Newsletter/Bulletin

All Saints Parish
124 Front St. E., Strathroy, Ontario N7G 1Y9
Tel: 519-245-0644 Fax: 519-660-2921
Email: [email protected] Parish Website: www.allsaints.rcec.london.on.ca
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 12 noon & 1pm to 4:30pm
Pastoral Team/Staff Phone Directory
Fr. Lucio Couto, Pastor Ext. 22
Judy Vandenberk, Youth Coordinator Ext 24
Olga Ferreira & Anna Garcia, Office Admin, Dial 0
Parish Council Chairperson:
Larry MacDonald 519-245-2243
Finance Chairperson:
Joe Czernai, 205-2935
Cemetery Board:
Dorothy Swart 245-3422; Leo Goncalves 245-8198
SUNDAY EUCHARIST
Saturday 5:00p.m. English
Sunday 8:30a.m. 10:00a.m. English
11:30a.m. Portuguese
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturdays 3:45pm to 4:30pm
Sacrament of Baptism
Please call the parish office at 245-0644 to register for
the baptismal class which is held on the 1st Wed of the
month.
Sacrament of Marriage
Arrangements to be made 8 months in advance by an
appointment with Fr. Lucio Couto.
1st Friday Communion Calls Fr. Lucio Couto
Weekly Mass Schedule
Tuesday, November 27th
10:30am Mass
Sprucedale Nursing Home
Deceased family members & Souls of Purgatory – Deolinda
Borges
6:30 Rosary & Marion Prayers
Wednesday, November 28th
6:30 Terço ~ 7:00pm Missa
Antonio e Maria da Boa Nova Melo – familia
Leonor e José Martins – Fatima Luis
Manuel e Maria Augusta Antunes Torneiro e Almas do
Purgatorio – Maria e Alfredo Antunes
Thursday, November 29th
6:30pm Rosary ~ 7:00pm Mass
Antonia VandenBoomen – Gerry VandenBoomen
Louisa & José Pestana e filhos – Liliana & Angelo Brum
João Gualberto – Laudalina Moniz
Friday, November 30th
9:30 am Mass
George Berkvens – Martha Gubbels
Josef Krol – family
Arnoldo & Maria Melo – Maria Tomas
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
1ST Wednesday of every month. 8:30am to
6:30pm
Jerry Vens, Grand Knight 245-4818
Ed Thuss, Financial Secretary 2461017 Visit us at www.kofc7570.ca
Catholic Women’s League
Willie Hoefnagels, President 245-0896
Rose Valenciuk, Memberships 245-4231
Trudy Thuss, Religious Articles 245-1303
Please remember in your prayers,
George Berkvens+, son of
Tina Van Berkel and
Nelia Martins+, sister of Emilia Brum.
Maria do Carmo Sousa Massa+
Sister of Maria dos Anjos Ponte.
May they and all the faithful departed
rest in peace.
A GREAT BIG THANK YOU!
To all those who came forward and
offered to lead our Confirmation classes
for the public and home-schooled
students. We know life is busy and we
appreciate you giving your time for our
Youth.
Diocesan Prayer Calendar May we remember in
prayer, the priests, deacons, religious women and
men and seminarians of the Diocese of London.
May they be faithful to the charge given them by the
Lord.
Nov 26 – Rev. John Staskevicius
Nov 27 – Deacon Andrew Alway
Nov 28 – Rev. Raju Allumpurath, M.S.T.
Nov 29 – Deacon Brian McDonald
Nov 30 – Deacon Rudy Pflanzer
All Saints Parish Prayer Line
Heavenly Father may the merits and
prayers of our blessed Mother Mary, and
all the angels and saints, be combined
with our prayers. Grant the petitions of
our parishioners, especially those who
have asked for our prayers. Please
intercede for their physical, emotional and spiritual
needs. Help us to lighten their burdens and brighten their
days. This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Meetings for the Week
Mon, Nov 26, 1:00pm – KofC Cards, Col. Rm
Mon Nov 26, 7:30pm – KofC General Meeting, Col. Rm
Tues, Nov 27, 1:30pm, Al-anon, St. Angela’s Rm
Wed, Nov 28, 6:30pm, Adult Prayer Group, Parish
Centre & St. Patrick’s Rm
Wed, Nov 28, 7:00 pm, KofC Euchre Tournament ColR
Thurs, Nov 29, 6:30pm, Senior’s Euchre, Col. Rm
Fri. Nov 30, 6:30pm Folclore Grp, Col Rm
Sat. Dec 1, 2:30 to 4pm, Parish Council & Finance
Committee Meeting with Bishop Fabbro, Parish Centre
A Big Thank you!
In great appreciation for all the hard work and
dedication to the committee members and everyone
who helped in any way to make the the Feast of Our
Lady of Fatima a success. The total monies
received after expenses were $9,501.92.
Agradecemos a todos que ajudarem incansavelmente
com a Festa de Nossa Senhora de Fatima. O total de
dinheiro recebido depois das despesas foi
de $9, 501.92.
The Regal Christmas catalogue is available
in the Narthex. Grab a catalogue and
support our church. Place your orders
online at www.asp.shopregal.ca or order
forms will be available next to the
catalogues. Fill out the forms, and drop off at the church
office.
