OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL
NEWSLETTER
MAY 2016
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DEO GRATIAS!
Dear Faithful,
Thanks be to God, Our Lady of Mount Carmel
and St. Joseph, our offer for the Lutheran Church on
Huron St., New Hamburg has been accepted! This is
wonderful news for our congregation. At last, we will
have a church sufficiently large to accommodate all the
faithful. More importantly, it will be a throne for the
King of the universe who will dwell there really and
substantially in the tabernacle. We will all try to
beautify it and make it a true house of God. It will be
especially beautiful by the fervour of the prayers we offer
there and the purity of the hearts that we bring to Holy
Communion. Also, we will have a large hall with
kitchen facilities, many small classrooms and a house to
lodge our Sisters. Deo gratias!
As I continue to concentrate to focus on the
Boarding facility building project, Fr. Gerrity will be coordinating the plans for moving in under my supervision.
In due course, he will communicate regarding necessary
work. We will take possession God willing on the feast
of St. Paul, June 30th. There will be some weeks of work
before we move in – notably the removal of asbestos and
the catholicisation of the Sanctuary area. Fairly soon
also, we will need to do work on the roof. I envisage that
we will, God willing, have a blessing of the new church
by the District Superior at the Assumption festival.
The financial responsibility that we have
undertaken is a grave one. The repayments on the
church building will be approximately $3,500 per
month. Your dedication and generosity in your pledges
show that we are able to meet this commitment. We
won’t be able to pay this without sacrifice. That the
burden is not unduly upon a few, everyone must
contribute what they reasonably can. We will
henceforth have a second collection on the first and third
Sundays specifically for the new church debt. The
collection for the St. Joseph’s Bursary will continue to
take place on the second Sunday of the month and the
fourth Sunday’s second collection will be in aid of the
Academy.
Fr. David Sherry.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS
FUNDRAISING
The 7th Annual Jog-a-thon fundraiser is now underway with the
actual jog-a-thon scheduled for Thursday, May 12th. Something
new this year. To the generous souls who support our students
in the jog-a-thon, three Holy Masses will be celebrated for you
and your intentions by a priest of OLMC, in gratitude for your
help. If you would like to make a one time donation or a pledge
per lap please speak with any one of the students.
ACADEMY ENROLMENT 2016-17
K-7 Boy and Girl day-students
7-12 Boy boarders and day-students
Closing Date for Applications: May 24th 2016
For an application form, please contact:
[email protected] or the office.
APPLE FRITTERS NEWS
Confirmed for the following events:
Baden Corn Festival – August 6th, 2016 – confirmed
Waiting confirmation for:
Royal Medieval Fair – September 17th, 2016
Robin in the Hood Medieval Festival – May 28th , 2016
Upcoming Events
ART FAIR
There will be a potluck after the High Mass today followed by
the Art Fair in the Cafeteria. Everyone is welcome!
May Crowning on May 1st
The traditional crowning of Our Lady will take place on
the Feast of St. Joseph, May 1st after 10am Mass. As Fr.
Gerrity is still recovering and not very mobile, the May
procession is cancelled this year.
May 8th
The annual Holy Name Society Mother’s Day breakfast
will take place after 10am Mass. Fr. Matthew OSB will be
with us on this day and will hold a conference after
breakfast about the Benedictine vocation and life at the
monastery.
May 10th to 20th
Pilgrimage to Rome/Holy Land. Please pray for the
students and parishioners who travel on pilgrimages to
Rome and the Holy Land during May. They will bring all
of your prayer intentions with them.
May 22nd
You are cordially invited to the presentation of a play
about the life of St. Thomas More A Man for all Seasons by
Robert Bolt. This play will take place after the potluck.
Frs. Pfluger and Couture will be with us on this feast of the
Most Holy Trinity. At 4pm, Fr. Pfluger will give a
conference.
May 29th
The traditional St. Catharine’s Corpus Christi Procession
will take place on Sunday May 29th. Mass at 10:30am
followed by the public procession in the streets of the city.
Because of this, there will be only one Mass here – a Low
Mass at 7:30am.
Saturday/Sunday August 13th/14th
Assumption Festival – Pilgrim Statue of Fatima will visit OLMC
November
Confirmation at OLMC
St. Joseph Centre -2016 Retreat
Schedule
1395 rue Notre-Dame, St. Cesaire, QC, JoL 1To
PH. 450 390 1323
MEN (minimum 18 years old)
August 22nd – 27th
November 21st – 26th
WOMEN
August 15th – 20th
October 10th – 15th
Note: All our English retreats start on Monday at
11:30am. They end on Saturday at 1:00pm. If you plan to
attend Sunday Mass in SaintCésaire before the retreat,
please call to confirm the time as it can be at 9 am or 5pm.
