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WORSHIP BAND ST. THERESA’S 6 PM MASS! Our worship Band is in need of singers & musicians. Come out and be a part of the band, please email Mike McPherson at duncanmichaelmcpherson@ gmail.com.

Pope Francis is urging the human warmth and personalised approach of Christ, the Good Samaritan, in healthcare professionals, workers and volunteers. He makes the call in his message for the 28th World Day of the Sick. The Catholic Church marks the annual day on 11 February, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest,” taken from Matthew’s Gospel (11:28). See below for the full text of the Pope’s message: MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS FOR THE XXVIII WORLD DAY OF THE SICK 11 February 2020 “Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest” (Mt 11:28)

Make it count on Survey Sunday. Coming Soon!

There will be no Sunday school Friends on December 29 and January 5th. We will return January 12.

OLOG Parishioners: We have been given permission to use the parking lot at the Palladium Bowling Lanes for parking on the following dates: December 24th for the 4:30pm and 8:00pm Masses. December 25th for the 10:00am Mass. January 1st for the 10:00 am Mass.

AVOW – VOCATION DISCERNMENT GROUPS FOR CATHOLIC WOMEN Every woman is called to make a gift of herself in love. Discovering the form the gift will take is the art of discernment. Avow is a small group for Catholic women, ages 18 to 35, who gather for heart-to-heart conversation and study as they embark on the journey of discernment together. Avow is not a program to recruit or convince you of your vocation; rather it is designed to create an atmosphere of freedom and openness for the authentic pursuit of the Father’s will. Groups are guided by the discernment principles of St. Ignatius of Loyola. In London & Surrounding Regions: Meetings are held every third Wednesday of the month. Please contact Marjorie Braatz at mbraatz84@gmail.com. In Windsor-Essex & Surrounding Regions: Meetings are held monthly. Please contact Maureen at the Madonna House, Windsor at mhwindsor@dol.ca.

ADVENT / ALL DAY CONFESSTONS! Tuesday, December 17th 10:00 a.m-12:00 p.m. Most Precious Blood 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. –Our Lady of Guadalupe 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. – St. Theresa’s.

Seven new Catholic deacons in flowing robes gave a little cheer as they emerged into the chilly air this weekend after being ordained into an elite group that ministers to society’s most vulnerable. The group of seven Roman Catholic deacons, whose job it will be to care for poor and sick, led a procession that included a total of 81 deacons and other church leaders following a special Saturday ceremony inside St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica in downtown London.

Friday, Nov. 15th from 9am until noon (ish) some of the Confirmation students and the MPB Knights of Columbus will be raking lawns! If you have a hard time raking your leaves and would like our young people and the Knights come and help you out next Friday, please call our main office at (519) 948-4133. All you have to do is supply the lawn bags. This service project is open to our whole Parish Family!

NOVEMBER CAMPAIGN The Catholic Women’s League of Most Precious Blood and Our Lady of Guadalupe will be collecting new mitts, gloves and socks for the month of November. All donations will be distributed to our community partners to assist them in keeping their clientele warm this winter. For those who worship at San Juan Diego, St Theresa & Sts. Cyril and Methodius and would like to donate, please drop off your donation at the back of the church in the box provided by the CWL. Thank you for your generosity.

NEW ALTAR SERVERS TRAINING We are looking for some new altar servers at all the masses! If your child is interested in this ministry, please come out to our training session at the Most Precious Blood Church Site on Saturday, Nov. 9th at 10am. This session will be for potential servers that will help at all of our parishes. The recommendation is that altar servers must have made their First Communion in order to serve at mass. Please let Christine Coyle know that your child will be attending this training session by sending her an email at ccoyle@dol.ca.

CONFIRMATION NEWS The Sacrament of Confirmation will be held during 3 masses during the weekend of November 23rd and November 24th. Please make note there will be higher amounts of people at the masses mentioned below, and seating will be limited. Confirmation @ Our Lady of Guadalupe: Sat. Nov. 23 @ 5pm Confirmation @ Most Precious Blood: Sun. Nov. 24 @ 11am (hall will be open for overflow) Confirmation @ St. Theresa’s: Sun. Nov. 24 @ 6pm

Reminder to all from last weeks bulletin announcement. Our Lady of Guadalupe Church needs to be closed from Monday, November 4 th to Friday, November 15 th due to construction and opening of our new Wyandotte entrance into the parking lot.    There will be No weekday Masses at Our Lady of Guadalupe  the week of November 4 th and November 11 th.   There will be no Saturday evening Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe on November 9th and no Sunday morning Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. I ask that you find another Church within our Family of parishes to attend Mass and fulfill your weekend obligation.    Thank you for all understanding and patience.

Family Movie Night Thursday, November 14, 6:30 PM at the Most Precious Blood Church Site Hall. We will be showing the new movie, Aladdin! The movie is free and there will be snacks available for purchased at our snack bar hosted by the youth ministry team! Please note: Friday is a PD Day!

NEW VOCATIONS WEBSITE Our new diocesan website dedicated to fostering priestly vocations, www.dolpriest.ca, was launched on Priesthood Sunday, Sept. 29. The hope of this site is that it will lead young men who are discerning the priest- hood to discover the gift of their vocation, and offer them resources that are relevant to their experience. The site is regularly updated by Fr. Danny Santos, Director of Vocations and Seminarians. Please share the address of the website, in particular if you know of someone who might be interested in the priesthood.

Are you or any one you know interested in becoming Catholic, completing the Sacraments or wanting to learn more about the Catholic Faith? Our RCIA program may be the place for you! The program will begin in October and will meet on Thursdays until Easter. For more information, contact Fr. David at 519-948-4133 ext. 223.