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OCTOBER 23/24, 2021
WELCOME to all who have come to
worship and pray with us this weekend.
We are glad you are here!
PASTORAL STAFF Fr. Ross Campbell, Pastor
Fr. Peter Robinson, Associate
Deacon Brian Prieur
Deacon Gian Girolami
Deacon Carmelo Campanella
Ms. Wes Moga, Youth Minister
Mrs. Leorita Staresina, Secretary
Mrs. Marian Fontana, Secretary
Mrs. Jean Goobie, Bookkeeper
Mr. Marc Carmel, Caretaker
Mr. Luis Inacio, Seminarian
SUNDAY MASSES Saturday: 5:30pm
Sunday: 9:00am & 11:00am
CHILDREN’S
LITURGY PROGRAM Offered at 9:00am & 11:00am Masses
(Sept - June) – cancelled for now
WEEKDAY MASSES Tuesday - Friday: 8:00am
SACRAMENT OF
RECONCILIATION Saturday: 4:30pm – 5:00pm
*Or by appointment
ADORATION (1HOUR) Friday: 8:30am-9:30am
OFFICE HOURS Tuesday-Friday 9:00am – 4:00pm
St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church
304 Highway 8 | Stoney Creek, Ontario, L8G 1E6
Phone: (905)-662-8593 | Email: [email protected]
www.saintfxstoneycreek.com
PARISH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
St. Francis Xavier …………………….... (905) 523-2333
St. Martin of Tours ……….….……..….. (905) 523-2334
St. Agnes ………………………….…… (905) 560-7616
St. Clare of Assisi …….…....……...……. (905) 523-2344
Our Lady of Peace …………………….. (905) 523-2330
PARISH SECONDARY SCHOOL
St. John Henry Newman …...………….. (905) 523-2314
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THE 30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
THANK YOU!
DIOCESAN PRAYER CALENDAR
Monday Rev. Joseph Abiola Akanbi
Tuesday Rev. Charles Jordan
Wednesday Consecrated Men & Women
Thursday Rev. Lourdy Dorismond
Friday Rev. Archange Kebe
Saturday Rev. Jarek Pachocki
PACK A SHOEBOX! The mission of Operation Christmas Child
is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible
way to children in need around the world.
Through this project, Samaritan’s Purse
partners with the local church worldwide
to share the Good News of Jesus Christ and
make disciples of the nations. Every year they collect shoebox
gifts filled with toys, school supplies, and hygiene items for
children around the world. Since 1993, more than 188 million
children in more than 170 countries have received an Operation
Christmas Child shoebox. The project delivers not only the joy
of what, for many kids, is their first gift ever, but also gives them
a concrete expression of God’s love.
Would you be interested in packing a shoebox of gifts for
a child this year? Boxes and instructional pamphlets are now
available in the Narthex and can be brought back once filled from
November 14-21.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH 8:00AM
+Lorenzo Castelli
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH 8:00AM
+Alan Bailey +Giuseppe & Chiara D’Ambrosio
-Health & Healing for Matt
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28TH 8:00AM
+Chora & Medeiros Families
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29TH 8:00AM +Eva Lapointe
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30TH 5:30PM
+Cecylia Kulak
+Joun & Peterka Families +Blaz Culig
+Manuel Raposo +Rosario Paolini
+Tony & Elisa Prospero +Holy Souls in Purgatory
+Maria Burgio +Frances Brajer
+Juanita Turner +Pietro & Vincenza Palermo +Gennaro & Mariangela Buordolone
+Julietta Maria Soares +Frank Mancuso
+Nina Corsini +Jamrich, Kosturik & Boich Families
+Tarcisio Reginato & Maddalena -Intentions of Maria Sousa & Family
-Intentions of Pettorossi, Verrecchia & Laskowski Families
-In Thanksgiving to St. Padre Pio
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31ST 9:00AM
+Raffaele & Linda Antonelli
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31ST 11:00AM
+Piero & Carol Corradetti
MASS INTENTIONS THIS WEEK
THE 31ST SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER Roman Catholic Church
Welcomes YOU!
Whether you are new to our parish, or
have been with us for many years, your
presence leaves a unique mark on the
life of our church. As your Pastor, I am
excited you are with us today to build
an even stronger parish community now
and into the future.
Fr. Ross Campbell
OFFERTORY
Envelope Contributions $5524.00
Loose Collection $69.75
TOTAL COLLECTION $5593.75
THANK-YOU!
