In this Update:
Parish Nativity Event / Bake Sale
Sale of Religious Articles
Social Justice Committee Food Drive
Backpacks for the Homeless
Poinsettias for Christmass
FORMED This Week
St. Faustina - Tips of Wisdom
Mass Schedule:
Saturday evening Mass
4:00pm - Mass in the church
Sunday Masses
8:30 am - Mass in the Church
10:00 am - Mass (Cabin)
11:30 am - Mass in the Church
Confessions Saturday 3:15-3:45 pm outdoors or as requested.
Holy Eucharist will be distributed from the front of the church each Sunday 12:45-1:00 pm for our Youtube Mass participants.
Nativity scenes will be on display Sunday December 4th, from 1-3 pm in the parish hall.
This will be a great Advent opportunity to view the depictions of the Holy Family in preparation for Christmas.
- Come see the creches
- Socialize over a hot chocolate or warm apple cider
- Buy some Christmas baking at the CWL Bake Sale.
- Pick up some stocking stuffers at the Sale of Religious Articles.
Needed - Creches / Nativity Scenes
Do you have a family nativity scene you could share and display for this event? All displays can be brought to the church Saturday evening (Dec 3rd) before and after the 4:00 pm Mass, as well as Sunday morning Dec 4th. The displays will be available to pick up on Sunday after the event closes at 3:00pm.
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Click YES below where it says, "Are you going?" if you are able to bring a Nativity scene to display.
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The Social Justice Committee - Food Drive
The food collected on Sunday is a great example of the mercy our parish extends in service to feed the hungry. Thank you all, for truly living the Gospel!
A 'monthly' food drive for the Rockland and Cumberland Food Cupboards continues.
Thinking about what you can do?
The Social Justice Committee can use people like you to to assist during these challenging times. Express your desire to participate by clicking on the Volunteer Form below.
The 1st Sunday of Advent begins the drive to fill backpacks for the homeless. Ron Pitre distributed backpacks at all the Masses last Sunday along with a shopping list of items to complete these ‘gifts’.
If you would like a backpack to fill, please contact Ron through www.backpacksforhomeless.ca or hit reply to this message.
Backpacks for the Homeless also accepts donations at the mentioned website or you can donate via St Faustina Parish by clicking on the Donate button at the end of this Flocknote; select Canada Helps, then from the drop down select Fund d) Backpacks for the Homeless.
Kindly return backpacks to the church by December 18th in order to be able to distribute them to those in need in time for Christmas. God Bless
People are invited again this year to add to our Christmas display by donating a poinsettia in memory of a loved one. The Poinsettia may be brought to the Church the weekend of December 17/18.
Let the Holy Family be your light through Advent as you receive the healing power of Christ. In this beautiful guided video series, Sr. Miriam James
Heidland, SOLT—author of the bestselling book Restore and co-host of the @Abiding Together Podcast — walks with you as you explore familial wounds with the help of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
Click on the image to be taken to the series →
October 1, 1937. Daughter, I need sacrifice lovingly accomplished, because that alone has meaning for Me. Enormous indeed are the debts of the world which are due to Me; pure souls can pay them by their sacrifice, exercising mercy in spirit.
Diary – Divine Mercy in My Soul entry 1316
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