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Canadian Martyrs
Box 128, Invermere, B.C., V0A 1K0
and Saint Joseph's - Radium,
Fr. Gordon F. Kennedy CSB
Ph: 342-6167 Fax: 342-9819
or Web Site: http://jcanada.faithweb.com |
| SATURDAY |
March 8 |
7:00 pm |
Mass - First Sunday of Lent |
Invermere |
| SUNDAY |
March 9 |
9:30 am |
Mass |
Invermere |
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11:15 am |
NO Mass - (Winter Schedule) |
Radium |
| MONDAY |
March 10 |
9:00 am |
Mass |
Invermere |
| TUESDAY |
March 11 |
7:00 pm |
NO Mass - KC Executive Meeting at 7:30 pm |
Invermere |
| WEDNESDAY |
March 12 |
9:00 am |
Mass |
Invermere |
| THURSDAY |
March 13 |
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NO Mass - (Pastor's day off) |
| FRIDAY |
March 14 |
9:00 am |
Mass - Special Intention |
Invermere |
| SATURDAY |
March 15 |
7:00 pm |
Mass - Int. of-Fred & Shirley Hunt (Req. Parish Council) |
Invermere |
| SUNDAY |
March 16 |
9:30 am |
Mass - Second Sunday in Lent |
Invermere |
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11:15 am |
NO Mass - (Winter Schedule) |
Radium |
Baptism: Please contact the Parish Office to arrange preparation for Baptism.
Marriage: Please contact the Parish Office before making any wedding arrangements (at least six months in advance of planned wedding date). Couples who are planning a wedding in the parish are expected to regularly worship with a Catholic Community and to participate in a Marriage Preparation Program.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Please feel welcome to arrange for Confession any time at your convenience.
March 9, 2003
FIRST DAY OF LENT
Penance in Lent involves
"giving up" SELF, and "taking up" the GOSPEL.
VOCATION FIELDTRIP
The youth of our Parish are invited to participate in a Catholic vocation
fieldtrip to Cranbrook on Sat., March 22nd. Our youth will have an opportunity
to meet the Sisters of Marywood and meet with Jay Hipdito, Seminarian of Christ
the Servant Parish. We will depart from Canadian Martyrs Parish at 8:45am &
arrive back to Invermere at 4:30pm. If you are interested in attending this
field trip to Cranbrook, please contact Dwayne Zahara at 342-6217 for
confirmation & organization of rides.
PARISH DEBT
| At the last meeting of the Parish Council it was decided to pay off the
remaining debt covering St. Joseph's Church & the Rectory. I am pleased to
announce that at the present time Canadian Martyrs is debt free. I would like
to thank all those in the Parish who have made this momentous event possible.
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| | Don Jones, chairperson |
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ELECTIONS
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Nominations are now being taken for 2 positions on Parish Council. Everyone is
eligible to be nominated except Doris Mitchell & Don Jones who have one more
year left on their term. Deadline-Mar. 16th!
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STATIONS OF THE CROSS
every Friday night during Lent at 7:00 pm in Invermere.
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SUNDAY MASS IN RADIUM RESUMES
on Passion (Palm) Sunday, April 13th. Time of Mass will be 11:30 am in Radium
on Passion Sunday & Easter Sunday because of the Reading of the Passion and
fuller celebration on Easter. Mass at 11:15 in Radium will resume on April 27th
(Summer Schedule).
OUR PILGRIMAGE OF FAITH:
has realized $8,947.50 to date. 30 parishioners have contributed. Last year,
due to the generosity of one donor-family (& the dollar-matching plan that
resulted), the campaign netted almost $10,000 in excess of our assessed goal.
This enabled several maintenance projects to be undertaken (especially in the
Rectory) that could not have been accomplished otherwise. Any monies collected
over and above this year's $12,000 assessed goal will remain in the parish.
KNEELING DURING MASSis appropriate from after reciting/singing "Hosanna in the
highest" (in the "Holy, Holy, Holy") until after the elevation of the chalice.
STUDY GROUP:
on "Prayer of Jabez", Wed., 9:30am. Cost-$8.50/workbook. Contact Joyce
Matheson, Selkirk TV (342-6415) or Lynne (342-7132)-every Wed., for 8 weeks.
MINISTRY TO THE SICK:
Anyone who would like to volunteer in this ministry is requested to contact Mary
McLaughlin (347-7764). Whenever someone is in hospital, a family member is
requested to inform Fr. Gordon or Mary. Preparation/training will be offered
to those who are new to this ministry.
PARISH COUNCIL MINUTES
are available for Council members in the top file in the Sacristy. The next
Parish Pastoral Council Meeting is Tuesday, March 18th after Evening mass.
VOCATION RETREAT FOR MEN/BOYS INTERESTED IN PRIESTHOOD
April 4-6th at the Seminary of Christ the King in Mission, B.C. Tel. (604) 826-8715.
(Forty young men attended the previous retreat/live-in held in February.
