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St. Francis of Assisi Parish49 Blueridge Ave., Kitchener, Ontario N2M 4E2519-745-7301 se.comAdministered by the Congregation of the Resurrection:Lord’s Day MassesSaturday5:00 pmSunday9:00 & 11:00 amWeekday MassesTuesday to Friday9:00 amReconciliationSaturdays 4:00 – 4:30 pmOr call the parish for anAppointment.Sunday Children’s LiturgyNo Children’s Liturgy at this timePrayer NetworkCall parish office to request prayersBaptismPlease call the parish office.MarriagesPlease call the parish office.www.resurrectionists.caFr. Murray McDermott, C.R.(mmcdermott@hamiltondiocese.com)Associate Pastor: Fr. Raphael Ma, C.R.(rma@hamiltondiocese.com)Pastoral Minister: Miss Ruthann Fisher(rfisher@hamiltondiocese.com)Music Ministry:Mrs. Terrianne MoultonAdmin. Assistant: Ms. Alice SoederBuilding Manager: Mr. Gary HowellPastor:Parish Office is open Monday – Friday,8:30 am – noon & 1:00 – 4:30 pmby Appointment Only Please call aheadVocations .ca“We are a Christ-centred faithcommunity seeking to beinstruments of God’s peace.”1st Sunday of AdventNovember 29th, 2020“Show us your steadfast love, O Lord,and grant us your salvation.”Psalm 87: 7
MASS INTENTIONSDecember 1 - 6, 2020Tuesday, 1st9:00 amWednesday, 2nd9:00 amThursday, 3rd9:00 amFriday, 4th9:00 amSaturday, 5th5:00 pmSunday, 6th9:00 am11:00 am- Advent WeekdayIntentions of Marie Schell – the Wesson FamilyIntentions of Alice Preiditsch – Karin ManleyIntentions of Kate George – Anne Dorothy & Leo Herzog – the Family Mary Bergamin – Mary-Teresa & Mark Denomme- Advent Weekday Rita Lorbetski – Bernard & Rose Hanley- St. Francis Xavier, Priest Ivan Cimermancic – the Kastelec Family- Advent WeekdayIntentions of Frieda Cole – Helen Shantz- 2nd Sunday of AdventIntentions of Maria Ferreira & Family Jim & Margaret Dodsworth – Patrick & Mary Ann Dodsworth Antonio & Candida Cardoso – Laurentina Codeço Edgar Vital – the Family Anne Shoniker – Paul & Julia Shoniker- 2nd Sunday of Advent Irena Prudnikowicz – the FamilyParishioners of St. Francis of AssisiNovember 29th, 20201st SUNDAY OF ADVENTNov. 21/22 Collection2020 Total Collection2020 Total Budgeted Collection 3,787.00 233,903.93 309, 450.00Looking Ahead to Dec. 6, 20202nd SUNDAY OF ADVENTIsaiah 40: 1-5, 9-112 Peter 3: 8-14Mark 1: 1-8Mon. Nov. 30: Rev. Andrew CzarnyTues. Dec. 1: Rev. Florian Stasinski, CRWed. Dec. 2: Discalced Carmelite Fathers(OCD)Thu. Dec. 3: Rev. John RedmondFri. Dec. 4: Rev. Phillip CookSat. Dec. 5: Very Rev. Lukasz Kopaniak, SAC WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK?MondayOvereaters Anonymous (H)DIOCESAN PRAYERCALENDAR7:30 pm“When we pray, God opensour eyes, renews and changesour hearts, heals ourwounds and grants us thegrace we need.#GeneralAudience #Prayer”@Pontifex, Nov. 2, 2020
BAMBINELLI SUNDAYFollowing Pope Francis’ example, onGaudete Sunday, the third Sunday ofAdvent, also known as BambinelliSunday, we will bless the Baby Jesusfigurine from our manger scene. Theblessing of the Baby Jesus reminds usthat the Nativity scene is a school of lifewhere we can learn the secrets of true joy. Allare invited to bring your Baby Jesus figurines fromyour homes to Mass the weekend of Dec. 12/13 tobe blessed as we too celebrate our own BambinelliSunday. After the blessing please take your BabyJesus home and place it in a gift box, wrap the boxand save it for Christmas. Let this be the first gift youopen on Christmas day - as you lay Jesus in themanger, allow this moment to be a reminder of thegreat blessings we receive at Christmas.SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATIONWe are very happy to announce that we will be restarting our regular confession times on Saturdaysfrom 4 – 4:30pm, on the first weekend of Advent,next weekend! November 28th. Please come to themain doors of the church and Ruthann will directyou to one of our meeting rooms where Father willbe. The rooms are large enough for social distancingwhile providing privacy, and will be disinfectedbetween each sacrament. If you have any questionsplease contact the parish office at 519-745-7301.CHRISTMAS FLOWERSIf you wish to make a donation to our Christmasflowers in memory of your loved ones please use theenvelope in your boxes. We will pray especially forthese intentions during our Christmas Masses. A listof names will be published on our website forChristmas.FR. MURRAY & FR. RAPHAEL’SHOMILIES ONLINEAs the pandemic persists we continue to look forways to connect with our parishioners who areunable to join us for Mass at this time. You can nowlisten to Fr. Murray and Fr. Raphael’s weekendhomilies on our website. Each Monday the homilyfrom the day before will be posted on our website,under the Bulletin tab at the top of the homepage.You can click here to listen to the latest homilies.Christmas Mass ScheduleIf the pandemic restrictions stay as they are rightnow, we will continue to be able to welcome our30% capacity to Mass. Given this limitation we haveadded one Mass Christmas morning. We havedecided not to require registration for ChristmasMass, primarily because of the congestion it wouldcreate when arriving for Mass in our small foyer. So,when you make your plans to attend at Christmasplease