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Contacts in the Parish: Pastor Father Paul Szczur, S.D.S. Parish Secretary Maria Campos Parish Council Chair Roland Wauthy Finance Chairperson Dion Pomponio Ministry of the Sick Sandy Rix 250 478-9139 Diocesan Safe Environment 250.479.1331 ext. 223 CWL Info: Contact: Odette Huculak: 250 474 4915 Knights of Columbus: Tony Van der Wereld: [email protected] St. Vincent de Paul: Peter 250.478.5993 Joanne 250.478.9478 The Salvatorian Fathers www.sds.org 798 Goldstream Ave. Victoria, B.C. V9B 2X6 Ph:250-478-3482 Fax: 250-474-1926 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www. olorchurch.ca Office Hours: Tuesday 11:00 am– 1:30 pm Wednesday to Friday 9:30 am-1:30 pm Emergency: 250–858–6217 Preschool: 250-590-6095 If you have recently moved into the Langford area Welcome to Our Lady of the Rosary Parish and invite you to pick up a Parish Registration form at the Church entrance or parish office and return the completed form to the office. If we may assist you, please just tell us. OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY PARISH Sacraments: Baptism: Contact the parish office. Baptisms are the third Saturday of the month at 5:00 pm Mass. Reconciliation: Saturday 4:15 p.m. or by appointment. Marriage: Contact Father Paul 6 months in advance of the planned wedding date. Anointing of the sick: If you or a family member are admitted to a hospital or other care facility and you wish to have a priest visit, please be sure to have someone call the parish office to make this request. Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 6, 2016 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Wednesday from 9:30 pm to 5:00 pm God Meets Individual Individual Meets God I heard a voice within my soul, “I am very pleased that you had not been talking with Me, but were making My goodness known to souls and rousing them to love Me. (Diary, #404)Saint Faustina Kowalska Our Annual Feast of St. Cecilia Saturday November 19th.in the parish hall. Cocktails 6:00 pm and Dinner 6:30 pm Adults $10/ Couples $15 and Family $25. No Host Refreshments and a raffle. Tickets sales after mass or contact Joanne Maudie at [email protected] THIS YEAR A THEME IS: COUNTRY MUSIC. DRESS UP WITH COUNTRY STYLE Adult Religious Education. If you know of anyone who would like to join the Catholic Church or who is interested in finding out more about our Catholic faith, this course is for you. Classes on Tuesday at 7:15 pm in the basement of the parish hall. The topic this year is: "Talking with God. Interested? Please phone Peter at 250-478-5993 Our Lady of the Rosary Preschool and Daycare for chil- dren 3 and 4 years old. Info with Maureen at 250-590-6095 Little Sunday School for Kindergarten and Gr. 1 stu- dents: Join us for fun, faith and friends. We meet once a month in the large hall from 9:40-10:20. am on Nov 6 and Dec. 4, and on Jan. 8/17, Feb. 5/17, March 5/17, April 2/17, May 7. For more information or to register, please e-mail Rosemarie Urbanson at [email protected]. Catholic Family Gym Time: If you have any elementary age children (K-7), you are invited to family gym times held in the Large Hall on the following dates: Nov. 5 & 12 and Dec. 3. Parent attendance is required, and parents are wel- come to participate. Younger siblings also welcome. In- cludes multiple group games run by coordinating parents. For more info: contact Christina Snowden at 250-896-2492 Reminder: Collection days for the Christmas Child Shoe- boxes are weekend Nov 12/13 after all Masses in the Large Hall. Shoeboxes can be dropped off at the parish Office Nov 10 and 11 th . Thank you for sharing your Christmas love with a special child. Questions? Call Yolanda Greenberg 250.478.6041 Everyone is invited to a Requiem Mass (Mass of remem- brance of our loved once) on Friday November 11 at 3:00 pm followed by a social gathering in the parish hall. Hosted by the Knights of Columbus 4th degree Our Lady of the Rosary Parish Pilgrimage in the Year of Mercy. This is an invitation to all