Saturday – July 18th – 5:00 pm – Late Duncan Lee
Sunday – July 19th – 11:00 am – All Parishioners

 Sunday – July 19th – 5:00 pm – All Parishioners
Monday – July 20th – 9:30 am – Late Michael MacInnis
Tuesday – July 21st – 9:30 am – Late Philip Mayo & Late John Gamberg

Wednesday – July 22nd – 9:30 am – Cancelled due to cemetery mass

Thursday – July 23rd - 9:30 am – Cancelled due to cemetery mass

Friday – July 24th – 9:30 am – Special intention for the MacDonald family

Saturday – July 25th – Delaney






HOLY FATHERS’ INTENTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY:

For respect for human life – Let us pray for the respect and protection of human life in all its stages, recognizing it as a gift from God.

THANK YOU:

A big thank you to all who someway or other helped make our book sale a wonderful, successful day. Books, donations, hellos, snacks – it all makes out day. Again, a big thank you! – From the Catholic Women’s League

Wednesday, July 29th at 7:00 pm – Old RC Cemetery – Benoit’s Cove

POPE’S MESSAGE FOR 6TH ANNUAL GRANDPARENTS” DAY:
Dear brothers and sisters,

Through the prophet Isaiah, the Lord promises that he will never forget any of us. He assures us that he has engraved our faces on the palms of his hands (cf. Is 49:16) and that his love is greater than a mother's love for her child (cf. Is 49:15). The prophet gives us a glimpse of an intimate and intense dialogue in which God addresses, in familiar terms, each person individually and the people as a whole. Even today, we can read these words as referring to each of us, and everyone can hear that "I will never forget you" spoken directly to them.

These are words that fill us with comfort and hope. They are the answer to an agonizing feeling that troubles the heart: "The Lord has forsaken me; my Lord has forgotten me" (Is 49:14). How often in Sacred Scripture, especially in the Psalms, does prayer spring from the despair of those who feel that their lives are of no interest to anyone and are being neglected! The painful feeling of being forgotten is, unfortunately, shared by many people, and among them are quite a few elderly people.  

God's love, which forgets no one, ofers itself as an act of justice and a response to the anonymity in which human life all too often ends up lost. The lives of many elderly people, in particular, seem to be covered by a veil that blurs the features of their faces and shrouds them in oblivion. This is what happens in homes where loneliness reigns and also in those care facilities where each person's uniqueness risks being reduced to a bed number or an illness.

The celebration of the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly is an opportunity to rediscover that the Church is called to be a mother to all and that at any age it is always possible to recognize ourselves as sons and daughters of God.

May this day, therefore, be an inspiration for everyone, especially the young, to revive the beautiful custom of visiting their grandparents, the elderly members of the family and even those
who have no one to visit them. Bring them, through this message and your presence, the closeness and afection of the Pope. Ensure that the words of the prophet, "But I will never forget you," take the form of a tender and afectionate encounter. "In an era that favors speed and fragmentation, the human person still years to receive care and recognition from attentive minds, kind words and hands capable of tenderness. The digital culture multiplies connections and ofers new opportunities for interaction; yet, the human heart retains an irrevocable need for genuine closeness" (Encyclical Letter, Magnifica Humanitas, 239).

The Church understands the sufering of her elderly members; she knows full well that they are all too often viewed through the lens of stereotypes and considered a burden; she is aware that a profit-driven economy weakens family ties; she knows that many elderly people are left behind by children who are forced to migrate or, in some cases, to fight in wars. For each of these reasons, she joyfully proclaims the Lord's promise: "But I will never forget you!"

EARTHQUAKE RELIEF:

Anyone wishing to contribute to the relief efforts in response to the twin earthquakes in Venezuela can do so by marking a blank envelope: “Venezuela Earthquake Relief” (please include your envelope number), placing your donation within and putting it in the Sunday Collection. Any cheques should be made out to your parish so that the parish can provide you with an income tax receipt and make it easier to provide one lump sum for the cause. Thank you.

BAPTISM PREPARATION:

Will be held on Monday, August 17th at 6:30 pm at the Cathedral for parents and Godparents. Please contact the Parish Ofice to register.

FAMILY CATECHETICS:

Congratulations to all students and families for their hard work and dedication throughout the year. Sessions have now concluded and will resume in September. Please visit our parish website, Facebook page, or bulletin boards to find a link where you can select preferred session times for next year. We Hope to accommodate families as best we can. Sacramental formation is integrated throughout the program for those who have not yet received the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist. Our program serves children from Kindergarten to Year 6, as well as those preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. For more information or to register, please contact Angie Dolomount at angie.dolomount@gmail.com or 709-631-4543 (text/call).



IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY SCHOOL:

Is a privately funded school dedicated to educational excellence in a Christian environment. It is operated independently of the Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador by the Catholic School Foundation for Corner Brook inc. For information about the school and its mission go online at w ww.ihmsc