Pastor:
Associate Pastor:
Office Hours:
Fr. Ray Rick
Fr. Roy Villas
Mon.-Fri. 9:00am to 2:00pm
"We are a community of believers growing together, faithful to the
teachings of the Catholic Church, rooted in the word of God,
prayer and sacraments, strengthening family, elderly and youth-our future--and serving those in need."
AUGUST 23, 2015
TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
(Liturgical colour GREEN, symbolizing LIFE & HOPE)
UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS
August 24 K of C Meeting @ 7 pm
August 28 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (see below)
September 13 Heritage Day-Cemetery Mass 11 am
September 18 & 19 St. Joseph’s Photo Sittings
(PLEASE NOTIFY THE OFFICE AS SOON AS YOU ARE AWARE OF
A DATE AND TIME OF AN UPCOMING MEETING IN THE PARISH.)
LITURGY SCHEDULE
.
12 HOUR ADORATION
OF THE BLESSED
SACRAMENT
On Friday, August 28th from
9:30 am to 9:30 pm. Please
sign up after Mass at the back
of the Church.
AUGUST 29 & 30, 2015
5:00 PM MASS –SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2015
GREETERS
LARRY & LINDA MATTHEWS
LECTORS
ELVA KOCHER
EUCHARISTIC
ED FITZGERALD
MINISTERS
BARBARA VAN CAPELLE
9:00 AM MASS–SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2015
GREETERS
JOE MACNEIL/J. WRIGHT
LECTOR
ART TOURNOUR
EUCHARISTIC
JOHN DAWSON
MINISTERS
HANK WESSELING
EN11:00 AM MASS – SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2015
GREETERS
LAUREL & DON DUPUIS
LECTORS
DON DUPUIS
BRUCE THOMSON
EUCHARISTIC
LAUREL DUPUIS
MINISTERS
GLORIA SPEICHER
COUNTERS- SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2015
MARY & LOUIS ZAMMIT & JERILYN ROYCROFT
COMMUNION SCHEDULE FOR THE PINES
AUGUST 23
HAROLD DAWSON
AUGUST 30
BARB CAMPBELL
WELCOME
JESUS SAID, “NO ONE CAN COME TO ME
UNLESS IT IS GRANTED THEM BY MY
FATHER.”
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
We pray to Jesus Christ for all who suffer in our
community and especially for: Shirley Bedley, Cathy
Benedetto, Ashley Bridges, Lisa Burns, Doreen Charlton,
Mary Charron, Marg Conway, Peter Cooper, Theresa
Crosgrey, Gerdie Doherty, Elsie Enrico, Joyce Fitzmaurice,
Peter Gambell, Kurt Geiser, Senta Geiser, Carol Hamblin,
Paul Hitchcock, Regina Lambert, Sarah Lazzara, June
MacNeil, Louise MacNeil, Luke Manary, Martha Marquarat,
Mary McKenzie, Raul Neps, Joan Neveu, Joe Neveu, Joseph
O’Donnell, Mike O’Hara, Jack & Laila O’Neill, Fay Pearce,
Ann Petersen, Joan Riley, Rene Sabourin, Cole Shelly, Gloria
Speicher, Julia Tilson, Sean Usher, John Van Ekelenburg,
Philip West, Rob Ziola. Please call the office (645-2294)
if you would like your name removed or added to
this list.
IT IS WITH GREAT JOY THAT WE WELCOME
VISITORS AND NEW PARISHIONERS TO OUR
PARISH FAMILY.
New parishioners please fill out the form in the wooden box
on the back wall, call the office or better yet, come by the
office so we can meet you and welcome you personally.
Let us pray this Sunday for the people and clergy of the St.
Paul Parish in Lakefield and its mission St. Jean de Brebeuf
in Buckhorn and Our Lady of Good Counsel in Young’s
Point.
FEAST DAY OF THE WEEK
August 24th St. Bartholomew, Apostle
IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION TO PUT IN THE
BULLETIN, PLEASE TELEPHONE THE OFFICE OR
COME INTO THE OFFICE AND LET US KNOW, NO
LATER THAN 12 NOON MONDAY.
A WALK WITH THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY THROUGH SCRIPTURE
AUGUST 23, 2015
ST. MICHAEL’S OF ROSSEAU
SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE FOR 2015
11:00 AM SUNDAY MASS UNTIL SEPTEMBER
INCLUSIVE.
6TH
MORINUS - SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH FOR 2015
TWO MASSES 4 PM SATURDAY & 9 AM SUNDAY UP TO AND
INCLUDING SEPTEMBER 6TH. ON SEPTEMBER 12, 19, 26
AND OCTOBER 3RD ONLY ONE MASS ON SATURDAY AT 4
PM.
TWO MASSES ON THANKSGIVING WEEKEND
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10TH AT 4 PM AND SUNDAY,
OCTOBER 11TH AT 9:00 AM
RED SCARF PROJECT
December 1st, 2015 is World’s Aids Day. There is still
misinformation and fear regarding this disease. Innocent
people have this disease and fear to get treatment because
of the stigma. Karyn Cooper from the AIDS Committee of
Simcoe County has asked the CWL and other churches if we
would help. Karyn would like 350 knitted/crochet red
scarves wrap around lamp post and trees around
Bracebridge during the first week of Dec. Each scarf has an
information card attached. Community members can take
a scarf as they come upon them. They have to be 6” X 60”.
