Parish Community of St. Joseph P. O. Box 338 North Sydney, NS, B2A 3M4 Tel: 794-3951 Fax: 794-4482 Email:stjoseph2006@ns.aliantzinc.ca Check us out online at northsydneyparish.com Cemetery web site www.holycrosscemeteryns.com Our Liturgies At St. Joseph Church Tues.* Wed.* Thurs.* Fri.* *Sat am only Sat. Sun. 9:00 am 6:30 pm 9:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am first Sat. of each month in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary 4:00 pm 10:00 am * On these days, if there is a funeral, the scheduled Mass of the day is cancelled. Our Pastoral Team Office Hours 9 am 2:30 pm Monday Thursday Friday 9 am-noon Fr. Patrick O Neill 794-8431 Pastor Fr. Patrick O Neill 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time February 10th February 11th 2018 Ministries Schedules Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Eucharistic Ministers Eucharistic Ministers Sat. 4:00 pm Sun. 10:00 am Deacon Roy Deacon Roy Smith Byron Penny Armand Forest Estelle Penny Doreen Lewis Richard Rose Cammie Gillis Janis Rose Ben Long Lectors Lectors 4:00 pm 10:00 am Sue Lewis Dave Lewis Fred MacLeod Mary MacIsaac Altar Servers Altar Servers L. LeBlanc 10:00 am L. Guy J. Skinner L. Green Deacon Secretary Caretaker Pastoral Chair Faith Formation Liturgy Baptism Roy Smith Estelle Penny Eddy Doyle Frank McNamara Pam Hall Rebecca Gracie Monica Shebib Hospitality Hospitality 4:00 pm 10:00 am Rita MacKinnon Ina Taylor Madonna Jackson Paulette MacDonald Yvonne MacDonald Gift Bearers Gift Bearers 4:00 pm 10:00 am Alfie Sampson Eric and Lisa Power and Family Sharon Sampson Ash Wednesday Ministries for Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors are inside the bulletin.
Weekly Collection February 4th,2018 Regular Collection: $ 2510.00 Church Maintenance: $ 20.00 Fuel: $ 635.00 Initial Offering: $ 10.00 Solemnity of Mary: $ 10.00 Total Collection: $ 3185.00 Registration for Confirmation has begun and will be ongoing until the end of June. Call the office 902-794-3951 to register your child/children or call Pam Hall, 902-577-4553 Faith Formation Coordinator. Please pass on this information to family and friends who may not have access to this information. Please Note: Any items to be placed in the bulletin must be in by Wednesday of each week. Thank you. Once again. St. John the Baptist Anglican Church, 28 King Street, North Sydney will be hosting their annual Lenten Lunch Program. Lunches will be held at 12 noon and will be approximately one hour. The Lenten Lunches will begin Wednesday, February 14th at noon. A minimum fee of $5.00 is suggested. Guest speakers are as follows. Feb. 14th Mary Ann MacCormick Organization, Decluttering, Downsizing. Feb. 21st Laura Whyte Hope Project Feb. 28th Nicole LaFosse Wills, Documentation & Probate Mar. 7th Brian Barron Third Day Grace Ministries Undercurrent Program Mar. 14th NONE VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL Mar. 21st Mary MacIsaac Community Volunteerism 28th Dave Forrester Group & program helping CBU International Students If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the undersigned. Carol Vickers Office Administrator St. John the Baptist Anglican Church 28 King Street, North Sydney, N.S. B2A 2S4 902-794-3392 The Food Bank has In Memory of Donation Cards or Special Occasion Cards for people who wish to make a donation to the food bank when someone has died or for anyone celebrating a special occasion such as an anniversary, wedding, birthday etc. All donations help support the food bank and are now available in the office. Sunday Morning Choir practice is every Wednesday after the 6:30 pm mass. The monthly meetings of the 4th Degree Knights of the Fr. William B. MacLeod Assembly are held on the last Sunday of each month at 2pm, Coady House, Sydney River with the exception of July, August and December. Fr. Patrick will be celebrating a Healing Mass on Monday, March 2nd at 7:00 pm, at St. Joseph Church. Faith Formation sessions are every Sunday at 9:30 am. Hope to see you there. The next Pastoral Council Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 18th at 1:30 pm. The next Liturgy Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 8th 1:30 pm. Regular KOC meetings are the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm. The next CWL Meeting will be held on Monday, March 12th at 7:00 pm.
