Highlights:
- Please note: the parish office will be closed on Monay, Feb. 19th
- Men’s Retreat this coming Saturday! Details: https://holyfamily.ca/mens-retreat/
- Would you be interested in proclaiming the scriptures at Mass?
All Men of the parish, (St. Francis & St. Anne included) Hanover K of C is sponsoring a half-day retreat here on Feb. 22nd, beginning with 9:00 am Mass and ending with lunch at 12:30. Guest celebrant and speaker is Fr. Ignatius Saiki OP.
Play a Musical Instrument?
Consider volunteering and sharing your gift and talent at the Sunday 11am Mass in Carlsruhe. Please speak with Claire or Mary-Catherine after Mass.
Proclaiming the Scriptures If you are interested in serving the parish community by lectoring, at Mass, (in any one of our three churches) please contact the parish office. On Monday, March 24th, 6-9 pm there will be a Diocesan lead workshop at St. Francis Xavier Church in Carlsruhe. This will give potential readers or experienced readers an opportunity to learn more about liturgy, sacred scripture and the tools available to help you prepare to proclaim, as well as ask practical questions. We all have different gifts and abilities – if reading aloud is one of yours, consider sharing it with the church community as a service to God. Thank you.
Mark your calendar: Next Community Breakfast
Sunday, March 2nd, serving a delicious brunch following 9 am Mass until 12:30 pm Cost: free will offering
All donations will go to support Holy Family Parish. We thank the Knights of Columbus who organize this fundraising and fellowship event.
Wedding Anniversary Mass: Sun. June 1st at 1:30 pm at the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King Hamilton. Those who during 2025 will be celebrating their 25th, 40th, 50th or 60th (or more) are invited to register at www.hamiltondiocese.com or call the parish office for assistance.
Jubilee Year of Hope – Jubilee Pilgrim Centre A church in each deanery of our dioceses has been declared as the Jubilee Pilgrim Centre. These churches will have a replica of the Holy Door. Parishioners of the Deanery can visit the Pilgrim Centre on certain days when the church will be open. Our Deanery church for the Jubilee 2025 is Immaculate Conception Church, Formosa. Parishioners can visit on the following days this year to receive graces: Friday, March 14th, Friday May 9th, Friday, Aug. 8, & Monday,
Dec. 8. On these days the Church opens at 10 am, Exposition at 10:30 am, Reposition at 4:30 pm; Mass at 5 pm.
There is also a Day of Reconciliation: Sat. April 5th, from 10 am – 4 pm Priests will be available to hear confessions. All are warmly invited to share these moments of grace!
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, until Feb. 27th. 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.
World Day of Prayer see the community post below
Reflection on Today’s Gospel Luke 6:17, 20-11 Discussion Questions
- What is your initial reaction to this passage? What sense do you get – that Jesus is saying “Blessed are you? (have hope) Or woe to you? (amend your ways)
- What small action can we take to live more faithfully, and intentionally as a disciple of Christ?
- How does the messages we hear in the world (social media/television/friends etc) agree or contrast with the passage
SUNDAY LITURGIES
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Feb 16/17)
Saturday Vigil Masses
4:00 pm Location: St. Anne, Chesley
Eternal Happiness of David Shinbein – BGCD School Board
6:00 pm
Eternal Happiness of Alan Peebles – BGCDSB
Sunday,
9 am Mass For all the people of the Parish & Parish Missions
11 am Mass – Location: St. Francis Xavier, Carlsruhe
Eternal Happiness of Bert Stroeder – Norine Hamilton
Tuesday:
10:30 am Mass Location: Valleyview (The Village) Eternal Happiness of Rita Dosman – BGCD School Board
7 pm Mass
Intentions of Bill Smolenaars – Light on Main Friends
Intentions of the people in Cuba – George Benninger
Intentions of David & Sarah McKernan & Family – Tony & Stephanie Zettel
Intentions of Yvonne Guay – Marinus & Anne Van Bakel
Special Intention – George Benninger
Wednesday 9 am Mass
Intentions of Christopher – Nan
Eternal Happiness of Gary Eckensweiler – Charlene Eckensweiler
Eternal Happiness of Tony Aarts – Annie
Eternal Happiness of Frank Mercey & the intentions of Shirley – Jan
Eternal Happiness of Bernard & Glenna Oberle, Adrian Oberle, Norman & Tulita Oberle – B. Oberle Estate
Thursday: 7:00 pm Mass Eternal Happiness of Dolores Borho – Gary & Paula Agombar
Friday: 9:15 am School Community Mass
Eternal Happiness of Manuel, Laurentino & Candida Diaz – Jonathan
SUNDAY LITURGIES (Feb 22/23)
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday Vigil Masses
6:00 pm
Intentions of the Willis Family – The Lorenz Family
Sunday,
9 am Mass For all the people of the Parish & Parish Missions
11 am Mass – Location: St. Francis Xavier, Carlsruhe
Eternal Happiness of Bernard & Glenna Oberle, Adrian Oberle, Norman & Tulita Oberle – B. Oberle Estate
