Saturday April 11 5:15 p.m. Shirley Murphy

Sunday April 12 9:30 a.m. Members of the Parish

11:00 a.m. Intentions of Nicole & Michael Mactaggart

Tuesday April 14 7:00 p.m. Alan Murphy

Wednesday April 15 9:30 a.m. School present

Rita Mendis

Thursday April 16 9:30 a.m. Maria Melo

Friday April 17 9:30 a.m. Sister Anthony

Saturday April 18 5:15 p.m. Theresa Donovan

Sunday April 19 9:30 a.m. Antonio Pavao

11:00 a.m. Members of the Parish All servers welcome in the Sanctuary at all liturgies

Liturgies this week

The Rosary The Rosary is prayed in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament Mass, Tuesday. – Saturday., before Mass

Divine Mercy Chaplet (prayed on rosary beads)

Eternal Father I offer you the Bodyand Blood, soul and divinity of yourdearly Beloved Son Our Lord Jesus Christ in atonement for our sinsand for those of the whole world.(pray on the larger bead before each decade)

For the sake of His sorrowfulPassion, have mercy on us and on the whole world(pray on the ten smaller beads)

Holy God, Holy Mighty One,Holy Immortal One,have mercy on us and on thewhole world.(pray 3 times to conclude the chaplet)

Knights of Columbus 1st Tues. of the month after 7:00 p.m. Mass, Grand Knight – Joseph Hamilton

Catholic Women’s League

2nd Tues. of the month after 7:00 p.m. Mass

Finance Committee Dr. A. Sanfilippo, Chairman

Parish Council Kay Weerasooriya, Chairperson

Property Committee Richard Hoffman, ChairmanFundraising Committee 4th Wed. of the month 7:00 p.m. –

Elaine Clark, ChairpersonHospitality Committee Mary Carr

Justice and Peace Committee

4th Thurs. of the month 7:00 p.m. – Bronek Korczynski, Chairman

Liturgy Committee Kay Weerasooriya, Chairperson

Screening Committee call Parish Office

Legion of Mary Tues. 9:30 a.m.

Junior Liturgy The Junior Liturgy will resume on Palm Sunday, March 29, at the 9:30 a.m. Mass.

Partners in Mission Food Donations

Food to be received 3rd week each month

Choir Practice Thurs. 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Secretary’s Office Hours Mon. – Thurs. 9 to 12 noon

New Evangelization Summit On April 24/25, hear 8 world-class Catholic speakers on the New Evangelization—including Dr.

Scott Hahn, Fr. Michael Gaitley & Dr. Ralph Martin. The NES has been designed to inspire Catholics and help them live out their personal call to evangelize. The conference will be in Ottawa. Cost is $125. Register now at www.newevangelization.com. For travel to Ottawa, contact Caitlin Fitzpatrick at 613-766-1246 or traveltoNES@outlook.com

Saturday, April 18 5:15pm

Sunday, April 12 9:30 a.m.

Sunday, April 12 11:00 a.m.

Lectors C. Murphy L. Sagriff

P. Gilmartin A. Paul

L. Deschamps J. Hamilton

E.M. M. Murphy L. Sagriff

P. Gilmartin J. McCabe

L. Deschamps J. Hamilton

Gifts Mark Family T. Garofalo L. Garofalo

L. Patry P. Reed

Ushers R. Cecchini Volunteer

L. Hurtubise S. Hurtubise

J. Garofalo Volunteer

Servers Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer

Liturgical Assignments April 18/19

Holy Water The ancient and venerable custom of taking Holy Easter water is encouraged and urged. Please remove any Holy Water more than a year old by pouring it into a plant or preferably the earth (not into the sink drain), before Easter. You are invited to bring a small container to take the new Holy Easter water to your home for use in sickness, danger, temptation or sorrow.

Prayer Line Contact for April & May: Jim Beyette, 613-389-1372. Email: beyette@kingston.net

Holy Communion to those in the Parish who are not well enough to come to Sunday Mass, please contact Carol Young: 613-389-6306.

