March 13th, 2016

Fifth Sunday of Lent Healing Prayer

Corner

Please remember these

people in your prayers:

James Patrick Morris

Jim Holden

Susanne Marleau

Phil & Vera Roy and Family

Suzanne Aubichon

Emma Baptiste

Elizabeth Burke

Randy Case

Leo Chevrefils

Olivia Langdon-Davies

Darlene Doherty

Jim Dumont

Bob Gustafson

Larry Hebert

Darrin Huzar

Randy Ivers

Tony Jenkins

Linda Johnnie

Simone Kwast

Agnes Leslie

Tom Letchford

Martha McCloskey

Dan Michell Jr.

Maureen Moran

Nellie Nooski

Axel Norman

Anna Pavlik

George Rivard

Kathy Spuzak

Germaine Stalnick

Ralph Tessier

Pauline Udengwu

Frank Walter

Helen Wildeman

Victorine & Joe Williams

Lynda Worbecky

If you or someone you know would like to be added or removed from this list, please call the par-ish office at 250 564-5225.

POPE FRANCIS

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good morning,

In speaking about divine mercy, we have often evoked the figure of the father of a family,

who loves his children, helps them, cares for them, forgives them. As father, he teaches

them and corrects them when they make mistakes, helping them to develop and grow in

goodness. This is how God is presented in the first chapter of the Book of Prophet Isaiah,

in which the Lord, a loving but also a careful and strict father, turns to Israel, accusing

them of disloyalty and corruption, in order to lead them back to the path of justice. This is

how our text begins: “Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; / for the Lord has spoken: /

‘Sons have I reared and brought up, / but they have rebelled against me. / The ox knows

its owner, / and the ass its master’s crib; / but Israel does not know, / my people does not

understand’” (1:2-3).

Through the prophet, God speaks to the people with the bitterness of a disappointed fa-

ther, who raised his children, and now they have rebelled against him. Even animals are

loyal to their master and recognize the hand that feeds them; yet, the people no longer

recognize God, they refuse to understand. Although wounded, God lets love speak, and

he appeals to the conscience of these degenerate children, that they may mend their ways

and allow themselves to be loved again. This is what God does! He comes to meet us so

that we may allow him, our God, to love us.

The father-son relationship, to which the prophets often refer in speaking about the Cove-

nant relationship between God and his people, has been distorted. A parent’s mission to

educate aims to raise children in freedom, teaching them how to be responsible, able to do

good things for themselves and for others. But, because of sin, freedom becomes the pre-

text of autonomy, the pretext of pride, and pride leads to opposition and the illusion of

self-sufficiency.

Thus God reprimands his people: “You have lost your way”. Lovingly and bitterly he says

“my” people. God never disowns us; we are his people. Even the worst of men, the worst

of women, the worst of people are his children. This is God: he never ever disowns us! He

always says: “Come, son, come daughter”. This is the love of our Father; this is the mercy

of God. Having such a Father gives us hope, gives us confidence. This belonging should be

lived out in trust and obedience, with the knowledge that everything is a gift that comes

from the Father’s love.

Libreria Editrice Vaticana

The Children's Liturgy of the Word

The Children's Liturgy of the Word will not take place during Spring Break. The program will resume on Sunday, April

3rd at the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Sincere thanks to all the young participants.

Holy Week Schedule

Palm Sunday Mar. 19th - 5:30 pm

Mar. 20th - 9 am and 11 am

Holy Thursday (The Lord’s Supper) March 24th - 7 pm

Good Friday (Celebration of the Passion of The Lord) March 25th - 3 pm

Easter Vigil March 26th - 9 pm

Easter Sunday March 27th - 9 am and 11 am

Mass Schedule/Intentions

Mon, Mar. 14 @ 7pm— Chrism Mass—

Tues, Mar. 15 @ 12:10pm— RIP— Jean Veitch

Wed, Mar. 16 @ 12:10 pm— INT— Margaret Coyle

Thurs, Mar. 17 @ 12:10 pm— RIP—Sr. Kathleen

Fri, Mar. 18 @ 12:10 pm— RIP—Lucy Rezendes

Fri, Mar. 18 @ 7:00 pm—

Sat, Mar. 19 @ 9 am— RIP—Joseph and Martha Buchlmann

Sat, Mar. 19 @ 5:30 pm— RIP— Manuel and Arminda Rodrigues

Sun, Mar. 20@ 9:00 am— RIP—Lucy Rezendes

Sun, Mar. 20@ 11:00 am— For the people of the parish

Collections

March 6h, 2016 Total: $2847.45

Envelopes: $2,374.00 Loose: $473.45

9 P.A.D.’s: $400.00 & 2 CCD’s: $65.00

Holy Childhood Mar 6th: $7.80 Total to date: $429.90

Annual Diocesan Appeal

Parish Goal: $ 47,784

Pledged to Date: $ 23,907

Amount To Goal $ 23,877

Pastoral Council Members

Claudia Betz, Cecelia Puga, Michael Horianopolous, Kathy Pereira, Rebecca Gilbert, Carla Wolitski and James Fowlie.

