All Saints Parish 124 Front St. E., Strathroy, Ontario N7G 1Y9

Tel: 519-245-0644 Fax: 519-660-2921

Parish Email: allsaints@dol.ca

Website: www.allsaints.rcec.london.on.ca

Facebook: @AllSaintschurchStrathroy

Pastoral Team/ Staff Fr. Thom Blondin, Pastor

Fr. Robert Weaver, PV

Olga Ferreira, Office Admin

Anna Garcia, Secretary

Parish Committees Pastoral Council Chairperson Toni Joris

Finance Chairperson

Rob Lilbourne

Cemetery Board

Dianne Thuss

Knights of Columbus

Jerry Vens

Catholic Women’s League

Willie Hoefnagels

Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Gwen Waeijen

General Parish Information Office Hours

Monday – Friday

8:30am – 4:30pm

Weekend Mass Times

Saturday – 5:00pm

Sunday – 8:00am, 10:00am &

12 Noon Bi-lingual

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturdays 3:45pm – 4:30pm

Sacrament of Baptism

Please call the parish office

for information

Sacrament of Marriage Arrangements to be made

6 months in advance by

appointment with Fr. Thom

All Saints Parish Mission

Co-sponsored with

Our Lady of the Pillar Academy

November 17 – 21, 2018

with Fr. Ben Luedtke Sunday, November 18th Adoration 6:30 – 7:00pm 7pm Conference ~ "Time & Eternity” Monday, November 19th Adoration 6:30 – 7:00pm 7pm Conference ~ “Forgiveness” There will by many priests available for confession Tuesday, November 20th Adoration 6:30 – 7:00pm

7pm Conference ~ “The Holy Eucharist” Wednesday, November 21st Adoration 6:30 – 7:00pm 7pm Conference ~ Question/Answer at Our Lady of the Pillar Academy 6100 Calvert St.,

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

November 18, 2018 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

— Mark 13:31

Scripture Readings for the Week Monday: Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 18:35-43

Tuesday: Rv 3:1-6, 14-22; Ps 15:2-5; Lk 19:1-10

Wednesday: Rv 4:1-11; Ps 150:1b-6; Lk 19:11-28

Thursday: Rv 5:1-10; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 19:41-44

Friday: Rv 10:8-11; Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131; Lk 19:45-48

Saturday: Rv 11:4-12; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Lk 20:27-40

Sunday: Dn 7:13-14; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Rv 1:5-8; Jn 18:33b-37; Mk 13:24-32

Upcoming Meetings Mon. Nov 19 – 1:00pm Cards/Pool, Columbian Rm

Mon. Nov 19 – 1:00pm CWL Exec., St. Angela’s Rm Mon

Mon. Nov 19 – 7:00pm K of C 4th

Degree, Columbian Rm

Tues. Nov 20– 1:30pm Al-anon, St. Angela’s Rm.

Wed. Nov 21 – 9:00am or after Mass Prayer Group, Chapel

Thur. Nov 22 – 6:30pm Euchre, Columbian Room

Thur. Nov 22 – 6:30pm Mini Saints, St. Mary’s Rm

Thur. Nov 22 – 7:00pm Tween Scene (Gr 4-8), Parish Centre

Anointing of the Sick In the month of November, Father will be

anointing the residence of Sprucedale

Nursing Home on the 20th

and the residence

of Strathmere Lodge on the 21st.

Mass for the Unborn There will be a mass for the unborn on Friday, Dec 28, 2018 at

St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica, beginning with the

Rosary/Chaplet of Divine Mercy at 7:00 pm and followed by

Mass at 7:30 pm. Bishop Joseph Dabrowski will preside. This

special celebration is sponsored by the Catholic Women's

League and the Knights of Columbus. Everyone is welcome to

attend.

Upcoming Events: Nov 17-21 – 7pm - Parish Mission with Fr. Ben Luedtke

Nov 23 - 5-7pm - Knights of Columbus Fish Fry

Dec 1 & 2 - Blessing of Advent Wreaths at all Masses

Dec 4 – 7:00pm - Light up for Christ

Dec 20 – 7pm – Advent Communal Reconciliation

Celebration

“To everything there is a season and time to every purpose

under heaven.”

A time to be born…..keep in your prayers all expecting

mothers and the unborn children.

A time to love…keep in your prayers the couples who are

preparing for the sacrament of Marriage….

A time to heal… Please pray for our parishioners who are

sick… Helen Diesbourg, Lawrence St. Louis, Fred Overdulve

Madalena da Silva.

A time to die….

