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Knights of Columbus, Council 3515 Contact information for the Grand Knight:

Pierre Pinsonneault at 519-532-5023 or email at: holytrinity.grandknight@gmail.com

Reflection on our Gospel Reading

From today’s Gospel reading:

...a man shall leave father and mother and be joined to his wife,

And the two shall become one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together,

No human being must separate. Reflection: While our Church’s marriage laws are meant to protect the institution of marriage for the common good, still, Jesus has taught mercy and forgiveness, and, in his ministry, he kept persons primary. How then can the Church do the same? By holding fast to its current laws and restrictions? Or, while raising up the ideal, by also ministering to those wounded by their previous experiences in marriage, who now hope to start afresh in new relationships – and still be full participants in the church.? So, we ask ourselves:

By their love and commitment to one another which married couples have witnessed to me the blessings of the sacrament of marriage?

What can I do or say to give support to those who are

struggling in their commitment to one another?

*** Holy Trinity CWL STARLIGHT BAZAAR *** Saturday, November 17th at 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Parish Life Centre, St. Joseph’s Room & Narthex

Bazaar Gift Boxes

We are still in need of NEW items to fill our gift baskets for our Bazaar!

Themes are: Kitchen/Baking, Spa/Bath, Baby, Toddlers, Teenagers, Gardening, Mom, Dad, Hostess, Pets. Place your items in the box under the table in the Narthex labelled “Donations of Gift Baskets.” If you have any questions, please contact Rosemary Bruyns 519-423-6555.

Craft Table Calling all “crafty” people!

We are asking for all kinds of crafts: knitting, crochet, sewing, wooden, garden art, etc.; one of a kind or multiple items. Please put the item(s),

labelled “CWL Bazaar Craft Table”, in a bag under the table in the Narthex. Thank you for your contributions to our bazaar.

Canning, Preserves, Jams Did you get out your big cooking pots this fall?

We are looking for jams, jellies, apple sauces, or preserves of any kind to put in our Bazaar “Gift Boxes”. If you have something to donate, please label it “CWL Bazaar Gift Boxes” and place it under the table in the Narthex. Thank you for your contributions to our bazaar.

Holy Trinity Catholic Women’s League

Holy Trinity Woodstock Catholic Women’s League Council is now on Facebook! Like us or follow us on Facebook for updates on council events and latest CWL news from all levels.

You can email us at cwlholytrinity@hotmail.com

CWL General Meeting Our next General Meeting is on Wednesday, October 10th at 7:00 pm in the Parish Life Centre. We invite you to COME and SEE and LISTEN to Corinne Hoekstra RN – Clinical Nurse for Woodstock Hospital Chemotherapy Unit who will explain the importance of certain practices that are helpful to our health and wellbeing. Everyone is welcome.

Gents Card Night is October 15th from 7-10 pm

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Smoked Chop Dinner is October 27th at 6:30 pm

$15 for adults, $10 for children 5-12, under 5 free Advanced tickets only.

Contact Pierre at 519-532-5023 or see us after mass.

** If you need a ride to any event contact GK Pierre at above.

Penny Sale Items We are asking for donations of NEW items for our Penny Sale Table. Please bring them in beginning October 7th until October 31st. Label them “CWL Penny Sale” - include your name and the cost of the item (required for license paperwork). Place them in the box under the table in the Narthex labelled “Donations for Penny Sale.” If you have any questions, please contact Linda Ferraro at 519-539-2944 or Carmen Velocci at 519-469-3042.

ATTENTION- CWL Focus– Homelessness The focus of CWL this year has been homelessness and lack of affordable housing. We believe that everyone should live with dignity in a safe, comfortable, affordable home. Our CWL council has researched this in our own community and found that there are many individuals and families who are in need of housing. We plan to petition our provincial government to allocate more funding for affordable housing in Oxford County. In next week’s bulletin you will find a letter to our MPP Mr. Ernie Hardeman requesting that he advocate for this funding. Please read it and support our initiative by signing it. Also print your name and mailing address or email address in order to receive a response. Our members will be in the narthex next week after all masses to collect the letters

which will be delivered to Mr. Hardeman. Thank you for your participation.

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The 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time – Some Musings

“May the Lord bless us all the days of our

life.”

