2010

From Fr. Joseph

      This weekend, tax receipts for your donation to the parish for the year 2011 will be available to pick-up in the parish hall.

   It took few days for our secretary and one of our volunteers to prepare them and I am grateful to them for all their hard work.  As I personally signed over a thousand tax receipts, I had the opportunity once again to link familiar faces to their respective names, as well as recognize the contributions made to the parish.  I want to thank all of you who support the parish according to your means.

   This Sunday, during the noon Mass, I will bless the image of Blessed Giorgio Frassati, Blessed Frassati has been chosen as patron and role model of young people in our parish.

We pray that Blessed Giorgio Frassati, will intercede for all of our young people.

 Saturday, February 11^th – feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and annual celebration of World Day of the Sick:  on this day, we offer our prayers to all of you who suffer.  We pray that God the Devine Physician be with you always and hold you close to himself.  We are encouraged to share the burdens of those who watch their loved ones suffer, encourage the sick and their caregivers and be bearers of hope for one another.  May God bless you as you continue your ministry with the dignity and respect our sick and elderly deserve..

Come and See Weekend – St. Peter’s Seminary:  Is God calling you to serve as a priest?  Give yourself some time to listen to the Lord during a ‘Come and See weekend’ at St. Peter’s Seminary – March 2-4.  This weekend is open to men 17 years of age and older.  To register or for more information, please call Fr. Joseph at             519-434-9121      .

Baptism/Welcome – Battesimo/Benvenuti –Through the water of baptism we become children of God our Father.  We welcome into our faith community:

Avelina Rose DiTrolio,    Michael John Locke,     Marco Alessandro Rigato

Marriage Preparation Course – will take place in our parish on the weekend of February 24, 25, 26.  Eighteen engaged couples will spend time together in prayer, reflection  and discussion on the gift of love and commitment they will be making in the Sacrament of Marriage.  I know from previous years how much couples have enjoyed  and benefited from this time spent together.   It also takes a lot of time to co-ordinate, prepare and run such a course.  I would like sincerely thank Chris and Mary Metron for their leadership, Lisa DeMarco and all host couples who will be helping out this weekend.  Please keep the host and engaged couples in your prayers. 

Monthly memorial Mass at St. Peter’s Cemetery:  will be held on Tuesday, February 14^th.  Recitation of the Holy Rosary at 4:00pm followed by Mass at 4:30pm.

                                                                 All welcome!

This weekend – is the last Sunday we will be operating the lift in our church.  On Monday it will be shut down and on Tuesday it will be removed in order to prepare for a new full size elevator.  It will take 6-8 weeks before the new elevator will be installed and running.  We apologize of any inconvenience this may cause to some of our parishioners.

Condolences:  We offer our sympathy to Erminio Masciantonio for the loss of his aunt Iolanda Masciantonio who passed away in Italythis week.  Pray for the repose of her soul and keep Iolanda’s family in your prayers.  May she rest in peace.