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A Note from Fr. Bob, Pastor ♦ The 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
This past Friday, August 28, the Church celebrated the Memorial of St. Augustine, Bishop, Doctor of the Church, born in the middle of the 4th Century. His teaching and life has offered immense wisdom to the Church since then. The July, August, September 2020 issue of “Living Faith: Daily Catholic Devotions,” shares a beautiful insight into his living faith and how we might learn from him:
“Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish?” 1 Corinthians 1:20
When Saul saw his years of faithful study of the Law evaporate in a flash on the road to Damascus, everything changed. With his conversion, and name change, “Paul” finds that his only teacher will be “Christ crucified.” Sounds crazy! Can it be true that God loves us that much, that God’s only will is our salvation, that Jesus would cross the t’s and dot the i’s of Greek philosophy? Few people benefited more from God’s revealing the foolishness of earthly wisdom than St. Augustine, whose feast we celebrate today. For years, he ran from, “the Hound of Heaven,” as English poet Francis Thompson said, until he was finally caught in Jesus’ net. And then Augustine would rejoice: “Late have I loved You, beauty so old and so new!” Let’s all go crazy! (By Miguel Dulick. Reflection: “Wise Up!”)
Have we been transformed like St. Paul and St. Augustine? Have we surrendered our lives, our will, to Jesus? Have we given him permission to direct our lives (to heaven)? Where are we in our faith?
As we quickly approach the six month mark of COVID’s impact on us, and wait with anticipation the beginning of a very different looking school year, and as we contemplate where we place our trust and faith, may we ask the guidance of the Holy Spirit, who always leads us to the heart of Christ.
Devotedly yours in Christ, Fr. Bob
Holy Family Parish
August 30, 2020
HOLY FAMILY PARISH
777 Valetta St.,
London, ON N6H 2Y9
(519) 472-0057
www.holyfamilylondon.ca
PASTOR: Fr. Bob Remark
PAROCHIAL VICAR: Fr. Glen Ball
Readings for Next Sunday ~ The 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time ♦ ♦ ♦
Readings for Next Sunday ~ The 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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SUNDAY MASS
Saturday 5 pm
Sunday 8:30 am, 11 am, 2 pm
WEEKDAY MASS
Tuesday 6:30 pm
Wednesday to Friday 10 am
CONFESSIONS
Saturday 11 am
Masses are live-streamed at
holyfamilylondon YouTube ALL ARE WELCOME!!
To register yourself or your family
to attend a weekend Mass,
visit our website at www.holyfamilylondon.ca
and click on the REGISTER button on the main page.
HOLY FAMILY DIVINE RENOVATION PRAYER ~ Heavenly Father, we praise and thank you for bringing us together as a
faith community to serve one another in love. You have sent us with a mission to evangelize and share your message of love and
peace to all. Send your Holy Spirit to guide us in your efforts toward the radical divine renovation of our parish. We entrust our
faith community to the care of the Holy Family and ask for the intercession of our Blessed Mother and St. Joseph as we work
together to bear witness to the gospel values and build a divinely renewed parish. We ask this in the name of Jesus your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
Preparation for the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist ♦ for those in Grade 2
and Confirmation ♦ for those in Grade 8
Opportunities to receive these most blessed sacraments will be offered twice a year (Fall 2020 and Winter 2021)
Sacrament Preparation will occur online this year, in a beautiful small group format.
To register, or for more information, contact Lisa Wright [email protected]; 519-472-0057, x266
Parents of children, aged 7 years and up, who have not yet received baptism, please contact Lisa Wright for more information.
We congratulate all of those who received the Sacraments of Reconciliation
and The Holy Eucharist for the first time over these past summer months.