We live in a time when things simply don’t last. We may purchase the top of the line appliance knowing full well that we’ll be replacing it within five or ten years. We buy expensive cars and know we need to buy another within two to five years. We live in a very disposable society. We throw out water bottles, plastic containers, boxes and bottles so why not spouses? Jesus, however, sets a much higher standard. “Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate.” If we rely totally on our human will we are bound to fail and that’s true in whatever we do. We can forget that the graces we receive at our marriage are meant to sustain us through the difficulties that will arise throughout our married lives. We can spend a great deal of time and energy preparing for the wedding. We make sure the clothing is lovely; and well coordinated; we plan the meal carefully; we make sure the flowers are in place and the reception hall is well decorated. However, we need to spend even more time preparing for the marriage. A wedding after all, is a day, while a marriage is meant to last a lifetime. The wedding will be over in a breath leaving only memories; but the marriage? That’s meant to be a lasting and loving relationship in which both partners are loved and nourished, strengthened for the life ahead; and where children are loved and raised to be good and loving members of God’s community and the world. It’s not an easy task but then no one ever said that life was easy. Like anything that’s worthwhile having, a good marriage requires work. It means loving when loving isn’t easy; it’s sacrifice when one would rather have one’s own way; it’s staying the course when the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence. However green that grass may look, it still needs to be mowed and mowing is difficult work. I learned a long time ago that love is not a feeling – it’s a decision. We decide to love when the other makes that seem impossible; we love when it’s a time to celebrate; we love always. We continue to love our children when they’re disobedient, when they’re stubborn and cantankerous. It’s easy to love another when the other is pleasing us or returning our love but it can be quite another to love when that’s not the case. When I consider the relationship between Christ and His Church, I’m so very glad that Jesus doesn’t give up on His Bride. He’s there through thick and thin, through good times and bad, in the spring of its inception and in its aging body. We can take some good lessons from that. We know that there are marriages that should never have happened and so does our Church but that’s not true of the majority of marriages. And if we want to make our marriage successful we need to be prepared to work toward that end.

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Baptism Preparation for 2019

Wednesday evenings on the following dates – January 9, February 6, April 3, May 1, June 5,

August 7, September 4, October 2 & November 6.

NOTE: Baptism Preparation begins at 7:00 p.m. in the St. Joseph room, or as otherwise indicated, and concludes in the Church. **Please note that a pre-Baptism preparation interview is necessary.

Sacrament of Baptism for 2019

Sundays at 1:30 p.m. on January 27, February 24, April 28, May 26, June 23, August 25,

September 29, October 27 & November 24. For more information, please contact Sister Teresa at tmorrison@dol.ca or at (519) 539-0876.

Please note that Baptism dates for 2018 are

fully booked. We are presently scheduling for 2019.

However, if you have a special situation please call the parish office at (519) 539-0876 or e-mail Sister

Teresa at tmorrison@dol.ca

Thanksgiving Appeal As Thanksgiving weekend approaches, we are reminded of our blessings of prosperity and family, as well as our responsibilities. Every year, our parish takes up an annual collection that

raises the money needed to fund our parish locally and as part of our diocesan family. Caring for others and seeking social justice are deeply rooted in our faith: in the Gospel, Jesus directs us to help the poor, feed the hungry and clothe the naked. Together, people and parishes are united in our incredible mission to bring Christ’s light to the world. Please give as generously as you are able, and please pray for those in need.

Just as Jesus stays true to us, we need to stay true to one another. It’s a wonder to me that no matter what we’ve done, He showers us with blessings – colours of sunrise and sunset, colours of earth and sky, the scent of damp earth and pines, songs of birds and calls of beasts. He blesses His Bride with the sacraments and a community of like-minded people and stays with us until the end of the age. Wishing you a week of openness to His love and many small miracles.

Betty Bruch

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Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Takes place Thursdays from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon. You are invited to spend whatever length of time possible praying for your own needs, the needs of our parish and for vocations to the priesthood and religious life.

Bereavement Support

“Guardian of the wounded, wrap me in your embrace. Hold me close to your heart and assure me of your love. Protect my sore spirit. Ease the pain that it holds. You are always ready to embrace me, no matter how hurt or desolate my heart may be. I will trust you with my pain. I will rest in your solace. I will take refuge in your love.” (Your Sorrow Is My Sorrow; by Joyce Rupp; Crossroad Pub.; page 147) For resources, companionship or to volunteer in this important bereavement ministry please contact Sr. Teresa at (519) 539-0876 or at tmorrison@dol.ca

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)

“The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a restoration of the ancient practice of initiation in the Church…. Initiation into the Christian community is not concerned about programs that come and go. Rather, Christian initiation is concerned with the fundamental values of the Christian way of life. This is why the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is not a program but a sacramental process. Though we celebrate the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults during a period of one to three years, it reflects a sacramental attitude that is at the heart of all Christian living: conversion....the Spirit empowers the believer to proclaim the gift received: liberation and redemption in and through the person of Jesus, the Christ.” (The RCIA; Thomas H. Morris; Paulist Press; 2010; page 10) On Thursday, October 4th a new cycle of RCIA began. Please pray for the men and women inquiring about embracing the Catholic Faith or deepening their Sacramental commitments. To learn more please contact Fr. Dariusz or Sr. Teresa at tmorrison@dol.ca

