ANNUAL FAMILY PASTA DINNER –
Many thanks to all who worked so hard to make the pasta
dinner so successful last weekend. I am indebted to the members of our school
councils at Queen of Heaven, St. Dominic and St. Paul, as well as the ladies
from the parish who came together to make this happen. Our students from our
three schools and some from Applewood Heights Secondary School, were amazing,
both on Friday and Saturday. It is wonderful to see our students taking part in
parish events. Approximately 150 people attended the evening and I thank you
for your support of the parish. Thanks to the Knights of Columbus for preparing
and running the bar during the evening. Last Saturday was a perfect example of
what can be done when we all band together, have fun, work hard and make things
happen in the parish. At this point, we are still settling receipts but we will
know more by next weekend. Many thanks again to all!!
ANNUAL HARVEST BAZAAR – Saturday
October 1, 9am – 3pm. Sign-up
sheets for helpers and bakers are in the vestibule of the church. In order for
this bazaar to be successful, we need your help. The harvest bazaar is one of
our major fund-raisers of the year. Please let your friends and family know
about the event and encourage them to come and have a great time. Please see
the flyer in today’s bulletin outlining the different booths.
ST.
DOMINIC MINISTRY FAIR – October 22/23 after all Masses. This event will give
you an opportunity to join one of our ministries or committees. We always
welcome new volunteers.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALOWEEN
PARTY FOR FAMILIES – Saturday October 29, following 5pm
Mass. More information will be available in the bulletin as we approach the
date.
ANNUAL RESETTLEMENT BAZAAR –
Saturday November 12, 9am – Funds raised at the resettlement
bazaar go directly to the Resettlement Committee in order that they continue
the tradition of welcoming refugee families to Mississauga. This is extremely
important work, especially given the times in which we live.
PASTORAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS –
We will begin the process of elections this weekend and
finish at the ministry fair on October 22/23.
CONFIRMATION - Registration
for Confirmation for grade 7 will be in January 2017. The sacrament of
Confirmation will be conferred on the weekend of June 3 and 4, Pentecost Sunday
at all Masses. There will also be an extra Mass that weekend, at 2 PM.
ALTAR SERVERS – Many
thanks to Jennifer Barber who has worked for the past several years scheduling
our altar servers. Welcome to Natalie Mete and Christi Robert who are the new
coordinators. They are preparing a handbook for altar servers in preparation
for a meeting of all servers on SUNDAY OCTOBER 2 AT 2PM. Please mark
this date in your calendars. All servers’ attendance is very important.
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED SOONER THAN LATER
I
need volunteers for the following:
First Confession and First Communion
Meetings – I need 3 or 4 people to help on registration days,
September 25th and 27th.
I also need people to prepare the refreshments at all meetings. The
ideal situation is to have a team who could take turns, making the work easier
for all.
Confirmation –
I am looking for a Confirmation coordinator who can oversee the program. I also
need help with registration in Jan. 2017 and facilitators who can help at 4
classes, taking our students through the confirmation manual, Anointed for
Mission.
Please
call me or email me if you can help. 905-278-7762 ext 2 or pjones@stdominicschurch.ca
I
wish you all a good week.
Sincerely,
Fr. Phil
Fr. Phil
