FEBRUARY 19, 2012 SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

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1 FEBRUARY 19, 2012 SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 43:18-19; Psalm 41; 2Cor 1:18-22:1; Mark 2:1-12 FOCUS: The mercy of God brings healing and peace through forgiveness of our sins. God is merciful and desires to pour forth this mercy upon our lives. We need only come to Him through His Son, Jesus. We know that Jesus healed body, mind and soul as He forgave sins. He has empowered and commanded the Church to continue this ministry of healing and forgiveness. We need only say Yes! to His offer! PENITENTIAL DISCIPLINE In Canada, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fasting & abstinence from meat. Other Fridays are days of abstinence from meat, but Catholics may substitute special acts of charity or piety on this day. The law of abstinence applies to those 14 and older; fasting binds those from years of age. Parents are reminded of their duty to introduce their children gradually to the understanding of penance. Your example can be the greatest influence. Fasting, almsgiving, prayer, works of mercy are privileged forms of penance because they are based on teachings from the Gospel and tradition. When we deprive ourselves, we unite ourselves to the suffering of those who are starving and to then save that money to give to the poor. Fasting among Christians is a penitential discipline intended to open our hearts to God and others, a means of purification and liberation, a witness of the depth of our faith. MASS INTENTIONS and PARISH EVENTS FOR THE COMING WEEK MONDAY ORDINARY TIME Family Day / Public Holiday Feb. 20 9:00 am HOLY MASS: Blessings and Thanksgiving for Fred Mahler Dorothy Graves 7:00 pm Open Choir Practice for Ash Wednesday Mass We Need Voices! 7:30 pm Rosary Guild CWL Room TUESDAY ST.PETER DAMIAN, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Feb. 21 9:30 am Ladies Group 6:00 pm HOLY MASS 7pmSt. Agnes School First Reconciliation Service In St. Agnes Church WEDNESDAY ASH WEDNESDAY (Fasting and Abstinence) Feb. 22 9:00 am St. Matthew Ash Wednesday Service 10:30 am St. Agnes Ash Wednesday Service

2 12:30 pm St. Luke Ash Wednesday Service 1:00 pm Quilting 1:30 pm Senior Fitness 4:00 pm Good Shepherd Atrium Level II OPEN CHOIR 7:00 pm HOLY MASS: + Mary Thomas Aloshious Family All Welcome!! 7:30 pm A.A. / Al-Anon THURSDAY ST. POLYCARP, Bishop and Martyr Feb. 23 5:00 pm Holy Hour 6:00 pm Holy Mass 7:00 pm pm St. Matthew School First Reconciliation Service In St. Agnes Church 6:00 pm Children s Choir Practice Conference Room FRIDAY LENTEN WEEKDAY (Abstinence, Special Acts of Charity or Piety) Feb. 24 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross (CWL), followed immediately by HOLY MASS: Health and Blessings for Sylvie Gosselin-Ilnicki Family - Andrzej & Tina Caruk 8:30 pm Vigil Prayers for the LATE MARY PAT FITZGERALD AT Henry Walzer Funeral Home SATURDAY LENTEN WEEKDAY Feb. 25 9:00 am HOLY MASS: + Morue, Bernhardt & Huber Families - Bill & Jenny Bernhardt 9:30 am 11am Good Shepherd Atrium 11:00 am: FUNERAL MASS for the LATE MARY PAT FITZGERALD 11am CWL Hall Set-up for Communion Brunch FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT - FEB. 25/26, 2012 Gen 9:8-15; Psalm 25; 1Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15 SATURDAY 4:30 pm Holy Rosary (prior to 5:00 pm Holy Mass) Feb. 25 5:00 pm HOLY MASS: +Charlie Hammar Julius & Marge Balatoni

3 SUNDAY 9:00 am HOLY MASS for living & deceased members of the CWL; followed by the CWL Communion Brunch Feb :00 am HOLY MASS - + Katherine Pencak Lee Grespan 7:00 pm HOLY MASS: +Leo Pegg & +Joshua Rewa June Pegg 7:45 pm Confirmation Meeting (following Holy Mass) FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Feb. 25/26, 2012 Time Lector /Com Ministers of Communion 5:00 pm Gene McCarthy 9:00 am (CWL BRUNCH) 11:00 am 7:00 pm Confirmation Meeting Sanasi Jayawardena Maureen Ross Teresa Milton Liz Costello Michelle Nguyen Karen Stewart Kiera Publicover Krista Mooney Adrian Vath Eva Huschilt Marilynne Feeney Anne McKellar John Nguyen Ken Gies Volunteers needed Altar Servers Greeters Librarians Please check your schedules Doug & Peggy Dietrich Scott Family Jim & AnnMarie Sehl Cecile Motz Eva Huschilt Barb Stumpf Voices needed for Ash Wednesday Holy Mass! Open Choir Practice on Monday night, February 20 th at 7pm promptly (there is no Holy Mass that evening). SUNDAY OFFERING - Feb. 12, 2012 Sunday Offering $3, Debt Reduction 45.00, Roof Fund 90.00, Seminary Collection Thank you for your support! Income Tax Receipts for 2011 donations are on the table in the vestibule. Please take yours with you

