705-256-2773

Mini Excavator-Bobcat-Backhoe-Driveways-Concrete Demolition-Parking Lot Sweeping– Landscaping-Snow Removal-Basement

THIS SPACE FOR RENT

Complete Automotive Repairs 534 Wallace Terrace

Tel: 254-6851

Air conditioning special-ist—wholesale & retail air conditioning Tune-ups—

Front end—Brakes—Computer work—Tires etc (ACROSS FROM THE CHURCH)

Professional Dry Cleaning & Alterations

Algoma Office Equipment John Street –945-6061

Authorized Canon Copier Dealer; Kyocera Printer dealer

Photographic Restoration Services BULLETIN ADVERTISING

If you are interested in advertising in this bulletin please call Mike, the office secretary, at 705-253-9411 or via email at

veronicassm@shaw.ca As you know the weekly bulletin goes out to all parishioners and other west end churches. This form of advertising is continuous and inexpensive.

The Pregnancy Centre is celebrating 30 years of ministry in Sault Ste. Marie with a special anniversary gala on Saturday, April 8, 2017 at the Delta Waterfront Hotel at 6 pm (doors open at 5 pm). The semi-formal event will feature a roast beef plated dinner, guest speak-ers who served at the Centre over the past three decades, and live music. Tickets are $50 each and tables seat 8-10 people. To purchase tickets or to reserve a table, please talk to Louisa MacGlashan. Contact information: 705-759-9100, louisa@algomapregnancy.com

Breakfast Brunch Prepared by Knights of Columbus St.

Joseph the Worker Council 12003 St. Veronica Hall 559 Douglas Street

Menu: ham, eggs, sausage, pancakes, cof-fee, fruit cocktail, tea, juice and dessert.

Adults: $10.00 - Children (6-12) $5.00 (Under 6) Free Tickets available from K of C

member or Pay at the door

SPACE AVAILABLE FOR ADVERTISING

Contact: Mike in office Phone (705)253-9411

Email veronicassm@shaw.ca

The Chamber Singers of Algoma, Patty Gartshore Director present Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and Bach’s Gloria, Sunday April 2, 2017, 3:00 p.m., St. Luke’s Cathedral. Soloists are Sarah Gartshore, Amanda Crider, Isaac Hurtado, Jonathan Beyer with Ian Sadler organist. Tickets are $20.00 Adults, $5.00 Students available at Savoy’s Jewellers or at the door.

The Sault Community Career Centre’s Settlement Services is offering Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) for some of our newcomers who are unable to attend other ESL classes offered in the city be-cause they need child care. The facilitator for the program is trained and certified to teach all aspects of Eng-lish, including speaking, listening, reading and writing. With a variety of interesting and fun activities, students will be able to share their experiences and knowledge with others while learning more about living in Sault Ste. Marie. Volunteers are needed to assist students during classes. For more information, please contact Brenda at brenda.cooper@saultcareercentre.ca or 542-9088.

March 19, 2017 Third Sunday Lent

Ph: (705) 253-9411 Hall: (705) 253-4352 veronicassm@shaw.ca

Parish Priest:

Rev. Ron Ambeault

Parish Deacon:

Rev. Mr. Len Monico

Parish Council Chair:

Santa De Marco

Children Sacramental Prep. Coordinator

Fran Boyle

CWL President:

Rose Linklater

Knights of Columbus

John Sullivan

Parish Secretary:

Mike Ivany

559 Douglas Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, P6C 1V3

REGULAR CHURCH OFFICE HOURS

Tues - Friday

9:30-12:30

Matrimony : Must register at least

eight months in ad-vance. Book the Church

before the hall.

Communion at Home :

Lay ministers are availa-ble to bring Communion to shut-ins. Phone the

parish office.

Prayer-Line : Rose Marie Spina 254-

4064 Angela Filice 253-8607

(Italian)

Visiting & Card Ministry:

If you wish to send cards or have someone visit people who are confined to their homes. Contact the parish office.

REGULAR CHURCH OFFICE HOURS Tues - Friday 9:30-12:30

Reconciliation Saturdays: 3:00 - 3:30 pm

welcome to register,

Baptism : Expectant parents

welcome to register, and speak with Fr. Ron after

Mass

You can now donate to us by credit card etc. at our web page:

www.veronica.church

CHURCH FURNACE BLUES CHURCH FURNACE BLUES Our furnace replacement fundraiser took place this weekend in a second collection after communion. We have raised $4,270.00 as of March 12, 2017. Thank you for your support. The next collection will be April 9, 2017. You may wish to go to our website and donate there. There will be further collections taken up once a month after communion.

