Saturday April 23 5:15 p.m. Intentions of First Communion Candidates

Sunday April 24 9:30 a.m. Members of the Parish

11:00 a.m. Francis Katherine & Gregory Thomas Hanniman

Tuesday April 26 7:00 p.m. Bernard McCann

Wednesday April 27 9:30 a.m. Marie, Art & Alice Pickett

Thursday April 28 9:30 a.m. Jack & Sue Volkenberg

Friday April 29 9:30 a.m. Marina MascarenasSaturday April 30 5:15 p.m. Maria de Lourdes Ferreira

Sunday May 1 9:30 a.m. Members of the Parish

11:00 a.m. David Steacy

All servers welcome in the Sanctuary at all liturgies

Liturgies this week

Prayer Line Contact: Shirley Legris 613-545-0493

HOLY YEAR OF MERCY

Lord Jesus Christ, in the Sacrament of the Eucharist You left us the outstanding manifestation of your limitless love for us.

Thank You for giving our children the opportunity to experience this love in receiving the Sacrament for the first time. May your Eucharist presence keep them ever free from sin, fortified in faith, pervaded by love for God and neigh-bor, and fruitful in virtue, that they may continue to receive You throughout life and attain final union with You at death. Amen ~ Amen.

Prayers at First Communion

The Rosary is prayed in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament Mass, Tuesday to Saturday before Mass.

Knights of Columbus 1st Tues. of the month after 7:00 p.m. Mass, Grand Knight – Joseph Hamilton

Catholic Women’s League

2nd Tues. of the month after 7:00 p.m. Mass - Karen Mulvihill, President

Finance Committee Dr. A. Sanfilippo, Chairman

Parish Council Kay Weerasooriya, Chairperson

Property Committee Richard Hoffman, ChairmanFundraising Committee 4th Wed. of the month 7:00 p.m. - Elaine

Clark, ChairpersonHospitality Committee Marianne Murphy

Justice and Peace Committee

4th Thurs of the month 7:00 p.m. - Bronek Korczysnki, Chairman

Liturgy Committee Kay Weerasooriya, Chairperson

Screening Committee Joanne Cosgrove, Chairperson

Legion of Mary Tues. 9:30 a.m.

Junior Liturgy 9:30 a.m. MassPartners in Mission Food Donations

Food to be received 3rd week each month

Choir Practice Thursdays | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Secretary’s Office Hours Mon. – Thurs. 9 to 12 noon

September - June

Thank YouThe CWL would like to thank the parish for their overwhelming generosity during our bake sale last weekend. We raised just over $1100! Congratulations to Nida Sullivan, our raffle prize winner. We would not have reached this level of success without the donations of so many CWL members in the parish. Thank you for your support!

The Pope’s Pastoral Works The diocesan collection for The Pope’s Pastoral Works will be received on May 1.

MAY ROSARY The Knights of Columbus will sponsor the praying of the Rosary every Wednesday evening at 6:45 pm outside in front of the flower garden and the statues of the Blessed Mother and St. Bernadette. May 4, 11, 18 and 25. In case of inclement weather, we will move inside to the main foyer of the church, in front of the statue of the Blessed Mother. All are welcome to participate. God bless our parish family.

Liturgical Assignments are posted on the bulletin boards and on the parish website

Holy Communion to those in the Parish who are not well enough to come to Sunday Mass, please contact Carol Young: 613-389-6306.

Sacrament of Penance Saturday, 4:30-5:00 p.m., daily before Mass, and by appointment

Sacrament of Baptism: by appointment

Sacrament of Marriage: Arrange 6 months in advance. Pre-marriage course required

Sacrament of the sick: as needed. Call the parish office.

Sacraments

Our Lady Queen of Peace, Legion of Mary – This year throughout the Archdiocese of Kingston, the Legion of Mary members have chosen for their Spiritual Work of Mercy to pray for the living and dead. Our Lady Queen of Peace, the Legionary members from our Parish are joining the Parish Prayer Line and will be offering their prayers for all the intentions.

Correction to the 2016 Parish Update report presented last SundayThere was an error in the Pie Chart showing the source of the 2015 Receipts. The correct allocation is: Offertory 87%, Christmas and Easter 5%, Fundraising 3%, Miscellaneous 5%. All of the figures in the spreadsheet are correct; it is just the pie chart that has been affected by this error. We wish to thank the parishioner who noticed the error and notified us of his findings.

