Announcements
Announcements
The
Holy Father’s Intentions for the Month of June
Summer Office Hours and Bulletin
Office hours during the summer months will be curtailed. Please leave a message on the office voicemail and someone will return your call.
There will be one bulletin issued for the month of July, and one for the month of August. The deadline for submissions to the July edition is Tuesday, June 29 and for the August edition, Tuesday, July 13.
Corpus Christi Parish Outreach
As a follow up to our Parish Survey some weeks ago, I wish to give you some insight into the Outreach program and make an appeal for volunteers. The Outreach program tries to answer the needs of parishioners when difficulties and change occurs in their lives.
This is an ambitious plan! In order to succeed we need a list of willing people with big hearts. We will keep a bank of names to call on for specific needs. There is something for everyone, and you will decide how much time you can give. The needs range from taking the Holy Eucharist to shut-ins to driving someone to Mass, home visits and hospital visits, relieving caregivers, friendly phone calls or making a casserole.
The
Diocese has a resource person who will give us training, which will be
focused on the delicate and confidential aspects of home visits.
Fr.
Ben welcomes assistance to answer the needs of our parishioners.
Please
give this some thought and put your name on the list at the back of the
church in the area you wish to help.
Contact
Anne Parsons for more information about this important service in our parish:
514-457-2183.
Volunteers
always receive more than they give!
Hold
a hand.
Drive
a car.
Bake
a cake.
Listen
to cherished memories.
Touch
a heart.
Change
a life (maybe your own)!
Faith First Registration -- 2010-2011
Registration
for the 2010-2011 year will open May 22. Forms will be available at Book Check. If you are a new family who wishes to enrol to the Faith
First program, you MUST make an appointment with Anna Farrow in the church
office. NO new registrations
will be accepted on the weekend of May 22-23; this is for returning students
only. A new fee structure is
in place for the 2010-2011 year:
There
will be a $25 late fee applied, per family, for all registrations
received after July 1.
Suitcases for Africa
A Suitcases for Africa team will be heading over to our Kenya Projects again this summer to work with the orphans and disabled children we support there. We plan to take with us some knitted squares so we can teach the girls at the disabled school how to sew them together to make afgans for their beds. If you like to knit and want to help with this project you can make squares for us! We need 8” knitted squares, any colour, each square should have one meter length tail left on it (for sewing together). There will be a small suitcase at the back of the church where you can drop them off when done. There will also be a second suitcase there to receive donations of new pencils, crayons, erasers, rulers and used (English only) children’s library books, in very good condition, flat sheets, children’s summer dresses, shorts, sweaters, in very good condition. The suitcases will be sent over May 1st ahead of our July trip so items should be sent as soon as possible for packing. I will still take more knitted squares up until July 1 to bring with me as well. Call if you need any more info: Darlene 514-457-3786 (evenings). Let the knitting begin!!
Pilgrimage to Rome
CHANGE OF DATES !!!
Because of the canonization of Br. Andre and beatification of John Paul II, the dates for the Pilgrimage to Rome have been changed. Fr. Francis McKee of St. David’s & Mary Queen of Peace parishes will be chaplain on a pilgrimage to Rome, 6-18 October 2010. The trip includes: Assisi; Sienna, Loppiano (in a Focolari community), San Giovanni Rotondo (home of St. Padre Pio), Florence, Rome. This is meant to be a peaceful, prayerful pilgrimage and not a rushed trip. There will be plenty of time to absorb, and to be silent and prayerful before the Lord.
For information contact Thea,
514-234-7508 or thea@spiritours.com.
West
Island Citizen Advocacy
West Island Citizen Advocacy, a community group which matches handicapped or senior persons with volunteer citizen advocates is looking for a retired Chartered Accountant who would be willing to sit on our Board of directors as the Treasurer. Please call Mrs. Tanguay at 514 694-5850
Would you be interested in reading at Mass, or perhaps you would be willing to help with the distribution of the Eucharist. Maybe you could help with the greeting at the door of the church and the taking up of the collection. These and other vehicles of service to the parish are consistently in need of greater numbers. If you wish to have more information on some aspect of service, either in the Sanctuary or behind the scenes, please speak with Father Benoit, Gene Gauzer, or Pierre Joncas.
See the Bulletin Board for copies of “The Grapevine”.
Electronic
Bulletin
Would
you like to receive the Bulletin by e-mail?
We would be happy to accommodate you in this way. As well, you can
sign up to be on the mailing list for the “Grapevine,” the weekly
bulletin from the department of English Pastoral Services, and for the
“Weekly Message” and information sheet from the office of Cardinal
Turcotte. All three of these
documents can be sent to your computer as an easy way of being informed as to
events on the parish, English and diocesan levels of the church of Montreal.
Marriages for 2010
If you are planning on getting married in 2010, it is time to register with the parish. The archdiocese of Montreal requires a notification period of no less than 6 months prior to the desired date for the Wedding. This period of time allows the various actions, such as the collection of documents and the completion of paperwork and registration to take place in a timely fashion. As well, a preparation process that is duly sanctioned must be undergone.
Requests
for prayer
While not
desiring to be publicly named, we
Mass Intentions
Please take note that Mass intentions for Saturdays and Sundays are now booked through to the latter part of June. Requests for weekday Mass intentions can be accommodated within the next three weeks. In light of this backlog, should you wish a particular date for an intention, please contact the rectory as soon as possible.
Requests
for Prayer in the announcements or petitions at Mass
With regard to public requests for prayer, the request should come
through the person directly referred to in the request, or through a family
member. This is to ensure the
right to privacy on the part of the people involved.
While someone may wish to be prayed for, the public declaration of
such a desire may be a different matter.
We encourage you to ask for prayers, both from Father Benoit and from the
parish, but that for public petitions, you do so with these provisions in
mind.
Requests
for Sacraments
Please
remember that there is a process of preparation involved when one requests
admission to the Sacraments, whether for oneself or someone else.
In
the case of Marriage diocesan policy requires a minimum of six months notice,
coupled with an approved preparation program, before the celebration o f a
Marriage in the Catholic Church.
For
Baptism, a notice of 3 months and a preparation involving two sessions before
the celebration of the Sacrament is to be anticipated.
For
the celebration of Reconciliation, Eucharist, or Confirmation, participation
in the Faith First Program for a minimum of 20 months is required for school
aged children. For Adults a
one-year period of preparation is regarded as the norm.
Should
you wish further information regarding the Sacramental prep programs of the
parish, please contact Father Benoit at the rectory.
Sick - Hospitalized - Homebound?
Please Notify the Rectory.
Requests for prayers are welcomed.
The Outreach Ministry wishes
to support you with spiritual and practical help.
Anne Parsons 514-457-2183
Carole Trinque 514-457-5965
Social Justice Committee
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Social Justice Committee please click here
Faith First
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Faith First please click here
General Information
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Corpus Christi please click here
Other Information
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Mass Times
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