Parish Office Hours Wed. & Fri. 8:30:am-4:pm Secretary Maryann Clancy 705-652-3095 St. Paul’s School 705-652-7532 Good Shepherd Program Cathy Goden 705-742-0962 St. Paul’s Committee Julie Leahy 705-652-8169 Finance Committee Brian Smith 705-652-3095 CWL Audrey von Bogen705-657-8664 K of C Brian Maloney 705-877-9395 Cemetery Paul Enright 705-657-2101 Hall Rental Office 705-652-3095 Lectors & Ministers Maryann Clancy 705-652-3095 Music Ministry Alex Duketow 705-652-0281 St Vincent de Paul Peter Gruneberg 705-652-3095 Extendicare Ministry Joan Pollard 705-652-3095 OLGC R Committee Rita Harrington 705-652-1458 Friends of St. Jean deB Audrey von Bogen 705-657-8664 Screening Committee John Davidson 705-652-1817 Rosary Ministry Valerie Davis 705-652-1130 Altar Society Carol Brewer 705-652-9707 Legion of Mary Ruby Bokros 705-652-7158

Bishop: Most Reverend Daniel Miehm

Diocesan Website peterboroughdiocese.org

Baptisms Any Sunday during 10:00 am Mass

Please call the office to register

Baptismal preparation by Brian Smith

Marriage Arrangements to be made with the

Pastor one year in advance.

Reconciliation St. Paul the Apostle Church

Sat.6:30-6:50pmSun. from 9:00-9:50

St. Jean de Brebeuf Sat. 4-4:30 pm

Devotions *Eucharistic Adoration every First Friday

*Holy Mass every First Saturday in honor

of the Blessed Virgin Mother

*Mother of Perpetual Help Devotion every

Tuesday with Mass at 5:00 pm

Hospital Visits Please inform the Parish Office when a

parishioner is in the hospital

Parish Mission Statement We, the faith-filled communities of St. Paul the Apostle, St. John de Brébeuf and

Our Lady of Good Counsel, under the inspiration and guidance of the Holy Spirit, strive to be nourished as a

joyful family gathered around the Eucharist. As a sign of God’s presence in our midst, we promote a welcoming

attitude, encourage others to participate in the ministries of the Church and meet the spiritual, emotional and

physical needs of the members through worship, education and service.

ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE PARISH St. Jean de Brébeuf - Our Lady of Good Counsel

4 Reid Street, Box 462 Lakefield, ON K0L 2H0 Phone: 705 652 3095 E-mail: office@stpaulslakefield.ca Website:stpaullakefield.org

Parish Priest: Father Raymond Rick Deacon: Reverend Mister Paul Dunford

Holy Mass-Winter Schedule (Labour Day to Canada Day)

Lakefield Saturday 7:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am

Buckhorn Saturday 5:00 pm

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Welcome to St. Paul the Apostle, St. Jean de Brébeuf and

Our Lady of Good Counsel

May 19, 2019

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Please call the office for your Mass Intention or use an envelope from the back of the church marked “Mass Intentions” and drop it in the Sunday collection basket. HOLY MASS is a prayerful gift for all

occasions, including death of a loved one, Anniversaries, Birthdays, in Thanksgiving or other intentions.

“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (Jn 13:35) By presenting the commandment to love as a condition of discipleship, the Lord clearly means “other disciples” when He

asks us to love. Yes, we are called to love our “neighbour”, which can include anybody, even at great distances and even non-believers. But perhaps we need to spend a moment specifically considering our love, or lack thereof, for fellow Christians. Are there other Catholics I have a hard time loving? What about other Christians who may not embrace all our practices, moral or pious?

Of course, “love” means more than just liking another person. It can mean “tough love”, for example: challenging the other to improve in some way.

If I fall short in loving these other people who identify with the Lord Jesus, am I not setting up my Church, or even Christianity as a whole, for ridicule? “These people don’t even like each other,” scoffers might say. It will reflect badly on the Lord Jesus. Since He has clearly called me to love; I’d better step up.

Prayer Brings Healing: Please pray for

the people whose intentions are written

in the prayer for healing book located in

front of the statue of child Jesus and St.

Teresa.

Please pray for the departed, Catherine Leonard, the sister

of Edward Quigley.

Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for May 2019. The

Church in Africa, a Seed of Unity: That the Church in Africa, through the commitment of its members, may be the seed of unity among her peoples and a sign of hope for this continent.

Gospel Reflection 9:00 am Thursday We reflect, discuss and meditate on the weekend gospel passage to prepare us to enter deeper

into the Sacred Mystery of Christ.

