St. Francis of Assisi Church

Washago 3315 Muskoka Street

Washago, ON Mass: Saturday, 5:00 pm (Summer ONLY)

Sunday, 9:30 am

PARISH MINISTRIES and SERVICE GROUPS Mass Servers: Frances McFall 705-689-6943 Capital Campaign: John Leskew 705-689-5278 Children’s Liturgy: Katrina Hunt 705-689-9494 Eucharistic Ministry: Jeanne McDonald 705-689-8681 Hall Rental: Bob Goodwin 705-689-5975 Ladies’ Group: Lucille Moore 705-689-8001 Lectors: Paulette Van Dyk 705-689-9103 Liturgy: Maureen Guarnaccio 705-689-9503 Ministry to the Sick: Pat Grisdale 705-326-3963 Sacraments: Tammy Wilson 705-689-5740

Reconciliation, First Communion, Confirmation St. Joseph Cemetery: Maurice McMillan 705-689-5860

Parish Team: refer to www.myguardianangels.ca Guardian Angels Orillia Rectory Office: 115 West St. N., Orillia;

705-326-2849 x121 https://stfrancisofassisior.archtoronto.org

First Sunday of Advent

O that you would tear open the heavens and come down

We wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ

Keep alert, for you do not know when the master of

Sunday, December 3 / Advent

9:30 am St. Francis of Assisi Mass:

Children’s Christmas Party following Mass

onday, December 4

11:30 am St. Francis of Assisi

Ladies Christmas Social to follow

Sunday,

9:30 am St. Francis of Assisi Mass:

First Sunday of Advent

O that you would tear open the heavens and come down. Isaiah 63.16b

We wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1

Keep alert, for you do not know when the master of the house will come

Weekly Mass Intentions

Sunday, December 3 / Advent-1

St. Francis of Assisi Mass: People of the Church

Children’s Christmas Party following Mass

, December 4

Francis of Assisi Mass: Donor’s Intention

Ladies Christmas Social to follow

Sunday, December 10 / Advent-2

St. Francis of Assisi Mass: Angus Burnett

We pray that the God of

kindness will uphold the

Doug Almquist

and the suffering and the

For those who have died,

Helen Gallant, Richard

MacDonald, Patrick Sweeney

and for victims of recent world tradegies.

Isaiah 63.16b-17; 64.1, 8

1 Corinthians 1.3-9

the house will come.

Mark 13.33-37

Mass Intentions

of compassion and

the sick, especially:

recovering.

especially:

Richard Lapp, Howard

Sweeney

and for victims of recent world tradegies.

St. Columbkille Church

CHRISTMAS ADOPTED FAMILIES This Christmas season we have adopted 3 families with a total of 7

children. As in previous years we have very successfully helped needy

families in our area enjoy a Christmas they could not provide for

themselves by not only providing them with a gift, but also attempting to

give them groceries for not just Christmas Day, but hopefully for many

days in Christmas week. As in the past our gift tags with green yarn are grocery

gifts, and the gift tags with red yarn are personal gifts. All personal gifts must be

wrapped with the tag you have chosen attached to them. Grocery items do not

need to be wrapped but please attach the grocery gift tag to them. By attaching

the chosen gift tags to the gifts makes it much easier for us to see that the family

they were chosen for receives your gift. And when you return your gifts please

place them under our little tree and place a red bow on our tree. Thank you for

helping one of our local families have a little brighter Christmas. All gifts need to

be under the tree by Sunday, December 10th

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Mini-Advent Retreat Saturday, December 9 Beginning with the Sacrament of Reconciliation at 8:30 am followed by Mass and

the Rosary. From 10:00 am to 12:00 noon our Guest Speaker, Father Bob Reddy

will be reflecting on the infancy narratives. We encourage you to read Luke’s

Gospel, chapter 1 and 2 in preparation for this retreat. Refreshments will be

served. Please call Norma Smith at 705-327-7248 or Anne Waggoner at 705-238-

2663 to register. All are welcome!

Socks For the Homeless

CSJ. Associastes, Lalemant Group We are again collecting socks for the

homeless. Your contributions have helped the

Foot Clinic run by the Sisters of St. Joseph in

Toronto, the Lighthouse in Orillia, and the

Busby Centre in Barrie in the past. Please help

us again. Boxes are at the entrances of St. Columbkille Church and Guardian

Angels Church, or contact Mary Duffy.

Christmas Flowers-St. Columbkille & St.

Francis of Assisi

Would you like to sponsor Poinsettias for the

Christmas decorations this year. Parishioners

may pick up envelopes marked “Christmas

Flowers” at the entrances of the Church.

Blue Christmas Mass Certainly, the Christmas season is a time of great

joy with the anticipation of Christ’s birth.

Nonetheless, it is also a time of great sorrow for

those of us who remember the people who are no

longer with us-children, spouses, parents, grandparents and friends who have

died. With any holiday or anniversary, memories flood our minds and hearts, and

the absence can become overwhelmingly painful and the days leading up to

Christmas very lonely indeed. We would like to celebrate a Blue Christmas Mass in

remembrance of the people we love so very much, and miss so very much, to

acknowledge that this joyous season also brings with it a need to be aware and

sensitive to the pain and loneliness of so many of us in this parish. The Blue

Christmas Mass will be held Friday, December 15, 2017 at 7:00 pm at St.

Columbkille Church. Please join us at this Mass, and spend time with others who

have lost their loved ones. There will be a social in the parish hall following Mass.

St. Francis of Assisi

On Saturday, 18 November we had A Roast Beef

Dinner…we would like to thank the people who set-

up, those who did the prep work in the morning and

the Ladies of St. Francis of Assisi, the parishioners

who made all the pies.

We raised $1, 963.20 for the Building Fund!

Thank you to everyone for your support, the Dinner was a huge success.

Ladies Christmas Party St. Francis of Assisi Ladies Christmas Social will be held

Monday, December 4. Mass will be celebrated at

11:30 am at St. Francis of Assisi Parish followed by a

Pot Luck Luncheon in the Parish Hall. Open to all

Ladies of the parish. Ladies please bring an edible

wrapped gift-cookies, candy, chocolate ($5.00 limit) for

game prizes. Please donate a non-perishable item for St. Vincent de Paul. Please

join us.

Parish Stewardship St. Francis of Assisi

November 25/26 2017 November 27/28 2016

Total Donation: $584 $1,281

Pre-Authorized Giving $ 382 Monthly

Thank you everyone for your most generous donation.

Please remember your Parish in your Will or Estate Plan.