August 26, 2018 THE TWENTY- FIRST SUNDAY IN …

1 Pastor: Fr. Waldemar Podlasz SDS Associate Pastor: Fr. Tavis Goski Priest in Residence: Fr. John (Yongli) Chen Deacons: Gary Bourgeois, Stephen Donoghue, Jeffrey Le Bane Gerardo Panes, William Reggler, Michael Seath, Mike Seguin Pastoral Council Chair: Jeff Orser 613-983-3978 Finance Council Chair: Susan Galarneau 613-830-7111 DIVINE INFANT PARISH 6658 Bilberry Drive, Orleans, Ontario K1C 2S9 Tel: 613 824-6822 Fax: 613 834-7459 (for emergencies only 613-804-6822) Web site: Office hours: Tuesday to Friday: 9:00am - Noon & 1:00pm - 4:00pm Mass & Confession Schedule on page 2. Infant Baptisms generally are held two Sundays a month (except during Lent & Advent). Please call the parish office to set up a meeting with one of our priests. School age Baptism: October registration for Baptism after Easter.

2 Marriage Preparation Deacon Mike and Josiane Seguin 613-824-6822 ext 221 At least six months notice is required. No date can be set until a meeting with the couple has taken place. Adult Sacramental Preparation (RCIA) Deacon Jeff Le Bane 613-834-5039 For adults seeking baptism or full communion with the Roman Catholic Church or adult Catholics seeking Confirmation. Meetings are weekly on Wednesday nights. We are always open to new inquiries. School Age Sacramental Preparation Victoria Pusiak 613-824-6822 x229 For ALL (both Catholic school and public school) baptized Catholic children. The parish registration for reception of the Sacraments of FIRST Communion (grade 2) and Confirmation (grade 6 +) will be in OCTOBER. Anointing of the Sick Are you or someone you know in need of this sacrament of healing? Anyone who has been diagnosed with a severe illness, is going for surgery or has reached old age is eligible to receive this sacrament.

3 Please call the parish office or speak to a priest. Parish Secretary: Margaret Heuthorst ext 221 ) Parish Manager: Deacon Jeff Le Bane ext 235 Sacramental Coordinator: Mrs. Victoria Pusiak ext 229 Youth Ministry: Jacob Douglas & Alisa Valks ext 233 Parish Caretaker: Richard Gibeault ext 228 Alpha Program Real Thibault Altar Servers (ages 7-18) Blessilda Donoghue 702-5842 Bereavement Group Diane Jemus 830-5612 Catholic Women s League Frances Chicot 424-4121 (General Meeting 4th Tuesday of month)

4 Children s Liturgy Debbie Olsheskie 590-2338 Communion Ministers Diane LeBlanc 837-0115 Cursillo Parish Rep Rob Chamberlain 620-3430 Divine Mercy Cenacle Stan Siok 841-1637 & Cindy Kearns-O'Hara 424-0106 Greeters/Ushers Stephane Therrien 590-0769 Knights of Columbus Richard Charette 830-4524 (General Meeting 1st Tuesday of month) Library Sylvie Bissonnette 837-9537 (Open after weekend Masses Sept - June) Liturgy Chair Marilyn Geis 837-0571 Madonna Tuesday Tea Marg Boeckler 830-4788 Mom s Morning Out Andrea Heeringa 834-9968 Music - Adult Choir Corey Arnold 899-3460 Music - Children s Choir Corey Arnold 899-3460 Music - Garth Pereira 446-5995 Pastoral Care Jennifer Millenor Prayer Shawl Ministry Anne Seath 315-6234 Pro-Life Activities Gar Knutson 841-8516 Readers Richard Boulianne 837-3828 Sale of Religious Articles Monique Sutherland 824-3365 & Mary Michel 841-1867 Shepherds of Good Hope Allan Harvey 824-8632 St.

5 Vincent De Paul Dan Therrien 424-6134 Unbound Ministry Brenda Kortekaas St. Matthew High School 837-3161 St. Peter High School 837-9377 Convent Glen Catholic School 824-8541 Divine Infant School 824-1060 THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD ~ Year B MAY 13, 2018 Our Lady of Wisdom School 824-9700 St. Clare School 834-6334 St. Francis of Assisi School 830-3215 St. Theresa School 837-4114 St. Dominic School 424-3760 OUR MISSION STATEMENTOUR MISSION STATEMENT We, the people of Divine Infant Parish, are called through We, the people of Divine Infant Parish, are called through Baptism to celebrate the presence of Jesus Christ in Word and Baptism to celebrate the presence of Jesus Christ in Word and Sacrament. In the spirit of faith, service, and community, we strive Sacrament. In the spirit of faith, service, and community, we strive to bring everyone closer together and closer to God.

