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Mass Schedule—Heures des Messes
Monday 9:30 a.m. Saint Lawrence O’Toole Saturday 4:00 p.m. St. Augustine’s
Tuesday 7:00 p.m. St. Augustine’s 7:00 p.m. Our Lady of Mercy
Wednesday 4:00 p.m. Saint Lawrence O’Toole (French) Sunday 9:00 a.m. Saint Lawrence O’Toole
Thursday 1:00 p.m. Our Lady of Mercy 11:00 a.m. St. Augustine’s
Friday 2:00 noon St. Augustine’s 7:00 p.m. St. Augustine’s
Fr. Johnston is available for confessions at Saint Lawrence O’Toole on Tuesdays from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
and at St. Augustine’s on Wednesdays from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Please call the office at 857-4223 to
arrange an appointment.
Welcome to Queen of All Saints Parish November 15th, 2020 Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary
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Daily Readings
Monday Revelation 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Luke 18:35-43
Tuesday Memorial: St. Elizabeth Revelation 3:1-6, 14-22; Luke 19;1-10
Wednesday Revelation 4:1-11; Luke 19:11-28
Thursday Revelation 5:1-10; Luke 19:41-44
Friday Revelation 10:8-11; Luke 19:45-48
Saturday Memorial: The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Revelation 11:4-12; Luke 20:27-40
Sunday Solemnity: Thirty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17; 1 Corinthians 15:20-
26, 28; Matthew 25:31-46
Church Support -Thank you for your generosity! Saint Augustine’s: Envelopes: $4,167.00 (95 env); Loose: $400.00; Missals: $70.00; All Souls: $35.00 (1 env); World Mission: $10.00 (1 env); Building Fund: $135.00 (7 env); Needs of Canadian Church: $10.00; St. Vincent de Paul: $175.00 (4 env); Donation: $300.00; Pre-Authorized: $1,005.00 (27 env.)
Saint Lawrence O’Toole: Envelopes: $708.00 (30 env); Loose: $45.00; Poor: $5.00; Heating Fund: $125.00 (3 env);
Pre-Authorized: $80.00 (4 env)
Our Lady of Mercy: Envelopes: $1,356.30 (25 env); Loose: $100.00; Candles: $16.00; Heating Church:$15.00
Your financial support is crucial to the functioning of our churches and we are ever so
grateful. You can mail in your envelope or drop it off in the mail slot in the front door of the
rectory which faces Dominion Street. If you would like to consider changing to pre-
authorized payments, please call the office at 857-4223 to arrange this.
Thank you for your continued generosity !!
Please remember that you must call the parish office at 857-4223 each
week to reserve a spot at weekday and weekend Mass. Deadline to
reserve for weekend Mass is Friday at 12:00noon. Plan to arrive 15 to 30
minutes prior to Mass to allow check in and seating.
FACE MASKS are mandatory and must be worn throughout the liturgy
Thank you!
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Baskets are available in the
church gathering space until
next weekend November 22nd.
The Catholic Women’s League
members will distribute the mitts
to local schools in early
December. THANK YOU!
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4:00pm 7:00pm 9:00am 11:00am 7:00pm 9:30am 7:00pm 4:00pm 1:00pm
12:00noon 4:00pm 7:00pm 9:00am 11:00am 7:00pm
St. A OLM SLOT St. A St. A SLOT St. A SLOT OLM St. A St. A OLM SLOT St. A St. A
Late Faye Poirier Late Yvon Pellerin Late Brian Savoie
Late Jessie Carreon Late James Hendriks
Favor Obtained Late Eldon Gilmore Late Jacques Babin
Anita Thompson Late Berenice and Sue Douglas
Late Doug Hildebrand Mary Fullarton
Late Irene Baron CWL Deceased Members
Late Ed Biddiscombe
Mona Hicks Paul and Anne Marie MacNeil
Lorraine Bond & Gabriel Savoie Daughter Tara Carreon
Mary Chapman Parishioner
Steve and Karen Campbell Don and Ann Beaumaster
Agnes Rodgers The Boyle Family
Steve and Theresa Hildebrand Frank and Gloria Savard
Laurel, Julie and Clarence St. Augustine’s CWL
The Family
CONFESSIONS OF SAINT AUGUSTINE: Sessions are offered
weekly on Thursday evenings at 6:00p.m. and Friday mornings at 11:00a.m. Please contact me at [email protected].
Fr. Angus Johnston
The 2020-2021 Missals are currently available at the back of the church or at the Rectory Office at a cost of $5.00 each. You can purchase one by dropping by the office during regular office hours.
