Announcements
Adoration
For this month only, Adoration is being held a week early. Everyone is welcome on Sunday, September 23rd from 2 – 4pm at St. Joachim’s.
Mass For Special Intentions
Father Paul LeBlanc will be celebrating a Mass with the Crown of Glory Prayer Group, and anyone who would like to attend, at St. Joachim’s on Tuesday, October 9th, 7pm, for everyone’s Special Intentions. There will be time after Mass for those seeking personal prayer.
Mass Change
There will be no noon Mass today, Friday, September 14th.
First Friday Holy Hour And Mass
The monthly First Friday Holy Hour will take place at St. Joachim’s tomorrow, Friday, September 7th from 11am – 12:30pm. The Holy Hour begins at 11am and will consist of exposition, adoration, and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament; concluding with 12 noon Mass.
Coffee Social
The Parish Council and Knights of Columbus will be providing coffee and Timbits after both Masses the weekend of September 8th & 9th in the foyer of the church. Everyone is welcome.
Special Collection For Africa
On September 15/16, there will be a special collection taken up for Africa, which continues to suffer through the worst drought in 60 years. Donations will be forwarded to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), which has an organization in place that will ensure that your donations will get to those in need. The Government of Canada has pledged to match all monies raised through this collection. Special envelopes for this collection are available in the foyer.
Parish Council Meeting
The next Parish Council meeting will be on Thursday, September 6th, 7pm, in the large classroom between the church vestry and the parish office. Use the parish office entrance.
Parish Council meetings are open to all parishioners who wish to attend as observers. If any parishioner would like to speak at a monthly meeting, or have an item placed on the agenda, please speak to the Chairperson, Robert Taylor, or contact the parish office (office@saintjoachims.com or 653-6852), ahead of time.
50/50 Draw
Tickets for our next 50/50 Draw go on sale in September. An envelope of 5 tickets costs only $10. Only 200 envelopes will be sold – meaning you have a 1 in 200 chance to win. Tickets will be available in the foyer before and after Mass, or you can call Mary Ellen (696-2385) or Marie (696-8169). Winning number will be announced in the bulletin. All proceeds going towards the parish debt.
If you would like to help with this fundraising effort by selling tickets, please contact Mary Ellen (696-2385 or maryellengallery@rogers.com).
Adoration
Adoration scheduled for Sunday, August 26th at Saint Joachim’s has been cancelled. Adoration will resume on the last Sunday of September.
Yarn Donations Needed
Do you have any cotton yarn that you are not using? Several parishioners are looking for donations of cotton yarn to be used for making dish cloths that will be included in this year’s Christmas Baskets. Contact Toby (696-1905) if you would like to donate some yarn.
