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Readings: November 24, 2019
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe First Reading: 2 Samuel 5.1-3
The elders anointed David as king over Israel.
Second Reading: Colossians 1.12-20
God has transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son.
Gospel: Luke 23.35-43
Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.
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Mass Intentions November 18 - 24 Monday
7:00pm Dorothea Dunne, Ted Connors and
Trevor O'Keefe
Tuesday
8:00am Joseph Farrell, Judi Perry and Myra Pye
Wednesday 7:00pm Edward and Ellen Mackey and family,
Annie and Bill Conway and family and
Ignatius and Helen Pittman
Thursday
8:00am Jennifer Bruce, Cathy Spratt and
Jane Walsh
Friday
8:00am George and Anna Murphy and families,
Rosemary Barry and Rowena Street
Saturday 5:00pm The Parishioners
Sunday 9:30am Walter Vere-Holloway, Raymond Sears
and Intentions of Brendan Holden
11:30am Patrick Coleman, Marion O'Keefe and
Peter, Bernice and John Blake
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Sharing the Loaves and Fishes
Sharing the loaves and fishes,
You gave us an image of solidarity with the hungry, O Lord.
Sharing yourself in the bread and wine,
You called all to the table, O Lord.
Give me the hunger to be a part of the feeding
And the healing of this world.
Nourish me with your Grace,
So I may work with joy to serve your children.
Open my eyes and my heart
To recognize those in poverty
And increase my awareness
Of the structures and systems
That need to be changed
So we may all break bread together.
In your name we pray for the end of hunger.
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Weekday/Weekend Masses
Monday and Wednesday: 7:00pm
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 8:00am
Weekday holidays: Weekday Mass moved to 9:00am
Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 9:30am, 11:30am
Reconciliation
Wednesday at 6:30-7pm and Saturday at 4:00-4:45pm or please
call the parish office for an individual appointment with a priest.
Marriages
A minimum of six months advance notice is required.
A marriage preparation program is required to be married in the
church.
Baptisms Please contact the Parish Office to schedule the pre-baptism
course and for more information. A copy of the child’s birth
certificate must be provided before the baptism.
Eucharistic Adoration Friday after 8am Mass until 3pm
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Redemptorists Television (www.redemptorist.tv) Devotions to Our Mother of Perpetual Help -
Wednesdays on Vision TV at 10am and 2pm.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Marian Talk: Rayleigh Becker ~
What Good is Faith Without Mourning
Homilist: Leah Perrault ~ To Choose to Follow
Gospel On Avalon ~ The Gospel Folk Seniors Choir presents
an afternoon of gospel music ~ "Gospel on Avalon" at Holy
Heart Theatre, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2:30pm. Tickets $27 each
available at Holy Heart Theatre - 579 - 4424. Featuring 150
voices from: Gospel Folk Choir, the Scholar Musicians, Celeste
and Coastal Sounds with: Atlantic String Quartet, Temple Brass
and many others with musical director Brian Way.
Overeaters Anonymous (OA). Are you struggling with
unhealthy eating behaviours? Give us a call. We are a support
group whose program is based on physical, emotional and
spiritual healing. We are a Twelve Step program for people
facing serious eating problems. Call 709-738-1742,
email [email protected] or visit our website: oanl.org.
Centre for Life
• Computers for seniors is open for registration. For more
information please call 579-1500.
• Counselling and support services are available for post-
abortive women and any woman in an unexpected pregnancy.
Professional confidential counselling services are available by
contacting 579-3818, or by email [email protected]
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Keeping the End in Mind As we approach the end of the liturgical
year, the readings prepare us for the
conclusion of our earthly pilgrimage. In this
Sistine Chapel fresco, Moses is punishing the
rebellious Israelites who were acting as
priests without being authorized by him or
called by God.
This chaotic scene seems similar to what
Jesus describes of the end times in today’s
Gospel. He warns us not to follow false
prophets who will arise and claim to come in
his name. He prophesies a time of war,
natural disasters, famines, and plagues.
Persecution will fall upon his followers, allowing them the chance to give testimony—martyrion in
Greek. Jesus’ monitions for that time are simple: do not follow false prophets or prepare a defense, but
persevere instead. In the section “I Believe in Life Everlasting,” the Catechism of the Catholic Church
also speaks to us about the last times. We believe in heaven, hell, and a personal, universal judgment.
These last things await us all, and Jesus doesn’t keep us in the dark about these realities.