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IN DYING On October 20th, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops released a statement expressing their opposition to the re-tabling of Bill C-7, an act to amend the Criminal Code around medical assistance in dying re-introduced by the federal government on October 5, 2020. This statement is in addition to the joint ecumenical and interfaith statement released on 14 October 2020 entitled: “We Can and Must do Much Better – Religious Leaders in Canada denounce Bill C-7, ‘An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying)’“.
As the legislation introduced this month remains unchanged from that which was tabled on 24 February 2020, the Bishops of Canada once again express their serious concerns regarding Bill C-7 and call upon all Canadians to express their opposition to the Bill. As said in the statement: “The proposed legislation of Bill C-7 remains deeply flawed, unjust, and morally pernicious. The Bishops of Canada call on Catholics and all people of good will to make their voices heard in opposition to the Bill. Similarly, all Canadian legislators should recall that no law that permits the taking of innocent human life can ever be morally justified. Such a law would always violate the intrinsic dignity of the human person.” This statement can be found at the following link: https://www.cccb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CCCB-statement-on-Bill-C-7-20-October-2020-EN.pdf
ADVENT RECONCILIATION
Will take place after the 1st Saturday of the Month Mass on
December 5th at 10:00am.
With individual Confessions available.
Please call the office at 857-4223 to reserve a spot.
From the Diocesan Offices of Faith Development, Liturgy and
Youth Faith Development 45 York Street Trevor 857-4879 [email protected]
Ellen 857-9952 [email protected]
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
Youth Faith Commission: Thursday, November 26th at 6:00 p.m. Meeting will take place at the Diocesan Offices on York Street. Masks are mandatory. Please use the Dominion Street entrance.
TRANSFORMED THROUGH EUCHARIST Your final opportunity to register for the upcoming work-shop: Transformed Through Eucharist is Tuesday, November 17th. Taking place on Thursday, No-vember 19th at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Riverview, beginning at 6:30 p.m., you are asked to arrive by 6:00 to ensure that we are safely able to receive everyone. While parents of all children in the English sector preparing to receive the sacrament of Eucharist for the first time are expected to attend this session, anyone is most welcome to join us. Karen LeBlanc and Ellen Bennett will speak about the Liturgy of the Eucharist, and what we as Roman Catholic Christians believe takes place dur-ing its celebration.
Please contact Ellen or your parish catechetical coordinator to register and confirm your attendance.
THE END IS NIGH: Exploring the Book of Revelations
Can there be a better time to delve into the Book of Revelations than 2020????? Join Dr. Andrew Wilson and Dr. Fiona Black on Tuesday, November 24th from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in this virtual session, as they look at Revela-tions as an example of "apocalyptic literature" an ancient mode of storytelling with a rich and evocative history, consider its place within our Christian tradition and explore what it might add to an appreciation of the topsy-turvy times within which we live. This final book of the New Testament often poses a challenge to interpreters with its colourful and fantastical imagery of the end of days. At the same time, given the bewildering events of the past year alone, it seems more relevant to our current world situation than ever.
Registration deadline is November 23rd. Please contact Ellen to register – you will need an email address to re-ceive the link that will join you to the presentation.
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SAINT AUGUSTINE’S FAITH DEVELOPMENT MEET IN CHURCH BASEMENT
Please note that your family must be pre-registered for our faith development program in order to attend our sessions. Once registered, each family will be receiving an email advising them what session they are scheduled for. Due to Covid 19 restrictions, families are only allowed to attend the session they have been assigned to. We will not be allowed to add families to other sessions for this year. We ask that you please arrive 10 minutes prior to the start time in order to be checked in and taken to your seat. Also, please note that the doors will be locked once the session has been underway for 10 minutes and entry will not be permitted after that time.
Group A Sunday, November 15th, 9:30am Group A Sunday, November 29th, 9:30am
Group B Sunday, November 15th, 12:15pm Group B Sunday, November 29th, 12:15pm Group C Sunday, November 17th, 6:15pm Group C Tuesday, December 1st, 6:15pm Saint Lawrence O’Toole Family Faith Session will be held Sunday November 22nd at 10:00am. THERE WILL BE A PREPARATION GATHERING FOR QUEEN OF All SAINTS CONFIRMAITON CANDIDATES, ALONG WITH THEIR PARENT or SPONSOR, on Monday, November 23rd, starting at 6:30 pm in the basement at St. Augustine’s. Please note that the candidate must be pre-registered prior to attending the preparation gatherings. Candidates arriving but not registered will not be allow to attend. In addition, due to Covid 19 restrictions, masks must be worn for the gatherings and only 1 parent or sponsor can attend with the candidate. Please ensure to arrive early to allow for check in and seating. Doors will be locked within 10 minutes of the start of session.
