Parish Community of St. Joseph P. O. Box 338

North Sydney, NS, B2A 3M4 Tel: 794-3951 Fax: 794-4482

Email:stjoseph2006@ns.aliantzinc.ca Check us out online at northsydneyparish.com Cemetery web site www.holycrosscemeteryns.com

Our Liturgies At St. Joseph Church

Tues.* 9:00 am Wed.* 6:30 pm Thurs.* 9:00 am Fri.* 9:00 am *Sat am only 9:00 am first Sat. of each month in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sat. 4:00 pm Sun. 10:00 am * On these days, if there is a funeral, the scheduled Mass of the day is cancelled.

Our Pastoral Team Office Hours 9 am — 2:30 pm Monday—Thursday

Friday 9 am-Noon Fr. Patrick O’Neill 794-8431

Ministries Schedules Jan.27th — Jan.28th

Eucharistic Ministers Eucharistic Ministers Sat. 4:00 pm Sun. 10:00 am Deacon Roy Deacon Roy Smith Dave Dooley Lisa Brown Leonard Guy Armand Forest Lawrence Jellow Mike MacIsaac Diana Steele Ann Marie Steele Lectors Lectors 4:00 pm 10:00 am Fran McNamara John Ratchford Hannah MacIntosh Crystal Winter Altar Servers Altar Servers 4:00 pm 10:00 am E. MacLean L. Guy L. LeBlanc B. Ryan Hospitality Hospitality 4:00 pm 10:00 am Ann Sampson Yvette Landry Rebecca Gracie Louise Ivey Caroline Campbell Gift Bearers Gift Bearers 4:00 pm 10:00 am Irene Cogan Faith Formation Children John Cogan

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Pastor Fr. Patrick O’Neill Deacon Roy Smith Secretary Estelle Penny Caretaker Eddy Doyle Pastoral Chair Frank McNamara Faith Formation Pam Hall Liturgy Rebecca Gracie Baptism Monica Shebib

Weekly Collection January 6,2018 Regular Collection: $ 2567.00 Church Maintenance: $ 435.00 Fuel: $ 90.00 Solemnity of Mary: $ 25.00 Initial Offering: $ 100.00 Total Collection: $ 3217.00

Regular KOC meetings are the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm.

The next CWL Meeting will be held on Monday, Monday, February 12 at 7:00 pm.

The Coalition for Social Justice is in need of new and gently used books to help support their Literacy Program. The program is going very well and we are doing a feedback sheet between January 14 and February 28 to determine those who have previously received books and those who might like to receive books. Please invite your parishioners to help us stock our shelves with books (new or gently used) to help support our literacy outreach. The books could be for both children or youth of all ages as well as books for adult learners. Please call the office of Sr. Franklyn Ferguson Phone: 902-562-0682 and leave a message. Or you can drop off your book donations @ at my office: Cape Breton Coalition for Social Justice 329 George Street Sydney, Nova Scotia B1P 1J7 Or you can make other suitable arrangements for pick-up.

The next Liturgy Meeting will be held on Thursday, February 8th at 1:30 pm.

The next Pastoral Council Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 21st at 1:30 pm.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity January 22 to January 26

Time 10:00 am Mon., January 22 St Giles Presbyterian Tues., January 23 St. Matthew Wesley Wed. , January 24 St. John the Baptist Anglican Thurs., January 25 St. Joseph Church Fri., January 26 Seventh Day Adventist

Closing Sun., January 28, 3:00 pm St. Matthew Wesley

Faith Formation Faith Formation Faith Formation Faith Formation sessions are every Sunday at 9:30 am. Hope to see you there. Please Note: Any items to be placed in the

bulletin must be in by Wednesday of each week. Thank you.

The monthly meetings of the 4th Degree Knights of the Fr. William B. MacLeod Assembly are held on the last Sunday of each month at 2pm, Coady House, Sydney River with the exception of July, August and December.

Registration for Confirmation will begin next Sunday, January 28th and will be ongoing until the end of June. Call the office 902-794-3951 to register your child/children or call Pam Hall,902-577-4553 Faith Formation Coordinator. Please pass on this information to family and friends who may not have access to this information.

The Food Bank has “In Memory of Donation Cards” or “Special Occasion Cards” for people who wish to make a donation to the food bank when someone has died or for anyone celebrating a

special occasion such as an anniversary, wedding, birthday etc. All donations help support the food bank and are now available in the office.

