Christmas Mass Schedule Christmas Eve at 5:00pm, 7:00pm, 9

CORNER BRUNSWICK AND REGENT STREETS
FREDERICTON, NEW BRUNSWICK
PARISH OFFICE HOURS:
PARISH OFFICE PHONE:
PARISH OFFICE FAX:
8:30 AM-4:30 PM
506-444-6001
506-444-6006
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 444-6055
WEB SITE: www.stdunstansparish.ca
E-MAIL: [email protected]
REV. BILL BRENNAN, PASTOR
REV. BRIAN WETMORE, PAROCHIAL VICAR
REV. MR. KENNETH PARKER, DEACON
December 4th , 2011 ~ 2nd Sunday of Advent
Christmas Mass Schedule
Christmas Eve at 5:00pm, 7:00pm, 9:00pm and 12:00 midnight
Christmas Day at 10:00am.
(Please note the office will be closed on Christmas Eve at 2 pm and will NOT be open on Christmas Day)
Sign-up sheets for Lectors, Altar Servers, Eucharistic ministers, Ushers and Greeters
are outside the parish office. Please stop by and sign up for your ministry for the
Mass you plan to attend.
Sacrament of Reconciliation during Advent at St. Dunstan’s
Will be extended to 3:30 - 4:30pm on Sat. Dec 3rd and Sat. Dec 10th.
Please note the Thursday, Dec 15th Reconciliation at St. Dunstan’s has been changed and there
will now be a Celebration of Reconciliation at St. Theresa’s Church for the all Parishes in
Fredericton (see below).
Advent Sacrament of Reconciliation: In the Advent Season this year, parishes of the Fredericton
area are once more joining together to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation together.
The celebration will be held at: St. Theresa’s Church (corner of Royal Rd and William St)
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 7:00pm. Parishes in the Fredericton area are cooperating to present this
Advent experience of the Sacrament of forgiveness and renewal as we prepare for Christmas.
Please join us as we look to the celebration of the Feast of Christmas in our parish communities.
The revised Mass texts began last weekend. We have placed cards with the people's
responses in the pews. These cards are to be left in the pews, thank you!
Once again, we invite parishioners to make a donation in memory of a loved one to help make our
Church beautiful for Christmas. Please write “FLOWERS” on the front of your regular envelope and
then write the name(s) of your loved one(s) on the back or place a special envelope in the offering.
Beautiful flowers will adorn the church and a special display listing all those being remembered
will be placed next to the Side Altar.
Rev. Bill Brennan, Pastor
1st Sunday of Advent
1st Reading: Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11
Gospel: Mark 1:1-8
December 4th 2011
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2 Reading: 1Peter 3:8-14
John the Baptist's call to repentance is echoed in the US Bishop's pastoral letter on stewardship: "Christians
must beg God for the grace of conversion: the grace to know who they are, to whom they belong, how they
are to live - the grace to repent and change and grow, the grace to become good disciples and stewards.
✝ MASSES OF THE WEEK ✝
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Wed
Thur
Fri
Sat
Sun
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6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
11th
11th
12:05 pm
12:05 pm
12:00 pm
12:05 pm
5:00 pm
9:00 am
11:30 am
7:00 pm
NO MASS
William Rowan
Fred Whitten
Eugene Rideout
Josephine Smyth
Harold Peter Hughes
Agnes Mulrooney
George Fraser
Josephine Smyth
NECROLOGY
✝ This Week We Remember ✝
Dec 5
Dec 6
Dec 7
Dec 8
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday’s from 4:00 – 4:30
Prayer Line: Call Lucette @ 472-3652
Natural Family Planning – Call 444-6001
Legion of Mary – Tues @ 6:30 pm
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1 Friday Adoration @ St. Dunstan’s (1 Friday of each month
following the noon Mass until 2 pm)
Lector & Eucharistic Minister Schedule
December 10th and 11th
Lectors
5:00 Vicki Mizner
Randy Bezeau
9:00 Monica Smart
Lauren Gourley
11:30 Spencer Smith
Frank Flanagan
7:00 Esther Archibald
Jakob Weirathmueller
Eucharistic Ministers
Verna Shaw (H2)
Bill Woods
Bonnie Boudreau
Jim Daley
Sylvia Herron
Jayne Nicki (H2)
Tim Dilworth
Richard Nicki
Alice Coady
John Denning
Deacon Ken (H2)
Curry Smith
Maureen Campbell
Mary Ryan
Noreen Vaillancourt
Joe O’Donnell (H2)
Marie Costello
Josie Mazzuca
Junior Altar Server, Sunday, December 11th 9:00 am
Lauren Gourley
Dec 9
Dec 10
Dec 11
John Richard F Hayes
Doris Anne Fury
Kathleen Mary Crowley
John Joseph Richard
Wilson Joseph MacMillan
Bridie Collins
Eugene John Rideout
James Robert Poitras
Walter Carney McGinn
Mary May Hughes
Brian Joseph Ouellette
Stanley George Ubsdell
M Theresa Herbert
Dorothy O’Rourke
Edward (Velpr) Keenan
Charles H. Malchow
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Faithful Departed
Bob LaVigne, husband of Adeline
Mary Louise Cruise Kennedy, mother of Mary Bardsley
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Readings for December 11
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1 Isaiah 61:1-2, 10-11
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2 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
Gospel John 1:6-8, 19-29
Sanctuary Lamp
This week in Memory of
Deceased members of the
Boudreau &Parent Families
Please note the office will be closed on Tuesday,
December 6th in the morning until noon for an
out of office meeting.
