St. Michael & Sacred Heart Catholic Parishes

Called - Nurtured - Sent To carry on the Mission of Christ

From Your Pastor

Well, the news is out and most everyone now knows that Fr. David and I are moving to a new parishes the first week of July. Fr. David is moving to Most Precious Blood Church (1947 Meldrum Rd.) in Windsor. I am moving to a cluster of parishes in Woodslee, and Maidstone. These are parishes close to Essex and Belle River. I will be living in the parish house in Woodslee where a retired priest is presently living. He will be staying on to live with me there. The address there is RR 1, 1688 County Rd 46, Woodslee, N0R 1V0. Your new pastor is Fr. Matthew Bedard. He is pres-ently in Delaware. I know you will enjoy him and I know you will love and take care of him as well as you have cared for Fr. David and I. Your new associate pastor is Fr. Anthony Eboh. He is from Nigeria. He will be arriving in June and serving in St. Anne’s Tecumseh until he moves here the first week of July. I will speak later to you reflecting of my time here with you. May the Lord bless you. Fr. Vince.

St. Michael & Sacred Heart Single Seniors

Our next gathering will be held on Wednesday, May 16th in the Meeting Room at Sa-cred Heart Church. We will begin with a Pot Luck luncheon at noon followed by a presen-tation by Lambton Waste Management. All single seniors are welcome and are encouraged to bring a friend.

Lost and Found Items for Pick Up

On the weekends of May 19/20 and 26/27 we will have items from our parish Lost & Found bins on display in the narthex (SM)/main entrance (SH). Please take a minute to look through the items for one of your lost treasures before we forward the remaining items to SSVP.

Marriage Conference

The St. Michael and Sacred Heart Vocation Ministry Committee is hosting a Confer-ence on the Gift of Marriage on Saturday, May 26th from 10a.m. until 3:00p.m. at Sacred Heart Church in Sarnia. Our day will begin with Mass at 9:30a.m. and anyone is welcome to attend.

A thriving marriage and family life takes ongoing effort. The purpose of this day will be to provide married couples, anyone contemplating marriage, and all other participants with tools they can use in their daily lives.

Consider taking a day away to hear inspiring speakers share their stories on how they re-examined the dynamics in their own marriage, and in the troubling times, discovered the healing power of God. The cost is $20.00 per person. A lunch and refreshments are provided. Please contact the parish office to register.

Mass of Anointing at Sacred Heart

On Thursday, May 24 at 2:00pm. there will be a special Mass of Anointing celebrated at Sacred Heart. All people who are sick, homebound, elderly and any person who is in need of physical, emotional or mental healing is invited to share in the Sacrament of Anointing. A reception will follow in the meeting room. If you are able to provide squares or sandwiches, please call Marg Maheu at 519-344-3434. Please contact the office if you require assistance in getting to Mass.

Hospital Stay Reminder

A reminder to please identify yourself as Roman Catholic when entering the hospital. Due to confi-dentiality, the parish is not notified of your admittance. Please contact the parish office to arrange for a visit, communion, prayers and such.

FORMED

The Catholic Faith on Demand

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May 13, 2018 - Ascension of the Lord

Pastor Fr. Vince Gulikers x.23

Parochial Vicar Fr. David Johnston x.27

Deacons Deacon David Robertson x.41

Deacon Christopher Stoesser

Pastoral Minister Leanne Moran x.25

Coordinator of Youth Ministry

Christine Bresette x.28

Sacramental Secretary Michelle Christie x.21

Financial Secretary Cathy Cimetta x.22

Sacred Heart Custodian Ana Maria Moniz x.31

St. Michael Custodian Ray DiBrita x.30

St. Michael 1920 Wildwood Drive,

Bright’s Grove, N0N 1C0 (519) 869-2845

Office Hours: CLOSED MONDAY

Tuesday & Friday 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Thursday 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Sacred Heart 1465 Lecaron Avenue,

Sarnia, N7V 3J4 (519) 344-2992

Office Hours: CLOSED MONDAY

Tuesday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

General Inquiries extension 0

Parish Email smsh@dol.ca

Parish Website www.smshsarnia.ca

Fax 519-333-6897

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Our Faith Community

Spring Youth Group for Students in

Grades 5, 6 & 7

Our themes for the spring youth group were Easter, Divine Mer-cy, Fear & Trust in God, the 10 Commandments and a gym night.

