PARISH PRIEST

FR. Joseph tran

twenty-eighth sunday in ordinary time

READINGS FOR October 12^TH,2003

"How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!"

(Mark 10:23)

Wisdom 7:7-11 I pleaded, and the spirit of wisdom came to me.

Hebrews 4:12-13 The word of God is living and effective.

Mark 10:17-30 Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, then come follow me.

28^th sunday in ordinary time

Sat. Oct. 11^th, 2003.

5:00 P.M.MORDEN: In Loving Memory of : Late Ken Burak+ LORD, grant him eternal rest. Off. Pat & Family

Sun. Oct. 12^th, 2003

9 A. M. Mass in Manitou –Pray: For the Elderly Parents of Elice-Gerald & Lucy Grift.

Off. Leon & Elice Sanders. May the sick feel their compassion with the suffering Christ, and how that they will enjoy his eternal consolation.

11:15 A.M. – Mass in Morden: - In Loving Memory of : Michael Sanders+ LORD, grant him eternal rest.

Off. Millie Bayliss

Mon. Oct. 13^th, 2003. Thanksgiving Day

It’s fitting for us all to offer public thanks to God for all the gifts we have received. Let us give thanks to the LORD our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.

9 A.M. Mass- To acknowledge God’s goodness: thanks god for all (graces) He has done. Off. Leon & Elice Sanders

Tues. Oct. 14^th, 2003.

NO MASS

Wed. Oct. 15^th , 2003

NO MASS

Thurs. October 16^th , 2003.

NO MASS

Fri. October 17^th , 2003.

NO MASS

Father Tran will be officiating at a wedding in Dallas, Texas on October 18^th. As a result, there will be no weekly Mass on Oct. 15-17 and on October 20^th. Regular Weekday Masses will commence again on October 22^nd at 9 a.m..

Father Roland Prescott will be celebrating the Sunday Masses on Oct. 18 and 19.

LET US PRAY

We offer prayers today for all of our sick. Please remember to pray for Gerry Wood, Stephanie Sanders, Leah Beattie, Henry Knaggs, Anne Halabicki, Maria Reichert, Elsie Hink, Janette Warnock, John Hoes, Marcel Knockaert, and Liz Burroughs.

Please pray for our Good Shepherd, Archbishop Emilius Goulet, Bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Boniface.

MASS INTENTIONS

Please remember to offer Masses for your special intentions; especially your departed loved ones. Also, please pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life in Canada.

We need to be close to Jesus Christ in his Eucharistic Sacrifice.

If you would like a Mass said, please see Father Joe.

Did you know that Pope John Paul II declared this year as the year of the Rosary?

To pray the Rosary is a way to be with Jesus and Mary.  We are meditating on their life from the Gospels.

You are invited to join us Tuesday-Friday 8:40 a.m. all year to recite the Rosary.

SIN: How it Changes People

Have you ever noticed how a little child can run naked through a room full of strangers without embarrassment? He is not aware of his nakedness, just as Adam and Eve were not embarrassed in their innocence. But after Adam and Eve sinned, shame and awkwardness followed, creating barriers between themselves and God. We often experience these same barriers in marriage. Ideally a husband and wife have no barriers, feeling no embarrassment in exposing themselves to each other or to God. But, like Adam and Eve (Gen. 3:7), we put on fig leaves (barriers) because we have areas we don’t want our spouse, or God, to know about. Then we hide, just as Adam and Eve hid from God. In marriage, lack of spiritual, emotional, and intellectual intimacy usually precedes a breakdown of physical intimacy. In the same way, when we fail to expose our secret thoughts to God, we break our lines of communication with him.

In case of emergency, please call:

Father Ed Kosa in Carman @ 745-2204 or

Father Roland Prescott in Winnipeg @ 237-4098 or

The Diocesan Office @ 237-9851. Thanks

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CHAPLAINCY OF

SAINT PATRICK’S

LITURGY IN MANITOU

8:30 a.m. CONFESSION

9:00 a.m. MASS

october 12th
Reader	GEORGE SANDERS
Communion	JEROME SANDERS
Gifts	ANDRE REMILLARD
october 19^th
Reader	odiel sanders
Communion	michael sanders
Gifts	pat saarela family

ST. JOHN

THE EVANGELIST

	october 11^TH	october 12^TH
LECTORS	DIANE HUNT	JULIE K. CAROLE S.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS	PAT B. JOHN B.	MARGARET S. VERNE G.
USHERS	pat b.	LEE & GAIL ROTH
	october 18^th	october 19^th
LECTORS	lucille g.	denis m. cheryl c.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS	ron & vicki laverty	will k. delores t.
USHERS	pat b.	LEE & GAIL ROTH

***If you are unable to exercise your ministry, please find a replacement.

UP-COMING EVENTS

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Oct. 19^th

PARISH POT-LUCK SUPPER Oct. 26^th

(More details to follow)

PARISH WEB SITE

Looking for Daily Scripture Readings? Have you checked out our Parish Web site??