Eucharistic Crusaders Intention for May
For the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
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Candle Intentions
1 , 2 , 3rd & 4th week –souls in purgatory;
Collections
Easter Sunday March 27th : $2,426.00;
April 3rd : $1,245.00;
th
April 10 : $1,125.00; April 17th : $1,316.00
New Chapel Fund March 27th :$547.10
(total $15,133.95);
St. Joseph’s Bursary April 10th: $373.00.
Thank you for your generosity,
Sacramental Register
Baptism: Hannah Maria Tyndall on April 10th
Marriage: Matthew Zepf and Mary-Kate Goody on March
28th
Burial: Please pray for Patricia Adamkiewicz who died on
April 1st.
Prayer Intention
Please pray for Mrs. Antonietta Papania who is ill.
AMORIS LAETITIA
Joe is a bank robber; he feels trapped in this
situation because of the fact that his first job did not work
out. Moreover, his parish priest would not give him any
money when he asked for it. Although he realises that
robbing banks is not an ideal and would not happen if we
were all perfect, he feels justified in robbing banks – in
his concrete situation. Fr. Pius down the road leaves him
angry. When Joe presents himself for Communion, Fr.
Pius – based on the fact that everyone in the church
knows that Joe is a bank robber – passes over him. This
makes Joe feel dirty – as if he had done something bad.
Joe does not feel good when he leaves Mass. Why does
that priest think that he can make flesh of one and fish of
another? Who appointed him judge? Then, over his
Sunday lunchtime pint of beer, Joe relaxes and
imagines… What would the world be like if there were
no judging? If, instead of pointing the finger at bank
robbers trapped in their situation by the modern world
and the concrete circumstances of life, priests instead
tried to discern everyone’s individual situation and
accompanied them on their journey without judging. He
couldn’t help thinking of the words of John Lennon’s
song (did he remember the words correctly?): “Imagine
there's no judging…”
A few weeks ago, Pope Francis issued an apostolic
exhortation called Amoris Laetitia. In this document, the
Pope teaches that indissoluble Christian marriage is an
ideal, but there are also other non-stable situations such as
co-habitation – “in those cases,” says the Pope, “respect
can also be shown for those signs of love which in some
way reflect God’s own love.” (Paragraph 294) “Hence,”
he continues, “it can no longer simply be said that all those
in any ‘irregular’ situation are living in a state of mortal sin
and are deprived of sanctifying grace.” It is a matter of
conscience. For this reason, individual pastors can now
discern “that in a particular situation, no grave fault exists”
and thus give Holy Communion to those who are
consciously living in sin. (Footnote 336)
Joseph has now found his priest. In the logic of
Pope Francis’ words, Fr. George, on the other side of the
street from Fr. Pius, has opened a catholic church that has
a non-judgmental attitude towards bank robbers – the sign
outside proclaims it a “safe space for safecrackers.” Every
Sunday the children see Fr. George give Holy
Communion to Joe and they get a warm feeling inside – so
you can be a bank robber and go to heaven. In a much
warmer place very far away, Satan chuckles softly and rubs
his wings: “maybe I need to build on that extension after
all.”
Fr. David Sherry.
New Vestments for the Chapel
Thanks to the generosity of our faithful, OLMC Chapel is able to sustain the liturgy with proper beauty and order,
and give to God the honour and glory that is due to His infinite Majesty. The Sunday collection provides for the normal
consumables of the church, but the annual Pasta Dinner is essential for buying the necessary permanent items that can be
quite expensive.
The donations of the last Pasta Dinner were used to purchase $2,500 worth of vestments – one complete set in both
rose and gold (pictures on right). The gold set that previously filled the sacristy drawer belongs to our dear Fr. May and left
with him, and the present rose set is not very nice, so these two sets will be a big improvement!