Pre-Authorized Donation Plan and Envelopes
All Saints parish has a plan by which you can make your
weekly offertory donation without having to deal with
envelopes and cash or cheques every Sunday morning
before Mass. Close to 130 parishioners currently use the
plan with some arranging weekly withdrawals and others
monthly withdrawals. If you currently use envelopes
please consider using the Preauthorized Donation Plan.
If you currently use the plan please consider increasing
your donation for the 2013. Forms are available in the
Narthex to do either of the above. For those using the
system, if you do not submit a new form your current
arrangement for donations will continue in 2013.
An announcement will be made as to when the 2013
envelopes are available. Thank you to everyone
who supports the parish through offertory donations as
this is the main source of income to pay expenses.
Sound System
For some time now our audio system has not been
doing a proper job in projecting the fine work of our
singers and instrumentalists to the parishioners and
it has been a source of distraction with humming
and crackling during readings and homilies.
We have engaged an audio specialists to go over all
the equipment in our system and do a complete
setup, from scratch, to ensure it operates properly
well into the future. In addition, he will be
redirecting the main speakers so they are directed
properly towards the seating and the small speakers
at the rear of the church will be replaced with a
better quality of speaker that is designed for our
environment. We expect to have this work
completed no later than the last week of November.
Marriage Preparation Course 2013
Marriage Prep Course will be held in All Saints Parish on
Friday April 26 & Saturday April 27/2013.
We welcome and encourage any married couples that
would like to become involved in this ministry, to please
contact Nancy or Mark Walters 519- 245-3510 or
[email protected] .
We encourage any engaged couples to contact the
Parish and register for this weekend . Pamphlets with
more information are in the Narthex of the Church.
CWL & K of C
Christmas Dinner/Social sponsored by Catholic
Women’s League & Knights of Columbus
on Monday, December 3rd in the parish centre.
Doors open at 6:00pm and dinner will be served
at 6:30pm sharp. This is an appreciation dinner
for all league and knights members for their hard
work throughout the year. The cost is $25.00 per
couple or $12.50 per person which includes a
delicious dinner with all the trimmings. After
dinner we have a top entertainer lined up. She
has shared the stage with country greats such as
Jamie Warren, Michelle Wright, Tammy Wynette
and Billy Ray Cyrus. She is our Youth
Coordinator and a member of the Music Ministry
of our parish, Judy Vandenberk, but she is known
in the entertainment world as “JUDY VON”.
For tickets call, Pat Buren at 245-5058.
Milk Bags into Sleeping Mats
Please bring in all your outer milk
bags to be made into sleeping mats.
The outer milk bags are cut into
strips and then crocheted into mats.
Upon completion, the mats are sent to poverty
stricken people in Haiti, Africa where they
continue to be in great demand. For more
information, please call Mary Dulisch at 519-2451949.
Plano Pré-Autorizado de doação e Envelopes
A paróquia de Todos os Santos tem um plano pelo
qual você pode fazer a sua doação do ofertório
semanal sem ter que lidar com envelopes e dinheiro ou
cheques todos os domingos de manhã antes de Missa.
Perto de 130 paroquianos atualmente usam o plano e
pode ser arranjando por semana o por mes. Se você
atualmente usa envelopes do ofertorio, por favor
considere o uso do Plano de doação pre-autorizado.
Se você usa o plano, por favor considere aumentar a
sua doação para o ano 2013. Os formulários estão
disponíveis no tapa vento. Para aqueles que usam o
sistema, se você não enviar uma nova forma a sua
contribuição continua na mesma para o proximo ano
2013.
Um anúncio será feito a respeito de quando os
envelopes de 2013 estãra disponíveis. Obrigado a todos
que apoia a paróquia através de doações do ofertório.
Excursão ao Santuário de Nossa Senhora de
Fatima em Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Sabado dia 1
de Dezembro. Saida as 8 horas da manhã no
parque de estacionamento do TSC. Por favour
não se esquecem que o seu passaporte é
necessário. Para aqueles que não têm um
passaporte para entrar nos Estados Unidos,
passém o dia no Casino. A partida de Niagara
Falls será as 9:00 horas da noite. O Custo e de
$35/por pessoa. Havera 40 lugars. Se tiver
interessado, por favour contact Sra. Maria Jose
Melo 519-245-3936.
COME ONE COME ALL
TO
The Knights of Columbus
Family Fish Fry
On Friday, Nov. 30/12
From 5pm to 7pm
At All Saints Parish Hall
Adults-----$12.00
Family----$35.00
Kids (under 12)------$5.00
Bishop Fabbro on Spiritual Renewal
A video message from Bishop Fabbro on
Spiritual Renewal is now available on the
Diocese of London’s YouTube channel.
St. Patrick, London 100th Anniversary
Celebration
All present and past parishioners of St.
Patrick, London are invited to a 100th
Anniversary Banquet on Sunday, March 17,
2013 at the Carousel Room at Western Fair.
Tickets: $50/each. Call 519-451-4600 for
details and tickets.
World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro
Young people between the ages of 18-35 are
invited to World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro in
July 2013. Our pilgrimage to Brazil is from July
16-31 and costs $2200 plus taxes. For details
contact Fr. Stephen Savel [email protected] 519426-0887 x23.