Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil Saint John Paul II Pastoral Unit

Bishop, Msgr. Lionel Gendron, p.s.s. - Auxiliary Bishop, Msgr. Louis Dicaire
Diocesan web page: www.dsjl.org - Saint John Paul II website: http://johnpaul2.weebly.com

PARISH BULLETIN
July 19th, 2015
24H-ADORATION AT ST. MARY'S - WILL YOU BE ONE OF THE SEVENTY-TWO?
Beginning September 4th 2015, the Saint John Paul II Pastoral Unit will provide parishioners with the opportunity to
adore Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament for 24 hours. Eucharistic Adoration will be held at Saint Marys Parish (125
Grove, corner Miller in Greenfield Park) on the First Friday of every month following the 9:30 am mass until 10:00 am
on Saturday. But for this to happen, we need you. Three parishioners per hour are needed to dedicate their time to
petitionary and intercessory prayer before the Blessed Sacrament (since Our Lord cannot be left unattended at any
time). Are you willing to be one of the 72? If so, please sign the Holy Hour Choice sheet you'll find in your parish.
(We might contact you during the summer to propose some changes in the schedule, to make sure there are enough
adorers for each hour.) Any questions? Parishioners from St. Mary's, Holy Cross, St. Clare, St. Gabriel's can contact
Jocelyne Naraine at 450-923-3134. Parishioners from Good Shepherd, St. Augustine, St. Francis, St. Raymond's can
contact Lisa Cerulli at 514-583-9884 or lisacerulli@hotmail.com.
BIBLE STUDY: THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
Matthew: The King and His Kingdom is a 24-week, DVD bible study presented by theologian Jeff Cavins. This study
brings the Gospel to life and draws you closer to Christ. You will see Jesus as the awaited Messiah who fulfills the
prophecies of the Old Testament, establishes the New Law, and inaugurates the Kingdom of Heaven. The study will be
facilitated by Lisa Cerulli every Thursday, from September 10 th to November 26th and January 7th to March 23rd at 7:30
pm to 9:30 pm at Good Shepherd (7900 Naples, Brossard). Cost is $50.00 and place is limited to 25 participants.
Deadline to register is August 27 th. For inquiries or to sign up, please contact the Good Shepherd Parish office at 450676-7577 or by email at goodshepherdparishbrossard@gmail.com
FAITH EDUCATION: REGISTRATION
Faith education is a life long endeavour. It is especially important and provides a foundation when there is a desire to
prepare for and celebrate the Sacraments. In order to ensure a meaningful faith experience, we offer a number of
programs for various age groups: Be My Disciples for children between the ages of 8 and 10 is a family program which
focuses on the call to discipleship; Witnesses of the Covenant encourages young people of 11 years and older to come
together to question and discuss elements of our faith; RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) is tailor made to
encourage adults in their faith journeyand for our youngest, Mini-Ministry focuses on encouraging that first spark.
Registration is now taking place for all of these programs. Please call (450) 676-7577 or (450) 671-0416 or email:
faithfirst@live.ca Please note our programs begin at the beginning of September. Registration with payment
will be accepted until September 8, 2015.
ECUMENCIAL REFUGEE PROJECT UP-DATE & REQUEST FOR PRAYERS
Our application as been approved by Qubec & forwarded to Immigration Canada; if all goes well, our family may be
arriving as early as February 2016. In the meantime, please pray for them, for all volunteers working to prepare for
their arrival, and also for the millions of other refugees desperate to find welcoming acceptance, and most importantly
for PEACE in the world. May the Holy Spirit flood the planet with a new vision of life in loving harmony with Mother
Earth and with all God's children.
EN ROUTE TO THE 2015 COLLOQUIUM
On 7 November 2015, nearly 500 people made up of delegates from diverse backgrounds in our diocese, parishes,
movements, religious and other communities will be invited to a colloquium at Champlain College in Saint Lambert.
The process for the 2015 Colloquium is taking place in four phases, inspired by the invitation of the Spirit to Peter
get up, go downstairs, and accompany them without hesitation, because I have sent them. To see how you
can get involved visit the Saint John Paul II Pastoral Unit website at www.johnpaul2@weebly.com or the diocesan
website at www.dsjl.org

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