May 10, 2015 - Immaculate Conception Parish

Announcements & Events
May Events
Immaculate Conception Parish
P.O. Box 25050, 669 Prince Street, Truro, NS B2N 7B8
May 11th
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Heart of a Parish Community (Campbell Hall)
May 23rd
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Steubenville Bottle Drive - Saturday, May 23rd from
9 to 11:30am in Campbell Hall
May 24th
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Pentecost Children's Gathering (Victoria Park)
May 30th
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Lobster Dinner (Campbell Hall)
Tel: 893-7188 Fax: 895-7011
email: icc .truro@ns .s ym patic o.c a
Website: http: //w ww .icc-truro.org
Weekday Mass Times
Monday - 7:00 pm - †Margaret Heyman, †Harriet Faulkner
Tuesday - 7:00 pm - Jessie MacNutt, †Joe Walsh
Heart of the Parish Community - Parents are invited to celebrate Holy Eucharist at 7:00 pm, Monday May 11th,
following the Mass. Parents of Level 8 Candidates for Confirmation will meet in Kennedy Room. At 8:00 pm the
Confirmation Team will welcome Confirmands from the previous two years into Campbell Hall along with parents and
this year’s candidates for Confirmation to meet coordinators for Liturgy & Worship, Evangilization, and Justice &
Charity.
At Mattatall ~ Varner Funeral Home, we cherish the value of family, and want to share with you in remembering someone very special to you. On Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10, 2015, from 10 am - 2 pm, we invite you to come in for a
complimentary
carnation bouquet to take to your mother. Whether you are spending the day with family or visiting
a cemetery, we invite you to join us. Light refreshments will be served.
Mother’s Day Witness for Life 2015 - Please meet us on Willow St., near Parker’s Plants, at 2:00 PM on May
10. Pray for the courage to bear witness to the Gospel of Life, so that the unborn, the sick and the elderly will be
allowed to live. Your presence is needed more than ever before. Contact person: Gail Munro 895 – 2296 or
dega@ns.sympatico.ca
Knights of Columbus Assembly 2073 - Annual Lobster Dinner on May 30th - The Knights of Columbus will be
selling Lobster Dinner Tickets on May 16th & 17th and May 23rd & 214th, in Campbell Hall after all Masses. The
Lobster Dinner will be held on May 30th from 12:00 pm until 6:00 pm. We will accept order for both Lobster and Ham
Dinners. Cash, Cheque or COD. (Visit our website at to pay on-line.)
Steubenville Bottle Drive - Saturday, May 23rd from 9 to 11:30am in Campbell Hall. Drop off for the youth to
sort & count; or call Keith 899-2999 if you have bottles to be picked up; or take directly to Subway Bottle Exchange &
credit the Steubenville Account.
Msgr. Martin Scholarship - The CWL's Annual Monsignor Martin Scholarship applications are now in the
schools, at the Guidance Counselor's Office. Applications are also available in the Church office. To be considered;
applications must be returned no later than May 15, 2015. For further information, interested persons may contact
Anne White, Chair of Education, and Health for Truro Council CWL @ 902-895-4630.
Heritage Bursary Applications are invited for the Immaculate Conception Heritage Bursary. The bursary is
open to male students who are practicing Catholics and who are entering first year university or college this fall 2015.
Submit your resume and the most recent copy of your High School Transcript to the parish office by May 31, 2015.
