8 sunday in ordinary time · 2021. 8. 1. · +antonietta vernile – ruthann fisher & family...
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St. Francis of Assisi Parish
49 Blueridge Ave., Kitchener, Ontario N2M 4E2 519-745-7301 www.stfranciskw.ca [email protected]
Administered by the Congregation of the Resurrection: www.resurrectionists.ca
Lord’s Day Masses – with distancing Saturday at 5:00 pm Sunday at 9:00 am & 11:00 am
Weekday Masses – with distancing Tuesday – Friday at 9:00 am
Reconciliation Saturday from 4:00 – 4:30 pm or by appointment.
Sunday Children’s Liturgy No Children’s Liturgy at this time
Prayer Network Call parish office to request prayers
Funerals Please call the parish office.
Baptism Please call the parish office.
Marriages Please call the parish office.
Parish Office Open by Appointment Monday – Friday
8:30 am – noon & 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Vocations Information:
Hamilton Diocese Congregation of the Resurrection
“We are a Christ-centred faith community seeking to be
instruments of God’s peace.”
August 1st, 2021
18th SUNDAY in
ORDINARY TIME
“Man does not live by bread alone,
But by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”
~ Matthew 4: 4
Pastor: Fr. Murray McDermott, C.R. ([email protected])
Wikariusz: Fr. Stanisław Zaryczny, C.R. ([email protected])
住宿: Fr. Raphael Ma, C.R.
([email protected]) Pastoral Minister: Miss Ruthann Fisher
Music Ministry: Mrs. Terrianne Moulton
Admin. Assistant: Ms. Alice Soeder
Building Manager: Mr. Gary Howell
STEWARDSHIP REPORT
The Stewardship Report will return next week. Thank you for your continued support!
DIOCESAN PRAYER CALENDAR
Mon. Aug. 2: Most Rev. Anthony Tonnos Tues. Aug. 3: Rev. Paul Vellimoozhayil, S.J.
Wed. Aug. 4: Catholic Teachers Thu. Aug. 5: Rev. Edward Hampson
Fri. Aug. 6: Transfiguration of the Lord Sat. Aug. 7: Rev. James Curtin
WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK? Monday Office Closed for Civic Holiday Overeaters Anonymous (H) 7:30 pm
Friday Adoration & Benediction (C) 9:30 am Office Closed Fridays in July & August, leave a message on the parish phone if you have an emergency, and we will call you back.
FR. MURRAY, FR. STAN & FR. RAPHAEL’S HOMILIES ONLINE
Click the picture below for this Sunday’s homily.
You can listen to past homilies by clicking here.
FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION For those who have not joined us before, on the First Friday of each month we have a half hour of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament following the 9am Mass. We end our half hour with Benediction around 10am. We invite you to join us this coming Friday, simply remain in the church after Mass and spend some time in quiet prayer with our Lord.
MASS INTENTIONS August 3 - 8, 2021
Tuesday, 3rd - Weekday
9:00 am +Wayne Schagena – Doug Fisher
Wednesday, 4th - St. Jean-Marie Vianney, Priest
9:00 am Intentions of Kelly Hurren – Fr. Raphael Ma, CR
Intentions of Catholic Engaged Encounter District 2 Team – Annette & Frank Hulme
Intentions of Hussain Walji & Family – Sandy Milne
+David Milne – Joan Schefter
+Agnes Crins – the Doyle Family
Thursday, 5th - Weekday
9:00 am +Kay Warner – Anne Pritchard
Friday, 6th - Transfiguration of the Lord First Friday
9:00 am +Mary Stalzer – Albert Stalzer
9:30 am Adoration of Blessed Sacrament & Benediction
Saturday, 7th - 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
5:00 pm Intentions of Maria Ferreira & Family
+Oliver Fernandes – Remy & Francis D’Souza
+Donna Renaud – the St. Francis Choir Community
+Antonietta Vernile – Ruthann Fisher & Family
+Bob Livingstone – Cathy Vanzieleghem
+Peter Tam & Teresa Xuyen Nguyen – the Nguyen Family
+Deceased Members of the Boyle Family – the Family
Sunday, 8th - 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
9:00 am +John Fisher – the Milne Family
11:00 am Parishioners of St. Francis of Assisi
SCREENING COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS WANTED!
We are looking for two volunteers to join our Volunteer Screening Committee. As COVID continues to subside (we hope and pray) we are looking forward to restarting many ministries at St.
