STAR
OF THE SEA, CANSO
SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ~ FEBRUARY 19, 2023
STAR
OF THE SEA, CANSO
ST. AGNES, LITTLE DOVER
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, QUEENSPORT
ST. JOSEPH’S, PORT FELIX
PASTOR: FR. JONATHAN NNAJIOFOR, 366-2927
CONGREGATION OF NOTRE DAME 358-2346
PARISH
PASTORAL COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Donna Jackson, Janet Delorey, Cynthia Creamer,
Calvin Harnish, Agnes Casey, Corrine Munroe,
Gerry Parker, Gelly Parker, Paul Horne,
Sr. Alma, Marie Parker, Fr. Jonathan
The complete text of this bulletin is also available on the parish's website at www.cansoparishes.org
WEEKEND MASS TIMES
Saturday, February 25 - 6:00 p.m. - St. Joseph, Port Felix - †Howie Cashin
Sunday, February 26 - 11:00 a.m. - Star of the Sea, Canso - †Terry Parker
WEEKDAY SCHEDULE: See Mass Schedule for Ash Wednesday
ASH WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE – February 22 - Port Felix - 2:00 PM Canso - 6:30 PM
NOTE: For the Season of Lent, there will be Stations of the Cross (6:00 pm) every week before the start of the normal Weekday Masses in Port Felix (Wednesday) and Canso (Thursday). Weather Permitting!!
NOTES: The churches of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Agnes are now closed for the winter months. MASS will resume the first weekend in May, 2023.
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.
COUNTDOWN TO LENT - Ash Wednesday is fast approaching!! Ash Wednesday is a universal day of fasting and abstinence from meat. Lent begins February 22. Sunday, February 19 will be the last Sunday that the assembly sings “Alleluia” until the Easter Vigil. “Alleluia” is not sung in any hymn or text during the Season of Lent. The main Lenten works are prayer, penance and fasting and almsgiving and we are called to practise these during Lent and throughout the year. Lent is a time of repentance, change of heart and additional prayer.
REFLECTION ON TODAY’S READINGS - Being Perfect As Our Heavenly Father - To love someone who expressly wishes that bad things come upon us, who plots against our welfare, our good name, and our success, is indeed hard. Yet, that exactly is what Jesus demands of us today. In his words: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Naturally, we tend to resent those who do wrong to us. Jesus does not say we should like it. No! Instead, our response should not be motivated by an urge to strike back or repay. Put differently, it is not retaliation and revenge that have a place in our Christian calling but love and forgiveness. Jesus wants us to do more than the pagans (Gentiles) do; as children of God, our goal is to be like God the Father in His self-effacing love. This obligation is so defining of our identity as Christians that we cannot say we are true Christians if we fail at this. Thus, as Christians, we cannot say so and so a person is my enemy or I hate so and so person. This, nonetheless, does not stop people from making us their enemies or hating us. That, sadly, is not in our power. What we must do is pray for them. Yes, through prayer we will find the strength to love them.
ST. JOSEPH NEWS
Card Play - Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.
ST. AGNES NEWS
Bingo - Sundays at 7:00
Club 100 - Winners are Connie Rhynold, Etsie Munroe, Herb Harnish, Chris Shears and Angela Rhynold. Thank you so very much for your support!
LITURGY COMMITTEE - will meet Tuesday, February 21 at 6:30 in the meeting room at the glebe. All members are encouraged to attend.
STAR OF THE SEA NEWS
Property and Finance Committee - Tuesday, March 7 at 6:15 p.m. in the meeting room
Trivia Night - will be rescheduled.
Ticket Sale - on a Heating certificate, value $300.00. Draw date is February 21.
Fish Cake & Bean Supper - February 25th - 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. - Shamrock Club---$12.00 each - call 902-366-2444 or inbox Betty Ann to order - take out only. Please pre-order if that is an option for you.
NOTES
Lenten Book Study: A Journey of Love and Hope: The Inspirational Words of a Mi’kmaw Elder
by Sister Dorothy Moore. Sundays in March (March 5, 12, 19, and 26) at 2 pm. Bethany Resource Centre Gathering Room, Antigonish
Hosted by Martha Justice Ministry. To register, please contact Darlene at justice@themarthas.com or call 902-863-3218.
SUNDAY COLLECTIONS
Star of the Sea (13) 245.00
St. Agnes (10) 170.00
Initial (1) 5.00
St. Joseph (27) 440.00