The Sacrament of the Sick – ideally celebrated in community, will be Thursday, May 12 at 2:30 pm. Those who are seriously ill, those of advanced age, those undergoing serious surgery or treatment and those in danger of death are invited. All baptized Catholics are candidates for the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. Let us joyfully celebrate the healing of the Lord through His Church.

WANTED: Movers & RakersYou are invited to attend the annual spring clean-up of our Parish grounds on Saturday April 30 commencing at 9am. There is no charge and no entertainment … just good old-fashioned raking and bagging of debris accumulated on the lawn over the winter … and lots of self-satisfaction in keeping our grounds looking good! Your Property Committee

GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY PILGRIMAGE 2017 marks the Golden Anniversary of the founding of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish. Your 50th Anniversary Sub-Committee has been planning events to commemorate this important parish milestone. We will be travelling from October 10th to the 20th of 2017. The pilgrimage of thanksgiving will take us to Lourdes, the very place where Our Blessed Mother appeared to St. Bernadette. At Lourdes and the other destinations, we will offer our gratitude to Almighty God for the great blessings of the first fifty years of our beloved parish under the special patronage of Our Lady of Lourdes. For further info and details of this pilgrimage, please contact Anne Routhier at Maritime Travel:613-389-8170

Spring Garden Project With the warm weather comes our annual partnership with Neil’s Flowers on Sydenham Road. During the months of May and June, Neil’s will contribute to the parish building fund ten percent of the sales price of goods bought from them. You have only to mention that you are from Our Lady of Lourdes parish. Next Sunday there will also be tickets available for you to give to your friends so that they can also be included in this arrangement. We are grateful and also proud to work with Neil’s, who feature high quality and lots of variety.

Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School Mid-Term Report Cards will be issued to students on Thursday, April 28.

Holy Family Parish Fun Fair BazaarWed. May 4 at Holy Family School, 114 Wiley St., Kingston. Times are 12:00-2:30 for Students and Seniors, and 6:00-8:00 pm for the General Public. Proceeds support both parish and school. For more information, please call Sandy at: 613-548-3761.

National March for Life in Ottawa: A bus will leave Kingston for the National March for Life on Thursday, May 12 from St. Joseph’s Church parking lot on Palace Rd. at 7:30

a.m. sharp to arrive in time for the Masses and prayer services. Cost is $30 per person. (Please bring cheques made out to Campaign Life Coalition, if possible). For more information and to reserve your seat, call: 613-389-4472 or 613-382-1084. We will make one stop in Gananoque. Please check the bulletin board for the full program of the three-day (May 13-15) event. Candle Pledge forms and more information are included in the information which you will find at www.campaignlifecoalition.com. Click March for Life and on the pamphlets.

Sat. 5:15 pm Sun 9:30 am Sun 11:00 am

Lectors L. Sagriff P. Gilmartin

*All LiturgicalRoles to be filled by Knights of ColumbusCouncil #7224

A. Clark L. Deschamps

E.M. L. Sagriff P. Gilmartin

A. ClarkL. Deschamps

Gifts Mark Family

Chandrarajan Family

Ushers t. O’FlahertyVolunteer

R. Vanderhelm Volunteer

Liturgical Assignments | April 30/May 1

Please see the website for further announcements

Year of Mercy EventThe Archdiocese of Kingston World Youth Day pilgrims invite you to a Year of Mercy & World Youth Day Presentation with Sebastian Gomes from Salt & Light TV. Sebastian will also share what it has been like to work with Pope Francis. Friday, May 13 at 7pm at St. Mary’s Cathedral. All are welcome! Free-will donations will be graciously accepted. Refreshments following. For more info contact Nadia Gundert at 613-484-2446 or youth@romancatholic.kingston.on.ca

CURSILLISTAS You are invited to an ULTREYA on Sun., May 15 at St. Patrick School, 158 Patrick Street. The Ultreya will start at 2 pm and will consist of a witness talk, response, small groups, music and prayer. All Cursillistas are invited to come out to renew old friendships and meet fellow Cursillistas. For more information contact Mike and Diane Foley in Kingston at 613-546-6224, mfoley8@cogeco.ca or Neil and Margaret Cameron in Brockville at 613-598-1702, cameron25@ripnet.com

St. Michael’s Parish Mission with Fr. Dan Cambra, MIC from May 21 – 25. A great opportunity for faith renewal in the Year of Mercy!