OF HOLY GUARDIAN ANGELS & IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 145, L'Ardoise, NS, BOE ISO.
Phone: 1-902-587-2416/Fax: l-902-587-2529/hgap@ stpeterscable.com
Pastor - Fr. Barrett Clare-Johnson
Second Sunday of Lent
February 16 & 17, 2008
Weekday Masses
Mon.,Feb. 18th: Mass @6:30 pm in HGA. Intention for Wilfred Martell
Tue., Feb. 19th: Mass @6:30 pm in HGA. Intention for Lester LeRue from Mary & Rose
Wed., Feb. 20th: Way of the Cross @ 6:00 pm followed by Mass in the Kateri Chapel
Thur., Feb. 21st: Mass @6:30 pm in HGA. Intention for Betty Sampson from the Family
Fri., Feb. 22nd: Way of the Cross @6:00 pm followed by Mass in HGA. Intention for Ken
Martell from Victor Martell
Ministries:
4:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m.
11:15 a.m.Date
Reader
Offertory
Eucharistic
ServersSat, Feb. 23
Lois Madden
Beth Pottie & Family Marie Kemp (T) Shirley Gracie Wilfred BarrettSun. Feb. 24
Marie Burkey
Marie & Mannie Momb.
Elaine Sampson (T)
Tommy Mombourquette
Sarah TouesnardSun. Feb. 24
Frank
Carol, Joe, Margaret
Annie, Allie
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Before weekday Masses or by request.
Immaculate Conception First Confession Class: Tuesday, February 19th at 2:50 p.m. in the Mi'kmawey School.Confirmation Class: Confirmation Class will take place on Sunday, February 17th @ 6:30 p.m. in the Kateri Chapel.
Immaculate Conception Parish Finance Committee Meeting on Wednesday, February 20th at 7 p.m.
Grade 7 & 8 Religious Education Classes will be held on Wednesday, February 20th at E.R.E.C. (after school)
R.C.I.A.: Session to be held on Monday, February 18th, in the glebe, at 7 p.m.
L.E.A.D. Annual Meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 18th at 7 p.m. in the downstairs of the Community Center. All are welcome to attend.
L'Ardoise Legion Meeting on Tuesday, February 19th at 7:30 pm. Executive at 7 pm
L'Ardoise Seniors Jolly Club Meeting on Thursday, February 21 at 1:30 pm at the Community Center. Valentine Cake & Card playing. Members are reminder about the Merchandise Bingo.
Merchandise Bingo on Sunday, March 2 at 2:00 pm at the Community Center. This bingo is in conjunction with the Richmond County Winter Festival. Sponsored by the L'Ardoise Seniors Jolly Club. Excellent prizes.
45's Card Game: Game at the L'Ardoise Community Center on Saturdays at 7 p.m. Usual 1st, 2nd, & 3rd. Prizes along with 1st toonie jar is $1,000, and 2nd toonie jar is $852.00 +.
Our Lady of Grace Monastery: A Celebration of Welcome with Most Reverend Bishop Raymond J. Lahey will take place on Sunday, March 2 at 2 pm. Join us in prayer, meet Augustinian Contemplative Nuns, and browse the new gift shop.
National Televised Mission: Father Ron Rolheiser, OMI will be the guest preacher for this year's National televised mission. His topic; Keeping a Mellow Heart in a Bitter Time. The Mission will
be broadcast on Monday and Tuesday, March 3rd and 4th on VISIONTV. The Maritimes: 8:00 pm and Repeated at 12:00 a.m.Youth-Adult Committee: The Youth-Adult Committee will meet on Tuesday, February 19th at
7:00 pm in the glebe. The purpose of the meeting is to begin preparations for the National Evangelization Team Retreat for Teenagers in April.Praying: Lent is the time to start new patterns of Prayer. Perhaps we have not been praying at all.
This is a great time to choose to begin. It is important to begin realistically. We can start by simply pausing when we get up and taking a slow, deep breath, and recalling what we have to do this day,
and asking for grace to do it as a child of God. We may want to go to bed a half hour earlier, and get up a half hour earlier and give ourselves some time alone to read the readings for the day, and just
talk with the Lord about those readings or about the stuff of the day. We may choose to go to Mass each day during Lent. We may choose to get to church on Sunday, just 15 minutes earlier, so we can reflect a bit. Lent may be a time we would want to choose to start to journal the day-to-day
reflections that are coming, the desire we are naming and asking for, the graces we are being given.Festival 2008 Update:Chair: Scott Mombourquette; Finance - Carol Sampson; Secretary - Mary Anne Mombourquette. The next festival meeting will take place on Sunday, February 24th at 2 pm
in the Community Center. All welcome. More information next week.Development & Peace: The slogan for this year's Share Lent campaign is "I believe, I give." Our beliefs motivate our whole beings and inspire us to give of our time, our talents and to share with the less fortunate in the Global South. May God bless us with an everlasting desire to work for peace throughout the world.
Thank You: A heartfelt thank you to all that sent cards, called and passed on condolences at the loss of my brother, Benjamin. Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered. Alex & Elizabeth Boyles
World Youth Day Group: The time has come to do our final round of fund raising. With the
continued support of our Parish, we were able to raise just about what we need for our Pilgrims to attend World Youth Day in Australia in July this year. As our last gala, we are having a St Patrick's Day Auction and Ceilidh. This event will be held on March 16th at the L'Ardoise Community
Center. If any individual or organization would like to contribute to our Auction, please feel free to contact one of the youth group members to arrange pick up. More details will be provided on this Auction and Ceilidh as the time approaches. God Bless. World Youth Day Group Members and Chaperons.Variety Concert at the Lakeside Community Center, Sampsonville which was cancelled last week due to the storm will be held this Sunday, Feb. 17 at 2 pm
Cursillo and Challenge Reminder: Our next ultreya in Richmond will be held on Tuesday,
February 19th at the St. Louis Parish Hall in Louisdale at 7:30 pm. Hope to see you all there on
what is sure to be a very spiritual and faith filled evening. Please Be a friend and Bring a friend.Cape Breton Family Place Resource Center Program at the LArdoise Community Center on Mondays Feb. 18, & 25. 9:30 - 11:3- am -Newborn to 6 years.
Weekend of Grace Conference: Less than 50 spaces left. 2nd Annual Regional Catholic Women's Conference to be held the weekend of April 18-20, 2008 at the Lord Nelson Hotel in Halifax.
Call 902-423-9759 or visit www.stacm.ca select "Programmes" and click on "Weekend of Grace." Pre-registration - $149.00
Have a Good Week!