We had a wonderful group of energetic and cooperative youth who were ready to have fun, but more importantly, were excited to share their faith and to look for answers to their many questions.

On our gym night everyone was invited to take the next step in their faith by attending Mass, being involved in ministry at Mass, and volunteering in our parishes. We had a pleasant surprise when every one of our participants was already involved or ready and excited to get involved. Please join us in praying that we will have the support of our parents to encourage their children to be part of our parish life.

Honesty - Spring Program

All Students in Grades 3 & 4 Welcome

Don’t Miss out on the Fun!

Where: Sacred Heart Church meeting room

Remaining Dates: Thursday, May 17 & 24

Time: 6:30p.m.-8:00p.m.

Masses and Intentions

The Rosary is prayed 25 minutes before each weekday Mass

Monday, May 14th

St. Michael - 6:30p.m. Ennio DeSena ....................................................... Gisele & Family

Domenico Iacobelli ................................................................ Olga

Mark DaSilva ............................................................. Mom & Dad

Vittoria Saurini .................................................... Connie & David

Tuesday, May 15th

Sacred Heart - 8:30a.m. Antonietta D’Andrea ......................... Lidorina & Isidore DiRezze

John Bond ...........................................Bernadette & Bob Gray

Ossie Theriault ............................ Jerome & Dorothy MacDonald

Special Intention .............................................. Fred VanBoxmeer

St. Michael - 6p.m. (SM CWL Mass) For the deceased CWL Members and Spiritual Advisors .............

For the intentions of the St. Michael CWL Members ....................

Wednesday, May 16th

St. Michael - 8:30a.m. Hans Grote ........................................................ Theresa Foubister

Amata Lepore .......................................... Loreto & Mamie Gismondi

Faye Bruni ........................................... Rina & Domenic Iacovella

Souls in Purgatory ........................................................... Janet Smith

Thursday, May 17th

Sumac Lodge - 10:30a.m.

Sacred Heart - 6:30p.m. Edward Vautour .................................................. Diane & Family

Noreen Salak ................................. Mary Ellen & Bob L’Heureux

Vittoria Saurini .................. Mamie & Loreto Gismondi & Family

Josie Renes ............................................................... The Family

Friday, May 18th

Sacred Heart - 8:30a.m. Antonietta D’Andrea ................................... Your Stitch It Family

Vittoria Saurini .......................................... Rick & Maria Ferrera

Antonio Bruno .......................................... Tony & Silvana Galizia

For the intentions of Dora Lamers ................. Fred VanBoxmeer

Saturday, May 19th

St. Michael - 8:30a.m. Amata Lepore ......................................................... Gisele DeSena

Hans Grote ..............................................Tara & Terry Costain

For the intentions of Helga Grote .......................... Nicky Renaud

Prayers of Healing for Trish Berg ........................ George Stanko

Reconciliation & Weekend Mass Times

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday

Sacred Heart ........................................ 11:00a.m. - 12:00p.m.

St. Michael .................................................. 4:00 - 4:30p.m.

Weekend Vigil Masses

St. Michael ............................................................. .5:00p.m.

Sacred Heart .............................................................. 5:30p.m.

Sunday Masses

Sacred Heart ..............................................................9:00a.m.

St. Michael ............................................................ 10:00a.m.

Sacred Heart ............................................................ 11:00a.m.

DID YOU KNOW…

That our website smshsarnia.ca gives you the option to sign up for “Pre-Authorized Giving” and “Online Giving”. With the use of

technology, donating to your Parish is easier than ever.

Don’t want to worry about having cash or a cheque for your offertory envelope? Sign up for Pre-Authorized Giving directly from your bank account on a weekly or monthly basis. It’s a simple way to ensure that supporting your parish continues even when you may not be able to make it to weekend mass.

