OUR PARISH BULLETIN

Parish Committees

Finance/Property:
W al l y Berko
D on Cadeau
N estor Baryl i uk
Ray Bergi e

Counters:
Joan D upui s
El ai ne Berner Our Lady of Mercy Church St. John the Baptist Church
M abel W i ese
L i nda L amoureux Honey Harbour Port Severn

Screening:
Pam Berko
Address:
Jenny L educ Our Lady of Mercy Parish
El i zabeth Vi l l egas
P.O. Box 126
Music: 2596 Honey Harbour Rd.
Honey Harbour Honey Harbour, On P0E1E0
N estor Baryl i uk
Bi l l M orton
Port Severn Fr. Martin Dalida – Parish Priest
Syl vi a H ead
I ngri d D unbrook Tel. 705 756 2311
Sharon M acN ei ce- O rgani st
Email: [email protected]
Lectors: Website: https://ourladyofmercyparish.weebly.com
Port Severn: c/o T eri Restemayer

Sacristan: Weekend Masses

Honey Harbour: M ark Vessai r Saturday 5 P.M. (May 1 to Oct 31 only) -Port Severn
Part Time Bookkeeper:
Sunday 9 A.M. (all year) - Port Severn
K ri sten Penfol d (based in Parry Sunday 11 A.M. (all year) - Honey Harbour
Sound)

Parish Bingo:: c/o El l en K ester Weekday Masses

(See inside bulletin)

Confession: 20 minutes before weekend Masses

Wedding and Baptism: Call the office
 31stth SUNDAY ORDINARY TIME
November 3, 2019
Gospel Today: Luke 19:1-10 Holding the Fort - I am so thankful to the following members of our parish
Even before Jesus comes to his home, community who kindly offer their precious time and efforts to look after very
Zacchaeus shows himself to be someone in important things in the parish while I am away for four weeks: Mabel wiese & Linda
search of salvation. In his search for salvation,
Cousineau for taking care of the counting, recording and depositing Sunday
he humbled himself by making a spectacle of
collections and doing some office works; Joan Dupuis for giving communion to our
himself by climbing a tree. In the hospitality
he extends to Jesus and in his conversion of four shut-ins; and for Palm Berko who will take care of the Port Severn church and
heart, Zacchaeus is raised up by Jesus as a Sunday Liturgies. My hearfelt appreciation to them for giving me a huge lift. Fr. M.D.
model of salvation. Catholic Doctrine on Communion of Saints - The communion of saints is a
timely topic as we enter the month of November, the month we celebrate All Saints (Nov. 1)
- and All Souls (Nov. 2). This core belief is stated in the Apostles’ Creed: “I believe in the Holy
Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints…” The communion of saints is all the
faithful of Christ, those who are pilgrims on earth, the dead who are being purified, and the
Weekday Masses blessed in heaven, all together forming one Church. We have this connection because, as
No Mass Jesus tells us, God “is not God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive”. Because
all of those who have died in friendship with God are alive in Christ, and we are also alive in
Weekend Masses Christ, we are connected in a very real way. As a result, it is possible to pray for the souls in
. ( 32nd Sunday Ordinary Time ) purgatory and to the blessed in heaven. Thanks to the great gift Jesus has given us, our
relationships don’t have to end when our loved ones die. We can even form friendships with
Sunday Nov 10, 9am @ Port Severn
the saints who have gone before us whom we never knew in this life. We can also do good
for the dead through our prayers. Jesus always invites us to expand. Friendship with Jesus
$1, 039.75 Last Sunday Offerings - Thank you for your calls us out of ourselves and into relationship with so many others. And that includes the
whole Church, those on earth, in purgatory, or in heaven.
generous support.
Pray for Sick Members of our Parish Community: Maryrose Pope’s Prayer Intention for November – “That a spirit of dialogue,
Vessair, Clifford Legault, Gloria & Louis Cousineau, Edmond Corbier, Theresa encounter, and reconciliation emerge in the Near East, where diverse religious
communities share their lives together.”
Phillips, Ernie Corbier, Derek Wiese (Call the office if you would like
someone placed on the prayer list). Pope Francis – “The memory of the Saints leads us to raise our eyes to Heaven: not to
forget the realities of the earth, but to face them with more courage and hope.” “On all souls
Fr.Martin’s Holiday Nov 6 to Dec 6, 2019 Note that only one day”, we remember those who have walked before us, in the hope of meeting them, of
weekend Mass is celebrated in the parish during these 4 weeks that I am away reaching the place where we'll find the love that created us and awaits us: the love of the
and it will all be held in St. John the Baptist Church, Port Severn at 9am. Thanks to Father.”
Fr. Bill Swift of Waubashene and Jesuit Fathers of Martyrs’ Shrine Midland for Saints Are Only Sinners Who Keep Trying - “Saints are only sinners
covering me. Thanks to everyone who offers prayer for my safe travel and restful who keep trying.” God’s desire is not to condemn us. We are not sinners in the
vacation. hands of an angry God who is waiting to punish us. Rather, we are sinners in the
Nov 10 Sunday 9am – Fr. Bill Swift arms of a God who loves us and is eager to forgive. Even more, God desires to lead
Nov 17 Sunday 9am– Martyrs’ Shrine priest us out of sin and transform us into the saints he has called us to be. Are you
Nov 24 Sunday 9am - Martyrs’ Shrine priest discouraged that you seem to confess the same sins over and over? Don’t give up. It
Dec 1 Sunday 9am - Martyrs’ Shrine priest is precisely your unworthiness that should cause you to run, with the greatest
After December 1st, weekend Masses will resume as winter schedule until April haste, to the font of mercy. Jesus came to earth to save sinners and transform us
30, 2020 which is: 9am Port Severn and 11am Honey Harbour. into saints.
Pre-authorized Payment Plan (PAP) – Those who wish to avail of this Sunday Missal Year A 2019-2020 - Is available at the front door. Your
service, Sign-up Forms are available at the church entrance. After filling up the form, $5 for each copy will help defray expenses.
return it back and we will do the rest.