Let us not forget to remember and pray for our dearly

departed and loved ones. May they rest in peace.

Memorial Garden The memorial garden is well underway to completion in the

spring of 2019. Donations to the memorial garden will be

accepted up to Friday, November 30, 2018. The memorial

plague will be ordered with the names of your loved ones and

placed in the garden in the spring.

Marian Pilgrimage to Spain, France & Portugal

May 26, 2019 to June 9, 2019

Don’t miss out on this experience of a lifetime

escorted by the one and only Fr. Thom

$2995.00 per person (double sharing) plus

$591.23 airline taxes/surcharges at time of brochure

(Actual amount quoted at time of ticketing) Deposit of $500

with registration ½ balance due January 26, 2019; total

balance due April 5, 2019 *cheques should be made payable

to Nexion. Contact George Cifa at Travel Merchant Tours for

more information and book your tickets now!

travelmerchant@quadro.net 519-639-4971

Pamphlets and poster can be found in the narthex.

Information Meeting December 2nd

at 1pm

King's University College Board The Board of Directors of King’s University College is

seeking applications for membership to fill two vacancies on

the Board commencing as soon as possible. Details are

available at: www.kings.uwo.ca/about-

kings/governance/current-board-vacancies/

Sacramental Preparation

Confirming the date of the last 1st

Reconciliation preparation class will be

Thursday, December 6th

at 7pm.

Sunday Missals 2019 Sunday Missals are available and Christmas Cards.

Please call Trudy Thuss 519-245-1303.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Tues Nov 20

10:30am

Mass

Sprucedale

*Anointing

Tyler Medeiros – Carlos & Margaret Medeiros

Adrian Rombouts – Pastoral Care

Tina Haasen – Pastoral Care

Special Intention for Peter Timmermans & Steven

DeDecker - Maria LeBlanc

Fr. Al Williams – Horacio & Carminha Duarte

Wed Nov 21

10:30am

Mass

Strathmere

Lodge

*Anointing

Hélio Mendonca & Deceased Family– Esperança Mendonca

Manuel & Isolina Pereira – Family

Jose Moniz – Laudalina Moniz

Pat Van Gorp – Pastoral Care

Rozina Rogan – Gizela Lesic

Jose Mendonca & Deceased Family – Isaura Mendonca

Thurs

Nov 22

6:00pm

Rosary

6:30pm Mass

Defuntos da Família de Marcelina Sousa

Leonel Goncalves – Teresa Goncalves e Família

João Paiva – Maria dos Anjos Paiva

Maria Jose Couto – Ofélia Paiva

Leo e Lucia Medeiros – Leonildo Medeiros

Francisco Pedro – Evelina Pedro

Fri

Nov 23

9:30am

SVDP School

Donald Chisholm – Bob & Peggy Small

Aurora Gomes – Fatima Camara & Family

Roland Diguer – Hugette Diguer & Family

John Goulart & Souls of Purgatory – Maura Goulart

Unity and Religious Tolerance Talk Local author and church fundraiser, Greg Masse, is presenting

a talk on Unity and Religious Tolerance at St. John the

Evangelist Anglican church, London, on Wed, Nov 21. The

local Imam as well as our own Father Murray Sample will also

be participating. All are welcome and book sale proceeds will

go to the Share-Love-Serve capital campaign of the host

church.

Remembrance Table Throughout November, the Church prays for all who are in the

purifying fires of Purgatory, waiting for the day when they

will join the company of the saints in heaven. The celebration

of Mass is the highest means the Church can provide for

charity for the dead, but we can also relieve their sufferings

through our prayers, sufferings and penances.

Our “Remembrance Table” will be in the Church all of

November. You are invited to write the names of your loved

ones who have died on the paper provided and place it in the

bowl. We will remember to offer them in prayer for the month

of November.

2019 Sunday Offertory Envelopes

PLEASE NOTE: We will be preparing

2019 offertory envelopes in the near future.

If you have offertory envelopes, but wish to change your

method of donation to pre authorized payments please contact

Olga at the parish office at 519-245-0644 or email

oferreira@dol.ca.

Pre-Authorized Payment – PAP Users If you are making your contributions to the parish through

direct deposit (PAP), they will continue as usual into 2019. If

there are any changes you would like to make to your

contributions, please call Olga at the parish office.

Income Tax Receipts Income tax receipts can only be issued legally for

contributions received in the current year. All additional

contributions/donations must be received in the parish office

by Friday, Dec 21st, 2018 to be eligible for a tax receipt.

Official tax receipts will be prepared in the New Year and

distributed by the end of February 2019.

