Masses and Celebrations for the Week

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK:  Dan Kelly, Fr. Stephen Ballard, Barbara Coventry, Leonard Duff, Fran Flavelle, Earl Lepine, Annie Gaudette, Sandra Fletcher- McGuire, Aspyn Carroll, Roseanne Gagnon, Viola Fleury, Joanne Souliere, Patsy Lariviere, Ida-Mae Turner, Kerry Kelly, Paul Dennie, Judy Sullivan.

CHRISTMAS OFFICE HOURS:  Please be advised that the office hours during the Christmas Season will be the following:  Closed from December 24th, 2019 to Thursday, January 2, 2020 inclusively.

Regarding the children’s catechism program: If your child still has not picked up their required workbooks for their class you can obtain it from Pauline at the Parish office during office hours. As it has been, the cost remains $10.00 to obtain their workbook.   Mass attendance is a REQUIRED component of the program and children must get their attendance sheet signed after Mass in the sacristy.  The next Catechism class will be held in Sunday, January 12^th 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at D.W.K.S.  Thank you!

CHURCH ENVELOPES FOR 2020:  will be available in the churches this weekend.  Thank you.  If you want to be a new envelope user please take a blank box and put your name and address on the first couple of envelopes so we can enter you into our system.  Thank you.

CHAPEAU:   New list for lectors and Eucharistic ministers are available in the sacristy.

St. Alphonsus C.W.L:  A special thank you to those who attended and/or gave donations to the “Money Tree” at our Christmas party last week.  Bouffe Pontiac will be the recipients of the donations.   Special thanks also to our entertainers for the lovely music and singing.

Our card parties will finish on December 16^th.  Our appreciation is extended to all the card players, volunteers and all those who sent gifts for prizes.  May your hearts and homes be filled with the peaceful spirit of Christmas!

Sheenboro Euchre Tournament: held in Sheenboro Municipal Hall, Tuesday evenings.  Sign-up starts at 6:45p.m. and the games start at 7:00 pm sharp.  The cost is $5.00 per player.  50% of proceeds go to the winner.  The other 50% is being raised for charity, either the 3rd world or local, yet to be determined.  Please note December 24th and 31st there will be no cards. January 7th, 2020 euchre tournament resumes.  A few ladies from Sheenboro thought this may be a nice outing thru the winter.  Everyone welcome.

Thank You: In memory of the late Patsy Gagnon, our family would like to extend a belated thank you for the support at our 45^th Anniversary Celebration.  Thank you to Groove Revival who provided the music for the evening & Richard Souliere who also sang for us.  Thanks to Suzanne & Garry Gagnon for the Anniversary cake which Patsy loved.  Special thank you to Fr. Tim Moyle for sharing Patsy’s letter and delivering it in a very touching and meaningful way at her funeral.  Patsy would have been very proud.  Thank you to Fr. Grant Neville for the blessing at our Anniversary and assisting at the funeral Mass & to Christopher & Paul Neville for their services.  To all my brothers & sisters on both Gagnon & Nephin side, to Bertha & the C.W.L. for the wonderful meal, we offer thanks.  To all our neighbours, friends & our special friend Maureen Belland, who supported us, for the cards of sympathy we received, we cannot thank enough.  We are blessed to live in such a caring community.  Thank you again.

Michael, Blayne, Terra & Greg

St. Joseph’s C.W.L:  We are having our “turkey raffle” again this year.  Five Dollars a bag (one dollar a ticket).  The Turkey draw will be on the 22^nd of December and our cookies will be delivered on December 19^th.. There will be no C.W.L Christmas luncheon this year.

St. Alphonsus Children’s Christmas Pageant and Choir:    We would also love to welcome older participants to join our choir that will lead our mass and pageant in the singing of lovely Christmas Hymns.  If you are interested in either the pageant or the choir, practice dates: December 15^th & 22^nd at 11:30 a.m.

PILGRIMAGES:  Medjugorje Pilgrimage: May 14-24, 2020. Price $2290.00. For more information please contact Patricia Duggan at 613 756-2655 or dugganpatricia@bell.net.

Knights of Columbus – Council 1531 – is collecting Dues for the 2020 Fraternal year.  Dues remain the same as 2019.  Please send a cheque addressed to “Knights of Columbus-Council 1531” in care of the Financial Secretary, 170 Ellis Avenue, Pembroke, Ontario K8A 2H9.  If you have any questions regarding your dues you can email dreynolds@nrtco.net or call 613-321-2917.

Holiday hours at the L’Isle-aux-Allumettes transfer site are as follows below:

Dec 23, 2019 – Open

Dec 25, 2019 – Closed

Dec 28, 2019 – Open

Dec 30, 2019 – Open

Jan 1, 2020 – Closed

Jan 4, 2020 – Open