Welcome to Queen of All Saints Parish

February 25th 2024, 2nd Sunday of Lent

Mass Schedule—Heures des Messes
Monday 9:30 a.m. Saint Lawrence O’Toole Saturday 4:00 p.m. St. Augustine’s
Tuesday 7:00 p.m. St. Augustine’s Sunday 9:00 a.m. Saint Lawrence O’Toole
Wednesday 4:00 p.m. Saint Lawrence O’Toole (French) 11:00 a.m. St. Augustine’s
Thursday 1:00 p.m. Our Lady of Mercy 4:00 p.m. Our Lady of Mercy
Friday 12:00 noon St. Augustine’s 7:00 p.m. St. Augustine’s

First Saturday of the month Mass is celebrated each month at 10:00am

St. Augustine’s Church / Confessions available.

WEEKDAY CONFESSION SCHEDULE

Saint Lawrence O’Toole Mondays 10:00am to 12:00noon
St. Augustine’s Wednesdays 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Our Lady of Mercy Thursdays 11:00am to 1:00pm
ALSO DURING LENT
Confessions available on Saturdays at St. Augustine’s from 11:00am to 1:00pm

Monday Daniel 9:3, 4-10; Luke 6:36-38

Tuesday Isaiah 1:10, 16-20, 27-28, 31; Matthew 23:1-12
Wednesday Jeremiah 18:18-20; Matthew 20:17-28
Thursday Jeremiah 17:5-10; Luke 16:19-31
Friday Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46
Saturday Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
Sunday Third Sunday of Lent: Exodus 20:1-17;
1 Corinthians 1:18, 22-25; John 2:13-25

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER MARCH 1ST

The World Day of Prayer is observed annually on the first Friday in March. It is an invitation for
Christians to pause and pray together ecumenically and recalls our Christian responsibility to
be sensitive to the signs of the times so that we might bring a more authentically Christian di-
mension to the concerns or our world, our country, our community. Sponsored by the Women’s
Inter-Church Council of Canada and its national counterparts around the world, it is celebrated
in approximately 165 countries.

Weekly Offering—Thank you for your generosity!

St. Augustine’s: Envelopes: $1,836.10 (90 env.); Loose: $1,378.75; Building Fund: $100.00 (5 env.); Ray of
Hope: $130.00 (5 env.); Candles: $178.60; Donation: $37,647.35; Ash Wednesday Collection: Envelopes:
$985.00 (54 env.); Loose: $826.00; Pre-Authorized: $1,070.00 (29 env.).

Saint Lawrence O’Toole: Envelopes: $773.00 (30 env.); Loose: $57.40; Donation: $25.00; Holy Land/Ash
Wednesday: $50.00; New Year’s Day: $10.00; Initial Offering: $10.00; Candles: $212.45; Ash Wednesday
Collection: $245.00; Loose: $5.00; 2 env. $20.00; Pre-Authorized: $195.00 (7 env.).

Our Lady of Mercy: Envelopes: $630.00 (21 env.); Loose: $342.25; Candles $93.00; Ash Wednesday:
$210.00; Poor Box: $35.00; Community Garden: $49.65; Kitchen Reno: $50.00.
Sat 17 4:00pm St.A Late Joe Longphee Jeanette and Family
Sun 18 9:00am SLOT Marie Celine Thebeau Claudia Donnelly
11:00am St.A Late Juanita Knorr Family
4:00pm OLM Leroy Gallant Charlotte, Shelley and Tracey
7:00pm St.A Late Helen Layden Family
Mon 19 9:30am SLOT Late Roger Leger Clarence and Maria Richard
Tues 20 7:00pm St.A Special Intention Charles Chuma Inomah Parishioner
Wed 21 4:00pm SLOT Late Doris Lirette Clements & Moulton Families
Thurs 22 1:00pm OLM Special Intention for Parishioner Parishioner
Fri 23 12:00noon St.A Connie Wilden Ella Martin
Sat 24 4:00pm St.A Late Edward Mack Ann Lyng
Sun 25 9:00am SLOT Jean Despres Laurel Cliff
11:00am St.A Late Lowell Brine Carl and Mary Best
4:00pm OLM Victor Bourque Odette Babineau
7:00pm St.A Deceased Family Members Parishioner

We pray for the sick including

Norman & Pauline Gagnon, Harvey Gagnon, Charles Ouelette,
We also pray for those who have died
And for those who mourn the loss of a loved one.