Our address is http://ca.oocities.com/stjohnsmorden

FUNDRAISER: IN’CLINE’ATION

“Sweet Dreams of Patsy Cline”

Appearing at the Kenmore Theatre, Morden

DATE: November 1^st

TIME: 8:00 P.M.

TICKETS: $15.00 per person

Our committee would appreciate help from each of our Parish families to buy and sell tickets.

Alice Simoens Jerry Dykman

Maurice Lachance Verne Gagnon

Cheryl Crossman Marilyn Skubovius

Denis Magotiaux

Will have tickets.

Thanking all of you for your cooperation.

Alice Simeons and Committee

Attention Parents

We would like to double-check the names of children in our parish who are in Grades 1 to 6 this year in school.  We have offered catechism classes in our parish for children in these grades and would like to make sure that our information is correct and complete.  Please take a minute to check the list of children that we have in our records for the name and age of your child.  Please make any necessary changes, additions or deletions.   Take special notice that this year's Grade 2 students may receive the sacrament of First Holy Communion in the Spring.  If anyone else in our parish is interested in receiving that sacrament, please call Julie Kalinowski at 822-8023. 

Preparation for First Holy Communion will be starting soon.

BULLETIN SCHEDULE

To ensure your item is in the bulletin, please e-mail any announcements to:

dschofie@rrc.mb.ca

by the preceding Thursday 9 a.m. Thanks.

Sunday Collections: Oct. 5^th , 2003.

MANITOU $986.95 (Sept. 28 & Oct. 5)

CCCB $438.15

MORDEN:

COLLECTION: $1,047.00

BUILDING FUND: $170.00

We must each make up our own mind as to how much we should give. Don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. For God loves the person who gives cheerfully. (2 Cor. 9:7)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY

May God Bless You All

THERMOMETER STILL RISING!!

The thermometer has been updated to the end of August. We are now at $471,088.41. Thank-you for your generosity. Please continue to give generously. We are pushing to begin this spring but we need lots of support. Everyone please remember to pray for this project.

Adult Bible Study:

We are considering starting a weekly or bi-weekly bible study. At this time we are checking to see how many people would be interested. Please reply to Ron Scherr @ 822-4418 or mailbox #126. Let me know which evening and time would be best for you along with any ideas for topics to study.

MISSING: 3 Video tapes

If you have borrowed any of the following videos, please return them to Sheila Campbell ASAP. Thank you !

1. Tape 3 – Talks 5&6 – “Faith & the Creed” from the teaching of Jesus Christ series

2. The Beatitudes – by Fr. J. Corapi

3. Our Lady of Guadalupe – A Gift of Hope

Christmas is Coming!  The shoeboxes have arrived!

Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan's Purse that is aimed at providing international relief for children suffering around the world due to war, natural disaster, poverty, illness or neglect.  The international director of this project is Franklin Graham, son of Billy Graham.  It is a very worthwhile project that brings joy and the awareness of God's love to children in many needy countries.

There are brochures and shoeboxes in church today for you to take and use for Operation Christmas Child.  The deadline for returning them to church is November 9.  All instructions are contained within the brochure.  Please consider preparing a box for a child who is in need. If you would rather make a cash donation, that would be wonderful as well; we will use your donation to purchase items for more shoeboxes.  If you have any questions, please call Julie Kalinowski at 822-8023. 

Thank you in advance for your generosity and compassion. 

PANCAKE BREAKFAST

The Morden/Winkler Knights of Columbus will be serving up another great breakfast on Sunday, October 19^th . Come join us for a scrumptious breakfast of eggs, sausages and pancakes, as well as, great fellowship.

$2.50 each or $10.00 per family.

Immediately following the 11:15 Mass.

APPLE PIE FUNDRAISER

We made 124 pies in total and realized a profit of $415.00. Thanks again to all who helped in any way in this fundraiser. Your help is very much appreciated!!

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