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ST. MARK THE EVANGELISTCATHOLIC CHURCH
160, RUE PRINCIPALE, (AYLMER SECTOR)GATINEAU, QUEBEC J9H 3M8
TELEPHONE: 819 684-6926 FAX: 819 684-7830
E-mail: [email protected] Website:
www.stmarksaylmer.ca
Father Daniel Kelly, PastorJulie Cool, Pastoral Associate,
[email protected]
Mary Baskin, SecretarySteve Godin, Caretaker
Parish Office Hours:Tuesday to Thursday, 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM •
Friday, 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday: 5:00 PMSunday: 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM
WEEKDAY MASSES
See Mass times inside
Confessions:Saturday, 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM, before weekday Masses,
or by appointment.
A warm welcome to all!If you are new to the parish, we invite
you to fill out a registration
form that you will find in the vestry. You can drop off the
completed form in the collection basket at any of our Masses.
ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS
LITURGYReaders Trudy Connelly 819 743-2910Eucharist Ministers
Trudy Connelly 819 743-2910Altar Servers Trudy Connelly 819
743-2910Leading the Community Singing 5:00 PM Mass, Saturday Marina
Moore 819 684-5903 9:00 AM Mass, Sunday Chris Santillan 819
661-4247 11:00 AM Mass, Sunday Chris Santillan 819 661-4247 Senior
Choir (Funerals) Marina Moore 819 684-5903Ushers / Ministers of
Hospitality Paul Beck 819 332-0962Sacristans / Decor Judy Kavanagh
819 684-8635Liturgy of the Word / Children Corinne McCarthy 819
771-7574
FAITH FORMATIONBaptism of Children Lynne LeGuerrier 613 294-1788
Facilitator Linda Curnock 819 685-3994Confirmation of Teenagers
Parish Office 819 684-6926First Eucharist Parish Office 819
684-6926Reconciliation Parish Office 819 684-6926Marriage Parish
Office 819 684-6926 (Contact us one year prior to wedding) Seeking
to Become Catholic Parish Office 819-684-6926RCIA (Rite of
Christian Initiation of Adults)
FELLOWSHIPCatholic Women’s Guild Pat Normandeau 819
684-7798Knights of Columbus Michel Lambert 819 682-7059Pastoral
Care for the Sick Parish Office 819 684-6926Funeral Lunches Deborah
Connors 819 684-5054Events Committee Diane Burns 819 684-0527Coffee
Sunday Shirley Frenette 819 685-0576
SERVICE / OUTREACHDevelopment and Peace Esperanza Garrido 819
685-0391St. Vincent de Paul Help Line Centre 819 685-1343Christian
Meditation André Sirois 819 685-1478Parish Hall Rental Parish
Office 819 684-6926
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL WARDENS Anne Hampel (Chair)
....................... 819 684-6649Marilyn Morse (Vice Chair)
............. 819 684-4806Denis Benoit
....................................... 819 682-6394Andrée
O’Donnell ............................. 819 682-7649Monica
Thibeault ............................... 819 684-7408Margie Voisin
..................................... 819 503-6443
Barry Engelhardt (Chair) ................. 819 682-2173Colinda
Dubeau (Vice-Chair) ......... 819 682-0799Ricardo Barajas
................................. 819 685-0391Tish Delorme
..................................... 819 595-3347Greg Fergus
........................................ 819 684-6416Erica McKeown
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December 14, 2014
Third Sunday of Advent This Week's Mass Times and Intentions
Tuesday Dec. 16 9 am Repose of the soul of Wayne Parrington by
Frank and Jeanette Quigg
Wednesday Dec. 17 9 am Repose of the souls of deceased members
of the Manion Family by the estate of Geraldine Manion
Thursday Dec. 18 9 am Repose of the soul of Walter Rusty Morin
by the Family
Friday Dec. 19 9 am Repose of the soul of Kevin Bowers by Carl
and Carol Ann Bowers
Saturday Dec. 20 5 pm Repose of the soul Paulette Forget by her
Family
Sunday Dec. 21 9 am Repose of the soul of June Williams by
Anthony and Family
Sunday Dec. 21 11 am Repose of the soul of Marie Ramsey by her
Family
We are getting closer to the purpose of Advent Advent is a
difficult season. It is difficult not to jump the gun on Christmas
when we are surrounded by Christmas carols and Christmas music. Yet
Advent is a time of joyful anticipation. With the help of the
Scripture readings, especially from the Old Testament prophets, we
are encouraged to reflect upon the purpose for which Christ has
come and, in many ways, still needs to come: the realization of
God’s dream for our world. The Advent season invites us to rekindle
our dependence on God, to rekindle our desire for God and to
discover through the waiting what it is to hope for that certainty
that God does indeed come. And what way for God to come: as
Emmanuel, God-among-us! It is hoped that what we do in these weeks
of Advent makes us ready to touch base again with the awe-some
mystery from which we are privileged to live in faith. Advent
Penitential Service, Tuesday, December 16 at 7:00 p.m. In Advent,
we come together as a parish community to reflect on how much we,
as individuals and as a parish community, stand in need of the
mercy and forgiveness that God offers us in Jesus Christ. Without
the tender mercy of our God and without the forgiveness of our
sins, we cannot be the kind of people God wants us to be. That is
the focus of our communal Advent penitential service, Tuesday,
December 16 at 7:00 p.m. This service prepares us to celebrate the
saving mystery of God’s forgiveness in a more personal way in
individual confession. Priests will be available immediately after
the penitential service to celebrate the Sacrament of
Reconciliation.
