St. Michael's Basilica - St. Michaels Basilica

Lenten ashes
Parish News
Ashes will be distributed during each weekend Mass.
New greeters-team
Help us welcome visitors and parishioners to our beautiful church
for Sunday masses by joining our new Greeters-Team. We invite
singles, couples, and the youth of our parish to join. For more information,
contact Shirley Anne Hannah at 627-9118 or by email at
shirleyanne_hannah@hotmail.com
SUPER DRAW TICKETS
The Super Draw tickets are now available in the parish office for
$20.00. The draw day is Sunday June 16, 2013.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY CONCERT
The concert will be held on March 10, 2013. To help us prepare,
donations for the basket can now be left at the Parish Office. We
will also be needing fudge to sell at the concert.
St. Vincent de paul
Just a reminder that we are no longer able to accept donations of
clothing.
K OF C FATHER B.M. BRODERICK COUNCIL 1219
K OF C Bingo at the K of C Hall on King St., - Sunday 7:00 pm
February 10—Team 4
TV Bingo every Tuesday 6:30 pm Channel 10.
K OF C BREAKFAST
First Sunday of the month from 8:30—Noon
SCHEDULE OF CHURCH LINENS
February 17 Cil Hickey
March 3 Ann Dewey
February 24 Dorothy Vautour Murphy
March 10 Doris Donahue
St. Michael’s catholic supplies and bookstore
Will be closed from January 29th to February 16 due to renovations.
Store will reopen on Tuesday February 19th.
Income tax receipts
The income tax receipts for 2012 will be available in the Bishop
Roger’s Chapel (Vestry) following each of the weekend Masses.
Religious education
Sacrament of First Holy Communion will be celebrated on
Capital Fundraising Campaign
The Canadian government will soon be eliminating the penny
from the coinage system and are encouraging their collection
as fund raising ventures. The Capital Campaign Committee has
set up a coin box inside the main entrance of the Basilica. We
are asking parishioners to collect their pennies and
any other spare change to donate to this effort.
The Capital Campaign Committee appreciates your
participation in this fundraiser and remember ...
every penny counts towards “Building Our Future”!
Regional News
Penny sale at St. Mary’s Parish Center, Newcastle, Sunday
February 17th at 2:00 pm. Canteen available.
“our beginnings” is having the next meeting on February 20th
at 7:oo pm at the Fr. Morriscy Hall. This meeting is to help
with planning the celebration of the commemoration of the
200th anniversary of the installation of the first permanent
English-speaking Catholic priest in Miramichi. The celebration
will take place next July 13 & 14. Monthly meetings are held
on the second Wednesday unless otherwise advertised. We
look forward to working with all parishes in Miramichi to
make this event a memorable one.
CATHOLICISM
Beginning Jan.16 th to March 20 th every Wednesday’s at 2 pm
the Newcastle Knights of Columbus will advance Pope Benedict
XVI call for “The New Evangelization” and the “Year of
Faith,” by showing a series of video’s on the spiritual, moral
and intellectual riches of Catholicism and the Catholic World.
Terry F Whalen Sr, 622-4165, haz@nbnet.nb.ca
HOLY HOUR FOR LIFE will be held every Friday at 3 pm at
St. Samuel’s Church in Douglastown
RIGHT TO LIFE MEETING
2nd Tuesday of the Month at 7:00 pm at the KINS Centre
Newcastle.
"Double L Productions" presents the award-winning play by
Nora Ephron: "Love, Loss and What I Wore" on Feb. 22nd,
23rd, and 24th at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew's United Church
(Chatham). The play features Nancy Donald, Diane Donovan,
Maggie Dace Hollis, Karen Howe and Judy Losier. Tickets are
$20.00 each and are by reservation only from Lloyd Cameron
at 773-5101.
Shrove Tuesday supper
Pancakes and Sausages, February 12th from 4pm-6:00 pm.
Father Morriscy Centre.
Mount st. joseph auxiliary’s valentine tea
(Please note the change in date) The Valentine Tea will be
held on Saturday February 16th, 2013 form 11:00 am to 1:30
pm. First floor Mount St. Joseph.
LENTEN SERVICES 2013:
The Chatham and Area Ministerial Association will once again
host Ecumenical Noon Lenten Services beginning on Ash
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 and continuing each Wednesday
up to March 27, 2013. The time for the services is 12:15
to 12:45 p.m., followed by a lunch, and the host church is Wellington
Street Baptist. The suggested donation for lunch is $3
and proceeds from the lunches will be donated to the Miramichi
Community Food Bank.