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Office Hours The office will be closed Tuesday, November 15 . St. Boniface CWL General Meeting - Tuesday, November 15 at 7:30 pm in the church hall. We will begin with the rosary at 7:30 fol- lowed by business portion of the meeting. Joan and Rose’s group is in charge of the meeting. Hope to see you there. Huron County Christmas Bureau - St. Boniface CWL will be collecting items for the Huron County Christmas Bureau. There will be a box in the narthex for the items. Please have your donations of unwrapped gifts or clothing at the church by Sunday, November 27 . Thank you for your support. CMOB The next C.M.O.B. meeting will be held on Tuesday, No- vember 15 at 7:00 pm in St. Peter’s Church Hall. All men are welcomed to attend these meetings. If you have any questions please contact Ken Mungar at 519 236 7321, or Mark Tucker at 519 319 5267 Jessica’s House Everyone is invited to an information presentation for the Exeter Hospital Hos- pice Project “Jessica’s House”. Members of the foundation will be at St. Boniface Church on Wednesday, November 16 after the 7:00 pm Mass to present the plans and progress of this im- portant project. All Parishioners from both St. Peter’s and St. Boniface Churches are encouraged to attend. Do- nations can be made at this time. Burial of Liturgical Items From time to time rosaries are irreparable, ritual texts are out of date, statues are broken, etc. Out of respect for the manner in which they led us closer to God and to recog- nize their holiness, we bury them, in a similar way with which we bury a body. The Catholic cemeteries of our diocese are willing to bury these items on our behalf. To facilitate this, we ask that if you have any religious items that need to be buried please drop them off at the church office by Tuesday, November 15 . Festival of Praise You have been hearing about THE FESTIVAL OF PRAISE coming up on Friday, November 25 at St. Michaels High- school in Stratford. This is an initiative to offer a night of faith and fun for all Huron/Perth county youth. We hope you are spreading the word to all the young peo- ple you care about. If you would like to support this pro- ject financially, you can make a cheque out to Family Foundations Institute- Festival of Praise. There will be some young people here next weekend to hand out invitations, tell you more about this effort, and accept do- nations as well Please pray for the success of this event as there are not that many opportunities in our area to offer our young people a chance to "encounter" Jesus out- side of mass with their friends. Any and all opportunities to support our young people in their faith development are precious! 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - November 13, 2016 Throughout his life and ministry, Jesus taught clearly that there is a cost to living as his faithful disciples. We may be rejected or persecuted for the sake of our faith. We need not fear, however, for Jesus promises to give us the grace and strength to persevere. MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 14 - 20 MONDAY: November 14 (We pray for Deacon John Doomernik) TUESDAY: November 15 (We Pray for Rev. Pedro Zunga, F.M.M.) St. Peter’s Church - 12:00 pm “Devotions to St. Joseph & St. Andre” Sacrament of Reconciliation +Catherine Van Aaken - The Van Aaken Family +Emaline Masse - Greg & Jan Denomme +Larry Williamson - Greg & Jan Denomme WEDNESDAY: November 16 (We Pray for Rev. Benjamin Raze) St. Boniface Church - 7:00 pm “Devotions to Our Mother of Perpetual Help” For the Deceased Members of the Reidy & Kenny Families - Clarence & Joan Regier For the Recovery of Haden Potter - Marie Cyr & Family Int. of Donna Lesperance & Ed Smith - The Smith Family THURSDAY: November 17 (We Pray for Mr. Ron MacDonald, Pastoral Minister) Bluewater Resthome - 3:30 pm Int. of Ray Denomme - Virginia Denomme +Ted Geoffrey - Jean Geoffrey & Family FRIDAY: November 18 (We Pray for Rev. Richard Dales) St. Boniface Church - 9:15 am For the Deceased Members of the Ducharme & Overholt Families - Vonnie Overholt A Special Intention - A Parishioner Int. of Barb Rau - Marjorie Meidinger SATURDAY: November 19 (We Pray for Rev. Dikran Islemeci) St. Boniface Church - 9:00 am Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:00 - 8:45 am Int. of Fr. David Johnston - Anthony & Monique Hartman & Family +Rosemary Tucker - Anthony & Monique Hartman & Family +Evelyn Twees - Steve & Pat Meidinger St. Boniface Church - 5:00 pm SUNDAY: November 20 (We Pray for Mrs. Yana Adkinson, Pastoral