FAMILY FUN DAY will be held at St. Vincent de Paul on Sunday, Jan. 24th from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. There will be tobogganing on the hill behind the church and you can warm up in the parish hall with hot chocolate, hot dogs and games! Family day events will run regardless of the weather. Student volunteers welcome to help. All are welcome! For more details contact Lou Sanders at 348-4671 or Lou De Decker at 348-4635.

Other upcoming events: Sat. Feb. 13, Pasta Dinner served after Sat. night Mass in St. Vincent de Paul Hall, prepared by Knights; Friday. Feb. 19, Euchre party in St. Vincent de Paul Hall at 7:30 p.m., organized by the Knights. Note: The monthly bulletin is always available online at http://www.kofc9252.ca.

If you would like the bulletin mailed to you (Canada Post ) contact Jeff Visser at 348-9172.

 

HAVE YOU HEARD that 2010 will be the year for the famous Oberammergau Passion Play in Germany? Every 10 years, since 1633, a small village in Germany portrays the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Our Lord in keeping with a promise to Our Lord to be spared from a plague. This year marks the 41st time for Oberammergau. I will be leading a pilgrimage to this special event from June 12th-June 20th. It is also the 50th anniversary of the release of ‘The Sound of Music’ so we will visit the many beautiful places made famous by that memorable movie - Vienna, Salzburg and Munich. Brochures are available in both churches for interested pilgrims.

DID YOU ALSO HEAR… that 2010 marks the 1950th anniversary of the shipwreck of St. Paul on the island of Malta. I will be attending the ordination of a former altar boy from June 21st-June 30th in Malta and will be leading a pilgrimage of young men. We will stay in the diocesan seminary. If you are an interested man (16-30 years of age) and would like to see the last remaining Catholic country in the world and all its beautiful Churches, speak to me, or e-mail me at info@tctf.ca.

 

 

St. Patrick’s Kinkora CWL invite you to their regular meeting on Wednesday, February 3rd at 7:30 p.m. at the Kinkora Community Centre. All ladies welcome to attend!

 

A letter was sent to Fr. Paul Nicholson from the Rotary Club of St. Mary’s. It reads as follows: “Attention: Father Paul… The team of Homes 4 Hope wish to express our most sincere gratitude for the opportunity to present our project to the congregation on Sunday, January 10, 2010, and to receive the Blessing for our members. Please extend our gratitude to the congregation for their generosity as we received $9,177.89 in donations for the building of homes for these less fortunate people. Sincerely, Herman Van Bakel – Rotary Club of St. Mary’s, Homes 4 Hope, El Salvador Project.”

 

 

St. Patrick’s School, Kinkora is building an audio library for students to use in multiple ways at school and at home. We need parents and community members to read books and we will make a recording. Eventually, students will be able to access these digital versions on MP3 players, iPods, our desktop computers, CD Players and even through our website. Please contact Kathleen vonEuw 519-393-8097 kvoneuw@yahoo.ca or the office at school 519-393-5580 if you are able to help be a part of this exciting project. We are also looking for some gently used CD walkmans or mp3’s that the children could use in the listening center at school, for our new audio library.

 

Janice Kolkman and Sarah Donkers will be participating in a poverty-awareness trip to the Dominican Republic with St. Michael Secondary School in the middle of February.  They are gathering the following items to donate to the people of Consuelo:

• Personal items such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, deodorant, personal hygiene products;
• Medicines such as advil, aspirin, cold medicines, cough medicines, tylenol, multivitamins;
• School supplies such as small calculators, crayons, glue, pens, pencils, erasers, pencil crayons, scissors, tape, washable markers;
• Household items such as small flashlights and batteries;
• Clothing such as underwear, socks, t-shirts.

Thank you for your support and generosity.

 

This is a weekend for men who are considering a call to the priesthood. Jesus invited men to “come and see” what it meant to be a follower of his during his public ministry, and the Lord continues to offer a similar invitation today. This weekend is a chance to check out what is involved in a call to the priesthood and to spend some quiet time with the Lord to figure it out. Location: St. Peter’s Seminary in London on February 26-28 and is open to men 17 years of age and older. Cost is $20 with registration. For more information, please contact Father Matthew Kucharski, Vocations Director at 1-888-548-9649 or e-mail: vocations@rcec.london.on.ca

The Kinkora Knights of Columbus are holding a free throw competition on Tuesday, January 26th at 7:00 p.m. in St. Patrick’s School gym. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. for the contestants to practice. The competition has age categories of 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 year olds as of January 1st, 2010. Boys and girls compete in separate categories. We hope to see you there and good luck.

