Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Knight of the Month: Sir Knight Wayne O'Boyle Family of the Month: Gary and Darlene Asselin

Euchre Night: Fri. Feb 17th at 7:00 pm - Parish Hall ($5 per person) - All are Welcome! Executive Meeting,: Tues. Feb 28th, 7:30pm - Fr Gignac room Knights Open House: Sun. Feb. 26th, 2pm - Parish Hall All men and their families are welcome! Men’s and Woman’s Spiritual Retreat: Mar. 11th - St Mary of the People Parish $10 per person includes lunch. Speaker Sister Mary Rose Marrin C.S.J. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus District 36, For tickets call Norm Lambert 289 356-5524

Pastor’s Corner

“Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is do-ing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently He starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make any sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of - throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself.” - C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

Marriage Preparation Course

We will be starting a marriage preparation course at St. Joseph the Worker!

Our six-week course will take place from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall on the following dates in

2017:

Monday, April 24th Monday, May 1st

Monday, May 15th Tuesday, May 23rd Monday, May 29th Monday, June 5th

The fee is $150 per couple. Contact the parish office for further information.

2017 OFFERTORY ENVELOPES

Please pick-up a box of 2017 envelopes in the church office. Please use 2017 envelopes starting January 1st. Please print your full name, address, phone number and donation clearly on the envelope. If you have a change of address, please indicate this

change as “new address” on your envelope. Thank you!

Celebrate Your Marriage with a World-wide Marriage Encounter Weekend!

Celebrate your love and take a fresh look at your marriage! Spend a very special weekend togeth-

er. A Weekend of discovery…a lifetime of love! Worldwide Marriage Encounter is a weekend getaway that helps married

couples rediscover themselves as individuals and as a couple. The Weekend format helps couples communicate openly and honestly without group sharing, therapy or mar-

riage counselling.

Upcoming Weekend: March 17-19, 2017 (Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre, Mississauga) For more information and application, please go to www.wwme.org or contact: Gerard & Marge McCauley at gerard.marge@rogers.com or (905) 792-1925.

25th ANNUAL LIFT JESUS HIGHER RALLY

Lift Jesus Higher Rally (LJHR) is an annual event for Youth and Adults that focuses on evangelizing through uplifting

music, testimonials, confessions, reflections, Divine Mercy celebration and a Eucharistic Procession.

This year, speakers include Bishop Scott MacCaig and Mass with Cardinal Collins

When: Saturday March 4th: 9am - 5:30pm Where: Metro Toronto Convention Centre Cost: Adult Rally ($25) Youth Rally ($15) For more information or tickets visit: www.lift-jesus-higher-rally.ca Email: info@lift-jesus-jigher-rally.ca Call: 416-251– 4255

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Durham Catholic District School Board is seeking 2 Community members with financial expertise and business knowledge to serve on its Audit Committee., for a three year term. The primary role of the Audit Committee is to assist the Board of Trustees in fulfilling its duties related to governance and oversight. Suitably qualified applicants interested in serving on the Audit Committee are invited to submit a of interest and resume by 4:00pm on Friday February 24, 2017 to:

Ryan Putnam, Superintendent of Business and CFO Durham Catholic District School Board

650 Rossland Road West Oshawa, ON L1J 7C4

Email:ryan.putnam@dcdsb.ca

February 12, 2017

Please pray for those who are sick and those who love and minister to them... Alfred Alevros Amy Searchwell Apolonia Alvarez Arlene Mose Betty Lee Blanch Trimm Deborah Parker Diane Beliveau Diane Deveaux Elmer Fabro Fabian Daley George Allen Gerard Burns Gino Romagnuolo

Gwen Roddy Irene Piekenbrock Jack Trovato Jane Gatens Jennifer Sinnott Janetta Fairservice Joan Lonergan John Dalby John McCormack Johnny Van Kemp Julie Leech Juliette Richard Kelly Rochon Laurette Landry Lily Meagher Lisa Chen Lisa Clark Liza Davidson Louis Bardwell

