Church of the Assumption 7109 Glacier Street

Powell River, British Columbia V8A 1R8 Phone: 604-485-5300 Fax: 604-485-5460

Email: parish.cassump@rcav.org Check out our Facebook Link on Parish Website: www.assumptionchurch.homestead.com

Pastor: Fr. Patrick Tepoorten Assistant: Fr. Prashanth Kumar Email: ptepoorten@rcav.org Email: prashanthsackumar@gmail.com

FOR ANY EMERGENCY NEEDING A PRIEST, CALL: Fr. Patrick at 604-414-6194 or Fr. Prashanth Kumar 604-354-2687

WELCOME TO ALL NEW PARISHIONERS Please come & register at the office which is the building above the school. Or call 485-5300.

HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS

SUNDAY MASSES SCHEDULE Assumption Church Saturday 4:30 pm Sunday 10 am, 7 pm Sacred Heart Church—Sliammon Sunday—12 noon St. Gerard’s Church, Wildwood Sunday—8:00 am

WEEKDAY MASSES Mon.-Thurs 8:00 am—Stat holidays @ 9am Friday 9:00 am, 10:30 am Willingdon Creek Saturday 9:00 am

First Fridays Assumption Church 9 am & 7 pm

EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Wednesday after 8:00 am Mass, exception: 1st Fri-day weeks and Lenten weeks. First Fridays Assumption Church after 9am Mass till 6:45pm.

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Saturday 11:00 am—12 noon

Sunday 6:30 pm—6:50 pm 15 mins before Weekday Masses

ROSARY Before each Weekday Mass Assumption Church

BAPTISMS By appointment, please call Rectory Office

MARRIAGE Parishioners planning to be married must contact a priest at least four months in advance.

RECTORY & OFFICE Office Hours: Monday - Friday from 9 am - 3 pm Closed from 12:30-1:00pm

Statutory Holidays-OFFICE CLOSED

PARISH PROPERTY MANAGER Alan Lacourciere 485-5126 For bookings, please call rectory office

ASSUMPTION SCHOOL (K - Gr. 9) 7091 Glacier Street, P.R., BC V8A 1R8 485-9894 485-7984 Website: assumptionpr.ca Principal Mrs. Lisa Berg PEC Chair Joline Sutcliffe 414-7920 Assumption Pre-School (3 –4 year old’s) Teacher Cynthia Spenst Email wwtrio@gmail.com

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Isaiah 50: 4-7 /

Philippians 2: 6-11 / Luke 22: 14-23: 56

TODAY’S READINGS October 13th, 2019

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

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2 Kings 5: 14-17 2 Timothy 2: 8-13

Luke 17: 11-19

Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

PRAY for the suffering, sick & deceased in our parish.

If you know of anyone in the parish who needs our prayers and wishes their name on the list, please call the rectory. 1

Remember in your prayers—The Sick: Serena Barnes, Ida Belanger, Nicole Belanger, Peter Ber-nard, Bev Beveridge, Elizabeth Blaney, Geraldine Braak, John Braak, Gerry Carriere, Carlo Castagnoli, Darquise Chamandy, Dorothy Condon, Barry Cutler, Chris Cutts, Lionel Desilets, Connie DeVita, Lina de Vita, Donny Dueck, Gerlinde Elsbett, Anna Fiore, Brenda Fougere, Keith Frew, Paul Fridman, Reine-Aimee Garneau, Suzanne & Yvon Garneau, George Gatt, Roger Gaucher, Jean-Paul Gaudet, Grace Giordano, Peter Graff, Michael Grant, Vic-tor Grech, Teresa Green, Davina Grundle, Emma Hagel, Cinthia Hansen, Mabel Harry, Shirley Harry, Dean Jantz, Nels & Melanie Johanson, Mary Anne Johnston, Muriel Kinahan, Mary Kirzinger, Sandra Lahey, Verna Lentz, Agata Lucato, Talia Mahseredjian, Monica Martin, Marilyn McClaren, Elizabeth McDonnell, Patricia McDonough, Annake McKay, Brian Mendieta, Mary Mitchell, Julie Moretto, Elsie Needham, Helena O’Brien, Jack & Roseann Pagani, Antonietta & Dino Palloto, Rick Perin, Fedele Prencipe, Frank Rigby, Gertrude Rivest, Martin Santa Rosa, Ida Rossi, Barbara Schmidt, Eben Schmidt, Guido Sciber-ras, Paul Stroomer, Sandy Therrien, Lila Thompson, Jim Timothy, Kevin Timothy, Simone Trepanier, Lina Vallee, Tim Vallier, Linda Veenhof, Margherita Vodola, Charles Watson, Mary Watson, Vince Watson

