa Machura Collin Mason Michaela Meckiff Jordyn Nisbet Mason Noorenberghe Madison Overdevest Julia Whyte Chloe Wilson St. Mary Robbie Acres Carter Adcock Lauren Barber Julia Bellekom Brady Bouw Jefferson Cabral Sophia Correia
Joshua Curado Abbey Demeyere Taylor Devereux Anabella Estrela Melina Faria Marlee Feere Jenise Ferras Marques Ferreira Jack Feth Jillian Haak Eimhin Holohan Carter Kowalsky Tyler Kruk Madison Lavigne Grace Lazou Elizabeth Lefler Andrew Lorimer Sofia Martins Mena McCann-Williams Liam McManus Maia Miguel Keanen Pereira Evalyn Perks-Fowler Jakob Proracki Taidyn Ramdeen Ryan Raposo Benjamin Reyes Piper Rowbottom Tyson Santos Alexandra Sullivan Jyllane Tumambing Danica VanHaverbeke Samuel Walters Aidan Weiler Abby Williams Zachary Williams
Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs Robert Batty Parker Carson Hailey Coucke Cody Crandall Dominic Cunningham Megan Demeulemeester Marya DeMoor Lauren Fabi Isabella Hantz Brenden Hare Lucas Hare Griffyn Kochany Ryan Landry Cole Lava Joshua Loncke Sianna Mandryk Kathleen McCormick Arrianne Melançon Skyrah Napthen Ava Marie Redondo Joshua Rieck Blake Ryder William Springham Conner VanDeByl Bree Vanderkerckhove Tyler Wood
Confirmation - 2019
Congratulations to the following young adults who will be receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation this month! May you be filled with the gift of the Holy Spirit!
Sacraments
Confirmation Masses:
St. Cecilia’s - February 10th 2019 9am
St. Mary’s - February 10th 2019 2pm
Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs - Feb. 23rd 5pm
St. Bernard’s - February 24th 2019 9am
2019 Summer Bible Camps
Both Camps run from 9am-Noon each day for
those going into Grade 1-3 NEXT SCHOOL
YEAR - Space is limited!
To register you child or volunteer contact
Brenda Atkinson or Ian Duckworth
St. Mary’s: July 22-26
Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs: Aug. 12-16
Youth Events Corner
Grade 8-12 Youth Group Dates:
February 16 - Scavenger Hunt following 5pm Our
Lady, Queen of Martyrs Mass, Delhi. We’ll be
meeting at 110 Adams Ave and depending on the
weather, we’ll either go tobogganing or gather on
teams for a scavenger hunt around the church
March 12 - Youth Night at the movies featuring
“Captain Marvel”. Anyone interested in hitting up
cheap night at the movies, we’ll meet at St. Mary’s
for 6pm for a social time and head over to the
theatre from there
For questions regarding any of these events call/
text: Ian Duckworth (519-495-3366) or Matthew
Kiernan (226-206-0282)
Steubenville Toronto
July 12-14, 2019
Anyone interested in attending this year’s
Steubenville conference in Toronto can email or
call the office
The cost this year is $350 which includes bus, T-
shirt, food, & accommodations,. The diocese of
London is taking a big group and will pick-up and
drop off all the youth from our Family of Parishes
at St. Mary’s in Simcoe
More details at:
http://www.steubenvilletoronto.com/
Contact Ian Duckworth for more information on
how to register
***Deadline to register is March 20th
Family of Parishes Youth Choir
Youth Mass dates:
Feb 17 - Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs 11 am Mass
Feb 24 - St. Bernard’s 9am Mass
Mar 10 - St. Mary’s 11am Mass
May 5 - St. Bernard’s 9am Mass
June 9 - Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs 11am Mass
June 23 - St. Cecilia’s 9am Mass
**YouTube these songs for the next Mass:
Reckless Love, 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord),
My All in All, Remembrance (Communion Song),
Lord I Need You
Ian Duckworth 519-426-0887 or 519-582-1312
[email protected] (Extension 227)
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We still have some 2019 offertory envelopes at the back of the church. Please pick yours up, if you haven’t already done so. Did you know that you have the option of pre-authorizing your offerings? To set up your gift, please contact the parish office for a form to be completed and submitted together with a ‘void’ cheque. Take advantage of the convenience of automatic withdrawals while saving paper and parish resources! Whether you choose to give with an envelope or pre-authorized debits.