plan to arrive early, and be flexible andprepared to come back to another Mass if we arealready full. The first Mass on Christmas Eve(4:30pm) is usually the busiest and quite full withfamilies, so you may wish to pick a different time.Christmas Eve4:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 9:00 pmChristmas Day9:00 am, 11:00 amNew Years Eve5:00 pmNew Years Day10:00 amJOURNEY THROUGH ADVENTThe Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB)has produced a new online weekly video series tohelp Canadian Catholic faithful to prepare for thecelebration of the birth of Jesus. Entitled Journeythrough Advent, the videos serve as an introductionto the liturgical Season and present reflections onthe Gospel readings for each Sunday in Advent. TheMost Reverend Douglas Crosby, O.M.I., Bishop ofHamilton and the Most Reverend Pierre Goudreault,Bishop of Saint-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, providespiritual and pastoral guidance on the readings thatillustrate the true meaning of Christmas. Each Fridayyou will find on our St. Francis of Assisi website thevideo for the coming Sunday; you can see the firstvideos now by clicking here. It is hoped that Journeythrough Advent will be a source of deep spiritualsolace and insightful preparation for all.
THE ROAD TO BETHLEHEMThe Augustine Institute has also produced a freeAdvent Resource called The Road to Bethlehem.Draw close to Christ this Advent season with dailyAdvent reflections by Dr. Tim Gray, Brother FrancisAdvent reflections for kids, weekly videos, audiotalks, and book excerpts related to the theme of theweek and action items designed to help you take theAdvent message and apply it to your daily life. Youcan sign up to receive these resources emailed toyou by clicking here.ADVENT CHARITIES COLLECTIONThis year all monies raised in our Advent CharitiesCollection will go to the Waterloo Region Food Bank.Since COVID-19 began the Food Bank, through theHouse of Friendship, has been supporting ourneighbours who would normally access our St.Vincent de Paul Food Hamper Program. They willalso be supplying much of the food for the region’sChristmas Hampers (we will not be packing our ownthis year.) Use the envelopes in your boxes or anyenvelope and mark it Advent Charities Collection.Cheques should be made out to St. Francis, includeyour contact info so we can add this to your yearend tax receipt.CATHOLIC WOMEN’SLEAGUEMEMBERSHIPS DUEThe pandemic has forced the cancellation of manyCWL events this year, and we are so sad to not bemeeting together. However, we are praying for eachof our members and for the St. Francis community,and are looking forward to the day when we can betogether again. In the meantime, please use theenvelope in your parish envelope box to pay yourmembership dues by December. Thank you forcontinuing to support our CWL council.Pick up at the Parish Office2020-2021 MISSALSCost is 3.50.2021 CHURCH ENVELOPESIf you know of anyone who uses envelopes and isnot able to come out to pick them up during thispandemic, please consider calling that person andoffering to drop their box off to them.AROUND TOWNPrayer Vigil for Babies Being AbortedThurs. Dec. 3rd, from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. in front ofFreeport Hospital. All are welcome to pray quietlyfor those who have no voice, but our own! Parking across the road, Schneider Park. Any queries, pleasecontact Cathy at: kwc.prayervigil@rogers.com Wewill all observe 2 metre distancing.Novena of Masses for the ImmaculateConception In its capacity as our Diocese’sShrine to the Blessed Mother the Basilica of OurLady Immaculate in Guelph will be hosting a Novenaof Masses leading up to the Solemnity of theImmaculate Conception. This Novena will be seekingthe intercession and protection of the Mother ofGod, and Mother of the Church, on our Diocese inthe midst of the coronavirus pandemic. NovenaMasses will be held at 7:00pm from November 29 toDecember 7 inclusive. Mass for the Solemnity of theImmaculate Conception will be celebrated by HisExcellency, Bishop Crosby, at 7:00pm on Tuesday,December 8. All the faithful of the Diocese arewelcome to take part in this Novena. Please notethat all Diocesan COVID protocols must be observedwhile at the Basilica. Even if you cannot come to theBasilica of Our Lady in person please join thisNovena in prayer from your home. Our Lady, theImmaculate Conception, Pray for Us.The Sisters of the Carmel of SaintJoseph will pray for you during the Novena toInfant Jesus, December 16th to 25th. Are youtroubled? Do you need spiritual support? You canparticipate in the Novena to Infant Jesus. Send yourprayer intention slip with your name and address to:Carmel of Saint Joseph, 1127 Carmel-Koch Road,R.R. #1 St. Agatha, ON N0B 2L0.Good Catholic’s New Advent DevotionalJoin us on a spiritual journey to Christmas. You'll getall you need in one daily devotional email! Do whatworks for your schedule. On each of the fourSundays of Advent we’ll go deeper with videos fromFr. Matthew Kauth—back by popular demand!—and reflections that will help you spiritually preparefor Christmas. Cost for this program is 14.95. Clickhere to learn more and watch a preview video.
