. Pastor: Rev. Father Hamish Currie Assistant Pastor: Rev. Father Kumar Kanagaraj Parish Secretary: Sue St. Jules Office hours: 8:30AM-12:30PM Sunday Masses: 5aturday Vigil Mass 5:00 PM Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 AM, & 8:30 PM Weekday Masses: 8:00 A.M. No Mass on Wednesdays Sacrament of Penance: Saturday 4:15 to 4:45 P.M. Baptism: Usually on the 3rd Sunday of the month. Please make arrangements one month in advance by contacting the Parish Office. Marriages: Please make marriage arrangements six months in advance by contacting the Parish office. Papal Blessing: Please allow at least 6 months for Papal Blessing to arrive after the request has been made. Knights of Columbus: Ed Corelli 705.759.8855 CWL President: Gerri Chateau, 705-759-4698 Liturgical Music/Choir: Bruce Douville bruce.douville@gmail.com Bulletin Announcements Email yours to pbcathedral@on.aibn.com before 11:00 A.M. Wednesday Prayer Line Corona McNally 705-575-6975 Precious Blood Cathedral 778 Queen Street East, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario P6A 2B1 Tel: 705-256-8474 / Fax: 705-945-8287 www.preciousbloodssm.com / Email: pbcathedral@on.aibn.com Journey Email: jointhejourney@shaw.ca Fourth Week of Advent Dec 24, 2017 CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE Dec 23/24 Dec 24 Dec 25 Fourth Sunday Christmas Eve Christmas Day Of Advent 5:00 pm Sat. 5:00 pm Sun. 9:00 am Mon. 9:00 am Sun. 7:30 pm Sun. 11:00 am Mon. 11:00 am Sun. 12 Midnight Dec. 30/31 Feast of Holy Family Dec. 31/Jan. 1st Feast of Mary Mother of God 5:00 pm Sat. 5:00 pm Sun. 9:00 am Sun. 10:00 am Mon. 11:00 am Sun. 5:00 pm Mass on Christmas Eve is always full, the doors open at 3:30 pm. In accordance with fire safety regulations, once the Church is full, the doors will be closed and Mass will begin. No one will be admitted after doors are closed. There can be no exceptions.
Page 2 Precious Blood Cathedral Scripture Readings: December 25. to December 30, 2017 Monday Isaiah 62.11-12; Luke 2.15-20 Tuesday Acts 6.8-10; 7.54-59; Matthew 10.17-22 Wednesday 1 John 1.1-4; John 20.2-8 Thursday 1 John 1.5-2.2; Matthew 2.13-18 Friday 1 John 2.3-11; Luke 2.22-35 Saturday 1 John 2.12-17; Luke 2.36-40 On this Christmas of 2017, May the light of Love rise upon our divided Monday, Dec. 25 9:00 A.M. łkathy Scott by Brian, Bev & Damien Dunn & Alexis McComb 11:00 A.m. łarthur & Eleanor St. Jules by Jim & Sue St. Jules Tuesday, Dec. 26 8:00 A.M. No Mass Wednesday, Dec. 27 No Mass Thursday, Dec. 28 8:00 A.M. łdeceased members of the Currie Family Friday, Dec. 29 8:00 A.M. łveronica Adair by Mary McCarthy Saturday, Dec. 30 5:00 P.M. łmafalda Vecchio by Daughter Helen łmario D Ulisse by Mom & Dad Sunday, Dec. 31 9:00 A.M. Intention of Honour Guard, Healing Shawl & Prayer Line members 11:00 A.M. Intention of Parishioners 5:00 P.M. łgisberto Giuliani by Paula Smith Intention of Corrine Jones by Eileen Fagan Intention of Nancy Doan by Eileen Fagan and wounded world; May the presence of Emmanuel, God with us, fill all solitude; May the gladness and joy of the Lord touch all hearts; may the coming of Jesus give meaning to all life. To you and your loved ones: Christmas of Love! Christmas of Peace! Christmas of Joy! +Marcel Damphousse Bishop of Sault Ste. Marie December 16, 2017 Journey Winner John P. Bondar #1249 Sunday Collections December 17, 2017 $4,659.60 Thank you for your continued generosity!
