St. Joachim’s Liturgical Gathering Mass: Sunday, Aug. 19th, 12:30 pm - Delia McKenzie

Sunday, Aug. 26th, 12:30 pm - For the People

Holy Rosary Sundays at 12 pm

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church 360 Newcastle Boulevard, Miramichi, NB E1V 2J9

Email: stmarys@nb.aibn.com Facebook: St. Mary’s Miramichi Website: www.stmarysrcmiramichi.com

Rev. Antonio Reyes, Pastor Sheryl Vanderbeck, Office Administrator Office Telephone: 622-5720 Fax: 622-7031 Office Hours: Mon–Thurs.,9 am to 1 pm Cindy Diotte, Religious Education Coordinator: 622-5723 Email: smaryrel@nb.aibn.com

Aug 12, 2018 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Welcome to all who are here with us today; our parishioners, visitors, and faith seekers, you are always welcome at

St. Mary’s and St. Joachim’s.

Confession: Saturdays 3:30 to 4:00 pm/upon request. Baptisms: Contact parish office to schedule. Marriages: Six months notice required

Sunday Offerings: July 29th $418 Aug. 5: $197 July E-giving: $237.50

In the charity of your prayers, please remember all those who have died, especially the following: Bernard Landry.

Mon & Tues - No Mass Aug 13 & 14

Wednesday 12:05 pm † Helen Coughlan Aug. 15

Thursday 12:05 pm † Wilfred Chisholm Aug. 16

Friday 12:05 pm † Barry Troy Aug. 17

Saturday 4:30 pm Memorial Mass Aug. 18

Sunday 10:00 am For the People Aug. 19

Mon & Tues - No Mass Aug. 20/21

Wednesday 12:05 pm Vince & Selma Mitchell Aug. 22

Thursday Aug. 23 12:05 pm † Reggie Doyle (A)

Friday Aug. 24 12:05 pm † Louis Morrison

Saturday 4:30 pm † Memorial Mass Aug. 25

Sunday Aug. 26 10:00 am † Bill Burns (A)

Masses August 13th to 26th

St. Mary’s Stewardship: July 29: Sunday $2711; Restoration $50; Aug. 5: Sunday $2249,

Restoration $989; Cemetery $100 July Egiving: Sunday $6308.50; Rest. $418; Cemetery $382; Mem Mass $88

July’s 50/50 Draw of $400.00, was won by Doreen O’Shea. Congratulations! The next draw date is August 26th.

Music Ministry: Jacqueline Allain 626-0822

48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50 This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down out of heaven; if anyone eats of this bread, he will live for-ever; and the bread also which I will give for the life of the world is My flesh.”

Dear People of God, During this time of transition as we all help in facilitating the merging of our new parish and to further revitalize our Diocesan Church, may I encourage everyone to take part in this preparation. Since we do not have a new name yet for our new parish, may I ask everyone to participate in choosing the new parish name. A box will be provided at the back of the church for submissions which can be signed or anonymous. When considering names, here are the guidelines: a.) A recognized title of the Blessed Trinity; or b.) A mystery in the life of Christ, or a title already accepted in the litur-gy; or c.) A Blessed Mother under the title already accepted in the liturgy; d.) A title of the Holy Spirit already accepted in the liturgy; or e.) The name of one of the Archangels or a canonized saint. f.) A name not in use by any other parish or church in the diocese. (A list of all the names of all parish /mission churches of the diocese will be provided). The two names that have the highest number of suggestions will be sent to the Bishop who then names the new parish. Please have your suggestions in by September 16th. Finally, think of a name for the new parish that may be relevant for the needs of our time and the future Church. Choose not simply because you like a particular saint or a mys-tery in the life of the Lord and the Blessed Mother but because the life of the saint that you may be choosing is what we need for today and for future generations. After all, whoever we choose will be our guide, inspiration and protector. Pray and discern. . . ask the Holy Spirit for guidance. At least five parishioners have approached me and these are the suggestions: The Lord of Divine Mercy Parish (3) St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Parish (1) St. John Mary Vianney Parish (1) Fr. Antonio Reyes

St. Mary’s News & Events: The parish office will be closed August 13th to 17th. Please note the next bulletin will be

printed on Aug. 26th. Please have submissions in by the Wednesday prior to bulletin dates. All are invited to join us for Holy Rosary before mass, weekdays 11:30 am, and Sundays at

9:30 am in the Fr. McGrath Chapel. All are welcome! Thank you to the team of awesome volunteers who organized and assisted with this

years’ Vacation Bible Camp. You are awesome! St. Mary’s Prayer Shawl Ministry will resume September 13th. If you like to knit or

crochet, please consider joining us each Thursday at 10:00 am in Room 120 for a time of prayer, reflection, and sharing as we work on our shawls. New members are always welcome!

Community Events: Father Dixon Council #4886 of the Knights of Columbus is held at their hall at 345 Campbell

Street in Newcastle every second Sunday of the month from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Cost is $5.00 per person and $12.00 per family. Everyone is welcome.—( August 12th )

MEMORIALS Celebrated July 28th, 4:30 pm: Souls in Purgatory; Spec. Int. (PM); Dec. Mem. of the Morrison’s and their Spouses’ Families, Dec. Mem. of the Gorman and Galley Families, Dec. Mem. of the Edward & Lillian Morris Family, Agnes Morrison, Laurie & Marg Wrigley, Malcolm Addison & Mark, Spec. Int. (TG)(LW) & family, Cecil Bowes Sr., and Spec. Int. (BG).

