Prayer List

Please remember in your prayers the mem-bers of our parish family suffering from illness, Joyce Waller, Roxanne Rau, Louise Merner, Reese Lenssen, Steven Wild-Denys, Joyce Cole, Barb Re-gier, Steve Brock, Fr. Martin Nyland, Theresa Da-vies, Patrick Mihm, Kyle Craner, Shirley Bedard and

Barbara Rau.

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations and our prayerful wishes to Jeffrey Gibson & Amanda Masse w ho were m arried at St. Peter ’s this weekend.

Thanksgiving Food Drive

St. Boniface & St. Peter’s CWL will be collecting non-perishable food items to be donated to Blessings. There will be a box in the narthex/entrance of the church to collect the items. Please have all y0ur dona-tions at the church by Monday, October 3. Thanks for your support in helping to ensure everyone has a “Happy Thanksgiving”.

Knights of Columbus

Executive/General Meeting - Wednesday, September 21 following the 7:00 pm Mass at St. Boniface Church

St. Boniface CWL

Reminder - Our Pot Luck Supper will be on Tuesday, Septem-ber 20 at 6 pm in the Church Hall.

Fall Bazaar - We are looking for new donations for our up-coming bazaar. If you have something you would like to do-nate please contact Debbie Pennings at 519-236-7750. Please have your donation to the church by Friday, October 21st.

Confirmation Parent’s Meeting

There will be an important meeting on Wednes-day, September 21st at St. Boniface Church following the 7 pm Mass. This m eeting is for all parents with students in Grades 7 & 8 who will be preparing for the Sacrament of Confirma-tion this year. This meeting is for parents/

guardians only. Parents of children studying in schools other than St. Boniface who would like to prepare their children for this Sacrament are asked to please contact the Church office as soon as possible.

Flowers/Potted Plants at St. Peter’s

Plants don’t live through the week at St. Peter’s! If you could help by bringing flowers or potted plants on a weekend and make our church more beautiful it would be greatly appreciat-ed. Contact Patty LaPorte at 519-236-4876 if you have a partic-ular weekend in mind and together we can glorify God and bring more life to our celebrations.

1st Annual Country Harvest Festival

The Catholic Community Foundation of Southwestern Ontario invites families from across the region to support youth leader-ship and development at the 1st Annual country Harvest Festi-val on October 1. The morning program will include a celebra-tion of mass with His Excellency Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Dabrowski, followed by a family fair and breakfast. The even-ing program will be an adult-only event with an old-fashioned country meal, an auction focused on celebrating the gifts and talents of the people from our Diocese, especially those from the Huron-Perth deanery, and unique entertainment with some fantastic youth! Tickets for the evening segment are $50 and available through Ms. Mary Chisholm at mchisholm@dol.ca.

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 18, 2016 As disciples of Christ, we are called to love God above all things. As disciples, our focus should not be on the material and passing things of this world, for true freedom is found in loving God and committing oneself to the Gospel message. When we keep our eyes firmly fixed on Jesus, our priorities shift, freeing us to live according to his teaching and help build up God’s kingdom on earth.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 19 - 25

MONDAY: September 19 (We pray for Rev. Warclaw Chudy, C.S.M.A.)

TUESDAY: September 20 (We Pray for Rev. Joseph Yonghwan Son)

St. Peter’s Church - 12:00 pm “Devotions to St. Joseph & St. Andre”

Sacrament of Reconciliation

+Ivan Sims - Anna Marie Patterson

Int. of Dick & Barb Rau - Anthony & Cathy LaPorte

WEDNESDAY: September 21 (We Pray for Rev. Zbigniew Sawicki)

St. Boniface Church - 7:00 pm “Devotions to Our Mother of Perpetual Help”

+Matthew Ducharme - Martha Risi & Family

+James Kenny - Clarence & Joan Regier

+Willie Overholt - Mary Lou Denomme

THURSDAY: September 22 (We Pray for Miss Caitlyn Bonday, Youth Ministry)

Bluewater Resthome - 3:30 pm Int. of Keith & Ann Anderson - Virginia Denomme

+Darl Rau - Jean Geoffrey & Family

FRIDAY: September 23 (We Pray for Rev. Daniel Morand)

St. Boniface Church - No Mass

SATURDAY: September 24 (We Pray for Ms. Melissa Page-Nichols, Campus Minister/

Pastoral Counsellor)

St. Boniface Church - 9:00 am Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:00 - 8:45 am

+Ron Monette - Ursula Regier & Family

+Leo Meidinger - Steve & Pat Meidinger

+Cecile Meidinger - Gerard & Rosemary Ducharme

St. Peter’s Church - 2 pm Wedding of Christian Devlin & Pamela Brandon

St. Peter’s Church - 5:00 pm

SUNDAY: September 25 (We Pray for Deacon David Callaghan)

St. Boniface Church—9:00 am

St. Peter’s Church—11:00 am

Bible Study to Begin Again

We are doing the Acts. If you are interested please contact Martha Mungar at 519-236-7321 to sign up so we can order the materials needed. The Bible Study group will meet on Tuesday mornings at 9:30 in St. Peter’s Parish Hall and will run for approximately 8 - 10 weeks. Date to start will de-pend on when the material arrives.