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Exploring our Faith
Whatsoever Things are True
When preparing young people to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation we often speak to them of gifts. We speak about the Gifts of the Holy Spirit (wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and wonder & awe) as well as the Fruit of the Holy Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.) The idea being that when we graciously receive the gifts God bestows upon each of us and work at strengthening them, we are rewarded with the fruit of our effort.
One way in which we speak to this relationship between gifts and their fruit is through the telling of what is
often attributed to as a Native American parable, called “The Two Wolves,” and it goes something like this:
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside all of us,” he said to the
boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret,
arrogance, self-pity, resentment, inferiority, false-pride, superiority, and ego.
He continued, “The other wolf is good – she is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness,
benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you – and
inside every other person, too.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”
The old Cherokee simply replied, “The one you feed.”
“The Two Wolves” may not be a perfect comparison, but the central message
stands: receive the gifts given to us by God, grow and nurture them and
everyone will benefit from the fruit of our effort. Not just me, but those around
me as well.
In a perfect world I would say, “and we all lived happily ever after,” but…
reality…and I am telling you the last thing you want to chirp at someone
experiencing a depressive episode or someone who has lost their job because
of COVID-19 is, “Cheer up, buttercup! Feed the Good Wolf! ❤️”
Another way I can look at this is to ask myself if my behaviour is motivated by
fear or by love?” Am I feeding my fear so it multiplies and colours how I see
the world around me or am I feeding the love within me so that multiplies and
colours my world view? Do I express my faith through fear or through the lens
of Christ’s love?
Reflect for a moment on how differently the two might look.
The truthful answer for me personally is that I strive to focus on that which is good and true and honourable
but sometimes succumb to that which is not, and I suspect this may be a realistic depiction of how life unfolds
for many of us.
Yet the Parable of the Talents told by Jesus in today’s gospel reminds us that we will never run short of that
which we offer to God. More love, more compassion, more kindness, more understanding are the things
which will not only multiply by my giving of them, but at the same time will draw me closer to God. Despite my
knowledge of “the instructions,” I suspect the struggle between the two wolves is one that will continue to play
out for the remainder of my human experience.
~Trevor Droesbeck, Office of Youth Faith Development
OUR LADY OF MERCY
Attending Mass
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to Mass to allow for check in and seating
All parishioners please be aware of social distancing within the church, upon entering and leaving.
FACE MASKS ARE MANDATORY in all indoor public spaces and must be worn throughout the
liturgy. You must call the parish office at 857-4223 Monday to Friday to reserve the next available spot at
weekday and weekend Mass. (Deadline to reserve for weekend Mass is Friday at 12:00noon). To register
for Mass at Our Lady of Mercy please call Odette at 531-0252 or Mike at 351-4263.
Guidelines to Follow:
In the parking lot, please observe social distancing At the church entrance, face masks on, allow the volunteer to check you in. Inside the door, stop and you will be given hand-sanitizer (your hands will be ‘squirted’ )
Inside the church, follow the volunteer to your assigned seat
During Mass, face masks must be worn throughout the liturgy
During Mass, follow all arrows and markings on the floor, so we all stay safely 6 feet apart
During Mass, enjoy the Music Ministry, Hum along, but for now, no singing.
After Mass, respect the safety of keeping 6 feet between you and your fellow parishioners
while leaving the building and when in the parking lot. Please do not gather on front steps
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2020-2021 Missals are currently available in the church at a cost of $5.00 each. Or you can contact Mike at 351-4263 or Odette at 531-0252 to purchase one.
ST. AUGUSTINE’S CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE
Members are reminded that the 2021 dues are due soon. Please clearly mark your envelope for "CWL" and drop your $25.00 in the collection basket, in the Parish Office mail slot, or mail to 340 Dominion Street, E1C 6H8.
FAITH EXPERIMENTS EXPRESS (VIA ZOOM): Join Karen and Trevor on Zoom as they share lessons in faith using science experiments that your children (grades 1-6) will do at home. Each session will be approximately one hour and will take place on Mondays (November 23rd, and December 14th). Registration deadline is Wednesday, November 18th. Please contact Karen at 387-4198 or [email protected] for more information and to register.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
Are in need of men’s winter boots and jackets. These items can be dropped off
in the bins. Thank you
The CWO will be collecting mitts, socks , touques, scarfs, and slippers again this year for the less fortunate. December 5
th will be the deadline for donations.