 

The Mitchell Logan Knights of Columbus are holding a free throw competition on Monday, February 1st at 7:00 p.m. at Mitchell District High School - East side entrance near the gym. The competition has age categories of 9 to 14 year old girls and boys as of January 1st, 2010. Awards will be given out for each age group competition with prizes for first, second and third place. Everyone will receive a certificate of participation. Complete the entry forms at your school and bring the form to the competition on February 1st. Must shoot 15 free throws. Winner will qualify for the district competition at Kinkora School on Saturday, February TBA. For more information, please contact John Gaffney at 519-348-4096 or Rob Simmons at 519-348-0017.

 

And much more. June 25 to July 5, 2010. Join Fr. Martin Nyland (Spiritual Director) for

a special pilgrimage to key places of interest, including Thessaloniki, Athens, Ephesus, Philippi, visiting ancient ruins, walking tours and much more. Included in this pilgrimage is round trip air from Toronto to Greece and three nights’ cruise aboard Luis Hellenic Cruise Lines. For more information, contact Rinda or Stefanie at 206 Tours at 1-800-206-8687 or e-mail: sales@206tours.com. Also check out a very informative link at: www.pilgrimages.com/frnyland

 

Feb. 14 Youth lead Mass at St. James Church, Seaforth at 9:00 a.m. March 27 Confirmation Retreat in  Dublin (snow date April 10). April 10 Youth lead Mass at St. Ambrose Church, Brussels at 6:00 p.m. April 16 to 18 COR weekend in Dublin. April 24 “Lift Jesus Higher” (busing to Toronto Convention Centre). May 14 to 15 Guys Wild at Heart Retreat (High School & Young Adult males to be held at St. Michael High School). May 16 Youth lead Mass at Sacred Heart Church, Wingham at 9:00 a.m. June ?? tentative senior high/university/college Female Purity Retreat. July 9 to 11 Steubenville Ohio Trip – High School Youth Condference.

Karen Doyle is presently employed by St. James, Seaforth; St. Patrick’s, Dublin; St. Joseph’s, Listowel; Sacred Heart, Wingham and St. Ambrose, Brussels as a youth minister. She is currently working with many young people from the area.

 

 

Monday, Jan. 25                        Feast - The Conversion of St. Paul             

Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22   9:00 a.m. Mass (K)           + Mary Keogh - Angela Nicholson

Mark 16:15-18      

 

Tuesday, Jan. 26                       Memorial - St. Timothy and St. Titus

2 Tm 1:1-8 or Titus 1:1-5           7:00 a.m. Mass (K)         + Roy Brown - St. Patrick’s CWL

Luke 10:1-9                                 9:45 a.m. “Ecumenical Day of Prayer” at Knox Presbyterian Church, Mitchell

                                                                               

Wednesday, Jan. 27                  Memorial - St.  Angela Merici

2 Samuel 7:1-17                          10:00 a.m. Mass at Hillside Nursing Home  + Joe Murray - Mary Price

Mark 4:1-20                                 Confessions 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. (K)

                                                               

Thursday, Jan. 28                     Memorial - St. Thomas Aquinas

2 Samuel 7:18-19, 24-29             9:00 a.m. Mass (K)         + Wilfred Kenny - Ellen Maloney

Mark 4:21-25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Friday, Jan. 29                           8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (K)

2 Sam 11:1-4, 5-10, 13-17            9:00 a.m. Mass (K)        + Austin White - M/M Clarence White          

Mark 4:26-34                                                        

                                                     

Saturday, Jan. 30                      Memorial - Blessed Virgin Mary

2 Sam 12:1-7, 10-17                     9:00 a.m. Mass (K)        + Betty Murphy - John & Aine Misek                            

Mark 4:35-41                              

                                                      Confessions 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. (M)

Vigil – See Sunday                     5:00 p.m. Mass (M) - Pro populo               

 

Sunday, Jan. 31                         Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19                  8:30 a.m. Mass (M) - Pro populo               

1 Corinthians 12:31--13:13         10:00 a.m. Mass (K) - Pro populo              

Luke 4:21-30                                12:00 noon Mass (K) ~ Latin ~ Int. of M/M Gerard Stevers - M/M John Stevers