Our Lady of Peace Parish Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

November 11, #49/2017-2018

Welcome to Our Lady of Peace Parish! We welcome all new parishioners to our parish community. We

are happy to assist you at our Information Desk before or after Mass. Here you can register at our parish, notify us of

change of address, sign up for collection envelopes, get a Mass Card, notify the office of someone in the parish who needs prayers or a need that you may have. Someone will be at this

table at least 15 minutes prior to Mass, and after as well.

Our Lady of Peace

425 Broad St. N.

Regina, SK S4R 2X8

Tel: 306-543-5355

Fax: 306-543-9837

E-Mail: ourladyofpeace@sasktel.net

www.ourladyofpeaceregina.com Facebook: Our Lady of Peace Regina

Twitter:@olopreginask

Office Hours:

Mon-Friday:

8:30 a.m. - Noon & 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Pastor: Fr. James Owolagba

Tel: 306-543-5355

E-Mail: frjowolagba@gmail.com

Pastoral Assistant: Stacy Grunert

Tel: 306-550-2474

E-Mail: passistolop@sasktel.net

Office Manager: Ebere Nwadike

Tel: 306-543-5355

Hall Rentals:

Jackie Bahan:

Tel: 306-543-3014

Caretaker: Tewodros Gebreselassie

ANOINTING OF THE SICK:-Call the Parish Office if you need anointing at home or in the hospital. Check the bulletin for upcoming anointing schedules. BAPTISM: Please call the office to register/information. MARRIAGE: Please contact the pastor at least six months prior to the wedding date to begin the necessary preparations. RCIA/RCIC: – Call the Parish Office for information.

YOUR FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO OUR LADY OF PEACE PARISH—ELECTRONIC GIVING

--Quick and easy to make your parish donation! -It’s a way to never have to worry about forgetting your donation envelope at home. Sign up forms are available at the Information Desk or at the parish office, call the office for more info at 306-543-5355. **Money comes from your bank account directly to the parish bank account on the second day of each month—hassle free!

LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Weekday Masses

Tue- Fri 9:00 a.m. Weekend Masses

Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

ROSARY 20 Minutes before all Masses

ADORATION:EVERY FIRST FRIDAY

RECONCILIATION: Saturday’s: 4:30 p.m. Sunday’s: 8:30 a.m.

Home made Perogies:

For perogies supply please call Marg @ 306 949 8995 or

the Parish office.

Stewardship: “I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the other

contributors to the treasury. For they all contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she

had, her whole living.” Mark 12:43-44 Jesus gets right to the point – we are all called to give money to sup-port the mission of the Church, regardless of our circumstance. No

gift is too small or insignificant! Giving money to support the mission of our local parish is a matter of our faith, just like praying and par-ticipating in parish ministries. When you make a financial offering, is

it from your “first fruits” or from what is “left over”?

Feasts of the Week Mon 12: St Josaphat

Sat 17: St Elizabeth of Hungary

Lest we forget

Parish Events & Meetings

Nov 12 - 18, 2018

Mon Nov 12 10am-Bible Study 1309 Dover Ave. Office Closed

Tues Nov 13 1:00pm– Perogy making 1:30pm –Cards 7:00pm Pastoral council Mtg

Wed Nov 14

Thurs Nov 15 9:40am-Sr Forever in Motion 1:30pm– Knitting & Chat

Fri Nov 16 2:15pm-Stretch & Relaxation

Sat Nov 17 5pm– Mass

Sun Nov 18

33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Daily Readings and Mass Intentions

Mass Readings Mass Intention

Mon Nov 12: No Mass Titus 1.1-9 Luke 17.1-6

No Mass

Tue Nov 13: 9:00AM Titus 2.1-8, 11-14 Luke 17.7-10

† Darlene Laws by Sindie Ripplinger

Wed Nov 14: 9:00AM

Titus 3.1-7 Luke 17.11-19

† Lawrence Rodrigues by Teresa Rodrigues

Thurs Nov 15: 9:00AM

Philemon 7-20 Luke 17.20-25

† Anthony and Belmira Fur-tado by Teresa Rodrigues

Fri Nov 16: 9:00 AM

2 John 4-9 Luke 17.26-37

†Fred Costa Correia & Lercastre Viegas by Teresa

Sat Nov 17: 5:00PM 3 John 5-8 Luke 18.1-8

Sun Nov 18:– 9:00AM &

10:30am mass 33rd Sunday in Ord. Time

Daniel 12.1-3 Hebrews 10.11-14, 18 Mark 13.24-32

All Parishioners

Please Pray for our Sick Parishioners

Terry Bedard; & Danny Frei

Ask Fr James

Lest we Forget to Remember

For the church to forget to remember can be compared to the Crisis of Spiritual Alzheimer's in the People of God. The Biblical call to Remembrance in the Old Testament was told in the Book of Exodus about how God delivered the people from bondage in Egypt (Exodus 5:1; Deuteronomy 5:15, 15:15, and 16:3). The deliverance story in the New Testament narrative is of Jesus on the cross. How he delivered us from the bondage of sin. St Paul summa-rized it in this way; "And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again (2 Corinthians 5:15).