We will pray the Way of the Cross

during the holy season of Lent on Friday evenings at 6:30pm.
To make this prayer available to as many people as possible, we will
celebrate it in different churches according to the following schedule:

March 1st - St. Bernard’s March 22nd - St. Bernard’s

March 8th - Immaculate Heart March 29th - Immaculate Heart
March 15th - St. Augustine’s

Please keep the children celebrating the

Sacrament of Reconciliation
for the first time on Saturday February 24th
in your prayers.
Rite of Election
On Sunday February 18th, Archbishop Desrochers celebrated the Rite of Election
and Call to Lenten Renewal at the Cathedral for people journeying in the RCIA
process and seeking to complete their initiation this Easter Season.
Please hold these candidates and catechumens in your prayers.

SAINT LAWRENCE O’TOOLE will RECITE THE ROSARY before

Sunday liturgy during Lent at 8:30 a.m.

What is holding you back from experiencing the fullness of a

true loving relationship with God? Throughout Lent a box will be at the entrance to
St. Augustine’s for your prayer petitions. Bring your petitions with you and place in the
sealed box. This box and contents will be burnt in the Easter Vigil fire,
symbolizing our entering into the Easter season with a clean heart.
 Faith Development Family Catechism
for St. Augustine’s
Please note that your family must be pre-registered
in order to attend any of the sessions. Use the door at the top of
the stairs in the parking lot.
Level 1-3 (age 6-8)
Session #11 Sunday Feb. 25th - 9:30am Group A 12:15pm Group B
Session #12 Sunday Mar. 10th - 9:30am Group A 12:15pm Group B
Session #13 Sunday Mar. 17th - 9:30am Group A 12:15pm Group B
Level 4-6 (age 9-11)
Session #11 Monday Feb. 26th - 6:30pm Group C Tuesday Feb. 27th - 6:30pm Group D
Session #12 Monday Mar. 11th - 6:30pm Group C Tuesday Mar. 12th - 6:30pm Group D
Session #13 Monday Mar. 25th - 6:30pm Group C Tuesday Mar. 26th - 6:30pm Group D

SAINT LAWRENCE O’TOOLE FAITH DEVELOPMENT Gather in the church basement at 10:00am
March 10th, March 24th, April 7th, April 21st, May 26th.

Gospel Study Group: Saint Thomas Aquinas

“The Golden Chain” http://www.immaculatalibrary.com/books/catena-aurea.html.

Weekly in person or Zoom, Thursdays at St. Lawrence O’Toole 6:00pm followed

by adoration at 7:00pm AND Fridays at St. Augustine’s 11:00am, followed by
Mass at 12:00noon and adoration. For information contact Charlie Farrell at 857-
4223 or [email protected]. For next session Feb.29th/Mar. 1st)
3rd Sunday of Lent, Time click on the following links and read:

Pope Francis
https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2015/documents/papa-francesco_20150307_omelia-
parrocchia-ognissanti.html

CCCB https://www.cccb.ca/letter/observations-on-redemptionis-sacramentum/

Extremely Optional/ For extra insight into particulars. CONGREGATION FOR DIVINE WORSHIP
AND THE DISCIPLINE OF THE SACRAMENT https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/ccdds/
documents/rc_con_ccdds_doc_20040423_redemptionis-sacramentum_en.html

St. Augustine’s Church has the following new parking rules:

No Parking on the sidewalk and street directly in front of the church from the
Dominion Street entrance to Mountain Road.
No Parking around the front steps (only the two parking spots by the side door on
Mountain Road).
No Parking within five feet of the elevator ramp.
Do Not block other cars in the parking lots.

We received approval for weekend use of two additional parking lots: Youth Impact Jeunesse, 536 Mountain
Road, which is a one-story brick building with a Canadian flag on the roof. It is the first building to the north of
St. Augustine’s Church on the same side of Mountain Road. The parking lot has room for 30 vehicles on both
sides of the building. Access is available from Shirley Avenue or Limerick Street. Chris-Roi Church, 300 Do-
minion Street, has room for 50 vehicles and is located across from Chris-Roi Church and beside the Club
D’Age D’Or Christ Roi. Access is available from Dominion St. or High St. For those parking on the street,
please follow all New Brunswick Department of Motor Vehicles Regulations and City of Moncton bylaws; this
includes not parking withing 10 meters (32 feet) of a stop sign. For the next few Sunday Masses at 11:00am,
we will have people directing traffic to the appropriate parking lots.
 Trevor Droesbeck 857-4879
[email protected]
Karen Leblanc 387-4198
[email protected]