4th Annual Joe Walsh Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on August 28th at the Mountain Golf Club. Join us
for a fun day of golf, a delicious Roast Beef Dinner and Prizes. Enter as a team or as an individual. For Registration
and Information go to our website: http://icc-truro.org/joe-walsh-memorial-golf-tournament-2015/
I wish to thank everyone for their prayers and good wishes during my stay in hospital. God bless, Kevin and Donna
Archibald
Wednesday - 7:00 pm - † Rosina Kowal
Thursday - 7:00 pm - †Frank Parker
Friday - 8:00 am - Thanksgiving
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Tuesday - Thursday @ 6:30 pm
Anticipated Lord’s Day Masses, Saturday
4:00 pm Immaculate Conception, Truro
Our Sunday Gathering for Eucharist
9:00 am St. Michael’s, Brule
9:00 am Immaculate Conception, Truro
11:00 am Immaculate Conception, Truro
11:30 am Sacred Heart, Millbrook
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Thursday from 9 am –1pm
Mass with Rosary & Litany to Mary
First Saturday of each month at 9 am
Tuesday Evening Rosary @ 6:30 pm
6th Sunday of Easter
May 10th, 2015
Immaculate Conception Church
SACRAMENTS
Baptism - Baptisms are celebrated on the last
Sunday of each month. To register your child or to find
out more contact father.francesco@gmail.com. Ext.5002
First Holy Communion - Follows the Sacrament of
Penance in Level 2 for children in Family Faith
Formation. To register your child go to our web-site.
Contact Deacon Br. Grant 902-893-7188 ext. 5003.
Confirmation - Is open to individuals who received
the sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist. This two year
preparation process follows the Confirmed in the Spirit
discipleship series. rel.ed.coordinator.icc @gmail.com
R.C.I.A. -If you are not baptized, and those who are
baptized as Christians in other Christian denominations
& would like to become Catholics contact Fr. Dariusz.,
Fr. Francesco ext.5002 father.francesco@gmail.com
FAMILY FAITH FORMATION
Coordinator - Deacon Br. Grant ext.5003 or
rel.ed.coordinator.icc@gmail.com
Registrar - Contact Betty Chapman 902-895-4877
Or registrar.icc.catechism@gmail.com.
Level 1 - 3 - Gathering Sunday May 10th @ 10 am
Library - Books, DVD’s & CD’s available in Campbell
Hall. Contact Erin MacPherson at: library@icc-truro.org
Teen Choir - Practice Monday evenings 7:30 pm. Bring
your voices & instruments.
Altar Servers - Aidan Ballard will train new servers
after the 11 am Mass. Br. Grant after 9:00 am Mass.
Liturgy of the Word for Children - Sunday at the 9
am Mass. Children ages 3 and up gather to listen to
God's word in Our Lady’s Chapel. Contact Teresa
Mantin: 895-0305 or mantinkt@eastlink.ca
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion - Please
contact Jane Allen @ 902-843-0410 or email her @
janeandleo@eastlink.ca
Lectors - Lectors are currently required for the 9:00
am and 11:00 am Masses. Contact Zig Domaratzki at
902-843-2356 or patzig@eastlink.ca.
Sacred Heart Church (Millbrook)
SPIRITUAL LIFE MINISTRIES
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St. Michael’s Church (Brule)
SERVICE MINISTRIES
Immaculate Conception Parish
Tuesday Am Prayer Group - Tuesday’s @ 10:30. For
CWL - CWL Executive Meeting, May 20 (Kinsella
information contact Mary Heukshorst 902-895-5530
3). General Meeting will be our Summer Closing / Pot
Luck Lunch / Bring & Buy / on May 24 at 2:30 pm in
Campbell Hall. This will be the last meeting until
September.
Contact
Marg
Dwyer
at:
marjdwyer@hotmail.ca
Meditation Group - Meet each Wednesday morning at
10am in Our Lady’s Chapel. Contact Maria Miko @ 902895-3663.
Women’s Bible Study - Wednesdays in Kinsella 1.
Contact Nanette Crowell at 902-897-0059.
following the 7pm Mass In Kinsella 1 & 2.
information call Judy Ballard 902- 897-7007.
P.O. Box 25050, 669 Prince Street,
Truro, NS B2N 7B8
Tel: 902-893-7188; Fax: 902-895-7011
Email: icc.truro@ns.sympatico.ca
Website: www.icc-truro.org
Knights of Columbus - Executive Meeting 1st
rd
Oil of Gladness Prayer Group - Tuesday evening
For more
Men's Friday Morning Group - After Easter we gather again in the morning at 7:00am in Kinsella 2. Please
contact
Kevin
Mantin
902-895-0305
mantinkt@eastlink.ca
Pastoral Care Team - If you know of anyone who is
sick at home or in the hospital, forward their information
to our Pastoral team coordinator: Mike MacMullin at
macmullin.mj@gmail.com or 902-895-1773.
