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BulletinOUR LITURGICAL LIFEJUNE and AUGUST 2010
AT OUR CHURCH
OUR COMMUNITY LIFEAs a Community we pray for the ill:
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR: Despite the summer heat, it is not too soon to start thinking about the Christmas Bazaar, planned for Sunday, November 28, 2010. Parishioners are asked to remember the Bazaar Preserves Table when they are doing summer canning, and to keep a few jars aside. We would welcome jams, jellies, marmalade, salsa and chutney. Also, if parishioners have extra preserving jars (250 ml or 8 oz.) these would be put to good use. Please leave empty jars at the back of the church. Sign-up sheets for helping with the Bazaar will be available in September. For more information please call Louise Rickenbacker at 613-231-2035 or Elsa Leleu at 613-236-8112.
EVENING PRAYER SCHEDULE: As in previous years, we will join with St. Paul's University Summer Institute for Evening Prayer on Tuesday July 6th and Tuesday July 13th. The Institute has Morning Prayer daily at 8:30 a.m. and Evening prayer daily except Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the chapel at 223 Main Street. Our evening prayer will be back at St. Margaret Mary at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday July 20th. OPEN HOUSE AT MARYVALE ACADEMY: July 27th from 6:00-8:00 p.m.! HOSPITALITY SUNDAY: There will be a hospitality Sunday on August 1st. After the 10:30 a.m. mass please join us for coffee and treats. If possible, please bring something tasty to share. We hope to see you there. ANNUAL STRAWBERRY SOCIAL A GREAT SUCCESS: Our Parish Annual Strawberry Social was held after Mass on June 27th. The event was well attended and over $300 was raised. Everyone enjoyed the delicious strawberry shortcakes and a great time was had by all.
FOOD FOR THOUGHTWHY GO TO CHURCH? A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday… “I've gone for 30 years now,” he wrote, “and in that time I have heard something like 203,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all.” This started a real controversy in the “Letters to the Editor” column, much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher: “I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But for the life of me I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this… They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!” When you are DOWN to nothing… God is UP to something! Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible! Thank God for our physical AND our spiritual nourishment. OTTAWA SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY & SPIRITUALITY: Fall & Winter courses at All Saints' Anglican Church, 347 Richmond Rd. Fall Term runs Mondays, Sept. 20–Nov 29, 2010. Winter term begins in January. Wheelchair accessible. Info: (www.osts.ca); Pat (613-824-8780). CONFERENCE FOR CATHOLIC TEACHERS AND CATHOLIC COMMUNITY PARTNERS: When Faith Meets Pedagogy 2010 Conference. Keynote Speakers: His Excellency, most Rev. Paul-André Durocher, Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall; Max Eisen, Holocaust Survivor. October 21–23. Info: (www.catholicurriculumcorp.org). BROTHER ANDRÉ'S CANONIZATION: In Rome on Oct. 17; celebrations at St Joseph's Oratory, Montreal on Oct 16-17. Celebration at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal on Sat. October 30. Details and information at (www.saint-joseph.org). END-OF-LIFE ISSUES: “A Good Death: Understanding Decisions and Practices”with Sr. Nuala P. Kenny, MD, FRCP(C), Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Bioethics, Dalhousie University, Halifax. Presented by the Archdiocesan Committee on End-of-Life Issues, in partnership with St. Paul University. Thurs., Sept. 23, 7:00–9:00 p.m., Rm 203, St. Paul University. Cost: $20. Pre-registration and payment required by September 16. Info: (613-738-5025, ext. 217) abrown@archottawa.ca; poster/registration form & bio at www.archottawa.ca under Pastoral Services/End-of-Life. OTTAWA SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY & SPIRITUALITY: Fall & Winter courses at All Saints' Anglican Church, 347 Richmond Rd. Fall Term runs Mondays, Sept. 20–Nov 29, 2010. Winter term begins in January. Wheelchair accessible. Info: www.osts.ca; Pat (613-824-8780). CONFERENCE FOR CATHOLIC TEACHERS AND CATHOLIC COMMUNITY PARTNERS: When Faith Meets Pedagogy 2010 Conference. Keynote Speakers: His Excellency, most Rev. Paul-André Durocher, Bishop of Alexandria-Cornwall; Max Eisen, Holocaust Survivor. October 21–23. Info: www.catholicurriculumcorp.org. MEETINGS, MINUTES and LECTURESR. C. I. A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Inquiry groups being held year round. Call Linda at 613-730-5265 for more information if you, or someone you know wishes to learn more about the Catholic faith. Saint Margaret Mary's - Annual General Meeting - 2009 NEW Parish Council Minutes and the Agenda for the next meeting are posted on our website and on our Bulletin Board. Parish meetings take place at 7:30 p.m. following Evening Prayer: Sacramental Preparation Team Report Parish Pastoral Meeting FINANCIAL MATTERS[For information on Planned Giving, (bequests to the Parish for example) please contact Jules Dagenais, Director of Stewardship and Planned Giving at the Archdiocese: 613-738-5025, who is able to explain tax benefits.] |
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SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE: The Summer Mass Schedule for 2010 begins June 27th to September 5th inclusive. There will only be one Mass at 10:30 a.m. during this time. The Parish Office will be open on Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the months of July and August. Normal hours will resume after Labour Day.