We don’t know when the end times may come. But regardless, our call is to live prepared by fulfilling
God’s will and trusting in him. Jesus clearly wants us to be aware of the end of the world, but he
doesn’t want us to be overly anxious about it. If we are in Christ, we are already a new creation. The
old has passed away. Behold the new has come. Be not afraid! Fr. Mark Haydu, LC
Liguori Publications
A Word from Pope Francis
We hear these children and their cries of pain...the sufferings, the experiences, and the pain of
minors who were abused sexually by priests. It is a sin that shames us. Persons responsible for
the protection of those children destroyed their dignity. We regret this deeply and we beg
forgiveness. —Feast of the Holy Innocents, December 28, 2016
St. Teresa’s Parish - Served By The Redemptorists Since Sunday, October 21, 1956
Fr. Ciro Perez C.Ss.R., Fr. Tony Bidgood C.Ss.R. & Fr. David Louch C.Ss.R.
Telephone: 709-579-0065
120 Mundy Pond Road, St. John’s, NL, A1E 1V1 Fax: 579-3804
Website: www.stteresa.ca
Parish Office Hours Monday to Friday 9:00 - 4:00 pm
Our bulletin is available online.
November 17, 2019 ~ Thirty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Collection November 9/10, 2019
Green Envelopes $3,922.00
Loose Collection 1,243.15
Total of above $5,165.15
Christmas Fair Donations $615.00
Annual Dues $1,210.00 (Total $16,173.00)
Students to the Priesthood $45.00 (Total $1,038.00)
World Mission Sunday $50.00 (Total $1,464.25)
Acknowledged with gratitude.
Book of Remembrance will be in the sanctuary for
November. You are welcome to enter the names of your
deceased loved ones and they will be prayed for
throughout the month.
Mass Intentions are now accepted up to
November 30, 2020. Due to the large number of mass
requests received each year for deceased family
members, we have limited the number of requests to
three per family per year. Additional mass intentions
will be sent to the Missions.
2020 Envelopes are available for pick up in the church.
Please pick up your envelopes as soon as possible and if
corrections are needed contact the parish office. If you
would like to request envelopes for 2020 please contact
the parish office. 2020 envelopes are not to be used
until January 1, 2020.
Cleaning the Church
Saturday, November 30, 9am, please come and
help us clean the church. Christmas is just
around the corner and we want the place
shining. Please bring a bucket and some cleaning
cloths. Your support is much appreciated.
Many hands make light work.
LIMITED QUANTITY
REMAINING!
Arctic Visions Calendar 2020 –
Can you help?
Redemptorist Bishop Jon Hansen
C.Ss.R., Diocese of Mackenzie-Fort Smith, NWT has
invited us, once again this year, to participate in a
fundraiser for the Catholic Missions across the Western
Arctic. The cost of each calendar is $20. Thank you
for your support in purchasing these calendars thus far.
The remaining 6 calendars are available at the Parish
Office during office hours. Thank you for your support.
"As long as Lazarus lies at the door of our homes
(cf. Luke 16:19-21), there can be no justice or
social peace." - Pope Francis
Christmas Fair ~
November 15 & 17, 2019
Join us for this great
community builder!
This is a major fundraiser for our parish.
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Shrines of France On November 20, 2019 at 1:30 PM at the Basilica there
will be an information session for anyone interested in a
pilgrimage to the Shrines of France in October 2020
accompanied by Fr. Cecil Critch. Highlights include
Paris, Seine River, Chapel of Our Lady of the
Miraculous Medal, Notre Dame Cathedral, Sacre-
Coeur, Church of St. Joan of Arc, Rouen, Lisieus,
Basilica of St. Therese (The Little Flower), Cathedral of
Our Lady of Chartres, St. Bernadette at Nevers, Paray-
le-Monial, Lyon, Bouchon Dinner, Choice on Tour, La
Salette, Avignon, Carcassonne, Lourdes.
Diploma in Theology and Ministry ~ Offered by the
Archdiocese of St. John's at Queen's College
Are you interested in learning more about your faith
and growing in understanding of it? The Archdiocese of
St. John's offers a two-year Diploma in Theology and
Ministry through Queen's College. One weekend each
month for two years, you will gather with a group of
believers who are curious and committed to explore
many areas of theology under with the help of qualified,
committed, faithful facilitators. For more information,
contact Anne Walsh at 579-0065, ext 227, or
Couples for Christ presents “Christmas Is In The Air” - December 14,
2019 @ 7:30 pm. A Benefit Concert for the Gathering
Place - St. Teresa's Parish Hall, $5 – Admission.
For inquiries: 709- 699-7012; 709 765-1786.
More than Coffee: Cultivating Dignity and
Justice in Chiapas
A presentation highlighting the work of Canadian
Jesuits International in Chiapas, Mexico, as they try to
cultivate dignity through land ownership, food security
and fair wages, recognizing local input and tradition.
