Saturday April 16 5:15 p.m. Evelyn CunninghamSunday April 17 9:30 a.m. Members of the Parish

11:00 a.m. David Steacy

Tuesday April 19 7:00 p.m. Bill, May & Bernadette Gillespie

Wednesday April 20 9:30 a.m. School Present

Virginia Arsenault

Thursday April 21 9:30 a.m. Father B. Flurey

Friday April 22 9:30 a.m. Theresa Da Silva

Saturday April 23 5:15 p.m. Intentions of First Communion Candidates

Sunday April 24 9:30 a.m. Members of the Parish

11:00 a.m. Francis Katherine & Gregory Thomas Hanniman

All servers welcome in the Sanctuary at all liturgies

Liturgies this week

Prayer Line Contact: Shirley Legris 613-545-0493

HOLY YEAR OF MERCY

Father of mercy, who gave your Son for our salvation and who strengthens us always with the gifts of your Spirit, grant us Christian communities which are alive, fervent and joyous, which are fonts of fraternal life, and which nurture in the young the desire to consecrate themselves to you and to the work of evan-gelization. Sustain these communities in their commitment to offer appropriate vocational catechesis and ways of proceeding towards each one’s particular consecration. Grant the wisdom needed for vocational discernment, so that in all things the greatness of your merciful love may shine forth. May Mary, Mother and guide of Jesus, intercede for each Christian community, so that, made fruitful by the Holy Spirit, it may be a source of true vocations for the service of the holy People of God. ~ Amen.

Prayers for Vocations

The Rosary is prayed in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament Mass, Tuesday to Saturday before Mass.

Knights of Columbus 1st Tues. of the month after 7:00 p.m. Mass, Grand Knight – Joseph Hamilton

Catholic Women’s League

2nd Tues. of the month after 7:00 p.m. Mass - Karen Mulvihill, President

Finance Committee Dr. A. Sanfilippo, Chairman

Parish Council Kay Weerasooriya, Chairperson

Property Committee Richard Hoffman, ChairmanFundraising Committee 4th Wed. of the month 7:00 p.m. - Elaine

Clark, ChairpersonHospitality Committee Marianne Murphy

Justice and Peace Committee

4th Thurs of the month 7:00 p.m. - Bronek Korczysnki, Chairman

Liturgy Committee Kay Weerasooriya, Chairperson

Screening Committee Joanne Cosgrove, Chairperson

Legion of Mary Tues. 9:30 a.m.

Junior Liturgy resuming Easter Sunday at 9:30 a.m. MassPartners in Mission Food Donations

Food to be received 3rd week each month

Choir Practice Thursdays | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Secretary’s Office Hours Mon. – Thurs. 9 to 12 noon

September - June

The Pope’s Pastoral Works The diocesan collection for The Pope’s Pastoral Works will be received on May 1.

MAY ROSARY The Knights of Columbus will sponsor the praying of the Rosary every Wednesday evening at 6:45 pm outside in front of the flower garden and the statues of the Blessed Mother and St. Bernadette. May 4, 11, 18 and 25. In case of inclement weather, we will move inside to the main foyer of the church, in front of the statue of the Blessed Mother. All are welcome to participate. God bless our parish family.

Our Lady Queen of Peace, Legion of Mary This year throughout the Archdiocese of Kingston, the Legion of Mary members have chosen for their Spiritual Work of Mercy to pray for the living and dead. Our Lady Queen of Peace, the Legionary members from our Parish are joining the Parish Prayer Line and will be offering their prayers for all the intentions.

Liturgical Assignments are posted on the bulletin boards and on the parish website

Holy Communion to those in the Parish who are not well enough to come to Sunday Mass, please contact Carol Young: 613-389-6306.

Sacrament of Penance Saturday, 4:30-5:00 p.m., daily before Mass, and by appointment

Sacrament of Baptism: by appointment

Sacrament of Marriage: Arrange 6 months in advance. Pre-marriage course required

Sacrament of the sick: as needed. Call the parish office.

Sacraments

Coming Events in our ParishFirst Communion, April 23 & 24, all MassesSacrament of the Sick, May 12, 2:30 p.m.Confirmation Celebration, May 28, 5:15 p.m.

