All Saints Parish

All Saints Parish
124 Front St. E., Strathroy, Ontario N7G 1Y9
Tel: 519-245-0644 Fax: 519-660-2921
Email: [email protected] Parish Website: www.allsaints.rcec.london.on.ca
Office Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm
Pastoral Team/Staff Phone Directory
Fr. John Pirt, Pastor Ext. 22, [email protected]
Judy Vandenberk, Youth Coordinator Ext 24
Olga Ferreira, Office Administration, Dial 0
Anna Garcia, Secretary, Dial 0
Parish Pastoral Council:
Chairperson: Wendy Lenders 519-666-0441
Vice Chairperson: Toni Joris 519-245-8489
Finance Chairperson: Joe Czernai, 205-2935
Cemetery Board: Dianne Thuss 519-281-6732
SUNDAY EUCHARIST
Saturday 5:00p.m. English
Sunday 8:30a.m. 10:00a.m. English
11:30a.m. Portuguese
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturdays 3:45pm to 4:30pm
Sacrament of Baptism
Please call the parish office at 245-0644 to register for
the baptismal class which is held on the 1st Wednesday
of the month at 7:30pm in St. Angela’s Rm
Sacrament of Marriage
Arrangements to be made 8 months in advance by
appointment with Fr. John Pirt.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
1st Thursday of the month from
8:30am-6:15pm
Jim Devlin, Grand Knight 245-7715
Stephen Cochrane, Financial
Secretary 245-3123
Visit us at www.kofc7570.ca
Catholic Women’s League,
President: Gwen Waeijen, 519-245-6987
Memberships: Rose Valenciuk 226-272-4945
Trudy Thuss, Religious Articles 245-1303
Weekday Masses
Tuesday, September 6
6:30pm Rosary ~ 7:30pm Mass
Johanna & Henry Beynen & dec fam – Hubert Beynen
Piedade & Manuel Garcia – Family
Adrian & Mary Kustermans – Family
Mies Maas Bardoel – Adriana Kanters
Mary & Tony VanBree – Steven VanBree
Wednesday, September 7
9:30am Mass
João Sousa – Delfina Sousa
Emma Schmidt – Anna Demaray & Family
Souls of Purgatory – Maria Lima
Thursday, September 8
Terço 6:30pm ~ Missa 7:00pm
Maria Conceição Curvelo – Delores Carreiro
Pais, irmãos e irmãs de Idalina Garcia e Alzira Catojo
Pais, Imãs e almas do Purgatorio – Gilda Moniz
Adelino Silva – Helder & Isabel Matos
Fernanda Vultao – Alda Tavares
Sarah Ferreira Pippel – Luis & Teresa Ferreira
(Missa do 7º Dia)
Friday, September 9
9:30am Mass
Mario Nogueira & Deceased Family – Francelina
Nogueira
Ermina Laurenço – Maria Gabriel
In Thanksgiving – Parishioner
Paul LeBlanc – Maria LeBlanc
Please remember in your prayers,
Sarah Ferreira Pippel+, daughter of
Teresa & Luis Ferreira of our parish.
May she and all the faithful departed
rest in peace.
CWL Corner News
Save the Date! September 26th, 2016
Come out and celebrate our 95th Anniversary with
us. Dinner is at 6pm. Cost is $5.00. To reserve
your seat please call: Pat Buren 519-245-5058 or
Rosemary Naus 519-245-0537.
PLANNING TO BE A CATHOLIC TEACHER?
It is important for you to know that to be hired to teach
in any Catholic School Board in Ontario, as part of your
application for employment, there must be a letter of
reference from your pastor. If you (or if your adult
child) are planning to apply to teach in a Catholic School
a contact with the pastor is highly recommended. Please
plan to have a conversation with Fr. John Pirt at
least 8 months before seeking a reference letter.
Thank you.
Meetings at All Saints
Mon., Sept 5 7:00pm CWL Mthly Meeting, Col Rm
Tues., Sept 6 –
1:30pm Al-anon, St. Angela’s Rm
7:30pm St. V de P Society, St. Angela’s Rm
Wed,, Sept 7 –
10:00am Prayer Group, St. Patrick’s Rm
7:30pm Baptism Prep, St. Angela’s Rm
Thurs, Sept 8 –
6:30pm Seniors Euchre, Columbian Rm
7:30pm PPC, Parish Office
Discovering Catholicism (R.C.I.A.)