Deceased—Jackie Cook, Mary Castellarin

Sunday, October 13th—28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Assumption Church—(Saturday Anticipated) Page 573 4:30pm † Sylvia Moreau St. Gerard’s Church—Sunday 8:00am For Pasquale Porchetta Assumption Church—Sunday 10:00am † Loretta Iob Mario 7:00pm † Joe Morrissey Sacred Heart Church—Sunday 12noon For the Parishioners

MASS SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF October 14th—October 19th, 2019

Monday, October 14th—Weekday (Romans 1: 1-7 / Luke 11: 29-32) 9:00am For Laurette Hamoline

Tuesday, October 15th—St. Teresa of Jesus (Romans 1: 16-25 / Luke 11: 37-41) 8:00am † Edouina & Raoul Belanger Wednesday, October 16th—St. Marguerite D’Youville

(Romans 2: 1-11 / Luke 11: 42-46) 8:00am † Cecilia Charette

7:00pm † Marie Magdalena Elsbett

Thursday, October 17th—St. Ignatius of Antioch (Romans 3: 21-30 / Luke 11: 47-54) 8:00am For Toner Family Friday, October 18th—St. Luke (2 Timothy 4: 9-17a/ Luke 10: 1-9) 9:00am † Patrick & Marion Behan 10:30am † Maria Migrass Saturday, October 19th—Weekday (Romans 4: 13, 16-18 / Luke 12: 8-12) 9:00am † Dorothy Murphy

October 20th, 2019—29th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Exodus 17: 8-13 / 2 Tim 3: 14—4: 2 / Luke 18: 1-8)

Assumption Church—(Saturday Anticipated) Page 578 4:30pm For the Parishioners St. Gerard’s Church—Sunday 8:00am † Simon Hoy Assumption Church—Sunday 10:00am † Marino & Arline Mitchell 7:00pm † Vincenzo Vodola Sacred Heart Church—Sunday 12noon For Fr. Prashanth

On Fridays from 12 to 1pm

St. Joseph’s Hall, Assumption Centre

If you would like to help, contact Christine Behan at 483-6895 or

Assumption

Altar Servers Oct 14th to Oct 18th, 2019—Weekday Mornings Aaron Schweitzer October 20th, 2019—Sunday, Assumption Church 10:00am Joseph Dominelli, Dane Slack 7:00pm Macklan Boyd

Lectors October 19th, 2019—Saturday Assumption Church 4:30pm Pia Vallee October 20th, 2019—Sunday Assumption Church 10:00am Yvonne Morrissey 7:00pm Angela DeVita

Greeters October 19th, 2019—Saturday, Assumption Church 4:30pm Bullock Family October 20th, 2019—Sunday, Assumption Church 10:00am Juliette Steen & Anne Wate

ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK of October 14th

October 13th, 2019

ASSUMPTION BINGO

Wednesdays in Assumption Gym

Doors open at 5:00pm. Games start at 6:15pm.

Come with a friend and have fun!

Sunday, October 27th, 2019

at 2:00pm. Meet at Extended Care. Everyone Welcome. Please come and join us for songs and prayers. Help put a little joy into someone’s day.

Monday, October 14th, 2019—Happy Thanksgiving 9:00am Mass, Assumption Church 6:00pm KofC Officers Meeting, A.C. Board Room 7:00pm KofC General Meeting, A.C. Conf Room

Tuesday, October 15th, 2019

10:00am Sewing Bee, A.C. Board Room 7:00pm Confirmation Meeting, Assump School 7:00pm Faith & Light Meeting, A.C. Conf Room

Wednesday, October 16th, 2019 Holy Hour 6:15pm Parish Bingo, Assumption Gym 7:00pm St. Gerard’s Feast Day Mass, St. Gerard’s Church, Cake to follow after Mass 7:30pm Maranatha Prayer Group, A.C. Conf Room.

Thursday, October 17th, 2019 3:00pm 7pm Mass Choir Practice, A. Church 3:45pm CCD Prep, Assumption School 7:00pm The Way Men’s Group, A.C.Lounge

Friday, October 18th, 2019 9:30am Rosary followed by tea at St. Gerard’s 12:00pm Soup Kitchen, St. Joseph’s Hall, 1:00pm

Saturday, October 19th, 2019 9:00am Women’s Breakfast, St. Joseph’s Hall 11:00am Confessions, until 12 noon

Sunday, October 20th, 2019

Coffee & Muffins by CWL, following 10am Mass, in St. Joseph’s Hall

FUNDRAISER FOR ASSUMPTION SCHOOL

Grocery gift cards (Safeway, Save On, QF, Mitchell Bros, Pacific Point) are on sale now at the ASSUMPTION SCHOOL office. Purchas-es at office can now be made with credit

We want YOU! Looking for a fun social evening out? BINGO is still looking for volunteers to help out on Wednesday nights. Just one night every 4-6 weeks. Meet new people, share some stories and have a few laughs, all to support the Parish and the school. Call Betty DeGroot @ 604-485-5830.