SUNDAY AUGUST 11, 2019 SUMMER BBQ -Save the Date-The next planning meeting will

take place Wed. May 29, at 1:15 in the rectory. Thanks to the enthusiastic people who came out last week. We need people with skills in

promotions, organizing and set-up. Please come out to participate in the meeting and see where you can help.

OUR ACCESSIBILITY ENTRANCE PROJECT Please continue to support this

initiative to improve our church. Contributors$7,170 CWL $500 + $395

K of C $1,116 Loose Change $507

St Patricks Day Celebration $1,420

THE SAINT JOHN PAUL II HOUSE OF DISCERNMENT Applications are being accepted until May 31, 2019. For information contact Fr. John Perdue: 705-874-1871

SAINT OF THE WEEK Saint Matthias the Apostle (May 14). According to Acts, he had been with Jesus from his baptism by John until his Ascension. In the days following, Peter proposed that the assembled disciples, who numbered about 120, nominate two men to replace Judas. They chose Joseph called Barsabas (whose surname was

Justus) and Matthias. Then they prayed, "Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all [men], shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place."[Acts

1:24–25] Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was numbered with the eleven apostles. The Synopsis of Dorotheus contains this tradition: "Matthias preached the Gospel to barbarians and meat-eaters in the interior of Ethiopia, where the sea harbor of Hyssus is, at the mouth of the river Phasis. He died at Sebastopolis, and was buried there, near the Temple of the Sun." More on Facebook & email

“PRESERVE LIFE BOTTLES” BOTTLE CAMPAIGN On behalf of the Board, Staff and Volunteers, we are placing “Preserve Life Bottles” in the church; this fundraiser runs from Mother’s Day

to Father’s Day. Please pick up a bottle and return it with your donation June 16, Father’s Day.

The LEGION OF MARY will have their meeting at

7:00 pm on Wednesday

May 22nd in the church

Sacristy.

PRIEST APPRECIATION DINNER Sunday May 26.

St. Paul’s Lakefield is hosting this event for Priests in this

Knights of Columbus District. Please see Peter Brewer for

tickets available at $20.oo per person.

In order to prepare to host this event we need help

cleaning the hall. Please come out to help on

Wednesday May 22 at 7pm.

CWL MEETING Moved to Thursday May 23 in the church hall. Social at 6:30 and meeting starts at 7:00

INFORMATION SESSION ON RESPONDING TO SEXUAL ABUSE BY CLERGY St. Anne Parish Hall, 859 Barnardo Ave. Peterborough. Wed, May 29, 2019,

from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Since the release of the CCCB

document, Protecting Minors against Sexual Abuse and the

February 2019 Vatican meeting on Protecting Minors in the

Church, many people have questions about the issue of

sexual abuse by clergy in the Roman Catholic Church. This

will be an information session with a presentation by Most

Reverend Daniel Miehm, Fr. Joe Moran, Robyn Henighan,

and Deirdre Thomas. The presentation will be followed by

discussion and questions.

MASS OF ST. PEREGRINE St. Alphonsus, Tuesday,

May 21st, 7:00pm. We have all been

touched by cancer in one way or another,

and this Mass is a beautiful way to unite

ourselves in prayer. Blessing with the relics

of St. Peregrine and also an opportunity to

receive the Sacrament of Holy Anointing of the Sick.

ST VINCENT DE PAUL monthly collection will be next week. Please be generous in helping the needy in our community.

5TH ANNUAL WALKING PILGRIMAGE TO MARTYRS' SHRINE. JULY 21st to 27th. A physically demanding and spiritually rewarding experience. Beginning at St Mary's Church in Lindsay, we walk 150 km over 7 days. To register, please email Fr. Eric Mason at fatherericmason@gmail.com.

Mass Intentions St Paul the Apostle Mass Schedule Tues. May 21, 05:00 pm

Beatification of Frank Duff by Legion of Mary Wed. May 22, 08:30 am For the People of the Parish Thurs. May 23, 08:30 am

For vocations to the priesthood and religious life Fri. May 24, 08:30 am For the Popes Intentions Sat. May 25, 07:00 pm

╬ Rhonda Christine Campbell by Jane Beggs Sun. May 26, 10:00 am

╬ Joyce Finn by Dwight & Cathy Goden Saint Jean de Brébeuf Sat. May 18, 05:00 pm For the People of the Parish Our Lady of Good Counsel Summer Schedule starts June 30, 2019. 12:00 noon Reconciliation St Paul’s Lakefield Sat. from 6:30-6:50 pm Sun. from 9:00-9:50 am. Buckhorn Sat. 4: to 4:30 pm. Please come and receive the love and forgiveness of Christ our Lord.