The Sacrament of the Sick – ideally celebrated in community, will be Thursday, May 12 at 2:30 pm. Those who are seriously ill, those of advanced age, those undergoing serious surgery or treatment and those in danger of death are invited. All baptized Catholics are candidates for the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. Let us joyfully celebrate the healing of the Lord through His Church.

Spring Clean up of Our Parish GroundsYeah! Spring is finally here. Mark your calendars for our clean up of the PARISH Grounds on Saturday, April 30th from 9 - 11 am. Your Property Committee

Summer and Fall ExcursionsOnly 5 TICKETS REMAINING for the play, MATILDA THE MUSICAL! Hurry and get your ticket and don’t be disappointed. The date is July 20th and the price per person is $188.50. For tickets call Caroline Manley at 613-542-8473 or Theresa McKay at 613-389-3532.

A Healing Mass will be celebrated on Friday, April 22 at 11 a.m., at St. Francis de Sales Church, 17 Elmsley St. North, Smith Falls. There will be anointing of the sick.

Knights of Columbus Dinner | April 23, 260 Brock St., 6-8 pm. Proceeds to St. Mary’s Restoration Fund. For more info, see bulletin board or contact Grand Knight Doug Snider at 613-572-6046 or dj53@live.ca

GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY PILGRIMAGE 2017 marks the Golden Anniversary of the founding of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish. Your 50th Anniversary Sub-Committee has been planning events to commemorate this important parish milestone.

We are well underway with our Photo Directory and are now ready to provide details of our exciting pilgrimage to Barcelona, Lourdes and Rome. This is an inspirational journey that will strengthen our faith and celebrate our joy.

We will be travelling from October 10th to the 20th of 2017.

All those interested in joining this pilgrimage, are invited to attend an information session on MONDAY, APRIL 18th at 7PM in Our Lady of Lourdes parish hall. Travel representatives will provide a power-point presentation and will answer your questions.

Please join us for an uplifting and enlightening presentation as we hear about the pilgrimage of thanksgiving that will take us to Lourdes, the very place where Our Blessed Mother appeared to St. Bernadette. At Lourdes and the other destinations, we will offer our gratitude to Almighty God for the great blessings of the first fifty years of our beloved parish under the special patronage of Our Lady of Lourdes.

Blessed Sacrament Parish Knights of Columbus Garage Sale & Catholic Women’s League Bake SaleBlessed Sacrament Church Hall, 3 Briscoe St., Amherstview. Sat. Apr. 23, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Donations can be dropped off at the Church Hall Fri Apr. 22 between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. NO TV’s or computers, please.

New Life Group Are you, or someone you know, experiencing the trauma of a Separation and/or Divorce? Where do you turn for help? Come to the New Life Group Meeting: a Catholic Ministry for the Separated and Divorced on alternate Tuesday evenings. April 26: Self Care in Handling Inevitable Losses. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Francis J. Spence Pastoral Centre, 390 Palace Road, Kingston, 613- 548-4461. All faith denominations are welcome.

Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School Mid-Term Report Cards will be issued to students on Thursday, April 28.

Thank you | To all who cared for me during my surgery and recovery. To those who sent cards, flowers, food, affection and especially prayers, I am most grateful. Your kindness and thoughtfulness are deeply appreciated. Your willingness and ability in caring for the liturgies, the organizations, committees, events and ministries demonstrate your impressive love for Christ and His Church in our parish. ~ Father Brennan

Sat. 5:15 pm Sun 9:30 am Sun 11:00 am

Lectors T. SanfilippoC. Manley

J. McCabeM. McCabe

J. CosgroveJ. Hamilton

E.M. T. SanfilippoC. Manley

J. McCabeL. Garofalo

T. McKayJ. Hamilton

Gifts Fox Family

L. VanderhelmM. Harris

HamiltonFamily

Ushers R. HoffmanVolunteer

L. HurtubiseS. Hurtubise

J. Breault2 Volunteers

Liturgical Assignments | April 23/24

Please see the website for further announcements

End The Killing Campaign Life Coalition Pro-life meeting on Thurs. Apr. 21, 7-9 pm at the Kingston Public Library on Johnson St. (Wilson Room).Mr. Jim Hughes, National President of CLC and VP of International Right to Life is guest speaker and will update us on the many pro-life/pro-family issues facing our country and internationally. Please come and bring friends and relatives. For more information, call CLC at 389-4472 or 382-1084.