28th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME October 11, 2020 (THANKSGIVING WEEKEND)
People often address us the way we dress. If you dress well. People will address you well, and the opposite is the case. The hood may not make the monk, but it could identify a monk. The liturgy of the word this Sunday has a message for us which centres around an invitation to a banquet and dressing correctly for the banquet. Two critical things that precede events are, invitation and dress. It will be good for us to understand that the banquet points to the heavenly banquet which is open for everyone and at the same time restricted to those who have the right dress. The kingdom of heaven is a divine facility that is open for everyone, and daily we are invited to come and be part of it. In the narrative, we discover that the king did not give up even when those invited could not honour it. He continued to send more servants to make sure that the banquet is full. The king seems to understand the value of the banquet more than those he was inviting. God is still sending out invitations to us to come to His banquet through the word of God that we hear daily encouraging us to change our ways and go back to God. When we come back to God, we should be able to leave the things of the past. The man who was not well dressed in the narrative represents most of us who answer Christians but do not live the life. Some of us want the new, but they do not wish to cast off the old. As we are in thanksgiving weekend, let us be conscious of God’s invitation to us to His eternal banquet. In our day and age, some people are still giving excuses to God: “I am busy, I do not have time.” Somewhere I read the “BUSY” means “Being under Satan’s yoke.” We often forget that our lives come from God and it will be a show of ingratitude not to have time for the giver of life and time. May God bless us.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING :
We wish all a very Happy Thanksgiving weekend. Thank you Lord your bountiful blessings upon our land and people. God bless you and your families!
SUNDAY MASS:
As we resume masses in the church , mindful of those who cannot make it due limited seating capacity, Mass will be still live-streamed every Sunday at 10 am in our Parish Website and YouTube page. You can also watch the mass later in the day. If you can, please consider dropping off your church donations in the mailbox, newly installed at Atwater Ave Church entrance door .
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
Our children are receiving their first Holy communion during our weekend regular masses it began from August 22, with 2 children per mass at the Saturday, 5pm Masses and the Sunday, 9.30 am Masses until Sunday, November 29 . We also have designated Saturday morning celebrations at 11 am for up to 10 children on the following dates
Saturday October, 24
Saturday, November 7
Saturday, November 21
Saturday, November 28.
Parents are asked to limit their gathering at the Church to 15 individuals, including the First Holy communion child. All social distancing protocol will be maintained.
We congratulate all those children who have already made their First Holy communion and also those would be receiving . We thank parents for being part of your children’s faith journey and for your support and cooperation during this challenging time!
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
We are holding a Parent/ candidate meeting on Monday, October 19 at 7 pm in the Church. Please be sure to wear a mask and observe all physical distancing protocol. Right now we are concentrating on the families who signed up when their children were in Grade 7 or higher. The current Grade 7 students will be asked to register in the spring 2021.
POPE FRANCIS’S PRAYER TO MARY :
(For protection from the Coronavirus)
O Mary, you shine continuously in our journey as a sign of salvation and hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the sick. At the foot of the cross you participated in Jesus’ pain, with steadfast faith. You, Salvation of the Roman people, know what we need. We are certain that you will provide, so that as you did at Cana of Galilee, joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to confirm ourselves to the Father’s will and to do what Jesus tells us: He who took our sufferings upon Himself, and bore our sorrows to bring us , through the cross, to the joy of the Ressurrection. Amen. We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our pleas-we who are put to the test-and deliver us from every danger, O glorious and Blessed Virgin.
YOUR PARISH NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT:
Dear people of God .
At a time like this I feel uncomfortable to talk about giving. Our primary concern is health and well being of our parishioners. However, No doubt you are aware that our Parish relies on the support of our Parish members for the upkeep of the Church. Kindly support us with the donations (weekly offerings) . Thank you for your great help during this challenging time! God bless you all!
REST IN PEACE :
+Alfanso Cotoia
+Hilda Ipekian
+ Antonina Fortun
+ Nesta Pougnet
+ Raymond Swatuk
+ Marianna Marchewka
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PRAYERS FOR THE
SICK |
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PAUL
CANTLON |
JULIANA |
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SHWETHA |
SANIYA & FRANCESCO |
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ANGELO
GULLA |
NANCY |
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DOMENIC SANTAGUIDA |
CHRISTA FEUERSTAKE |
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DOMENIC
SANTAGUIDA |
ANNA |
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ROY |
PATRICIA GONANO |
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CRIS
OSBORNE |
CHRISTINA
LUGUN |
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MARIANA WEGLINSKI |
KATHERINE |
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FRANCA
METCALFE |
MATHEW
WHITLEY |
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JESSY FERNANDES |
BUD RADECZY |
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TERESA |
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OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday from 9.30am —12 noon. 1pm — 4.30pm .Please call the parish office before you arrive.
THANK YOU!
Thanks for all your support and cooperation. I sincerely thank our YouTube mass Team. Sean for providing music and technical support. Joshua,Larissa Freddy And Farrell Gonsalves for their assistance with the liturgy. Our Parish Council Members Lisa Hyginus and Branca Noronha may contact you at this difficult time just to make sure you are ok. We are here to serve you and will address any issues to the best of our ability! God bless!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We Need more volunteers please consider to join our Team of Cleaning and Ushering!
CLEANING TEAM SCHEDULE
Saturday.5 pm mass- Larissa & Family .
Sunday. 9.30 am mass:-Val, Branca &Lisa
Sunday. 11.30am mass- Erica, Amy, Rose.
USHERING TEAM
Sergio, Camilus, Gary,Edmund , Kipson, Ron, Lisa Rundle, Rose Jacob’s , Spud, Cecilia. Steven Luke, Philip , Linda, Adriana.
BAPTISM
We congratulate and welcome our newly baptized children Adesuwa Zuri Onayagbona and Anaiyan Arielle Robertson to our parish Community! Let’s rejoice in the Lord and give praises to him!
UNITED IN SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY:
We Congratulate Jayson De Souza and Stephanie Rocha and wish them Happy married life!
