WEEKDAY MASSES -

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 6:00 p.m. St. Joseph’s Church, Port Felix - ♥For the Faithful

Thursday, March 30, 2023 - 6:00 p.m. St. Anthony’s Chapel, Canso - ♥ For the Faithful

PLEASE NOTE: The churches of St. Agnes and St. Vincent de Paul are closed for the winter months. MASS will resume the first weekend in May 2023.

LENTEN RECONCILIATION SERVICE – Date: Monday 27^th March 2023. Venue: Star of the Sea, Canso (Church Vestry). Time: 6:30 PM

HOLY WEEK SERVICES SCHEDULE 2023

Monday, April 03 - Mass of Chrism - 3:00 p.m. - St. Ninian’s Cathedral, Antigonish

Holy Thursday, April 06 - 7:00 p.m. – Star of the Sea, Canso

Good Friday, April 07 - 3:00 p.m. – Star of the Sea, Canso

Easter Vigil, April 08 - 9:00 p.m. – Star of the Sea, Canso - †

Easter Sunday, April 09 - 9:30 a.m. – St. Agnes, Little Dover - †

Easter Sunday, April 09 - 11:00 a.m. – St. Joseph’s, Port Felix - †

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’.

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 at 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

REFLECTION ON TODAY’S READINGS – There is More to Life than Death!!!

Death leads to despair. We feel so much pain at the death of a family member, friend, neighbor, pet, etc. because we can no longer see them and have a relationship with them. We begin to remember how good they used to make us feel and the roles they played in our lives. We begin to imagine how empty life will be without them. Mary and Martha also shared these human sentiments. They experienced the pain and agony of all who have lost their loved one. But, something in them told them that there is more to life than death. Hence, they called on Jesus – “Lord, if you were here, our brother would not have died ...” Mary and Martha did not wait on chance. God had already said it through the prophet Ezekiel “O my people, I will open your graves and have you rise from them.” In their moment of pain Mary and Martha called on Jesus to intervene - who do you call upon in your moment of pain and loss?

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, April 02, 2023

Lector - Buzz Lumsden

Usher - Rene Leblanc

Sacristan - Flo Flemming

Cleaners – Apr. 2 - 8 - “Baker” Girls

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

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

Mass For Shut-Ins airs Sundays at 11:30 am on CTV and is available to view on our Diocese of Antigonish YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPYevnyrNU6zIWHDh8KJ71w
and now on our website:
https://www.antigonishdiocese.com/mass-for-shut-ins/

SUNDAY COLLECTIONS

Star of the Sea Not Available

St. Agnes Not Available

St. Joseph Not Available

****Easter Tridium Volunteers Needed**** Parishioners from all four (4) churches are invited to volunteer to have their feet washed at Holy Thursday Mass as well as take part in the procession to have the altar dressed during the hymn. We need 12 for the ‘Feet Washing’ and 5 for the ‘Altar Dressing’. Please sign up on the sheets provided or call the Parish Office (366-2927) or Edmund LeBlanc (366-2550).

WEEKLY NEWS UPDATE

Lent 2023: CCCB video series Journey through Lent offers Lenten reflections delivered by His Eminence Gérald Cyprien Cardinal Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada, and the Most Reverend Brian Joseph Dunn, Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth.   Find the Journey through Lent videos, weekly reflections by diocesan hermit Sheila O’Handley, and more to enrich your Lenten journey: 
https://www.antigonishdiocese.com/lent/

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