4 C.W.L. UPCOMING EVENTS: ST. AGNES CWL LEADSthe Stations of the Cross on Friday, February 24 th at 7pm. We encourage members to attend. Leaders of the Stations required. THIS IS THE LAST WEEKEND TICKETS FOR OUR COMMUNION BRUNCH WILL BE ON SALE! for Sunday, February 26 th, beginning with the 9am Holy Mass. Our guest speaker will be Mother Dorothy from the Sisters of Our Lady Immaculate.Years of Service Pins and Maple Leaf Awards will be presented that day. Tickets are $12/adult; $5/child 5-10; under 5 free.you must pre-pay to attend. Please speak to your CWL representative in the vestibule of the church. Hall setup will be Saturday, Feb. 25 th at 11am (after Atrium) ALL HELPERS WELCOME! ST. MICHAEL S CWL invites all ladies to join them as they partner with St. Agnes and Our Lady of Lourdes in a LENTEN RETREAT on Saturday, March 3 rd from 9 am to 1 pm, held at St. Michael s Church in Waterloo with presenter Fr. Con O Mahoney. The theme is Meeting Jesus in the Gospel readings for Lent. Pre-registration is required Please sign up after Holy Mass or call Sue Egan at The World Health Organization has noted that iodine deficiency is the most common cause of preventable mental impairment. Iodine, found in salt, might help to prevent this adverse effect. Canadian Food for Children is hoping to collect salt to aid in this endeavour. If you can help, please bring in packages of IODIZEDSALT and drop them in the labeled box in the crying room until Feb. 19 th. LEADERS OF THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS for this season of Lent are as follows: February 24 th 7pm CWL March 2 nd 7pm (World Day of Prayer and First Friday) YOUTH GROUP March 9 th 7pm ALTAR SERVERS March 16 th 7pm Knights of Columbus March 23 rd 7pm St. David s School NEWLY UPDATED PARISH WEBSITE WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO EXPLORE OUR WEBSITE. IT IS A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR MASS SCHEDULES, PARISH NEWS, SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION SCHEDULES, REGISTRATION FOR SPECIAL EVENTS AND MORE!! WORLD DAY OF PRAYER 2012 Ecumenical Service: Let Justice Prevail (written by the women of Malaysia) at Knox Presbyterian Church, 50 Erb St. West, Waterloo, Friday, March 2, 1:30 pm. Guest Speaker: Rick Cober Bauman, Executive Director of the Ontario Mennonite Central Committee. Refreshments served and child care provided.

5 WORLD DAY OF PRAYER SERVICES St. Mary s Roman Catholic Church 56 Duke St. W, Kitchener 2pm St. Mark s Lutheran Church 825 King St. W, Kitchener 7pm First Mennonite Church 800 King St. W, Kitchener 1:30pm St. Phillip s Lutheran Church 236 Woodhaven Rd, Kitchener 2pm Stanley Park Baptist Church 31 Lorraine Ave, Kitchener 2pm St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 49 Blueridge Ave, Kitchener 1:30pm PRAYER VIGIL AT FREEPORT HOSPITAL PRAY TO END ABORTION! All are welcomed and urges to come out and pray and witness for God s unborn babies being aborted! Please pray to end abortion and pray for the conversion of hearts. Thursday, March 1 st, 9am 10am Freeport Hospital (across the road at Schneider Park.) If you cannot attend, would you devote an hour to praying? Thank you and God Bless You! kwc.prayervigil@rogers.com phone Cathy [upcoming dates: Apr.5, May 3, and June 7] REGISTRATION FOR NEW JR. KINDERGARTEN / KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS: Registration will take place for children born in 2008 for Junior Kindergarten and children born in 2007 for Kindergarten. St. Luke s School: Tuesday, Feb. 21, 1-7pm; Thursday, Feb.23, 9am-1pm. Please take along: Roman Catholic Baptismal Certificate, Birth Certificate and Immunization Record. info@wcdsb.ca or call YOUNG PEOPLE (ages 8-15) ST. AGNES YOUTH GROUP) meets the first Friday of each month at 6:30 pm in the Parish Centre. For more information please call Margarita Varela Sister Marguerite from the Sisters of Our Lady Immaculate will lead our group. Our next group meets Friday, March 2 nd at 6:30 pm. The group leads the Station of the Cross that evening. ST. AGNES LENTEN SCRIPTURE STUDY GROUPS Would you like to be part of a small faith sharing group during Lent?

6 For more information contact: Anne McKellar, (group meets Monday, Feb. 20, 1:30 pm in the parish conference room. OR Eva Huschilt, , (group meets Tuesday, Feb. 21, 10:00 am at Eva s home). ST. AGNES CHURCH VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL will be held July 9-13, 2012, 9am to 12 noon. This program is for children ages 4-10 (entering K to Grade 4 as of September 2012.) TO VOLUNTEER, please contact: Michelle Schill: or michelle (at) fadzone.com;