ST. PETER’S PARISH CLINTON-GODERICH-KINGSBRIDGE

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 — 24TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

PARISH COUNCIL — Jim Shanahan-Chair, Patrick Weber-Vice Chair, Denise Morris

-Secretary, Tracy Van Diepen-Worship, John Glazier-Education, Joyce Essery-

Social Services, Tim Martin-Temporalities and Vacant-Youth.

FINANCE COUNCIL — Paul Scholten-Finance Chair, Sam Bradica, Joanne Turner.

MARRIAGE PREPARATION — www.brucetallman.com

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

ST. MARY’S SCHOOL, GODERICH 519-524-9901

ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL, CLINTON 519-482-7035

ST. ANNE’S C.S.S., CLINTON 519-482-5454

BAPTISMS—PLEASE GO TO THE PARISH WEBSITE AND REGISTER ON-LINE FOR THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM. MARRIAGES—PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE ABOUT ONE YEAR PRIOR TO MAKING ANY ARRANGEMENTS. SUNDAY SCHOOL—TAKES PLACE AT THE 9:00 A.M. MASS IN GODERICH (SEPTEMBER TO JULY).

AS A WELCOMING FAMILY OF FAITH, WE ARE CALLED BY CHRIST THROUGH PRAYER, TO SHARE THE GIFTS OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE HAVE IN LOVING SERVICE TO ALL.

156 NORTH STREET

GODERICH, ON N7A 2V3

TEL. 519-524-8174

FAX. 519-524-2871

WEB & E-MAIL ADDRESS

www.stpetersgh.dol.ca

stpetersgh@dol.ca

OFFICE HOURS

MONDAY—CLOSED

PRIEST’S DAY OFF

TUESDAY 9:00 A.M. TO 12

NOON

WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY

9:00 A.M. TO 12 NOON

1:00 P.M. TO 3:30 P.M.

STAFF

REV. RONNIE TAGNINES ADMINISTRATOR

DEACON BRIAN MCDONALD DEACON

TINA BOUTILIER OFFICE/FINANCIAL SECRETARY

SUNDAY MASSES

SATURDAY 5:00 P.M.

SUNDAY 9:00 & 11:00 A.M.

SACRAMENT OF

RECONCILIATION

SATURDAYS 4 — 4:30 P.M.

PRAYER LINE REQUESTS st.p.prayerline@gmail.com

LOST AND FOUND

Welcome to “Lost and Found Sunday”! Just in case being in church makes us

proudly consider ourselves especially religious, today’s Gospel suggests that

we’d be wiser to admit that we’re sometimes lost. Then we’ll eventually be

happily counted among Jesus’ “found,” because today Jesus focuses on a lost

sheep, lost coin, lost son. Jesus does so because the Pharisees and scribes,

proudly considering themselves especially religious, “began to complain” that

Jesus “welcomes sinners and eats with them.” So Jesus warns them—and us—to

stop judging others. Marvel instead that God’s amazing grace has found us!

Indeed, we should become Jesus’ friends lovingly trying to find others. So

Exodus asks, if God “relented in punishment” and pardoned us, shouldn’t we

forgive fellow sinners graciously? Even Paul admits his “arrogance” as “foremost

among sinners.” We too, happy at being “mercifully treated,” should share with

everyone else Jesus’ unfailing patience. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

Although New Year’s Day has been fixed firmly on January 1 for several hundred years,

Labor Day has the feel of a great dividing line between leisure and routine. The pace of life

has since picked up, and new schedules and commitments crowd us. In the background is

God’s call to consider the third commandment, still life‑giving and binding, to make holy

the Lord’s Day by worship and rest. Jews see the Sabbath, Saturday, not so much as a day of

worship, but as a day of rest, a day of renewing friendship with God by delighting in the

beauty of creation and the joy of family and friends. It is a day for contemplating the wonder

of God’s creation, but not disturbing it. For Christians in the first three centuries, the Lord’s

Day, Sunday, was not for rest, but worship. It was a regular work day. People met before

dawn, and after Eucharist hurried off to daily routines. Today we come to Mass, but many

hurry off to essential work, not a day of rest. The Lord’s Day is not the Sabbath, but we can

enhance Sunday’s ability to transform us if we consider embracing some Sabbath values:

having a family meal, going for a walk in a beautiful place, making room in our lives to

open ourselves more fully to holiness of life in Christ. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF

September 16 — 22, 2019 MONDAY: September 16 — No Mass (We pray for Rev. Dan Vere)

TUESDAY: September 17 (We pray for Rev. Michael Michon)

St. Peter’s, Goderich — 7:00 p.m. For peace & safety — Faye Watt Paul Frayne — Angus & Corrine Cline John Van Rooy — William Van Osch WEDNESDAY: September 18 (We pray for Deacon Henry Kling) St. Peter’s, Goderich — 9:00 a.m.

