EVENTS AT A GLANCE

TUESDAY AUGUST 6 Office Closed for the Civic Holiday

Prayer gathering, every Tuesday 7:15pm

K of C 4th Degree, 7:30pm

THURSDAY AUGUST 8 Bingo every Thursday, 6:00pm, Hall

MONDAY TO FRIDAY AUGUST 12 - 16 Faith & Fun Kid’s Camp, 9:30am to

12:30pm

TUESDAY AUGUST 13 Prayer gathering, every Tuesday 7:15pm

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 14 Eucharistic Adoration, 8:30am to 1:00pm

THURSDAY AUGUST 15 Bingo every Thursday, 6:00pm, Hall

SATURDAY & SUNDAY AUGUST 17 & 18 S.V.D.P. Bundle Drive after all masses

SUNDAY MORNING ROSARY Every Sunday starting at 8:15am. Join us.

WE THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR GENEROUSLY SUPPORTING OUR BULLETIN:

Floor Cover ings In ternat iona l 519 -735 -5515

Hal lmark Memor ia l - Hwy #3, Walker Rd 519 -737 -6158

Strong’s Appl iance Service L td . 519 -728 -2334

Melady Funera l Home by Arbor Memor ia l www.meladyfuneral .ca

Michael Sutton, K of C - Managing Director 519 -728 -1500

David J. Bombardier, KC*HS 519 -890 -9785

PPARISHARISH BBEQUESTSEQUESTS ~ Keep your love for your parish alive. A way to do this is to remember St. Simon & St. Jude Parish in your will and when recommending expressions of sympathy.

OFFERTORY COLLECTION JULY 21 & JULY 28, 2019

Regular 4,745.75 4,007.95

Regular - Direct Deposit 2,505.00 465.00

Loonie & Toonie 267.00 310.05

Restoration Fund 470.00 975.00

Restoration Fund - Direct Deposit 916.66 90.00

St. Vincent de Paul - Direct Deposit 100.00 - - - -

Priest Pension Fund - - - - 125.00

Total $ 6,431.30 $ 5,973.00

Thank you, your generosity is greatly appreciated!

MASS FOR THE DECEASED Heavenly Rest Cemetery,

inside Resurrection Mausoleum TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2019 AT 4:30 P.M.

Presider: Fr. Bob Champagne

Alliance of the Two Hearts of Jesus and Mary First Friday/First Saturday

All Night Communion of Reparation Vigil at Our Lady of Assumption Rosary Chapel from Aug. 2

nd at 8:30 pm to Aug. 3

rd at 7:30 am

MONTHLY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION WW EDNESDAYEDNESDAY AAUGUSTUGUST 14, 14, FROMFROM 8:30 8:30 AMAM TOTO 1:00 1:00 PMPM

We have Monthly Eucharistic Adoration on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm. You will find a sign up sheet at the entrance of the church which will allow you to sign up for 30 minutes of adoration. We will also have monthly parish intentions. Please note that this does not replace First Friday

Adoration. AUGUST PARISH INTENTION: For St. Simon & St. Jude Parish, for its congregation and for

our priests, staff and volunteers.

MASS INTENTIONS Mass requests are needed at this time. We are low on Mass intentions and I need to plan ahead. Please call Angela ~ 519-728-3381 ext 0 or leave a note in the Offertory Basket. Thank you

PLEASE NOTE The office will be closed Tuesday

August 6th for the Civic Holiday.

SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

~ BUNDLE DRIVE 2019 ~

Spring Cleaning? Please remember to save

your unwanted clothing and excess items. The SOCIETY TRUCK is coming again

to our church this summer—AUGUST 17 & 18. Please bring these items to the church; volunteers will be

there to receive your donated items after the masses.

Thank you for your support.

The 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time September 6, 2015

SSTT. S. S IMONIMON & S& STT. J. JUDEUDE PPARISHARISH WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE

SATURDAY 4:30 PM

SUNDAY 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE

TUESDAY TO THURSDAY 8:00 AM

FRIDAY 9:30 AM & SATURDAY 9:00 AM

RECONCILIATION

SATURDAY 9:30 AM TO 10:30 AM

INFORMATION ON THE SACRAMENTS

BAPTISMS Please call the office to register and make an appointment with our Pastoral Minister - Sue Hofgartner ANOINTING OF THE SICK This is primarily a sacrament of physical healing and spiritual strengthening. The sacrament is administered to those facing serious surgery or illness. If you desire this sacrament please call Fr. Antony. We offer a communal Anointing Service in the Spring and Fall. MARRIAGE Couples desiring to marry please call the office and contact Fr. Antony. Arrangements must be made at least nine months prior to the wedding.

