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OOOFFICEFFICEFFICE HHHOURSOURSOURS: : : Monday to Friday

9:00 a.m.—12:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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Saturday 7:00 p.m.

Sunday 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

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Pastor: Rev. Paul Conway Deacons: Rev. Mr. Walter Morrow (retired) Diocesan Order of Women: Raymonde Brant Secretary: Cathy LaBlance

PPPARISHARISHARISH PPPASTORALASTORALASTORAL CCCOUNCILOUNCILOUNCIL Dan Drazenovich Randy Johnson Vincent LaRue Finance Member Outreach Member Liturgy Member Christian Formation Member

AAADORATIONDORATIONDORATION CCCHAPELHAPELHAPEL Come spend some time alone with the Lord!

Open 18 hours Adorers needed….

Please call either Raffaela Medaglia 942-7891;

Susanne Quinn-Perron 450-7732

PPPRAYERRAYERRAYER LLLINEINEINE RRREQUESTSEQUESTSEQUESTS

to place a prayer request, please phone: Laverne……….... 942-7630 (ans. machine) Betty……………...649-3611 (ans. machine)

CCCHURCHHURCHHURCH EEENVELOPESNVELOPESNVELOPES If you would like to begin using

parish donation envelopes, please contact the parish office.

WWWEEKDAYEEKDAYEEKDAY LLLITURGIESITURGIESITURGIES Monday… 7:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Word w/Eucharist Tuesday…. No Mass Wednesday… No Mass Thursday… No Mass Friday……. No Mass

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Saturday……. 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. (or by appointment)

SSSACRAMENTACRAMENTACRAMENT OFOFOF IIINITIATIONNITIATIONNITIATION (Baptism) REGISTRATION FORMS are available

for pick up in the foyer of the church.

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Please contact the parish office. A MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS NOTICE

IS REQUIRED.

AAANOINTINGNOINTINGNOINTING OFOFOF THETHETHE SSSICKICKICK If you are sick and go to the hospital,

please call the parish office 705-942-8546. This will allow us to arrange that you

have the Sacrament of the Sick and a Pastoral Visit. Also, Eucharist is brought once a week

to those in the hospital by a Pastoral Team member.

“O“O“ONNN CCCALLALLALL” P” P” PRIESTRIESTRIEST A priest is available in the city for emergencies 24/7.

You can notify the chaplain, nurse or nursing home coordinators to contact the priest ON CALL.

OOOURURUR LLLADYADYADY OFOFOF GGGOODOODOOD CCCOUNSELOUNSELOUNSEL PPPARISHARISHARISH 114 MacDonald Avenue, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6B 1H3 Phone: (705) 942-8546 Fax: (705) 942-8674

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Times February 24, 2019

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER At the core of the theme for WDP 2019, an invitation –

Come. And to enable the response – Everything is ready.

Come to praise, thank, and proclaim the kingdom of love.

The invitation is grounded in the parable that Jesus told about a great dinner which was attended by the ones called off the

streets, as the ones invited excused themselves. The community formed around the table is not enough to fill the house – there is still room. Who are missing from the table in your community?

We will gather together Friday, March 1, 2019 at 2:00pm In Willowgrove United Church, 55 Tilley Rd

We extend our PRAYERS & BEST WISHES to Rev. Mr. Walter Morrow as he celebrates his Ordination Anniversary to the Deaconate

on Saturday, March 2nd. Walter was ordained a Deacon in 1978.

PARISH FOOD DRIVE wishes to remind all parishioners that next weekend,

March 2nd & 3rd is the monthly food drive for St Vincent Place. Their shelves are nearly bare, so please be

as generous as you can with your donations of non-perishable food items. Let's help them feed the hungry. An extra special THANK

YOU to each of you for your donations and we thank Mary Joan & Randy Johnson who have offered to take the food donations to Vincent Place.

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Ham Dinner & CWL Bake SaleHam Dinner & CWL Bake SaleHam Dinner & CWL Bake SaleHam Dinner & CWL Bake Sale

Monday, March 4thMonday, March 4thMonday, March 4thMonday, March 4th, 2018, 2018, 2018, 2018

from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PMfrom 5:00 PM to 6:00 PMfrom 5:00 PM to 6:00 PMfrom 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish Hall

Adults: $12.00; Children 6 to 12 yrs: $5.00;

Children under 5yr: Free

� EDGE—Our popular and Spirit-filled youth ministry group EDGE continues on Thursday nights at 7:00pm at St. Jerome Parish (26 Carmel Road)! All students from across the city of Sault Ste. Marie in Grades 6, 7 and 8 are welcome!

