Today in the Gospel, we witness Divine intellect against the demonic intellect. The trap that the Pharisees and Herodians set is one of perfection. Jesus by giving a fitting answer “Give to Caesar what is due to Caesar and give to God what is due to God.” Reminds them that they are made in the image and likeness of God and their work should be the work of God and not the work of the devil. We too however must be very aware of the traps that are set for us in order to distract ourselves from the image we are created in and how that image is meant to glorify God. Only in our closeness to the Divine will we escape the trap maliciously set for us. There are many cunning traps set for our lives to get us to work for nothing, “ important,” things like status. How many people are working for status? We might tell ourselves things such as, “ Once I have it made I will then do good things for the poor.” Or if working for fame, that you will use it for good. Perhaps wanting to be a great athlete, but for what purpose are you exerting your effort now and using your time? Are we rendering the image and likeness of God unto a great work of pride? Only in our closeness to God will we escape from these cunning traps to simply distract us from the reality of life or to work from nothing. To be healthy we must ask. “What is our purpose?” And then we must see if the things we are doing in life are fulfilling that. If our purpose is to know, love and serve God and be happy with Him in eternity then we must question what we are doing. We cannot make things end in themselves; things are for a purpose. That purpose is to know, love and serve God and be happy with Him in this world and the next. Most things are good in themselves but they have terrible ends. Let us stay close to God and He will show the way out of whatever trap we are in as he showed his apostles and the Pharisees.
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 Grafe 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 :
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK:
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 Emilia Anne Cleland , Harrison Gilbert Cleland Calogero Matteliano, Kaita Cenedia Correia and Zachary Michael Krzyszton to our parish Community! Let’s rejoice in the Lord and give praises to him!