6 This we to bring everyone closer together and closer to God. This we accomplish by:accomplish by: Shaping our lives in the image of Christ through Shaping our lives in the image of Christ through worship and and prayer. Contributing to the growth of our parish by being faith-Contributing to the growth of our parish by being faith-ful stewards of the Gospel by word, witness, action and ful stewards of the Gospel by word, witness, action and Lending support to the parish leadership and working Lending support to the parish leadership and working together to fulfill the to fulfill the mission. ASCENSION OF THE LORD Saturday, May 12 5:00 pm-For all Divine Infant Parishioners SUNDAY , May 13 8:00 am Deceased members of the White & McCadden families by Jennifer Goldstone 9:30 am Janet Van Duzer by her son Keith 11:15am Cynthia Castilla by the Milburn family 6:30 pm Leona C t by Dan & Marg Therrien Isabella Mise by Nan & Robert McGarrie Monday, May 14 St.

7 Matthias, Apostle 7:00 pm C cile Farant by Monique Sutherland Janet Van Duzer by her son Keith Jesus Alba (1st anniv) by his family Antoine Bellama by Monique Sutherland -For the intentions of John Hollick Sr. on his 85th birthday by the Hollick family Tuesday, May 15 7:00 pm Mr. Lloyd Celester (4th anniv) by his wife Felicitas Wednesday, May 16 9:00 am Thomas V. Thomas (2nd anniv) by his family 9:30 am-Holy Hour with Benediction Thursday, May 17 9:00 am Bernie Webber by his wife Pamela Friday, May 18 9:00 am Patrick & Mary O Keeffe by Patrick O Keeffe Saturday, May 19 2:00 pm- FIRST Eucharist Celebration PENTECOST SUNDAY Saturday, May 19 5:00 pm Maureen and Marc Lalonde by Nicole Desrosiers Ian MacAulay by Angela & Robert Lavictoire Tom Carroll by the Lusignan family Annie & Narciso Cardenas by Marilou Storie & family Gerhard Tretter by Ron & Anne Reynolds Anicia Cardenas by Narciso Cardenas III SUNDAY , May 20 8:00 am Souls in Purgatory Marina Foran by Bert & Marg Williams Ian MacAulay by Joan & George Hurry Paul Matheson by Grace Buchmayer 9:30 am-For all Divine Infant Parishioners 11.

8 15am Sergeant Shane Eakins by the Divine Infant Adult Choir 6:30 pm Margaret Wensveen by the Wensveen & Ptycia families Intentions for May 12 ~ May 20 2018 Difficulty hearing? Turn your radio to and use ear-phones to hear directly from our amplifier. CONFESSIONS Saturday: 4:15 - 4:45pm SUNDAY : 5:50 - 6:15pm Weekdays: 1/2 hr before Mass Or by appt. Dear Friends in Christ, This weekend we celebrate the Ascension of our Lord. I d like to share with you few articles from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, explaining this great mystery of our faith. 659 "So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God." Christ's body was glorified at the moment of his Resur-rection, as proved by the new and supernatural properties it sub-sequently and permanently enjoys. But during the forty days when he eats and drinks familiarly with his disciples and teach-es them about the kingdom, his glory remains veiled under the appearance of ordinary humanity.

9 Jesus' final apparition ends with the irreversible entry of his humanity into divine glory, symbolized by the cloud and by heaven, where he is seated from that time forward at God's right hand. Only in a wholly excep-tional and unique way would Jesus show himself to Paul "as to one untimely born", in a last apparition that established him as an apostle. 660 The veiled character of the glory of the Risen One during this time is intimated in his mysterious words to Mary Magdalene: "I have not yet ascended to the Father; but go to my brethren and say to them, I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God." This indicates a difference in manifestation between the glory of the risen Christ and that of the Christ exalted to the Father's right hand, a transition marked by the historical and transcendent event of the Ascension. 661 This final stage stays closely linked to the FIRST , that is, to his descent from heaven in the Incarnation.

10 Only the one who "came from the Father" can return to the Father: Christ Jesus. "No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man." Left to its own natural powers humanity does not have access to the "Father's house", to God's life and happiness. Only Christ can open to man such access that we, his members, might have confidence that we too shall go where he, our Head and our Source, has preceded us. 662 "And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself." The lifting up of Jesus on the cross signifies and announces his lifting up by his Ascension into heaven, and indeed begins it. Jesus Christ, the one priest of the new and eternal Covenant, "entered, not into a sanctuary made by human hands.. but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf." There Christ permanently exer-cises his priesthood, for he "always lives to make intercession" for "those who draw near to God through him".