The vestments have just arrived in the mail, but unfortunately, they must be blessed by a bishop before being used,
so there will be a bit of time before they will be seen in the sanctuary. Thanks again to all who contributed towards the
purchasing of these beautiful vestments.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
2483 Bleams Road, New Hamburg
Ontario N3A 3J2
Web:www.olmca.sspx.ca
Priests: Rev. David Sherry, Prior [email protected]
Rev. Sean Gerrity, Assistant [email protected]
Parish Admin: Sr. Maria-Barbara [email protected]
Tel. 519-634-4932
Fax 519-634-9395
Emergency number: 519-781-2055 or 519-497-5227District
Superior: Very Rev. Daniel Couture, Centre Saint-Joseph, 1395 rue Notre
Dame, Saint-Cesaire, Quebec J0L 1T0 Tel. 450 390 1323
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Liturgical Calendar for May
2016
St. Mark, the Evangelist, (Comm. Greater Litanies)
II
11:35am
4
SS. Cletus & Marcellinus, Popes, Martyrs
St. Peter Canisius, Confessor, Doctor
St. Paul of the Cross, Confessor
St. Peter of Verona, Martyr
St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin
ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER,
Spouse of the BVM, Confessor (Comm V of Easter)
Vespers
St. Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor
(Rogation Day)
Feria (Comm.St.Alexander I, Pope, & Companions, Martyrs)
(Rogation Day)
Vigil of the Ascension
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Ascension, Holy Day of Obligation
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Regular Sodality Meetings
First Thursday: SSPX Third Order – Next meeting at
at OLMC May 12th .
First Sunday - Sodality of the BVM & Eucharistic
Crusade Meetings
Second Sunday - Holy Name Society Meeting
Fourth Sunday - Adult Catechism
Special Collections
New Chapel Fund: Every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month
St. Joseph’s Bursary (Education): 2nd Sunday
Academy fund: 4th Sunday
Feria,
St. Stanislaus, Bishop, Martyr,
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III
III
11:35am
11:35am
11:35am
7:00am
8:00am
I
7:30 am & 10:00 am
5:00pm
III
11:35am
IV
11:35am
II
III
11:35am
10:00am Sung Mass
6:30pm Low Mass
6pm followed by
Holy Hour
8:00am followed by
Rosary & Benediciton
7:30am & 10:00am
5:00pm
11:35am
III
11:35am
II
III
11:35am
7:00am
IV
6:00pm
I
8:00am
7:30am & 10:00am
5:00pm
8:00am
8:00am
11:35am
11:35am
7:00am
8:00am
7:30am & 10:00am
5:00pm
I
First Friday
IV
First Saturday
III
SUNDAY AFTER THE ASCENSION
Vespers
St. Gregory Nazianzen, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor
St. Antoninus, Bishop, Confessor
(Comm. SS. Gordian & Epimachus, Martyrs)
SS. Philip & James, Apostles
SS. Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla & Pancrs, Martyrs
St. Robert Bellarmine, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor
(First Apparition of Our Lady at Fatima)
Vigil of Pentecost Traditional Fast & Abstinence
PENTECOST SUNDAY
Vespers
Pentecost Monday
Pentecost Tuesday
Ember Wednesday Traditional Day of Fast & Partial Abstinence
Pentecost Thursday
Ember Friday Traditional Day of Fast & Abstinence
Ember Saturday Traditional Day of Fast & Partial Abstinence
TRINITY SUNDAY
Vespers
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Feria
Feria
St. Gregory VII,Pope,Conf.(Comm St.Urban I,Pope, Martyr)
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III
8:00am
11:35am
11:35am
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Feast of Corpus Christi
I
10:00am Sung Mass
6:30pm Low Mass
III
7:00am
III
8:00am
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St.Bede theVenerable,Conf.,Doctor
(Comm.St.John I,Pope,Martyr)
St. Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop, Confessor
Kyriale I (lux et origo) Credo III
57 Jesus Chris is risen today
51 Ad Regias Agni Dapes
61 Regina Coeli, jubila
64 The Strife is o’er
Kyriale I Credo III
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191
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169
Hail Holy Joseph Hail
Friend of the Angels
Regina Coeli Jubila
Holy Mary Now we
Crown Thee
Kyriale VIII Credo III
58 New Praises be given
151 Concordi Laetitia
61 Regina Coeli, Jubila
91 Crown Him with many Crowns
Kyriale I
Credo III
58 New Praises be given
174 O Gloriosa Virginum
101 Adoro Te Devote
169 Holy Mary Now we
Crown Thee
Kyriale II
Credo III
68 Come Holy Ghost
65 Beata Nobis Gaudia
90 Jesu Dulcis Memoria
164 Daily Daily Sing to Mary
Kyriale II
Credo III
74 O God Almighty Father
158 Salve Mater
139 O Esca Viatorum
75 O Thou Immortal Holy Light