Minister) St. Boniface Church—9:00 am St. Peter’s Church—11:00 am Prayer List Please remember in your prayers the members of our parish family suffering from illness, Joyce Wal- ler, Roxanne Rau, Louise Merner, Reese Thomson, Joyce Cole, Barb Regier, Steve Brock, Fr. Martin Nyland, Patrick Mihm, Shirley Bedard and Barbara Rau. Bible Sunday Next weekend November 19 & 20 free bibles for all parish children in Grade 4 (from any school) will be handed out at all weekend Masses. Grade 4 youth will be called forward after the homily to receive bibles and have them blessed. These bibles have been kindly sponsored by our Catholic Women’s Leagues and the Knights of Columbus. Preauthorized Donations Thank-you to all our parishioners who have signed up for preauthorized bank deductions. This method of donation helps in the mission of the parish particularly in our budgeting. We are now preparing our records for next years preau- thorized donations. If you are not already signed up and would like to make donations through automatic monthly bank withdrawal please complete the form found in the bulle- tin. Please have all completed forms to the Office by December 1, 2016 to ensure automatic withdrawal can begin January 2107. THE JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY Questions of the Week Christ the King - True authority Reading I 2 Samuel 5:1–3 (David king of Israel) Reading II Colossians 1:12–20 (Christ’s fullness and reconcili- ation) Gospel Luke 23:35–43 (the crucifixion; the king of the Jews) Key Passage “For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things…” (Colossians 1;20) Adult: Following the example of Jesus, what is the best way to exercise your authority over others? Youth: How do you show responsible leadership? Dear Parishioners: thank you to one-and-all for being part of our Jubilee of Mercy Pilgrimage to the Cathedral in London! I am sure the blessings of this Holy Year will resonate for a long time to come – what an inspiration by Pope Francis ! There is so much happening on the ecumenical level – with the Pope’s visit to Sweden, my little adventure with Zurich Men- nonite Church next week and the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, this January 18-25 th . (Remember when that was new, and we were all scared of it?) ZMC has offered to host our lunchtime gatherings – we’ll see what their soup is like – and Pastor Nadine from St. Peter’s Lutheran is positive- ly afire with ideas for marking the 500 th Anniversary of The Reformation. Please plan to attend, or at least pray your way along that week! (Resources are available at www.councilofchurches.ca) Fr. Peter Keller will return to cove my absence, so he’ll be here to bless the Bibles on Bible Sun- day: if there ’s someone you know in Grade 4 (anywhere!), please let them know that our C.W.L./KofC are distributing free Bibles that day. During these last weeks of the Liturgical Year, we will again focus on The Last Things: death, judgement, Heaven & Hell. If you think this might be unnecessary, ask yourself if you’ve ever heard someone say “If I die…”: if you’ve heard that, the chances are people are still not clear on what lies ahead! During the month of November, please continue to list all the Faithful Departed in our parish’ Book of Life: I will continue to pray for those in our books at each Mass, and we will pray the Prayer for the Departed at the end of the General Interces- sions. The great Season of Advent beckons! Please start think- ing now about how you will respond to the Baptist’s call in the wilderness. Have a blessed week! (Pray for me on retreat, as I lift our parishes up in prayer.) Fr. Matt Children’s Choir - Christmas Morning We are looking for any children & high school volunteers to help with the Children’s Choir on Christmas morning at St. Peter’s at 11 am. Please contact Sandra Regier at 519-236-7599. Finances as of October 31, 2016 St. Peter’s Actual Budget Operating: Revenue Collections $69,349 $78,150 Other 6,349 10,750 Total Revenue $75,698 $88,900 Expenses 79,985 91,777 Surplus (deficit) ($4,287) ($2,877) Capital: Revenue $1,593 Expenses 0 Surplus (deficit) $1,593 St. Boniface Actual Budget Operating: Revenue Collections $89,804 $91,150 Other 21,005 27,675 *Refugee Fund 27,270 Total Revenue $138,079 $118,825 Expenses 118,481 126,700 *Refugee Expenses 23,852 Surplus (deficit) ($4,254) ($7,875) Capital: Revenue $45,813 Expenses 0 Surplus (deficit) $45,813
Transcript of 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 13, 2016 · · 2017-03-24The next C.M.O.B. meeting will be...
