Our Lady of Lourdes Church

Our Lady of LourdesChurch

Rev. William J. (Bill) Kenney, P.P.

Box 146, Pembroke, ON K8A 6X1

Tel: 613-735-6392

E-mails:

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IN YOUR PRAYERS

We pray for the repose of the soul of Madeleine Pitre and Leo McCann brother of Paul McCann. May they and all the faithful departed rest in peace.

SUNDAY OFFERINGS

Last weekend’s Sunday Offering was $4,446.00 The Easter Offering is now $10,384.00 and the Share lent is now 21,675.50. Thank you for your generous support of our parish and its outreach.

RELIGIOUS ARTICLE CUPBOARD

Religious articles will be available every SaturdayandSunday after mass. Suggestions for articles can be given to Judy Tierney, co-ordinator.

MARCH FOR LIFE

The National March for Life will be held in Ottawa on Thursday, May 8th (See pamphlet on bulletin board).

CWL NEWS

• The CWL meeting will be held on Monday, April 7th in the boardroom at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited
• The CWL is having a luncheon in the Church hall on Sunday May 4th after the 10 a.m. Mass. Sandwiches, pickles, cheese and squares will be served. The cost is $5.00 per person. Tickets will be sold prior to the Saturday and Sunday Masses beginning on Saturday April 12th . Tickets can also be purchased at the Religious Store after the Masses.

EMPOWERING YOUR LIFE

2008 Lift Jesus Higher Rally on Saturday, April 19th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (See Poster)

MARRIAGE PREPARATION

The Marriage Preparation Course will be held at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Hall on Saturday, April 19th Registration forms are available at the Parish Office. and must be received before April 9th.

Rectory Brick Work – Front Wall

As mentioned in our Bulletin last fall the rectory front wall has deteriorated with the brick facing cracked and fallen. This problem has occurred in the past and a temporary fix was to replace the bricks with bricks that did not match the original. The original is not available therefore after much discussion as to the best solution, the Property and Finance Committee agreed to replace the front wall using field stone that is donated to the parish and brick that will be similar in colour to the original brick. Very shortly you will have more details from the Financial and Property Committee on this work and further work that needs to be done to the exterior of the rectory and the church.

MISSIONARY – MARIO ST. FRANCIS

You are invited to be inspired and meet the modern day missionary “Mario St. Francis” an international keynote speaker. Mario will speak at our parish following the 7:00 p.m. mass from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 10th . The topic is Guadalupe (The call from Mary and pro-life – Taking our prayers to the public squares). There will be a freewill offering.

VACATIONBIBLESCHOOL

Our Lady of Lourdes will be holding its third annual VacationBibleSchool the week of July 7th – 11th. We are always looking for new volunteers to help us run this great week of singing, playing, creating and praying. Please contact Karen Lee at 613-735-4671 or Nancy McCluskey at 613-732-4545.

PILGRIMAGE TO PERU

A second pilgrimage trip to Peru is being planned for Nov. 24 – Dec 6, 2008. Details are set out in the brochures which are available at the church entrances. Deadline is April 30th .

LITURGICAL WORKSHOP

Father Bill Burke, Director of the National Office of Liturgy, will facilitate a workshop that will address The Nature of the Sacred Liturgy and its Importance in the Life of the Church, Popular Devotions of the Christian People and Proclamation of the Word of God: Ministry of Lector. The workshop will be held at Saint Francis Xavier Parish, Renfrew on Saturday May 3rd . For more information please call 613-432-5825.

MARRIAGE ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY

Beginning this year the parish Pastoral Council would like to honor the parishioners who are celebrating an anniversary that marks any fifth year of their marriage. This celebration would take place at the 10 am mass on Sunday May 11th. Any couple celebrating an anniversary that falls on the 5th or 10th year or multiplies of these numbers is invited to fill in the form below, place it in the collection basket and join with other couples in celebrating their love.

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Name ______

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# of years married ______

Date of Marriage _____/_____/______DD MM YY

Parish Pastoral Council Members

Chair:Elwood Fitzpatrick732-2151Clint Young735-1122

Secretary:Paula Culhane732-1402Suzanne Charles732-3210

Kim Edwards732-0150Mel Ready735-6067

Muggsie Boland732-8603Cammie Summerby732-2323

Bonnie Michaud735-7387