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SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER PARISH Fr. Peter Proulx, Pastor Sr. Sheila Whelan GSIC Deacon Don Smith 331 Plaunt Street, South; P.O. Box 396 Renfrew, Ontario K7V 4A6 Tel: (613) 432-5825 Fax: (613) 432-6663 E mail: [email protected]

Web Site: www.sfxrenfrew.blogspot.com

“St. Francis Xavier, a welcoming faith community lovingly sharing the gifts of God.”

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22 SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 30TH 2009 PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED: We pray for our loved ones who have died recently, especially Alfred Mann. PRAYERS FOR THE SICK AND SHUT-IN: “Let us raise up in prayer those who seek God’s healing love, those at the hospital, hospice and at home. May your struggle be consoled by Christ’s love“.

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THE PRIEST

owhere does a parish community show forth the mystery of the Church more clearly than in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist. The Mass requires the presence and ministry of a priest. Like John the Baptist, the priest is the “friend of the bridegroom” (John 3:29), rejoicing in the union of Christ with his bride, the Church. The priest effectively fosters that union by standing in the person of Christ at the head of the assembly (in persona Christi capitis), by presiding over its prayer, preaching the word of God, and offering the sacrifice of Christ in the Holy Spirit to the Father. “When he celebrates the Eucharist, therefore, he must serve God and the people with dignity and humility, and by his bearing and by the way he says the divine words he must convey to the faithful the living presence of Christ” (GIRM, 93). The priest must be ablaze with what John Paul II calls “eucharistic amazement” (Ecclesia de Eucharistia, 6). When the priest speaks the words of consecration first uttered by Christ in the upper room, he places his voice and his whole being at the disposal of the Lord. Then, awed by what happens on the altar before which he stands, he proclaims the presence of the mystery of faith in the midst of the Church. Everything in the life of the priest flows into this moment, and flows out of it.

Stone Fence Theatre presents

COUNTRY SPARKIN’ AT SUNNYDALE ACRES Thursday, October 8, 2009 St. Francis Xavier Parish Hall, Plaunt St. S., Renfrew Dinner Theatre: 6:00 p.m. Admission: $40.00

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CEMETERY “Celebration of New Life” Sunday, September 20th 2:00 p.m. (Rain Alternative: St. Francis Xavier Church)

Tickets available at: St. Francis Xavier Parish Office 613-432-5825 Aikenhead Pharmacy Breen’s Insurance Ray’s Flowers Bell Tower Fundraiser

PARISH SUPPERS • • • • •

O.L. of Angels, Brudenell, Aug. 30th St. Ignatius Parish, Maynooth, Sept. 6th St. Mary’s Parish, Wilno, Sept. 6th O.L. of Mercy, Bancroft, Sept. 13th St. Columbkille’s Cathedral, Sept. 20th see posters for info

MARRIAGE BANNS

*Ashley Marie Dumoulin & Timothy Browne (1)

LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS Please carefully note the times of the daily Liturgies MON TUE WED THU

Aug 31 Sept 1 Sept 2 4:15 p.m. Sept 3 10:30 a.m. 12:10 p.m. FRI Sept 4 8:00 a.m. 12:00 noon SAT Sept 5 5:00 p.m. SUN Sept 6 10:30 a.m.

NO PARISH LITURGY NO PARISH LITURGY Ed, Anabelle & Ray Kohl – Yvonne Kohl Bonnechere Manor: Angela Vice – Albert Marocco Marie Hanrahan – Ken & Leona Barr Mary Kluke – Melvin & Doreen Wildman HOLY HOUR Mr. & Mrs. Hector Boudreau – Mr. & Mrs. Frank Freemark Kim Shalla-Vaile – Diane & Dieter Gundlack Intentions of the Parishioners – Father Proulx

LITURGICAL ROLES 23 Sunday in Ordinary Time SEPTEMBER 5th/6th, 2009 rd

SATURDAY EVENING MASS - 5:00 p.m. MINISTERS OF THE WORD – M. Mahusky; A. M. Slight MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITY – – R. Laxton; M. Maloney; S. McCanna; H. O’Connell MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST – D. & L. Coyne; D. Mooney; SUNDAY OFFERING R. Elliott; H. Robinson SERVERS – K. & V. Slight LAST WEEKEND:

SUNDAY MORNING MASS - 10:30 a.m.

$3,514.67

MINISTER S OF THE WORD – A. Lafont; J. Valliquette $3,353.67 (205 postings) MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITY – D. & C. Varrin; M. Richards; L. Sammon + EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS – M. Campbell; D. Varrin; A. M. Millar; D. & B. O’Connor $161.00 (10 EFT postings) SERVERS – E. Humphrey; M. Joly; S. Lafont; K. Landriault

C.W.L. MEETING: Our CWL regular meeting will be held in the Large Hall on September 8th at 7:00 p.m. and will start with a power point presentation by Yvonne Sklepowicz on the Diocesan trip to Peru. All ladies of the parish are cordially invited. Hope to see you there. St. Vincent de Paul Society’s Yard & Bake Sale Friday Sept. 4( 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.) & Saturday Sept. 5th ( 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.) Knights of Columbus Hall – 170 Ellis St. Pembroke Donations of baked goods & other goods are needed and greatly appreciated. Info call Clare – 735-0883 or Peggy @ 735-7539

Please NOTE: Fr. John McElligott will be with us this week while Fr. Proulx is away.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY:

to all couples of the Parish who celebrated a Wedding Anniversary during August. We remember you and your intentions at the 10:30 a.m. Mass this weekend. I’VE LOOKED AT CLOUDS May God Bless You All. Among those Sculptor and author Kent Nerburn celebrating are:

once drove a cab for a living. One of his regular customers was a quiet, prim, blind woman. Over time, they became friends and eventually he asked her what she might like to see, if she could see for only a minute. “Clouds,” she said. “As I drove along I pondered her words,” recalls Nerburn. “I, who saw clearly, spent each day wishing for… a place, a person, some prize ….. I hoped to win. But one who valued sight the most, the one to whom it was denied, knew the greatest gift her eyesight could bestow was before me, unnoticed and unhallowed, at that very moment.” “Now let me ask you,” the woman said. “What is a cloud like?” “They’re God’s dreams,” he told her. She thanked him, smiled and they shared the rest of the ride in silence. Open your mind, your senses, your soul to God’s wonders.

* Anthony & Agnes Mask * Des & Marguerite McIntyre * Martin & Margaret Munhall * Ben & Theresa Surnoski * Gerald & Jean Coules * Harold & Vivian Bolger * Arnold & Willis Wren * Bill & Susan Ringrose * Ron & Marilyn Leclaire * Robert & Catherine O’Donnell * Sterling & Leona Armstrong * Randle & Jane Donnelly * Bob & Heather Mahusky * Bud & Nancy Lance * Russ & Nancy Connors * Dan & Carroll Varrin * Harry & Carla Walters * Ed & Diane Lapicki * Denis & Nancy Saumure * John & Wendy Eady * Leo Jr. & Trisha Sammon * Ray & Julia Lesk

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