Anna Van Osch — Mike & Mary Catherine McKeon Int. of Cliff & Nora Weist — Ruth Larry Powell — Jim & Teresa Hickey THURSDAY: September 19 (We pray for Rev. Waclaw Chudy, C.S.M.A.) St. Peter’s, Goderich — 9:00 a.m.

John Voskamp — MacGinty Family Patrick Mihm — Karen & Kevin Wade Thea Rothammer — Rosemary Mussar FRIDAY: Sept. 20 — * Office Closing at 12 Noon * (We pray for Rev. Anselmo Jaehee Ri) St. Peter’s, Goderich — 9:00 a.m. Grace, Helen & Dorothy — Janet

Rev. John Pluta — Margaretha Meier Fred Haye — O’Donnell Family SATURDAY: Sept. 21 — 25th Sun. in Ordinary Time St. Peter’s, Goderich — 5:00 p.m. Our Parish Family SUNDAY: Sept. 22 — 25th Sun. in Ordinary Time St. Peter’s, Goderich — 9:00 a.m.

Our Parish Family St. Peter’s, Goderich — 11:00 a.m.

Our Parish Family

BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS~are to be sub-

mitted well in advance to ensure publication. Bul-

letin templates are created in advance and space

is limited. Please be prepared in the event that a

two week bulletin is published. Please keep an-

nouncements brief and concise. Announcement

deadline is Monday.

RCIA~if you wish to become Catholic, we are offer-

ing the RCIA Program to begin some time in Octo-

ber. We are accepting candidates and sponsors. For

more information please contact, Fr. Ronnie 519-

524-8174-x-202 or rtagnines@dol.ca

GODERICH K. OF C. NEWS~Friday Night Social;

Sept. 20. This is open to the parish. Please bring

a snack.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL~is collecting items to

donate to families in need. During the month of

September we are requesting soda biscuits.

Items may be dropped off in the bin located in the

church. Thank you. Also, visit our website:

www.svdpgoderich.ca

ST. PETER’S C.W.L.~C.W.L. London Diocesan

Council Fall Regional Day: Sat., Sept. 28. 8:30 a.m.

– 3:00 p.m. Sacred Heart Parish, Wingham. Theme

is Come to the Well (view poster at http://

www.cwllondon.ca/Events.html).

RSVP to Joanne Doherty by Monday, Sept. 16.

uncrnlady@hotmail.com or 519-612-1598. $10 cost

for lunch is covered by our League. Please make a

special effort to attend as we want to keep Regional

Days within the London/Chatham corridor.

General Meeting: Mon., Sept. 30. Columbus Centre.

Pot luck at 5:30 p.m. Dinner at 6:00 p.m. followed

by meeting. What a great opportunity for us mem-

bers to socialize and cover league business at the

same time! If you would like to join the Catholic

Women ’s League, contac t j oannb lay-

rowan@gmail.com

SEEKING ASSISTANCE~we are looking for some-

one to shovel all the walkways around the church

and rectory this winter. Salting some areas is re-

quired. This may be daily depending on snowfall/

weather. This is a paid position. Please call the of-

fice for more information.

BEEF ON A BUN~Thurs., Sept. 19 at St. Peter’s

Church Hall. 11:30 a.m. — 1:30 p.m. Eat in, take-

out or have it delivered. Roast beef sandwich, fresh

coleslaw, homemade cake and coffee. $10.00/

person. Proceeds to the Alzheimer Society of Huron

County. For take-out call 482-1482.

MASS NOTATION~effective Tues., Oct. 15, Tues-

day Masses will be celebrated at 4 p.m. and NOT 7

p.m.

FIRST FRIDAY UPDATE~Adoration of the

Blessed Sacrament on the first Friday of each

month will be held from 9:30—10:30 a.m. with

Benediction at 10:30 a.m. This will begin on Fri-

day, Oct. 4.

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION~calling all chil-

dren in grade 2 (or older) wishing to make their

First Reconciliation. Preparation sessions will begin

in November. If you wish your child to receive the

Sacrament of First Reconciliation, go to our parish

website to register your child. (Sacraments. First

Reconciliation. Register Here.) More details to fol-

low.

SAINT OF THE WEEK~St. Ariadne. Feastday: September 17. Death: 130. Martyr of Phrygia.

Ariadne was a slave in the household of a Phrygian

prince. When pagan rites were performed in honour

of the prince's birthday, she refused to take part.