Our online giving platform is through Canada Helps.org. It is a very user friendly process where you can donate as a one time gift, regularly scheduled giving, or to make a memorial donation. Your donation is charged to your credit or debit card. Canada Helps provides the Parish with a full Donor Listing. Your income tax receipt comes from Canada Helps.

You may wish to consider using one of these methods to make giving to your Parish easier. Please contact Cathy in the parish office with any questions. (ccimetta@dol.ca or ext. 22).

Thank you for your generous financial support of our Par-ishes.

Please pray for those who are sick

Trish Berg, Hilda Lavine, Devon Neil, Florence & Stan Laird, Élie Bergeron, Dennis Graveline, Angela Lopetrone, Kelly Coderre, Anna Halford, Barry Mattigan, Carol Fera, Pete Faerge, Basil Kuiack, Erwin Gustke, Stefan Durco, Brandy Boychuk, Ludger Paquette, Dave Major, Kevin Kuindersma, Gen Hurst, Peter Loupos

Readings for Sunday, May 20th 1st Reading: Acts 2: 1-11

2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 12: 3b-7, 12-13 Gospel: John 20: 19-23

This Week’s Events at a glance…

Sun. May 13th First Communion during 11a.m. Mass - SH

Mon. May 14th Knitting & Crocheting at 1p.m. in Meet. Rm -

SH

Divine Mercy Devotions at 3p.m. - SH

Tues. May 15th Women’s Faith Sharing Group at 12:30 p.m. -

SH

SM CWL Mass at 6p.m. followed by dinner -

SM

Wed., May 16th Single Seniors Luncheon at 12p.m. in Meet. Rm -

SH

Thurs. May

17th

SM Quilting Group at 9a.m. in Meet. Rm - SM

Mass at Sumac Lodge at 10:30a.m.

Gr. 3/4 Youth Program at 6:30p.m. in Meet. Rm -

SH

SM SSVP meeting at 6:30p.m. in Meet. Rm - SM

Fri. May 18th Life Teen Youth Group at 7p.m. at St. Patrick

High School

Upcoming Events (SM=St. Michael, SH=Sacred Heart)

May 21st- Knitting & Crocheting at 1p.m. in Meet. Rm - SH

May 21st - Divine Mercy Devotions at 3p.m. - SH

May 21st - Anniversary Blessing during 6:30p.m. Mass - SM

May 22nd - Women’s Faith Sharing Group at 12:30 p.m. - SH

May 22nd - Baptism Prep meeting at 6:30p.m. in Meet. Rm - SM

May 24th - SM Quilting Group at 9a.m. in Meet. Rm - SM

May 24th - Anointing Mass at 2p.m. - SH

May 24th - Gr. 3/4 Youth Program at 6:30p.m. in Meet. Rm - SH

May 25th - Life Teen Youth Group at 7p.m. at St. Patrick High

School

May 26th - Marriage Workshop beginning at 9:30a.m. - SH

May 27th - Coffee Sunday at 11a.m. in Meet. Rm - SM

May 27th - Baptisms at 11:30a.m. - SM

May 27th - Baptisms at 12:30p.m. - SH

May 27th - Rayjon meeting at 1:30p.m. in Meet. Rm - SH

Vacation Bible School 2018 – 52% of the

Spots are Already Filled— Register Soon!

As always, we are very excited about this summer’s Vacation Bible School Program and it is filling up quickly! Our “Rolling River Rampage” VBS runs July 9-13 from 9a.m. – noon at Sacred Heart Church with bussing from St. Michael Church. VBS mornings are filled with skits, snacks, singing, crafts, games, experiments, Bible stories and LOTS OF FUN! For children ages 4 (or turning 4 in 2018) to age 11. The registration fee is $25 per participant or $50/family and includes one free music CD. Contact the parish office at extension 0 or you can email us at smsh@dol.ca for more information or drop into either the St. Michael Church or Sacred Heart Church parish office to regis-ter. (Please note, registration is limited and no registrations will be accepted after 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 29.

Would You Like to Help With VBS This Year We are ALWAYS eager to welcome new youth and adult leaders as well! If you would like to help, please call Chris-tine Bresette (cbresette@dol.ca or 519-344-2992 ext. 28 ) in the parish office).