The people in the Bible knew that the greatest danger to their identity and the community at large was communal forgetfulness of what God did. So, the daily medicine for their malady of forgetfulness was to tell and re-tell the story. For them, Remembrance was an act of covenant renewal for future generations; without it, the covenant will not be renewed. Through Remembrance, God had shown up and would show up again.

Thus, it is important for the church to remember always. Jesus says; Do this in remembrance of me" (Luke 22:19). Pastors and ministers today are called to be like the judges and prophets in the Bible, calling the people of God to remember how God did it. Because God did such and such and that is why we can be here today. Forgetting to re-member is the spiritual Alzheimer's of the people of God.

On this Remembrance Day, we remember how the soldiers on the battle field did it with the help of God. For the great wars seen from the air in Flanders field until the wars were won, we are all called on this Remembrance Day, to remember lest we forget. The Armistice that ended the First World War and other wars can easily pass out of the memory of the living given that it is receding further into the past with few people left to “remember” it directly.

Thus, this call “to remember" is a call to remember the mighty work of God and to praise God for it. All through the Bible, Remembrance was more than individual recollection; Remembering was a communal activity about how the people encountered God and how God saved their Nation - covenant. The remembrance of the past works of God, which continues today in this world.

Today, we remember them for the scale of their sacrifice which must forever remain a fundamental part of our national consciousness. God did it through them. As we pray not to any longer be caught between the horror and the hard place, we remember them who gave their lives that we might live. We shall remember them. Lest we forget! "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them." To those who fought and lived, and those who fought and died. To those who gave much and those who gave all. We shall remember them!

You may email/send your faith questions to Fr. James and he will answer them in our Sunday Bulletins.

2018/2019 Sunday Missals and 2019 Liturgical Art Calendar

available at the foyer for a dona-tion of $5 each. Please use the en-velope provided and place it into

the collection basket. Thank You!

OFFERTORY COLLECTIONS

Nov 3/4,2018

5pm - $730.00 9am - $804.45 10:30am- $1,631.35 TOTAL:$3,165.80

AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE “AS ONE WHO SERVES” We learned a few weeks back that the diaconate was re-stored to the Church as a permanent office at Vatican II. The diaconate had begun as a permanent office in the Church, but slowly dwindled until it only functioned as a step towards priesthood (what we today call the transitional diaconate). What few people know is that the impetus for the restoration of the permanent diaconate came from Da-chau, a Nazi prison camp, specifically, Cell Block 26, desig-nated for Catholic clergy. While imprisoned, many priests (and transitional deacons!) considered the value of the diac-onate as an image of Christ the servant in a world with many needs. The discussions in Cell Block 26 led to the formation of a Deacon Circle after the war, which fostered more dis-cussion, and eventually to the restoration of the permanent diaconate at Vatican II. To learn more, check out our Arch-diocesan Facebook page. Wonder if you are called to serve God and God’s people as a permanent deacon? Discern with the Archdiocese of Regina. Call Dr. Brett Salkeld at 352-1652, ext. 214. Did you know that our Archdiocese is currently served by 12 permanent deacons, 9 of whom were ordained last June? We are currently discerning for a second group to begin for-mation next fall. For more information, contact; Dr. Brett Salkeld, Archdiocesan theologian at 306-352-1651, ext. 214. Holy Child Social Justice Committee Book Sale Friday, November 16 from 3-8 pm, Saturday, November 17 from 9 am to 8:30 pm and Sunday, November 18 from 10 am to 2 pm. Items accepted will be books, cd's, videos, puzzles and games. No encyclopedia’s. Items may be dropped off at the parish hall on Thursday, November 15 from 9 am to 8 pm and Friday, November 16 from 9 am to 3 pm. Concession will be available.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina will gather in joy and thanksgiving for the Ordination of Ricardo Escalante to the Sacred Order of the Priesthood On Friday, November 30, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. @ Holy Rosary Cathedral 3125 - 13th Avenue. A reception will follow, every-

one is welcome! First Mass and Thanksgiving. Saturday, De-cember 1, 2018: 3:00 p.m. Holy Rosary Cathedral 3125 – 13th Avenue. Informal Reception/Party to follow

