All Saints Parish, Cumberland County N.S. In the Archdiocese of Halifax Yarmouth

February 16, 2020 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Our Parish Family is made up of the Children of God from

St. John the Baptist, Springhill St. Thomas More, Pugwash St. Paul the Apostle, River Hebert St. Cornelius, Streets Ridge

St. Thomas Aquinas, Joggins Holy Family , Amherst St. Brigid’s, Parrsboro

All Saints Parish Central Office (902) 667– 5244 Office Hours Mon.—Fri. 9 - 12 p.m. Noon

Father Craig Christenson Parish Pastor Glenna O’Quinn Pastoral Administrator Evelyn Currie Office/ Finance Mgr Deacon Howard Gotell (Amherst) Deacon Howie Goldstein (Parrsboro) Deacon Mike Lynch (Pugwash)

Holy Family Office—Mary Comeau Office Manager Laurie Perry Holy Family Caretaker Holy Family Office (902)-667-2523

All Saints Parish - Transition Prayer for 2020

God of new beginnings, we open our hearts to you here in our new All Saints Parish. In all that is unfamiliar, remind us to pay attention; to see what is, and not merely what we remember; to see as if for the very first time. Heavenly Father guide us throughout this time of transition. Empower each one of us to use our unique gifts to cre-ate a beautiful parish life, to share openly and honestly our thoughts, to respect the opinions of others, and to encourage humility, pa- tience and joy. Instill in us a vision of the life you in- tended for us to lead. While we remember that which is precious in our communi-ties and give thanks for the abundance we enjoy, God of Creation, guided by your Holy Spirit, grant that we will move forward united in love. In this new day and in this new parish, help us to joyfully accomplish the mission that has been en-trusted to us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Parking at Holy Family

The parking spots directly in front of the Apartment complex next door are

for their tenants only. Please ensure your vehicle is parked in the Holy

Family spots. Be a good neighbor!

ALL SAINTS PARISH—NEW Parishioner or Parishioner “Re”-Registration Form (“Re” - returning to church):

Name: __________________________________________________Phone: _________________________________

Address:

________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Email: ___________________________________________________ Facebook: YES____ NO ____

Would you like to have church envelopes or to be set up on PAR (Pre-Authorized Remittance—Automatic Withdrawal)? (X preferred box)

PAR _____(you will be contacted directly) or Collection Envelopes ______

Would you be interested in sharing your gifts and talents in a ministry in our community? YES_____ Not at this time _____

All Saints Parish—Serving God, Saving Ourselves

LENTEN PREPARATION: PALMS

As shocking as it might feel, LENT is just around the cor-

ner and so, we begin the planning and preparations. We

ask that parishioners return old

palms from previous years, as they

are turned into the ASHES used for

this year’s Ash Wednesday services.

Ash Wednesday is on Feb. 26, 2020.

Each church should have a location

for these to be dropped off, can be brought into the Cen-

tral Office, or given to the visiting priest to bring with him

All Saints Parish—7 Churches, 1 MISSION, Stronger Together

INCOME TAX RECEIPTS 2019:

This year there will be a two-part process to income tax re-

ceipting. The local churches finance person prepared 2019 Re-

ceipts, January—September 30th. All Saints Parish will provide

the portion from October 1st - December 31st, 2019. These are

being prepared, entered, printed and authorized. PLEASE UN-

DERSTAND there will be adjustments, errors and corrections nec-

essary this initial year. Please help us with this process, with

prayer, with patience and in giving proper

feedback to the office if there is any concern

or challenge.

On the weekend of February 22/23 members of the Holy Family Finance Team will be available in the

Gathering Area before and after Masses/Lay Services to share information about the PAR (Pre-

Authorized Remittance) program for donations. They will be happy to assist you in completing the

necessary documentation. Please consider becoming a “P.A.R. People of the Parish” participant.

Pre-Authorized Remittance

All Saints Parishioners:

Let’s hook you up for

PAR (Pre-authorized Remittance)

Contact Evelyn at 902-667-5244 to set up the PAR for your contributions or to ask any questions of the PAR pro-cess.

This option is available to all parishioners of

All Saints Parish.

Check out how easy and safe it is to sign up and use this program. Call Today To Find Out More!!

All groups/individuals using the Holy

Family Kitchen are reminded to clean up

behind themselves and to recycle and

compost carefully and correctly. There

are sorting lists above each container. If you have any ques-

tions please contact the office for clarification.

