Notre Dame Parish
On January 13th the Gospel reading was:
Mk 2:1-12
When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days,it became known that he was at home.
Many gathered together so that there was no longer room for them,
not even around the door,
and he preached the word to them.
They came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men.
Unable to get near Jesus because of the crowd,
they opened up the roof above him.
After they had broken through,
they let down the mat on which the paralytic was lying.
When Jesus saw their faith, he said to him,
"Child, your sins are forgiven."
Now some of the scribes were sitting there asking themselves,
"Why does this man speak that way? He is blaspheming.
Who but God alone can forgive sins?"
Jesus immediately knew in his mind what
they were thinking to themselves,
so he said, "Why are you thinking such things in your hearts?
Which is easier, to say to the paralytic,
'Your sins are forgiven,'
or to say, 'Rise, pick up your mat and walk'?
But that you may know
that the Son of Man has authority to forgive sins on earth"
-he said to the paralytic,
"I say to you, rise, pick up your mat, and go home."
He rose, picked up his mat at once,
and went away in the sight of everyone.
They were all astounded
and glorified God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this."
Do you believe in Miracles? Do you believe in Miracles in YOUR life, and the lives of your loved ones? Often, we have a part to play in response to God's Grace.... sometimes we need to believe we can rise, pick up our mat, and .... live!
God's Love brings us to that point.
Haiti Emergency
Monetary Donations for relief in Haiti can be made through the Parish office and marked: Development and Peace/Haiti.
Online Donations can be made throught the Development and Peace Website at :
Online donation to Development and Peace there is a link in the upper right sidebar of the page marked "Give now for Haiti appeal"; for a one-time donation check the appropriate boxes on the form and on the second page you will see a drop-down box near the bottom right, to designate your donation goes to the Haiti earthquake relief.
Alternately you can phone Development and Peace at:
For emergency appeals: 1 888 664-3387
Let us always bring to our minds and hearts 1John 4:9-11, 9,In this way the love of God was revealed to us: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him. 10 In this is love: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as expiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another.
Yes, As Christians we are journeying together to build a loving relationship with Jesus, Our Lord, that He may bring us to the Father, in the power of the Spirit. We gather to praise and worship, we gather to build our parish in Love, and we work in that same Love to reach out to the wider community.
Notre Dame is part of the Diocese of Prince George, shepherded by Bishop Gerald Wiesner, O.M.I..
As part of the diocese we share in the diocesan vision: People of God, become who you are.
This vision is based on the four realities of:
1) PROCLAMATION of the WORD
We open our hearts to the Living Word of God, Jesus, by listening to the Word proclaimed.
On this site you will find pages and links to Fr. Mike's homilies, the daily scripture readings, and online reflections.
2) CELEBRATION of the community
We respond to a common message. The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ calls our participation at the table of the Lord.
We celebrate through LiturgyOn the page relating to the mass you will find the Mass times, Reconciliation times,
and information on the various ministries relating to the Mass:
Servers
Lectors
Eucharistic Ministers
Music
Children's Liturgy
Integral to the celebration of the community is the process of preparing for the sacraments.
3) FORMATION of community
We gather around the Word. Through our baptism we enter into the community of believers.
God wants us to be in communion, in community.
Parts of the Body which interact with the wider community include:
Notre Dame School
The Catholic Womens' League
and the The Knight's of Columbus
4) SERVICE to the community and beyond
Nourished at the Table of the Lord, we are sent out to bring about the
transformation of the world. We reach out to others in service.
The Haiti projects.
This website reflects peoples involvement. It will help you to see the different areas of service and ministries in our parish, and it is an invitation to participate in one or more areas so that our parish may be a greater sign of the presence of the Risen Jesus.
Through whatever struggles and trials you face, remember always that God loves you with an infinite Love.
May God Bless You!
