Saturday Feb. 27 5:15 p.m. Gerry BellSunday Feb. 28 9:30 a.m. Hilda Mulvihill

11:00 a.m. Members of the Parish

Tuesday Mar. 1 7:00 p.m. Leon Dillon

Wednesday Mar. 2 9:30 a.m. Andy Flesch

Thursday Mar. 3 9:30 a.m. Fr. William McGee

First Friday Mar. 4 9:30 a.m. Followed by Adoration and benediction at 11:30am

Bob Leduc

Saturday Mar. 5 5:15 p.m. Yvonne Bedrossian

Sunday Mar. 6 9:30 a.m. Illuminada Bes

11:00 a.m. Members of the Parish

** All servers welcome in the Sactuary at all liturgies

Liturgies this week

The Stations of the Cross are prayed in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament Mass, Tuesday to Saturday before Mass

Prayer for HealingDear God, Help my unbelief. When I’m in pain, I forget that You care about me. I forget that You have helped me through my trials. I forget that You hold me in Your arms to keep me safe.I forget that You are feeling my pain with me. I forget that You love me. I forget that I am important to you. Show me Your presence – let me feel Your enveloping love. Heal my hurting soul. Thank you for staying with me even in my unbelief.

~ Amen

Prayer Line Contact: Shirley Legris 613-545-0493

HOLY YEAR OF MERCY

Knights of Columbus 1st Tues. of the month after 7:00 p.m. Mass, Grand Knight – Joseph Hamilton

Catholic Women’s League

2nd Tues. of the month after 7:00 p.m. Mass

Finance Committee Dr. A. Sanfilippo, Chairman

Parish Council Kay Weerasooriya, Chairperson

Property Committee Richard Hoffman, ChairmanFundraising Committee 4th Wed. of the month 7:00 p.m. - Elaine

Clark, ChairpersonHospitality Committee Kay Weerasooriya

Justice and Peace Committee

4th Thurs of the month 7:00 p.m. - Bronek Korczysnki, Chairman

Liturgy Committee Kay Weerasooriya, Chairperson

Screening Committee Joanne Cosgrove, Chairperson

Legion of Mary Tues. 9:30 a.m.

*Junior Liturgy 9:30 a.m. MassPartners in Mission Food Donations

Food to be received 3rd week each month

Choir Practice Thursdays | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Secretary’s Office Hours Mon. – Thurs. 9 to 12 noon

September - June

*Junior Liturgy The Junior Liturgy program will not be offered on March 13 and March 20 because it is the March Break. It will resume on Easter Sunday, March 27 at the 9:30 a.m. Mass

Sacrament of Penance Palm Sunday 3:30 p.m.

Blue Envelopes | Next weekend is the first Sunday of the month. Your contribution, via the Blue Envelopes, is vital to the upkeep of our parish buildings and, as always, is very much appreciated.

D&P Visitor from Haiti to Speak at St. Michael’s Parish Centre, Belleville, March 3rd at 7pm. This year for SHARELENT, Development and Peace invites you to meet Ary Regis from Haiti. For more information contact: JanSosiak: sosiak@sympatico.ca or call 613-968-9659. This information will also be posted on the Archdiocese of Kingston website.

Liturgical Assignments are posted on the bulletin boards and on the parish website

Holy Communion to those in the Parish who are not well enough to come to Sunday Mass, please contact Carol Young: 613-389-6306.

Sacrament of Penance Saturday, 4:30-5:00 p.m., daily before Mass, and by appointment

Sacrament of Baptism: by appointment

Sacrament of Marriage: Arrange 6 months in advance. Pre-marriage course required

Sacrament of the sick: as needed. Call the parish office.

Sacraments

Lenten Socials On Thursday mornings during Lent, we will be hosting a coffee/tea social hour after Mass in the meeting room. All are welcome. Sponsored by CWL.

Summer and Fall Excursions Tickets are now on sale for MATILDA THE MUSICAL in Toronto. This is the story of an extraordinary girl, who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny. A McCoy’s luxury bus will leave OUR LADY OF LOURDES parking lot at 8 AM sharp, on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 and will make stops in Napanee and Belleville. Tickets are $188. 50 per person, (Increase is due to higher cost of tickets and food) and include transportation, the play, dinner at Mandarin Restaurant and a $40.00 tax receipt.Tickets are limited and promise to be in great demand, so don’t wait and be disappointed. For tickets call Caroline Manley 613-542-8473 or Theresa McKay 613-389-3532.Plans are also underway for a trip to St Jacobs in early October, watch the Bulletin next week for further details.