OCTOBER UPDATE TO MASS DURING COVID-19Bishop Crosby sent out a letter to all parishioners on October 7 reinforcing the pandemic protocols thathave been in place since we reopened, and introducing some new rules. For instance, persons who areunable to wear masks are still welcome at Mass but must sit in a space away from those wearing masks andmust receive communion in their seat instead of walking up to the front. There are a couple other minorchanges, you can read the entire letter by clicking here.Thank you to all who are doing their best to keep our parish safe. If you have any questions or concernsplease contact the parish office.The Province of Ontario has made Masks mandatoryin all enclosed public spaces, including places of worship. There are some exceptions;for all the details please go to the province’s website: www.ontario.ca/.If you have not joined us for Mass yet and are considering attending, please see the COVID-19 page on ourwebsite for information you need before you attend. You can access that page here.Weekday Masses are Tuesday – Friday at 9:00 amWeekend Masses are Saturday at 5:00 pm and Sunday at 9:00 am & 11:00 amWe are very excited to be worshiping together again, but we have to do this carefully so that we keepeveryone safe and healthy, so thank you for your cooperation. We look forward to seeing you soon!TV & ONLINE MASSESFor those who are not comfortable or able to join us at Mass yet, you can still participate in Mass on TV oronline. Here are some options for you:Televised Masses:Vision TV (Channel 27, Rogers Cable)Monday to Friday: 8:00 am, 12:00 pmSunday: 8:00 amSalt and Light (Channel 240, Rogers Cable)Monday to Saturday: 6:30 am, 9:30 am, 11:00 am,3:00 pm, 10:30 pmSunday: 11:00 am,10:30 pmJoy TV (Channel 173, Rogers Cableor Channel 656, Bell Satellite)Monday to Friday: 10:30 am, 4:00 pmSunday: 10:30 amFaith TV (Channel 591, Bell Satellite)Monday to Sunday: 2:30 pmOn-Line Masses: www.dailytvmass.comPARISH OFFICE is OPENBY APPOINTMENT ONLYIf you need to come into the office for any reason please call ahead so we can maintain social distancingand disinfect the area between visitors. We are excited to be able to serve you again in the office whilekeeping everyone’s safety a top priority.The Office is openMonday – Friday from 8:30 am – noon and 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
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Lectionary YEAR A Beginning on the First Sunday of Advent in 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 SEASON OF ADVENT First Sunday of Advent Isaiah 2 : 1 - 5 between November 27 Psalm 122 and December 3 Romans 13 : 11 - 14 St Matthew 24 : 36 - 44 Second Sunday of Advent Isaiah 11 : 1 - 10 between Decem
Advent wreath, the Posada, Christmas tree, creche, Advent star. Advent links Also, there's devotionals for each Sunday and Midweek of Advent, plus St. Nicholas' Day, Christmas, St. Stephen's Day, and Epiphany
for the second Sunday in Advent. As members of a Marist parish, we think, act and judge like Mary would do. All are invited to our holy day celebration. Advent Communal Penance Service Mark your calendars for our Advent Communal Reconciliation service which will be held on Tuesday, December 10 at 7 p.m. in the church. Several priests will
The Advent Wreath has four purple candles and one of white. The first candle is lit on Advent Sunday; additional ones are lit, one on each Sunday, and the white on Christmas Day. Traditions vary from church to church, but usually one week, in Advent, is set aside File Size: 1MB
The Advent Wreath Many churches display an Advent Wreath, which has four candles in a ring around a central white candle. The first candle is lit on the First Sunday of Advent, additional ones are lit, one on each Sunday, and
