I
am very happy to be back with you after such a long illness. I must thank all
those priests who covered every Mass for me during this time: Msgr. Terence,
Fr. Milton, Fr. Tom, Fr. Charbel, Fr. Chako, Fr. Roger, and Fr. Ivan . I am
indebted to each one for your kindness and support!
Fr.
Milton and Fr. Roger will be here for Sunday help on a regular basis. I am very
grateful for that!
I
also need to mention the Family of Faith Capital Campaign. As of today,
Tuesday, November 3, we are at 93%of our goal from 158 parishioners. That
represents $. We have a little ways to go to reach our goal of $495,000 but I
am sure we will get there.
Thanks
to the Knights of Columbus who hosted Oktoberfest a couple of weeks ago. I
believe that a good time was had by all.
The
Sacrament of First Reconciliation for our grade two classes will be held on
Saturday November 14 beginning with the 9:15am Mass and on November 17th
beginning with the 7pm Mass.
The
Fall Confirmation programme for our grade eight classes is going very well. The
sacrament of Confirmation will be conferred on November 21-22 at all Masses.
Please continue to pray for our candidates. All grade seven students will begin
their program with registration on March 7 2016 and will be confirmed on May
14-15 at all Masses.
LITANY FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY
The
response to the litany is: Jesus, Hope of Humanity, hear our prayer.
For
all who have served the cause of peace in our armed forces, we pray…
For
all who have lost loved ones due to war, we pray…
For
all who continue to suffer due to war, we pray…
For
all who long for Your peace, we pray…
For
all who dedicate their lives to Your peace, we pray…
For
all who bring Your comfort to veterans and their families, we pray…
For
all of us – called to be messengers of Your peace, we pray…
For
all who live in despair, we pray…
For
all who seek healing of body, spirit and soul, we pray…
For
all who live with great losses due to war, we pray…
For
all who trust in Your promises, we pray…
For
all who cling to Your words, we pray…
For
all who minister to veterans and survivors with Your Gospel, we pray…
For
all of us – called to be messengers of Your hope, we pray…
For
all whose faith has been wounded by war and violence, we pray…
For
all whose sense of purpose has suffered due to war and violence, we pray…
For
all whose sense of self has been broken by war and violence, we pray…
For
all whose journey remains incomplete without You, we pray…
For
all who seek completeness in You, we pray…
For
all who lead veterans and their communities to fullness of life in You, we
pray…
For
all of us – called to be messengers of Your Gospel of Life, we pray…
For
all whose bodies bear the marks of war, we pray…
For
all whose spirits bear the scars of war, we pray…
For
all whose wounds are bound up in the prison of addictions, we pray…
For
all who have not yet experienced Your healing love, we pray…
For
all who rely on Your healing presence in their lives, we pray…
For
all who bring Your healing to veterans and their families, we pray…
For
all of us – called to be messengers of Your healing love, we pray…
I
hope you will say some of these prayers on November 11th.
Have
a great week!
Fr. Phil
