WEEKDAY MASSES ST. PATRICK’S, KINKORA (K) AND ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, MITCHELL (M) Monday, December 1 No Mass on Mondays Tuesday, December 2 7:00 p.m. Mass (M) + Jimmy Caverly - Marty & Cathy Rops (rescheduled) Special intention for favourable weather - a parishioner (rescheduled) + Kees Monden - John & Cecilia Schoonderwoerd (rescheduled) Wednesday, December 3 No Mass on Wednesdays Thursday, December 4 6:00 p.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (M) 7:00 p.m. Mass (M) + Frank & Ann Kistner - Joan Cronin + Andy & Annie Verhoeve - the family + Paul Nichel - Ron & Theresa Murray Friday, December 5 9:00 a.m. School Advent Mass (K) + Mark DeWetering - Frank & Karen DeWetering (rescheduled) Saturday, December 6 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. Confessions (K) 9:00 a.m. Mass (K) Intentions of Kimberly von Euw - Kathleen & Rob von Euw 4:30 to 4:45 p.m. Confessions (M) 5:00 p.m. Mass (M) Sunday, December 7 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 8:30 a.m. Mass (M) 10:30 a.m. Mass (K) OUR PARISH FAMILY Together, Serving with Gladness The Cluster Communities of St. Patrick’s & St. Vincent de Paul Parishes FATHER CLARE COLEMAN, PASTOR SUNDAY EUCHARIST SATURDAY SUNDAY 5:00 p.m. Mitchell 8:30 a.m. Mitchell 10:30 a.m. Kinkora WEEKDAY MASSES See the back page of the bulletin. PASTORAL VISITS If you have a family member or know of someone who needs a pastoral visit, please call the parish office so that arrangements can be made. BAPTISMS Please call the parish office. MARRIAGES May we remember in prayer, the priests, deacons, women and men religious and seminarians of the Diocese of London. May they be faithful to the charge given them by the Lord, especially remembering: Fr. Louis Mousseau, O.F.M. Cap., Ms. Rebecca Bondy - Pastoral Minister/CYM, Fr. Robert Champagne, Miss Janet Loo - Liturgical Facilitator/Director of Music, Fr. Dwayne Adam, Mr. Evan Thompson - CYM and Deacon Lyle Lalonge. Arrangements should be made with the Pastor, if possible, one year prior to the wedding date. OFFICE HOURS 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday at St. Patrick’s, 81 Mill St., Box 15, Dublin, ON N0K E0 Call parish office at 519-345-2972 Fax 519-266-4371 Toll-Free 1-866-747-1012 Father Clare ext: 21 Kathy (Secretary/Receptionist) ext: 23 Sally (Finance Secretary) ext: 24 Parish e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.stpatrickpaul.dol.ca First Sunday of Advent November 30, 2014 BULLETIN ADVERTISEMENTS… Starting January 1, 2015 we will be having ads on the back of the bulletin. There will be only 30 ad placements available and will be made available on a first-come first-served basis for both St. Patrick's and St. Vincent de Paul Parishes. The cost of the ads will be $125 for a oneyear term - approximately 46 weekly bulletin inserts. If you are interested in supporting the parish and making your business or service known to the parishioners of our parishes, please contact Tony DeGroot (Kinkora) at 519-348-9903 or Joe Klumper (St. Vincent de Paul) at 519-348-8810. ADVENT CHORAL SERVICE… St. Vincent de Paul Choir will be performing along with other churches from Mitchell on Sunday, November 30th at Knox Presbyterian Church at 2:30 p.m. Come out and join them for an afternoon of Christmas music. A donation to the Food Bank would be appreciated. ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CWL… St. Vincent de Paul CWL Memberships ($20) are being collected at the entrance of the church this month by Brenda Biggelaar, Barb Groot or Mary Sanders. Consider becoming a member. First time members will have their membership paid for, for one year. THANK YOU to those who have already submitted their membership fees. KINKORA CWL NEWS… St. Patrick’s Kinkora CWL will hold its next meeting on Wed. December 3rd at 7:30 p.m. at the Kinkora Community Centre. We will be preparing Christmas tins. All ladies welcome! Kinkora CWL Memberships ($20) are being collected by Rose Snyders this month. Thanks to those who have already submitted their membership fees! COLLECTION November 23, 2014 Kinkora: Reg. env. $1,437.00, loose $60.00, Thanksgiving Appeal $490.00. This week there were 36 regular envelopes with an average donation of $39.92. Mitchell: Reg. env. $2,895.00, loose $65.00, Building Fund $325.00. This week there were 53 regular envelopes with an average donation of $54.63. Thank you for your generous support! ANGEL TREE… The Sunday school students have made angels for the “Angel Tree” at St. Vincent de Paul Church. Please take an angel from the tree and buy a gift for the designated age by December 7th. You will be helping a less fortunate child this Christmas. YOU’RE INVITED… A “Community Christmas Dinner” sponsored by Mitchell area churches will be held on Monday, December 8th at 5:30 p.m. at the Mitchell Community Centre. Pick up your free tickets at the Salvation Army Thrift Store. A free will offering will go towards the Christmas Toy Drive and Youth Unlimited. CHRISTMAS DINNER… St. Vincent de Paul CWL invites all ladies of both parishes to their Christmas Dinner on Tues. Dec. 9th beginning with Mass at 6:00 p.m. and dinner and entertainment to follow. Catered dinner by Scott Saunders of the Rolling Roaster. Theme is mother/daughter/ sister/friend so feel free to invite a relative or friend (within or outside of the parish). Tickets available after Mass at the back of St. Vincent de Paul Church or contact Mary Anne Lealess at 519-348-9735. CATHOLIC SPONSORSHIP… CHALICE is the largest Catholic sponsorship organization in Canada. Chalice supports sponsorship programs in 15 countries throughout the world, providing direct aid to nearly 50,000 children and aged. Gifts from the Chalice Christmas Gift Catalogue make a significant impact in the lives of countless individuals and families. Dreams come true for children and families living in need. Gifts provide support in areas such as education, nutrition, health, and child sponsorship. Consider buying a gift in honour of a loved one from the Christmas Catalogue and help a child and family in need in the developing world. You will also receive an official tax receipt for your purchase. Information can be found on their website www.chalice.ca or by contacting Betty Duwyn at 519-348-4354. TREE OF PROMISE 2014… MANY THANKS to everyone who helped to make our 9th Annual Tree of Promise celebration such a special event. We remembered over 200 loved ones and through your generosity raised over $3000 for various charities. Special thanks to Fr. Brian for offering such a beautiful mass, to Frank Verberne for his solemn rendition of names, to all those who helped out and to all those who braved the weather to join us! Once again, it was a very special evening. Wishing you a very blessed Christmas! Mary Helen Van Loon AN INVITATION… On December 5/6 we are hosting once again a vigil on poverty. The theme is as in all past years “Why did Jesus say the poor will always be with us?” It begins at 7:00 p.m. Friday evening and goes to 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning. You will need a sleeping bag, pillow, and a change of clothes as we are playing combat games outside. Please call the parish office to sign up. 519-345-2972 x 26 or 23 (toll-free 1-866-747-1012). Also Saturday, Dec. 6 at 7:00 p.m. we are hosting our first “Barn Mass". It will be held at Bill and Connie Devereaux’s farm 43301 Hydro Line Road in Seaforth. All ages are welcome. Karen Doyle - CYM FAMILY BREAKFAST WITH SANTA Sponsored by the Dublin Lions Club on Saturday, Dec. 6th. 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon at the Dublin Pavilion. Adults $5, Children under 12 FREE. Pancakes, eggs, sausage & toast. Activities for the kids. FREE picture with Santa.