PARISH PRIEST

FR. Joseph tran

fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

READINGS FOR

february 8th, 2004

Isaiah 6:1-2, 3-8 Whom shall I send? Who will go for us? “Here I am,” I said, “send me.”
1 Corinthians 15:3-8, 11 Whether it be I or they, so we preach and you believed.
Luke 5:1-11 Do not be afraid, from now on you will be catching people.

They left everything and followed him.

(Luke 5:11)

fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings are taken from Cycle C of the Sunday Lectionary

Celebrant: Rev. Father Joachim Mudd

Sat. Feb. 7^th ,2004.

5:00 P.M.MORDEN: Pray for the Sick: The Blind,

the lame, the crippled & the afflicted+

Sun. Feb. 8^th ,2004.

9 A. M. Mass in Manitou Pray for the Sick: The Blind,the lame, the crippled & the afflicted+.

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

The Blind, the lame, the crippled & the afflicted

Mon. Feb. 9th ,2004. . -Fri. Feb. 13th ,2004.

NO DAILY MASS -

In case of emergency, please call

Father Ed Kosa in Carman @ 745-2204 or

Father Joachim Mudd in Morden @ 822-5240

or the Diocesan Office @ 237-9851.

LENT PREPARATION

From the smudges of ashes on Ash Wednesday (Feb. 25 this year), through the meatless Fridays and up to the Holy Week observances, Lent is a prime time for Catholics to reconnect with their faith. To prepare for Lent, check out www.americancatholic.org for a wealth of ideas!!

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.

Countdown to Lent

Ash Wednesday is coming! Lent begins Feb. 25.

Lenten Season

A penitent season of six Sundays and 40 weekdays that prepares for the high feast of Easter. Historically it is the step-by-step preparation for catechumens (those being initiated into the Church) for the paschal mystery. Thus, it is also a renewal of the faithful’s baptismal commitment to the shared life with the risen Christ.

Lent is a time for Penance, for Almsgiving & Prayer, for working to change attitudes.

Ash Wednesday

First Sunday through Fifth Sunday

Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday of Holy Week

The ashes that will be used to mark the beginning of Lent come from branches blessed and distributed last Passion Sunday. We’d like to ask you to bring the branches taken home last year to the Church, so that they may be burned and used in the Ash Wednesday liturgy. Thanks.

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CHAPLAINCY OF

SAINT PATRICK’S

LITURGY IN MANITOU

8:30 a.m. CONFESSION

9:00 a.m. MASS

february 8th
Reader		michel sanders
Communion		jerome sanders
Gifts		larry selby family
february 15^th
Reader	roger sanders
Communion	micheal sanders
Gifts	barry titchkosky family

”The Lord’s call to follow him is extended to saints and sinners alike”

a warm st. john’s and st. patrick’s welcome is extended to fr. joachim who will be celebrating mass with us this weekend.

ST. JOHN

THE EVANGELIST

		feb. 7^th	feb. 8^th
LECTORS	lucille gagnon			carole s. julie k.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS	ron & vicki laverty			will k. delores t.
USHERS	fred pohl			walter & hedwig k.
	feb. 14^th			feb. 15^th
LECTORS	lenore l.			cheryl c. gail r.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS	walter m. ron s.			marilyn s. dot l.
USHERS	fred pohl			walter & hedwig k.

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

UP-COMING EVENTS

YOUTH Feb. 8th

Pancake Breakfast feb. 22nd

Sunday Collections: February 1st , 2004.

MORDEN:

SUNDAY COLLECTION: $1,119.00

BUILDING FUND: $210.00

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

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.

Feb. 10: St. Scholastica

Scholastica and Benedict gave themselves totally to God and gave top priority to deepening their friendship with him through prayer. They sacrificed some of the opportunities they would have had to be together as brother and sister in order better to fulfill their vocation to the religious life. In coming closer to Christ, however, they found they were also closer to each other. In joining a religious community, they did not forget or forsake their family but rather found more brothers and sisters.

More Information? :See www.americancatholic.org

Mark your Calendars! Put on your

Dancing Shoes!

The youth from our parish would like to host a Valentine Family Dance on Sun. Feb. 15 from 6:30- 9:30 at the Friendship Centre. There will be a silver collection at the door. Youth are challenging every family in the parish to bring another family along to the party. Let’s fill the place, and have some fun! Please bring along a tray of sweets (to share through the evening) and/or a cake for a cake walk.

Other fun activities will be planned by youth as well.

Please try to join us. You wouldn't want to miss out on the fun!

WELCOME

A warm St. John’s welcome is extended to Denis & Janice Myers.

The National Catholic Mission

“If you are looking for God…” will be broadcast Sun. Feb. 22 on VISION TV and continues the next night Feb. 23. Both broadcasts start at 8 p.m.

It will also be repeated Mon and Tues. Feb. 23-24 at 11:30 a.m. Participants will be Father Brian Massie, SJ from Winnipeg and Mr. David Wells from England. We also visit Madonna House in Combermere, Ontario and the Benedictine Monastery at Saint-Benoit-du-Lac in Quebec.

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 within 2 weeks. 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 last weekend.

We are looking for a few good servers!

If you have received your First Holy Communion already, you could join our ranks as a Server at Mass!  We will provide training for you.  We really need to increase the size of our group and would be very happy to hear that you want to join us.  Please call Julie Kalinowski at 822-8023 to volunteer.  You will be helping with something big. . . Mass!

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.

YOUTH

Youth will meet Feb. 8 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the church rectory.

"THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST"

EXPERIENCE "THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST" produced by Mel Gibson.  .......the greatest film ever made. Opening in theatres Ash Wednesday, February 25, 2004.

AN EVENING WITH MARY

February 11, 2004

at 7:00 p.m.

St. John's Church

Please bring a goodie to share.

All are Welcome

HYMNFEST 2004

St. Alphonsus Parish is hosting HYMNFEST 2004 on Sun. Feb. 22^nd at 2:30 p.m. This annual event, now in its 18^th year, is an opportunity for parish choirs to get together and sing. It is also a wonderful time for everyone in the parish communities to join in this celebration, listen to great liturgical music and participate in some sing-alongs. Admission is free.

Sign of the Times

An ad for a Church has a picture of two hands holding stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments are inscribed and a headline that reads, "For fast, fast, fast relief, take two tablets.

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