MONDAY, March 2 - 9:00 AM – Matthew Cayley – Bill & Mary Connolly & Family TUESDAY, March 3 5:30 PM – Charlotte Herman – Cyril MacIsaac WEDNESDAY, March 4 9:00 AM – Gilles Brouillard – Wife, Marie & Family 7:00 PM – Estelle Shaughnessy – Mary Waters & Family THURSDAY, March 5 9:00 AM – Frank Mayock – Les O’Donnell FRIDAY, March 6 Holy Hour for Vocations Before Mass 9:00 AM – Laura McGiffen – St Anne’s Women’s Group (St. Anne’s School Mass) Novena to The Sacred Heart After Mass SATURDAY, March 7 5:00 PM – Donald McQuaig – Monda O’Donoghue & Family SUNDAY, March 8 9:00 AM – Mass For The People 11:00 AM – Frank Moher – Chris, Anne Marie & Michael Condon 7:00 PM - David Hughes – David & Teresa Hughes ALTAR SERVERS: Saturday, March 7 5:00 PM – Benjamin Legere, Gordon McLaughlin, Emery McLaughlin Sunday, March 8 9:00 AM – Gabriel Devereaux, Joseph Devereaux, Xavier Devereaux, James Mason 11:00AM –Samantha Arnold, Emily Arnold, Kathryn Gauthier, Jordan Arnold 7:00 PM – Madeline Bruce, John Ellis GREETERS: SATURDAY, March 7 5:00 PM – Volunteers Needed SUNDAY, March 8 9:00 AM – Anne & Gerry Crough 11:00AM –Steve & Jeanne Stanlick, Anne Fox 7:00 PM – Mr & Mrs Horvath READERS Saturday, March 7 5:00 – Jim Coghlan Sunday, March 8 9:00 – Nancy Larocque 11:00 – Madeline Bruce 7:00 – Mary McGriskin EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS SAT. March 7 5:00 – Frank Romo, Brigitte Kurowski-Wilson, Cameron McLaughlin SUN. March 8 9:00 – Patti Crough, George Cull, Paul McManus 11:00 – Phil Basciano, Carolyn Collins, Chris DeCarlo 7:00 – Mark Graham, Jonathan Jones, James Jones NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS: Second Sunday In Lent: Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18; Romans 8:31b-35, 37; Mark 9:2-10 CENACLE OF PRAYER is held every Tuesday, from 2-3:15 in the Chapel of the Church. This cenacle of prayer time consists of scriptural readings, quiet time, St. Anne’s beads, scriptural rosary & Chaplet of Divine Mercy. OFFERTORY STATISTICS Sunday, Feb 22, 2009 $4,420.00 Sunday, Feb 24, 2008 $4,790.00 Thank you for your continued support & generosity. AUTOMATIC WITHDRAWAL WILL START FEB 28 for those that signed on for the end of the month and for those that signed for the 15th, yours will start on March 15 There will be a change in reporting the offertory to the parish. Rather than a weekly report, we will have a monthly report. This is due to the fact that direct deposit is either once a month or twice a month, depending on the choice of the individual. Rather that have the weekly reports being skewed each week, we will report the total monthly offertory on the third weekend of the following month Thank you to all those who chose “Automatic Withdrawal” 2008 INCOME TAX RECEIPTS are ready & at the front doors of the Church in alphabetical order. Please be sure to pick up your receipt as they are not mailed out. If you donated to St Vincent de Paul Society, you will receive a separate receipt from them & it will be attached to your Church receipt. PRAYERS FOR THE SICK: Join with us as we pray for the sick & ask Jesus to relieve them of their suffering. We pray for: Alma Cull, Barbara Payne, Fiorina Pasqua, Bob Talbot and Father John Maskey. PLEASE NOTE: DURING LENT there will be a 7:00 p.m. Mass on Wednesday evenings. There will be Stations of the Cross twice on Fridays, after the morning Mass and also at 7:00 p.m. Please join us. WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND to be held May 15-17 in Peterborough. Give the gift of a deeper relationship to each other this year. Register now for this marriage enrichment workshop. There will be no group sharing by the participants. Imagine 44 hours without kids, work, Blackberries etc. Just the two of you with time to increase your intimacy. Contact Ken & Kathy Reid 905-371-5097 or email ravensreid@sympatico.ca EXPLANATION OF THE PARTS OF THE EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION A weekly continuation for your information LITURGY OF THE WORD Second Reading: The Second Reading is from the New Testament, usually from one of the Epistles or from the Book of Revelation. Often Times, the reading deals with the infant Church trying to understand how to walk with Christ as it takes those first tentative steps. Usually, there is an obvious connection between the First Reading and the Gospel. There is rarely an obvious connection with the Second Reading and the other Scripture of the day. ST ANNE’S WOMEN’S GROUP – A REFLECTION TWILIGHT RETREAT FOR LENT – Sister June Nash will give a Reflection at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall on Thursday, Mar 26. All are invited to join