UPCOMING MEETINGS:

March 12th 6:30 PM - Parish R.C.I.A. Leadership - St. Therese, Dieppe

March 13th 10:30 AM – End of Life Pastoral Care Committee – Immaculate Heart of Mary, Riverview
March 18th 6:30 PM - Parish Catechetical Coordinators – Immaculate Heart of Mary, Riverview

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LENT GOES TO THE MOVIES Our Mondays @ The Movies film discussion group will meet five times over
Lent to discuss Lenten themes in popular films. February 26th – The Notebook (2004); March 4th – Straight
Story (1999); March 11th – Calvary (2014); March 18th – Monsoon Wedding (2001); and March 25th –
Billy Elliot (2000). All discussions take place on Zoom at 2:00 pm. Please contact Karen at 387-4198 or ka-
[email protected] to register. Everyone is welcome to join the discussion, and DVDs will be made
available for participants to borrow.
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ENLARGE YOUR TENT: A Symposium on Welcome and Hospitality The English Diocesan Adult Faith
Commission invites you to an interactive discussion on Thursday, February 29th, 7:00 pm at Holy Family Par-
ish in Moncton (52 Falkland Street). Grounded in Isaiah 54:2, the tent image was used by Pope Francis to
help inform our Synod conversations, and we will use it as a starting point for our conversation on the
29th. For more information and to register, contact Trevor at 857-4879, [email protected] or online
at www.diocesemoncton.ca → Pastoral Offices → Adult Faith → Formation Opportunities.
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Welcome to SENIORS CONNECT A safe space for Seniors to gather, socialize, learn about, and discuss is-
sues related to aging in New Brunswick. Our next gathering will take place on March 14th at 10:30am at the
Holy Family Church, 52 Falkland St. Moncton. We will be joined by a representative from the Alzheimer’s So-
ciety to talk about how we can keep our brains sharp. Jot down any questions you may have in the mean-
time. Questions? Contact Karen LeBlanc at 387-4198 or email [email protected].

Week 2: February 25
Last chance to sign the Stand for the Land petition
Today February 25 is the deadline for signing a letter to Honduran ambassador to Cana-
da asking her government to protect those who are fighting to defend forests and rivers in
a Honduran national park against pollution from a mine. The letter is part of Development
and Peace ― Caritas Canada’s last fall campaign.
Over 32,000 Canadians have signed it in solidarity with these struggling communities of
Guapinol and the San Pedro sector. Join the effort and add weight to our demands. Sign
now at devp.org/act. Thank you for your solidarity!

May 16– 26, 2024 Pilgrimage to Medjugorje where Our Lady has been appearing daily for
42 years. Cost of $3570 includes all airport taxes, security, fuel surcharges, airfare from the
Moncton/Halifax, (twin or triple) accommodation, daily breakfast & dinner and experienced local
guide. (Optional single room supplement, $250/p.) INFO: Hector Caissie at
[email protected] or 506-857-2295.

Lenten Walk with the Lord – 40 Acts of Kindness An additional or optional way to
enhance and enrich your Lenten commitment and experience. “Lenten Walk with the Lord”
invites you to do one (1) simple act of kindness for each of the 40 days of Lent. There is a
calendar which will be placed at the back of the church to help you keep track of your
kindnesses along with some simple instructions to help guide you. For example, kindness
can be as simple as a ‘smile’ and often begins at home.
 OUR LADY OF MERCY CHURCH
Catechism lessons for all ages are on the following Sundays at 3:00pm,
March 3rd, March 24th, April 7th, April 21st. Call 506-531-0252
to register or email: [email protected].

On Friday March 1st at 2:00pm, the Centre Nouvelle Vie located at 25 Grace Street,
Shediac Cape will host this year's World Day of Prayer service in collaboration with the
Our Lady of Mercy parish, Trinity United, St Martins Anglican church, Shediac Bay com-
munity Church and the St Joseph and St Henri parishes. The service consists of prayers
and music for world peace and will be followed by a luncheon. Donations are collected for
World Day of Prayer projects all around the world. All are invited to attend!

