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: sfx.parish@on.aibn.com Web Site: www.sfxrenfrew.blogspot.com
“St. Francis Xavier, a welcoming faith community lovingly sharing the gifts of God.”

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17 SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
JULY 26TH 2009
PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED: We pray for our loved ones who have died recently
especially Elva Kubiseski, Margaret Wall, Beatrice Warren, Reinhard Leppert and
John J. Enright.
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“.

“COUNTRY SPARKIN’ AT
SUNNYDALE ACRES”

A new Stone Fence Theatre production will be our fall

celebration of Parish spirit and community building. We
hope that many of you will take this opportunity to enjoy
an evening together at our Dinner Theatre at
St. Francis Xavier Hall on Thursday, October
8th and to assist our Parish with the capital
expenditure of painting the cross this
summer.

STILLPOINT HOUSE OF PRAYER

CELEBRATES ITS 20TH
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ANNIVERSARY
Friends and former guests of Stillpoint, please join us on Saturday, August 29 from 2 – 6 p.m. at 3031
Calabogie Road, Springtown, ON.
Interfaith Service of Thanksgiving at 3:00 p.m followed by refreshments.
Live entertainment and open mike opportunities to share testimonies/stories related to your experi-
ences at Stillpoint.
RSVP by Friday, August 14th
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by e-mail
stillpointHP@aol.com or by
phone 613-432-2791
We are celebrating rain or shine! Bring your lawn chair!

PLEASE NOTE SUMMER OFFICE HOURS: SUNDAY

Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. OFFERING:
Friday 9 a.m. till NOON $3,572.92

Pilgrimage to the SHRINE OF ST. ANN,

CORMAC, ONTARIO
SUNDAY, JULY 26, 2009.
Principal Celebrant & Homilist will be
Bishop Michael Mulhall
For info call 613-628-2020 or check posters
 LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS
Please carefully note the times of the daily Liturgies

MON July
27 7:00 p.m. Special Intentions – Georges & Jeannette Blanchette
TUE July
28 9:30 a.m. Darlene Kennelly – Teresa Moulton
WED July
29 4:15 p.m. Elva Kubiseski – Joseph Brennan
THU July
30 10:30 a.m. Bonnechere Manor: Urban Agnew – Rose & Allan Verch
12:10 p.m. Murray, Mark, Randy & Dad McNulty – Mother & Family
FRI July 31 8:00 a.m. Kathleen Reid – Leona & Tom McAleer
SAT Aug 1 5:00 p.m. Joseph Lee – His Family
Intentions of the Parishioners – Father Proulx
SUN Aug 2 10:30 a.m. Mary Kluke – The Estate
In Thanksgiving, 55th Anniversary – Des & Marguerite McIntyre

LITURGICAL ROLES
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18 Sunday in Ordinary Time Aug. 1st/ 2nd, 2009
SATURDAY EVENING MASS - 5:00 p.m.
MINISTERS OF THE WORD – C. Black; I. Connors
MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITY – D. Black; E. Yantha; E. & G. Boose
MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST – R. & N. Connors; K. Black; D. & L. Coyne
SERVERS – H. & M. O’Neill; M. Brumm
SUNDAY MORNING MASS - 10:30 a.m.
MINISTERS OF THE WORD – P. Dowdall; A. Lafont
MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITY – D. & C. Varrin; M. Richards; L. Sammon
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS – A. Blackburn; A. M. Millar; Y. Sklepowicz; N. Smith; D. Varrin
SERVERS – R. Blackburn; S. Lafont; K. Landriault

SOMETHING TO PONDER
A churchgoer wrote a letter to the editor of the newspaper and complained that it made no sense to
go to church every Sunday.

“I’ve gone for thirty years now,” he wrote, “and, in that time, I have heard something like three thou-
sand sermons, but, for the life of me, I can’t remember a single one of them; so I think I’m wasting my
time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all.”

This started a real controversy in the “Letters to the Editor” column, much to the delight of the edi-
tor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher:

“ I’ve been married for thirty years now. In that time my wife has cooked some thirty-two thousand
meals, but, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals; but I do
know this: they all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had
not given me those meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for
nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!”

When you are DOWN to nothing, God is UP to something! The faithful see the invisible, believe the
incredible, and receive the impossible! Thank God for our physical and our spiritual nourishment!

BIRTHDAY WISHES: The Braeside Pastoral Charge is asking people PARISH SUPPERS
to send birthday cards to Sterling Toner, a little boy from Braeside ♦ Bonfield, Sunday, July 27th
who is very ill, to make his 7th birthday ( August 2nd) very special. ♦ St. Martin of Tours, Whitney, Aug. 2nd
Cards can be dropped off at the post office or Robbins in Braeside ♦ St. Andrew’s, Killaloe, Aug 9th
or mailed to Sterling c/o Braeside Post Office, General Delivery, ♦ O.L. of Mt. Carmel,
Carmel, LaPasse, Aug 9th
Braeside, ON K0A 1G0. ♦ O.L. of Grace, Westmeath, Aug 16th
♦ O.L. of Angels, Brudenell, Aug 30th
SUMMER SCHOOL FOR LITURGICAL MUSICIANS:
Parishes, please consider financially supporting a member of your
parish music ministry to attend. PLEASE ENCOURAGE PARTICI-
PATION AND LET US KNOW OF YOUR INTEREST A.S.A.P. 55th PILGRIMAGE
At Saint Paul University, August 23-27, 2009. Intense liturgical Our Lady of Knock Shrine
and musical formation. Of special interest to those who work with St. Malachy’s Church,
youth and children's choirs. Meals included. Info & flyer: (www.
Mayo, Qc.
ArchOttawa.ca) under Pastoral Services/ Liturgy. Support your
music ministry. Info: Klara Kinahan (613-829-4908). Sunday, August 9th
Starting at 10 a.m.
See posters