us. R.C.I.A. COURSE The next session will be Thurs, March 5 at 7:00 pm. The topic will be “Reconciliation and the Sacrament of the Sick” HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: Our parish family would like to extend best wishes to the following couple who are celebrating their wedding anniversary: Angelo & Lina DeMarchi, March 2/57, Bruno & Gabriella DeMarchi, March 2/57, Michael & Lavinia Hann, March 2/65, Bernard & Ursula Recker, March 3/68, Joseph & Colleen Hughes, March 3/84; May God continue to bless your marriage with love & happiness. LENTEN DAILY REFLECTION BOOKLETS: “Sacred Journey” Lenten booklets are at the doors of the Church. A donation of $2 would be appreciated to offset the cost. This little booklet includes reflections, prayers, short essays & brief excerpts to help you on your Lenten journey. DEVELOPMENT & PEACE On International Women’s Day, Development & Peace calls your attention to the extraordinary work of its partners. They are all dedicated to building a more just world, especially for the more marginalized, many of whom are women. Learn more about this by reading the attached magazine. Remember that the SHARE LENT COLLECTION will be held on March 28 & 29. WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR CHIRSTIAN UNITY – FRIDAY, MARCH 6 is observed annually on the first Friday in March. It is an invitation for Christians to pause & pray together ecumenically. Each year it recalls our Christian responsibility to be sensitive to the signs of the times so that we might bring a more authentically Christian dimension to the concerns of our world, our country, our community. PRAYERS FOR DIOCESAN COMMUNITY: Today we pray for people & clergy of St Thomas More parish In Millbrook and its mission St. Bernadette in Nestleton, that as members of the Church, they may continue to grow in faith & holiness in all they say & do. BIRTHRIGHT EUCHRE PARTY – On the Second Sunday of each month, Birthright holds a Euchre Party beginning at 1:30 p.m. to 4 in the Stone School (Rubidge & Hunter St) Cost is $5. ST, ANNE’S PARISH LENTEN SERIES “RETURN TO THE SCENE” Priests who have been stationed at St Anne’s in the past return to give a Lenten Reflection beginning with Mass at 7:00 p.m. Mar. 4 – Fr. Peter Seabrooke – “Parish the Thought” Mar 11 – Fr Ace Podelino – “Dancing With The Lord” Mar 18 – Fr Leo Coughlan – “Jesus is Out of the Box” Mar 25 – Fr Garry Leahy – “Sinning and Forgiving” Apr 1 – TBA Join us as we prepare ourselves for the Easter feast “IRISH PUB NIGHT” ST ANNE’S PARISH HALL SAT. MARCH 7 AT 8:00 P.M. Irish Pub Night is back! Are you ready for some great fun? A talented group of musicians from Downeyville area will entertain you for “A Great Night of Fun For All”. Tickets are $7.50 per person & can be purchased at the parish office ST ANNE’S PARISH YOUTH DANCE will be held on Friday, Mar 6 at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall. The theme is “Retro Dance Party” so get out your “groovy dance clothes.” $5 admission. Games, prizes, food & fun. Call Mary Helen for more info 876-1710. This is the last dance until after Easter. LENTEN STUDY: Cathedral of St Peter-in-Chains will offer this Sat Mar. 7 – Message of His Holiness Benedict XVI - Lent 2009 Sat Mar 14 – Encyclical Letter Spe Salvi Part I Sat Mar 21 – Encyclical Letter Spe Salvi Part II Sat Mar 28 – Encyclical Letter Deus Caritas Est Part I Sat Apr 4 – Encyclical Letter Deus Caritas Est Part II Join Facilitator, Seminarian, Ante Market at the Stone School from noon till 2. Call the Cathedral 745-5681 to register. ST MARTIN’S IRISH CONCERT will be held Sun. Mar 8 starting at 2:30. Entrance fee is by donation (over $20 will be given tax receipt.)There will be Irish music, dancing, skits & fun. Irish Stew, buns & timbits will be served at a cost of $5. Call 292-8823 CONCERT FUNDRAISER- St Mary’s, Chandos Cemetery Board are having an Irish Concert at the Apsley Community Centre on Sun. Mar. 8 beginning at 2:00 p.m. Refreshments available. Admission is a donation at the door TELECARE NEEDS VOLUNTEERS: Training for new volunteers begins Sat. Mar. 7 at 9:30 a.m. at 466 George St. N. (downstairs CMHA office). Classes will run Saturday mornings & Tues evenings for 9 weeks (Mar 7 to May 2). Cost is $50. Training aims to develop listening skills & increase awareness of local social, emotional & psychological needs & resources. This course is open to potential volunteers & others interested in empathetic listening. Call 745-2273 to register. FAITH FORMATION – An evening of catechesis, reflection, prayer & discussion on “Mass, Prayer & Liturgy” with guest speaker Fr. Neil Roy at 7:00 pm on Mon mar 9 at VEYO Centre.