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ST. MARK THE EVANGELISTCATHOLIC CHURCH

160, RUE PRINCIPALE, (AYLMER SECTOR)GATINEAU, QUEBEC J9H 3M8

TELEPHONE: 819 684-6926 FAX: 819 684-7830

E-mail: stmarkchurch@bellnet.ca Website: www.stmarksaylmer.ca

Father Daniel Kelly, PastorJulie Cool, Pastoral Associate, pastoral_agent_stmark@bellnet.ca

Mary Baskin, SecretarySteve Godin, Caretaker

Parish Office Hours:Tuesday to Thursday, 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM • Friday, 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM

SUNDAY MASSES

Saturday: 5:00 PMSunday: 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM

WEEKDAY MASSES

See Mass times inside

Confessions:Saturday, 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM, before weekday Masses, or by appointment.

A warm welcome to all!If you are new to the parish, we invite you to fill out a registration

form that you will find in the vestry. You can drop off the completed form in the collection basket at any of our Masses.

ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

LITURGYReaders Trudy Connelly 819 743-2910Eucharist Ministers Trudy Connelly 819 743-2910Altar Servers Trudy Connelly 819 743-2910Leading the Community Singing 5:00 PM Mass, Saturday Marina Moore 819 684-5903 9:00 AM Mass, Sunday Chris Santillan 819 661-4247 11:00 AM Mass, Sunday Chris Santillan 819 661-4247 Senior Choir (Funerals) Marina Moore 819 684-5903Ushers / Ministers of Hospitality Paul Beck 819 332-0962Sacristans / Decor Judy Kavanagh 819 684-8635Liturgy of the Word / Children Corinne McCarthy 819 771-7574

FAITH FORMATIONBaptism of Children Lynne LeGuerrier 613 294-1788 Facilitator Linda Curnock 819 685-3994Confirmation of Teenagers Parish Office 819 684-6926First Eucharist Parish Office 819 684-6926Reconciliation Parish Office 819 684-6926Marriage Parish Office 819 684-6926 (Contact us one year prior to wedding) Seeking to Become Catholic Parish Office 819-684-6926RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)

FELLOWSHIPCatholic Women’s Guild Pat Normandeau 819 684-7798Knights of Columbus Michel Lambert 819 682-7059Pastoral Care for the Sick Parish Office 819 684-6926Funeral Lunches Deborah Connors 819 684-5054Events Committee Diane Burns 819 684-0527Coffee Sunday Shirley Frenette 819 685-0576

SERVICE / OUTREACHDevelopment and Peace Esperanza Garrido 819 685-0391St. Vincent de Paul Help Line Centre 819 685-1343Christian Meditation André Sirois 819 685-1478Parish Hall Rental Parish Office 819 684-6926

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL WARDENS Anne Hampel (Chair) ....................... 819 684-6649Marilyn Morse (Vice Chair) ............. 819 684-4806Denis Benoit ....................................... 819 682-6394Andrée O’Donnell ............................. 819 682-7649Monica Thibeault ............................... 819 684-7408Margie Voisin ..................................... 819 503-6443

Barry Engelhardt (Chair) ................. 819 682-2173Colinda Dubeau (Vice-Chair) ......... 819 682-0799Ricardo Barajas ................................. 819 685-0391Tish Delorme ..................................... 819 595-3347Greg Fergus ........................................ 819 684-6416Erica McKeown ................................. 613 371-1678

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November 30, 2014

First Sunday of Advent

This Week's Mass Times and Intentions

Tuesday Dec. 2 9 am Repose of the soul of Kevin Bowers by Rose and Bob Smyth

Wednesday Dec. 3 9 am Repose of the soul of Kevin Bowers by Mary Gauthier

Thursday Dec. 4 8:30 am Friday Dec. 5 9 am Repose of the souls of Carmel

Lynch, James Lynch and Zygmunt Trylinski by Tom Lynch and Janice Trylinski

Saturday Dec. 6 5 pm Repose of the soul of Gerry Lance by Mary and family

Sunday Dec. 7 9 am Repose of the souls of deceased members of the Manion family by the estate of Geraldine Manion

Sunday Dec. 7 11 am Mass for the People

The Advent Season has begun We have a number of activities which will take place during Advent, including Advent reflections after the 9:00 Mass on Friday mornings, the Advent Penitential Service (December 16), St. Mark’s 3rd Annual Christmas Celebration of Love (December 20) and the decorating of the church for Christmas after the 11:00 Mass on December 21. Please mark these dates in your calendars.

