Highlights:

• Office Hours this week: Closed on Monday. Tuesday and Thursday 1 – 4 pm Wednesday and Friday 9 – 12 noon.
• Adoration Chapel is closed this week and will re-open on Tuesday, Jan 27th at 9 am
• Be Aware of Scams We want to make parishioners aware of a scam circulating using Fr. Romelito’s name. Emails, text messages, phone messages – Please be cautious

Altar Serving Training Coming Up UPDATED INFO

UPDATE Register now if you are interested. Current altar servers are welcome to come and show the newcomers the ropes!
Due to the response of those registered training will take place on Saturday February 7th from 12-3pm.
I’ve created a form to sign up:  https://forms.gle/ePULTNBZfbdvmZ5Z9

Something to note, altar serving is open to boys and girls who:

• Are in grade 3 or above (teens welcome)
• Have been baptized Catholic or who were baptized at an other church and are now Catholic
• Have made their first Communion
• Are capable of fulfilling certain duties, remaining attentive during an entire Mass, and behaving in a respectful and quiet manner.

The Installation of His Excellency, Bishop Joseph Dabrowski, as the 10th Bishop of Hamilton will take place on Monday, February 2, at 11:00 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King in Hamilton. This is an invitation-only liturgical celebration. For those unable to attend in person, the Mass will be livestreamed (Find the link on the Diocesan Website), allowing the wider diocesan community to participate prayerfully from home. We invite the faithful of the Diocese to keep our new Bishop in prayer as he begins his episcopal ministry among us, asking that he be warmly welcomed and supported in this new chapter of service. A few weeks following the Installation, Bishop Dabrowski will celebrate Mass with the diocesan community on the First Sunday of Lent.

Adoration Hours Available Commit to spending an hour a week in the presence of the Blessed
Sacrament. Your prayer and time for reflection in His Holy Presence will be such a blessing for you, your family and the community.
Open Hours: Mondays: 8 – 9 pm, Tuesdays, 1-2 pm
The Chapel is closed during inclement weather, so don’t let that stop you from taking part. Call 364-1185 or the parish office for more details or to register for an hour.

Card Party on Tuesday Afternoons – All are welcome
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

Catholic Women’s League News 2026 Membership – Keep your years of service going – If you have not already paid for 2026 membership fee ($40) please submit by dropping it in our mailbox outside the office, or labelling clearly and putting it in the collection. Thank you!

Seeking Volunteers for Meals on Wheels Help delivers meals once a month with this excellent community program. Holy Family delivers the 3rd week of every month. Time commitment: 11:30 – 12:30 For more info contact our church coordinator Diane McNichol at 519-375-6562

Quilt Tying The Carlsruhe ladies are tying quilts on Mondays, 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 is forwarded to third world countries. Everyone is welcome and no experience is required. 

Bad Weather – Is an Event Cancelled?
Parish events that are cancelled due to the weather will be added to the answering machine Cancellation Line. If you want to check to see if an event has been cancelled, call 519-364-1973 and press 6

Reflection on Today’s Gospel

Re-read: John 1:29-34
What does John mean by calling Jesus “The Lamb of God” ? How can you incorporate the submissive, sacrificial lifestyle of the Lamb of God into your own life? What does Baptism with the Holy Spirit mean to you?

SUNDAY LITURGIES (Jan 17/18)
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday Vigil Masses
4:00 pm
Intentions of Henri LeBlanc – Rhea McFadden
6:00 pm  
Eternal Happiness of Louise & Verna Whaling Donna Kroetsch
Sunday,  
9 am Mass For all the people of the Parish & Parish Missions
11 am Mass – Location: St. Francis Xavier, Carlsruhe
Eternal Happiness of Sue Jones – BGCD School Board

Tuesday: 
10:30 am Mass Location: Valleyview (The Village)
James Stewart Wells – BG Catholic Dist. School Board

7 pm Mass
Intentions of Chase & Carla Wiseman & Family – Kay
Intentions of Sam, Michelle Zettel – In Thanksgiving
– Anne, Tony & Stephanie
Intentions of Julie & Family – Kay Garvey
Intentions of Camille Dubeau – Mae Fernandes
Blessings and intentions of Robyn & Leigh Wiseman & Children
-Cole & Ambrosia

Wednesday
9 am Mass
Intentions of Shirley Mercey – Jan

Thursday:
10:30 am Mass Location: Sprucewood
Larry McLay – BG Catholic D. School Board

7:00 pm Mass
Intentions of Jennie & Rich & Family – Kay Garvey
Intentions of the Aulthouse Family – The Lorenz Family
Intentions of Krista – Jordan Melfi
Blessings & intentions of Ambrose, Danielle, Hailey, Emma & Josh Garvey – Cole & Ambrosia Wiseman
Friday:
9:00 am Mass
Tony Aarts & the intentions of Annie – Jean Trafford

SUNDAY LITURGIES (January 24/25)
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday Vigil Masses
6:00 pm  
For protection of life from conception until natural death & for the living & deceased members of the Adoration Chapel

Sunday,  
9 am Mass For all the people of the Parish & Parish Missions
11 am Mass – Location: St. Francis Xavier, Carlsruhe
Eternal Happiness of Debbie Mondoux – BG Catholic D. School Board