EUCHARIST AT THE CATHEDRAL OF THE
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ~ Every year, on
the occasion of the Solemnity of the Immaculate
Conception, we gather as a diocesan Church to
celebrate our patronal feast day and mark the
anniversary of the founding of the Diocese of Saint
John in 1842. Bishop Harris would like to invite all of
the faithful of the diocese to gather for a con-celebrated
Eucharist at the Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception, Saint John on Thursday, December 8th at
7 pm. A reception to follow in the Cathedral
Residence.
Televised Mass Committee wishes to thank everyone
who contributed to the NCBC Televised Mass. The
masses will be broadcast on May 18, 2012 and Sept.
21, 2012. As a result of generous contributions from
people across Canada the mass continues to be a
spiritual blessing to many. Anyone who wishes to
contribute to this ministry may do so at anytime by
sending donations to the National Catholic
Broadcasting Council 21 Dunlop street, Richmond Hill
Ontario, L4C 2M6. Your generosity is greatly
appreciated.
There are weeks available for the Sanctuary Lamp
beginning in the new year. If you would like to
have the lamp burning in memory of your loved
one, stop into the Parish office.
The Sunday Missals have all been sold, however, we
have some on order which will be here in about a
week.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Marion Hour of Rosary Prayer
Service will be held at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 6,
at St. Dunstan’s Church. ALL of your parishioners are
invited to this Rosary Service which will be led by
Deacon Ken Parker and sponsored by Bishop Dollard
Knights of Columbus Council 1942. If you have any
questions, please contact Fern and Miles Carpenter at
450-3752.
Parish Pastoral Council Meeting
Wednesday, December 7th @ 5 pm in the MBFC.
All are welcome!
Christmas Boxes ~ We are now accepting
donations to support the Christmas Program for
the needy in our area. We will be collecting
names of those less fortunate and offer them gift
cards from a local grocery store to provide them
Christmas Dinner. We ask for your support
through monetary donations only. The more we
receive, the more we can share. Please be
generous as you have been in the past and thank
you in advance for your kindness. Remember to
place your envelope number on your gift for
income tax receipts.
Knights of Columbus Christmas Breakfast:
Sunday, Dec. 11th, from 9 AM to 1 PM. Adults $
6.00, children $ 3.00, families $ 20.00. Everyone
always welcome.
Lincoln Community Breakfast ~ Saturday, Dec.
10 from 8-10:30 at St. Francis of Assisi Hall.
Adults $6, Family $15, Takeouts $6 each. This
month's sponsor Tickle Stick Factory.
POPE BENEDICT XVI'S MONTHLY PRAYER
INTENTIONS FOR DECEMBER
General Intention: That all peoples grow in harmony
and peace through mutual understanding and respect.
Missionary Intention: That children and young people
be messengers of the Gospel and that they be
respected and preserved from all violence and
exploitation.
Memorial Tree Lighting ~ At McAdams Funeral Home
Thursday, Dec 8th @ 7 pm and Oromocto Funeral
Home, Wednesday, Dec 7th at 7 pm. All those
remembering a loved one at this holiday season are
invited to join us. For further information call 4589170 or 357-5100.
2012 OFFERTORY ENVELOPES ~ are
available to pick up at the Regent Street
entrance of the church. If there is not a box
with your name, please feel free to take a box
that is not labelled. Write your name, address
and phone on the “INITIAL” envelope. Thank
you for your continued support of our Parish.
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