Coalition for HealthCARE And Conscience

If you signed up in February to participate in the Call for Con-science campaign you should have received a very easy to use email link this week inviting you to contact the candidates in your riding about these issues (you simply need to enter your postal code and the rest is taken care of for you). The three primary areas of concern are: legislative protection for healthcare professionals' conscience rights; continued conscience protection for faith-based facilities; and im-proved access to quality palliative care. The sign up campaign yielded nearly 50,000 people in Ontario Churches who are prepared to voice their concerns – 500+ from our parishes of St. Michael and Sacred Heart. If you did not receive the follow up link this week, please con-tact the office & we will follow up.

Note from Fr. Festus

Fr. Festus arrived home safe and sound and asked us to pass along his gratitude for the welcome & hospitality of the St. Michael & Sacred Heart parishioners. He also expressed his sincerest thanks for your generous financial support of his work in Nigeria. If you still wish to make a donation to support his projects, please make any cheques payable to either St. Michael or Sacred Heart Church and please put your donation in an envelope clearly marked, “Fr. Festus”.

2018 BABY BOTTLE CAMPAIGN

Last year the congregations of our supporting churches helped raise $23,459.92 for the ministry of the Pregnancy Centre through the Baby Bottle Campaign. Your willing-ness to partner with us is what continues to enable us to reach women in our community who are facing an un-planned pregnancy as well as those seeking forgiveness

and healing from a past abortion decision.

The bottles can be picked up at St. Michael Church on Sunday, May 13th and returned on Sunday, June 17th.

Please continue to partner with us by participating in this year’s Baby Bottle Campaign and continue to pray with us to accomplish what God wants to do in the lives of those in need of our services.

St. Michael CWL

May General Meeting - We would like to invite all la-dies in our parish to the CWL May General Meeting on Tuesday, May 15 beginning with Mass at St. Michael Church, at 6pm. Dinner and business meeting will follow at Huron Oaks. Deacon David Robertson will be our guest

speaker. Tickets for the dinner may be purchased at the Welcome Desk, following Masses, until Sunday, May 13. They are $30.00. We look forward to seeing you there.

Spring Planting and Pruning at

St. Michael Church

Saturday, May 19th is the day…9a.m. ‘till noon is the time. All volunteers are welcome to join in the beautification of St. Michael Church grounds. Students seeking volunteer hours are welcome. Bring your gardening gloves, shovels and pruning tools. The K of C will host the cof-fee break.

Miniature Hostas needed for

Sacred Heart Gardens

Ana Maria is looking for some miniature hostas to plant in pots to put in the gardens at Sacred Heart. If anyone has some that they would like to donate, please call Ana Maria at x.31 before May 19.

Flowers for Mary at Sacred Heart

If you would like to donate money for flowers for Our Lady during the month of May, please contact Ana Maria at x.31

Knights of Columbus—Sarnia District

61—FAITH in ACTION—Mission work

right here in Sarnia Lambton!

On behalf of our Parish, the Knights of Columbus is partner-ing with Habitat for Humanity to support the Guthrie Drive Affordable Seniors Complex—Five, 2-bedroom accessible senior’s units. For an opportunity to support your Knights of Columbus in this effort, please consider a dona-

tion that can be put in the collection basket in a clearly marked envelope (K of C Habitat Build). Cheques can be made out to “Habitat for Humanity”. Tax receipts will be issued. Everyone deserves a decent place to live!

Community/Deanery Events

Rosary Prayed in Italian

The Rosary will be prayed in Italian every Tuesday at 7 pm at Our Lady of Mercy Church during the months of May and June. Everyone welcome.

Candlelight Rosary Procession

May is the month of Mary. Join us on Friday May 18th at 8 pm at St. Benedict’s for a special candlelight Rosary procession. All are welcome to honour Our Lady. The Rosary Apostolate will be leading us in the recitation of the Holy Rosary. You’re invited to bring your Rosary and a candle for the outdoor procession. In the event of rain we will remain inside St. Benedict’s.