FROM OUR PASTOR, FR. ANTONY My Dearest Parishioners in Jesus Christ,

Greetings to you my dear Sisters and Brothers. The following story was sent to me by one of my friends. I found it very inspiring; hence I am sharing it with you.

He jumped before his wife to save himself from a sinking Cruise Ship. But the reality is priceless. A Cruise Ship met with an accident at sea. On the ship was a couple, who after having made their way to the lifeboat, they realized that there was only space for one person left. At this moment, the man jumped into the lifeboat himself. The lady stood on the sinking ship and shouted one sentence to her husband.

The teacher stopped and asked; “What you think, she shouted?” Most of the students excitedly answered, “I hate you! I was blind!” Now the teacher noticed a boy who was silent throughout. She got him to answer and he replied, “Teacher, I believe she would have shouted, take care of our child.” The teacher was surprised and asked him; have you heard this tory before? The boy shook his head, “Nope, but that was what my Mom told my Dad, before she died to disease”. The Teacher lamented, the answer is right.

The Cruise sank; the man went home and brought up their daughter single handedly. Many years later after the death of the man, their daughter found his diary while tidying his belongings. It turns out that when her parents went onto the Cruise Ship, the mother was already diagnosed with a terminal illness. At the critical moment, the father rushed to the only chance of survival.

MISSION STATEMENT ST. SIMON & ST. JUDE IS A VIBRANT, LIFE-GIVING, CHRIST-CENTERED PARISH COMMUNITY THAT IS GENEROUSLY AVAILABLE AND CHALLENGING IN THE TRUEST SENSE OF THE GOSPEL MESSAGE.

OFFICE HOURS TUESDAY – FRIDAY 9 AM - 3 PM CLOSED BETWEEN 12 PM & 1 PM 488 ST. CHARLES ST P.O. BOX 130 BELLE RIVER ON N0R 1A0 PHONE 519.728.3381 FAX 519.728.1772 STSIMONSTJUDE@DOL .CA WWW .STSIMONSTJUDE .CA

PASTORAL ADMINISTRATION

ADMINISTRATOR

Rev. Antony Kolenchery ext. 33

akolenchery@dol.ca

PASTOR EMERITUS

Rev. Dan Morand

PERMANENT DEACON

Deacon Don Hamelin

PASTORAL MINISTER Sue Hofgartner ext. 26

shofgartner@dol.ca

PASTORAL MINISTER,

COORDINATOR OF YOUTH MINISTRY Marguerite Hewer ext. 29

mhewer@dol.ca

PARISH STAFF Administrative Secretary Angela Dufault

adufault@dol.ca ext. 0

Financial Secretary Debbie Baldi

dbaldi@dol.ca ext. 32

Office Assistant Nancy Dyck

Music Ministry Linda Bellaire

Organist Lorna Cameron-Price

Custodian Wayne Walsh

Housekeeper Andrea Gabrieau

Hall Manager Dennis Bowering

dbowering@dol.ca 519.728.1652

Cemetery Manager Joe Lanoue

lanouejoesher@gmail.com 519.728.2064

Eighteenth & Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time August 4

th & August 11

th, 2019

continued...continued...

FROM FR. ANTONY (continued)

He wrote in his diary, “How I wished to sink to the bottom of the ocean with you, but for the sake of our daughter, I can only let you lie forever below the sea alone.”

The story is finished, the class was silent. The Teacher knows that the student has understood. The moral of the story; that of the good and the evil in the world, there are many complications behind them, which are hard to understand, which is why we should never only focus on the surface and judge others without understanding them first. Those who like to pay the bill, do so not because they are loaded but because they value friendship above money. Those who take the initiative at work, do so not because they are stupid, but because they understand the concept of responsibility. Those who apologize first after a fight, do so not because they are wrong, but because they value the people around them. Those who are willing to help you, do so not because they owe you anything, but because they see you as a true friend. Those who often text you, do so not because they have nothing better to do, but because you are in their heart.

One day all of us will get separated from each other; we will miss our conversations of everything and nothing; the dreams that we had. Days will pass by, months, years, until this contact becomes rare…….

One day our children will see our pictures and ask; who are these people. And we will smile with invisible tears, because a heart is touched with a strong word and you will say; IT WAS THEM THAT I HAD THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE WITH.