Lenten Prayer Corner: O God, Who for the world s redemption was pleased to be born, circumcised, rejected by the Jews, betrayed by the kiss of Judas; bound with chains, led like an innocent lamb to the sacrifice, and shamefully presented before Annas, Caiphas, Pilot and Herod; accused by false witnesses, beaten with whips and buffets, insulted, spit upon, crowned with thorns, smitten with a reed, blindfolded, stripped of your garments, fastened with nails to the cross and lifted up on high; reputed among thieves, made to drink gall and vinegar and wounded by a lance; Oh by these most sacred sufferings which, unworthy as I am, I thus commemorate and by Thy Holy cross and death, deliver me, O Lord, from the pains of hell and deign to lead me where You did lead that thief who was crucified by Your side, You Who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, live and reign world without end...amen HELP! HELP! HELP! We are still in need of people to sell our even split tickets. Please help out if you can as we are trying very hard to build up our kitty. We now have Memorial Cards for St. Vincent DePaul Society for people who wish to make a donation in memory of someone who has died. All proceeds from these cards help defray the cost of the many needs of the St. Vincent DePaul Society. Thank you for your support. Important Dates in the Church Year February 14th Ash Wednesday Holy Week March 26th to March31st Mass of Chrism Monday, March 26th, Ste. Pierre, Cheticamp, 4:00 pm Good Friday March 30th 3:00 pm Easter Sunday April 1st. 10:00 am Ministries for Ash Wednesday Please Note: Mass Times During Lent Tuesday noon, Wednesday noon, Thursday noon Friday Stations of the Cross at 6:00 pm followed by Mass at 6:30 pm. Ash Wednesday Masses 8:00 am, 6:30 pm The 2018 membership for the 4th Degree Knight's of Columbus was due 1 January. The amount is Pilgrimage to Saint Anne de Beaupre, Cap de la Madeline, St. Joseph Oratory and Montmorency Falls Come join me, Father Patrick O Neill, on a pilgrimage from June 10 th to June 17 th, 2018. The cost is $850.00 per person. There are a limited number of seats available. If interested please phone Helen at (902) 794-8825 to book your seat on the bus and for more information. 8:00 am Eucharistic Ministers Leonard Guy 6:30 pm Deacon Roy Smith, Ben Long, Diana Steele 8:00 am Lectors John Ratchford, Estelle Penny 6:30 pm Frank McNamara, Iris Young $30.00 and can be paid at the monthly meetings or forward check Payable: Fr. William B. MacLeod Assembly Address: Bob Whitty 114 Fairmont Street Sydney, NS B1R 1G6 Rosary for the Unborn... Tuesday 9:30 am, Wednesday, 5:30 Rosary for Priests Thursday and Friday following the 9:00 am Mass. The Divine Mercy is said after the rosary. Chaplet of Divine Mercy Tuesday after the rosary. Chaplet of Divine Mercy Wednesday after the Benediction.
In Loving Memory of John D. and Rachel (Nancy) Young February 10th, 2007 March 8, 2014 Little did we know the morning God was going to call your names In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you both, you did not go alone, For a part of us went with you, the day God called you home. You left us with beautiful memories, Your love is still our guide, And though we cannot see you both, you ll always be at our side. Our family chain is certainly broken and nothing is the same, But as God calls us one by one, The chain will link again. We miss you and love you so much. Love Ann, Ron, Mylynn, Colby, Samantha and Asha In Loving Memory of brother Daniel Donovan who passed away February 5th, 2016 Dear Lord, Help us to walk in fellowship with one another. May we always enjoy Your everlasting love. Rest in peace, Danny. From sisters Mary and Florence
Celtic Colors will be coming to our church on Wednesday, October 10th, 2018. Mark your calendars now! It s going to be an awesome show. Tai Chi is a gentle set of exercises designed to improve all aspects of your life including balance, sleep and digestion. No special equipment is required. FLK Taoist Tai Chi is having an OPEN HOUSE. Come see what it is all about. Bras d Or Hall, 24 Villa Dr, Wednesday February 21st, 2018 at 6:30 pm. ALL ARE WELCOME Holy Family Concert featuring John & Patti Fukala and Special Guests! Sunday, March 25th, 2018-7:00pm- Tickets 10.00 Holy Family Parish Hall -899 Main St., Sydney Mines Tea and Cake served- Prize Draws Reserved Seating for tables of 10 or more Sponsored by Holy Family Prayer Group with proceeds going to Chalice and Faith Formation. For tickets, please contact 902 736-8333 Here is a simple project you can do with your children as Lent begins. Have your child trace his/her hand twice and then join them together. Follow the image to the left to complete the project. Each night during Lent have your child choose one person to pray for until Lent ends.
. W. J. Dooley Funeral service Ltd. Over a Century of Service Peter V. Walsh Funeral Director Dan Campbell Funeral Director 107 Pleasant Street North Sydney, NS (902) 794-3418 Confession Times Fr. Patrick will be hearing confession on Saturday at 3:00 pm. For weekday masses confession will be a half hour before Mass begins. We would like to thank these sponsors for their continued support for our parish. If you have a business and are interested in advertising in our bulletin, please contact Estelle at 794-3951 any day Monday to Thursday from 9 am until 2:30 pm. Fri. 9 to noon. Northside Plumbing Services *Copper Pipes *Toilets and Sinks *Sewer Backup *Frozen Lines * Cast to Plastic *Water Heater Call Ed Doyle 577-6838 (Plumbing Trade MHS) Attention: If your life has been affected by someone else s drinking, Al-anon may be for you. For more information call 564-5188 or freewebs.com/alanonmaritimes.