St. Peter’s Seminary Open House

St. Peter’s Seminary and the Diocese of London have embarked upon a process to restore and renovate the 90-year-old Seminary building lo-cated at 1040 Waterloo St., London. The Semi-nary is hosting an Open House on Sunday, Sep-tember 25 from 2 -4 pm, during which the London area community will be welcomed to

tour the building. Please book this on your calendar and plan to attend!

St. Peter’s Seminary: Annual Appeal

This year our Annual Appeal, our largest single fundraiser in support of St. Peter’s Seminary, began on the 4th Sunday of Easter, April 17. Your support will enable the mission of St. Peter’s, of educating and providing faith formation to those dedicating themselves to proclaim Christ’s message of love, forgiveness, and hope to our world that in so much need of this message. The Appeal continues until the end of the year, and it is never too late to give. If you need a return form/envelope, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Frances Barnard at St. Peter’s Seminary Foundation directly at 519-432-1824 x255.

Holy Land Pilgrimage March 14-26, 2017

Come walk in the footsteps of Jesus! Fr. Matt George & Joan Bolt invite you to join in a journey of faith through the land of the Gospels. An information meeting w ill be held Sunday, September 18th 3-4:30 pm at St. Boniface Church. For more information, contact Joan Bolt (519) 471-6373 or jbolt@execulink.com

The Alzheimer’s Coffee Break

The Alzheimer’s Coffee Break will be held at the Blue Water Rest Home on Tuesday, September 20th from 2:30 - 4:00 pm. Everyone is w elcom e to attend. Two volunteers are needed to help out.

News Briefs from the September 2016 Blue Water Rest Home Board Meeting…

Blue Water Rest Home was visited by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care as part of the annual Resident Quality Inspection (RQI). This particular visit took the form of a “minor” inspection, since Blue Water is considered a low risk Home. The inspection went very well, with only small issues to be addressed – far fewer than last year. The Inspectors were supportive, objective and complimentary; they observed and commented that the Residents were happy and that the Home was in great shape. As part of our Wellness programs, we have been successful in hiring a new footcare specialist. Judy Noble will start on Monday, September 12, at the West Huron Care Centre. For more information, or to make an appointment, please call 519-236-4373, ext. 631, or e-mail: p.groot@bluewaterresthome.com Blue Water Rest Home is hosting an Alzheimer Society of Huron County “Coffee Break”. Please join us on September 20 at 2:30 p.m. to purchase a coffee or tea and once again support a great cause.

Dear Parishioners: thank goodness for the return of

cool nights for sleeping! My cat Lola is a lot fr iendlier

(or more appreciative of my body heat; one or the other) as a

result. I love the energy of this time of year: at the Finance

Cmte. m eeting, St. Boniface Building Cmte. chair

Doug Debus was able to give us an update of many smaller

items the Committee has been working on (see next week’s

bulletin for a summary). The Catholic Community Foundation

of Southwestern Ontario w ill be hosting their first

Fall Family Fair in Mitchell (unfortunately, I w ill be

gone on my summer holidays) on Saturday, October 1st. Be-

sides Mass with Bishop Dabrowski, the events, meal & enter-

tainment w ill m ake for an excellent day! The Founda-

tion represents the people (and money) that make all our ma-

jor youth programs like the Gr8 Fest, Stepping Stones

& Catholic Christian Leadership Camp possible.

Please be as generous in your support as you are able for their

good work. Confirmation Preparation begins with our Parent

Meeting this com ing W ednesday: join m e in praying

for all our young families who are on the journey of Christian

Initiation. For a first-time effort, we had a wonderful turn-

out for the Mass for Survivors of Clergy Sexual Abuse this past

Thursday: I will post St. John Paul II’s Holy Thursday Let-

ter (w hich w a s the ba sis of my homily ) on ou r pa r ish

website, under the “Sunday Homily Connections & Feedback”

section. Please feel free to comment! This Sunday’s Gospel

reading is Fr. Moe Charbonneau’s favourite! (Especially as

it appeared in the previous edition of the Lectionary - “Dig?

