Catechetics St. Rose of Lima Parish 9 Jamieson Dr. Fall River, NS B2T 1E5 Office Phone: (902) 860-0475 Fax: (902)861-2576 Web Page ~ www.strose.ca Office email: strose@eastlink.ca Pastor: The Very Rev. Duncan MacMaster Phone: (902) 861-2972 Deacon: Rev. Dr. Chris Coffin coffinfc@gmail.com Phone: (902) 864-1834 Secretary: Cheryl Delaney Mon-Fri. 9am - 12 Noon Donations & Accounts: Phyllis Yhard Thurs. & Fri. 9am-3pm pyhard@eastlink.ca Catechetics: Susannah Daines, DRE (902) 576-3027 email: catechetics@eastlink.ca Marriage: contact Fr. Duncan MacMaster Baptism: contact Parish Office Parish Council Chair: Shannon McDonald Email: dwbmc@eastlink.ca Sac. of Reconciliation: Sat. 3:00-3:50pm, or by re- quest Lord’s Day Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 10:00 am Repose of Bernadette Hollett Weekday Masses Tues. Jan. 13 @ 7pm Repose of Tracey Meagher Wed. Jan. 14 @ 11 am Funeral Mass for Anne Roache Thurs. Jan. 15 @ 7 pm Repose of Gail Poirier Fri. Jan. 16 @ 9 am Repose of Anthony Chesal Senior Please join us on Jan. 18, 20 & 22nd to plan together how to make a positive impact in our community. This is sponsored by the churches in this area. St. Rose Youth Group presents Oscar Night A Hollywood Mystery January 18th at 7pm Mitchell Hall Fund Raising Committee we are establishing this committee to help us in our special project. There is the possibility that we may be going to build a Parish Center. This project will be costly and there will be many different furnishings and equipment required. Please contact Fr. Duncan if you are willing to join us. Parish Envelopes: These envelopes are our most consistent source of Revenue. We ask that each family consider to use this method and join us in the financial support for Parish expenses. We can get these at the rear of the church. Simply take a box and place your name on the list; we are able to give tax receipts for your contribution. Thank you. Financial Report Weekly budget Ordinary Revenue needs: $4,230.00 Ordinary Revenue received last week: $3,082.00 # of envelopes received last week: 71 # of parishioners using PAR: 62 Average amount contributed: $23.18 Special Guest Speaker Ronnie " Inspector Clouseau" ' Lunn Children's Liturgy Volunteers Needed! Our CL program is up and running and the children are very engaged at both the Saturday and Sunday Masses. We need more volunteers to run this program properly. If you are at Mass already, and can lend a helping hand for 10-15 minutes during Mass, please let Louise MacDonald know as soon as possible. Training is very simple and responsibilities are minimal. Thank you for considering this wonderful ministry! louise@joyfulsounds.ca or 902-576-2483 There is a collection box in the church entry for Baseball gear/equipment and School Supplies. Peter Driscoll, one of our youth, will be travelling to Cuba as part of the Canada-Cuba Goodwill Tour. He and his team will be visiting schools, playing ball, and distributing gear to less fortunate youth in this outreach project. The collection will go until January 25th. Well, we’re heading into the heart of winter! Please note the following cancellation policy for Religious Education Classes. If regular schools are closed on a Wednesday, Religious Education Classes will automatically be cancelled. Please keep a close eye on your email on days with inclement weather as I will send you a notification email if classes are cancelled. If you haven’t heard from me, classes are running as scheduled! RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IMPORTANT DATES JANUARY SCHEDULE January 11 — Confirmation Prep (6:30-9:00pm in Mitchell Hall) January 14 — Religious Ed Classes January 17 — First Communion Prep (10:00am12:00pm in Mitchell Hall) January 21 — Religious Ed Classes Community Outreach, The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul: Monday to Friday contact information: email ssvdpfallriver@gmail.com or phone 902-476-8626. Knights of Columbus hockey pool winner is John McEachern. Congratulations.