World Day of Prayer March 4th Christians in more than 170 countries and 2000 church communities across Canada will gather together to celebrate in solidarity with the Christian women of Cuba. Blessed Sacrament Church Amherstview will be hosting the World Day of Prayer on March 4th at 2 pm. The Theme of the World Day of Prayer this year is Receive Children. Receive me. Please join us in this ecumenical day of worship on March 4th, at 2 pm. Contact - Carol Daigle 613-634-0586

Deacon Greg Burliuk would like to thank everyone who sent him best wishes by cards, emails, phone calls and even a delightful basket of fruit arranged as flowers. “It’ll be six weeks Monday since my hip replacement surgery and I’m slowly getting better. You should see me soon at church assisted by a cane, but soon after that something you’ve never seen at Our Lady of Lourdes, me walking without a limp. There were some dark days after the surgery, where I’d try and think of positive thoughts to counteract the depressing ones. One of the first things that popped into my mind was the joy I get greeting you after mass because of your smiling faces. Your kind thoughts have taught me how lucky I am to be in your beautiful spiritual family.”

THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, IN SOLIDARITY WITH POPE FRANCIS: Sacrament of Reconciliation and Eucharistic Adoration: 24 Hours for the Lord - St. Mary’s Cathedral beginning at 1 pm on Friday, March 4th and ending at 5 pm on Saturday, March 5th. You are warmly invited to adore Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament and/or receive His merciful love in the Sacrament of Reconciliation throughout the day and night. The Parish Priests of the Kingston area parishes will be taking turns in the confessional.

‘The Knights of Columbus Council 7224, would like to invite you to a Fish Fry on Friday, March 18, starting at 5:30 pm in Our Lady of Lourdes Church Parish Hall. Ticket prices will be $15 each, children under the age of 10 years will be served for free. Tickets will be sold over the next four weeks after each weekend mass or by contacting George Iori (613 384 4812). We look forward to serving you!’

Corrected Income Tax Receipts | The corrected receipts are available in the church vestibule. Please do not submit to Revenue Canada those already picked up this year. Apparently the last entry, including the final weekend of December, was not recorded because of the widespread Acolyte Program problem. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by this error.

Share Lent Campaign for Development and PeaceShare Lent Pilgrimage-Building community in Indonesia. The 3rd week of our pilgrimage finds us in Indonesia. The word kampung has come to mean ‘slum’ in the local language, but its original definition is ‘community’. Your support for Share Lent means that Try Mopurto, who lives in a kampung, has been able to renovate his home for this family, despite suffering from mental illness. The community is coming together to support him and his family. “My home is my heaven,” he says, “because here we fell the meaning of brotherhood in the social life of the kampong.”

5:15 pm 9:30 am 11:00 am

Lectors A. Paul R. Chauvin

A. Coe M. Sonneman

J. Hamilton L. Deschamps

E.M. R. Chauvin F. Korczynski

J. McCabe M. Sonneman

J. Hamilton L. Deschamps

Gifts L. O’Flaherty T. O’Flaherty

E. Maglunob T. Maglunob

Hamilton Family

Ushers Volunteer Volunteer

S. Gazeley Volunteer

J. Breault Volunteer

Liturgical Assignments | March 5/6

Read, Marysville & Deseronto Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Fry with Homemade Pie, Fri. March 11 – 4:30 to 6:30 Marysville 7288 Old Hwy # 2 Adults $15. and Children Under 12, $7. Under 6 – Free

Please see the website for further announcements

Parenting Conference Empowered to Connect is a bible and research based conference designed to help caregivers parent children from ‘hard places.’ Great for all parents, it has a special focus on parenting adopted or foster children. Held at St. Mary’s Parish Centre, 260 Brock St. on April 8-9 from 10 am – 6pm. Register by March 30th. Contact Caitlin at etckingston@outlook.com or 614-766-1246.