March 3rd 2024
March 3rd 2024
March 3rd 2024
Saint Lawrence O’Toole: Envelopes: $698.00 (26 env.); Loose: $80.00; Holy Land/Ash Wednesday:
$20.00; Pre-Authorized: $315.00 (9env.).
Our Lady of Mercy: Envelopes: $589.00 (22 env.); Loose: $103.75; Community Garden: $70.00;
Pre-Authorized: $150.00.
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 sched-
ule:
March 8th - Immaculate Heart March 22nd - St. Bernard’s
March 15th - St. Augustine’s March 29th - Holy Family
Please note: Way of the Cross on March 29th will take place at Holy Family not at Immaculate Heart
Last week the following children from St. Augustine’s and Saint Lawrence
O’Toole celebrated the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time.
St. Augustine’s
REHEARSAL FOR GOOD FRIDAY PLAY: St. Augustine’s, Thursday March 14th and 21st, 6:30pm
in the main Church.
SAINT LAWRENCE O’TOOLE FAITH DEVELOPMENT Gather in the church basement at 10:00am
March 10th, March 24th, April 7th, April 21st, May 26th.
At the 11:00am mass on Sunday, for those arriving 10 minutes before mass and after the
start time, it is highly unlikely there will be a parking spot in the main parking lot by the
church. The only reason to drive into our lot 10 minutes before mass and after the start time
is to drop people off.
It is our goal to have the red pylons out for every mass by the elevator entrance and around the front steps to
prevent parking in these areas.
We received approval for weekend use of two additional parking lots: Youth Impact Jeunesse, 536 Moun-
tain 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 Dominion 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
several weeks, at the 11:00am Sunday Mass, for those arriving late and having difficulty finding parking and/
or not aware of our parking rules and new lots, we will have someone at the back of the Church providing an
information handout.
Trevor Droesbeck 857-4879
[email protected]
Karen Leblanc 387-4198
[email protected]
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UPCOMING MEETINGS:
Welcome to SENIORS CONNECT A safe space for Seniors to gather, socialize, learn about, and discuss
issues 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
Society to talk about how we can keep our brains sharp. Jot down any questions you may have in the
meantime. Questions? Contact Karen LeBlanc at 387-4198 or email [email protected].
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POSTPONED: ENLARGE YOUR TENT: A Symposium on Welcome and Hospitality has been postponed
to a later date. Please watch your bulletins for more information, and those who registered will be notified
when a new date has been determined.
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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. 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 [email protected] to register.
Everyone is welcome to join the discussion, and DVDs will be made available for participants to borrow.
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 Mar.7th/Mar. 8th)
4th Sunday of Lent, Time click on the following links and read:
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 24th, April 7th, April 21st. Call 506-531-0252
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
IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY: Please note that there will be no mass at Immaculate
Heart Wednesday, March 6th as Fr. Phil will be away. Wednesday mass will resume the
week following.