With kindest regards, Fr. Antony Kolenchery

DIOCESAN MINISTERS PRAYER CALENDAR EEIGHTEENTHIGHTEENTH SSUNDAYUNDAY ININ OORDINARYRDINARY TTIMEIME

Aug 4 ~ Rev. Quentin Johnson, C.S.B. Aug 5 ~ Memorial of Blessed Frédéric Janssoone Memorial of Blessed Frédéric Janssoone Rev. Wieslaw Gutowski Aug 6 ~ Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Rev. Matthew Durham, C.S.B. Aug 7 ~ Rev. Michael Bechard Aug 8 ~ Memorial of St. Dominic Memorial of St. Dominic Deacon Morgan Treacy Aug 9 ~ Memorial of St. Benedicta of the Cross Memorial of St. Benedicta of the Cross Ms. Katherine Marsh, Pastoral Minister/CYM

Aug 10 ~ Feast of St. Lawrence the Deacon Feast of St. Lawrence the Deacon Rev. Thomas Blondin

NNINETEENTHINETEENTH SSUNDAYUNDAY ININ OORDINARYRDINARY TTIMEIME Aug 11 ~ Rev. Lawrence (Larry) Brunet Aug 12 ~ Deacon Alex Litt Aug 13 ~ Mrs. Catherinanne George, Campus Minister

Aug 14 ~ Memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe Memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe Mrs. Stephanie McGuire, CYM Aug 15 ~ Solemnity of the Assumption of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the

Blessed Virgin Mary Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Secretaries in the Diocese of London Aug 16 ~ Rev. William Capitano Aug 17 ~ Mr. Gerard Leroux, Pastoral Minister/CYM

FROM OUR PASTORAL & YOUTH MINISTER MARGUERITE “Observe the birds of the air...” (and do not stress!) Matthew 6:26

I'm fascinated by birds, particularly falcons or hawks. They always seem to appear as I pray while driving in the country, even landing on a post or wire, as I pass by: Like affirmation. God hears my prayers. Jesus watched the birds too! He observes them in his teachings, saying we need not worry in life, and to trust in God. God teaches us so much through nature... Before his famous bird sanctuary was established, Jack Miner was out hunting geese. While retrieving a fallen bird, the bird's mate placed herself in Jack's path. She flapped her wings wildly, squawking at him, in desperate attempts to protect her fallen mate. Jack was deeply moved by her loyalty and self-sacrifice, and soon learned: Geese mate for life and team up as amazing parents. They fly in community V-formation, to help each other endure the long migration. The bird at the lead works hardest against the wind, so the rest squawk loudly to encourage or cheer it on. Then, in unison, they switch so every goose, (important and valued) shares, in leading the flock. If one becomes sick or injured, it's mate and at least one other goose remains with it – until it either recovers or dies. They never abandon their sick or injured. Sounds like a vibrant, caring community to me!

I will never forget or abandon my own... Isaiah 49 “Guillemot” birds flock by the thousands on crowded Arctic cliff areas. Females lay their eggs side by side, in long rows on one narrow ledge. The eggs all look alike, so it's incredible that a mother bird can identify her very own so well that, even if one is moved she finds and returns it to its original location. She is never confused. She knows her own.

Yet even if these forget, I will never forget my own... Holy Scripture says our Heavenly Father intimately understands each of His children. He knows their every thought and emotion, “acquainted with all their ways”. (Ps 139:3) From morning till night He gives personal attention to all their circumstances. The psalmist is pretty overwhelmed in this glorious reality and exclaims in excitement: “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it!” (v.6) God's care and knowledge of us brings comfort to our hearts.

We can say in complete confidence: “Jesus I trust in You”. Isn't it wonderful to be so well-loved and well-known by our Lord!

REMEMBER IN PRAYER PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED LOVED ONES,

PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS, ESPECIALLY LUCIA BALDI & BOB SAMPSON

MAY THEY REST IN PEACE AND MAY THE LORD SEND COMFORT AND CONSOLATION TO THEIR FAMILIES.

PRAY FOR ALL WHO ARE SICK

DIANE REAUME LISA BOND MADELEINE DUPUIS ALICIA DAVEY JIM LIGHT MARI SCHROEDER DIANE LAUZON A.J. LALIBERTE MADALAYNA DUCHARME RENE TELLIER CARMEL LETTENBICHLER MIKE LANOUE

JULIETTE RIVEST HANY YOOSOF PAT BOWSHER PAT BUTLER CECILE STRONG BETTY & DON SIGRIST MIKE PRESTON JULIA GAGNON KEVIN DUCHARME PAUL DUCHARME BETTY & GERRY ALEXANDER ANGELA RICE

LOIS & CLARENCE JANISSE DALE SIMMONS LUELLA LEBOEUF MARY LOU BOMBARDIER LUCILLE TELLIER MARION GAUTHIER DAVE LEMIRE ANNA ST. JOHN NORM VANIER DEACON DON HAMELIN KRISTY LEE ZIMMERMAN MICHELE BONNER (MARIER)

PLEASE INFORM THE OFFICE TO HAVE SOMEONE’S NAME ADDED OR REMOVED

THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS The K of C needs more members as our population ages. Please consider joining us. For more info, please contact the K of C office and leave a message at 519-728-2828.

CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE In the world today, as perhaps never before, the church needs an enlightened and faithful laity. Dedicated members of the Catholic Women’s League of Canada live their faith by serving the community and thus, discover Christ through friendships/relationships with others. Life is a series of new beginnings. Make the CWL a priority in your life – the benefits are eternal. Call Linda at 519-728-2275 if you are interested in joining our League or for more information.

Tuesday August 6 8:00am

Souls in purgatory ~ a parishioner 4

th Degree K of C members, sick or deceased

Marie & Mariska Svarckopf (86yrs) ~ Mike Lanoue

Wednesday August 7 8:00am

Glory to God the Father ~ Hélène & Robert Chauvin K of C members, sick, deceased or in distress Romeo Laporte ~ the Gilessen Family

Thursday August 8 8:00am

Roy & Josephine Murphy & relatives ~ the family Gerard Tremblay ~ Ursie Strong Deceased members of Strong & Lachine Families

Thursday August 8 10:00am

CCHAPELHAPEL ATAT SSEASONEASON’’SS LLAKESHOREAKESHORE Felix Rivard (5

thAnn) ~ Monique & family

Intention of Elson Gomes ~ Pete & Jackie Gomes Conversions, those dying & souls in purgatory ~

a parishioner

Friday August 9 9:30am

Intention of Bev Barrette ~ Andy & Terry Barrette Lucia Baldi ~ Andy & Terry Barrette St. Joseph; those dying & in purgatory ~ parishioners

Saturday August 10

9:00am

Rita Crosby ~ Rick, Angie & Cody Mario Lavoie (2

ndAnn) ~ Gert Lavoie & family

Souls in purgatory ~ Alicia

MASS INTENTIONS

Tuesday August 13

8:00am

Johanna DeByl (1stAnn) ~ Mary & Ernie Bracken

Pizza Quenneville ~ wife Diana Jamil Shamo ~ the family

Wednesday August 14

8:00am

Rita Crosby (5thAnn) ~ Rick, Angie & Cody

Int. of Fr. Dan’s 60th Ann. of Priesthood ~ Jackie Gomes Deceased family members ~ Bill & Janine

Thursday August 15

8:00am

Souls in purgatory ~ a parishioner Russell Sauvé ~ the family Safety for travelers ~ a parishioner

Thursday August 15 10:00am

CCHAPELHAPEL ATAT SSEASONEASON’’SS LLAKESHOREAKESHORE Art Durocher (5yrs) ~ wife Irma & family Maybelle Deschaine ~ her daughters Int. of Marr Huson’s 90

th Birthday ~ Rita & family

Friday August 16

9:30am

Cpl. John Marc Bechard (26thAnn) ~ mom & family

Anton & Katherine Eberhardt ~ George & Laurie St. Joseph; those dying & in purgatory ~ parishioners

Saturday August 17

9:00am

Leo & Edna Lacharité (20thAnn) ~ Rosaire & Madeleine

Souls in purgatory ~ Alicia David Maurice ~ Debbie & Carlo

MASS INTENTIONS

ST. SIMON & ST. JUDE PARISH BINGO Please continue to support OUR Parish Bingo. It is a great tool for socialization and a great way to financially support our parish.

Tell your friends, and join us

EVERY THURSDAY ! Doors open at 6:00pm,

Early Bird at 7:00pm and

Regular Session at 7:30pm.

PARISH PICNIC SAVE THE DATE

Sunday September 15, 2019

Noon

WELCOMING THE NEWLY BAPTIZED Claire Marie JanisseClaire Marie Janisse

DAUGHTER OF CHRISTOPHER JANISSE & SUSAN (DELUCA)

ATTENTION ALL VOLUNTEERS It would be greatly appreciated if you could please plan to attend one of the following meetings:

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10 AT 9:00 AM OR TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10 AT 7:00 PM OR THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12 AT 9:00 AM OR THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12 AT 7:00 PM

We are offering four options for the same meeting to accommodate your schedules and allow for the greatest chance to have everyone attend. More details will be sent to you in late August.

SAVE THE DATE Important meeting for all volunteers is scheduled

for the second week of September.

FAITH & FUN KID’S CAMP Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 12:30pm

AUGUST 12 TO AUGUST 16, 2019 Kids age 5 to 10

Registration forms online www.stsimonstjude.ca www.stsimonstjude.ca or call Marguerite 519-728-3381 x 29