One of the most remarkable things about our Faith is that by God’s grace, we have become his
adopted sons and daughters. In your day-to-day life, what does it mean to be a son or daughter of
God—an heir to his promises and blessings? When you sit in the pews each Sunday, what does it
mean to you to be part of his family, the Church? To help you uncover this meaning, Holy Family
Parish will begin an eight-week Bible study Ephesians: Discover Your Inheritance on September
30 at different times during the day. Participants will meet in small groups in Zoom every week to
view an engaging video presentation followed by a time of lively group discussion and fellowship. For
more information or to register, visit www.holyfamilylondon.ca , or contact Gertrud Hocke at
[email protected] . You will not only discover your unique gifts and calling as a member
of Christ’s Church; you will also help us to grow in fellowship as a parish as we grow closer to Christ
together. We welcome all who will gather with us in the church building; we also welcome all who gather with us online. If you choose to join us for in-building Mass, please visit our parish website and register you and your family group online by clicking on the register BUTTON. If you aren’t able to register on-line, kindly call Claudette McLeod at ext’n # 222.
Before you leave home: At the direction of the province and for the safety and protection of others:
♦ DO NOT attend Mass if you are feeling unwell
♦ DO NOT attend Mass if you have been outside of Ontario in the past 2 weeks.
♦ DO NOT attend Mass if you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 or have
been asked to self-isolate in the past 2 weeks.
♦ IF YOU ARE 65 or older, especially if you have pre-existing health conditions, please consider joining us via our live streamed Mass through YouTube. Follow the link on the parish website at www.holyfamilylondon.ca
When you arrive for Weekend Mass: Doors will open 45 minutes before Mass time on weekends.
Entrance to the church building will be ONLY through the rear parking lot doors. The elevator is accessible from this entrance. This will help us streamline those in attendance as you enter.
We will begin to admit people at 4:15 p.m. on Saturdays for the 5:00 p.m. Mass and 7:45 a.m., 10:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m. respectively on Sundays for the 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Masses. Please take that into consideration when planning your arrival. Please follow the direction of the Hospitality Ministry members as they do their best to seat you in a timely manner and in a preferred area, but please note that specific seating CANNOT BE GUARANTEED. People who arrive to attend Mass and have not reserved will NOT be permitted to attend the Mass. We apologize for this inconvenience.
PLEASE BRING
YOUR
OWN
HAND
SANITIZER
AND FACE
MASK
We have been blessed with the continued support of our parishioners, the Diocese and the Federal government. I am pleased to report that as of July 31, our Offertory Giving is at 87% of our projected forecast, and our operational expenses are at just 69% of forecast. Of great benefit to us has been the support we've received through the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. To date, we have received over $89,000! In addition to that expense relief, the Diocese has waived over $44,000 in assessments that we would have normally paid. There is still room to contribute to the small
capital campaign we have for our Audio-Visual Production System!
We are pleased to report that some preliminary installation work will start next week for that project. As earlier reported, this system will allow us to provide the excellence that is required in the streaming of our Masses.
Operationally, we continue to follow the guidelines of the Chief Medical Officer of Health for Ontario, the Middlesex London Health Unit, and The Diocese of London, in adhering to the restrictions that are in place for stage three of the province's 'Framework for Reopening Our Province'. Our offices remain closed to the public, so please contact us if you have any questions.
To continue to stay connected in supporting us financially, kindly use one of the following options...
1. Interac e-Transfer, simply set up the email address ‘[email protected]’ as a recipient, choose the amount you wish to give, include in the note section( ‘regular offertory’, ‘bible study’, etc) and press send! No password is required.
2. Pre-authorized automatic withdrawal If you wish to make your Sunday offertory contributions through automatic bank withdrawals, please complete this form and email it and a copy of a void cheque from your bank account to Anne Sanderson, our Bookkeeper, at [email protected]. If you do not have a cheque, please ask your bank to provide the appropriate Form indicating your account number, bank number and branch number.
3. Mail in your offertory envelopes along with a cheque made payable to Holy Family Parish and marking in the memo line “regular offertory donation”.
4. Mobile Giving at Holy Family Parish - Donating to the parish with your mobile phone is easy. Scan this QR code, follow the prompts and you're done!
Would you help us support?...
♦ St. Joseph’s Hospitality Centre – “Soup Kitchen”, London
♦ Grace Café Street Mission – “Soup Kitchen” , St. Thomas
♦ St. Thomas Food Bank – Caring Cupboard
$70 per golfer incudes divided cart, boxed lunch at turn, &
online silent auction. Each team decides their own format.
