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Central Office, PO BOX 1075, 63 Church St, Amherst, NS, B4H 2E3
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ALL SAINTS PARISH BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST SUNDAY – JUNE 14TH, 2020
Thank You for all Donations!!
Winner of Draw!
OUTREACH FUNDRAISER - COVID-19
Thank you for the support for the All Saints Parish Mother’s/Father’s Day Cooler Raffle. The draw for the Cooler with a $450.00 value was on June 12th, and the WINNER is ALEISHA MACASKILL
Reflections from our All Saints Parishioners
Deacon Mike Lynch
My sisters and brothers in
Christ. Today we celebrate
the great gift that Jesus left
us before he ascended to his
Father. That is the gift of his
real abiding presence, and of
his body and blood that we
are invited to consume
during the celebration of the
Eucharist. What more could
our God give to us? What
more could we ask of our
God?
Whenever we eat and drink,
we are transformed. Most
food is good for our body; it feeds our
mind and enlivens our spirits. In fact,
we feel better after we have eaten a
good meal; we are full, satisfied and
energized.
Unexplainable food for life, the holy
bread and wine fills us’ though we do
not know how. Relying on our faith to
believe that the true presence of our
God makes his home in our body, heart
and soul, we come back again and
again for more of this holy food. We
have been invited to come, from here
and from there, to eat and to drink, as
one in Christ.
On this great Feast of the Body and
Blood of Christ, we gather not to
explain how this mystery happens, but
to fall on our knees in profound
adoration, to celebrate with deep joy
that God is truly persent to each one of
us.
Let us pray Lord;
Help us to focus, as we celebrate the (con’t on pg 2)
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All Saints Parish Live-Stream MASS:
ASParish will be celebrating MASS together starting JUNE 2020 on Sunday’s at 11:15 am with Father Gregory. These Live-stream MASSES are being hosted at Holy Family Church with assistance from our parish community. To connect to the MASS for Live-Stream, follow these directions.
-Go To www.holyfamilyamherst.ca -Left Hand Column on Screen see Live-Stream Link. -Click the LINK for Live-Stream -There are past recordings and one dated for the MASS of the day. - Click on the MASS of the day for the Live MASS or go back in and watch at another time.
(cont. from pg. 1)
Solemnity of the Most Holy
Body and Blood of Christ, in the Eucharist: Remind us
that we are given the
ultimate gift we can receive, in praise and thanksgiving
for all that Christ has done
or us;
Help us to be strengthened in
our belief that all things are
possible with God; And
enable us to share his love, which permeates our lives,
with all those we encounter, as we continue our journey
through this life;
And we ask this in the name of Jesus,
your son. AMEN
*The ASParish Newletter team wants to thank each of our parishioners who have said “YES” to sharing reflections in our weekly news. Some will be reflections on the weekend liturgy, where some will be their personal reflections during this time. If you would like to share a reflection, please contact Glenna at [email protected]
PRAYER LINE: 902-664-9396 For anyone need special prayers for
themselves or for someone you love.
HAIL
MARY’S
3, 216, 842
Hail Mary’s prayed by All
Saints Parishioners since
Dec.1st/2016
Praying for the end of Racism
ALL SAINTS PARISH CENSUS 2020: Date Completed: /2020
FAMILY Name:__________________________ Church Attending Regularly: _______________________
Mothers Name: ____________________________ Cell #:_____________________ Home #: ____________
Father’s Name:____________________________ Cell #:_____________________ Home #_____________
**Mailing Address: ____________________________________, Town: __________________________NS
Postal Code: _________________ Do You Have/Use: Computer ____ Internet _____ Facebook _____
**Shipping Address: ________________________________, Town: _________________________ NS
Email Addresses: ______________________________ and _______________________________________
(please put the email addresses that are used and checked most often – Thank You! )
# Children: ___________ # of Children AT HOME: ___________
Child’s Name: _______________________________ Child’s Name:_____________________________
Child’s Name: ________________________________ Child’s Name: ______________________________
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COMFORT CORNER:
“A Little Good News….”
John “Duke” Wayne’s Conversion….
PRAYERS OF
FAITHFUL
“…I was sick and
you cared for Me”
WEEK OF
JUNE 14 – 20TH
*We pray for those who are
sick, alone, afraid and feel
abandoned at this time.
Praying especially for
Phil Leblanc, Jim Nelson,
Shae Fage, Brody Smith
(great nephew of Louise
Maddigan) and Freda
MacLean (sister of
Elizabeth Rideout) and
Father Craig Christenson.
*We pray for those who
have died in our local family
and those who have family
living away that have
passed. We pray especially
for:
Robert Burke
– Holy Family
*We pray for the world and
those affected by or died
from COVID. May God
protect all those who face
this disease every day.
*We pray for the end of
violence, persecution, and
racism in the world. No one
should face fear, be profiled
or face death for the color of
skin that God made them.
Let us remember that God
made us all in His image,
and may we stand for
equality and be examples of
Christ love for all.
The man we know as movie star John Wayne was born as Marion Morrison in Iowa in 1907.
In 1914, his family moved West, and Marion began to be called “Duke.” In the height of the Great Depression, he worked for movie studios as a prop man, and eventually became an extra and later starred as the cowboy Breck Coleman in the 1930 film, “The Big Trail.” He was renamed John Wayne by the studio to help craft a larger showing.
In the 1940s and 1950s, John Wayne starred in major Westerns and War pictures. He had four children with his first wife. In 1964, he was diagnosed with lung cancer and lost a lung and several ribs. He had two more marriages, one ending in divorce, the other lasting until his death and resulting in three children. Though he was raised Presbyterian himself, all seven of his children were raised Catholic by their mothers.
When his end was near, Wayne was in agony, succumbing to stomach cancer. A priest was called, and Wayne was baptized, and the priest administered last rites.
That night, Wayne fell into a coma. “I don’t know the technicalities of or what constitutes a conversion,” said son Michael,
“Tough Guy” John “Duke” Wayne’ on set
“But Dad did die in the Church."
In 1979, he died of stomach cancer at the age of 72. Fr. Muñoz, Wayne’s grandson, said that his grandfather expressed a degree of regret about not becoming a Catholic earlier in life: “that was one of the sentiments he expressed before he passed on,” blaming “a busy life.”
From Wayne’s example, we should learn that it is never too late to embrace God’s forgiveness. We should not allow a busy life, no matter how important we think the work is, to keep us from a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Receiving the sacraments and especially weekly Mass attendance, can help foster that relationship.
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Thoughts from Pope Francis:
EUCHARIST
“…the Eucharist is no mere symbol but is in fact the true body and blood of Jesus Christ, which has the ability to transform our hearts and minds to be
more like him.”
“The Eucharist is Jesus who gives himself entirely to us. To nourish
ourselves with him and abide in him through Holy Communion, if we do it
with faith, transforms our life into a gift to God and to our brothers,
To let ourselves be nourished by the “Bread of Life, means to be in tune
with the heart of Christ, to assimilate his choices, thoughts, behaviors.”
www.catholicregister.org
READINGS FOR
12TH SUNDAY OF
ORDINARY TIME
June 21st, 2020 1ST READING: JEREMIAH 20: 10 - 13 2ND READING: ROMANS 5: 12-15 GOSPEL: JOHN 15: 26, 27
SPECIAL DATES:
June 16th FB Live
Thought of the Day &
Parish Updates
June 18th – 7 pm
“SPECIAL CHAT” in
the “Gathering Place”
ZOOM night with Elder
Manson Gloade has he
leads us in an Aboriginal
Healing Circle
June 21st National
Aboriginal Day
June 21st Happy
Father’s Day!!
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ABORIGINAL HEALING CIRCLE: SPECIAL CHAT NIGHT
Zoom Video Chat with ASP
GLENNA O’QUINN PAROCHIAL ADMINISTRATOR, ASP
During our upcoming “the Gathering Place” on June 18th at 7 pm, parishioners are going to be treated to an incredibly SPECIAL CHAT NIGHT. With National Aboriginal Day soon approaching, we have invited as Guest of Honor: Elder Manson Gloade to join us and to lead our parish family in a traditional Aboriginal Healing Circle. Our community has faced a great deal of loss, pain, and disappointment in past years as we traveled our journey of faith in Cumberland County. From the loss of leaders of our faith, loved ones who have passed on, major changes in the way we see ourselves as a church and the most recent loss of Father Craig Christensen as our Pastor. All of these pains have layered on top of others and then, add things that have happened from outside our community; COVID-19 and the devastating losses of lives so unnecessarily in Porta pique, Canada’s Air Force, the Snowbirds and the incredible damage from racism in our world. Healing Circles Are Elements of Native American Spirituality. The healing circle/talking circle is an element of North American aboriginal spirituality, which has historically been an underlying concept that permeates every aspect of Native American life.
Join us on June 18th to learn more about these healing ways and to share a unique, beautiful way to find peace in our hearts. “Finding Joy in the Sorrow” We want to THANK Deacon Howie Goldstein for being our Guest of Honor on our chat this past week, as we talked about “Finding Joy in the Sorrow”. Every person has had to “fake it until you make it’ when it comes to putting on a brave face in a time of sorrow. But we are not always that great at looking and finding JOY at these difficult times. The ability to step back from our sorrow and with purpose look for JOY, takes time and practice before becoming automatic, but it is worth the study and effort. Deacon Howie’s gentle and well-practiced ways to find the Joy, is a reflection worth replicating in all our lives. Thank you, Deacon Howie!
How can you join us on “the Gathering Place” evenings? Hook up via computer or by
home or cell phone. (check your provider for
phone charges).
COMPUTER LOGIN:
Go To: www.Zoom.com It will ask you.
*Upload the Zoom App. or Enter a Code*
Meeting ID # 390834096 Password # 802850
It will ask to activate video and microphone, say yes.
PHONE LOGIN: Call 1-778-967-2071 or 1-438-809-7799 using same Meeting # and Password #
June 18th - Aboriginal Healing Circle
Guest: Elder Manson Gloade
June 25th – “Is Faith about being
Perfect?”
Guest Speaker: Fr. James Mallon
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St. Cornelius Church in Streets Ridge, NS
St. Cornelius Patron Saint – Pope from March 251 – June 253 Cornelius's saintly name means "battle horn", and he is represented in icons by a pope either holding some form of cow's horn or with a cow nearby. He is the patron against earaches, epilepsy, fever, twitching, and also of cattle, domestic animals and the town of Kornelimünster, Germany, where his head is enshrined.
SUMMER CHURCH TOUR:
St. Cornelius Church Streets Ridge, NS We may not be able to go into our churches at this time, but as the weather gets nicer, why not consider doing a “Summer Church Tour”! Get out a map and head out to see where our faith family lives, works, and prays! Take a picture of each church and post them on our Facebook. We will put your name in for a draw for a $150.00 gift certificate from a local retailer in Cumberland County!! Not on Facebook? Email to us your entry at [email protected]
ASPARISH FAMILY
Staying Connected…. COMMUNICATION PRIORITY #1
Continuing our conversation this week on ASParish
Communication Priority, we are challenging our teams
and church communities, to re-think the tools we use
in reaching out to our parishioners. Many of the things
that were once used as the main methods to reach out,
have changed dramatically during COVID. These
changes are impacting us to think about church from a
“no building” point of view and considering our
parishioners and their ability to “reach back” to us
with easy tools. We are now asking the question a lot
“How can we be church, without a CHURCH?”
If you have a computer and internet, then we ask and
encourage you to get ‘Linked” with our computer/
intern
et tools: Emails, Newsletters, Facebook,
Website. If you do not have this
ability, are you on the parish
telephone trees to get the
information? For those without
computers / internet we always have
the standard tools to reach out;
-Phone #: 1-902-667-2523 or 902-
667-5244 Mon – Fri, 9 -12 noon
- Mail: PO Box 1075, Amherst, NS
B4H 2E3
Who do you know that needs a
“LINK” into their faith family?
Who needs to be connected to
updates? Please let us know.!!
Communication
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FAITH AND FINANCES: (REPEATED)
All Saints Parish Financial Updates:
ASP LEADSHIP AND FINANCE TEAMS
In October 2019, a new journey began for the Catholic
Community in Cumberland County. Forming a large parish
family by marrying 7 unique church communities and
creating one BIG FAITH FAMILY.
This was not an easy step for any one church because of the
fear of losing the identity of each community, the fear of
closing churches, the fear of who controls the money and
sometimes the fear for the sake of fear alone!
However, with each day starting on October 1st, 2019, we
have had amazing “God Sightings”, new friendships created,
new opportunities developed and most importantly an
extraordinarily strong bond of what we share together…. the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
When we stand in unity in what we share; the Word and the
Eucharist, then all the fears and worries can (and have
started) to fade away.
The ASP Leadership and Finance Team made a commitment
to begin sharing the financial information for the parish, as
soon as we had more accurate numbers pulled together. This
week, a first version of this information is below and the 2019
Year-End Finance Statement for the parish, will be
emailed/mailed out by the end of June.
With these goals almost completed, the team is starting to
work on the next priority Finances; “what to do during our
COVID church closures to continue supporting our
community?”
New government funding is being looked at, at this time,
new fundraisers considered, local locations setting up
drop off donation spots for envelopes and new options
available to you to share contributions safely. Thank you
for all you share!
Funds being collected are being used for OUTREACH to
our community groups servicing Cumberland County
needs, upkeep of our properties and staff to keep getting
it done. Here are the options available currently:
-In person: Central Office at 63 Church St in the locked
mailbox on the wall beside the door.
-Mail Box: PO Box 1075, Amherst, NS, B4H 2E3
-E-transfers: To Mary [email protected] or
Evelyn at [email protected]
-Credit Cards: VISA, MASTERCARD can be set up for
regular weekly or one-time donations
-PAR: Payment Automatic Remittance process set up
with a VOIDED check, to have regular donations taking
from account monthly
Any questions, please contact the office at 902-667-5244
or 902-667-2523. God Bless!
All Saints Parish Comparative Income Statement as of Apr. 30th
Jan - Feb 20 Mar - Apr 20 INCOME:
$ 51,385.07 $ 48,888.67 (by 4.86%)
EXPENSES:
S 70,670.71 $ 74,224.03 (by 5.03%)
NET LOSS:
-$ 19,285.64 -$ 25,335.36
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Body & Blood Sunday Color Page
Share your photo: Take a picture of your finished colored photo and send it to us via Facebook or Email
at [email protected]. Put your Name, Age on picture and we will post your picture and put your
name in for a monthly draw of a $50.00 gift certificate from a local retailer. Thank You for Sharing!