Welcome to Peter Mark Portz, son of Rainer & Andrea who was baptized at St. Vincent de Paul Church on June 5th.

 

  

For Jeff & Jackie Elliott and family on Sunday, June 13th from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Kinkora Community Centre. They are moving west, so come out and wish them the best.

 

There will be an Open House for Ellen (McCarty) Maloney on the occasion of her 80th Birthday on Saturday, June 19th from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Church Hall. Best wishes only.

  

Everyone is welcome to attend Community Appreciation Day on Sunday, June 27th at Kinkora Soccer Fields and St. Patrick’s School Yard. Begins at Noon. Bring your lawn chair! 3-Ball Golf closest to the Pin, 3 balls for $10.00 – Grand prize is a Flat Screen TV. Mini-putting range, 50/50 cash prize, dunking booth – 3 tries for $5.00, games, Catapillar Craze for children ages 4 to 12. FREE FOOD: sausages, hot dogs, beef on a bun & freezies. Adult refreshments will be sold. Sponsored by the Kinkora Knights of Columbus.

 

REMINDER to council members: There will be a general meeting on June 15th at 7:30 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul. This will be our final meeting before the summer break.

Also, Knights will be serving Dinner after the 5:00 p.m. Mass on June 26th at St. Vincent de Paul. Broiled whitefish, salads and desserts on the menu. All are welcome. Donation at the door will be appreciated.

 

St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery Board is having their Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 20th 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon at St. Vincent de Paul Hall.

 

The lay ecclesial minister study days was cancelled due to the storm in Leamington Sunday morning. Oxley had no power and many trees were down. They are in the process of rescheduling.  I have been busy finalizing things for Steubenville as well as putting together something special for all high school and young adults August 7th. Keep that date open, I think it’s going to be a great time!  A reminder that June 20th is the youth lead Mass in Dublin at 11:00 a.m. July 5th there is a youth evening in Dublin at 7:00 p.m. I would like the youth that are going to Steubenville to attend. There is a bit more paperwork. Those that aren’t coming to Steubenville are very welcome to attend as well. Karen Doyle - CYM

 

Join Fr. Martin Nyland and fellow pilgrims from June 25th to July 5th for a once-in-a-lifetime journey in the footsteps of St. Paul. We will visit Thessaloniki, Phillippi, Delphi, Corinth. Athens, Patmos, Ephesus, Mykonos, ancient ruins and much more. The journey also features a 3 day boat cruise visiting ports of Turkey. For more details, check out www.pilgrimages.com/frnyland or call Rinda at 1-800-206-8687.

 

  

 

Pope Benedict XVI has acknowledged the value of social networking with his May 2009 release of the Vatican Facebook application and Web site Pope2You.net at the 43rd World Communications Day. The goal was to promote the pope’s message, “New Technologies, New Relationships: Promoting a Culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship” to millions of people, especially youth, by using technology they use.

 

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