Upcoming Parish Events

Nov 21st & 22nd— Archbishop O’Neil grade nine Retreat @ 9:15 AM

Nov 25 K of C Pancake breakfast after 9AM and 10:30AM masses

Nov 26 K of C Meeting @ 7PM Dec 2nd 1st Reconciliation service @ 7PM Dec 13th 55+ dance @ 1:30 p.m Dec 17th Parish Reconciliation @ 7PM

Membership $10.00.annually this gives you the opportunity to at-tend for free: Cards –Tuesdays @ 1:30pm; Forever in Motion-Thursdays @ 9:40am; Knitting/Crocheting group Thursdays @ 1:30 p.m. Stretch & Relaxation Fridays @ 2:15, $3.50 for mem-

bers, $4 for non-members.

55+ Dance Dec.13 @ 1:30 p.m. $5 for members, $6 for non-members.

Contact Betty @ 306-545-3402 for more info. Christmas Brunch– Monday Dec 3, 2018 @ Classic Buffet. 100 Albert Street @ 11:45 a.m. Cost 12.45+tax Everyone welcome

55+ Senior Group Corner

Our November Bingo’s are...Day Nov. 14 and 27. Evening bingo is Nov.30th. To date we have re-ceived $ 18,623.34 for all our efforts. Thanks

to all the dedicated workers. Should you be able to help with the Nov. bingos, please call the

office or Anita at 543-0421. No experience necessary.

Knight of Columbus Pancake Breakfast Nov. 25th after 9:00AM and 10 :30AM masses.

General Meeting Monday Nov 26th @ 7:00PM

General Meeting with Annual Meeting to follow Nov 19th at 1:30 pm Please bring written annual reports

Memorial/Donation Fund The Memorial (Butterfly) or donation fund (Green

leaf) is set up to help pay our mortgage. Your name or the name of your loved ones will be placed on the tree in the gathering area for any donation of $500 or more. Check the Information desk or call the parish office for more information. Thank you

GIVING TREE We are now collecting finger gloves, young children’s under garments, children’s tooth-paste and children’s unisex socks for the school children in our area.

Thank you for your donations.

Our Parish goal is $20,846

So far we have had donations totalling $8,498.00.This is 41% of our goal. We thank all who have generously donated to this great cause. We ask for God's bless-ing on the donors to come. Let's make this a great year and meet our goal. Please and Thank you—Tax receipts will be issued

We have started moving up in our Archbishops Appeal goal

Many Helping Hands We need more peo-ple for the stewardship ministry especially for the projects– (Garage sale, Bazaar and others, new ide-as are welcome)

Because of the Diocesan Protocol Anita Rieger is not able to pass on phone numbers or email addresses, so if you can help call Margaret O’Byrne at 306-949-8995 or the parish office, or sign up at the Infor-mation desk.

We would be very happy to have you, and your fresh new ideas, join our group!

RCIC, Confirmation and First Eucharist prepa-ration classes will begin in January for children grade 2 and older. Registration forms may be picked up at the information table as well as St. Gregory and St. Michael Community School offices.

Our Lady of Peace will be hosting 2 Grade 9 Classes from O'Neill High School on November

20 and 21. Part of their retreat will be one hour of community service. We are looking for a few parishioners that can assist in overseeing their community service. Please let the office know if your would be able to help in this min-

istry. Parishioners assisting must have volunteer forms and criminal record checks completed for this ministry.

Pastoral Council Pastor: Father James Chair: Brian Martens Vice Chair: Rick Perras Secretary: Jackie Bahan Liturgy: JoAnne Zuck Education/Sacraments: Stacy Grunert Youth: — Pastoral Care Irene Grad Deanery JoAnne Zuck

Stewardship: -Marg O’Byrne Membership: Doris Frei Appointed Members: Annual Appeal: Antonette Rothecker Screening Protocol: Donalda Exner Schools Liaison: Antonette Rothecker Seniors: Betty Sparrowhawk CWL Representative: Irene Haynes K.C. Representative: Gerald Radicki

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Finance Council Pastor Fr. James Chair: Dennis Gibbs Vice Chair: Myles Lozinsky Secretary: Anita Rieger Hall: Jackie Bahan Member: Maurice Raboud Member: Lukose Luka Bldg & Grounds: Don Macknak Member: Roger Bertrand Member: Stacy Grunert Member: Ebere Nwadike Member: Ken Sparrowhawk

Mission Statement: Through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we endeavor to build this community of Our Lady of Peace to a viable Christian Catholic Family, to which all are welcome.

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