Bereavement News

Holy Trinity Parish joins the families and friends who are grieving the death of loved ones. We especially remember in prayer – ** Jane Vleuten, wife of Jan; mother of Audrey, Ken, Sandra and Alida. May all who grieve the death of Jane experience comfort and peace in your faith and in shared memories. Jane was a faithful and extremely active member of our Church Family. Her volunteerism and generous spirit added greatly to our parish outreach and service of hospitality for many, many years. Rest in God’s peace, Jane.

“God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God.”

Mission Thrift Store (Bibles for Mission)

Bibles for Mission, now known as Mission Thrift Store, are supporters of the Bible League whose purpose is the make bibles in all languages to spread the word of God. We are in great need of volunteers to become cashiers or helpers for recovering and sorting, as well as people to load and unload boxes etc. Volunteers help Monday-Saturday in 4 hour shifts. We are still located on Pavey St just off Norwich Ave. beside the gas station, just under a new name MISSION THRIFT STORE! We invite you to be a part of this amazing work. Come and look around! The Mission Thrift Store is a great place to shop and also give back!

Family Dance

In support of Holy Trinity’s Seminarians

Friday, October 26, 2018, 7:30 pm at Holy Trinity Parish Life Centre Cost: $10 per person or $25 per family. Drinks and Snacks included. A Donation Box for our Seminarians will be available. Income tax receipts issued by Holy Trinity Parish. Put in memo of cheque "for our Seminarians.” For tickets contact: Anita McCormick at 519-462-1213, admccorm@gmail.com or Andrea Burke at 519-533-1763, burkeit@rogers.com Hosted by F.A.I.T.H.

Thanks

As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving with our families, let us give thanks for the teachers, trustees and sports leaders in our

Catholic schools who educate and encourage our youth to realize their potential as unique children of God. All are invited to celebrate the gift and blessing of Ontario’s publicly funded Catholic schools by visiting: www.TogetherInFaith.ca

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PRAYER LINE ~ If you would like to add someone to the Prayer Line,

please call 519-537-3633.

F Y I ~ To include an upcoming community event or an announcement in Holy Trinity's column for the weekend edition of the Sentinel-Review, please contact Elisa Rocillo at

therocillos@gmail.com or call her at 519-694-2251. The deadline is Tuesdays at 5:00 pm.

Legion of Mary Meets every Tuesday at 7:30 pm in St. Kateri room. For more info., please call Jennifer at 519-465-4009

Wednesday Afternoon Social 1:00 pm — 4:00 pm (unless otherwise advised)

Drop in anytime. Everyone Welcome!

Sacrament of Confirmation – 2018/2019

Rite of Enrollment: - October 6th & 7th, 2018 at all weekend masses. Confirmation Retreat: Wednesday, January 30th, 2019. Journaling Deadline: February 19th, 2019. Sacrament of Confirmation: Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 @ 7:00 p.m. and Thursday, February 28th, 2019 @ 7:00 p.m. Please contact the youth office by phone or email at rbutler@dol.ca if you have any questions.

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Reconciliation/First Communion – 2018/2019

Registration forms are available on our parish website and at the parish on the table in the gathering area. The completed Registration

Package must be returned to Holy Trinity Parish Office on or before Wednesday, October 10th, 2018. A Parent Information Meeting will take place on Wednesday October 17th at 7:00 p.m. at Holy Trinity Parish. Rite of Enrollment: October 20th & 21st, 2018 at all weekend masses. Please contact the youth office by phone or email at rbutler@dol.ca if you have any questions.

Youth Ministry Help

The youth ministry could always use help in a variety of ways:

Baking or providing snacks for our Monday night youth groups (Junior and\or Senior) Pick up for snacks can be arranged if you let me know. Some examples of snacks could be; fruit tray, veggies and dip tray, cheese & crackers, bottled water, juice boxes, pop and chips, cookies or squares. Food for our youth meetings is one of the biggest costs but a very important part of our youth gatherings.

Drivers when we attend special events

Prayer warriors

Financial support (to help offset costs for our special events)

Please contact me if you are able to help in any way. God Bless and please pray for the teens and all of us who minister to these inspiring faithful young people.

Rita Butler, CYM (rbuter@dol.ca)

Formation Nights

A time to encounter God through prayer, adoration, praise & worship and discussion. Begins Sunday October 14th from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.

Open to high school aged youth and young adults.

Junior Youth Ministry — Kick Off Grades 5-8 NEXT EVENT: We are going to a Corn Maze in Norwich on October 15

th. Cost is $10. Please

bring the exact amount of money with you. Please be at the church by 6:00 p.m. as we will be boarding the bus at 6:15 p.m. We will return back to the parish between 8:45 and 9:00 p.m. Everyone must have a Registration/Liability form filled out to attend the corn maze. In order to prepare for this night (snack, chaperones, bussing) you will need to R.S.V.P. by Wednesday, October 10

th to rbutler@dol.ca or

jaswebster@rogers.com. Space is limited for the Corn Maze.

Mark your calendars for our upcoming gatherings:

October 15th – Corn Maze

October 29th – Catholic Jeopardy

November 12th – Gym Night

November 26th - Vocations

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Senior Youth Ministry—Kick Off

Mark your calendars: October 22nd – Corn Maze – 6:45 – 9:15 p.m. Cost is $10. Don’t forget to bring a flashlight and wear appropriate clothing for the weather. November 5th – All Saints Day/Adoration November 17th – Special Event – Regenerate(d) 2018 Youth Rally in Niagara Falls from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Theme “Confirmed”. Please email me at rbutler@dol.ca if you are interested in attending. December 3rd – Advent Theme/Adoration December 17th – Christmas Fun Night/Party/gift exchange

Rosary Coast to Coast Canada Sunday, October 7th

People will be praying the Rosary all across Canada on this day. 4:00 pm EST, 3:00 pm CT Let us all join together in the Rosary on this day, at that time, to pray for our Nation and our Church. Mary, our mother, we send our prayers to you.

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It’s in you

to give.

Woodstock Blood Donor Clinic

Saturday , October 20, 2018 8:30 am to11:30 am

Goff Hall, 381 Finkle Street Woodstock District Community Complex

To book an appointment: Please call 1-888-2-DONATE or visit blood.ca

Veritas Lecture Series

King's University College 2018-2019 Veritas Lecture Series. On October 18-19, Dr. Timothy P. O’Malley will present “Liturgy and the Universality of the Church.” Co-sponsored by the London District Catholic School Board, he will discuss the need of the Church to “think about liturgical inclusion not simply as a series of tactics to increase liturgical participation. Instead, it must relate to the Church’s very mission to transform the entire world in Eucharistic love.”

All talks begin at 7:30 pm at King's University College in the Joanne & Peter Kenny Theatre, Darryl J. King Student Life Centre, 266 Epworth Avenue, London. Parking and Admission are free and facilities are wheelchair accessible. For more information please visit kings.uwo.ca/veritas or email Lisa.Caeiro@kings.uwo.ca.

SHOPPING TRIP!!

Our shopping trip to Port Huron is set for Saturday, November 17th. Our coach bus will hold 47 happy shoppers!!

The cost is $40.00. Payment is due when you book your seat. The bus will leave from the Holy Trinity Parish parking lot, 1420 Devonshire Avenue, Woodstock.

We will be shopping at Kohl’s, Super Wal-Mart, Meijers, Hobby Lobby and

Birchwood Mall. We can even make arrangements to stop at the Hardware Store if there are any gentlemen who also would like to come along! The bus leaves at 6:45 am sharp and returns by 7:00 pm. Please ensure you have a valid passport. Shopping and fun are guaranteed. Please contact Louise Taschner at 519-421-2524 or 519-539-0015, Ext. 3212 for more information.

Just a quick note to let you know we will be hosting the Soup Kitchen on October 15, 17 & 19th; December 17, 19 & 21st of 2018; and the last week in May 2019.

If anyone has some fresh vegetables they are freezing, and would like to help the Soup Kitchen, we would be happy for the donations. Thank you.

Annual Manresa Weekend Retreat for Men

We invite you to come away to Manresa to experience silence and restfulness, to renew your spirit and to deepen your relationship with the Lord.

Friday, November 2 - Sunday, November 4, 2018 at Manresa Jesuit Renewal Centre, 2325 Liverpool Rd., Pickering, Ontario L1X 1V4 (at the top of Liverpool Rd., north of Finch)

Facilitator: Fr. Joseph Schner, S.J.

“Jesus, One With Us”

Please contact: Tony Costa at 416-890-0850 or costatony@rogers.com

“Your Healing Journey Through Grief Support Group”:

This grief support group is for adults who have suffered a loss of a loved one and is based on Dr. Alan Wolfelt’s

resource Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart. Cost is $25 for the series of 8 Thursday evening sessions, running from October 11th to November 29th. Sessions will run from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Henderson Hall, located at 133 John St., Ingersoll. Registration is limited to 8 participants and the group is led by trained facilitators. For more information or to register contact Faye Brekelmans, Parish Nurse at Sacred Heart Parish at 519-485-1802 or email fbrekelmans@dol.ca.

Public Square Rosary Crusade Join the 101st Anniversary 2018 Public Square Rosary Crusade. The Rally is simply the reciting of the Rosary in public with as many families as we can from our Parish with the intention of begging God and our Lady to save Canada from today's immorality and secularism.

We will meet at the Cowan Fields park across from our Parish on Saturday October 13th at 11:30 -11:45am and start reciting our Rosary at noon....rain or shine. Please contact Patti Pilon at 226-242-1293 for more information.

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Direct Deposit for Regular Sunday Offertory If you would like your Sunday Offering to be done through our direct deposit system, just call the office at 519-539-0876 and speak with Mary Abbey.

Lighthouse Catholic Media CD's ~ $4.50 each & BOOKS ~ $6.00 each

If you have any questions or requests, please email Anita at admccorm@gmail.com

CWL Religious Goods Store

PLEASE NOTE: The Religious Goods Store is operated by the CWL not the Church. The office staff cannot help you. If you wish to purchase something from the display cases, please speak to Christine Gable at church, or call her at 519-539-5345. God Bless.

Children’s Church

Children's Liturgy has resumed. We DO NOT have enough teachers to run a full program at the 8:30 am Mass; however the program will run at 12:00 noon Mass for now. Teachers are still needed for BOTH masses for the whole year. There will be NO 8:30 am program on October 7th and 14th.

We are in need of more volunteers to help teach and assist with the program. The program is super easy to follow with very little planning needed.

Children's Liturgy is for children aged 4-8, in grades JK-Grade 3.

If you are interested, or simply want more information, please contact Noella at noellac@hotmail.com or 519-533-1764. Thank you for helping with this important Ministry.

ADULT Altar Servers

We are looking for Adult Altar Servers to help serve for the weekend masses (also known as Sacristans). Training will be provided. Please call the Holy Trinity office at 519-539-0876 for more information, and to leave your name and number if you are interested. Thank you for being part of this church Ministry.

Stewardship Corner

September 16, 2018 This Sunday’s monetary offering was $8,919.20 compared to $10,992.00 in 2017. Our Debt Reduction contributions for this week are $1,154.00. September 23, 2018 This Sunday’s monetary offering was $8,463.60 compared to $9,234.00 in 2017. Our Debt Reduction contributions for this week are 1,319.00. September 30, 2018 This Sunday’s monetary offering was $8,103.60 compared to $10,119.22 in 2017. Our Debt Reduction contributions for this week are $274.00. Thank you for your continued generosity in support of our parish.

MASS SCHEDULE Date Time Intentions For Requested By Please Pray For

Sunday October 7

8:30 am & 12 noon

Holy Trinity For parishioners of Holy Trinity Rev. Nelson Cabral

Monday October 8

Mr. Ian Duckworth, Coordinator of Youth Ministry

Tuesday October 9

7:00 pm Holy Trinity

Peter & Martin Hendrix (Repose) Jose & Regina DeMelo (Repose) Sam Sacco (Repose) Emily Sawicki (Repose)

The Family Margaret DeMelo Brian & Rosemary George Helen Paternal

Deacon John Vezina Needs of the Prayer Line

Wednesday October 10

9:30 am Holy Trinity

Manuel DeSousa (Repose) Nuno DeMelo (Repose) Dorothy Chesley (Repose) Joyce Von Hatten (Repose)

Maria DeSousa & Family Gloria DeMelo & Family Helen Croxford The Bereavement Committee

Rev. Donald Lococo, C.S.B Homebound Parishioners

Thursday October 11

9:30 am Holy Trinity

Office Staff (In Thanksgiving) Jonathan Cowie (Repose) Olivia Policarpo (Repose) Geurino Nadalin (Repose)

The Vandermeer Family Mary Butler Olga Policarpo Alida Redigonda

Deacon Charles (Chuck) Stillwell Parishioners in Hospital

Friday October 12

9:30 am Holy Trinity

Fr. Rick Dales (Repose) Manuel Silva Bravo (Repose) The deceased members of the Conlon & Butler Families Jose Oliveira

Bill & Nancy Patterson Maria Velda & Manuel Silva Mary & David Butler Helena Oliveira

Rev. Gregory Bonin Parishioners in Nursing Homes

** St Michael’s School Joining **

Saturday October 13

5:00 pm Holy Trinity

For parishioners of Holy Trinity Rev. Francis (Jack) Hurley