Highlights:

• Coming Up…. Ash Wednesday & Friday night Stations of the Cross
• Alpha – starting March 12th – see more details below
• Community Brunch – Sunday, March 2nd details below
• Thank you to members & supporters of the Catholic Women’s League The rectory is 43 years old, and over the last number of years we have been slowing doing updates. A tub surround was just replaced with a shower unit at a total cost of $5,626.03 which the Catholic Women’s League has generously paid for. Once again such blessings are helping us keep our operating costs as low as possible. Whether being a member or participating in fundraising efforts, we thank those who have made this contribution possible!

St. Francis Xavier – Important Meeting
The St. F.X. Finance Committee would like to invite all parishioners and friends to meet after Mass on Sunday, March 16th  to discuss the parish finances.  Items to consider include replacement of the existing furnaces, on-going repair work, and planning for the repair, restoration or replacement of the stained-glass windows. As well as providing current information, we would like to discuss and identify priorities for any future work, and develop a possible plan for fundraising. 
It is imperative that direction comes from parishioners and that decisions concerning the continued maintenance of our building be made as a parish.  Please plan to attend. 

Mark you calendar for next Saturday!
Holy Family – St. Anne – St. Francis Xavier parishioners

All are invited to attend an afternoon family event at the Boerkamp Dairy Farm (285 Conc 14 E, Chesley) on Saturday March 8th, 1-4 pm. Tour the modern robotic dairy operation, enjoy a sleigh ride and bbq. This event is organized and all costs covered by the Knights of Columbus. A free will offering opportunity – with all donations going to Holy Family Parish

Community Brunch this Sunday – March 2nd following 9 am Mass and serving until 12:30 pm All are welcome. Cost: free-will offering for Holy Family Parish. The Knights are providing for the expenses of the meal, therefore all donations will go to support the Holy Family Parish. We thank the Knights of Columbus for organizing this event. They appreciate and welcome volunteers from the parish / Catholic Women’s League – anyone who will enjoy helping them out. Note: Membership to the Knights or CWL not necessary to volunteer at the breakfast. Contact the parish office.

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.

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.

Chapel Hours Available Night Hours: Tuesday 1-2 am, & Tuesday 2-3 am If you can commit to one of these hours, please contact Don & Helen at 364-1185

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.

Catholic Women’s League March Pot Luck & Short Meeting
Monday, March 10th, Pot luck begins at 5:30 pm. All ladies welcome
Come out and enjoy a lovely evening.
Change for Charity Jar out next weekend – so bring your change and support the Saugeen Hospice.

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

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.

Reflection on Today’s Gospel Luke 6:39-45 Discussion Questions

• What word or phrase stands out to you from this passage?
• Reflect on the words “For it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks”
• What occupies most of your conversation? Do you need to decrease some, and increase other “treasures” in your heart?
• Name 5 things you would like to most dwell on. How will putting these items in priority help you bear good fruit?

SUNDAY LITURGIES (March 1/2)
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday Vigil Masses
4:00 pm Location: St. Anne, Chesley
Eternal Happiness of Irene Chornaby – Bob Beckberger
6:00 pm  
Eternal Happiness of Wilbert Stroeder – Anne & Darrell Rehkopf
Sunday,  
9 am Mass For all the people of the Parish & Parish Missions
11 am Mass – Location: St. Francis Xavier, Carlsruhe
Eternal Happiness of Dan Nolan – BG Catholic District School Board

Tuesday:  7 pm Mass
Anna Marie Koch – F.J. Gross
Steve & Jerry Horan – John & Ruth Chapman
Leonarda Mendoza – Cristina Phillips
Jenny Near – F.J. Gross
Intentions of Joshua Serre – Tony & Stephanie Zettel

ASH Wednesday A day of fast & abstinence
9:15 am Mass (includes School Community)
Intentions of Rhea McFadden – A friend

7 pm: Eternal Happiness of Marlene DeCarrion
– BG Catholic D. Schoolboard

Thursday: 7:00 pm Mass
Intentions of Wayne & Rose Klein – The Lorenz Family

Friday: 9:00 am Mass
Hugh & Lillian Weiler – The H.E. Weiler Family
Jenny Near – Doug & Sheila Long
Richard & Doug McCorry – A Friend
Bernard & Glenna Oberle, Adrain Oberle, Norman & Tulita Oberle – B. Oberle Estate
Special Intentions – George Benninger

7:00 pm Stations of the Cross

SUNDAY LITURGIES
1st Sunday of Lent (March 9)

Saturday Vigil Masses
6:00 pm  
Eternal Happiness of Bakhos Jacobs & Joe & Emily Peters – Joe & Helen Jacobs
Sunday,  
9 am Mass For all the people of the Parish & Parish Missions
11 am Mass – Location: St. Francis Xavier, Carlsruhe
Eternal Happiness of Ed Hahn – Norine Hamilton