FINANCE REPORT March 12, 2017

Thank-you To All Who Give!!

WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE

Monday, 20, 2017 OFFICE CLOSED 1:00 p.m. Italian Prayer Group Tuesday, March 21, 2017 NO MASS Wednesday March 22, 2017 9:00 AM MASS Intentions for the sick of the parish Thursday March 23, 2017 9:00 AM MASS Gennaro Pasqua by Elvira Pasqua & Family Friday, March 24, 2017 9:00 AM MASS Curly Vanderburg by Carol Vanderburg 7 PM MASS STATIONS OF THE CROSS Saturday, March 25 2017 4:00 PM MASS Settimio Naccarato by his wife Maria Alberto & Virgina Greganti by Delia Greganti Lucy Pomber by Karen Hepditch All deceased members of the Gawant & Slobedecki Families Sunday, March 26, 2017 FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT 11:00 AM MASS Yola Santoro by husband Giuseppe Santoro Emilio Pedatella by his family Mario Filice by Angela Filice & Family CWL deceased members of the Parish by the CWL Margaret Cassiadoro by Tony & Antoinette Provenzano

NEW EVANGELIZATION SUMMIT 2017

We are excited that Sault Ste. Marie is an official host site for the 2017 New Evangelization Summit

May 12 – 13. This conference has been designed to inspire Catholics deepen their own faith and help

them in their task to evangelize to others. The event is held in Ottawa, but is live-streamed to host

sites across Canada and the United States. Join thousands of Catholics across North America to hear

from 8 world-class speakers such as Bishop Robert Barron, Sr. Miri-

am Heidland, and more! Be inspired, receive formation, and connect

with other Catholics. Registration is now open by visiting

www.newevangelization.ca. The cost is $35.00 (includes snacks and

lunch), and the location is the old Mount St. Joseph (90 Ontario

Street). Stay tuned for more info!

Widow’s Group Meeting Dates 1:00pm March 22 2017 April 5 & 19, 2017. May 3, 17 & 31, 2017

CWL will be hosting a Spiritual Reflection with Sister Robert Low, on Monday March 20th at 1:30 pm in the church hall. Refreshments will be provided,

LENT DAY OF CONFESSIONS

2017

“Where sin increased, grace abound-

ed all the more” (Romans 5:20). The

Catholic Parishes of Sault Ste. Marie

present a Lent Day of Confessions on

Tuesday, March 28 from 8:30 am—

8:00 pm at Pre-cious Blood Cathe-

dral. Various priests will be available

all day for the Sacrament of Reconcil-

ia-tion. As we prepare for Easter,

now is the perfect opportunity to

encounter God's mercy through the

Sacrament of Reconciliation

10 March 2017 The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada, House of Commons, Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Prime Minister, On 8 March 2017 the Government of Canada announced $650 million over three years for “sexual and reproductive health and rights”. According to a backgrounder provided to the me-dia, a major part of the funding will be toward removing “judicial and legal barriers to the ful-filment of sexual and reproductive health and rights”. As cited by the Globe and Mail on 9 March 2017, a federal official has confirmed “these barriers include the anti-abortion laws in many countries.” Such a policy is a reprehensible example of Western cultural imperialism and an attempt to impose misplaced but so-called Canadian “values” on other nations and people. It exploits women when they are most in need of care and support, and tragically subverts true prenatal health care. It negates our country’s laudable efforts to welcome refugees and offer protection to the world’s homeless, when the youngest of human lives will instead be exterminated and the most vulnerable of human beings discarded as unwanted human tissue. Your policy and vision, contrary to the fundamental ethic of protecting the most vulnerable and assisting the weakest, are in conflict with the principles instinctively shared by the majori-ty of the world’s population and consistently upheld by the Catholic Church: to defend and protect human life from conception to natural death. On behalf of all the bishops of Canada I thank you for your consideration and I remain (Most Rev.) Douglas Crosby, OMI Bishop of Hamilton, President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE –SHARE LENT This year, why not share year-round by joining Development and Peace – Caritas Cana-

da’s monthly donor program? More information can be found online at devp.org/

shareyearround. April 1-2 collection taken up.

In our diocese there has been a change when the Share Lent col-lection is taken up. This year and in all future years it will be taken up the fifth Sunday of Lent . This year April 2nd.

The Good Friday collection has been restored to support the Holy Land.

We now have joined the rest of Canada taking up the Holy Land collection on Good Friday. Bishop Marcel has a video on our website explaining this change.