Please do not leave valuables in unlocked cars in

the parking lot, or in coats in the coat rack while

attending Mass or visiting Holy Family Church.

SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE SUPPER

(with Sausage and Homemade Baked Beans)

Holy Family Church Hall

Tuesday, February 25,

2020

4:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m.

ALL YOU CAN EAT

Adults $10.00 Children

(under 12) $5.00

Sponsored by the Catho-

lic Women’s League

EVERYONE WELCOME!

Holy Family Ash Wednesday Services will

be held on February 26, 2020 at 12:15 p.m.

(Lunchtime Service) and 7:00 p.m. MASS

and Ashes.

All Saints Parish—7 Churches, 1 MISSION, Stronger Together Holy Family Meetings & Activities:

Mon.’s 9-10 a.m. Intercessory Prayers - Church Mon.’s 10:00 a.m. Prayer Group Executive Team Sun/Mon’s 6:45 p.m. K of C BINGO—5 Robie St.

FEBRUARY 2020 Feb. 16 6:00 p.m. M&M’s Choir Practise (church) Feb. 17 All day Holy Family Office and the All Saints Parish will be closed for the Heritage Day Holiday. We will re-open at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, Feb 18, 2020 Feb. 18 11:30– 12:30a.m. Tuesday Luncheon ( First 140 people) Feb 19 6:00 p.m. Holy Family Choir Practice Feb. 20 7:00 p.m. Youth Group (Church) 7:00 p.m. Life in the Spirit (Hall) Feb. 21 7—9 p.m. Chase the Ace (MacIntyre Hall) Feb . 22 4:00 p.m. Coldest Night of the Year Walk

Holy Family Catholic Women’s League Next Regular CWL Meeting: March 11, 2020 7:00 p.m.

Next Executive CWL Meeting: March 4, 2020 10:00 a.m.

Executive Meeting in the Large Classroom

PARRSBORO Catholic Women’s League

Membership Dues Due NOW:

The Catholic Women’s League of Canada calls its

members to grow in faith, and to witness to the

love of God through ministry and service. www.cwl.ca

Knights of Columbus: Breakfast

$7.00 pp on March 14, 2020 8-11 a.m.

Eggs, Bacon, Beans, Hash Browns, Toast,

Juice, Tea or Coffee

Regular Meetings:

#2916 Council Regular Mtg: Feb. 27, 2020 7 p.m.

#1639 Council 4th Degree Mtg: March 5, 2020 7 p.m.

Grand Knight - Rick d’Entremont 902-667-7820

Faithful Navigator- Gary Graham 902-694-2843

Hall Rentals— Barney 902-667-5715

Knights BINGO:

Sunday’s 6:45 p.m./Monday’s 6:45 p.m.

5 Robie St, Amherst NS

Tuesday Luncheon is for Everyone! 11:30 a.m. Meal

Come check out our growing family at Tues-day Luncheon, made up of our community

friends, parishioners and amazing volunteers! Meet new friends, have a HOT delicious, healthy meal and a new home

and friends to call your own!

Please note the Luncheon for February 25, 2020 is cancelled.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul:

Co-Presidents: Shirley Leblanc 902-667–8848 or Shirley-Ann Porter 902-297-4267

Did You Know SSVP in 2019 in Canada?

# of home visits was 151, 651. # of families served 353,652. # of children served 164,246 # of volunteer hours shared 1, 578, 436 # of inmates visited 3,669 Thank you for helping SSVP for doing this work here in Cumberland County for those in need. You Make A Differ-ence!

Next Friendship Club:

March 4, 2020 from 1—3 p.m.

BRING A FRIEND, MAKE A FRIEND ,

SUPPORT A FRIEND! See you at

the Club!

Want to know more about the club, contact the office for

details at

902-667-2523

Knights of Columbus Simon J. Khatter Scholarship

A $1,000.00 non-renewable scholar-

ship is available to High School gradu-

ates who are attending 1st year uni-

versity, college or community college.

Applicants must be practicing Catho-

lics and residents of Nova Scotia. Application forms

are available at Holy Family Church Office. Deadline

for submission is March 13, 2020.

