Highlights:
- Financial Report: January – September 2024 For all three churches, available in the Narthex or this weekend’s bulletin
- Return your Operation Christmas Child Shoe Boxes next weekend
- Our Giving Tree is Up! If you would like to assist a family in need this Christmas pick up a Gift Card from the Tree. Look for the instructions at the tree. Thank you!
- Find out below, how to prepare for the Jubilee Year
Community Breakfast Report & Thank you
Thank you to all who came out to support and volunteer at the Community Breakfast this past weekend. The Knights of Columbus & Catholic Women’s League organizers presented Father Romelito with breakfast donations equaling $1,044.65 to be added to the Building Fund. The Knights of Columbus generously donated the cost of the food expenses for the breakfast. Thank you for your amazing support.
The Knights of Columbus have scheduled another fundraiser, a Spaghetti Supper for Sunday, Nov. 24th Two seatings: 5 pm & 6 pm Tickets $15. available at the door $7.50 children 5-12, under 5 free Location: Holy Family Lenhard Room, Proceeds to Holy Family Church
Knights of Columbus Meeting: Sat. Nov. 16th @ 9:30 am Come see our new format for meetings and Wilfried Boerkamp our new Grand Knight.
Adoration Chapel Open Hour Thursday 4-5 or 6-7 pm
If you can fill one of these hours, please contact Don at 519-364-1973
Inviting all Ladies: to come to the CWL Christmas Dinner on Nov. 28th. Tickets $25 Delicious turkey dinner Tickets on sale after Masses or from the parish office
Keep in your prayers: soul of Bernard Tuck husband of Pauline
Jubilee 2025
The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has announced that 2025 will be the Jubilee Year. The theme for Jubilee 2025 is “Pilgrims of Hope.” Pope Francis has invited Catholics to renew our hope and discover a vision that can “restore access to the fruits of the earth to everyone.” We are also invited to rediscover a spirituality of God’s creation in which we understand ourselves as “pilgrims on the earth” rather than master of the world.
It is a particular year set aside to encourage the faithful to embark on pilgrimages, not necessarily to go out of the country, but to the Churches designated by the local Church, such as the Diocese, in order to repent of their sins and forgive the sins of others, and to renew the focus of our spiritual life.
In Bruce-Grey, Formosa is our designated Church, one of the 5 Pilgrimage Churches designated by the Diocese of Hamilton.
In the Catholic Church, Jubilee Year, or Holy Year is a special year of forgiveness and reconciliation, in which people are invited to come back into right relationship with God, with one another, and with all of creation.
A Jubilee Year is now celebrated by the Church every 25 years. This was changed by Pope John Paul II. Prior to this change, it was every 50 years beginning back in 1470. A Pope can also proclaim an Extraordinary Jubilee, like the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy in 2015.
The Jubilee Year will officially open on December 24, 2024, at 7pm with a Mass presided by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square. For local Churches in the world and in our Diocese and all parishes, the opening will be on December 28, 2024, the Feast of the Holy Family.
This Jubilee Year will conclude on the 6 of January, 2026.
How are we going to prepare for this Holy Year?
Pope Francis has asked that the preparation be marked in a particular way by rediscovering the teachings of Vatican II, in particular the 4 Constitutions, (Constitution of the Sacred Liturgy, Dogmatic Constitution of the Church, Constitution of Divine Revelation and Constitution on the Church in the Modern World.), and prayer.
You can also participate on an on-line discussion as provided by the Diocese of Hamilton. Just go to the Diocesan webpage, www.hamiltondiocese.com, find the link wherein you can register and join.
Now in our parish, just as we desire to make you well-inform for this Jubilee Year, we ordered copies of the study guide containing the 4 Dogmatic Constitutions of the Second Vatican Council. We strongly encourage our small prayer groups and religious organizations to please consider to discuss this as our preparation for this great event of the whole Catholic Church.
We will be providing whatever copies are requested for small prayer groups, for our religious organizations and individual study. Copies can be obtained at the back of the Church or the parish office, just ask. Thank you!
November is CWL membership month.
C.W.L. members volunteer in many parish ministries and in November, (C.W.L. membership month) you may see CWL sashes being worn during weekend Masses… we invite all members to wear one, as a personal invitation to others to join the sisterhood of the Catholic Women’s League! Women growing, serving, supporting one another and the church.