Fr. Arturo Estrada, SJ, Director of the Bashajon
Mission in Chiapas, Mexico, will speak at St. Pius X
Church , St. John's at 7PM on Thursday, November 21,
2019. All are invited.
Sunday is the perfect day to refuel your soul and to be
grateful for each and everyone of your blessings.
Visit us on the web at www.stteresa.ca
Knights of Columbus,
St. Teresa’s Council #7702 (1) Bingo continues every Sunday at 8pm in the Parish
Hall. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The jackpot is $2800.
Come along and bring a friend for a night of fun.
(2) Weekly crib tournament - every Tuesday, 7pm,
St. Teresa's Room, church basement.
(3) Msgr. Rawlins Assembly 2020, Fourth Degree,
Knights of Columbus will hold their monthly meeting
on Sunday, Nov.24. 2 pm. at the Corpus Christi
Parish Complex, Waterford Bridge Road. Looking
forward to seeing everyone there. Ten Thousand Villages Sale The Mercy Centre for Ecology and Justice with
Development and Peace invite you to come and
purchase your Christmas Gifts at the Ten Thousand
Villages, (TTV) Sale. By buying at the TTV Fair Trade
Sale you will not only be purchasing a beautiful gift
but the money you spend to buy the gift will be going to
help poor people in the developing world and our poor
Planet Earth:
The TTV Sale will be held at the Lantern on Barnes
Road on Thursday, November 21 from 12:00 noon until
8:30 pm and on Friday, November 22 from 10:00 am to
8:30 pm and on Saturday, November 23 from 10:00 am
to 3:00 pm. We ask that you also spread the word to
invite others to participate.
The Basilica Choir of St. John the Baptist presents: A
Little Child Will Lead Them, the 23rd Annual Advent
Festival of Carols and Scripture on December 1, 2019
at 7:00 pm. This ecumenical celebration, with scripture
readings and beautiful Advent music, highlights the
young people in our local and global communities
working to make our world a better place. Hear the
beautiful script by Patty Fowler and Mickie Pitcher,
animated by Jacinta Mackey-Graham and Rick Fowler,
with conductor Kiera Galway, organist/pianist Patty
Fowler and guest musicians. Admission is free, but
freewill donations to support Emmaus House are
gratefully accepted. Reception to follow in the
ambulatories.
Christmas Dinner ... "The Greatest Gift" by
Spiritual Inner Healing Ministry. When: Friday,
December 6 @ 7 p.m. at Wesley Church Auditorium
Patrick St, St. John’s. Cost $25.00 each! (Turkey
Dinner). For tickets call Jackie 747-0698 or Roger
Maunder @ 895-3499. Get your tickets early to avoid
disappointment! A great way to get into the spirit of
Christmas! A great evening of fellowship. This is open
to everyone!! Deadline for tickets: Friday Nov 29th!
RUAH ~ Fall 2019 Group Offerings - Ruah
Counselling Centre. Please go to www.rcsj.org for more
information. Ruah Counselling Centre also provides
individual, couple, and family counselling. Please
contact Samantha Lake at 579-0168 for more
information.
Matthew 25 Outreach Inc. ~ supporting a school and
orphanage in Kenya, we are now requesting donations
for our Christmas project. This year we are supplying
all of our little children with a new 3-piece school
uniform (sweater, shirt, skirt/pants) the suggested
donation is $25.00, however any amount would be
greatly appreciated. Call Margie Stead 746-6492 or
Doreen Stone 834-4164.
The Gower Street UCW will be holding their
Annual Fall/Christmas Afternoon Tea and Sale on
Saturday, November 30 from 2:00-3:30pm in the
Lecture Hall. There will be the usual tables of baked
goods, crafts, jams and jellies, and “New to You”.
Tickets are $7.00 and can be purchased at the door or
by contacting Angeline Anstey, 753-7286.
2019 Christmas Hampers
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul,
St. Teresa’s Conference
Pope Francis invited us to celebrate the World Day of
the Poor each year on the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary
Time. November 17th is this year’s World Day of the
Poor. In response to Pope Francis’ appeal the Society
of Saint Vincent de Paul invites you to help the less
fortunate people of St. Teresa’s Parish community. We
encourage you to lend a hand by participating in our
collection for the 2019 Christmas Hampers. Your kind
generosity during the 2018 Christmas season allowed
our Conference's volunteers to provide over 355
Christmas hampers to persons in our Parish commu-
nity. This included over 565 adults and children.
We again invite you to help us serve those less fortu-
nate in our Parish community during this coming
Christmas season. You may provide your gift by using
envelopes which are in today's Church Bulletin. More
envelopes may be found in the back of the church.
St. Teresa's Conference would like to thank you for
your continued assistance during the Christmas season
and throughout the year. Your support provides this
Conference with the capability to help those less fortu-
nate in our Parish community.