For more info call Ghislaine 705-394-5665 or Linda Healy
705-645-9703. If you do not knit you can help by dropping
red wool in the box at back of church or put money in an
envelope, clearly mark “Red Scarf” and drop in collection
basket. Thank you for helping with this project.
A SOUL THAT MAGNIFIES THE LORD
St. Augustine explained that although being the Mother of the Saviour
bestows on the Blessed Virgin Mary a great privilege, her faithfulness is
something even more noteworthy. Augustine wrote, “We must not think
that blessedness lay in bodily relationship”; instead he concluded, “Mary
is blessed because she’ heard the word of God and kept it. (Luke
11:28) After Elizabeth’s Spirit-directed words the Blessed Virgin Mary
now speaks. While Elizabeth has spoken her words to and about the
Blessed Virgin Mary and her child. The Blessed Virgin Mary now turns
the attention to God our Lord and the various things he is doing and will
do for the Blessed Virgin Mary, for the poor and needy, for the proud
and wealthy and for Israel. How does the Blessed Virgin Mary respond
to all these accolades of Elizabeth? With HUMILITY, She turns all the
attention back to God, recognizing Him as the true source of all these
blessings in her life. She says, “MY SOUL MAGNIFIES THE LORD,
AND MY SPIRIT REJOICES IN GOD MY SAVIOUR”. (Luke 1:46-47)
The Blessed Virgin Mary’s hymn-like response to Elizabeth’s praise
sheds additional light on the Blessed Virgin Mary’s interior life. The
verses of Luke (1:46-55) are commonly known as THE MAGNIFICAT.
The Blessed Virgin Mary needs God to be her Saviour, as all humans
do. However this does not imply that she has committed any sin. The
Blessed Virgin Mary “the one who has been graced” and the “most
blessed of women” was saved by being prevented from falling into sin
by her Immaculate Conception. “HENCE FORTH ALL GENERATIONS
WILL CALL ME BLESSED” (Luke 1:48). FOR HE WHO IS MIGHTY
HAS DONE GREAT THINGS FOR ME (Luke: 49). The Blessed Virgin
Mary recognizes her lowliness and her Son underscores that all she
has comes from God’s grace. She seeks not to exalt herself but to
magnify the Lord. It is logical to conclude that just as Elizabeth blessed
the Blessed Virgin Mary because the Son of God has been conceived in
her womb, so will all generations bless her for the same reason. This
verse explains the common title, “Blessed Virgin Mary” being addressed
to her throughout the history of the Church. BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
AND ISRAEL-In the first part of the Magnificat we see how the Blessed
Virgin Mary focuses on the blessings God has bestowed on her
personally – how the Lord has looked upon her lowliness and has done
great things for her (1: 46-50). In the second half the Blessed Virgin
Mary praises God for what he is doing for all of Israel – showing his
mercy on his people, exalting all the lowly and rescuing them from their
afflictions (1:51-55). The relationship between the two halves of the
Blessed Virgin Mary’s song is clear. The way God is working in the
Blessed Virgin Mary’s life anticipates the saving deeds he will do for all
of Israel. In the Magnificat the Blessed Virgin Mary proclaims not only
the good things God is doing in her own life but Good News for all
God’s people. Taken from: Walking with Mary by Edward Sri and Mary by Fr. Mitch Pacwa
ANNOUNCED MASSES FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 24 TO AUGUST 30, 2015
PARISH PICNIC -Please join us for our annual
Parish Picnic this year it will be held at Tom and
Els Vandenberg’s, 1228 Fraserburg Road,
Bracebridge on August 30th starting at 2 pm.
The Knights of Columbus will supply the
barbecue. Please remember when you come to
the picnic, families with the last names A-M
are asked to bring a desserts and N-Z are
asked to bring a salad. Also please bring
your own utensils, drinks and chair.
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SATURDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
SUNDAY
SUNDAY
SUNDAY
6:00 PM
6:30 PM
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:30 AM
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
RETURN TO THE FAITH OF NON-PRACTICING CATHOLICS
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
+BOB WRIGHT
MAUREEN JIBB
+FRANK RAMDATT
GHISLAINE LAFERRIERE
INTENTION OF THE FAMILY OF ERIC & MARIA MORGAN
ERIC & MARIA MORGAN
JAMES ST.
+JOHN MCALPINE
DICKIE FAMILY
INTENTION OF HANK WESSELING (75TH BIRTHDAY)
TERRY & LINDA HEALY
ST. JOHN’S
INTENTION OF ALFONSO DEL VALLE
BEATRIZ GOMEZ
THE CONSECRATION
TO MARYCOLLEEN
PRAYER & DONALD REGAN
+GREG & +VERONICA
REGAN CARMEL,
ST. JOHN’S
FOR THE PARISH
There are cards at the back of the Church with the Consecration to
+RITA BENEDETTO
DOUG MCNABB
Mary Prayer.
FOR THE PARISH
ST MICHAEL’S FOR THE PARISH