parishioners and friends to join us on this visit to St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Tuesday November 8, 2016. A tour of the Cathedral and crypt starts at 10:30 am. Confession 11:00 am. Rosary at 11:40 am and Mass at 12:15 pm. The parish has arranged a bus, free of charge, to take us to and from the cathedral. If you need to use this way of transportation, please contact Karin-Ann at 250.472.0494. Seating is available only for 28 people, so call Karin-Ann as soon as you can to reserve your seat. Bus departs from the church parking lot at 9:45 am and returns around 1:30 pm Association of Catholic Leaders Breakfast – November 15 th , 2016 7am-9am Cedar Hill Golf Club - 1400 Derby Rd, Saanich, BC V8P 1T1 Speaker: Scott Roy - "I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord" Scott Roy is the Web Content Manager for the Communications and New Media Department in CCO, and previously a campus mis- sionary at Simon Fraser University. Scott lives in Mission, BC with his wife, Colleen, are 6 children: Andrew, Nicolas, Elijah, Madalen, Isaac, and Thomas. Email victo- [email protected] to register. Tickets: $23 General, $15 Students Franciscans & Friends Youth Group invites all High School Youth for a talk with Bishop Gary Gordon "Where Does Mercy Lead Us?" followed by a question & answer period. Friday November 18th from 7 to 9 pm downstairs in the Cathedral's Segher's Hall. Refreshments & Games will be provided. Need more info? fransi- [email protected]" WOOMB – BC will be conducting a Teacher Training Workshop Part 1, Billings Ovulation Method ™ on Nov. 11 -13, 2016 at All Saints Parish, Coquitlam. This workshop is open to the public and highly recommended for BOM Us- ers, Physicians, Medical Practitioners, Cost: $190 (Single); $240 (Couple). Workshop materials and meals included. A free introductory session on The Science Behind the Highly Effective Billings Ovulation Method™ is offered on Friday, Nov. 11, at 7:30pm. If you are interested in attending the free session or the full workshop, please be sure to register by emailing [email protected]. If interested in attend- ing and to inquire about financial assistance to attend please be in touch with Fr. Dean N. Henderson Email: catho- [email protected] Cell: 250.882.2151 “Internet Pornography Addiction—a Catholic Approach to Treatment”: Sr. Marysia Weber, R.S.M., D.O., a Reli- gious Sister of Mercy of Alma, Michigan, is a physician certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurolo- gy. All are welcome to attend. Thursday, November 17 th 7:00 pm - St. Joseph the Worker Parish, Victoria Journey of Faith Pilgrimage September 18 – October 5, 2017 Tour Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Haifa, Cana, the Sea of Gali- lee, Jerusalem’s old city; trace the Stations of the Cross on the Via Dolorosa; see Bethlehem, the Dead Sea & Masa- da, plus many other places where Jesus and his Disciples walked. Price: $5,390 based on double occupancy, from Victoria (+$175 for pilgrims outside the Victoria ar- ea). Includes return airfare, breakfast & dinners daily, entrance fees, daily Mass, luxury air-conditioned tourist bus, 16 nights’ accommodation. For detailed itinerary or to sign up, contact Denise at [email protected] or call (250)339-1807. Pilgrimage Chaplain: Fr. John Laszczyk. Pilgrimage Organizer: Denise Buck- ley. Deadline for registration is quickly approaching and space is limited. If you are expecting a child and are feeling confused; if you are thinking that there is no way out of this situa- tion for you; if you want to talk to someone, call or text 250-812-0087 or email: [email protected] This is the season. Be a part of the transformative magical music Our Place Society. We invite choirs, musical groups and individuals musicians to consider performing at Our Place during the month of December at Lunch 12 to 1 and at Dinner 5 to 6 each day in the Dining Room. For details please contact, Tracy Campbell, Community Relations Coordi- nator: [email protected] or phone at 250.338.7117 ext. 259
