1. religion and spirituality
2. christianity
3. catholicism

SURVEY for St. Gerard’s Church
Please encourage family members to read over the survey
carefully and answer it and return it by mail or dropping in
collection basket before April 15th.
Here are photographs at St. Gerard’s, some recent and
some was supplied from some months back. Parishioners who are interested can conveniently see what has
been done there. The website where photos are posted is at http://buncrana.wix.com/st-gerard
Please check it out!
A Lifeline for Marriage
Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in their
marriages. It provides the tools you need to get your marriage back on track. You will rediscover each other and examine your lives together in a new and positive way. This
program has helped thousands of couples experiencing all
kinds of marital problems, from simple apathy or resentment
to infidelity or even separation.
For confidential information or to register for the program in
the Lower Mainland commencing the weekend of April 10 –
12, 2015, call 604-530-6710, email:
vancouverbc@retrouvaille.org
or
visit
www.HelpOurMarriageBC.com.
Fr Donnelly' Mission Homilies
To find recordings of Fr Donnelly's mission homilies, go to the
following Internet address:
https://didobonaparte.wordpress.com/powell-river-mission/
Google: A Son of St Phillip & click on the PR Mission page.
check out his other homilies and blog entries.
Fr Lawrence A Donnelly, Parish Priest
Saint Jude's Parish & Shrine
Vancouver, BC, Canada. V5M 3K6
Sacrificial Offerings
March 29th, 2015—Palm Sunday
Envelope Donations $ 4,360.05 Loose $ 225.10
Envelopes Used 252 Average Donation $ 17.30
***May God Bless you for your Generosity***
PARISH GROUPS
ALTAR SERVERS COORDINATOR
Cathy Infanti
485-4142
ASSUMPTION - GIFT SHOP HOURS
Sundays 10am—11am
Sharon Stedman
485-5072
CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE
President Karen Prentice
485-7421
Funeral Catering Midge Strueby 485-5009
Bookrack Margaret Colman
485-3036
Meetings held the first Thursday of the month
in the Conference Room, A. Centre after 7pm
Mass in Assumption Church.
CHOIR DIRECTORS
10am Mass Donna Beauchesne 485-7579
7pm Mass
Fran Schweitzer
485-4990
FAITH & LIGHT
Lu Wuthrich
483-4587
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Grand Knight
Rolland Desilets 485-4442
Website: www.kofc5417.com
Meetings are held 2nd Monday of the month
Conference Room, Assumption Centre at 7:10pm
K. OF C. 4TH DEGREE
Faithful Navigator Ron Beaulieu 485-2411
MARANATHA PRAYER GROUP
Meets on Wednesday at 7:30pm in the
Conference Room, A. Centre. All welcome.
Don & Charlene Bourcier
485-9595
PARISH LIBRARY Check bulletin notice for details.
PREP COORDINATOR
PRO LIFE SOCIETY
483-1891
email: prprolife@gmail.com
SAFE ENVIRONMENT COORDINATOR
Nadine Desilets
YOUTH COORDINATORS
Sr. Youth Anne & Joshua Schweitzer 413-0725
Email:
asickavish@gmail.com
God Squad Brendan Maguire
485-1242
Email:
bmag@shaw.ca
SECOND COLLECTIONS FOR APRIL
April 12th—Parish Maintenance/Boiler Fund
April 26th—Work of Vocations
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Church of the Assumption
7109 Glacier Street
Powell River, British Columbia V8A 1R8
Phone: 604-485-5300 Fax: 604-485-5460
Pager: 604-414-9225
Email: parish.cassump@rcav.org
Parish Website:
www.assumptionchurch.homestead.com
Pastor: Fr. Patrick Tepoorten
Email: ptepoorten@rcav.org
TODAY’S READINGS
Sunday, April 5th, 2015
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Acts 10: 34a, 37-43 / Col 3: 1-4 /
John 20: 1-18
HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS
SUNDAY MASSES SCHEDULE
Assumption Church
Saturday
4:30 pm
Sunday
10 am, 7 pm
Sacred Heart Church—Sliammon
Sunday—12 noon
St. Gerard’s Church, Wildwood
Sunday—4:00pm
WEEKDAY MASSES
Mon.-Thurs. 8:00 am—Stat holidays @ 9am
Friday
9:00 am
Saturday
9:00 am
First Fridays
Assumption Church 9 am & 7 pm
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Wednesday after 8:00 am Mass
First Fridays
Assumption Church after 9am Mass till 10pm.
Concluding with Benediction at 9:50pm.