Register at: www.jotform.com/build/81422722005949
Updating our Database - We continue to welcome updates from parishioners for our database. If you have recently moved, changed your phone number or wish to have a new or updated email added to your profile, or your family has changed in numbers, kindly send this to [email protected] or call the office at (519) 472-0057, ext’n # 201. If you are NEW to our parish, kindly register at https://holyfamilylondon.ca/registration-form/
To request Mass intentions for the weekday Masses, contact Kelly at [email protected] or inquire at ext’n # 201. We are accepting offerings for these Masses by sending your cheque made payable to Holy Family Parish, noting in the memo line that it is for ‘Mass request’. ($10 per Mass intention) These weekday Mass intentions are posted weekly on our parish website.
Our Intercessory Prayer Team is still very active during this current public health emergency. If you would like to submit a prayer request, please contact Heather Cushing at [email protected]
Resources for prayer can be found on our parish website under the resource tab. As a parish we have a special subscription to FORMED, The Catholic Faith on Demand. The access code is GD6M84. For new subscribers ... 1. Go to formed.org and click the “Sign Up” button 2. Click “I belong to a parish or organization” and search “Holy Family London” 3. Click on the “Holy Family” that lists our street address (777 Valetta Street). It will then prompt you to add your name
and email address. Once you do this, you’re done! 5 radical
Keeping your Family Growing in Faith and Growing in Christ resources are now available from home. The digital
resources Growing in Faith, Growing in Christ, the Catholic School Religious Education program, are now available for home
use. The website features videos, songs, bible stories, prayers, interactive activities and more. To access these resources visit
website: https://media.pearsoncanada.ca/intl/pec/school/ca_sch_religion_sso/ with Username: GIFGIC_student99
and Password: Student99. (NOTE: Login will only work when using Internet Explorer/Edge).
DIRECTORY OFFICE (519) 472-0057; EMAIL: [email protected]
CHRISTINA BAHATICHRISTINA BAHATICHRISTINA BAHATICHRISTINA BAHATI ****
Music Music Music Music Director of Praise & WorshipDirector of Praise & WorshipDirector of Praise & WorshipDirector of Praise & Worship
[email protected]@[email protected]@dol.ca
STEVESTEVESTEVESTEVE BALDINELLI BALDINELLI BALDINELLI BALDINELLI (ext’n # 261)
Building & Property Coordinator
HEATHER CUSHING HEATHER CUSHING HEATHER CUSHING HEATHER CUSHING (ext’n #260))))
Hospitality & Pastoral Care Team Lead
TIM FIRTH TIM FIRTH TIM FIRTH TIM FIRTH (ext’n # 224)*
Mission Support Team Lead
ALEXIA FLORES (ext’n # 265)ALEXIA FLORES (ext’n # 265)ALEXIA FLORES (ext’n # 265)ALEXIA FLORES (ext’n # 265)
Online Presence & Small Group Youth Online Presence & Small Group Youth Online Presence & Small Group Youth Online Presence & Small Group Youth
Ministry Ministry Ministry Ministry [email protected]@[email protected]@dol.ca
GERTRUD HOCKE GERTRUD HOCKE GERTRUD HOCKE GERTRUD HOCKE (Volunteer)
Discipleship Groups Coordinator
DEACON TOM MACLEODDEACON TOM MACLEODDEACON TOM MACLEODDEACON TOM MACLEOD
CLAUDETTE MCLEODCLAUDETTE MCLEODCLAUDETTE MCLEODCLAUDETTE MCLEOD (ext’n # 222)
Part-Time Secretary [email protected]
DANIEL PETTIPAS DANIEL PETTIPAS DANIEL PETTIPAS DANIEL PETTIPAS (ext’n #258)*
Discipleship Formation Team Lead
BARB PRESTONBARB PRESTONBARB PRESTONBARB PRESTON (Volunteer)
ANNE SANDERSON ANNE SANDERSON ANNE SANDERSON ANNE SANDERSON (ext’n # 229)
Bookkeeper [email protected]
KELLY WILSONKELLY WILSONKELLY WILSONKELLY WILSON (ext’n # 201)
Receptionist/Secretary [email protected]
LISA WRIGHT LISA WRIGHT LISA WRIGHT LISA WRIGHT (ext’n # 266)
Sacramental Preparation Coordinator
* SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM
