FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT ~ MARCH 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, March 25 - 6:00 p.m. - St. Joseph, Port Felix - †Doug Samson

Sunday, March 26 - 11:00 a.m. - Star of the Sea, Canso - †William “Junior” Peitzsche

WEEKDAY SCHEDULE:

Wednesday, March 22 - 6:00 p.m. - St. Joseph - ♥For the Faithful

Thursday, March 23 - 6:00 p.m. - St. Anthony’s Chapel - ♥For the Faithful

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!!

LENTEN RECONCILIATION SERVICE - Date: Monday 27^th March; Venue: Star of the Sea, Canso (Church Vestry) Time: 6:30 pm.

EASTER FLOWERS - Anyone wishing to make a donation in memory of a loved one to help with the cost of flowers can do so by dropping the information in the collection basket in an envelope marked Flowers.

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.

REFLECTION ON TODAY’S READINGS: The Healing Hand of Jesus
In the gospel, the healing by Jesus of the man born blind reminds us that we are all in need of healing. Jesus’ healing of him is an invitation to us to recognize our spiritual blindness and seek his help, so that, set free from our blindness, we can see things as they are and fully participate in the eternal life, he has won for us. Spiritual blindness will always constitute an obstacle to authentic discipleship, so it is not enough to acknowledge our condition; we must constantly ask him to open our eyes so that we can see. We must ask him to help us see ourselves as he sees us and then, fully aware of our condition, we will make the effort to dwell in the light. Once the blind man was delivered and enabled to discover and accept the lordship of Jesus, he committed himself to Jesus irrevocably as his disciple. The event of our deliverance from spiritual blindness will also result in a more generous response to the demands of discipleship.

BUTTERFLY MEMORY TREES - will be placed in Star of the Sea Church/St. Joseph/St. Agnes Hall for Easter Sunday, April 2 and will remain until Pentecost Sunday, May 28. If you wish to remember a loved one in this manner please fill out a Memorial Card (available in the entrance of the church) and place it in the Collection Basket. A donation of $5.00 is requested per Butterfly. Donations will be deposited to the parish of your choice. For more information contact the parish office

STAR OF THE SEA NEWS

Please note - The Star of the Sea Cemetery, Canso will have restricted access due to Spring thaw conditions. The barricade will be lifted when conditions improve. Thank you for your understanding.

Ministries Schedule, March 26

Lector - Paul Smith

Usher - Carla Armsworthy

Sacristan - Carla Armsworthy

Cleaners - March 19 - 25 - Harry Delorey

We are inviting parishioners to serve as Sacristans and Altar servers for funerals. Please contact Fr. Jonathan for mare information.

Property and Finance Committee - Tuesday, April 18 at 6:15 p.m. in the meeting room

Trivia Night - Saturday, April 1 at 7:00 - 10:30 P.m. in Canso/Hazel Hill Fire Hall. Pre-registration is required!! Door opens at @ 6:30 p.m. 4 to a team- $10.00 per person - Maximum 15 teams. Questions are answered as a team. Cash Bar

Club 100 tickets - are available from Committee members. Draw date is March 21.

Prize Bingo - will be held Sunday, March 26 at 7:00 p.m. in Canso Hazel Hill Fire Hall. Donations of prizes would be greatly appreciated as we only have a couple.

ST. JOSEPH NEWS Card Play - Tuesdays at 7:30

ST. AGNES NEWS ingo - Sundays at 7:00. Your support is greatly appreciated!

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS

Star of the Sea (22) 930.00

Winter Fuel 60.00

St. Agnes (25) 270.00

Cemetery (1) 50.00

St. Joseph (15) 180.00

Loose 10.00

THANK YOU - we wish to acknowledge a donation from MODG in the amount 0f $1,000.00. Special thanks to District 8 Councillor Fin Armsworthy for his assistance in obtaining the donation. It is much appreciated.

NOTES

Mass For Shut-Ins - airs Sundays 11:30 am on CTV and is available to view on our Diocese of Antigonish YouTube channel: CLICK HERE
Upcoming Masses: March19: St. Marguerite Bourgeois/Dev and Peace; presider Fr. Bill Burke