PARISH PRIEST

FR. Joseph tran

1st Sunday of Lent

READINGS FOR

february 29^th , 2004

Deuteronomy 26:4-10 He gave us this land flowing with milk and honey.

Romans 10:8-13 Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.

Luke 4:1-13 Filled with the Holy Spirit, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days.

1st Sunday of Lent,

Readings are taken from Cycle C of the Sunday Lectionary

Sat. Feb. 28^th ,2004.

5:00 P.M.MORDEN: To Acknowledge God’s Goodness

Special Thanks to God for all He’s Done+

Off. Fr. Joe

Sun. Feb. 29^th ,2004.

9 A. M. Mass in Manitou Pray for the Repose of the

Soul: Gerald Grift+

Off. Leon & Elice Sanders.

11:15 A.M. – Mass in Morden: - Pray for A Special

Intention for Issac & Esther Thiessen

Mon. Mar. 1^st ,2004. ..

FERIAL

9:00 a.m. Pray for A Special Intention for Issac &

Esther Thiessen

Tues. Mar. 2^nd , 2004.

NO MASS

WED. Mar. 3^rd , 2004.

FERIAL

9:00 a.m. MORDEN: Pray for Lan & Phuong

Nguyen’s Special Intentions+

Thurs. Mar. 4^th ,2004.

FERIAL

9:00 A.M. Pray for Lan & Phuong Nguyen’s Special

Intentions+

-Fri. Mar. 5^th ,2004

FERIAL

9:00 A.M. Pray for Lan & Phuong

Nguyen’s Special Intentions+

LET US PRAY

We offer prayers today for all of our sick. Please remember to pray for Jordan Myers, Kendra Lea, Gerry Wood, Leah Beattie, Henry Knaggs, Anne Halabicki, Elsie Hink, Janette Warnock, 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.

Catholic saints are holy people and human people

who lived extraordinary lives. Each saint the Church honors responded to God's invitation to use his or her unique gifts. God calls each one of us to be a saint.

March 5 St. John Joseph of the Cross

(1654-1734)

Self-denial is never an end in itself but is only a help toward greater charity—as the life of Saint John Joseph shows.

John Joseph was very ascetic even as a young man. At 16 he joined the Franciscans in Naples; he was the first Italian to follow the reform movement of Saint Peter Alcantara. John’s reputation for holiness prompted his superiors to put him in charge of establishing a new friary even before he was ordained.

Want more Information? :

See www.americancatholic.org

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CHAPLAINCY OF

SAINT PATRICK’S

LITURGY IN MANITOU

8:30 a.m. CONFESSION

9:00 a.m. MASS

february 29th
Reader	george sanders
Communion	roger sanders
Gifts	jean verniest family
march 7th
Reader	youth
Communion	andre sanders
Gifts	youth

Led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, Jesus was tempted three times by the devil.

ST. JOHN

THE EVANGELIST

		feb. 28^th		feb. 29^th
LECTORS	diane h		connie l. gaston s.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS	ray k. sylvia m.		margaret s. verne g.
USHERS	fred pohl		walter & hedwig k.
	march 6		march 7
LECTORS	lucille g.		linda l. sheila c.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS	pat b. john b.		will k. doleres t.
USHERS	mary-ann & ed lyle		margaret wall

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

Sunday Collections: February 22nd , 2004.

MORDEN:

SUNDAY COLLECTION: $885.00

BUILDING FUND: $555.00

We must each make up our own mind as to how much we should give. God measures the gifts of His people not on the basis of their size but on the basis of how much remains. (Luke 21:1-4)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY

May God Bless You All

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

World Day of Prayer will be held Friday, March 5, 2004 at  2:00 PM in the Anglican Church in Manitou.  All are welcome.

NEW TO THE PARISH

If you are new to the parish, and would like to receive collection envelopes, please complete the form at the bottom of the page and place in the collection basket and we will get in touch with you.

New Parishioner or Address Change

NAME ______________________

CHILDREN'S NAME(S) __________________

_________________________

ADDRESS ____________________________

PHONE______________________

POSTAL CODE ____________________

RELAY RACE

When you receive the Relay Race package, please fill in your sheet and pass it along to the next name on the list as soon as possible. The package is to be fully completed and returned NOW. Your team captain will be phoning you to ensure the package keeps moving along.

For more information, please check the note that was distributed along with the bulletin Feb. 1st. There a few extra copies of the note at the back of the church.

Thank-you.... Thank-you!!!

The youth would like to thank all those who attended the Valentine family dance. It was very well attended and fun was had by all. We also would like to thank Mr Lachance for again providing the "tunes" for the evening and the music man for being so patient with all our requests. We had so much fun we'll likely be bugging Walter to do it again!

The youth of St. John's

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RESPECT FOR LIFE WEEK

The CWL is collecting items for a baby layette for the Pregnancy Crisis Centre. Any donated items may be placed in the box at the back of the Church. For more information or to offer cash donations, please call: Margaret - 822-4986 or Corinna - 822-4017.

LOST

An envelope addressed to Phyllis Binda has been misplaced in the mail slots. Could you please check your mail and if you have it please give it to her. THANK YOU.

Annual Parish Meeting

Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Sunday, March 21st following a potluck lunch after mass.  See you there.

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.

"A Meditation for Lent"

PRAIRIE SINGERS presents an evening choral concert, "A Meditation for Lent", on Sunday February 29 at 7:00P.M. at the Winkler Mennonite Church 783 Mountain Ave. 

The choir, consisting of 32 singers from the Pembina Valley, is conducted by Ben Pauls (Winkler) and accompanied by Cameron Friesen (Morden).  An offering will be taken with proceeds going to the Canadian Food Grains Bank.  All are invited to attend. 

pastoral convenor

Welcome to Linda West who has accepted the position of pastoral convenor on parish council.  Linda brings a great deal of training in this area and her new ideas and suggestions will certainly be welcome.  This committee is responsible for the coordination of various works of charity within and outside of the parish population.  It cares for the poor by providing assistance for the indigent of the parish and by contributing to community efforts for the needy such as the Caring and Sharing program.  It is responsible for the coordination of volunteer drivers to bring parishioners to Mass on Sundays.  Should the need arise, it shall coordinate parish efforts for refugees and immigrants.  This committee will also coordinate parish effort for the reconciliation of non-churched Catholics within our parish boundary.  Linda will also be doing visiting to the hospital and to senior citizen homes both in Morden and Winkler.  If you know of someone in the hospital or in our senior homes that would like a visit please give Linda a call.  She will be more than happy to hear from you.  Again, Linda, welcome aboard!

CWL Members

Please note that there will be no general meeting on Wednesday, March 3rd. but there will be an executive and convenors - both past and new - on Wednesday, March 10th at 7 pm.

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