The next Pastoral Council meeting will be on April 5 at 5:pm.

Lectors Eucharistic Ministers Altar Servers

Sat. 5:30 pm G. Hoffarth, R. Roch

Passion Narrator—F. Caffrey

F. Roch, D. Earles, M. Ford K. Nielly, P. Castro

I. Villeneuve

Sun. 9:00 am I. Wallace, R. Hladchuk

Passion Narrator—J. Lazzarin

E. Merz, J. Hodgson, A. Lavoie Hladchuk Family

Sun. 11:00 am R. Polillo, W. Pattison

Passion Narrator—R. Gilbert

J. Mendonca, G. Spooner, P. Spooner,

A. Stewart, E. Zastre

Gilliard Family

Saturday & Sunday, March 19th & 20th

Altar Servers—Please remember to pick up your new Altar Server Schedule in the Foyer of the Church.

Sacred Heart School News

As part of our Lenten activities, students and staff decorated and filled Brown Lunch Bags with food which was shared

with guests at the St. Vincent de Paul Drop-in-Centre on the evening of March 11th. Thank you to all who were able to

contribute.

Sacred Heart School students and staff gathered at Sacred Heart Cathedral on Thursday, March 10th for a Lenten Recon-

ciliation Service. On Friday, March 11th, Grade Three hosted the March School Mass. Thank you to parishioners who

were able to join us.

Sacred Heart School closed for Spring Break on Friday, March 11th. This was "Green Day" to honour St. Patrick whose

feast day falls on March 17th. Report cards for the second term went home that day. Sacred Heart School will re-open on

TUESDAY, MARCH 29th, 2016.

We wish all parishioners and school families many blessings as we continue through Lent and approach the Feast of

Easter.

Diocesan Youth Conference 2016

Registration for the 2016 DYC: The Ascent is now open for all those in grades 7-12! You can register online at

www.dycpgdiocese.eventbrite.ca. It is $40 before APRIL 1 and $60 after April 1. The Diocesan Youth Conference is a

packed weekend adventure filled with dynamic talks, workshops, games, adoration, praise & worship, and

a coffeehouse featuring artists from across our diocese as part of an evening celebration. This year, our theme is ‘The

Ascent’. The Christian journey often feels like a tough climb, but we hope young people will leave ready to take on eve-

ry mountain. With the help of Face2Face Ministries, we will unpack that which is most central and basic to the Catholic

Christian faith.

Door of Mercy

The Holy Door of Mercy at Sacred Heart Cathedral will be open at all liturgical celebrations and especially on every

Friday from 6pm until 7pm for Eucharistic Adoration and the Sacrament of Confession, followed by Holy Mass at

7pm throughout this Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy. Let us make the best use of this opportunity.

Lay Formation

The Lay Formation Alumni and all those who wish to join us, will meet to pray The Liturgy of the Hours, at Sacred

Heart Cathedral on Wed. Mar. 16,2016 @ 7.00 pm. Please come and enjoy an evening of prayer and good discussion.

Update on Refugee Sponsorship

We are still waiting on the Federal Government's list of pre-approved refugees for private sponsorship. We expect them

to begin sending it out again by the end of March. Hopefully then we will be able to sponsor another family.

Our present family is doing very well. They continue with English classes at IMMS in the mornings and Wael is work-

ing at Schultz Autobody in the afternoons. Haneen is also getting some hours at Ave Maria.

The Fraser Lake community are also supporting our work and have invited the family out to Fraser Lake for a

fundraising dinner on St Patrick's day. Thank you again for all your support.— Sergio Petrucci

Divine Mercy Sunday Citywide Celebration

Bishop Stephen Jensen will celebrate Mass for the Solemnity of the Divine Mercy on Sunday, April 3, 2016 at 3:00 PM at

Sacred Heart Cathedral. The Divine Mercy Chaplet will be prayed prior to Mass. According to the schedule of the

Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy this day is dedicated to be Jubilee for those who are devoted to the spirituality of Divine

Mercy.