We are active in many ways in our Parish, come to a meeting and find out for yourself! It would be great if you can attend meetings (we need your ideas and comments, both negative and positive) but attendance is optional.
Our fundraising supports many charitable efforts, in our parish, locally and internationally. If you would like more information about the CWL please talk to one of the members at the back of the church after Masses, or pick up one of the leaflets in the narthex. Our annual membership fee is $40, and can be placed in the collection with your contact information.
Milk Mat Work Bee Wed. Nov 13th; 1:30 – 3:30 pm All are welcome – Training provided
Card Party Tuesdays Join with others for a friendly game of euchre or solo on Tuesdays at 1:30 pm in the Holy Family Lenhard Room. All are welcome, bring a friend. Admittance: $2.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Our Mission is to live the Gospel Message by serving Christ in the poor with love, respect, justice and joy.
We provide emergency food twice a month to those in need. Each family receives a large bag of dry goods, some frozen meat, cheese & eggs.
We sponsor children to go to summer camp
In Special circumstances we help pay for outstanding expenses such as heat & hydro.
We assist with prescription drugs and other medical needs
This is all possible because of your generosity.
Stat Reports on assistance given for 2023 and as of Sept. 30/24 are posted in the Narthex
Do you have a few hours per month to help serve the poor?
We are looking for new member for our committee. We meet once a month, with 2 mtgs in November, none in July/Aug.
Getting involved could include helping with visits at the church (we always work in pairs) and/or helping with grocery shopping.
Please leave your name at the parish office or contact Kay Garvey at 519-506-5883
- Reflection on Today’s Gospel: Discussion Questions: Mark 12: 38-44
- What strikes you most from this gospel passage? Why?
- If you were trying to convince a friend to trust in Jesus’ providence, what life experience would you give them?
- Set up a private “alone’ time to enter into humble prayer with the Lord today, however briefly – just share a special moment with your God.
SUNDAY LITURGIES
32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (November 9/10)
Saturday Vigil Masses
6:00 pm Eternal Happiness of Bernard & Glenna Oberle, Adrian Oberle, Norman & Tulito Oberle – B. Oberle Estate
Sunday,
9 am Mass For all the people of the Parish & Parish Missions
11 am Mass – Location: St. Francis Xavier, Carlsruhe Eternal Happiness of Harold Poechman – The Estate
Tuesday:
10:30 am Mass Location: Hanover Care Manor Irene Chornaby – Bob Beckberger
7 pm Mass
Rita Dosman – Jerome & RuthAnn Schlosser
Shannen Doherty, Justin Laverty, Caleb Bross
Dave Grubb – Knights of Columbus Council #5607
Intentions of Murray Gross – his sister & brother
Intentions of Crystal – Dane
Intentions of Brad & Wendy Bross – Jean Schnurr
Living & Deceased members of the Grubb & O’Connell Families
– Dan & Dorothy
Wednesday 9 am Mass
Deceased members of the King & Kreutzkamp families
– Ron & Norma Jeanne
Thursday:
10:30 am Mass Location: Villa LTC Catherine Grubb – Bruce Grey CD School Board
7:00 pm Mass Rita Halpin – Bruce Grey CD School Board
Friday: 9:00 am Mass
Tim Lippert – Pat Fritz
Hugh & Irene Chornaby – The Family
Deceased members of the Denys family – Annie Aarts
Bernard & Glenna Oberle, Adrian Oberle, Norman & Tulita Oberle
– B. Oberle Estate
Intentions of Ken & Geraldine Million – Catholic Women’s League
Intentions of Coral Bowen – Charlene Eckensweiler
Intentions of Don & Helen Waechter – Wayne & Kathy Waechter
Special Intentions of George Benninger
Living & Deceased family members of Ma(Maria) Victoria
– Irma Asksey
SUNDAY LITURGIES (Nov. 16/17) 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday Vigil Masses
4:00 pm Location: St. Anne, Chesley Irene Chornaby – Bob Beckberger
6:00 pm Eternal Happiness of Frank Mercey & the intentions of Shirley – Jan
Sunday,
9 am Mass For all the people of the Parish & Parish Missions
11 am Mass – Location: St. Francis Xavier, Carlsruhe
Eternal Happiness of Don Tracey – Betty Hunt