Office Hours
The office will be closed Tuesday, November 15.
St. Boniface CWL
General Meeting - Tuesday, November 15 at 7:30 pm in the church hall. We will begin with the rosary at 7:30 fol-lowed by business portion of the meeting. Joan and Rose’s group is in charge of the meeting. Hope to see you there.
Huron County Christmas Bureau - St. Boniface CWL will be collecting items for the Huron County Christmas Bureau. There will be a box in the narthex for the items. Please have your donations of unwrapped gifts or clothing at the church by Sunday, November 27. Thank you for your support.
CMOB
The next C.M.O.B. meeting will be held on Tuesday, No-vember 15 at 7:00 pm in St. Peter’s Church Hall. All men are welcomed to attend these meetings. If you have any questions please contact Ken Mungar at 519 236 7321, or Mark Tucker at 519 319 5267
Jessica’s House
Everyone is invited to an information presentation for the Exeter Hospital Hos-pice Project “Jessica’s House”. Members of the foundation will be at St. Boniface
Church on Wednesday, November 16 after the 7:00 pm Mass to present the plans and progress of this im -portant project. All Parishioners from both St. Peter’s and St. Boniface Churches are encouraged to attend. Do-nations can be made at this time.
Burial of Liturgical Items
From time to time rosaries are irreparable, ritual texts are out of date, statues are broken, etc. Out of respect for the manner in which they led us closer to God and to recog-nize their holiness, we bury them, in a similar way with which we bury a body. The Catholic cemeteries of our diocese are willing to bury these items on our behalf. To facilitate this, we ask that if you have any religious items that need to be buried please drop them off at the church office by Tuesday, November 15.
Festival of Praise
You have been hearing about THE FESTIVAL OF PRAISE coming up on Friday, November 25 at St. Michaels High-school in Stratford. This is an initiative to offer a night of faith and fun for all Huron/Perth county youth. We hope you are spreading the word to all the young peo-ple you care about. If you would like to support this pro-ject financially, you can make a cheque out to Family Foundations Institute- Festival of Praise. There will be some young people here next weekend to hand out invitations, tell you more about this effort, and accept do-nations as well Please pray for the success of this event as there are not that many opportunities in our area to offer our young people a chance to "encounter" Jesus out-side of mass with their friends. Any and all opportunities to support our young people in their faith development are precious!
33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - November 13, 2016 Throughout his life and ministry, Jesus taught clearly that there is a cost to living as his faithful disciples. We may be rejected or persecuted for the sake of our faith. We need not fear, however, for Jesus promises to give us the grace and strength to persevere.
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 14 - 20
MONDAY: November 14 (We pray for Deacon John Doomernik)
TUESDAY: November 15 (We Pray for Rev. Pedro Zunga, F.M.M.)
St. Peter’s Church - 12:00 pm “Devotions to St. Joseph & St. Andre”
Sacrament of Reconciliation
+Catherine Van Aaken - The Van Aaken Family
+Emaline Masse - Greg & Jan Denomme
+Larry Williamson - Greg & Jan Denomme
WEDNESDAY: November 16 (We Pray for Rev. Benjamin Raze)
St. Boniface Church - 7:00 pm “Devotions to Our Mother of Perpetual Help”
For the Deceased Members of the Reidy & Kenny Families - Clarence & Joan Regier
For the Recovery of Haden Potter - Marie Cyr & Family
Int. of Donna Lesperance & Ed Smith - The Smith Family
THURSDAY: November 17 (We Pray for Mr. Ron MacDonald, Pastoral Minister)
Bluewater Resthome - 3:30 pm Int. of Ray Denomme - Virginia Denomme
+Ted Geoffrey - Jean Geoffrey & Family
FRIDAY: November 18 (We Pray for Rev. Richard Dales)
St. Boniface Church - 9:15 am For the Deceased Members of the Ducharme & Overholt
Families - Vonnie Overholt
A Special Intention - A Parishioner
Int. of Barb Rau - Marjorie Meidinger
SATURDAY: November 19 (We Pray for Rev. Dikran Islemeci)
St. Boniface Church - 9:00 am Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:00 - 8:45 am
Int. of Fr. David Johnston - Anthony & Monique Hartman & Family
+Rosemary Tucker - Anthony & Monique Hartman & Family
+Evelyn Twees - Steve & Pat Meidinger
St. Boniface Church - 5:00 pm
SUNDAY: November 20 (We Pray for Mrs. Yana Adkinson, Pastoral Minister)
St. Boniface Church—9:00 am
St. Peter’s Church—11:00 am
Prayer List
Please remember in your prayers the members of our parish family suffering from illness, Joyce Wal-ler, Roxanne Rau, Louise Merner, Reese Thomson, Joyce Cole, Barb Regier, Steve Brock, Fr. Martin Nyland, Patrick Mihm, Shirley Bedard and Barbara Rau.
