Highlights:
- Join us for breakfast next Sunday Feb. 2nd! Community Breakfast details follow
- Tax Receipts ready for pick up – please help us save the cost of postage and take home your receipt located at the church where you donate
- Holy Family Building Report – copies available from the Narthex
Community Breakfast Sunday, February 2nd following 9 am Mass and serving until 1 pm. Cost: free will offering for Holy Family Parish We thank the Knights for organizing these fellowship and fund raising events!
Unify Winter Session Wednesdays Jan 22. – Feb. 19th, 6-8 pm Theme: Be Not Afraid Light Meal, Music, Testimony, Prayer – come out and join us!
February Ministries Schedule
Greeters/Ushers: 6 pm Nicole Billington 9 am Diane McNichol-Byers
Ministers of the Word: 6 pm Ed & Elise King 9 am Gerry Poechman & Karen Doersam
Eucharistic Ministers: 6 pm F.J. Gross, Pat Fritz, Theresa Bester
9 am Lyn Hahn, Dorothy O’Connell, Jane Jacques
Sacristans: Keith & Patricia Weaver Sacristan Linens: Mary Gerth
Volunteers – Heroes of Hope
Each and everyone of our volunteers make a big contribution to the parish community – and each of our three churches are so blessed by them.
As in today’s second reading from 1 Corinthians 12: 12- 30 each member of the body of Christ is unique and important. We need each other – together we become “The Body of Christ”.
Let us give thanksgiving and praise for the wonderful people we are sojourning with and the many ways the Holy Spirit is working in and through our combined parish family.
Adoration Chapel
We are approaching our 27th anniversary of the opening of the chapel. We praise and thank God for all his blessings and the commitment and dedication of the people who come to pray and bring the needs of the community before His Most Holy Sacrament. If you would like to sub or commit to a regular adoration hour, please contact Don at 519-364-1185
St. Francis Xavier Quilting
The Carlsruhe ladies will begin tying quilts on Monday, January 6, 2025, at the hall of the Carlsruhe Church. We start at 1:00 to 4:00 on Monday afternoons. These quilts are sent to Dr. Simone in Toronto and are forwarded to third world countries. Everyone is welcome & no experience is necessary. If you need more information please call Anne Schwan 367-5466, Cathy Weber 881-1448 or Joan Stroeder 881-0978.
Card Party Tuesday Join with others for a friendly game of euchre or solo on Tuesdays at 1:30 pm in the Holy Family Lenhard Room. Bring a friend. $2. admittance
Two As One Series for Married Couples Two As One winter series runs each Thursday evening after Mass, starting January 23rd, and will continue for six weeks. This is a great opportunity for a weekly Catholic reflection on marriage, and to share some fellowship with other married couples in our parish. Married couples of all ages, please consider joining us!
Canadian Food for Children Team requires coordinator
To assist the team of volunteers in place the CFFC team requires a person who can load and unload the packed boxes from here to Cuneo’s warehouse on packing days which is generally about every 4-6 weeks on a Monday morning. If this is something you are interested in helping out with, please contact the parish office for more information.
Scripture Quote to Ponder & Put into Action: “Now you are the body of Christ and individual members of it” 1 Corinthians 12:27
Reflection on Today’s Gospel Luke 1: 1-4, 4:14-21 Discussion Questions
- Jesus tells us from this scripture what he was sent to do. Choose one of the five phrases listed and share how Jesus’ coming has been carried out in your journey.
- Brainstorm other ways Jesus’ coming has impacted souls.
- Lift words of thanksgiving and praise for all that was done, is being done and is to come!
SUNDAY LITURGIES 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Jan 25/26)
Saturday Vigil Masses
6:00 pm
Eternal Happiness of Erwin Ste. Marie – Glenn & Eileen Skinn
Sunday,
9 am Mass For all the people of the Parish & Parish Missions
11 am Mass – Location: St. Francis Xavier, Carlsruhe
Eternal Happiness of Wilbert Stroeder – Betty Hunt
Tuesday: 7 pm Mass
Eternal Happiness of: Fr. Dennis Conway – F.J. Gross
Alan Peebles – BG Catholic School Board
Troy Gateman – Ron & Norma Jeanne king
Bernard & Glenna Oberle, Adrian Oberle, Norman & Tulita Oberle – B. Oberle Estate
Intentions of Frank & Margaret Adamic – Rob & Helen Andonian
Intentions of the Gagne & Serre Families – Tony & Stephanie Zettel & Family
Wednesday 9 am Mass
Eternal Happiness of: Wally & Richard Binden – Jean Trafford
Wilbert Stroeder – Phil & Virginia Kuntz & Family
Intentions of Paul – Mom
Intentions of Annie Aarts – Mila
Intentions of Mary-Anne Aarts – Annie
Intentions of Anne Hahn – Pauline Tuck
Thursday: 7:00 pm Mass
Eternal Happiness of: Nigel Davies – Claire & Ray Barnard
Friday: 9:00 am Mass
Eternal Happiness of: Hugh & Lillian Weiler – The H.E. Weiler Family
SUNDAY LITURGIES (Feb 1/2)
4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday Vigil Masses
4:00 pm
Eternal Happiness of Bernard & Glenna Oberle, Adrian Oberle, Norman & Tulita Oberle – B. Oberle Estate
6:00 pm
Eternal Happiness of Bernard Tuck – F.J. Gross
Sunday,
9 am Mass For all the people of the Parish & Parish Missions
11 am Mass – Location: St. Francis Xavier, Carlsruhe
Eternal Happiness of Ednar Hahn – Dan & Angela Seifried