Lucretia Martin Margaret Riordan Maria McGuire Maria Polograbska Michael Bolotenko Micheal Lee Michael Lyn Michael Young Mildred Caine Purificacion David Rene Picard Rudy Gorec Tina Lordan Vesna Zakrajsek Shelley Wilson Monika Clarke

MASS INTENTIONS

Monday, February 13 9 a.m. Hannah Sinnott & Kay O’Doherty req. by Eileen Tuesday, February 14

9a.m. (+) George Storey req. by Ann Marie Storey Wednesday, February 15

9a.m. Holy Spirit & Nancy Luccisano req. by Nancy (+) Joseph Cappuccitti req. by The Family Bill Letterio req. by Bill Letterio Thursday, February 16

9a.m. Penny & Lawrence Vaillancourt req. by Vaillancourt Family

Friday, February 17

9a.m. (+) Douglas Flintoff req. by Rita Flintoff (+) Agnes Bolas-Walsh req. by Marian Brady Christopher Burke req. by Tara Burke & Family Saturday, February 18

9a.m. (+) Vincenzo Tassone req. by Vito & Catenna Tassone & Family

5p.m. (+) Paul Gormley req. by Helen Gormley Sunday, February 19

9a.m. All Parishioners 11a.m (+) Sylvia Barone req. by Corrado & Mauro

Please pray for the deceased those who mourn for them.

Catholic Women’s League

Irish Pub Night - Saturday March 11th, with dinner at 6:30pm followed by the music of Dan Clancy *Tickets are $20.00 per person and will be available from Joan at 905-436-1883.

General Meeting - Monday, February 13th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Centre. World Day of Prayer - Friday March 3rd, at 10:00 a.m. at the Salvation Army on Thornton Road Rafiki Bracelets—will be sold after 9am Mass on Feb 12th. These benefit women in Kenya. *REMINDER: Memberships are due for 2017*

PILGRIMAGE TO QUEBEC Holy Family Parish (Whitby) would like to invite you to join Fr. László Nagy in a 5 day pilgrimage to Quebec from June 2 to 6, 2017. We will be visiting the St Joseph Oratory, Notre Dame Cathedral, Cap-de-la-Madeleine & St Anne de Beaupre. Deadline for registration is on February 24. Double occupancy including all taxes is $649.00. Non-refundable deposit is required. Final payment is due on April 24, 2017, please add $15 pp for credit card payments. For more details and information, please call: Halina at 647-294-4116.

Chartwell Wynfield Long Term Care Residence Mass: Second Wednesday of every month at 11:00 a.m

Harmony Hill Retirement Community Mass: First Tuesday of every month at 2:30 p.m.

PARISH NURSING If you or your loved ones are unable to attend Church then the Parish Nurse or a member of the

Pastoral Visiting Team will bring you Communion to you at your home or hospital. Call the Parish Nurse at 905-432-2300 x. 202 to make arrangements. If you are admitted to hospital make sure your parish affiliation is noted.

Day of Reflection :Based on Bishop Robert Barron’s program Untold Blessing: Three Paths to Holiness. Explore Bishop Barron’s three paths, learn about Catholic practices that sup-port our journey to sanctity and spend personal time before the Blessed Sacrament.

Place: St. Gertrude’s Parish Hall Date: Sat. February 25th, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cost: $10 per person (includes a light lunch) Registration due Feb. 22:

For more details, please visit the Adult Faith Formation bulle-tin board or call: Beth Cook: 905-925-9871 or Diana Scahill: 905-723-0794.

Pilgrimage to Basilica of Our Lady of Gaudalupe, Mexico

You are invited, under the Spiritual Guidance of Fr. Joseph Machaj, on a 10 day pilgrimage to the Basilica of Our Lady of Gaudalupe, Mexico, Pue-

bla, Taxco and Acapulco

Cost: $2100.00 CAD Deadline for registration: May 31st, 2017

For more information and to register contact Fr. Joseph Machaj: 613-962-1092 or frjosephmachaj@gmail.com