St. Columbkille Church

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1 St. Columbkille Church Uptergrove 4993 Highway 12 Ramara, ON. L3V 8E1 Phone: Mass: Saturday,7:00 pm Sunday,11:00 am Parish: 1855; Present Church, 1905 Parish Team: refer to the Main Bulletin cover Rectory Office: 115 West St. N., Orillia; x121

2 Mission Statement for Saint Columbkille Parish We, the faith community of Saint Columbkille Catholic Church, in the Archdiocese of Toronto, are called through Baptism to celebrate the presence of Christ in word and Sacrament. In the spirit of faith, service and community, we strive to bring people closer together and closer to God. PARISH MINISTRIES & SERVICE GROUPS Altar Servers: Michelle Stong Bulletin: Cathy Pickard C.W.L.: Karen McIsaac Cemetery: James F. Smith Custodian: Gerald Healy Finance: Marg Mulvihill Hall Rental: Gerald Healy Liturgy: Anne Buchanan Music: Anne Buchanan Parish Council Chair: Cathy Pickard Sacraments:Reconciliation, First Communion, Confirmation Sherri-Anne Montgomery Scheduling: Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors Karen McIsaac

3 St. Francis of Assisi Church Washago 3315 Muskoka Street Washago, ON Mass: Sunday, 9:30 am PARISH MINISTRIES & SERVICE GROUPS Mass Servers: Frances McFall Capital Campaign: John Leskew Children s Liturgy: Katrina Hunt Eucharistic Ministry: Jeanne McDonald Hall Rental: Bob Goodwin Ladies Group: Lucille Moore Lectors: Paulette Van Dyk Liturgy: Maureen Guarnaccio Ministry to the Sick: Pat Grisdale Sacraments: Tammy Wilson Reconciliation, First Communion, Confirmation St. Joseph Cemetery: Maurice McMillan

4 Mass Intentions Saturday February 27 7:00 pm St. Columbkille Mass: Mary Barbour Sunday February 28 / 3-Lent 9:30 am St. Francis of Assisi Mass: People of the Church 11:00 am St. Columbkille Mass: Leo McArthur Wednesday March 2 9:00 am Guardian Angels Mass: Chris Ransom Lenten Noon Hour Service 12:15 pm (St. Paul s-62 Peter Street North) Guest Speaker-Deacon Alf Stong, Roman Catholic Saturday March 5 7:00 pm St. Columbkille Mass: Betty Ann Smith-Healy Sunday March 6 / 4-Lent 9:30 am St. Francis of Assisi Mass: Frank & Mary Whittam & Angus Pirscilla Burnett 11:00 am St. Columbkille Mass: James Fountain

5 URGENT The Public Trustee of Manitoba is enquiring if there are relatives of the Late Barbara Helen McDonnell. If you are related or know of someone who is, please contact the Rectory Office at ext 121 and ask for Karen.! St. Columbkille Church Friday, March 4 at 6:30 pm St. Francis of Assisi Church Monday, 29 February at 9:30 am. Everyone Welcomed! St. Columbkille Stations of the Cross Lenten Discussion Discussion continues on the book Rediscover Jesus after the Stations of the Cross. Starting this week, Friday, March 4, the discussions will be held at St. Columbkille Church at 7:30 pm in the parish hall. The Thursday morning group will continue to meet at Guardian Angels in the parish hall.

6 St. Columbkille Reconciliation Confessions will be heard at St. Columbkille parish at 6:30 pm on Monday, February 29, All parishioners are urged to receive this special gift of the Sacrament of Reconciliation before Easter. Lets set a wonderful example for the students of the First Communion Class of March Coffee Sunday The Parish Council needs a family to host the Coffee Sunday in March. If you are interested please phone Cathy or Frank Pickard at Tax Receipts-St. Columbkille/St. Francis of Assisi 2015 Tax Receipts are ready for pick-up following today s Mass. If you are new to our parish and would like to receive envelopes or join preauthorized giving for income tax purposes please register with us in the parish office. St. Francis of Assisi

7 World Day of Prayer is an international ecumenical Christian laywomen s initiative. It is run under the motto Informed Prayer and Prayerful Action, and is celebrated annually in over 170 countries on the first Friday in March. See you there! World Day of Prayer The Ramara district World Day of Prayer will be held on Friday, March 4, 2016 at 1:30 pm at Uptergrove Knox Presbyterian Church on Hwy. 12. (beside Leska s Meat Market). Please plan to attend in support of women in need as well as support for our neighbouring Church. Potluck Service In order to help out St. Paul s Anglican Church, Heritage is hosting a family service prepared by the World Day of Prayer Committee of Cuba, on Friday, March 4 beginning at 6:00 pm with a pot luck supper to follow. The Washago congregations of both St. Paul s Anglican and St. Francis of Assisi will also be invited, so mark your calendars and bring the entire family!

8 St. Columbkille Church Family Dance Plan to join your fellow parishioners at our St. Patrick s dance on Saturday, March 19, immediately following the 7:00 pm Mass. The entire family-cradle to rocking chair- is welcome. Come out and join the fun! Live Music, Refreshments and Door prizes. Tickets can be purchased at the door. If you are able to help please contact Donny McIsaac at Lift Jesus Higher Rally Mark your calendar for Saturday, March 5. At the Metro Toronto Convention Centre join with thousands for an all-day event of speakers, inspiring music, personal testimonies, Divine Mercy celebration and closing Mass with Cardinal Thomas Collins. We are organizing a bus, leaving Guardian Angels Church at 7:00 am and leaving Toronto for home at 5:30 pm. Tickets are $20 and the bus costs $20. Call Andrew Brown at to reserve your spot.

9 Working wonders for those in our community Our Lord encourages us with a timely reminder about what our actions truly should be-to show mercy to others. Does showing mercy mean to take the time delivering food for the local food bank in our neighbourhood? Do we have time to help by serving on a weekend in the soup kitchen in our city or praying for a family who is dealing with a personal crisis? Or maybe the refugee family who needs some volunteer help resettling their family to a new life here in Canada. In essence, ShareLife becomes that connective bridge between the pulpit and the street. When we are called to action in the Catholic community, we know of so many ways we can make a difference by working together in the lives of those in need. Annually, we share in helping over 114,000 individuals, thanks to the support received through our collective efforts. Please help us celebrate our ShareLife s 40 th Anniversary by supporting our annual Archdiocesan appeal during this Lenten season! - Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of Toronto. Sunday, March 13, 2016 is ShareLife Sunday Please give generously. You can work wonders! It Will Be A Holy Year of Mercy. Pope Francis The Spirit of God is Within You