Raised $11,108

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Offering for May 12 was $2,302.00 which includes

electronic offering of $466.00.

(Please consider Electronic Giving. Forms are available

at back of church)

For its present & future, St. Paul the Apostle Parish welcomes donations and bequests, large or small, so please consider your church in your giving and when making your will.

Saint Matthias the Apostle

Biography

There is no mention of a Matthias among the lists of disciples or followers of Jesus in the three synoptic gospels, but according to Acts, he had been with Jesus from his baptism by John until his Ascension. In the days following, Peter proposed that the assembled disciples, who numbered about 120, nominate two men to replace Judas. They chose Joseph called Barsabas (whose surname was Justus) and Matthias. Then they prayed, "Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all [men], shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place."[Acts

1:24–25] Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was numbered with the eleven apostles.[2]

No further information about Matthias is to be found in the canonical New Testament. Even his name is variable: the Syriac version of Eusebius calls him throughout not Matthias but "Tolmai", not to be confused with Bartholomew (which means Son of Tolmai), who was one of the twelve original Apostles; Clement of Alexandria refers once to Zacchaeus in a way which could be read as suggesting that some identified him with Matthias;[3]the Clementine Recognitions identify him with Barnabas; Hilgenfeld thinks he is the same as Nathanael in the Gospel of John.

Ministry[edit]

The tradition of the Greeks says that St. Matthias planted the faith about Cappadocia and on the coasts of the Caspian Sea, residing chiefly near the port Issus.[4]

According to Nicephorus (Historia eccl., 2, 40), Matthias first preached the Gospel in Judaea, then in Aethiopia (by the region of Colchis, now in modern-day Georgia) and was there stoned to death.[2] An extant Coptic Acts of Andrew and Matthias, places his activity similarly in "the city of the cannibals" in Aethiopia.[a][5] A marker placed in the ruins of the Roman fortress at Gonio (Apsaros) in the modern Georgian region of Adjara claims that Matthias is buried at that site.

The Synopsis of Dorotheus contains this tradition: "Matthias preached the Gospel to barbarians and meat-eaters in the interior of Ethiopia, where the sea harbor of Hyssus is, at the mouth of the river Phasis. He died at Sebastopolis, and was buried there, near the Temple of the Sun."[2]

Alternatively, another tradition maintains that Matthias was stoned at Jerusalem by the local populace, and then beheaded (cf. Tillemont, Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire ecclesiastique des six premiers siècles, I, 406–7). According to Hippolytus of Rome, Matthias died of old age in Jerusalem.

Clement of Alexandria observed (Stromateis vi.13.):

Not that they became apostles through being chosen for some distinguished peculiarity of nature, since also Judas was chosen along with them. But they were capable of becoming apostles on being chosen by Him who foresees even ultimate issues. Matthias, accordingly, who was not chosen along with them, on showing himself worthy of becoming an apostle, is substituted for Judas.

Writings[edit]

Surviving fragments of the lost Gospels of Matthias[6] attribute it to Matthias, but Early Church Fathers attributed it to heretical writings in the 2nd century.

The feast of Saint Matthias was included in the Roman Calendar in the 11th century and celebrated on the sixth day to the Calends of March (24 February usually, but 25 February in leap years). In the revision of the General Roman Calendar in 1969, his feast was transferred to 14 May, so as not to celebrate it in Lent but instead in Eastertide close to the Solemnity of the Ascension,[7] the event after which the Acts of the Apostles recounts that Matthias was selected to be ranked with the Twelve Apostles.

The Eastern Rites of the Eastern Orthodox Church celebrate his feast on 9 August. Yet the Western Rite parishes of the Orthodox Church continues the old Roman Rite of 24 and 25 February in leap years.[citation needed]

The Church of England's Book of Common Prayer, as well as other older common prayer books in the Anglican Communion,[8] celebrates Matthias on 24 February. According to the newer Common Worship liturgy, he is celebrated on 14 May with a Festival, although he may be celebrated on 24 February, if desired.[9] In the Episcopal Church as well as some in the Lutheran Church, including the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and the Lutheran Church–Canada, his feast remains on 24 February.[10] In Evangelical Lutheran Worship, used by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America as well as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the feast date for Matthias is on 14 May.[11]

It is claimed that St Matthias the Apostle's remains were brought to Italy through Empress Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine I (the Great); part of these relics would be interred in the Abbey of Santa Giustina, Padua, and the remaining in the Abbey of St. Matthias, Trier, Germany. According to Greek sources, the remains of the apostle are buried in the castle of Gonio-Apsaros, Georgia.[citation needed][12]

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