Choose now what you would wish to have
chosen at life’s end. ~ St. Anthony Mary Claret
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OCTOBER 23RD AND 24TH, 2021
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each other? Retrouvaille has helped tens of
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information about or to register for the virtual
weekend beginning November 4 – 7, 2021, please call
905-664-5212, email: [email protected]
or visit the website at www.retrouvaille.org.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY, OCTOBER 25TH Romans 8.11-17; Ps. 68.1+3, 5-6ab, 19-20;
Luke 13.10-17
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH
Romans 8.18-25; Ps. 126.1-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6;
Luke 13.18-21
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH
Romans 8.26-30; Ps. 13.4-5a, 5b-6;
Luke 13.22-30
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28TH
Ephesians 2.19-22; Ps. 19.1-2, 3-4ab;
Luke 6.12-19
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29TH
Romans 9.1-5; Ps. 147.12-13, 14-15, 19-20;
Luke 14.1-6
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30TH
Romans 11.1-2a, 11-12, 25-29; Ps. 94.12-13a, 14-15,
17-18; Luke 14.1, 7-11
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31ST
Deuteronomy 6.2-6; Ps. 18.1-2, 3+6b, 46+50ab; Hebrews 7.23-28; Mark 12.28-34
Unpacking UNPLANNED
Bringing Hope & Healing
Wednesday, October 27, 7:00-8:30pm Online Zoom event
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Stoney Creek, is
hosting this event in their Parish Hall. For more details and/or to register, please contact Louise by phone:
905-664-1871 or email: [email protected] .
HEAR A CALL TO A VOCATION
TO SERVE THE CHURCH?
Contact Bishop Lobsinger at:
[email protected]
STATEMENT FROM THE
CANADIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS ON
RECONCILIATION WITH INDIGENOUS
PEOPLES OF CANADA
The Catholic Bishops of Canada, gathered in Plenary this week,
took the opportunity to affirm and acknowledge to the Indigenous
Peoples the suffering experienced in Canada’s Indian Residential
Schools. Many Catholic religious communities and dioceses
participated in this system, which led to the suppression of
Indigenous languages, culture and spirituality, failing to respect the
rich history, traditions and wisdom of Indigenous Peoples. They
acknowledged the grave abuses that were committed by some
members of our Catholic community; physical, psychological,
emotional, spiritual, cultural, and sexual. They also sorrowfully
acknowledged the historical and ongoing trauma and the legacy of
suffering and challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples that continue
to this day. Along with those Catholic entities which were directly
involved in the operation of the schools and which have already
offered their own heartfelt apologies, the Catholic Bishops of
Canada expressed their profound remorse and apologized
unequivocally.
Together with the many pastoral initiatives already underway in
dioceses across the country, the Bishops pledged to undertake
fundraising in each region of the country to support initiatives
discerned locally with Indigenous partners. Furthermore, they
invited the Indigenous Peoples to journey with us into a new era of
reconciliation, helping us to prioritize initiatives of healing, to listen
to the experience of Indigenous Peoples, especially to the survivors
of Indian Residential Schools, and to educate our clergy,
consecrated men and women, and lay faithful, on Indigenous
cultures and spirituality. They further committed to continue the
work of providing documentation or records that will assist in the
memorialization of those buried in unmarked graves.
A delegation of Indigenous survivors, Elders/knowledge keepers,
and youth will meet with the Holy Father in December 2021. Pope
Francis will encounter and listen to the Indigenous Peoples, so as
to discern how he can support our common desire to renew
relationships and walk together along the path of hope in the
coming years. The Bishops of Canada have pledged to work with
the Holy See and our Indigenous partners on the possibility of a
pastoral visit by the Pope to Canada as part of this healing journey.
We are committed to continue the journey with the First Nations,
Métis and Inuit Peoples of this land. For more information, please
contact the diocese or visit www.cccb.ca.
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St. Jude the Apostle
(1st Century AD)
Feast Day: October 28
Patron Saint of: desperate
situations and lost causes
“Dear friends, keep building on the
foundation of your most holy faith, as
the Holy Spirit helps you to pray.”
(Jude 1.20)
To mark this month of special honour and
devotion to Mary, the Rosary will be prayed live
on Zoom once a week (the last one is coming up
on Oct 28!). Contact our youth minister Wes if
you would like to participate at [email protected] !
You can also visit the youth ministry page of the
parish website to check out a post on other fun,
meaningful, and interactive ways that you can
celebrate Mother Mary!
What would you like to ask Jesus for?
“Master, I want to see!” What do you
most want to be able to “see” in your
own life?
How are you blind?
DIGGING DEEPER – Oct 23
EPIC – Oct 27
Online Rosary – Oct 28
QUEST – Nov 3
DIGGING DEEPER – Nov 6
St. Francis Xavier Parish
- Youth Ministry sfxyouthmin St. Francis Xavier Parish,
Stoney Creek
Copyright © Sermons 4 Kids, Inc.
Who was the first king
of Israel?
Last week’s answer:
Aaron & Miriam
St. John Paul II, whose
feast day we celebrated
this past week, visited
129 countries as Pope,
covering more than 3 times
the distance from the Earth to the
Moon!
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INGREDIENTS 10 oz sliced Italian bread (1 inch thick, no ends) Vanilla (1 tsp)
Eggs (8) Cinnamon (1 tsp) Milk (3 cups) White sugar (2 Tbsp)
Butter (2 Tbsp)
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