MEMORIALS Celebrated Aug 11th, 4:30 pm: Souls in Purgatory; Spec. Int. (PM); Dec. Mem. of the Morrison’s and their Spouses’ Families, Dec. Mem. of the Gorman and Galley Families, Dec. Mem. of the Edward & Lillian Morris Family, Spec. Int. (WF), Agnes Morrison, Laurie & Marg Wrigley, Malcolm Addison & Mark, James & Millie Underhill, Spec. Int. (TG)(LW) & family, Spec. Int. (BG), Barbara Underhill, and Cecil Bowes Sr..

MEMORIALS Celebrated August 4th , 4:30 pm: Souls in Purgatory; Spec. Int. (PM); Dec. Mem. of the Morrison’s and their Spouses’ Families, Dec. Mem. of the Gorman and Galley Families, Dec. Mem. of the Edward & Lillian Morris Family, Spec. Int. (WF), Agnes Morrison, Laurie & Marg Wrigley, Malcolm Addison & Mark, James & Millie Underhill, Spec. Int. (TG)(LW) & family, Helena & William McCombs, Edward McLean, Rudolph Aubie, Spec. Int. (BG), Arthur Waye (A), and Thomas MacDonald.

We welcome into our faith tradition through the waters of baptism, Khloe Ann Savoie,

and Moxx Kyron Manderson who were recently baptized at St. Mary’s and Darianna

Mary Margaret Simon, baptized at St. Joachim’s. Also congratulations to Ryan LeRoux

& Erin Rawlinson, Yves Despres & Erin Watling and Steven Travis & Karen Glynn who

were recently married here. We wish you and your families many blessings on these

very special milestones in your faith journeys.

R&R: Evangelizers Seeking Evangelization – The Presence of God

I was born into a family of Catholics, but also blessed with connections to several other Christian

denominations. The elements of faith were handed on to me at an early age. But this faith was not fully

developed at that point, nor is it fully developed now. In fact, I am sure it will never be fully developed.

Faith is a journey of a lifetime. We are, all of us evangelized over and over again.

As disciples of Jesus, we are called to evangelize, to share the Gospel. But while we evangelize

others, we are, ourselves constantly being evangelized. Being evangelized involves learning. Some of

this is formal. It is what we hear in homilies, what we are given in religious formation as children and

youths. If we are fortunate our parish will offer learning opportunities to us as adults – in adult faith for-

mation opportunities – bible study, prayer circles, reading and discussion groups and in variety of ways.

Perhaps even more important than formal learning is the evangelization we experience through

life with others. The people of our lives – parents, family, our parish, friends, neighbours, co-workers

they evangelize us, even if they never realize it. They and the experiences with which we are blessed (and

sometimes cursed), they share the good news of God’s love and presence.

This informal evangelization is significant. In fact it is what makes us into the persons and disci-

ples that we are. Being evangelized is more about being formed as disciples by the examples of the peo-

ple of our lives. And, it is this formation that we can pass on as we evangelize others.

This is what we see happening in the Gospels. Jesus taught by example. What he said was im-

portant. What he did and how he lived, however, was what told the real story. Disciples are formed by

what we live. God continually reaches out and touches us in the experiences and persons of our lives.

The revitalized, living parish community that we long for is one that is evangelizing, sharing the

Good News beyond itself. It is also a faith community that recognizes that we are always in need of be-

ing evangelized ourselves. Parish communities like this are open to all, caring and compassionate to all

and ready to serve not just themselves but all those they encounter.

Pope Francis, reflecting on the role of the parish had this to say: “The parish is not an outdated

institution; precisely because it possesses great flexibility, it can assume quite different contours depend-

ing on the openness and missionary creativity of the pastor and the community.” (The Joy of the Gospel 28)

The revitalized and renewed parish community is not about maintenance, but about mission. It

is not content to protect the status quo, but seeks to reach out and take the faith and mission journey in

new directions according to need. The revitalized parish recognizes that we are always in need of renew-

al, adapting to new and changing realities all around us. Then, we are true missionary disciples of Jesus.

Something to think about: As we join together in a new parish, with new members, how open are

we to learn from each other and live as missionary disciples in our own time? Fr. John Jennings

MEMORIALS Celebrated Aug 18th, 4:30 pm: Souls in Purgatory; Spec. Int. (PM); Dec. Mem. of the Morrison’s and their Spouses’ Families, Dec. Mem. of the Gorman and Galley Families, Dec. Mem. of the Edward & Lillian Morris Family, Spec. Int. (WF), Agnes Morrison, Laurie & Marg Wrigley, Malcolm Addison & Mark, James & Millie Underhill, Spec. Int. (TG)(LW) & family, Spec. Int. (BG), Aloysuis Fenelon (A), Mary Aubie, Stan & Loretta Whalen, Kevin Doran, Bill Whalen, Morrissey & Catherine Doran, Lourdes & Tommy Gallivan, Vera MacDonald, Dorothy MacDonald, Fay, Francis & Frank Maher, Debbie Malley (A), Archie Malley (A), Cathy Matchett (A), Nick Russell, Gloria Bethell, Eugene Savage, In Thanksgiving.

MEMORIALS Celebrated Aug 25th, 4:30 pm: Souls in Purgatory; Spec. Int. (PM); Dec. Mem. of the Morrison’s and their Spouses’ Families, Dec. Mem. of the Gorman and Galley Families, Dec. Mem. of the Edward & Lillian Morris Family, Agnes Morrison, Laurie & Marg Wrigley, Malcolm Addison & Mark Spec. Int. (TG)(LW) & family, Spec. Int. (BG), Barbara Underhill, and Cecil Bowes Sr..

PARISH POT LUCK S: Sts. Peter & Paul Social Gathering to host the members from the

churches in our new parish will be Monday August 13th at 5:30 pm Fr Morriscy Centre.

St. Mary’s date has been changed to Monday, August 20th.