� The “Psalm 150 Club” Dances— Once a Month at

the Moose Hall 543 Trunk Road— Mar. 30th 8:00pm - Midnight. No cover charge, donations at the door for support of the Pregnancy Centre. Next Dates: April 30th and May 25th � WONDROUS ENCOUNTERS: Men’s Lenten Scripture Program Input, quiet reflection time and sharing are included. Thursday, 7 - 9 PM at SHALOM PLACE, 90 Ontario Avenue March 7, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 16 (Note: April 16 is a Tuesday) Suggested Offering: $30 + cost of the book Facilitator: Burnie Thorp REGISTRATION: Contact SHALOM PLACE 705-254-4690 / shalomssm@shaw.ca

� Lenten Retreat at Villa Loyola—Sudbury Who is

this Man? Friday, March 1st 7 p.m. to Sunday, March 3rd 1pm Cost $200.00 all inclusive. Phone 705-522-3502 ext 0

City wide CWL Pasta Dinner

Fundraiser for their 100th Anniversary

Saturday, March 23 at the

Moose Hall, 435 Trunk Road doors open 6:00 pm,

buffet dinner 6:30, dance 8:30pm tickets $25 per person, Contact

Cathy 705-946-4858

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Eucharistic

Adoration

Chapel

Our Lady of

Good Counsel

Church

The Chapel is open from

6:00 a.m. to 12 midnight,

7 days a week.

You are welcomed to take any hour that is convenient for you, even if that hour is filled. Doubling up with someone is preferable.

Hours that are available: Sunday: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m.- 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.-12 Noon 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Monday: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Thursday: 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Friday: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00p.m. Saturday: 11:00 a.m. – 12 noon

9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Please contact one of the

co-ordinators below if you wish

to spend one hour weekly

before the Blessed Sacrament:

Raffaela – (705) 206-3968

Susanne – (705) 450-7732

Roberta – (705) 946-0169

This Week’s recap of parish activities:

Mon., Feb 25th 10:00 a.m. Small Faith Sharing Grp (Irene)—Chapple Street 11:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Word with Eucharist-Collegiate Heights 6:30 p.m. Bible Study Group—Small Hall 7:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Word with Eucharist-Church

Tues., Feb 26th No Mass today Wed., Feb 27th No Mass today 10:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Word w/Eucharist—Van Daele Nursing Home 11:30 a.m. Weekly Meditation Group—Blessed Margaret Room Thurs., Feb 28th No Mass today 12:00 p.m. PARISH OFFICE CLOSED! 7:00 p.m. K of C Executive meeting—Parish Hall 7:00 p.m. Choir Practice—Church Fri., March 1st PARISH OFFICE CLOSED TODAY! No Mass today 2:00 p.m. World Day of Prayer– Willowgrove United Church Sat., March 2nd 9:00 a.m. Prayer for Vocations—Church 3:00 p.m. Confession Time– Church

THE 8TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME—YEAR C Monthly Parish Food Drive—collection of non-perishable food for Vincent Place—baskets will be in entrance of church

Sat., March 2nd 7:00 p.m. Celebration of Eucharist —Church Sun., March 3rd 9:00 a.m. Celebration of Eucharist—Church 11:00 a.m. Celebration of Eucharist —Church Children’s Liturgy of the Word—dismissal at beginning of Mass

Regional News will be listed below:

� It’s GOSPEL JAM Time again! St. Jerome’s Church hall, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Event dates: Sunday, Feb.,24th; March 24th; April 28th; May 26th. Donations to our local Pregnancy centre. This multi-denominational, evangelical event is hosted at St. Jerome’s parish however we would love to share the hosting. Contact: Bill or Peggy Webb at 941-8116 or billwebb@shaw.ca.

TAX Returns for donations to the POOR - Once again this year, Joe Ruscio will take care of your tax returns in exchange for a donation to Vincent Place through the Catholic Action Network. Kindly submit your donation to Vincent Place through the Catholic Action Network to Joe or to Vincent Place. We are most grateful to Joe for his ongoing support for needs in our community and parish, and his generous contributions of time and talent.

If interested contact Joe at 705-949-1221 ext 1.

SHROVE TUESDAY Annual Pancake Festival

Come join us on SHROVE TUESDAY, March 5th

from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall for delicious pancakes and sausages served with maple syrup.

This gathering is sponsored by the parish, prepared by the Christian Men’s Group and served by the Social Committee Members.

A Freewill Offering will be graciously accepted. -100% of which will be given to a local Charity. Thank You.

ASH WEDNESDAY - March 6th Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstaining from meat.

Ash Wednesday Masses will be celebrated: in the parish at 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.;

St. Basil School Mass 10:00 a.m. at Precious Blood Cathedral

Ash Wednesday Communion Service at Van Daele Nursing Home at 10:30 a.m.;

All services will have distribution of Ashes.