FEBRUARY 22/23, 2020 Weekend 7th SUNDAY in ORDINARY TIME

Prepare for Mass and Read in Advance

1 s t R e a d i n g : L E V I T I C U S 1 9 : 1 - 2 , 1 7 - 1 8

2 n d R e a d i n g : 1 C O R I N T H I A N S 3 : 1 6 - 2 3

G o s p e l : M A T T H E W 5 : 3 8 - 4 8

In Deep and Sincere Condolences to Our Family:

To all our parishioners who have experienced the loss of a loved

one recently from our home community and those in our larger

world community. We also pray for the family and friends of:

MATTHEW CARRUTHERS (Son of Connie (Duffy) Carruthers )

GERALDA (GERI) DOLAN

Light a candle in memory of a loved one. For a

minimal cost, it is a special way to honor or re-

member.

Mary, Mother of Mercy PRAYER GROUP:

Thursday Nights at 7p.m.

Presently these nights are Life in the Spirit

Seminars until Feb 27, 2020 and will be in

the MacIntyre Hall for this series. Regular

prayer meetings will resume March 5, 2020.

Mondays from 9-10 a.m. Adoration with Gen-

eral Intercessory Prayers in the Church. Prayer is

Powerful, Prayer in Numbers is life-changing.

***PRAYER LINE—902-664-9396*** Let’s Pray for You or Someone you Love.

FEBRUARY 29/MARCH 1, 2020 — 1ST SUNDAY OF LENT —Masses / Lay Service

Feb. 29 4:00 p.m. St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Joggins Lay Service

Feb. 29 4:00 p.m. St Cornelius Church, Streets Ridge MASS for Leroy Bailey

Feb. 29 6:00 p.m. Holy Family Church, Amherst MASS for Doris Duguay (by Harold and Pauline Pettigrew)

Mar. 1 9:00 a.m. St. Thomas More, Pugwash Lay Service

Mar. 1 9:00 a.m. St. Brigid’s, Parrsboro MASS for Claire DeWolfe

Mar. 1 11:00 a.m. St. John the Baptist, Springhill Lay Service

Mar. 1 11:15 a.m. Holy Family Church, Amherst MASS for Sandy Crowe ( by Marcella Andreas)

FEBRUARY 22/23, 2020 — 7TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME —Masses / Lay Service

Feb. 22 4:00 p.m. St. Paul the Apostle, River Hebert Lay Service

Feb. 22 6:00 p.m. Holy Family Church, Amherst Lay Service

Feb. 22 6:30 p.m. St. Cornelius Church, Streets Ridge Lay Service

Feb. 23 11:00 a.m. St. John the Baptist, Springhill Lay Service

Feb. 23 9:00 a.m. St. Thomas More, Pugwash Lay Service

Feb. 23 10:00 a.m. St. Brigid’s, Parrsboro Lay Service

Feb. 23 11:15 a.m. Holy Family Church, Amherst Lay Service

prayers for those in NEED of our HELP

& HOPE:

“Jesus, may Your pure and healthy blood circu-

late in the ailing bodies of those needing heal-

ing, and may Your pure and healthy body trans-

form any weak, unhealthy bodies, and may a

healthy and vigorous life flow within them, if it is truly Your holy

will”:

AILEEN BROWN

JIM NELSON PHIL LEBLANC

ROY MCINNIS BONITA LAWLESS

SHAE FAGE MARK LANDRY

And for those ill and suffering, not asking for prayers but in

need of healing, grace, mercy and love.

All Saints Parish - Being Good Stewards for GOD

Cumberland County - Stronger Together

Mass Intentions:

Have a MASS intention said for someone special?

Contact Mary Comeau at the Holy Family office, 902-667-2523 to request MASS INTEN-TIONS, in memory of a loved one or for a special celebra-tion in our Parish. Often these have been used as a gift in honor a special date, event, person.

Please specify which church in the Parish to have these intentions said. Also, indicate if you have a preference for a weekday or weekend (Sat or Sun) MASS. We will try to meet all requests. Cheques should be payable to All Saints Parish. Thank you.

WILL YOU BE THE NEXT

CHASE THE ACE WINNER?

Friday Nights WINNER

Bill Wolfe

34 cards remaining

Approximate JACKPOT—$3,500.00

Next Chase the Ace

Friday, FEBRUARY 21, 2020 7—9 p.m.

Holy Family LOONIE

DRAW WINNER—

Number: # 214

WINNER: Evelyn Currie

Prize — $55.50

Next Draw Feb 16, 2020

THANK YOU for your Support

Please ensure your loonie number is CLEARLY LABELED

when putting the sticker on your donation. We have had

difficulty reading some of the entries and want to ensure

that numbers match the correct players.

Baptism Preparation Program:

Baptism Preparation Program March 10, 2020 from 6—7 p.m.