For those who are dedicated to the spirituality of Divine Mercy a meeting will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at

7:00 PM at Sacred Heart Cathedral to plan this special celebration.

Come and Rest Who: Everyone

Where: Christ Our Saviour Parish Prince George. (4514 Austin Road West)

When: March 20, 3:00-7:30 pm

Event: These events encourage a renewed vision, celebrating our Sabbath Rest Day with talks, fellowship, and adora-

tion. Open to all people in the Diocese with childcare available. We are currently exploring the connection between the

Year of Mercy and the Heart of Jesus. Please bring enough food for your family and everyone will have plenty.

For more information, please contact Angelo at asabbadin@pgdiocese.bc.ca or (250) 964-4424 (ext. 230)

“Ski Merciful” Young Adult Ski Retreat Young Adult Ski Retreat: Register Online: Smithers. Skiing. Retreating. What more could you ask for? Come join us

March 18-20 in the beautiful slopes of Smithers for a time away from the busyness of daily life. Ages 18-40. The theme

this year is SKI MERCIFUL. We will be exploring themes of receiving and giving mercy. Guest speaker, Megan Turland

from Catholic Christian Outreach, will be joining us all the way from Toronto along with our fav skiing priest, Fr. Jack

Michalchuk. To keep cost minimal, we are joining the Hudson Bay Mountain PG Community weekend so lift tickets are

only $25! This event will fill up quickly so please register online at: http://bit.ly/1nhuXyZ

Lenten Reconciliation

Wednesday, March 16th

St. Mary’s @ 7pm

Tuesday, March 22nd

Immaculate Conception @ 7pm

Domano Renewal Centre

The Sorrows of Mary

Tuesdays, March 8, 15

10:00—11:30 am

In our reading Scripture, we find seven sorrows of Mary mentioned. Whether

or not anyone has devotion to the mother of Jesus, everyone can find their

struggles and sadness hidden in Mary’s sorrows. The final two sessions of

three are as follows:

Meeting Our Pain—Mary meets Jesus Carrying His Cross (March 8)

Anyone who has ever met suffering on a deeper level has been there with

Mary when she met her suffering son on his path to Calvary.

Embracing Our Loss— Mary Receives the Dead Body of Jesus (March 15)

Anyone who has ever embraced a part of their life that has died has been there

with Mary when she received the dead body of her child in her arms.

Location: Galilee

Fee: $10.00 per session; 3 sessions for $25.00

Facilitator: Elizabeth Poilievre FCJ

Christian Meditation

March 21, 7:00 - 8:00 pm

Christian meditation is for anyone who wants to learn to “clear the mind” and

draw deeper into God’s presence. We welcome all levels of meditators includ-

ing those who would like to learn to practice Christian Meditation.

Location: Galilee House

No Fee

Facilitator: Elizabeth Poilievre FCJ

Facilitator: Elizabeth Poilievre FCJ

All programs require registration, to register, please contact the

Domano Renewal Centre or

Register online at www.domanorenewalcentre.org

Looking for DYNAMIC Catholic Teachers To Teach Passionately AND INSPIRE Others In Our FAITH!: Cath-

olic Independent Schools Diocese of Prince George is accepting applications for Continuing and Limited Duration Teach-

er positions beginning September 2016 . For a complete listing of all teacher postings please go to www.cispg.ca

St. Vincent de Paul Society’s

Easter Dinner

St. Vincent de Paul Society is looking

for your help to serve Easter dinner to

those in need or who would be alone.

To ensure the success of the dinner we

need 45 volunteers to serve the meal

and cleanup.

Place: Sacred Heart Auditorium,

Ingledew Street,

Easter Sunday, March 27th, 2016.

Volunteers are needed from 10:15am

to 2:00pm. If you can help, please

register by March 23rd by calling our

Drop-in Centre, Monday through

Thursday 9:00am to 4:00pm

(250)564-7871.

Thank you in advance for your sup-

port. Together we can make life better

for others.

Chrism Mass 2016 The Mass of Chrism will be celebrated at 7:00 PM on Monday, March 14, 2016 at Sacred Heart Cathedral. In this dioce-

san celebration the Holy Oils and Chrism used in the Sacraments are blessed and consecrated. The priests will renew

their commitment to serve the Church. A reception will follow. Those attending are asked to bring a plate of snacks to

share. Please put on the table in the lower hall before Mass.