What is Advent? The word Advent is from the Latin adventus for "coming" and is associated with the four weeks of preparation for Christmas. Advent always contains four Sundays, beginning on the Sunday nearest the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, (November 30) and continuing until December 24. It blends together a penitential spirit, very similar to Lent, a liturgical theme of preparation for the Second and Final Coming of the Lord, called the Parousia, and a joyful theme of getting ready for the Bethlehem event. (This description is taken from the EWTN Web site). Advent reflection booklets and discussion group We have ordered a booklet of daily reflections for Advent by Fr. Ron Rolheiser. These will be available for purchase at the entrances to the church for $2 each. Fr. Dan will be leading a weekly discussion group on Friday mornings throughout Advent (starting, Friday Dec. 5) right after the 9:00 Mass. All are welcome!

Advent candles and reading material available at the main entrance It takes a deliberate effort to keep the focus on Advent. One way to do this is to have an Advent wreath in your home. If you already have an Advent wreath, we will have sets of four Advent Candles available for the next two Sundays at $10 per set. At the entrances to the church, you will also find prayer and reflection materials to help you experience the richness of Advent. Operation Christmas Child A big thank you to our Parishioners for the wonderful response making shoe boxes for this year’s project. A total of 139 boxes were collected!!! Sunday Missals and the Missals for Young Catholics The Church year begins every year with the first Sunday of Advent. You can pick up your Sunday missals for the upcoming church year at the entrance of the church for $5. We also have a missal for children. Some families use these children’s missals to read the upcoming Scripture passages to their children during the week. What a wonderful way to help children become more engaged in the Mass! The cost of the children’s missals is $8. Our Advent Giving Tree During Advent, we are invited to make the crooked paths straight - to think of people who have less than we do. The Giving Tree is our attempt to reach out to those who are in need. The items collected will be given out to the guests at our Christmas Celebration of Love (see below for more information on the dinner). We will be collecting gift cards for the adults and gifts for the children. How it works: The angels on the tree were made by the families who participated in the Advent Event. Choose an angel from the tree. On it you will find a list of items for you to choose from. Bring your donation back to St. Mark’s by December 20th and we will prepare to hand them out at the dinner or through the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Thank-you! Monday, December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception Please join us for a Liturgy of the Word with Scripture and song to celebrate together the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, December 8 at 7:00 p.m. St. Mark’s Third Annual Christmas Celebration of Love For the past two years, some generous friends of Fr. Dan’s offered to provide most of the food for a Christmas dinner for the people in our community who otherwise might not be able to have such a meal or fellowship at Christmas. It is a beautiful sign of love in our community! We are now organizing the 3rd Annual Christmas Celebration of Love and are looking for people to help. To find out how you can help out, please contact Diane Burns at (819) 684-0527. Guignolée: Mark your calendars for Sunday, December 7 The Mission of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) is to feed the hungry and care for the homeless. Its mission is to meet with the needy in our community and provide material, emotional and spiritual support. Every year, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul organizes a Guignolée to collect donations and canned goods to prepare its Christmas baskets. All

parishioners are invited to participate in a light lunch after the 11:00 a.m. Mass, and to join one of the many groups which leave from here to go door to door to collect money and food. If you are interested in leading a group with your friends and family members, please call Charles Gutta at (819) 682-5822.

Stars on the Christmas tree: is there one for your family? After the 11:00 Mass on the last Sunday of Advent (December 21), we will be decorating the church for Christmas. We will put up a big Christmas tree at the entrance to the church, which will be decorated with many gold stars. Each star has the name of one of the families in our parish. Please note that the names on the tree are those of registered parishioners only – another good reason to pick up a parishioner registration form at the back of the church and return it to a hospitality minister or to Fr. Dan. Envelopes for the collection Collection envelopes will be available for pick-up after all the Masses on December 13-14. Christmas Mass times Please note that the Mass times for Christmas will be different this year as we add a Mass on Christmas Eve. December 24: 5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.; Christmas Day: 10:00 a.m. Upcoming Meetings and Events

Tuesday December 2 12 Noon CWG Meeting Sunday December 7 12 Noon Guignolée Lunch Monday December 8 7:00 pm Feast of the Immaculate

Conception Saturday December 13 9:00 am KofC Member Initiation

(2nd and 3rd degree) Tuesday December 16 7:00 pm Advent Penitential

Service Saturday December 20 6:00 pm Christmas Celebration of

Love Sunday December 21 12 Noon Christmas Decorating Prayers for the Sick Kindly remember Marie McFadden, Vern Gillespie, David Hendricks, Liam Harkim Elder, Christina Bradford and Aiden Dreghorn and their families in your prayers. Prayers and Sympathies Our prayers and sympathies are extended to the family and friends of Tracey Ann Marengère at this sorrowful time of loss.