Highlights:
- Seeking children interested in helping with Good Friday Children’s Service see details https://holyfamily.ca/good-friday-childrens-service/
- Annual Parish Report (extra copies available in Narthex for on-line readers) Holy Family’s new Stewardship Committee has compiled an Annual Report for 2024, which is inserted into the bulletins this week. Our parish is an amazing community, spread across 3 churches, and we have so much to be grateful for. Led by the Holy Spirit, we hope this report will encourage you in reflecting on all our parish has to offer, and your consideration of growth in mission, participation, and communion in 2025.
- March for Life Bus Support After Mass this weekend, there will be an opportunity to support the youth bus travelling to the March for Life in Ottawa this May. A member of the Knights of Columbus will be at the back of the church to accept your donations. Your contributions will help make this important event possible for our youth. Thank you for your support!
- Easter Schedule
- Community Breakfast Next Sunday (April 6th) see details below
- Please note the parish office will close early at 3 pm, this week
Lenten Confession
Take time now to plan your Lenten confession. Father is available a half hour before all Masses. Resources to help you examine your conscience are on the table in the Narthex. Be encouraged by this quote from St. Mother Teresa “It is a place where I allow Jesus to take away from me everything that divides, destroys.”
Please note: there is also a Jubilee of Hope Day of Reconciliation on Sat. April 5th, from 10 – 4 pm at Immaculate Conception, Formosa
Church Improvements
The toilets have been backing up a lot, and after some scoping it was established we require more force for drainage. The three units have now been replaced with pressurized units – hopefully our previous troubles are swished down the drain! Thank you for your church support, making the necessary improvements possible.
Next Weekend: Community Brunch following 9 am Mass until 12:30 pm. All are welcome. Knights of Columbus are picking up all costs! Free will offering will go to support Holy Family Parish.
Ministries Schedules for April (Easter Tridduum: See posted schedule in Sacristy)
Greeters/Ushers: 6 pm Nicole Billington /Rehkopf’s (April 5) 9 am Geraldine Million
Ministers of the Word: 6 pm Jim Zettel, Norma Jeanne King 9 am Karen Doersam, David Hundt
Eucharistic Ministers: 6 pm Theresa Bester, Francis-Joseph Gross
9 am Cheryl Chornaby, Jane Jacques, Dorothy O’Connell
Sacristans: Ken & Geraldine Million Sacristan Linens: Joanna Terpstra
Holy Family Easter Flowers Would you like to donate to the cost of the Easter Flowers in Memory of a Loved One or for a special intention? The Easter Vigil Mass will be offered for the intentions of Easter Flower Donors as a means of appreciation for supporting our Holy Family Parish in this way.
Mass of Chrism: All are welcome to attend the Diocesan Mass of Chrism during which His Excellency, Bishop Crosby, will bless the Oils for the Sick and Catechumens. He will also consecrate Sacred Chrism. The Mass of Chrism will be celebrated in the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King on Monday, April 14th at 2 pm. Parking is limited and carpooling is encouraged. The Cathedral Basilica will open at 12:30 pm. The celebration will be livestreamed with links on the Diocesan website and the Cathedral Basilica’s website.
Please remember in your prayers:
Soul of Douglas Weber, son of Noreen Weber(Mighton’s: yet to be posted)
Soul of Lorne Waechter, husband of MaryLou (Mighton’s obit)
Soul of Rev. Mr. Janos Janossy, husband of Catherine (Cameron’s obit)
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.
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!
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
Hanover & District Right to Life Meeting – Tues. April 2nd @ 7:30 pm at the Hanover Pregnancy Centre (10th St.) All are welcome
Reflection on Today’s Gospel Luke 15: 1-3, 11-32 Discussion Questions
- Have you ever found yourself in a state of sibling jealousy?
- Can you relate to a parent’s joy and forgiveness of an estranged child?
- Imagine yourself coming home to our heavenly Father at the end of your life… Would it resemble either of these son’s responses? What can you do now, to prepare for that moment? Ideally what would it look like? Ask God to prepare you for a happy death.
SUNDAY LITURGIES
4th Sunday of Lent (March 29/30th)
Saturday Vigil Masses
6:00 pm
Special Intention – Members of the Soc. of St. Vincent de Paul
Sunday,
9 am Mass For all the people of the Parish & Parish Missions
11 am Mass – Location: St. Francis Xavier, Carlsruhe
Eternal Happiness of John Hunt, Rick & Sally Hunt, Al Peebles & Doug Wainscott – Betty Hunt
Tuesday:
10:30 am Mass Location: Valleyview (The Village) Eternal Happiness of Anna Oehring – Bruce Grey Catholic D. School Board
7 pm Mass Eternal Happiness of Bernard & Glenna Oberle, Adrian Oberle, Norman & Tulita Oberle – B. Oberle Estate
Wednesday 9 am Mass
Intentions of Cody – Nan
Intentions of David King – Mom & Dad
Intentions of Mateusz Zurowski – Annie Aarts
Eternal Happiness of Rev. John Polocok – Jean Trafford
Eternal Happiness of Jim Powers – Pat Fritz
Thursday:
10:30 am Mass Location: Villa (The Village) Eternal Happiness of Beulah Aitken – Bruce Grey Catholic D. School Board
7:00 pm Mass David & Geraldine Grubb – The Family
Friday: 9:15 am Mass (Includes School Community)
Eternal Happiness of:
- Hugh & Lillian Weiler – The H.E. Weiler Family
- Olof Kuipers – Cupe Local 3447
- Grandpa Zettler – Zettler Grandchildren
- Ike Schiestel
- Intentions of Ashley – Nan
- Intentions of Neve, Xavier, Roy, Veronica, Rita, Alisha & Phoebe – your Godmother
7:00 pm Stations of the Cross
SUNDAY LITURGIES
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time (April 5/6)
Saturday Vigil Masses
4:00 pm Location: St. Anne, Chesley
Eternal Happiness of Hugh & Irene Chornaby – The Family
6:00 pm
Eternal Happiness of Frank Mercey & the intentions of Shirley – Jan
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 – Francis & Eugenia Zettler
