PRIESTHOOD: If you would like further information about becoming a priest, brother, or sister contact Fr. John or visit www.vocations.ca
SICK CALLS: If you know of a parishioner who is hospitalized or unable to attend Mass and would like to receive Holy Communion please call the Parish Office.
HOSPITAL VISITATION: If you or a loved one is in the hospital and would appreciate a pastoral visit from Fr. John please call the rectory.
E-BULLETIN: For those who wish to receive an electronic copy of the bulletin each Friday in their inbox, email frjohnlemire2@gmail.com and request to be added to the e-bulletin list.
WEEKLY COLLECTION UPDATE: February 22nd: $3630.00. Weekly Budget: $2350.00. Difference: +$1280.00. Renovation Fund: $0.00. Thank you for your generous support.
SANCTUARY CANDLE INTENTION: For the special intentions of my children by a parishioner.
SANCTUARY CANDLE: Each week we invite you to light the sanctuary lamp in memory of a loved one or for a special intention. The cost is $20.00 and you may drop the donation off at the rectory or place it in the collection with the information enclosed.
SUPPORTING THE FOOD BANK: Please continue to remember to bring your can goods each week to Mass to help support the Timmins Food Bank. Your generosity will help make the difference in the lives of others who do not have as much as we do.
DAILY MASS: You can follow Mass from St. Michael’s Cathedral in Toronto at www.stmichaelscathedral.com/live or the Daily TV Mass at www.youtube.com/dailytvmass
HOW TO E-TRANSFER: For those who wish to donate to the Parish by e-transfer, use the email “sacredheart296@eastlink.ca” and the security / password “sacredheart”. Thank you for your support!
SCRIPTURE REFLECTION: “Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.” (Genesis 12:1) God calls all of us to leave behind our old ways and to follow Him, placing our complete trust in Him. Some of the old ways that we struggle to leave behind might be materialism, selfishness and greed. Yet, God promises to show us a new land and a better way to live. Remember what St. Teresa of Calcutta said, “God does not call us to be successful, God calls us to be faithful.” (Saint Louis Archdiocese Stewardship Office)
STATIONS OF THE CROSS: Each Friday during the Season of Lent, Mass will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Parish at 7:00 P.M. followed by praying the Stations of the Cross. This is a beautiful Lenten devotion and a great way to enter into this sacred season.
SOLEMNITY OF ST. JOSEPH takes places on Thursday, March 19th. Bishop Poitras will celebrate a bilingual city-wide Mass that day at 7:00 P.M. at St. Joseph’s Parish. St. Joseph is the patron of the Universal Church and principal patron of Canada. All are welcome!
EASTER FLOWERS: As we prepare to decorate the Church for the Easter Season, we are accepting donations from parishioners in memory of loved ones who have died. Names of these loved ones will be printed in the Easter bulletin. If you would like to make a donation to this fund, simply put your donation in an envelope, mark your name, envelope number, and the name(s) of your loved ones whose memory the donation is being made and drop the envelope in the collection. Donations can also be e-transferred with the necessary information. All donations are eligible for a tax receipt. Deadline is March 30th.
LENTEN DAY OF RECONCILIATION takes place Thursday, March 26th at St. Anthony’s Cathedral from 1:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. More details to follow. Plan now to come and be reconciled with God this Lent!
CARD PARTY: Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix Parish will be hosting a card party on Saturday, March 7th from noon to 4:00 P.M. in the Parish Hall (use Cameron entrance). Cost is $20.00 and lunch will be served. All are welcome!
SPRING SAUSAGE PROJECT: The Holy Name Society of Sacred Heart Parish will be making homemade hot & mild sausage ($7 per lb & available as linked or loose in 5 pound bags) on May 2nd & 3rd. If you were a previous customer, callers will be reaching out to take your order. If you’re a new customer and want to order, please call Glenn at 705-365-6590 or Sacred Heart Office at 705-268-3053. Deadline for orders is March 27th..
POPE LEO’S MARCH PRAYER INTENTION
□ Let us pray that nations move toward effective disarmament, particularly nuclear disarmament, and that world leaders choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy instead of violence.
□ Preghiamo perché le Nazioni procedano a un effettivo disarmo, in particolare al disarmo nucleare, e perché i leader mondiali scelgano la via del dialogo e della diplomazia anziché la violenza.
LENTEN SPOTLIGHT: What is the meaning of the Transfiguration? Above all the Transfiguration shows forth the Trinity: “the Father in the voice, the Son in the man Jesus, the Spirit in the shining cloud” (Saint Thomas Aquinas). Speaking with Moses and Elijah about his “departure” (Luke 9:31), Jesus reveals that his glory comes by way of the cross and he anticipates his resurrection and his glorious coming “which will change our lowly body to be like his glorious body” (Philippians 3:21).
“You were transfigured on the mountain and your disciples, as much as they were capable of it, beheld your glory, O Christ our God, so that when they should see you crucified they would understand that your passion was voluntary, and proclaim to the world that you truly are the splendor of the Father.” (Byzantine Liturgy) (Compendium of the Catholic Church, 110)