CWL Sewing Bee—Tuesdays, 10am until Noon. Board Room, Assumption Centre. Come & join us.

October 16th is St. Gerard’s Feast Day. We will have a 7pm mass in St. Gerard’s to celebrate

followed by cake.

Fall Bazaar Work has begun for the fall Bazaar. All booths will need assistance and items. Right now the baby booth needs knitted new born and pre-school items and the doll booth needs newly made Barbie clothes. The Lucky 7 booth needs new items valued at no less than $10 each. All you sewers and knitters out there please help us. More news will be available as the Bazaar comes closer. It will be held on Nov 30th so we have lots of time to make lots of items. Also, please remember that we are collecting Canadi-an Tire dollars for the lucky 7 booth in order to purchase items for the booth. Thank You

Women’s Breakfast Last chance to sign up for women’s breakfast

next Sat. Oct. 19th. Come and celebrate with Our Blessed Mother during the month of the rosary

Parish Groups ALTAR SERVERS COORDINATOR Kate Boyd 483-6402

ASSUMPTION - GIFT SHOP HOURS Saturdays 3:45-5:30pm Sundays 9:30am—11:15am Sharon Stedman 485-5072

CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE President Betty Rae 489-0165 Funeral Reception—Karren Thickett 485-5562 Bookrack Margaret Colman 485-3036 Meetings held the first Thursday of the month in the Conference Room, A. Centre after 7pm Mass in Assumption Church.

CCD COORDINATOR Fr. Tepoorten

CHOIR DIRECTORS 10am Mass Charlene Bourcier 485-9595 7pm Mass Fran S.-finnegansfamily@gmail.com

FAITH & LIGHT Lu Wuthrich 483-4587

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Grand Knight Don Bourcier 413-1153 donbourcier1@gmail.com Website: www.kofc5417.com Meetings are held 2nd Monday of the month Conference Room, Assumption Centre at 7:10pm

K. OF C. 4TH DEGREE Faithful Navigator Travis McDonough 489-0737 Commander Larry Wuthrich 483-4587

MARANATHA PRAYER GROUP Meets on Wednesday at 7:30pm in the Conference Room, A. Centre. All welcome. Don & Charlene Bourcier 485-9595

MEDITATION GROUP Meets on Wednesday at 9:45am in Parish Library. Monique E.

PRO LIFE SOCIETY Sharon 485-2329 email: powellriverprolifesociety@gmail.com

SAFE ENVIRONMENT COORDINATOR Agie Martin-Cooper 485-6568

WOMEN SUPPORTING EACH OTHER Linda Belanger 485-4989

YOUTH COORDINATORS

Sr. Youth Anne & Joshua Schweitzer 413-0725 Email: asickavish@gmail.com

Youth Prayer Sponsor Coordinators Peggy @ 604-485-5126 Anne @ 604-485-4721

Sacrificial Offerings

October 6th, 2019—27th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Envelope Donations $ 6,428.00 Loose $ 306.20

Envelopes Used 207 Average Donation $ 35.40

***May God Bless you for your Generosity***

SECOND COLLECTIONS—October 2019 October 13th, 2019—Parish Maintenance Fund

October 20th, 2019—World Mission Sunday

SECOND COLLECTIONS—November 2019 November 3rd, 2019—Peter’s Pence

November 10th, 2019—Parish Maintenance Fund November 17th, 2019—Home Missions

REMINDER—Go online to make your pledge by payments or one time. (rcav.thankyou4caring.org/Project Advance) It is easy and safe. For any donations made by cheque, please write payable to Project Advance. Thank you.

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Second Report—93 Families have donated for 2019 with a total of $ 32,820.00

A big THANK YOU to everyone who donated tooth-paste and toothbrushes for us to take to Medjugorje. The donations went to the Cenaccelo Addiction Cen-tre and to Mother’s Village which is an orphanage for children. Thanks to all who donated, you have made

a difference in people’s lives.

Pat Clark and the Group

Annual Mass Attendance Census The Census will be taking place on the weekends of

October 19th & 20th and October 26th & 27th.

Project Advance We are applying any monies raised above our goal toward a new phone and internet connection across our entire Assumption Parish site. Thank You for your continued support. God Bless