PARISH NEWS
Stellar VBS is midway through its week! Each day, 90 kids and over 70 volunteers are discovering how they can shine Jesus’ light in the world. Please continue to pray for them and their families.
DAILY MASS TIME CHANGE – JULY 17-21
During the week of July 17-21, Daily Mass will begin at 8:30am to make space for our Stellar Summer Camp. Regular times will resume the following week.
MESSAGE FROM THE FINANCE COUNCIL
Dear parishioners,
Click here for a financial summary of 2022 for our parish! You will notice that in account 109 on page two, the grant money ($100,000.00) we received is noted in 2021. The money was not spent until the job was finished in 2022 (major repairs # 413). Since the bills were paid in 2022, the books show a $-98,000.
If you would like the complete financial report, please contact the office. An update of the 2023 financial year will be delivered this Fall.
This year, as of May 31, 2023, our total income is $271,300.00. Our total expenses are 235,700.00. This gives us a Net income of $35,600.00. We thank you for your continued generous support.
Blessings,
Maureen Tononon (on behalf of the finance council)
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – SHEPHERDS OF GOOD HOPE
For over 35 years, Annunciation and St. Gabriel’s have volunteered at the Shepherds of Good Hope’s soup kitchen, helping to serve Ottawa’s most vulnerable on Sundays in September and January. This invaluable service to our brothers and sisters in Christ has always been a rewarding outreach experience, and an opportunity for parishioners to serve alongside each other and build new friendships.
Hunger is a very real need in our community. We think of the words of Jesus in scripture—“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat”—and our hearts are moved to serve! Shepherds of Good Hope is serving more and more in our community as needs grow, and is looking for more volunteers. To keep fulfilling our parish commitment to their ministry, we want to grow our volunteer base!
If this ministry speaks to your heart, and you feel it may be something to which God is calling you, please reach out to Christine at cdemers2545@rogers.com.
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
WYD PRAYER INTENTIONS
On July 27th, a group of young people from our diocese of Ottawa-Cornwall will fly to Lisbon, Portugal to participate in the 2023 World Youth Day. They want you to accompany them on their pilgrimage!
You can support their spiritual journey by submitting prayer intentions using their online form. The intentions will be carried by the pilgrims to the shrine of our Lady of Fatima and entrusted there to God and Our Lady.
ENCOUNTER SCHOOL OF MINISTRY – SUMMER INTENSIVE
Drawing from the richness of our Catholic heritage, Encounter School of Ministry seeks to teach, equip and activate disciples to demonstrate the love of God through the power of the Holy Spirit in their sphere of influence.
The Summer Intensive is an in-person evening event that provides a survey of the content offered in the first four quarters of the Encounter School of Ministry over a four-day period. The Summer Intensive is ideal for those who are discerning their enrollment in the full Encounter School of Ministry for the Fall but would like to experience our content and culture beforehand. The content covered includes Identity & Transformation, Hearing God & the Prophetic Gifts, Power & Healing, and Inner Healing & Freedom.
More information, including registration, click here.