The Sanctuary Lamp will burn for the week of February 10, 2019
St. Mary’s for Deceased & Living members of the Hammond & Tetreault Families Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs for Irene Verspeeten: Archie & Family
St. Cecilia’s for Ian & Courtney Duckworth: The Parish Team & Friends
Weekday Mass Schedule & Intentions for February 12 - 15, 2019
Date Time & Place Intentions for Requested by Please Pray for
Tuesday, Feb 12
Cedarwood ~ 2:00 pm
St. Mary’s ~ 7:00 pm
Winnie Clancy Dorothy & Isaiah Jeffrey Frank Oliver Louis & Ruth DeSerrano Special Intention Nena Borg
Michael Clancy The Estate The Family De Serrano Family Mike & Joan Maloney Mary & Charlie Sammut
Mrs. Christine Toffolon, Pastoral Minister
Wednesday, Feb 13 St. Cecilia’s ~ 9:00 am
Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs
7:00 pm
Veronica Slaman Ruth De Serrano David Lamka Mathias Mayer Robert Smith Christopher Vandepoele
Peter & Family Chris & Eric Harrop Joyce & Terry Karges George & Mary Virag Carl & Lucille Beal Judy Boughner & Hubert Gubbels
Rev. Glen Ball
Thursday, Feb 14
St.s. Cyril & Methodius
NO MASS Deacon Anthony Rebkowec
Friday, Feb 15
St. Mary’s ~ 9:30 am
St. Bernard’s ~ 11:30 am
Manuel Fernandes Lourdes Domingos Leo Callaghan Dorothy Bassett Adam Caruana Maria Pereira
The Family Maria Lopes Correia Mary Boll The Bassett Family Mary Boll Manuel Moniz
Rev Philip Joseph
Weekday Mass Schedule & Intentions for February 19 –22, 2019
Date Time & Place Intentions for Requested by Please Pray for
Tuesday, Feb 19
St. Mary’s ~ 7:00 pm
Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs 7:00 pm
Intentions of Mike Fidler Kichler & Lewangh Families Albertina & Manuel Lopes Jacob, Theresa & Antony Annette Kapitany Tony Roels
Mike & Joan Maloney Agatha Kichler & Family A Friend Son Robert Vervaecke Tony & Kathryn Heemskerk
Rev. Ross Bartley
Wednesday, Feb 20
St. Cecilia’s ~ 9:00 am
Halil Mumcuoglu Dorothy & Isaiah Jeffrey Living & Deceased Members of St. Cecilia’s Catholic Women’s League
John & Barra Gots The Estate
Rev. Mark Poulin
Thursday, Feb 21 Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs 9:00 am
St. Frances Class Mass
Norview ~ 10:30 am
Delrose Retirement Residence ~ 1:30 pm
Frank Dertinger Delphine De Geyter Anne Vanhoucke James Boudreau Frank Oliver Dorothy & Isaiah Jeffrey Celestine Bacro Natalie Roczen Elizabeth Rapai
Betty Dertinger & Family Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs Catholic Women’s League Stasso, McGregor & Bailey Families Colleen Valeriote The Family The Estate Eleanor & Larry Polfliet Brian & Sheila Edwards Mary Markovics
Rev. Mark Maloney
Friday, Feb 22
Feast of the Chair of St. Peter
St. Mary’s ~ 9:30 am
St. Bernard’s ~ 11:30 am
Class Mass
Ana Christina Correia Manuel & Julia Correia Agatha Sciberras Living & Deceased Family Members Patricia Cole Vera Skoblenick
A Friend Maria Correia Mary & Charlie Sammut Enid Jamieson Tony & Gerda VandenHurk Jena Dub
Deacon Larry Lamphier
We Commend to your prayers:
We pray for all the sick of our Parishes: Nikki Buckborough, Daphne Jarman & Richard Desrocher, Maria Martins Goncalves, Harold Doody, David McArthur, Ethel Balogh, Margaret Wormsbecker, Gail Marr, Edward Dziegiel, Janice Poirier, Rozalia Vinocai, Diane Shippam and Pete Schira. We pray for all the faithful departed including: Donald Palahnuk, Antonio Marchessano, Anastacio Santos , Archie Van Develde
Prayer Line : 519-426-0788 ~ [email protected] or 519-582-2431
“A smile is a frown upside down”