LENTEN Meatless Soup Supper LENTEN Meatless Soup Supper LENTEN Meatless Soup Supper LENTEN Meatless Soup Supper Friday, March 8th

arrival at 5:00pm; serving 5:15pm hosted by the Development & Peace Ministry—

Free will offering to be donated to “Share Lent”

The Stations of the Cross begin Friday, March 8th at 6:00 p.m.

Let us join together each Friday night during LENT, for a time of fellowship and prayer.

DELIGHTFUL and LOVED: Lent Retreat Evening “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” (Matt. 3:17). .

In his “Beloved Sermons”, Henri Nouwen fully explores how each of us is the Beloved of God and that we are taken, blessed, broken and given to become like “Jesus” in the world.

DATE: Monday, March 11, 7 - 9 PM LOCATION: Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish Hall

FREE-WILL OFFERING REGISTER: Contact SHALOM PLACE 705-254-4690 or email -- shalomssm@shaw.ca

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CWL AnnouncementsCWL AnnouncementsCWL AnnouncementsCWL Announcements ⇒ WORLD DAY OF PRAYER is Friday, March 1, 2019 at 2:00pm In Willowgrove United Church, 55 Tilley Rd.

⇒ General Meeting will be on Tuesday March 19th at 1:00 in the Church Hall. All ladies of the Parish are welcome.

⇒ There will be a Regional Luncheon on March 30 at Grand Gardens North. Tickets are $20.00 call Denise Armstrong at 705971-1213 if interested.

⇒ Our Annual Convention will take place at the Quality Inn on April 26,27,28. Please contact Denise Armstrong for more information

God Bless Denise Armstrong President

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LITURGY SCHEDULES We still need Ministers for We still need Ministers for

April 14th- PALM SUNDAY - 7:00 p.m. 2 more Lectors

9:00 a.m. 2 more Lectors, 1 more EMHC 11:00 a.m. 2 more Lectors, 1 more EMHC

April 18th- Holy Thursday Mass 7:30 p.m.—1 more Lector April 19th- Good Friday 3:00 p.m. only— 1 more Lector

April 20th-Easter Vigil 8:30 pm — 5 Lectors

April 21st —Easter Sunday - we need: 9:00 a.m. 2 Lectors; 1 more EMHC; Greeter only

11:00 a.m. 2 more EMHC; 1 more Usher; Greeter only

Please advise Cathy, at the parish office, if you are able to help with any of these special dates

Pastoral and Financial Reports

for 2018

You will find in this week's bulle�n the

annual Pastoral and Financial reports for

2018. Our finance report shows that this

year we had a deficit and the budget for

2019 shows a deficit for the coming year.

Below is a memo from the finance

commi%ee outlining the reason for this deficit.

Dear Parishioners: You will notice that we are budgeting a deficit for 2019. Unless we reduce the amount of assistance we provide to the poor, we expect deficits to continue. Our finance committee feels it is important to highlight this as we have parishioners that have either moved away or have passed away. Our reserves were well over $700,000 approximately 15 years ago. We currently have reserves of just over $300,000. The decrease over the years was due primarily to a lot of deferred maintenance, decreased revenues and constant increase in expenses. We do not expect this to change. We think it is important to stress this point so that we remain financially healthy allowing us to continue to care for the poor and carry out our mission serving the Catholic Church. Finance Committee

Daily Prayer This Week

We may feel like we never have enough. Enough money, time, love, status or anything else that seems be the focus of our lives. We live lives that are packed with activities, meetings and obligations - keeping our hearts distracted away from our relationship with God, from our families and from

others in our lives who need our love.

This week we have the treasures of the Book of Sirach to contemplate. Each day we can learn something about trusting in God, about learning discipline and where true happiness lies. We learn how God works with us and how we

learn the ways of the Lord. There is even practical wisdom about friendship.

From the gospels this week, we have much fruit for our contemplation, for we see Jesus instructing his disciples about service about trusting God's working in others. We are warned about giving scandal. And, we see Jesus' unwillingness to be compromised by trick questions, and the way he speaks about marriage. Finally, we see his reverence for children. We can all draw

much fruit from listening to him this week.

And every morning, we can begin by sitting at the side of our beds with our hands open on our laps, asking God to help us receive these gifts with open hearts. We can carry that focus with us throughout the day, remembering in the quiet moments what we are asking for. Always, we end our day simply

thanking God for the love and gifts of the day.

Taken from the "Weekly Guide for Daily Prayer" on the Creighton University's Online Ministries web site: http://www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/online.html

Used with permission. .

Why do the

Stations of the Cross?

