WEEKDAY MASSES -

Thursday, July 1 - 6:00 p.m. St. Anthony’s Chapel, Canso - ♥For the Faithful

COMMUNION CALLS - If you know of anyone who is unable to get out to Mass and would like to receive Holy Communion, please call the parish office to have their name added to the list.

REFLECTION ON TODAY’S READINGS

Faith in the Healing Power of Jesus Christ

Jesus attracted a lot of people around himself especially sinners in need of repentance and others in need who came to Jesus for the fulfilment of one need or another. The gospel of today presents various instances of people who came to Jesus asking for help over sickness, death, and so on. One thing that Jesus demands from believers who pray to him to deliver them from their difficult situation is faith just as in the gospel of today. The First Reading, which is taken from the book of Wisdom, explains that God’s plan for His children is that of life in abundance but it is the devil that brings death. God created human beings in His image and likeness; in so doing He elevated the status of human beings as special creatures, and as the book of Wisdom says ‘to imperishability’. Jesus by curing the sick and raising the dead demonstrates that his coming into the world is to restore man to the original state of God’s blessing of bliss destroyed by the devil. In Jesus, we see the infinite love of God extending to everyone who turns to him with confident expectation that he will do the needful. In both cases in the gospel of today, God was able to work a miracle through Jesus because both, the woman and Jairus, had faith in the healing power of Jesus. What about you? Do you have faith that Jesus can heal you from whatever sickness that you have been battling with for so many years? Do you have the faith that God will see you through the difficult challenges that you are passing through in life? Never give up and put your entire faith in God!

STAR OF THE SEA NEWS

Butterfly Memory Tree - We realized a profit of $940.00. Special thanks to all who remembered their Loved Ones in this way.

Property and Finance Committee - Meeting will be held Tuesday, July 6 at 6:15 p.m. Required immediately - FOUR NEW MEMBERS,

Ministries Schedule, July 4

Lectors - Ginny Boudreau

Ushers/Collectors - Rene LeBlanc

Sacristan - Carla Armsworthy

Schedule is finished on July 4^th. Please contact the office or Mary LeBlanc (by June 28) if you no longer want to be on or if they'd like to volunteer.

OUR FOUR CEMETERIES

Cemetery Maintenance - Maintenance fee, ($50.00) for 2021 is now due. This fee is payable to the parish cemetery where your loved one is buried. It can be placed in the Cemetery Envelope from your box of collection envelopes or placed in an envelope marked “Cemetery” at any time during the year and can be paid in installments. This fee is used for the upkeep of the parish cemetery. Thank you for your past support.

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS

Star of the Sea (37) 1,310.00

Cemetery (8) 495.00

St. Agnes (25) 515.00

Cemetery (7) 350.00

St. Vincent de Paul (5) 320.00

Cemetery (1) 50.00

Thank you for your continued support of your parish.

Summer Employment Opportunity - Communications Office Assistant 35 hrs/wk, July 5 - Aug 27

This position is funded by a Canada Summer Jobs grant. Applications are invited from applicants aged 15-30. Applicants do not need to be in or returning to school. Location: Chancery Office, Antigonish OR Sr Catherine Steele Centre, Stellarton (Successful candidate will select location) Duties: Updating phone and email contact lists for internal and external networks ; Creating text and visual content for e-newsletters and social media; Sourcing videos for sharing on diocesan YouTube channel; Inviting parish/ministry contributions of photos and stories for website updates and sharing via email/social media; Assisting with the development of diocesan digital media plans; Sorting of digital communications files for diocesan record keeping. Familiarity with essential computer software and social media platforms would be an asset. Application deadline: 12 pm Tuesday. June 29. To apply, email resume and cover letter to Jennifer Hatt, Communications Officer, Diocese of Antigonish: jennifer@dioceseofantigonish.ca