Hunted by the authorities, she entered a chasm in a

ridge. The chasm opened miraculously before her

and closed behind her, providing her with a tomb.

Your Offerings to the

Parish

Sept. 7/8, 2019

Offertory $4744.05

Your gifts to the parish help us to spread the Good News and to maintain our parish facilities.

Thank You for your Kindness!

CATHOLIC ENGAGED ENCOUNTER~The Catho-

lic Engaged Encounter (CEC) provides quality

preparation for marriage in a weekend retreat pre-

sented in a prayerful atmosphere. The weekend is

truly a spiritual experience, enriched by the avail-

ability of the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the

celebration of the Eucharist. The weekend is

Catholic in thought, morality, ritual and expres-

sion. It gives couples the opportunity to discover

the deep meaning of the Sacrament of Marriage

within the Catholic Church and offer couples a

unique experience which focuses strongly on fos-

tering good communication in marriage and the

importance of God in their relationship. The pro-

gram solidly supports Church teaching in all are-

as. New dates available: Nov. 1-3 2019; March 6

-8 2020, and Oct. 17-19, 2020. Please contact

Terry and JoAnne Burrell (St Thomas Aquinas Par-

ish-Sarnia) 519-542-8826, jotab@cogeco.ca

CAPUCHIN COME-&-SEE~young men from the

age of 18 - 40 are invited to join the Capuchin

Franciscan Friars in discerning a religious and

priestly vocation on Sat., Sept. 21 at St. Crispin Fri-

ary, 127 Friars Way, London from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Participants will share in life as religious men follow-

ing in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, Padre Pio

and Solanus Casey. If you are interested, please

contact Fr. Louis at 226-881-0069 or friar-

louiscap@yahoo.ca

OPEN MASS~St. Peter's Seminary invites all to at-

tend open Mass in the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel

on the following Sundays at 11 a.m.: Oct. 6 and

Nov. 3, 2019; and Jan. 19 and March 1, 2020. For

m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n v i s i t h t t p s : / /

www.stpetersseminary.ca/St.-Thomas-Aquinas-

Chapel-Open-Masses-2018---2018/278?id=278

MASS ONLINE~Did you know that Mass is live-

streamed every weekend in the Diocese of Lon-

don? Courtesy of St. George Parish, London, Mass

is available at www.youtube.com/user/

sgtvlondon There is even an archive of past Mass-

es, homilies and special liturgical events. Online

viewing is a great option for those who are unable

to attend Mass in person due to illness, infirmity,

travel or any other reason.

SALT + LIGHT TV~Canada’s Catholic television

network invites you to watch their new and re-

turning programs this autumn. “Behold” is a new

documentary-style program which features Catho-

lic stories of beauty, truth, and goodness on a va-

riety of intriguing topics. “This Place: Real People.

Real Faith” features different dioceses across Can-

ada, including the Diocese of London – stay tuned

for details once they are available. Salt + Light

strives to provide a variety of live event coverage,

Masses and devotions, and programs and docu-

mentaries that focus on spreading the joy of the

Gospel message and the light of Christ to the

world. You can to subscribe to Salt + Light TV

from cable and satellite carriers throughout Cana-

da. Check your local provider or visit

www.saltandlighttv.org/subscribe for details.

RETROUVAILLE~If you feel alone in your marriage,

frustrated, or angry with your spouse, Retrouvaille

can help. To learn more about Retrouvaille, or to reg-

ister for the up-coming weekend September 27-29,

2019 at the Michaelite Centre, email retrouvaillelon-

donstthomas@gmail.com www.helpourmarriage.com

“FOR OUR COMMON HOME” - Development and

Peace~The Amazon produces 20% of the oxygen

we breathe. Yet its forests, streams and people are

threatened because of the resources there. Join a

workshop on Development and Peace’s new cam-

paign, For our Common Home: A future for the Am-

azon,” a future for all to learn about the vital role

the Amazon plays for the entire planet and the im-

portance of standing alongside those who protect

the Amazon. A future for the Amazon is a future for

all! The diocesan workshops will be held in five lo-

cations throughout the diocese. Please see this

poster for the workshop closest to you. For more

information, contact Annette Donovan Panchaud at

annette.donovanpanchaud@kings.uwo.ca or see the

website devp.org/campaign

PHOTO DIRECTORY PICK-UP~from the parish

MARRIAGE PREPARATION~in Kinkora will be

held Sat., February 22 & Sun., February 23,

2020. To register &/or for more information,

please contact Chris & Barb Runstedler

barb.runstedler@gmail.com

Office closing at 12 noon this Fri., Sept. 20.

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