NATIONAL CATHOLIC PARISH MISSION ON TV
will be aired on Vision TV on Monday, March 10th & Tues., March 11th at 6:00pm
(& repeated at 9:00 pm). It will be repeated again on Tues., April 8th & Wed.,
April 9th at 10:30 am. It features Archbishop James Weisgerber (Winnipeg),
Michael Burgess, Arlene Duncan, The Faith Chorale, Barbara Coloroso, Tony
Melendez, Fr. Stan Fortuna & Mary Jo Leddy.
DAILY MASS ON VISION TV
Monday-Friday, 6:00am & 10:00 am, Saturday, 6:00 am.
DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE COORDINATOR:
http://www.devp.com |
Yvonne Redeker has spearheaded the "Share Lent" sector of the Development and
Peace annual calendar of activities. However there is no co-ordinator or
contact person for the rest of the year. Anyone who will volunteer to this
ministry is requested to contact Don Jones or Fr. Gordon.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS:
| ExecutiveMeeting: |
-2nd Tues. of ea. mos., 7:30pm- at the church in Invermere - March 11th. |
| GeneralMeeting: |
-4th Tuesday of each mos., 7:30pm at the church in Radium - March 25th. |
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Grand Knight: Don McHugh, 347-9095. |
Remember to save your stamps, with 1/2" border of paper around, collection box at church.
CWL MEETING:
| 1st Wed. of each month after 9:00 am mass. Next one is April 2nd.
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SILENT RETREAT
Cranbrook at Marywood
Thursday, April 10th , 9:30am - 4:00 pm.
Cost: $25.00-this includes lunch.
ALL LADIES WELCOME!
Call Lynne Allen (342-7132 or Mary Ellen Jones (342-3615) for info.
ROSARY
| led by CWL members after Mass every Friday. |
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FAMOUS PRAY-ERS:
Honesty if the first chapter of the book of wisdom.
Provide things honest in the sight of all men. Romans 12:17.
[This title is Jesus' answer to the disciples when they asked him "Where do you live?"]
How does the Rosary "work"? (Cont.)
Last week, this column described prayer in monasteries and the way monks pray
the 150 psalms of the Psalter. Like waves of faith, one choir of monks respond
to the prayer of the other choir, alternating the verses of the psalms in
mantra-like verses. They do not try to pay attention to what they are saying,
word for word; it is through the experience rather than with words, that they
pray. With that background we may better understand how the rosary "works."
Early in the history of the Church, spiritual leaders came to realize that
communal recitation of the psalms was impractical for many lay Christians. So
the Rosary (with its 150 Hail Marys in the complete Rosary of 15 decades) became
the prayer-alternative to monastic prayer. When the "Hail Mary" prayer is
alternated with the "Holy Mary" response, we have an experience similar to the
one in monasteries. Again, what we hear is a wave of faith from the lips of one
group, responded to by the shared faith of the other group. Some people find
that the memorized, rote, repetitive prayers of the Rosary are not prayerful for
them because they cannot reflect on the individual words and the Mystery of the
decade. However, when we understand that the Rosary-format focuses on sharing
faith rather than on the words "said", perhaps the Rosary becomes a more
satisfying spiritual experience.
STUDY GROUP
Mon., Mar. 17th, 7:00pm. Topic: Chapters 22, 23 & 24 and 19, 20, 21 (time permitting).
ALTAR SERVERS
| Anyone (men/women/children) who would like to serve the parish in this ministry
is requested to contact Fr. Gordon. Preparation will be arranged.
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SHARE LENT- "THE EARTH IS FOR ALL"
Our community is asked to make ourselves aware of the needs of the countries that
will benefit from the Share Lent Campaign. To that end the children's catechism
groups, the CWL & the KC'S have embarked on a series of 'mini-events' to raise
funds while keeping the people of Rwanda, El Salvador, & Nigeria in our thoughts
and prayers. We ask for your generous support for the following events:
| 1st Sunday of Lent: Mar. 9th |
Gr. 2/5-PENNY DRIVE |
| 2nd Sunday of Lent: Mar. 16th |
CWL - Easter Basket raffle |
| 3rd Sunday of Lent: Mar. 23rd |
KC - PANCAKE BREAKFAST |
| 4TH Sunday of Lent: Mar. 30th |
Gr. 3/K-1-CAN & BOTTLE DRIVE |
| 5th Sunday of Lent: Apr. 6th (Radium) |
Gr. 4-TEA & GOODIES.
Gr. 7/Youth-CAR WASH (while you have your tea & goodies!!!) |
We would ask that you 'plan' for each of these events & help support our youth
in their Lenten observance of Doing Good Works. More details of each event will
be announced weekly (but start gathering pennies & cans now :)
MARYWOOD OPPORTUNITIES:
http://www.retreatsonline.net/marywood
Men's Lenten Retreat Evening
Weekend Directed Retreats
Youth Lenten Retreat
Women's Lenten Transformation
Regular Monthly Groups
(Please check bulletin board or
website for details)
Welcome to all new parishioners!
Please phone Yvonne, at 342-2859, so that we may place your name on the parish list.
Also, any info for the parish bulletin - phone Dianne @ 342-3134 or Roy @ 342-6587
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