OUR LADY OF MERCY: Our next baptism preparation course will be held
on Saturday April 6th and Saturday April 13 at 1:00pm in the Church
Basement. Pre-Registration is required. For more information please contact
Brenda Kent Baptism Co-ordinator at 506-532-6950

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CLOTHING DEPOT

Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10:30am to 1:00pm
Donations may be left at the Drop Off Barn from 8:00am until 8:00 pm only. A limit of 10
Customers are allowed in the store at one time for a 15-minute time period. Hand sanitizing will
be monitored. Items can be dropped in the Drop Off Barn in the parking lot from
8:00am to 8:00pm.

Knights of Columbus 1310 Breakfast located on 84 Broadway Street. March 3rd at 8:30 am until
12:30pm. Cost is $12.00 for adults and $5.00 for children. Menu includes eggs, bacon, sausage,
ham, pan fries, pancakes, baked beans, toast and tea or coffee and juice.
ALL ARE WELCOME !!!

ST. AUGUSTINE’S LENTEN COIN FOLDERS

are available at the Church entrance or at the parish office.

If you would like to set up Pre-Authorized payments

or start using weekly envelopes please contact
Charlie Farrell at 506-857-4223 or
[email protected].

We encourage Queen of All Saints parishioners

to support those who support us.

We are happy to have you join us! Are you new to the parish
or have you been part of our community for awhile but have
just never registered? We would like to know who you are.
Please ask for a registration form or you can register online at
www.qasmoncton.com.
Message from Archbishop Guy Desrochers
February 20, 2024

Lent: a time to fall back in love with God!

It's resolution time! At least, that's what most people think of doing when Lent begins. There are
signs that remind us of the importance of making new resolutions and keeping them: pants have
become too small; the waist is too round; the mirror seems to be distorting us a bit. It's time to eat
healthy, we say... which also allows us to eat a little more, perhaps!

But for Christ, there is nothing truly "holy" about this kind of resolution. Lent is a time to renew our
loving relationship with Christ and with our brothers and sisters around the world. Through the
beautiful texts that will be offered to us throughout Lent, God will invite us to renew our Christian
commitment by nourishing our faith in his Word and reminding us that "we do not live by bread
alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. "(Mt 4:4) Attentive listening to the
Word of God, lived each day in the silence of our hearts, is the primary attitude that will enable us to
undertake a true spiritual turning point or change in our lives, which can so easily become anemic or
lukewarm as we follow the currents of the world.

You might say, "I don't really need to change anything in my life. I have been a good Christian for a
long time. I don't commit any serious sins. " But consider the great apostle Paul: he wasn't a great
sinner either. On the contrary, according to Jewish law, he claimed to be a man without fault. But
when Jesus challenged him one day, this personal encounter with Him completely overwhelmed him
and he became a man whose heart burned with love for God and for his neighbor.

Prayer, fasting and sharing. These are the three magic words that define the time of Lent. To live a
"holy" forty days that will surely lead us to participate in the glorious resurrection of Jesus at Easter, I
propose to you a different kind of fasting. A fast that will give a true place to God in your heart and
that will consume you with love for your neighbor:
- Fasting on food a few times a week, or reducing the quantity, will lead me to stand in solidarity with
the 3 million people who die of hunger every year all over the world.
- Fasting of electronic games, television, worldly readings or activities that do not elevate the soul in
any way and that will allow me to devote more time to intimate prayer, this heart to heart with God.
- Fasting from unnecessary shopping or extravagant spending.
- Fasting that pushes me to share certain goods or talents with the most needy.
- Fasting of certain leisure activities that will allow me to do some volunteer work and that will bring
me in solidarity with those who suffer from chronic or terminal illnesses, or who are desperately
waiting for the presence of someone who will know how to chase away their morbid loneliness.
- Fasting of a thousand and one small renunciations of my own will and offered to God to relieve or
save souls, especially those who are still waiting for their deliverance from purgatory.

I wish each and every one of you a "holy" Lent. Let us take advantage of this sacred time that God
gives us to fall in love with Him again; to become more supportive and compassionate towards our
brothers and sisters who unfortunately stopped "bothering" us a long time ago. Imagine, for a
moment, how transfigured and radiant the Earth would be if we all decided to live this Lent by
making more effort to love one another sincerely, as Christ has shown and taught us by his example
and words? We would already be in paradise, I am sure! As Lent begins, let us choose to embellish
and transfigure our world by devoting more of our time to God and to our neighbor.
Sincerely yours in Christ our Redeemer,

+ Guy Desrochers, C.Ss.R.

Archbishop of Moncton