The Legion of Mary will hold their Acies on Wed. April 15 at St. Paul the Apostle Church at 2 pm, beginning with the Rosary and followed by Mass celebrated by Archbishop Brendan O’Brien.

Marriage Preparation Course Fri. Apr. 17, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, 1111 Taylor-Kidd Blvd. Registration: 6:30 pm. Course session 7 - 8:30 pm and Sat. Apr. 18: 9am – 6 pm, concluded with the 5:00 Mass at St. Paul’s Church and presentation of the Course Certificates.

Spring Cabaret Holy Cross Secondary School is presenting their Spring Cabaret Wed. Apr. 15. Tickets are available at the door: $7 adults. $5 students/seniors. The show starts at 7 p.m. in the Holy Cross Cafeteria. Refreshments available during the intermission. The production’s theme is “Night of the Villains”. They will explore various Disney movie villains during the show, and hope you can come support their talented students.

CWL Meeting The next CWL meeting will be Tues. Apr. 14 after evening Mass in the meeting room. Our guest speaker is Joseph Hamilton, Grand Knight of Our Lady of Lourdes Council. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Food Bank, St. Vincent de Paul SocietyNext week is the third Sunday of the month, a customary time for donations to the Food Bank. The box in the foyer of the church awaits your contribution. Of course, you can give any time. Likewise for the St. Vincent de Paul box in the foyer of the parish hall. If you have started spring cleaning, you may have identified a few nice things that you could part with.

Canvassers urgently neededCanvassers are needed for the 2015 Hotel Dieu Hospital Food Blitz in support of the Partners in Mission Food Bank. Please consider donating 3 hours, 6-9 pm, on Wed. May 13 to canvass door to door. A great way to support your community and, for students, to pick up volunteer hours! Contact Lee Ann at 613-544-3400, ext. 3075

The Legion of Mary will hold their Acies on Wed. April 15 at St. Paul the Apostle Church at 2 pm, beginning with the Rosary and followed by Mass celebrated by Archbishop Brendan O’Brien.

Thank you to all who prepared, participated and prayed the beautiful liturgies of Holy Week and Easter. Thank you especially to the Ministries of the Liturgy Committee, the flower donors, and all who served so generously behind the scenes. May the Risen Lord lift you up to Himself.

Thank you!

Ordination to the Priesthood, Saturday April 18

Rev. Mr. James Quirk will be ordained to the priesthood at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 18 at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

Deacon Quirk is a former Anglican priest who was received into the Catholic Church in 2009. He has been preparing for ordination as a Catholic priest since 2011, completing his studies through St. Augustine’s Seminary in Toronto. He was ordained to the transitional diaconate on December 6, 2014, and, with the permission of the Holy See, he is now to be ordained to the ministerial priesthood.

Since December, he has been providing diaconal ministry in the parishes of Holy Family and St. John the Apostle in Kingston. He and his wife, Marnie, and their five children live in Kingston, where Deacon Quirk is a doctoral candidate in history at Queen’s University.

CLC Kingston Activist Meeting: April 23 Don’t miss this event right here at home! On Thurs. Apr. 23, we will hold a CLC Kingston Meeting in the Kingston Public Library on Johnson St. from 7 pm to 9 pm. We are pleased that once again, Jim Hughes, National President of CLC will be our guest speaker and will update us on National and International issues facing Life.

The annual general meeting of the St. Joseph’s School of Nursing Alumnae, Hotel Dieu Hospital will be held at 7 pm on Thurs. Apr. 23 in the conference room Centenary 2 (turn right at the chapel). For further info, contact Pat Murray at 613-546-4056.

Blessed Sacrament Parish Knights of Columbus Garage Sale and Catholic Women’s League Bake Sale. Blessed Sacrament Church Hall, 3 Briscoe St., Amherstview. Sat. Apr. 25, 8 am to 3 pm. All donations in good condition gratefully accepted. No TV’s or computers, please. Info and pick up for the garage sale, call Paul Godrey at 384-2671 or Gord or Shirley McDonald at 389-9810. Donations can be dropped off at the Church Hall Fri. Apr. 24 between 7 pm and 9 pm.