Bible Sunday
Next weekend November 19 & 20 free bibles for all parish children in Grade 4 (from any school) will be handed out at all weekend Masses. Grade 4 youth will be called forward after the homily to receive bibles and have them blessed. These bibles have been kindly sponsored by our Catholic Women’s Leagues and the Knights of Columbus.
Preauthorized Donations
Thank-you to all our parishioners who have signed up for preauthorized bank deductions. This method of donation helps in the mission of the parish particularly in our budgeting. We are now preparing our records for next years preau-thorized donations. If you are not already signed up and would like to make donations through automatic monthly bank withdrawal please complete the form found in the bulle-tin. Please have all completed forms to the Office by December 1, 2016 to ensure automatic withdrawal can begin January 2107.
THE JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY
Questions of the Week
Christ the King - True authority
Reading I 2 Samuel 5:1–3 (David king of Israel)
Reading II Colossians 1:12–20 (Christ’s fullness and reconcili-
ation)
Gospel Luke 23:35–43 (the crucifixion; the king of the Jews)
Key Passage “For in him all the fullness of God was pleased
to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to
himself all things…” (Colossians 1;20)
Adult: Following the example of Jesus, what is the best way
to exercise your authority over others?
Youth: How do you show responsible leadership?
Dear Parishioners: thank you to one-and-all for being part of our Jubilee of Mercy Pilgrimage to the Cathedral in London! I am sure the blessings of this Holy Year will resonate for a long time to come – what an inspiration by Pope Francis! There is so much happening on the ecumenical level – with the Pope’s visit to Sweden, my little adventure with Zurich Men-nonite Church next w eek and the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, this January 18-25th. (Remember when that was new, and we were all scared of it?) ZMC has offered to host our lunchtime gatherings – we’ll see what their soup is like – and Pastor Nadine from St. Peter’s Lutheran is positive-ly afire with ideas for marking the 500th Anniversary of The Reformation. Please plan to attend, or at least pray your way along that week! (Resources are available at www.councilofchurches.ca) Fr. Peter Keller will return to cove my absence, so he’ll be here to bless the Bibles on Bible Sun-day: if there ’s someone you know in Grade 4 (anywhere!), please let them know that our C.W.L./KofC are distributing free Bibles that day. During these last w eeks of the Liturgical Year, w e w ill again focus on The Last Things: death, judgement, Heaven & Hell. If you think this might be unnecessary, ask yourself if you’ve ever heard someone say “If I die…”: if you’ve heard that, the chances are people are still not clear on what lies ahead! During the month of November, please continue to list all the Faithful Departed in our parish’ Book of Life: I w ill continue to pray for those in our books at each Mass, and we will pray the Prayer for the Departed at the end of the General Interces-sions. The great Season of Advent beckons! Please start think-ing now about how you will respond to the Baptist’s call in the wilderness. Have a blessed week! (Pray for me on retreat, as I lift our parishes up in prayer.) Fr. Matt
Children’s Choir - Christmas Morning
We are looking for any children & high school volunteers to help with the Children’s Choir on Christmas morning at St. Peter’s at 11 am. Please contact Sandra Regier at 519-236-7599.