Assistant: Fr. Dass
Email: arokiadass.lazer@yahoo.com
RECTORY & OFFICE Office Hours:
Monday - Friday from 9 am - 3 pm
Closed from 12:30-1:00pm
OFFICE CLOSED—Good
Friday & Easter
Monday
Statutory
Holidays—OFFICE
CLOSED
PARISH CENTRE—Manager
Alan Lacourciere
485-5126
For bookings, please call rectory office
ASSUMPTION SCHOOL (K - Gr. 9)
7091 Glacier Street, P.R., BC V8A 1R8
 485-9894
 485-7984
Website: assumpschool.com
Principal Mrs. Mimi Richardson
PEC Chair Bruce Anderson
485-2279
ASSUMPTION PRE-SCHOOL for registration or
information Sherry Pagani
414-5470
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
Saturday
11:00 am—12 noon
Sunday
6:30 pm—6:50 pm
15 mins before Weekday Masses
ROSARY
Before each Weekday Mass
Living Rosary
Betty Hoy 485-6850
Seniors’ Rosary Thursdays 2 pm,
Assumption Church
BAPTISMS
By appointment, please call Rectory Office
MARRIAGE
Parishioners planning to be married must contact a priest at least four months in advance.
WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS
Please come & register at the office which is the building above the school. Or call 485-5300.
Easter Sunday—The Resurrection of The Lord
Sunday, April 5th, 2015—
Assumption Church—Saturday (Anticipated)
9:00pm
For Fr. Harrison Ayre
Assumption Church—Sunday
10:00am
For the parishioners
7:00pm
† Josef Wrotny
Sacred Heart Church—Sunday
12noon
† Jo-Ann Lee
St. Gerard’s Church—Sunday
4:00pm
For Theresa & Tony Vautour & Family
MASS SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF
April 6th—12th, 2015
Monday, April 6th—Solemnity-Easter Octave
(Acts 2: 14, 22-33 / Matthew 28: 8-15)
9:00am
† Norina Cognolato
Tuesday, April 7th—Solemnity-Easter Octave
(Acts 2: 36-41 / John 20: 11-18)
8:00am
For Margaret MacLeod
Wednesday, April 8th—Solemnity-Easter Octave
(Acts 3: 1-10 / Luke 24: 13-35)
8:00am
† Vitale Mastrodonato
Thursday, April 9th—Solemnity-Easter Octave
(Acts 3: 11-26 / Luke 24: 35-48)
8:00am
† Vincent Phong Cao Nguyen
7:00pm
† Grant Cunningham
Friday, April 10th—Solemnity-Easter Octave
(Acts 4: 1-12 / John 21: 1-14)
9:00am
For Marc & Rhea Pulin
10:30am
For Gail Formosa
Saturday, April 11th—Solemnity-Easter Octave
(Acts 4: 13-21 / Mark 16: 9-15)
9:00am
† Gilda Lucato
Sunday, April 12th, 2015—2nd Sunday of Easter—Divine
Mercy Sunday
(Acts 4: 32-35 / 1 Jn 5: 1-6 / John 20: 19-31)
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Assumption Church—Saturday (Anticipated)
4:30pm
For the parishioners
Assumption Church—Sunday
10:00am † Joe Agius
7:00pm
† Vittorio & Anna Cimaglia
Sacred Heart Church—Sunday
12noon
† Fred Rhodes
St. Gerard’s Church—Sunday
4:00pm
† Fr. Neilson
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Starts on Friday, April 10th
From 12 to 1pm
St. Joseph’s Hall, Assumption Centre
Email Christine Behan at cnbehan@gmail.com to see if
there is something you can help with. Or give her a call,
485-7230. Thank you very much.
P
RAY for the suffering, sick & deceased in our parish.
If you know of anyone in the parish who
needs our prayers and wishes their name on the
list, please call the rectory.
Remember in your prayers—The Sick:
Allan Behan, Carol Behan, Isobel Behan, Reine Berns,
Bridget Bigold, Peter Bernard, Landi Bledsoe, Liliana Bombardir, Geraldine Braak, John Braak, Jean Bychek, Carlo
Castagnoli, Mary Castellerin, Eva Cserey, Maria Ciarniello,
Katerina Cusin, Barry Cutler, Chris Cutts, Mary Dobie,
Anna Fiore, Brenda Fougere, Reine-Aimee Garneau, Victor
Grech, Davina Grundle, Mabel Harry, Shirley Harry, Lily
Hill, Betty & Simon Hoy, Dean Jantz, Muriel Kinahan,
Margaret Kovacs, Sandra Lahey, Jacques Leblanc, Arlene
Louie, Edda Martinig, David Mastrodonato, Kathleen
McCarthy, Elizabeth McDonnell, Patricia McDonough,
Brian Mendieta, Sylvia Miller, Lucille Mirrlees, Sylvia Moreau, Walter Nassichuk, Marcel Nadeau, Antoinettia &
Dino Palloto, Hermine Pfister, Frank Rigby, Gertrude
Rivest, Ida Rumley, Barbara Schmidt, Guido Sciberras,
Rollande Simard, Paul Stroomer, Sandy Therrien, Michelle
Twiggs, Lina Vallee, Dorothy & Ken Wate, Harry Wikman,
Jody Zuccato.
