Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

November: The Month of Remembrance

The month of November is dedicated to commemorating our loved ones who have died in the Lord. The shrine of St. Joseph in our church will be suitably decorated for the month of November. The Book of the Dead will be available to receive the names of our dearly departed. All Souls Day envelopes will be available throughout the month of November for those who wish to have their loved ones remembered at the Eucharist.

Parish Bible Study Group

An orientation meeting for the Parish Bible Study Group will take place on Mon., Nov. 7th from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm in the parish hall meeting room. Two Bible Study sessions are planned, a morning session and an evening session. At the orientation meeting the group will decide on which day of the week the morning sessions will take place. The evening session will take place on Thursdays at Our Lady of Sorrows School from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. To register, please email Eddie Alkemade ealkemade@yahoo.ca or contact the parish office.

Mass Intentions This Week November 7th - 13th

Please join us as we pray for the following, in our Announced Mass Intentions

Annual CWL Daylight Retreat

Sunday, December 4th CWL members are invited to join us for our annual retreat. There will be a catered luncheon following the 12:30 pm Mass. The guest speaker this year will be Fr. Gerry Scott. The theme will be: Commitment. Please call Marguerite Doran: 416-231-5446 to reserve your seat in advance. Tickets are $15 and will be paid at the door.

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(5:15 pm)

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(9:30 am) (11 am) (12:30 pm)

+Tom Moclair - Joe & Helen Conrath +Mary Lahey - The Brennans +Bill Laxton - Joan Brady James Ross - Barbara Ross & Family +Mary Deveney - Anna & James Deveney +Carmena Buttigieg - Family For Our Parish & Parishioners +Stanislaw Cybulko - Family +Witold Matulewicz - Spouse +Pizon & Harsem - Family +Deceased Members of the Naccarato and Nardi Families - Nardi Family

Annual Christmas Bazaar

Thank you to the many volunteers who assisted with this weekends Bazaar and to the parishioners for their donations and support of this fundraising event.

New Dance Session Scheduled

Ballroom & Latin Dance Lessons All Levels - No Partners Needed

Lectio Divina
The theme for the 2011-2012 Lectio Divina series is The New Evangelization. Archbishop Thomas Collins will lead the faithful in vespers and the Lectio Divina with a focus on scriptural passages Go and bear fruit. (John 15:1-17). Join him this weekend - Sunday, November 6 th at St. Michaels Cathedral. Vespers - 7:00 pm; Lectio Divina - 7:30 -8:15?0 pm. Everyone is welcome!

Salsa, Merengue, Waltz, Foxtrot, Rumba, Swing, Tango

In the Parish Hall on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm Nov 23,30 Dec 7,14 Jan 11,18,25 Feb 1,8,15,22,29 $130 per person for 12 weeks - or Drop-Ins $15/class To Register contact Carmen Colangelo at 416-231-3804 or email ccdancelatin@hotmail.com Proceeds to ShareLife

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The Shepherds Trust

The Shepherds Trust cares for those who always cared for us-our retired priests. They were with us to joyfully celebrate our marriage, baptize our children and also to support us during times of sadness and grief. Please take a copy of our Annual Newsletter home with you today-and read the personal stories about how priests have greatly influenced the lives of so many of us-including Maria Silva-Alto and Betty Klauke. The Shepherds Trust Collection takes place next weekend-November 13th and 14th . Special collection envelopes can be found in your package of offertory envelopes or at all the entrances to the church. Thank you for your generous support!

Memoir
One thing that I have done that made a significant change in my life is altar serving. My Mom signed me up without even asking me 15 minutes before the training classes started. I thought it would be boring and no fun but soon enough I had made many friends. Leaning what to do during Mass and all the different procedures was so much fun I soon forgot about not wanting to go. Every Sunday was a fun and interesting way to spend my time at church. Altar serving at the church also counts as volunteering. It looks good on your resume and on school applications. On the applications it counts as leadership activities in your religious community, and qualities of the dramatic arts like improvisation and being able to perform in front of large crowds. It also benefits you on a personal level. You become more reliable on God than on physical things. Also, praying becomes more important than before. If you altar serve you also get benefits like free baseball games, pizza parties, or getting to meet the bishops and priests face to face. Anybody between the time of First Communion and the time of graduation from high school can be an altar server. You can choose what time you serve, which Mass to serve at , and how often you serve. The only thing is that more altar servers are needed at the church. Many people are already being put on the schedule by themselves because of lack of servers. You dont need to spend more than a half hour after church for a few weeks to receive the training. Once you are ready you can serve whenever and instead of just sitting in church youll be doing something. If you decide to join I hope you will have as many wonderful experiences as me! By: Paul Zielinski (Paul & his brother Kevin received the Bishops Award for Altar Servers along with Eric Salter this past week. We thank all the members of the Altar Serving Ministry for their service to our parish.)

Music Notes
November 22nd at 7:30 pm General parish information meeting regarding the upcoming Pilgrimage to Rome. (January 28th - February 4th, 2013) The OLS choir has been invited to sing at the Vatican again. This is a wonderful opportunity for the parish to embark on a pilgrimage to Rome. Choir and Pilgrims will attend/participate in Mass at St. Peters Basilica, a Papal Vespers presided by Pope Benedict XVI, a concert at St. Ignatius, and a Mass at St. Francis of Assisi in Assisi - all during the yearly Candlemas Festival. The choir will be made up of existing choir members, friends and interested adults who are able to sing. All may come as Pilgrims. Should you require more information prior to this general meeting, please phone the office. November 26th at 1:30 pm Annual Out of the Cold Concert featuring the choirs of the Kingsway, including our Senior Choir. November 27th at 4:30 pm Advent Sung Vespers with the OLS Chorale and St. Michaels Choir School alumni choir. December 7 at 12:15 pm The first organ concert of a new ongoing Wednesday lunch time concert series. FREE. Dec. 7th - Gordon Mansell; Dec. 14th - Christina Hutten
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Bereavement Retreat
November 18th - 20th - At St. Marys Refuge Our Bereavement Retreat seeks to help you to work through your grief in the beautiful setting of the Refuge. Contact info@stmarysrefuge.org to register.