The most important reason for reviving the practice of making the Stations of the Cross is that it is a powerful way to contemplate, and enter into, the mystery of Jesus' gift of himself to us. It takes the reflection on the passion out of my head, and

makes it an imaginative exercise. It involves my senses, my experience and my emotions. To the extent I come to experience the love of Jesus for me, to that extent the gratitude I feel will be deep. Deep gratitude leads to real generosity and a desire to love as I have been loved. First, just a note about the history of the stations:

The History:

From the earliest of days, followers of Jesus told the story of his passion, death and resurrection. When pilgrims came to see Jerusalem, they were anxious to see the sites where Jesus was. These sites become important holy connections with Jesus. Eventually, following in the footsteps of the Lord, along the way of the cross, became a part of the pilgrimage visit. The stations, as we know them today, came about when it was no longer easy or even possible to visit the holy sites. In the 1500's, villages all over Europe started creating "replicas" of the way of the cross, with small shrines commemorating the places along the route in Jerusalem. Eventually, these shrines became the set of 14 stations we now know and were placed in almost every Catholic Church in the world.

MASS SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF…………. Monday, February 25th to Sunday, March 3rd

Date & Time Mass Intention Readings Readers

February 25th

Mon.,

7:00 p.m.

Liturgy of the Word

with distribution of Eucharist

Sirach 1: 1-10; Ps 93: 1-5;

Mark 9: 14-29

February 26th

Tuesday

No Mases this week!

Sirach 2: 1-11; Ps 37: 3-40;

Mark 9: 30-37

February 27th

Wednesday

Sirach 4: 11-19; Ps 119: 165-175;

Mark 9: 38-40

February 28th

Thursday

Sirach 5: 1-8; Ps 1: 1-6;

Mark 9: 41-50

March 1st

Friday

Sirach 6: 5-17; Ps 119: 12-35;

Mark 10: 1-12

March 2nd

Saturday,

7:00 p.m.

Mass

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March 3rd

Sunday

9:00 a.m.

Sunday

11:00 a.m.

7:00 p.m.

Intentions of Gaetano & Claudia Lombardo

by Mom & Dad

Maria Lombardo by Linda, Matthew, & Paul Dearing

Domenico & Emilia Turco &

Elena & Luigi Viola by Joe & Josephine Viola

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9:00 a.m.

Intentions of all parishioners by Pro Populo Mass

Lodovico Lizzi by The Family

Ed Twentyman by Ken & Bertelaine Frechette

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Teodoro (Ted) Tucci by wife, Maria & Family

Nell Rodger by Ken & Kaaren DiPasquale

Intentions of Marie Arcangeletti by Tony & Chris Fera

8th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Year C

Sirach 27: 4-7;

Ps 92: 1-15;

1 Corinthians 15: 54-58;

Luke 6: 39-45

7:00 p.m.

(A) Connie Beaudry

(B) John Komhyr

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9:00 a.m.

(A) Roseanne DelBianco

(B) Don Barill

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11:00 a.m.

(A) Frank Lepore

(B) Karissa Lepore

"Jesus has made Himself the Bread of Life to give us life. Night and day, He is there. If you really want to grow in love, come back to the Eucharist,

come back to that Adoration." St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta

CHILDREN’S LITURGY of the WORD is held each Sunday at the 11:00 a.m.

Mass for ages 5 to 12.

MASS SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF…………. Monday, February 25th to Sunday, March 3rd

Extra-Ord. Min. of Holy Comm. Servers Welcoming/&Ushers

Lectors, Ushers, Welcomers EMHC — Extra-Ordinary Ministers of

Holy Communion, LITURGY SCHEDULES

for March & April are available

on our parish website or a printed copy

is available in the Sacristy.

(A) Connie Beaudry

(B) John Komhyr

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Roseanne DelBianco

(B) Don Barill

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Frank Lepore

(B) Karissa Lepore

7:00 p.m.

Claudette Breton

Doreen Gribbon

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9:00 a.m.

Val Barill

Margaret Twentyman

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11:00 a.m.

Kim Lepore

Margie Skulech

7:00 p.m.

Jean-Louis Lemieux

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9:00 a.m.

Tony Fera

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11:00 a.m.

Randy Johnson

7:00 p.m. Welcomer:

Denise & Calvin Armstrong

Ushers:

Arlette Beaulieu & Shirley Nantais

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9:00 a.m. Welcomer:

Jim & Joan Ross

Ushers:

Tony Bortone & John Nogalo

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11:00 a.m. Welcomer:

Gloria & Don Primeau

Ushers:

Norman Cardiff & Ken DiPasquale

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED

especially for JOHN OPALAJOHN OPALAJOHN OPALAJOHN OPALA, BROTHER OF SYLVIA (PAUL) ROLLIN

AND ALLALLALLALL OUROUROUROUR DECEASEDDECEASEDDECEASEDDECEASED FAMILYFAMILYFAMILYFAMILY & & & & FRIENDSFRIENDSFRIENDSFRIENDS.... ________________________________________

Liturgy of the Word w/Eucharist—Extendicare Van Daele Nursing Home will be held on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m., February 27th.

Please remember to pray for: all the sick & Shut-ins in our parish Community.