Francis, and to beginning some new initiatives! So we will be inviting everyone in our parish to get involved and volunteer for a ministry! As
many of you know, volunteering at the church comes with a screening process, particularly for those working with children or vulnerable persons. This process involves interviews, reference checks and police record checks, and we need a team of parishioners to run this process. We are very blessed to have Bryan Mahn leading the team, but he needs two more committee members to help him. The time commitment for this ministry is roughly four to ten hours per month, and you would mostly be helping conduct interviews and calling references for parishioners of St. Francis. Because you would be handling confidential information you yourself would need to be fully screened. If you are organized, responsible and good at interacting with people one on one, please consider helping with this
ministry. Without our screening committee all the other ministries in the parish cannot function! If you are interested please contact the
parish office and we will give you the full ministry description and answer any questions you have. [email protected] or 519-745-7301
AROUND TOWN
WE ARE HIRING! The Waterloo Catholic District School Board is currently accepting applications for Lunch Hour Supervisors. Please visit our website for job details and application criteria: www.wcdsb.ca
We are also seeking a volunteer EXTERNAL COMMUNITY MEMBER to serve on Audit Committee. The Waterloo Catholic District School Board has had an Audit Committee, as required by the Ministry of Education since 2009, to ensure compliance with the Education Act and to provide independent oversight for the Board of Trustees in the areas of financial reporting, external audit, risk management, internal controls, and compliance matters. The Board is seeking 1 external community representative with a high level of financial and business knowledge to serve on their Audit Committee. You can see the full description of this position and application information by clicking here. Thank you for considering serving our school board in this way.
RECONCILIATION AND HEALING In response to the continuing suffering of our Indigenous brothers and sisters, and the desire of Catholics to learn, act and heal together, the Diocese of Hamilton has put together a very thorough section on their website to help us make progress on this difficult journey. We invite you to visit the website by clicking these links:
HISTORY (learn about the history of Residential Schools)
EXPRESSIONS OF APOLOGY (read the apologies made by the Catholic church over the years)
ACTIONS AND COMMITMENTS (read about actions already taken and so many more that are in planning stages and which still need to be acted upon)
Marian Residence Retirement Home is a vibrant Catholic home located in a quiet residential area of Cambridge and is owned and operated by the Sisters of Our Lady Immaculate. Our large and affordable rooms, each with a four-piece bath, provide spacious comfort while our trained staff does the cooking, personal care and housework for our residents. We are now booking tours and accepting new admissions. For more information please email [email protected].
Waterloo Knights of Columbus ARE BACK OPEN! Dining inside and outside and on our new Patio is finally a reality. If you wish to dine in or out on the Patio, please contact Martin at 519-884-2060 to reserve for our Friday Knight Fish and Chips Dinner, BEST IN REGION. To order take out, please continue to call Derek at 226-748-8378 by 4p.m. on Friday. We have cancelled the Spaghetti Dinner on Wednesday night but it will be returning in September of 2021 with an enlarged menu and dining in or take out. We look forward to welcoming you back, especially to our new patio.
KW Ecumenical Services with Taizé Songs continues to meet on the fourth Sunday of each month, although right now they meet online through facebook. These candlelit prayer services create quiet spaces to listen to God, simple, repetitive music to facilitate worship, an opportunity to pray at the Cross and to build unity among Christians from various traditions. You can join them on their facebook page and learn more about Taizé by clicking here. You can also pray along with their most recent service by watching the video on youtube, click here for that link. The Ordination of Fr. Patrick Ohl and Fr. Peter Robinson to the priesthood took place at the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King on June 26, 2021. To see pictures from the special day click here, to watch a video of the Mass click the picture below. May their ministry be blessed!
COVID – 19 JULY UPDATE
OPEN FOR MASS with social distancing
On July 16 the Province of Ontario, including Waterloo Region, moved into Step 3 of Reopening. This means we can have as many people at Mass as we have space for while keeping each household 6 feet apart.
We also still need to wear a mask and stay home if you are sick in any way. Please visit the COVID-19 page on our website for more info.
The Parish Office is open by appointment, Monday – Thursday from 8:30 am – 12 noon and 1:00 – 4:30 pm. (We are closed Fridays in the summer.)
VACCINE NEWS
Anyone in Waterloo Region
12 or older Can be vaccinated for COVID-19.
If you still need your first or second dose you can BOOK AN APPOINTMENT or WALK IN
to any vaccination clinic in the region. You can also go to a PHARMACY, click here
to find a pharmacy administering the vaccine.
To FIND A CLINIC or BOOK AN APPOINTMENT click here
Or Call 519-514-1499
TV & ONLINE MASSES Televised Masses: Vision TV daily: 8 am, Mon-Fri: 12noon Joy TV Mon-Fri: 10:30 am, 4 pm, Sun: 10:30 am Salt and Light Mon-Sat: 6:30 am, 9:30 am, 11:00 am, 3:00 pm, 10:30 pm, Sun: 11 am, 10:30 pm Faith TV Mon-Sun: 2:30 pm YES TV Mon-Sat: 1 pm, Sun: 10:30 am
On-Line Masses: www.dailytvmass.com