Please pick up a package from the Holy Family office, complete the forms and re-turn by March 3, 2020.

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY OF GOD!

Where: Holy Family Church

Who: All those preparing/planning Baptism for

babies or older children

First Baptist Youth Group presents the 42 Annual

Dessert Theatre “True North” . March 5-8, 2020.

Tickets are $15.00 per person. Call 902-667-2001

for more information.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will

once again participate in the COLDEST

NIGHT OF THE YEAR WALK sponsored

by the Cumberland Y.M.C.A. We

thank you for your generous financial

support last year as it helped find shelter for so many of our

Homeless and YES right here in the Amherst area! We invite any

willing parishioners to walk with us. There is a Donation Table

set up in the Gathering area where SSVP members will be avail-

able to accept donations and collect information to issue re-

ceipts. The actual Walk is Saturday, February 22. 2020 at 4:00

p.m. More information can be obtained from any SSVP mem-

ber, at www.cnoy.org, or from the Holy Family office.

In light of the updates on the Coro-

navirus and with the Flu season up-

on us, Archbishop Mancini, in con-

sultation with the Human Resources Office, advises

the following:

“We ask all to be aware of their health and mini-

mize the risk and that of others. In saying this, and

with flu season just beginning, we are asking that

Holy communion be offered under one species. “

If you prefer not to shake hands during the Sign of

Peace simply cross your arms.

All Saints Parish - FAMILY AND YOUTH NEWS

M&M YOUTH CHOIR—MUSIC & MINISTRY

WHAT? Looking for NEW M&M’S to join

WHO? Youth 4+ or have a “Youthful Heart”!

WHEN? Practise Sunday Nights 6pm—except on FAMILY MASS Sunday.

Family Mass Sunday is the last Sunday MASS or Lay Service of the month, Sept—May. M&MS lead the music and more!

HOLY FAMILY YOUTH GROUP

The GOD SQUAD

Youth Group—Thurs. Nights, 7 p.m. All

youth from Grade 4 and up are invited to

join in the fun, games, snacks and more

that happens at Youth Night.

NEXT: J.A.M’n Workshop

March 2, 2020 10—12 p.m.

New volunteers are always welcome!!

Join our J.A.M’n Sunday Classes at

9:45 a.m. before MASS

1st SUN/Month BIBLE DRAMA SUNDAY

2nd SUN/Month SCIENCE/BAKING/CRAFT SUNDAY

3rd SUN/Month MOVIE/POPCORN SUNDAY

4th SUN/Month GAME/REVIEW/FOOD SUNDAY

If a weekend is a holiday weekend, there is no class and we

continue with the monthly program as above. These sessions

are open to the whole community.

Special Event - The session on Feb-

ruary 23, 2020 includes our Annual

Pancake Breakfast for the JAM’n

families. Same Time—Same Place!

Please join us!

Last weekend the JAM’n families

had a blast building volcanoes to symbolize the Sacra-

ment of Confirmation.

Archdiocese Formation Collection will be

held on the weekend of February 29/

March 1, 2020 in the form of a second

collection. Thank you in advance for your

support. “Special Collection Envelopes”

can be found in the Gathering Area or you may use the

one mailed directly to you from the Archdiocese.

Development and Peace

Share Lent Workshop—FOR OUR COM-

MON HOME—with a focus on the Ama-

zon Region and the threats that mining and other extrac-

tive industry pose for its inhabitants. Please join us to

exchange ideas and work together to help the Indigenous

people, the guardians of the Amazon, protect this vital

ecosystem and help all of us to protect OUR COMMON

HOME. The workshop will be held Saturday, February 22,

2020 at St Theresa’s Church Hall (Oxford Street, Halifax)

2:00—3:30 p.m.

Light refreshments will be provided. For further infor-

mation please contact Adah Ogbe at aogbe@devp.org

3, 165, 883 HAIL MARY’S PRAYED—Since Dec. 1st, 2016

Stronger Together as a Parish —Praying Together as Family of GOD

Our Parish prays for all who are suffering from the MANY environmental catastrophes happening all

over the world, floods, earthquakes, wildfires, mud slides and for the loss, damage and pain. We

pray for our brothers and sisters who suffer, asking GOD to come, to lift these people up in their loss,

love them in their fears and show them HOPE. AMEN

Message from Bern Brown

“Thank you for making my 100th birthday

celebration an unforgettable day. I am

blessed to have so many people attend and

appreciate the cards, flowers and gifts. It is

a memory I will hold close to my heart. “