Mass Times: Our Lady of Fatima Parish Saturday 4:15 pm 1452 Kings Road Sunday 9:00 am/11:00 am/6:00 pm Sydney, N.S., B1S 1E6 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 am Phone: 902-562-3934 FAX: 902-567-0381 OFFICE HOURS E-mail: [email protected] Monday thru Friday, 9:30 am –4:30 pm Website: www.olfatima.iparish.ca NOTE: If school is cancelled, weekday Mass is Cancelled. Fourth Sunday of Lent First Reading: 2 Chronicles 36.14-17a 19-23 March 15, 2015 Second Reading: Ephesians 2.4-10 Gospel: John 3.14-21 Our Lady of Fatima Financial Corner Special Support March 7 & 8, 2015 Budgeted Weekly Income from Sunday Collection: $4200.00 St. Vincent De Paul: $65.00 Fatima House $1705.00 Last Week’s Collection: $4971.50 Loaves and Fishes: $45.00 Missals $9.00 Surplus: $771.50 Papal Charities $65.00 Publications $58.60 Number of envelopes received: 188 Thank you for your generous support!! Bulletin Announcements should be received by Wednesday at 4:30 pm to guarantee publi- cation in the weekend bulletin. There will be weekday Mass at Holy Rosary Church on Thursday mornings at 9:00 am during the Lenten Season. Sunday, March 15, 2014 at 7:00 pm there will be Evening Prayer of the Church at Holy Rosary Parish. All are welcome to attend. STATIONS OF THE CROSS will be held on Friday evenings during Lent at 7:00 pm, with music by Allan O’Donnell. FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING: Tuesday, March 17 at 7:00 pm in the Glebe House. THE LIGHT IS ON FOR YOU: Priests from the Sydney Deanery will be available to talk with you, and offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation Tuesday March 17 (Fr. Dough Murphy), March 24 (Fr, Bill Burke), and March 31 (Fr. Paul MacGillivary) at St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Church, on Cabot Street Sydney from 7 to 9 pm. Reconciliation will also be available from 10 am til 2 pm on March 28 with various priests from the Sydney Deanery. The Share Lent collection for DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE is next Sunday – Solidarity Sunday! Money must serve, not rule! The Pope loves everyone, rich and poor alike, but he is obliged in the name of Christ to remind all that the rich must help, respect, and promote the poor. I exhort you to generous solidarity and to the return of economics and finance to an ethi- cal approach which favours human beings. – Pope Francis, The Joy of the Gospel, 58 Next Sunday, March 22nd, is the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Solidarity Sunday when the annual Share Lent collection for DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE will be held. Your generous solidarity is vital to the mission of DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE and our ability to help, respect, and promote the poor. Please be sure to bring your Share Lent envelope for your gift. To find out how you can make a difference, be sure to read our Share Lent materials, which you’ll find at the back of the church. Thank you for your support! devp.org A dramatization of The Last Supper will be presented at United Heritage Church, 500 Charlotte St., Sydney, on Palm Sun- day, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. A beautiful and moving ecumenical experience for the whole family. A freewill offering will be received. KOC ACTIVITIES-MM COADY COUNCIL 9476 Baptismal Preparation MARCH 8, 2014 GRAND KNIGHT: Rudy Magliaro Parents who wish to have their child baptized Phone 562-0095 are required to attend a Baptismal Preparation Flea Markets: The The next Flea market will be heldon March Session, please note the usual session is can- 28, 2015.. We will continue to collect material. If you have any celled for this month only. Please call the par- material that you may wish to have picked up, you may call ish office at 562-3934.or by e-mail at ourla- Francis @ 562-3606 or 565-3609 or any member of the K of [email protected] to make arrangements for C. Baptism this month. Meetings: The next meeting of Council 9476 Knights Of Co- lumbus will be held on Sunday, March 8, 2015, at 7:00 pm, at There is a Light of Faith Charismatic Prayer Group Coady House. The executive meeting will be held on the same meeting every Tuesday evening at 7:30 pm in the Mac- day at 6:00 pm. All members are requested to attend. Mahon Room. All are welcome. Tickets: The Knights of Columbus now have their own ticket on sale. The main prize is $25,000. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for Scripture Study Group meets weekly on Wednesday eve- $5. If you would like to purchase tickets, please contact any nings at 7:00 pm until 7:45 pm in the Boardroom. All member of the KOC. are welcome to attend. OUR LADY OF FATIMA PARISH FUNDRAISER A Fashion Show will be held Sunday April 12, 2015 at 7p.m. in the Parish Hall. Fashions will be from Kreative Design, Moores Men’s Wear and Carters Children's Wear. Join us for an exciting evening of fun, delectable desserts, door prizes, cake auction, entertainment and more. Tickets are $15.00 and are limited. Tickets are available at the parish office or call Linda @902-562-2957 or Marg @ 902-564-5788. Tickets will be available after all Masses beginning the weekend of February 28 – March 1. Annual Tulip Luncheon and Card Party Our Lady of Fatima CWL ladies are busy making plans for their Annual Tulip Luncheon and Card Party which will take place Wednesday May 6, at 12:30 pm. It will be a wonderful day to see friends, enjoy a lovely lunch, play cards (game of your choice) and win prizes. Anyone wishing to reserve a table please contact Carmel MacDonald @ 902-562-4762 or Casey Parago @ 902-562-1936. St. Marguerite Bourgeoys CWL will be hosting a Leadership Session On April 11th, 2015 from 9;00 to 12;00AM at the Church. This will be a part of Smores, an information session regarding the League- how to hold effective meet- ings, the responsibilities of Standing Committee Chairs, how to generate new possibilities and more. All women are welcome. There is no Charge for this session, but you have to register by contacting Honorine MacMullin At 902- 562-2967 or at [email protected] FEAST OF ESTHER: There will be a Dessert Tea held at Spanish River Community Center on Monday, March 16, 2015 at 7:00 pm. Guests in- clude “Women of the Bible” who will tell us their stories, what life was like for them thousands of years ago. All ladies are welcome and bring a friend!! For more information, contact Mary MacLean at 902-539-0416. There is no cost for this event. Father Gary George, is coming back for a Lenten Mission at Holy Family Parish on March 23rd to March 27th, 2015. He is Lebanese descent, born in South Africa and joined the Redemptorist Congregation in South Africa. Twelve years ago he ac- cepted a position to work with the Maronite Dioceses in America. He is currently the National Youth and Vocations Direc- tor. He recently had the privilege of preaching the Saint Anne De Beaupre Novena in Canada, and did an Advent Mission at Holy Family Parish, in Sydney Mines. Every evening will bring a different experience so please mark this week in your calen- dars as a lenten gift to Jesus. In return, it will be a gift for you and your family from Jesus and the parish community. “Please keep me in prayer as I prepare for this Mission, and I look forward to being with you soon. May our mother Mary and Saint Joseph protect you.” Father Gary George "Ride the Chariot" -- a gospel concert will be staged at the Highland Arts Theatre on Bentinck Street in Sydney on Saturday, March 28. It features the Cape Breton Chordsmen, Godsent, Quattro, St. Mary's Polish Choir, the Sheldon Chant Band, along with MC and soloist Cecil Clarke. Showtime is 7 o'clock. Admission 20-dollars. Friends and family are invited to an Open House to celebrate the 90th birthday of Florence Bates, on Saturday March 21, 2-4pm at the Spanish River Seniors Club , Kings Rd, Howie Centre. Best Wishes Only. This year’s St. Patrick’s Day Dance at the Polish Village Hall in Whitney Pier will benefit the rebuilding of St. Mary’s Polish Church. It will be on Saturday, March 14, starting at 9 p.m. with DJ Robin Krszwda. There will be finger foods and desserts. Tickets are $15 each and can be reserved by calling Tony Melski (902-537-1417) or Nicole Baker (902-371-5088). On Saturday, March 28, at 7 p.m. the Choir of St. Mary’s Polish Church – the only Polish-language choir in Cape Bre- ton – will be in concert with the Cape Breton Chordsmen at the Highland Arts Theatre (former St. Andrew’s United Church in downtown Sydney).Tickets are $20 each and can be obtained from from the Highland Arts Theatre (902- 565-3637) or any members of the Cape Breton Chordsmen. Tickets will also be available at our parish lunch after our 9:30 a.m. Mass this Sunday. Thank you to the Cape Breton Chordsmen for extending this wonderful invitation. All are invited to attend St Louis Parish's re-enactment of 'The Way of the Cross' on Good Friday April 3rd at 7:30PM, at St Louis Parish Church in Louisdale.