Guignolée Thanks to all who organized and participated in the
Guignolée this year. A special thanks to the Knights of Columbus
who provided and served the lunch! Your help was greatly
appreciated. Poinsettias for our Church’s Christmas Decoration The
Christmas Season is a time when the deceased who have been part of
our lives are on our minds and especially in our hearts. We may
want to give tangible expression by bringing a poinsettia to the
church for Christmas, the Feast of God’s love for all, the living
and the dead. In that light, the poinsettia serves as a sign of our
continued affection for those who have died and as an expression of
faith that the dead are embraced by God’s love. You can start
bringing the Poinsettias in on Thursday, December 18. Thank you! Do
you have some time to spare after the 11:00 a.m. Mass, Dec.21? Many
hands make light work! Please stay for some time after the 11:00
Mass on December 21 to join the fellowship and fun of making the
church beautiful for Christmas. This is a fun activity for the
whole family! Our Advent Giving Tree During Advent, we are invited
to make the crooked paths straight, to think of people who have
less than we do. The Giving Tree is our attempt to reach out to
those who are in need. We will be handing out the gifts and gift
cards at the Celebration of Love on Saturday, December 20, so
please make sure that you hand in your gift by December 17. St.
Mark’s Third Annual Christmas Celebration of Love: Second
collection this Sunday For the past two years, some generous
friends of Fr. Dan’s offered to provide most of the food for a
Christmas dinner for the people in our community who otherwise
might not be able to have such a meal or fellowship at Christmas.
It is a beautiful sign of love in our community! While much of the
food is offered by friends of Fr. Dan, there are some additional
expenses for this event. There will be a second collection at all
the Masses next Sunday to help cover these expenses. Thank-you for
your generosity in making this event an exceptional experience for
the less fortunate of our community! Stars on the Christmas tree:
Is there one for your family? After the 11:00 Mass on the last
Sunday of Advent (December 21), we will be decorating the church
for Christmas. We will put up a big Christmas tree at the entrance
to the church, which will be decorated with many gold stars. Each
star has the name of one of the families in our parish. Please note
that the names on the tree are those of registered parishioners
only – another good reason to pick up a parishioner registration
form at the back of the church and return it to a hospitality
minister or to Fr. Dan.
Choristers Needed for Christmas Masses We are looking for
singers to help lead the singing for this year's Christmas Masses.
There is a particular need for choristers at the 9pm Mass on
Christmas Eve and the 10am Mass on Christmas Day. There will be a
practice in the church following the 11am Mass on Sunday, December
21 from 12-1:30. No formal singing experience is required!
Instrumentalists are also welcome. Please contact Chris if you're
interested (819) 661-4247 or [email protected]. 2015
Collection Envelopes Boxes Collection envelopes are available for
pick-up after all the Masses this week-end. Please be sure to pick
up your envelopes from the tables in the back of Marrevee Room.
Take note: Christmas Mass times are different this year Please note
that a Mass has been added on Christmas Eve to accommodate the
large numbers who usually come to the 7:00 p.m. Mass, and requests
from young families for an earlier Mass. The Mass times for
Christmas Eve will be December 24: 5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., and 9:00
p.m.; Christmas Day: 10:00 a.m. There will be no Mass on Friday,
December 26th. Upcoming Meetings and Events
Sunday December 14 10:00 am Children’s 3rd Gospel Weekly Group
Session
Tuesday December 16 7:00 pm Advent Penitential Service
Saturday December 20 6:00 pm Christmas Celebration of Love
Sunday December 21 12 Noon Christmas Decorating Sunday December
21 12 Noon Choir Practice with Chris Tuesday January 6 1:30 pm CWG
Meeting Prayers for the Sick Kindly remember Marie McFadden, Vern
Gillespie, David Hendricks, Liam Harkim Elder, Christina Bradford
and Kevin Jaques and their families in your prayers.