Beg?”) Perhaps if we placed the Kingdom of God first in our

lives, we would have a funnier take on life to inspire us. Have a

blessed week! Fr. Matt

THE JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY

Questions of the Week

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - The rich and the poor

Reading I Amos 6:1a, 4–7 (third woe)

Reading II 1 Timothy 6:11–16 (the good fight of faith)

Gospel Luke 16:19–31 (the rich man and Lazarus)

Key Passage “There was a rich man and at his gate lay a poor

man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to satisfy

his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table.” (Luke

16:19–21)

Adult: What actions can you do to show compassionate care

for the poor?

Youth: How do you relate or fail to relate toward people who

are poor? What is one thing you and your family could do this

week to help those who are poor or sick?

Ways to be Merciful

“When conversations devolve into “the dark joy” of gossip, help change the subject.”

Office Hours

The office will be closed on Wednesday, September 21 as I will be away at a Secretary’s Professional Devel-opment Day in London. Lori LaPorte

Contact Information

Mail: 22 Mary St., PO Box 81

Zurich Ontario N0M 2T0 Phone:

519 236-4191 E-mail:

bluewater@dol.ca

St. Boniface and St. Peter Parishes Pastoral Staff: Pastor: Fr. Matthew George Secretary: Lori LaPorte Office Hours: Tuesday - Thursday

8:30 am – 4:30 pm Friday - 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Weekend Masses Sat 5:00 pm St. Peter (mid April to mid October)

St. Boniface (mid October to mid April)

Sun 9:00 am St. Boniface 11:00 am St. Peter

Celebrating Our Faith Baptism Please contact the office as you await the birth of your child or while you are awaiting adoption. Reconciliation God sent His Son so that we might be saved! Ex-perience God’s healing through the sacrament of reconciliation after the 12:00 pm Mass and Devo-tions on Tuesdays at St. Peter’s or before Mass on Saturday mornings from 8:00 - 8:45 am at St. Boni-face or by appointment. Marriages The sacrament of marriage is a beautiful expres-sion of God’s love for the world! Minimum six months notice is required during which time the engaged couple must attend a Marriage Prepara-tion Course. Sacrament of the Sick If you know of a person who is in hospital, or who is homebound because of illness and is desiring the sacrament of the sick, contact the office to make arrangements. Bluewater Nursing Home A weekly mass is offered on Thursdays at 3:30 pm in the chapel. All are welcome. Devotions St. Joseph and Saint André - Tuesday after the 12:00 pm mass - St. Peter’s. Our Mother of Perpetual Help - Wednesday after the 7:00 pm mass - St. Boniface. Every first Friday at St. Boniface Church there is exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm—come be transformed by the healing power of Jesus.

MISSION STATEMENT

And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have command-ed you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age." Matthew 28:18-20 (NRSV,

Catholic edition)

Parish Organizations

Parish Advisory Council: A combined council meets every month to discuss and plan pastoral initiatives and practi-cal functioning of the parish. If you have suggestions please consider contacting one of the members.

Youth Ministry: Youth from grades 5 to 8 gather regular-ly for fun, faith and friendship. See the website for infor-mation.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word: Every Sunday at both the 9:00 am and 11:00 am masses.

Catholic Cemeteries: We have the privilege of having cemeteries associated with St Peter and St. Boniface Churches. Information can be found on the website.

Other Organizations: Catholic Women’s Leagues, Knights of Columbus and others.

Website Our website is regularly updat-ed. There is a monthly calen-dar of events, important infor-mation and great pictures. www.bluewater.dionet.ca

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Events at a glance....

Parent Meeting for Confirmation Students - Wednes-day, September 21 following the 7 pm Mass at St. Boni-face Church

Knights of Columbus Executive/General Meeting - Wednesday, September 21 following the 7 pm Mass

Feast of St. Francis of Assis - Blessing of Animals - Tuesday, October 4 at 5:30 pm at St. Boniface Church

Parent Meeting for 1st Communion Students - Wednes-day, October 5 following the 7:00 pm Mass at St. Boniface Church

First Friday School Mass & 12 Hour Adoration - Fri-day, October 7 at St. Boniface Church

Rite of Enrollment for all Confirmation Students - Oc-tober 8 & 9 at all Masses

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Family Music Centre

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Parish Pastoral Council

Cynthia Forler

Lynette Graham

Phil LaPorte

Kathryn Regier

Janet Soudant

Marg Suplat

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