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Our Lady of Mercy Church St. Anthony of Padua Mission
196 Bridge Street West, P.O. Box 879 27 Victoria Street, P.O. Box 1200
Bancroft, ON, K0L 1C0 Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0
613-332-2954 Reverend Casmir Muobike SMMM, Parish Priest 705-457-3695
Email: olmbancroft@gmail.com Email: stanthonyhal@bellnet.ca https://olmbancroft.wixsite.com/ourladyofmercy https://stanthonyhal.wixsite.com/stanthonyofpadua
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Office Hours: Office Hours:
Tuesday & Thursday from 9:00 pm to 1:00 pm. Tuesdays from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Secretary: Mrs. Kathy Tripp Secretary: Mrs. Catherine Wheeler
Our Lady of Mercy School: 613-332-3300
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~ SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER ~
- DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY-
April 11 and 12, 2026
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Saturday - Haliburton 4:30 pm Jeanette Wagenaar – St. Anthony of Padua
Sunday - Bancroft 10:00 am Missa Pro Populo – Mass for the People
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ROSARY WILL BE PRAYED BEFORE THE 9:00 AM MASS
Tuesday - Bancroft 9:00 am Peter Borejko – Marzenna and Andrew Kruczkowski
Wednesday - Haliburton 8:30 am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9:00 am Rosary
9:30 am Special Intentions of Judy and Family – Anonymous
- Gardens of Haliburton 10:45 am Gabrielle Gervais – Ray Gervais and Family
Thursday - Bancroft 8:30 am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9:00 am Rosary
9:30 am Rose Savard – Adrienne and Gary O’Donnell
Friday - Bancroft 9:00 am Memorial of St. Kateri Tekakwitha
Clare Kavanagh – Friends
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~ THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER ~
April 18 and 19, 2026
Saturday - Haliburton 4:30 pm Missa Pro Populo – Mass for the People
Sunday - Bancroft 10:00 am Marc O’Donnell – Gary and Adrienne O’Donnell
PRAYER CORNER
Maximillian Sullivan,
the Sullivan Family,
Evan and Gary Wheeler, Judy,
Katherine Flowers, Matt and Kate Flowers,
Alverna Ross, Paul Lee, Lori Best,
Samantha Spencer, Bill O’Shaughnessy,
Anne Carr, Silas Agina, Rita Stock,
Anita Neuman, Julian Joseph Forget,
Helen Curran, niece of Pauline Burcher,
Thomas Smallwood, Mary Hall,
Gladys Roberts, A.S. Crean,
Shirley Grimshaw, Gerald Diamond,
Brian Dunn, Barb Perog, Sandra Wheeler,
Stacie Burnett, Gina Mazara, Anthony, Reuben Maughan, Dennis Purcell,
Joan Colligan, Eddie & Daphne Faria,
Marie Giamblanco, Mike Flanagan, Annette Giamblanco,
Carolyne Morais, Frank Young,
Roger Musclow, Joanna Kastner,
Jean Tyler, Barry Malloy,
Tommy and Tammy White,
Baby Jacob.
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ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
A review of CPR and defibrillator use will be held on April 18th at 1:30 p.m.
Please reply to Miles at 705-754-0869 or
to register.
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ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
Family Faith Formation
“The Family Faith Formation will be hosting a ‘GAMES DAY’ on
Sunday April 19th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm.
Everyone is encouraged to attend and bring their favourite board game, card game etc. or try something new. All are welcome to bring a snack to share with the group. It’s a wonderful afternoon of fun and fellowship and we hope that many of you will join us!
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ST. ANTHONY’S MISSION
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Sunday Mass Attendance: 82
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
SANCTUARY LAMP
For the week commencing
Sunday, April 12th – April 18th:
Special Birthday Blessings for
Stephen Houston.
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OUR LADY OF MERCY CHURCH
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Sunday Mass Attendance: 136
OUR LADY OF MERCY
SANCTUARY LAMP
For the week commencing
Sunday, April 12th – April 18th:
Rose Savard
- Gary and Adrienne O’Donnell
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UPCOMING EVENTS
OUR LADY OF MERCY CHURCH
March for Life in Ottawa
Thursday, May 14th
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HIGHLAND GROVE RECREATION CENTRE
Saturday, April 18th from
8:00 am to 12:00 noon
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
See poster for more information
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SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
- DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY –
In a series of revelations to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska in the 1930s, our Lord called for a special feast day to be celebrated on the Sunday after Easter. Today, we know that feast as Divine Mercy Sunday, named by Pope St. John Paul II at the canonization of St. Faustina on April 30, 2000.
The Lord expressed His will with regard to this feast in His very first revelation to St. Faustina.
The most comprehensive revelation can be found in her Diary entry 699:
My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and a shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy. The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day are opened all the divine floodgates through which graces flow. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity. Everything that exists has come from the very depths of My most tender mercy. Every soul in its relation to Me will contemplate My love and mercy throughout eternity. The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness. It is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My mercy.
In all, St. Faustina recorded 14 revelations from Jesus concerning His desire for this feast.
Nevertheless, Divine Mercy Sunday is NOT a feast based solely on St. Faustina's revelations.
Indeed, it is not primarily about St. Faustina — nor is it altogether a new feast.
The Second Sunday of Easter was already a solemnity as the Octave Day of Easter.
The title "Divine Mercy Sunday" does, however, highlight the meaning of the day.
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ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
DIVINE MERCYSUNDAY
APRIL 12TH AT 3:00 pm.
The Celebration will include the reciting of the Divine Mercy Chaplet, readings from St. Faustina’s Diary and veneration of the Divine Mercy Image. There are information pamphlets and guides for Divine Mercy, Confession, Spiritual & Corporal works of Mercy and Indulgences, available in the foyer. Please feel free to take them and read through in preparation for Easter and for
Divine Mercy Sunday.
All are welcome to attend!
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ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
Save the Date
St. Anthony’s will be holding a Living Rosary on Saturday May 9th before the 4:30 Mass.
There will be a sign up sheet in the foyer for everyone who would like to be involved.
Please watch the bulletin for more information in the coming weeks.
