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WEEKEND MASS TIMES

Saturday, October 15 - 4:30 p.m. - St. Vincent de Paul, Queensport - ♥For the Faithful

- 6:00 p.m. - St. Joseph, Port Felix - †Carmen Casey

Sunday, October 16 -  9:30 a.m.- St. Agnes, Little Dover - †Franklin Munroe

- 11:00 a.m.- Star of the Sea, Canso - †Emily Dort

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE:

Thursday, October 13, 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.

COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED: (All Souls) will be celebrated, Wednesday, November 2. Please advise the parish who will be representing your family if you have received a letter.

MEMORY TREES - will be placed in Star of the Sea and St. Joseph Churches starting November 2^nd and continuing until Sunday, January 8, 2023. Minimum donation will be $5.00 and a loved one’s name will be written on a ball. Donations will be deposited to the parish of your choice. Please fill out a memorial card with your loved one’s name. For more information contact the parish office or Carla Armsworthy

REFLECTION ON TODAY’S READINGS - The Power of Thanksgiving and being Grateful Kind deeds elicit gratitude. This is especially true when the deed is something we are not able to do for ourselves. In such a case, our gratitude entails praise for our benefactor. The First Reading and the Gospel make mention of the skin disease generalized by the term leprosy. Lepers had difficult times in the early Israelite as well as later Jewish societies. One can imagine the gratitude with which the lepers’ heart would fill if they were to get a human touch or a complete cure. Both Namaan in the First Reading and the Samaritan in the Gospel expresses this feeling of gratitude. Besides getting a physical cure, Namaan also receives spiritual healing. He is grateful not only for the cure but also for the revelation about the true God. A similar point is to be noted in the Gospel - the Samaritan’s act of falling at the feet of Jesus implies accepting him as Lord and Saviour. One can be grateful to someone with four inner dispositions: the first disposition is a sense of duty or obligation. The relationship between the two ends when the obligation is fulfilled. The second disposition is selfishness. One continues to relate and thank the other as a provision for the favours needed in the future. The third disposition is love. Children are grateful to their parents and students are grateful to their teachers out of love. The fourth way is to be eternally grateful. One likes to remain indebted to the other for a lifetime. Such a relationship of gratitude never ends with obligations fulfilled. It continues forever. Namaan and the Samaritan are ever grateful to God. With what disposition am I grateful to God?

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS

Star of the Sea (34) 645.00

Loose 10.00

St. Agnes (24) 440.00

Loose 5.00

St. Vincent de Paul (4) 85.00

St. Joseph (25) 756.00

Thank you so very much for your support.

STAR OF THE SEA NEWS

Property and Finance Committee - Tuesday, November 1 at 6:15 p.m. in the meeting room Ministries Schedule, October 16

Lector - Ginny Boudreau

Usher - Carla Armsworthy

Sacristan - Carla Armsworthy

Cleaners - October 16 - 22 - Juanita Dort/Irene MacDonald

Glebe Road is in bad need of repair, we are asking anyone who has a backhoe, etc to come level it off a bit. Otherwise, we will have to close the road.

ST. JOSEPH NEWS

Regular Weekly Bingo - Saturday at 7:30 pm

Card Play - Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.

Thank you - The grand total from the Yard Sale is $10.017.50!! Just amazing, a HUGE THANK YOU TO Lorraine, Darlene and Corrine. It is truly appreciated.

NOTES

Mass For Shut-Ins - celebrates its 60th season. This year we begin a new season at St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Church on Cabot St. We are grateful to Fr. Bill Burke and Parish for welcoming us to televise the Mass from their Church. Beginning Oct. 16, Mass for Shut-Ins will be aired Sundays 11:30 am on CTV or can be viewed on demand on our Diocese of Antigonish YouTube

Truth and Reconciliation - “We are speaking of processes that must penetrate hearts.” – Pope Francis. During his recent penitential pilgrimage, Pope Francis gave a heartfelt and solemn apology to Indigenous Peoples on behalf of the Catholic Church and called on us to continue to assist survivors and families in healing from the traumas they have suffered. For more on Truth and Reconciliation in the Diocese of Antigonish, including the special collection for the Indigenous Reconciliation Fund, visit our website: https://www.antigonishdiocese.com/truth-and-reconciliation

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL! - It is fitting for God’s people to offer public thanks for all the gifts we have received. The bountiful produce of the earth is a visible sign of the many blessings God want to shower on us through Christ. Our God also wants us to share the goods of the earth with all people. What are you most grateful for??