Please Note… The gates to Holy Cross

Cemetery have been installed and will

not be unlocked until the spring.

St. John’s Anglican Church Mothers’ Union will host their Annual Valentine Roast Beef Dinner on Friday, February 9th, 2018. It will be held at St. John’s Anglican Church Hall, 28 King Street, North Sydney. There will be Music and Door Prizes. The meal will be served at 6:00 pm. Tickets are $15.00 per person. Wine bar available for $5.00 per glass. Tickets are available at the Church Office during office hours 902-794-3392 or by calling Debbie Moore at 902-544-1018.

Rosary for the Unborn... Tuesday 9:30 am, Wednesday, 5:30 Rosary for Priests… Thursday and Friday following the 9:00 am Mass. The Divine Mercy is said after the rosary. Chaplet of Divine Mercy … Tuesday after the rosary. Chaplet of Divine Mercy Wednesday after the Benediction.

HELP! HELP! HELP! We are still in need of people to sell our even split tickets. Please help out if you can as we are trying very hard to build up our kitty.

Once again we would like to ask for your cooperation in not using tape to seal your weekly contribution envelopes. All you need to do is just tuck the flap into the envelope and your donation is safe. It makes it very difficult for those counting the cash, especially since they are our “senior” volunteers and give so freely of their time to do this much needed task each week. Thanking your for understanding and cooperation. God bless you.

Celtic Colors will be coming to our church in October 2018. Make sure to check the bulletin closer to the date so you can mark it on your calendar and book tickets for the

evening they perform at our beautiful church.

Fr. Patrick will be celebrating a Healing Mass on Monday, February 5th at 7:00 pm, at St. Joseph Church.

The Food Bank is in need of plastic bags. If you have any Sobeys bags you would like to get rid of, feel free to drop them off to Estelle in the office.

Ash Wednesday will soon be upon us. If you have old palm from last year please feel free to drop it off at the office.

Many thanks to everyone who helped take down the Christmas decorations on Sunday. Your help was greatly appreciated. OUT ON THE MIRA SUNSHINE HOME FOR FABULOUS SENIORS!

Can you imagine the peace of the universe? Maybe somewhere else, but not here. Come meet this interesting cast of characters and enjoy a delicious dinner! It is that time of year again as the Our Lady of Fatima Players present our next fabulous show. Show dates are February 17 & 18, doors open at 6:00 pm. Dinner served at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $30.00 and are available at the Our Lady of Fatima Parish office Phone 902-562-3934 for yours!!!

Important Dates in the Church Year… February 14th Ash Wednesday Lent Begins Ash Wednesday until Easter Sunday Holy Week March 26th to March 31st Mass of Chrism Monday, March 26th Good Friday March 30th Easter Sunday April 1st.

Another Christmas season has passed and the CWL would like to thank everyone who helped make our 2017 Christmas Ornament Campaign a success. Special thanks to those who helped remove the ornaments from the tree, sort and repackage them, and get them ready for collection by the owners. Many hands indeed make for light work! The packaged ornaments have been grouped alphabetically, and are ready for pick-up at the back of the church. Please note that any orders not picked up by the beginning of Lent, will have their tags removed and will be donated to the local Food Bank for distribution at Christmas.

Sunday Morning Choir practice is every Wednesday after the 6:30 pm mass.

St. Joseph Church will be doing Mass For Shut Ins on Sunday, February 4th. Taping of this show will take place on Tuesday, January 30th. Parishioners are invited to attend. You must be at the studio no later than 5:30 pm. Our Sunday Morning Choir will be doing the music for this Mass.

Income Tax Receipts The income tax receipts are available at the entrance of the church. A detailed list of your donations are given at the bottom of your receipt. Please cut off the top part of your receipt to send it to Revenue Canada. The detailed list is for your record only. Thank you.

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We would like to thank these sponsors for their continued support for our parish. If you have a business and are interested in advertising in our bulletin, please contact Estelle at 794-3951 any day Monday to Thursday from 9 am until 2:30 pm. Fri. 9 to noon.

Attention: If your life has been affected by someone else’s drinking, Al-anon may be for you. For more information call 564-5188 or freewebs.com/alanonmaritimes.

Confession Times Fr. Patrick will be hearing confession on Saturday at 3:00 pm. For weekday masses confession will be a half hour before Mass begins.

W. J. Dooley Funeral service Ltd.

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Peter V. Walsh 107 Pleasant Street Funeral Director North Sydney, NS Dan Campbell (902) 794-3418 Funeral Director