The Deceased—Gregory Strueby
Word Among Us Missal Subscription
The next copy is here. Please pick up at Rectory
office or call & make arrangements. Thank you.
Altar Servers
April 6th—11th, 2015 Weekday Mornings
Daniel and Aaron Schweitzer
April 11th, 2015
Saturday, Assumption Church
4:30pm Garrison & Austin Franklin, Keaton Fougere
April 5th, 2015
Sunday, Assumption Church
10:00am David Infanti, Etienne LaFrance, Dustin Fair
7:00pm Cameron Griffith & Macklan Boyd
Lectors
April 11th, 2015
Saturday, Assumption Church
4:30pm Gerry Anderson
April 12th, 2015
Sunday, Assumption Church
10:00am Claude LaFrance
7:00pm Josie Maguire
Greeters
April 11th, 2015
Saturday
4:30pm Don & Charlene Bourcier
April 12th, 2015
Sunday
10am—Theresa & Ray Pinel 7pm—Denise & Ron B.
April 5th, 2015
ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK of April 6th, 2015
ASSUMPTION BINGO
Monday, April 6th, 2015
NO SCHOOL
Wednesdays in Assumption Gym
7:00pm K. of C. Officers’ Meeting, Board Room, A. C.
Tuesday, April 7th, 2015
Doors open at 5:00pm. Games start at 6:15pm.
8:30am Mary’s Maidens, Church Meeting Room
Come with a friend and have fun!
10:00am Sewing Bees, Board Room, A. Centre
2:00pm EARLY DISMISSAL
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7:00pm RCIA Class, Lounge, Assumption Centre
M a r e n d a r s April 11th
Wednesday, April 8th, 2015
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St. Joseph’s Hall
8:30am Holy Hour
Assumption Centre
6:15pm Parish Bingo, Assumption Gym
Door Open @ 5:45pm
7:00pm PTA Meeting, School Library
The sign up sheets are in all
7:30pm Maranatha, Conference Room, A. Centre
churches’ vestibules. Please
Thursday, April 9th, 2015
sign up so the ladies know
9:00am Rosary for our School, Assumption Church
the numbers. Thank you.
2:00pm Senior Rosary, Assumption Church
Sponsored by the Catholic Women’s League.
3:00pm 7pm Mass Choir Practice, Assumption Church
3:45pm PREP Classes, Assumption School
Grow in Holiness in 33 Days!
7:30pm CWL Regular Meeting, Conference Room, A.C. As there was no response to the “33 Days to MornFriday, April 10th, 2015
ing Glory retreat” it will be postponed
10:30am Join us for the Rosary. St. Gerard’s Church
and another date will be offered at a
12:00pm Soup Kitchen, St. Joseph’s Hall, A. C. until 1pm
later time. In the meantime please
Saturday, April 11th, 2015
check out the Marian website – all11:00am Confessions till 12 noon, Assumption Church
heartsafire.org for further information
regarding this beautiful program.
5:45pm Parish Pot-Luck Supper, St. Joseph’s Hall, A.C.
For further information please call,
7:00pm Senior Youth, St. Gerard’s Church until 9:00pm
.
Linda & 604 483 – 9547.
Sunday, April 12th, 2015
Everyone Welcome!
Coffee & Muffins by Maranatha, following
10am Mass, St. Joseph’s Hall, A. Centre.
CWL
 CWL Regular Meeting—Thursday, April 9th in Conference Room following the 7pm Mass. (delayed one
week due to Holy Thursday.)
 Sewing Bees—Tuesdays, 10am-12noon Board
Archdiocesan Stewardship Award
Room, Assumption Centre
Our Parish thanks Archbishop Miller
 Welcome the Pilgrim Statues, along with Mary’s
many blessings, into your home. Call Margherita @
for recognizing the long standing
485-6503.
work of Antoinette Knight. She will be among
those receiving the Archdiocesan Stewardship
Award, in the ceremony at Holy Rosary Cathedral
on Divine Mercy Sunday. We thank God for her
service as choir director, organist, teacher, and
other services she has offered. Antoinette will
be honoured at one of our coffee and muffin
gatherings after the 10 am Mass in May.
Sisters’ Easter Message
Sister Rose and Sister Claire sent their Best
Wishes to Father Tepoorten , Father Dass
and all parishioners a Holy
and Happy Easter. Thank you
and God bless you.
Father Patrick
United in the Risen Lord, Sister Claire.
“Serve with Joyful Hearts”