St. Christopher Parish (Forest) News

All are invited to attend St. Christopher’s Missions/St. Vincent de Paul Spring Fling, Saturday, May 19, 8am to 2pm. Available are coffee and muffins in the am; BBQ starting at 11am. Bake table; plant table; yard sale treasures including antiques; pots and pans; tools; golf items; and much more. Fun and games include TOONIE WHEEL- everyone wins; Guess the beans; and bartering for bargains.

ALSO, SVDP/Missions Garage Sale Weekend is Saturday, May 26. BARGAINS and more bargains as listed above—also Fun and games. 7am until 2pm- coffee & muffins; soup and sandwich luncheon from 11am until 2pm- also before and after Masses. Take out availa-ble. Come and join us for this fundraiser for the Missions and St Vin-cent de Paul.

Rosary at Resurrection Cemetery

The Rosary will be prayed in Italian on Sunday, May 27 at 2pm at Resurrection Cemetery. All are welcome!

Pray for Vocations: May 13th to May 19th

Sunday: Deacon Richard Walter

Monday: Deacon Jerome (Jerry) Lozon

Tuesday: Sister Elizabeth Mruczek, Pastoral Minister

Wednesday: Rev. Raymond Lawhead

Thursday: Mrs. Sue Hofgartner, Pastoral Minister

Friday: Rev. Thomas Kuriacko, C.S.T.

Saturday: Rev. William Thompson, O.M.I.

Please remember to pray for our Holy Father, Pope Francis

Sharing Faith and Life with Migrant Workers

"Migrants should find a homeland everywhere in the church". John Paul II

Creating a spiritual home away from home for the growing num-ber of Catholic migrant agricultural workers who live and work in Lambton County each year is the central purpose of Migrant Worker Ministry in the Sarnia-Lambton Deanery. Monthly Spanish masses and dinners are provided for some 60+ migrants in our midst from February to November. A dedicated team of volunteers provide rides, organizes priests and musicians, and prepares meals each month to welcome and spiritually support our sisters and brothers in Christ. All aspects of these events costs money, therefore we cannot do this without your help. Each year our parish family of St. Michael and Sacred Heart hosts a "Toonie Collection" in support of the Migrant Worker Ministry and once again we count on your support for this important ministry which supports the spiritual and fellowship needs of the workers.

The Migrant Worker Ministry volunteers and workers will be present at the 11 a.m. mass at Sacred Heart on June 10th to receive a blessing. The Toonie Collection will take place that weekend as well at both St. Michael & Sacred Heart churches. We welcome and thank you for your financial support and please feel free to stop by to say "hello" to the workers and volunteers at this mass.

If you wish to further support migrant workers in our deanery you can donate to the Migrant Worker Ministry as well as The St. Jo-seph Trust for migrant workers in distress (eg. catastrophic illness, injury or other forms of distress). Brochures are available at both churches.

Sarnia St. Vincent de Paul Food

Bank & Help Center

During May, the Food Bank received 387 calls for help from families. Many of these calls were for food. As well, several calls were for assistance in pay-ing rent or utilities such as hydro or gas and this came to $4,140.60. You can help these needy Sarnians by donating food which is needed at the food bank: canned peas and carrots, canned green and yellow and baked beans and school snacks. Monetary donations are also needed and can be put in the offertory collection; please specify that the donation is for the SARNIA St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank.

Thank you for your generous and continued support of your fellow Sarnians. Have a Holy, peaceful, and happy summer.

Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass

The Most Rev. Ronald P. Fabbro, C.S.B., invites all mar-ried couples to attend this year’s Wedding Anniversary Mass on Sunday, June 3 at 3 pm at Good Shepherd Parish, Tecumseh. This special annual Mass is a celebration of the Sacrament of Marriage. All couples who register will

receive a keepsake Certificate. To register please visit www.dol.ca/wedding-anniversary or phone your parish office.

Save the Date: Bishop’s Dinner

Wednesday, June 13 is the date for this year's Annual Bishop’s Dinner for London & Surrounding Communi-ties. Stay tuned for more details.

It’s Easy !!!!! Visit our website at smshsarnia.ca

Click on Donate from the “Our Parish” dropdown menu.

Click “St. Michael” or “Sacred Heart” under “Make a Gift—Online Donations”