Highlights

• Adoration News – new designated parking… read below
• Upcoming –  Operation Christmas Child – Boxes will be handed out Oct. 1st weekend!
• Mark your calendar – Sun. Oct 1st there will be a Life Chain in Hanover

Adoration Chapel News We now have two specified Adoration parking spaces on the school side.  A second sign will be posted shortly.  This enables proper parking during the school day and assists those with walking difficulties.  Our Adoration Chapel is open Mondays at 9 am until Thursday at 8 pm.  Come spend quiet time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.  For more information contact Don Waechter at 364-1185 St.Francis Xavier Social Hour Please note that on Sun. September 17th, following the 11 am Mass there will be a social hour in the church hall with a light lunch supplied.  All are welcome. Card Parties on Tuesday afternoons have resumed.    Solo & Euchre  – Beginning at 1:30 pm   Admission is $2.00  Everyone welcome – bring a friend CWL News Mark your calendar for the October meeting to be held on Monday, October 16, 2pm.  Members of our Diocesan executive will be on hand to engage in discussion concerning our council, its present status, needs and future objectives. What does the future look like for our CWL at Holy Family?  Where do we go from here?  Come and join the discussion. Children’s Liturgy  We are thrilled to be back running the CL program Sundays at 9am Mass.   All ages are welcome, as the older children often mentor the younger children. Please note that if a child needs to use the washroom during CL, they will be returned to the caregiver in the Church to do so. If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to Shari  at 519-901-4948 This Sunday’s Gospel Matthew 18: 21-35 Discussion Questions:

1. Have you heard or spoken “That’s unforgiveable!:  What does this passage teach us?
2. How can we prepare ourselves to readily forgive one another?
3. What is the most difficult for you… forgiving yourself, forgiving others or seeking forgiveness?

 

This Weekend’s Masses 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time  September  16/17th,  2023 4:00 pm  Location: St. Anne, Chesley Eternal Happiness of Shirley Vandervoort – St. Anne CWL 6:00pm Location: Holy Family Hanover Eternal happiness of Robert Schnurr – Jean & Family 9:00am Location: Holy Family Hanover For all the people of the Parish and Parish Missions 11:00am Location: St. Francis Xavier Carlsruhe Eternal Happiness of Matt Seifried – Ed & Anne Hahn Tuesday 7:00 pm Eternal Happiness of: Clarence & Beatrice Beckberger – The Family Jack Dunne – F.J. Gross Joanne Powers – Judy Sloan Pat Mercey – Tony & Stephanie Zettel Frank Mercey – Ed & Elise King Frank & Mary Garvey – The Estate Intentions of Mary Ann Dunne – F.J. Gross Wednesday  9 am Mass Eternal Happiness of Harold & Helen Weber – The Family

Thursday  7:00 pm Eternal Happiness of Frank Mercey – Romeo & Tecla Friday: 9:00 am Mass  Eternal Happiness of: Ralph & Phyllis Poechman – The Estate Frank & Mary Garvey – The Estate Jack Dunne – Ed & Elise King Pat Mercey – Ed & Elise King Tonie Botting – Judy Sloan Intentions of: Annie Aarts – Jean Trafford Anne Rehkopf Charlene Eckensweiler – Dianne 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time  September  23/24th,  2023 6:00pm Location: Holy Family Hanover Eternal happiness of Joe & Norma Karl – The Family 9:00am Location: Holy Family Hanover For all the people of the Parish and Parish Missions 11:00am Location: St. Francis Xavier Carlsruhe Eternal Happiness of Andy & Reta Fortney – The Estate