CD & MP3 Download of the Month: Do you want to
enrich your own faith life? Join today and each month
you will receive an exciting talk by one of the great
Catholic speakers of our time. Go to this link:
http://www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org/mp3clu
LITURGICAL MINISTRIES
The Youth Choir - Children ages 6+ practice Monday
evenings 6:00 - 6:45pm. Contact Beth or Chris Terry at
902-843-0989 or rosiecharm@hotmail.com
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BUILDING THE COMMUNITY
Tuesday of the month. General Meeting: 3 Tuesday
of the month. To become a member Contact Randy
Works randyworks@ns.sympatico.ca
St. Vincent De Paul -
General meeting 2nd
Wednesday of the Month at 7:30pm Kinsella
room. Everyone welcome. Contact Brenda Chisholm
902-897-0877
Staff Directory
Pastor:
Fr. Dariusz Miskowicz: ext.5001
dariusz.ns@hotmail.com
Priest:
Fr. Francesco Pirisi: ext.5002
fatherfrancesco@gmail.com
located on Robie Street has lots for parishioners
contact the Superintendent’s Office at 902-893-3304.
Deacon:
Br.Grant McLean; ext.5003
brgrant.icc.truro@gmail.com
Guatemala Outreach - Please contact Lesley Payne
for information 902-895-1365 or lelpayn01@gmail.com.
Administration Louise Cormier ext.5000
& Operations icc.truro@ns.sympatico.ca
Kane’s Kitchen - We serve a hot meal to those in
Caretaker:
Immaculate Conception Cemetery - Our cemetery,
need each Wednesday at noon. For more information
Contact Kevin Mantin: mantinkt@eastlink.ca
David Belben ext. 5008
Staff Office Hours
Parish Office: Monday - Thursday 8 am - 4pm
Closed Fridays & Noon - 1pm for lunch
MP3 Download from the Pastor
Fr. Dariusz:
By appointment
Franciscans:
Monday & Tuesday
Sunday Coffee, Tea & Chat - Join us for our Sunday
socials in Campbell Hall from 10am - 11am. Come and
meet other parishioners.
Steubenville Atlantic 2015 - Steubenville Bottle
Drive - Saturday, May 23rd from 9 to 11:30 am
in Campbell Hall. Drop off for the youth to sort & count;
or call Keith 899-2999 if you have bottles to be picked
up; or take directly to Subway Bottle Exchange &
credit the Steubenville Account.
Registration: Contact Betty Chapman @ 902- 8954877 or Keith Gillis @ 902-899-2999.
Card Play (45's) - Join our Sunday Evening players
for fun and games @7pm in Campbell Hall.
55+
Seniors
Group - Meeting
in Campbell
Hall every
Thursday
at
2pm.
Come
enjoy
refreshments and
conversation.
Contact Olga
Cain—902-893-0550, olgacain123@gmail.com
The True Meaning of Easter
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was one of the bestknown and best-loved Catholic orators of the twentieth
century, reaching millions of
Christians of all denominations. Presented here are
his timeless reflections on
the
Passion, Death, and
Resurrection of our Lord,
combined with Scripture and
Gregorian Chant to create a powerful presentation
that is sure to become a family favorite. Please
check your Flocknote from April 5th, click on the link
for your free download, from Fr. Dariusz.
DIVINE MERCY WEEKLY
Reflections from Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska
Meditation: Let souls who are striving for perfection
particularly adore My mercy, because the abundance of
graces which I grant them flows from My mercy. I desire
that these souls distinguish themselves by boundless trust
in My mercy. I Myself will attend to the sanctification of
such souls. I will provide them with everything they will
need to attain sanctity (Diary, 1578).
My Prayer Response:
Lord Jesus, I am striving for
perfection, but I really need more of Your mercy. I am nothing
without You. Teach me and all souls striving for sanctity how to
adore Your mercy and to trust in You still more!
*Diary passages in italics is Jesus speaking”