FEASTS

Monday        – Saint Damascus

Tuesday       -- Our Lady of Guadalupe

Wednesday  -- Saint Lucy

Thursday      --  Saint John of the Cross

MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK:

Tuesday 7 PM - Merlin Topolniski by Teenie & George Mueller      

Wednesday 9 AM -                                        

Thursday 9 AM - Novena to St. Anthony starts at 8:40 AM; George Tessier by Tony & Florence Tessier

Friday 9 AM - All parishioners

Saturday 7 PM -  Deceased members of the Kavanagh Family by Marilyn Kluke

Sunday 9 AM -  Michel Kirouac by Diane Lacourse                          

           11 AM - Gerry Lance by Mary & Family

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

24^th December -- Fourth Sunday in Advent (only one Mass): 9:30 a.m.

CHRISTMAS MASSES

24^th December -- Sunday, Christmas Eve:  7:00p.m., 9:30 p.m. 11:30 p.m.

25^th December -- Monday, Christmas Day : 10:00 a.m.

WEEKEND COLLECTIONS:

Weekly target to meet ongoing operating expenses:      $2,884.00

Weekend Collection - December 2^nd & 3^rd:                 $2,300.80

RECONCILIATION SERVICE: Parish Reconciliation will be held on December 21^st at 7:00 p.m. Priest will be available for individual confessions after the Mass.

CHURCH ENVELOPES: Church envelopes for the year 2007 are available in the Marrevee Room. Kindly pick them up as you leave the church after Mass.

CHRISTMAS PAGEANT will be held at Christmas Eve Mass (Sunday Dec. 24^th, at 7:00p.m.). All children are welcome to participate. The first practice will be held on Sunday December 17^th after 11:00 a.m. Mass. Info call: Betty 819-682-6478.

CONCERT: St. Mark’s Church choirs present a CHRISTMAS CONCERT ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 10^th at 7:00 p.m. in the Church Hall.  Invite your family and friends – come and enjoy some of your favorite Christmas songs performed by choir members and guests. Entry fee: non-perishable food item or a donation to the “Feed a Family Program”.

NET RETREAT- St. Mark's church will be hosting  2 youth retreats by the Net Team (www.netcanada.ca) for Grades 7-8, Friday Jan. 12th (5-10pm) and for  Grades 9-CEGEP, Saturday Jan. 13th to Sunday Jan. 14th (11am- 12noon sleepover). The Net Retreats are a lot of fun and have been very successful with the youth in past years. So come out for some fun....music, games, skits, lots of laughter and inspirational discussions and prayer. For more information and to register please call Lynne LeGuerrier @ 684-4882. Registrations would be appreciated before December 22nd. Families interested in hosting the Net Team members: please call Lynne LeGuerrier: 684-4882.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION is conducted on every Sunday in the Church between 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. For more info, call Paula Nason-Wiegand at (819) 684-1325 or the parish office at (819) 684-6926.

“THE SPIRITUAL LIFE” - A course presented at St. Mark the Evangelist Church for 10 Wednesdays, starting January 10 until March 14, 7:30 – 9:30 PM, by Sister Rosemary O’Toole, csj. COST: $50.00 (includes a coil-bound notebook). REGISTER NOW: call Margaret Gillis: 819-682-9640 or Judith Matheson: 819-684-3099. You must register by January 1, 2007.

WARDENS: The Wardens extend a warm welcome to Betty Johnson who was elected to fill the vacancy. They also take this opportunity to thank Don Charron for his contribution to the administrative duties of the church during his term as warden.ATTENTION: Sunday December 10^th Wayne will need 10 strong people to move the crèche from the shed to the front of the church after the 9:00 a.m Mass. Thank you

SUNDAY MISSALS FOR THE NEXT LITURGICAL YEAR (2007) The new Liturgical Year will be commencing on the first of Sunday of Advent. The new missals have arrived and are on the tables at both entrances of the church. They are only $4.00 each.

ATTENTION: Sunday December 10^th Wayne will need 10 strong people to move the crèche from the shed to the front of the church after the 9:00 a.m Mass. Thank you

DEVELOPMENT & PEACE: Where there are minerals and gems, we expect to find rich communities. Where water is abundant, no one should be thirsty. Where the earth is fertile we expect every person to be able to eat when they are hungry. In many communities where natural resources are over-exploited, there is nothing but desolation, hunger and poverty. The hunger for profits threatens life. "LIFE BEFORE PROFIT".

ROSARY IN THE SCHOOLS: Do you love Jesus and Mary, love children, pray the Rosary, and are willing to dedicate two hours a month to pray the Rosary with School children? If your answer is yes to all of these questions, you are a prime candidate for this program. When we pray the Rosary we go to the school of Mary, she teaches us all about Jesus her Son! Further information please contact Lucie Cabana- Youth Director, Diocesan Centre-(613) 722-9946.

SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL: for Christmas baskets, call 819-685-1343.