Interesting in Becoming Catholic? Or maybe
you just want to learn more about the Catholic
Faith? Our sessions are starting up in September. If
you would like more details on the times it’s being
offered or to sign up or if you have any questions,
please leave your name and phone number with the
parish office or email Fr. John at [email protected]
Weddings
Please remember in your prayers the
following couples celebrating the
Sacrament of Marriage
Ben Guante & Jessica Melo
Saturday, September 10th at 1:00pm
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Brandon Brodhagen & Cassie VanAert
October 1st at 1:00pm
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Adam Johnson & Amy Mendonça
October 1st at 3:00pm
Marriage Preparation for engaged couples
will be taking place at All Saints Parish on
March 31 and April 1/2017. We are starting
to plan for this weekend. We will be
holding our first planning meeting/social on
Thursday, Sept 22 at 7:30 in St. Angela’s
meeting room. We invite married couples
that might be interested in joining this
ministry to come out for an information
social about our marriage preparation program. This
meeting does not require any commitment but is more of
an invitation to introduce you to the ministry and invite
you to come and see.
If you have any questions, please call Nancy Walters
519-245- 3510 or Krista Lenders 519-666-2961.
THREE CHEERS
FOR ALL
OUR VBS
VOLUNTEERS!!!
THANK YOU to
all the adult
and youth
volunteers that helped make the 2016
a huge success!!!
God Bless you all!
Welcome back teachers and students!
Wishing everyone a great 2016-17 school year!
From the Desk of Father John
1.
Roof Project
The roof project is well underway. The flat roofs are
nearing completion and, as I write this, I can hear work
being done on the sloped roofs. It is our plan that the
third piece of the project, the structural upgrade, begins
on October 17th and be completed by mid December in
time for Christmas. We are also looking at “sprucing up”
the church during this closure period. More to come!
2.
RCIA
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) will
begin in late September, I know that we have a number
of non-Catholics attending Mass on a regular basis, so if
you are interested in investigating becoming Catholic,
this process is for you. If you are interested, please call
the office and set up an appointment to see me.
3.
Opening of the School Year
School begins this coming week, so please be careful
when driving in and around the Church parking lots.
Also, please be aware of the parking restrictions along
Front St!
4.
Cemetery Sunday
This year’s Cemetery Sunday will take place on
September 11th. We will be remembering all those who
have died in the past year and all those burial at All
Saints Cemetery. The Prayer Service will begin at
2:00 PM
5.
Fire Route by the Church
Just a reminder that the fire route between the school
yard and the Church must be kept open at all times. I
have noticed that some people have begun to park in this
area. Thank for your cooperation.
6.
Our Lady of Fatima Feast (Oct. 12 - 16)
Plans are well underway for this coming year’s
Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. You will be hearing more
about this as we get closer to the Feast.
7.
Questions from the homily for this weekend September 3 - 4:
From Wisdom - do we live in the present, anticipating
the future?
From Paul - How am I being challenged to see things
differently?
From Jesus - Do I value my relationship with him above
all else?
Have a great week.
Fr John
Do Escritório Padre John
1. Projeto do Telhado
O projeto do telhado está bem encaminhado. Os planos
estão em fase de conclusão e, enquanto eu escrevo isto,
eu posso ouvir o trabalho que está sendo feito sobre os
telhados inclinados. É o nosso plano que a terceira parte
do projeto, a atualização estrutural, começa no 17 de
Outubro e estar concluída em meados de Dezembro, em
tempo para o Natal. Nós também estamos olhando para
"modificar" a igreja durante este período de
encerramento. Mais por vir!
2. RCIA
O Rito de Iniciação Cristã de Adultos (RCIA) começará
no final de Setembro, eu sei que nós temos um número
de não-católicos que vem à missa regularmente, por isso,
se você estiver interessado em investigar a tornar-se
Católica, este processo é para você. Se você estiver
interessado, ligue para o escritório e marcam um
encontro para me ver.
3. Abertura do Ano Escolar
A escola começa na próxima semana, por isso tenham
cuidado ao dirigir ao redor dos parques de
estacionamento da igreja. Além disso, esteja ciente das
restrições de estacionamento ao longo da Front St.!
4. Domingo de Cemitério
Este ano Domingo de Cemitério será no dia 11 de
Setembro. Nós estaremos lembrando todos aqueles que
morreram no ano passado e todos aqueles enterrados no
Cemitério de Todos os Santos. O Serviço de oração será
iniciado às 2:00 horas da tarde
5. Rota de fogo ao lado da Igreja
Apenas um lembrete de que a rota de fogo entre o pátio
da escola e da Igreja devem ser mantidos abertos em
todos os momentos. Tenho notado que algumas pessoas
começaram a estacionar nesta área. Obrigado por sua
cooperação.
6. Festa de Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Outubro 12-16)
Os planos estão em andamento para a Festa de
Nossa Senhora de Fátima para este ano. Você vai saber
mais sobre isso à medida que se aproximar da Festa.
7. Perguntas da homilia para este fim de semana –
Setembro 3-4:
De Sabedoria - vivemos no presente, antecipando o
futuro?
De Paul - Como estou sendo desafiado a ver as coisas de
forma diferente?
De Jesus - Eu valorizo minha relação com ele acima de
tudo?
Tenha uma ótima semana. Pe. John