Advent Wreath On the weekend of Christ the King, Dec 1 & 2,

anyone with an Advent Wreath at home can bring

them to church and have them blessed.

Light up for Christ Tuesday, Dec 4

th following the 6:30pm Mass will be our

“Light up for Christ” ceremony. The children will be invited

to carry the nativity figures from the front of the Altar Table to

the Crèche followed by our favourite

Christmas hymns. You may bring your

nativity scene from home to be blessed

as well. Cookie and cocoa in the narthex

for everyone!

The Knights of Columbus

Family Fish Fry On Friday, Nov 23, 2018

From 5:00pm to 7:00pm

At All Saints Parish Family Centre

Adults-----$12.00

Family------$35.00

Kids (under 12) ----$5.00

All proceeds will be donated towards the new church boiler.

The Catholic Women’s League of

Our Lady Help of Christians Parish, Watford

Extends a warm invitation to all the ladies of your

congregation to attend our

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DINNER

PENNY SALE AND SKIT NIGHT

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Watford Centennial Hall

ADMISSION $15

Doors open at 5:30pm. Dinner at 6:30pm.

For more information call:

Ila Joris, President of the Watford CWL

519-849-6483

Thank You! "On the behalf of the Christians in the Holy Land: They

appreciate very much your help by purchasing their Olive

woodcrafts. Your help has made a difference to many families

in Bethlehem and surrounding areas. Words cannot express

how thankful they are for the opportunity you gave them to

display the religious woodcrafts at All Saints church. Please

keep the Christians in the Holy Land in your prayers as you

are always in theirs."

Advent Communal Reconciliation Service Thursday, December 20

th at 7:00pm

Fr. Thom and Fr. Robert along with

invited priests will be available to hear

confessions.

Celebração de Reconciliação de Advento Quinta-feira, 20 de Dezembro as 7:00 horas. Pe. Thom e o

Pe. Robert juntamento com padres convidados vão estar

disponível para houver confissões.

Christmas Flowers If you would like to make a donation in memory of a loved

one for our Christmas flowers, please PRINT the name of your

loved one, your name and place your donations in an envelope

marked “Flowers” and drop it in the collection basket or bring

it to the parish office by December 11th

.

Quem tiver interessados em fazerem uma doação em memoria

de um ente querido para flores do Natal, por

favor escrevem o nome do seu ente querido, o

seu nome e colocam com a doação no

envelope na sexta no Domingo ou trazem para

o escritório antes do dia 11 de Dezembro.

Society St Vincent de Paul/

All Saints Conference

Thank you for all of your donations throughout the year. It is only because of you that we can assist the poor in our community. Blessings to you! Monetary Donations received: during the months of September and October: $1,095.60. We will provide tax receipts if requested. Please include your full name and address with donation. From the Thanksgiving collection, approximately 685 pounds of food was distributed to the Food Bank, the Women’s Rural Resource Centre, and to the Children’s Aid in Strathroy. Helping Hands: to those less fortunate in our community we served the following:

- 60 meals September; - 70 meals in October.

Correction: in August we served 60 extra lunches, bringing the total lunches served to 120. In November we will be serving two luncheons: November 15th and November 29th. The Christmas Luncheon will be served on December 20, 2018. Outreach Program: during September and October we assisted people with $540. School Lunches: we will continue to provide school lunches as needed.

‘Angel Tree’: we will be collecting for the ‘Angel Tree’ as a manner of collecting toys and gifts for the children of various ages in our community who will not, otherwise, receive any presents. These gifts will be distributed to the Salvation Army Food Bank and will be included in the food hampers for the poor. Some will also be distributed to the Women’s Rural Resource Centre, and to the

Children’s Aid here in Strathroy. Please look for the ‘Angel Tree’ the first weekend in December. The Angel Tree will be situated in the Narthex.

‘Adopt a Family Program’: as carried out in previous years, we are collecting the names of families of our Parish who are in need so that we can provide them with a food hamper along with some gifts. If you know of someone or a family of our Parish in need, or if you would like to

adopt a family, please call our church office at 519-245-0644. ‘Christmas Food Drive’: during the weekend of November 24 and 25, church bulletins will include grocery bags for our Christmas Food Drive of non-perishable items. This collection will begin on the weekend of December 1st and 2nd. This food will go to the Salvation Army Food Bank, the Women’s Rural Resource Centre, and to the Children’s Aid in Strathroy.

The All Saints / Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is dedicated to serving the poor and underprivileged in the Strathroy area. If you are interested in joining, or helping in any way, please come to a meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in St. Angela’s Room, or Telephone 519-245-0644.