18 November 2018 – Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Raffle tickets will be sold after all masses leading up to the Christmas Bazaar!

Baked Goods Requested! There is a sign-up sheet at the back of the church for all those who would like to donate to our Christmas Bazaar Bake Sale! Thank you in advance!

Feast of St. Cecilia, November 22 2018

9:05 a.m.: Regular morning Mass

7:00 p.m.: Mass in celebration of the Feast of St. Cecilia

Our parish will be hosting an informal reception after the 7:00 p.m. Mass in our church basement. For those who would like to make a monetary contribution to the celebration, please take a St. Cecilia’s Feast day offertory envelope, which will be available at the back of the church in the weeks to come.  For those who would like to contribute to the reception, a sign-up sheet can be found at the back of the church.

Holy Name of Mary College School educates, inspires & empowers the girls of today to become the next generation of confident female leaders of character.

The Gr. 9 Information Evening on November 22nd at 6:30 pm, is tailored for students currently in grade 8 and their parents. You will hear current student and parent perspectives and find out about our Senior School programme, OSSD requirements and 100% university acceptance rate plus explore Success Pathways in various disciplines including the fine arts, business and the sciences (social, life, physical and computer).

For more information go to www.hnmcs.ca or call Giselle Fernandes at 905-891-1890, ext. 103.

Christmas Bazaar White Elephant Sale

If you have  LIGHTLY/GENTLY USED OR NEW ITEMS that you do not use in your home,  please consider donating them to our Christmas Bazaar White Elephant sale

PLEASE NO CLOTHING, SHOES, OR BOOKS

Please mark your donations WHITE ELEPHANT and leave them on the bench at the bottom of the stairs to the basement.

St. Vincent De Paul Society ‘Christmas Star Program’

Once again, the St. Vincent De Paul Society is displaying a Christmas Tree in our Church, with dangling stars. Each star represents a gift that  can be purchased for either a teen, (gift card), or family, (food gift card).  Please take a star, and return it, with the appropriate  gift card to one of our St. Vincent De Paul representatives, (donation box holders), after Masses, by Sunday, December 9, 2018

Gift cards can be purchased at any major department store or pharmacy.  Food gift cards can be purchased at all major grocery stores.

Thank you for giving to those in our community who are less fortunate!

Christmas Cards and Cakes

Deluxe Cakes $27   ⎈ Regular Cakes $20   ⎈ Cards $8/pk      Sweet Gift Boxes $25

New this year!  Savoury Gift Baskets $30

As in previous years, during the months preceding the great ‘Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord’, Right to Life Christmas Cards and Campaign Life fruitcakes will be on sale in the vestibule after Saturday and Sunday Masses starting this weekend.  One of the most important fundraisers Campaign Life Catholic does each year, is the sale of the delicious Christmas cakes made by the Monks of Notre Dame Abbey.  This helps to continue the work for the unborn, the elderly and the disabled, supporting life at every stage.

 Please see the poster in the vestibule    Thank you!