Finances as of October 31, 2016
St. Peter’s
Actual Budget
Operating:
Revenue
Collections $69,349 $78,150
Other 6,349 10,750
Total Revenue $75,698 $88,900
Expenses 79,985 91,777
Surplus (deficit) ($4,287) ($2,877)
Capital:
Revenue $1,593
Expenses 0
Surplus (deficit) $1,593
St. Boniface
Actual Budget
Operating:
Revenue
Collections $89,804 $91,150
Other 21,005 27,675
*Refugee Fund 27,270
Total Revenue $138,079 $118,825
Expenses 118,481 126,700
*Refugee Expenses 23,852
Surplus (deficit) ($4,254) ($7,875)
Capital:
Revenue $45,813
Expenses 0
Surplus (deficit) $45,813
Parish Office & School Contact Information
Parish Office:
22 Mary St., Box 81 Zurich, ON N0M 2T0
519-236-4191 [email protected]
St. Boniface School:
24 Mary St., Box 128 Zurich, ON N0M 2T0
519-236-4335 [email protected]
St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School:
353 Ontario St., Box 490 Clinton, ON N0M 1L0
519-482-5454
St. Boniface and St. Peter Parishes Pastoral Staff: Pastor: Fr. Matthew George Secretary: Lori LaPorte Office Hours: Tuesday - Thursday
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Friday - 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Weekend Masses Sat 5:00 pm St. Peter (mid April to mid October)
St. Boniface (mid October to mid April)
Sun 9:00 am St. Boniface 11:00 am St. Peter
Celebrating Our Faith
Baptism Please contact the office as you await the birth of your child or while you are awaiting adoption. Reconciliation God sent His Son so that we might be saved! Ex-perience God’s healing through the sacrament of reconciliation after the 12:00 pm Mass and Devo-tions on Tuesdays at St. Peter’s or before Mass on Saturday mornings from 8:00 - 8:45 am at St. Boni-face or by appointment. Marriages The sacrament of marriage is a beautiful expres-sion of God’s love for the world! Minimum six months notice is required during which time the engaged couple must attend a Marriage Prepara-tion Course. Sacrament of the Sick If you know of a person who is in hospital, or who is homebound because of illness and is desiring the sacrament of the sick, contact the office to make arrangements. Bluewater Nursing Home A weekly mass is offered on Thursdays at 3:30 pm in the chapel. All are welcome. Devotions St. Joseph and Saint André - Tuesday after the 12:00 pm mass - St. Peter’s. Our Mother of Perpetual Help - Wednesday after the 7:00 pm mass - St. Boniface. Every first Friday at St. Boniface Church there is exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm—come be transformed by the healing power of Jesus.
MISSION STATEMENT
And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have command-ed you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20 (NRSV,
Catholic edition)
Parish Organizations
Parish Advisory Council: A combined council meets every month to discuss and plan pastoral initiatives and practi-cal functioning of the parish. If you have suggestions please consider contacting one of the members.
Youth Ministry: Youth from grades 5 to 8 gather regular-ly for fun, faith and friendship. See the website for infor-mation.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word: Every Sunday at the 9:00 am mass.
Catholic Cemeteries: We have the privilege of having cemeteries associated with St Peter and St. Boniface Churches. Information can be found on the website.
Other Organizations: Catholic Women’s Leagues, Knights of Columbus and others.
Website
Our website is regularly updated. There is a monthly calendar of events, important infor-mation and great pictures. www.bluewater.dionet.ca
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Events at a glance....
CMOB - Tuesday, November 15 at 7:00 pm in St. Peter’s Church Hall
Jessica’s House Presentation - Wednesday, November 16 following the 7 pm Mass at St. Boniface Church
Bible Sunday - November 19/20 at all Masses
CMOB - Tuesday, November 22 at 7:00 pm in St. Peter’s Church Hall
K of C Card Party - Tuesday, November 22 at 7:00 pm at St. Boniface Church
Sung Evening Prayer - Sunday, November 27 at 7:00 pm at St. Boniface Church
CMOB - Tuesday, November 29 at 7:00 pm in St. Peter’s Church Hall
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Parish Pastoral Council
Cynthia Forler
Lynette Graham
Phil LaPorte
Kathryn Regier
Janet Soudant
Marg Suplat
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