Precious Blood Cathedral Page 3 Dec 30/31 Lectors Eucharistic Minister Ushers Greeters Saturday 5:00 PM Rico Iacoe Susan Colizza Robert Dugas Anne Greco Maria Pasqua Denis Chateau Richard Bubinas John Slobodecki Jean Luc Coudert Sunday 9:00 AM Anne Marie Dupuis Evelyn Theriault Louise McGuire Terry Lou Legros Denise Colizza Rudy Wheatley Brian Lidstone Edna Miskiw Donna Bos Sunday 11:00 AM Ivan McCaig Carmen Sicoly Michael Currier Myrtle Corelli Michelle Inch Ted & Norma Wall Phil Bellerose Tony Pino Janice Dolcetti Gertrud Wurzer New Year s Eve 5:00pm John Stadnyk Tom Walton Michelle Inch Laura Castellarin Anne Greco New Year s Day 10:00am Joanne Dumanski Terry Bos Michael Currier Denise Colizza Paula Smith Agnes Cote Edna Miskiw THIS WEEK AT PRECIOUS BLOOD The Craft Group wishes everyone a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year we will meet again in January 2018 details will follow. There will be no meetings in December. The Rosary is recited after each weekday Mass The Choir Rehearsal on Thursday December 28th at 7:30 PM
Page 4 Precious Blood Cathedral Envelopes for 2018 Are available (alphabetically organized in St. Anne s room. Please consider Pre-Authorized Debit. In our busy, mobile lives, pre-authorized debit provides the parish wish a predicable, ongoing contribution throughout the year and provides the donor with hassle free giving... no cheques, no looking for cash and no worries about catching up. Pre-Authorized forms are available near the envelopes. Ask the assistant!
Precious Blood Cathedral Page 5 CATHOLIC WOMEN S LEAGUE Our wish for everyone is that you may have peace, hope, love and joy this Christmas and always. May the love of God surround you on this Christmas day. IN THE COMMUNITY TAIZE is an Ecumenical Christian community in France whose music and meditative reflection on God s Word has nourished people throughout the world. Join us for the ecumenical prayer service at St. Jerome s 26 Carmel Road Wednesday January 10, 2018 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM KAIROS BLANKET EXERCISE SHALOM PLACE SPIRITUALITY CENTRE Mount St. Joseph Education Centre Gymnasium Thursday January 18, 2018 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM Free-Will Offering All are welcome. Please register at 705.254.4690 or email: shalomssm@shaw.ca When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and princes are home, When the shepherds are back with their flock, The work of Christmas begins: To feed the hungry, To release the prisoner, To rebuild nations, To bring peace among all, To make music in the heart. Howard Thurman
Fourth Sunday of Advent and Christmas Week On the Fourth Sunday of Advent, we read Luke's Gospel of the Annunciation, the moment when a troubled Mary is told she has found favor with God and she will conceive and bear a son. She questions: How can this be, since I have no relations with a man? Then declaring herself the handmaiden of the Lord, she accepts: May it be done to me according to your word. Monday is Christmas Day. The first celebration of The Nativity of the Lord is the Mass at Midnight. The first reading is from Isaiah: The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone. This powerful reading deserves a slow contemplation. The Gospel is from Luke: the journey to Bethlehem, the birth, the angels announce the birth to the shepherds. The church celebrates three very important feasts after Christmas. Monday is the Feast of Saint Stephen, the first public witness who gave his life for his faith. Tuesday is the Feast of Saint John, Apostle and evangelist. Wednesday is the moving Feast of the Holy Innocents, remembering the infant martyrs of Herod's jealous rage. On the Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas we have the story of the Purification in the temple and the powerful words of Simeon about Jesus and about Mary. On the Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas we have the story about Anna in the temple and Jesus going home with his parents. "The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him." Sunday is the wonderful Feast of the Holy Family, and there is a wonderful variety of readings from which to choose. Luke's Gospel is the story of the teen aged Jesus teaching in the temple while his parents searched for him. Jesus goes back home with his family. He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus advanced in wisdom and age and favor before God and man.