St. Gertrude’s Parish
September 11: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
105 Union St., Woodstock NB E7M 2W4; 328-3306; [email protected] http://stgertrudesparish.ca
St. Thomas of Canterbury, 14 Mill St, Canterbury, NB E6H 1K6
St. Bonaventure’s, Lakeville & St. Joseph’s, Newburg
Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:30 am–12:30 pm
Mass: Saturday at 7 pm; Sunday at 10 am; 12 noon Canterbury;
Reconciliation Saturdays at 6 pm or by appt.
Serving Our Parish:
Pastor: Father John Keoughan
Secretary: Sharon Weeks
PPC Woodstock Chair: Ben Kilfoil; Finance Chair: Andy Lenehan
Canterbury PPC Chair: Pam Grant; Finance Council: Jack Keilty
Masses This Week:
Saturday
Sunday
Sept. 10
Sept. 11
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Sept. 12
Sept. 13
Sept. 14
Sept. 15
Sept. 16
Sept. 17
Sept. 18
7:00 pm .............................................................. Parishioners
10:00 am......................................................... Michael Dillon
12:00 pm.............................................................. Joe Markey
.................................................................................... No Mass
.................................................................................... No Mass
7:00 pm .................................................... (James)Dale Clark
10:45 at WFN ....................................................Patricia Paul
9:00 am ..............................................Bridgeo & Doran DMF
7:00 pm ....................................................... Anna Culberson
10:00 am ................................................. Souls in Purgatory
12:00 pm ........................................................... Parishioners
Prayer Requests This Week:
Please pray for the sick, Theresa Donovan; John Hallihan; Richard Markey; Ron MacDonald;
Raymond Adams; Amber Polchies; Dave Lawson; and Arthur Sappier.
Please pray for those who have died, Rose(Keoughan)Marquis,cousin of Fr. John; and Sonny Greer.
CWL PRAYER LINE: Prayers will be said daily for two weeks by the CWL women, on request.
All requests are confidential; no information is required. To have prayers said, call Patricia
McLellan (328-2845) or Jocelyn Keirstead (328-9485; [email protected]).
Scheduled Ministries Next Week
Lectors
Eucharistic
Ministers
Hospitality
Gift Bearers
Ray & Margaret
Adams
Darlene Tapley
Doug & Mary
Murphy
Yves & Pam Genesse
Saturday – 7 pm
Paul Hanson
Tom Bridgeo
Frank Lipsett
John Slipp
Jocelyn Keirstead
Debi Rae
Mike McCallum
Marg McCallum
Brian Barton
Sunday – 10 am
Duane LutesDoris
Markey
Ann mcEvoy
Linens for September: Linda Staples
Faith Formation is set to begin Sunday September 18th. Sign-up sheets will be on the tables at
the back of the church, or by email: [email protected], call 328-9223, or just show up the
18th and sign-up directly with the Cathechist. Grades K to 4 are in the basement of the church
and grades 5 to 7 are in basement of the church hall. We welcome all children as well as
anyone willing to volunteer.
Offertory for Last Week
$915.00
Envelopes .............................................................
1498.00
Pre-Authorized debit ..........................................
259.80
Loose.....................................................................
$2672.80
Total .....................................................................
3650.00
Goal ......................................................................
977.20
Shortage ...............................................................
160.00
Canterbury Env...................................................
25.00
Loose.....................................................................
25.00
Cemetery ..............................................................
Candles .................................................................2.00
$10.00
Poor & Needy .......................................................
5.00
St. Bonaventure ...................................................................
Refugee fund ........................................................5.00
Cemetery...............................................................5.00
62.00
Canadian church..................................................
Little Church ........................................................ .75
$245.40
Little Church to date ...........................................
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: 328-9820; Grand Knight Frank Lipsett 328-2015; Monday Bingo: Open at 6 pm;
Early-bird games 7 pm; Hall rentals call 328-9820 and leave a message.
The KNIGHTS of COLUMBUS: next monthly meeting is scheduled for September 11th at the Knights of
Columbus Hall at 7:00 pm. Our meetings centre on faith, fellowship, and finding ways to help others and
also to have create and sustain God’s Kingdom on earth. Should you have any questions, please feel free to
contact our Grand Knight, Frank Lipsett @328-2015.
50:50 DRAW: Tickets are $2/week at the K of C Hall Monday evenings, Martin's Corner Store on Broadway
or bulk food store on Connell St. Tickets must be purchased by 6 pm Sunday.
Holy family parish is hosting a bridge luncheon, Tuesday, October 4th at 12 noon.
The proceeds
from this luncheon will provide bursaries for future graduates of Holy Family Parish. The cost per
table is $40. For those who wish to book a table, please call: Elaine@ 459 4554 or Margie@ 455
4108.
Please support Three Angels Children's Relief, Haiti!
Allison Chandra is going back to Three Angels Children's Relief in October, on a mission trip to the
School.
This is the same place that the youth went to last year, and will be returning to in March of 2017.
If you are interesting in supporting this mission, Allison will be taking supplies to the orphanage,
school and medical clinic. The items they are looking for are on a list at the back of the church, if
you would like to pick one up, or e-mail Allison to send you the list, at [email protected].
Items can be dropped at Dr. Chandra and Boyle's office on Connell Street, or home, or call
328-4997 to arrange to have them picked up. Thanks for supporting this wonderful mission!
St. Dunstan’s Catholic Women’s League Prayer Breakfast Saturday, October 1st. Begins with Mass
at 8:30 am immediately followed by breakfast in the Knights of Columbus Hall. Tickets $8.00 now
on sale from Mary 457-0093 OR Marlita 444-6001 in St. Dunstan’s parish office.
CWL- Regular monthly meeting will be held on Monday, September 19th, at 7 pm in the CWL room.
All members and any woman parishioner who would like to join is invited to attend. Any inquiries
can be answered by Ann Haines, CWL President.
Everyone is invited to the Woodstock Book Launch of "Loyal Gunners", 3 Field Regiment and the
History of New Brunswick's Artillery,1893-2012. Wednesday, September 14th at 7 pm at the Ayr
Motor Centre. Program includes Welcoming remarks, Introduction of the book, Band concert,
Displays of current military equipment, and Cadet displays. Come enjoy this important part of our
history. Free admission.
Daily Mass on Thursday, September 15th will be at Woodstock First Nation, beginning at 10:45 am.
SATURDAY MASS TIME CHANGE: Mark your calendars...Mass time will switch to 4 pm on Saturday,
October 15th.
CHORAL FEST 2016—Each year, singers from around the region gather for the NB Choral
Federation’s Choral Fest to rehearse and perform a significant work of choral music under one of
Canada’s leading conductors. This year Haydn’s Missa Brevis in F and Bob Chilcott’s Missa Cantale
will be the featured works. The guest conductor will be Michael Zaugg, who is the Artistic Director
and Principal Conductor of the professional choir “Pro Coro Canada”, based in Edmonton, Alberta.
This year, Choral Fest will be held in Fredericton at Grace Memorial Baptist Church on October 1416. Information for registration and the weekend schedule of singing is available on the bulletin
board at the side entrance of the church or by contacting: [email protected] or
www.nbcfsite.wordpress.com or (506) 453-3731