PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sunday – October 13, 2024
1. THIS WEEK WE CELEBRATE
• Monday, October 14 – THANKSGIVING - Let us thank God for the gift of family, friends and acquaintances. On the occasion of Thanksgiving we wish all parishioners a time filled with love and care in the presence of their family.
• Tuesday, October 15 - ST. TERESA OF JESUS, VIRGIN, DOCTOR (memorial)
• Wednesday, October 16 – ST. MARIE-MARGUERITE D’YOUVILLE (memorial)
• Thursday, October 17 - ST. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH, BISHOP, MARTYR (memorial)
• Friday, October 18 - ST. LUKE, EVANGELIST (feast)
2. GROUPS’ MEETINGS
• BEREAVEMNET GROUP – Thursday, October 17 at 6:00 pm. We invite new members to join a team of supportive, friendly people who are ready to help others in the time of the mourning. Those interested we ask to contact our parish office.
• ST. CECILIA CHOIR – Friday, October 18 at 5:30 pm.
• KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS – Sunday, October 20 at 6:00 pm
3. CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE
• All Raffle Books need to be returned with Sunday donations or dropped off at the parish office. Thank you!
• 125th Anniversary Pens – today, Sunday, October 13 ladies are selling our anniversary pens. They are $2.00 each and make a wonderful souvenir commemorating our 125th anniversary! If you missed the banquet, this is your chance to acquire this beautiful souvenir.
• Is asking for donations of new or gently used items for their Fall/Christmas table. The items can be dropped off to parish office or to the hall on Saturday, October 19 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.
• Annual Fall Bazaar will be on Sunday, October 20 in our parish hall. Everyone is invited to hall after all morning Masses. Hot food from kitchen, perogies & cabbage rolls will be sold. Baking and Fall / Christmas items from the miscellaneous tabled will be available for sale as well.
• Baking can be dropped off to parish kitchen on Saturday, October 19 or Sunday, October 20 before Masses.
4. MASS INTENTIONS FOR YEAR 2025
• Receiving intentions will begin on Saturday, October 19 from 8:30 am (after
morning Mass)to 12:00 pm in the parish office.
• You will be able to order only one intention per family for Sunday or Saturday evening Mass and a total of three per family. This does not apply to Wednesday’s intentions which will be taken at a different time.
5. SUNDAY WITH RADIO MARIA” - A MEETING WITH FR. JACEK CYDZIK CScR
• Will be on Sunday, October 20 following the evening Mass. Everyone is invited.
• That Sunday we will be praying for Missionary Work around the world.
6. SOKÓŁ POLISH FOLK ENSEMBLE
• Invites everyone to SOKÓŁ CHOIR 110th Anniversary Banquet & Concert which will take place on October 27, 2:00 pm at Sokół Hall, 717 Manitoba Ave.
• For tickets ($60 each) contact Bernadette 204.771.2778, Agata 204.250.9993 or Sokół Choir members.
7. ALL SAINTS PARTY
• Will be celebrated in our church on Thursday, October 31 at 6:00 pm. We are asking volunteers who want to help organizing this event to contact our parish office.
• Also, as in the previous years, donations of candies and other goodies for children to enjoy, are welcome. Please drop them off in our parish office. Thank you very much for your generosity!
8. WYPOMINKI (prayers for all faithful departed)
• The church continues the remembrance of our dearly departed throughout the month
of November.
• Envelopes for the Wypominki are available at the entrance to the church. Please write on them the names of those you would like to be remembered in prayer and place hem in the collection basket or bring to the parish office.
9. CANDELIGHT MEMORIAL SERVICE
• Will be on Saturday, November 2 at 5:00 pm. If you lost a loved one between November 2023 and November 2024 and want to be a part of the service, please send an electronic picture of your deceased loved one to parish@holyghost.ca with the dates of birth and passing. Pictures will be displayed individually and all those who left us last year will be honored and called by name as we continue to pray for their souls.
Exceptionally, that day the evening Mass will be at 5:30 pm.
10. PAINTING OF THE CHURCH
• To date we have collected $93,634.00. Sincere thank you to all donors.
• Further donations can be made in the blue envelopes marked "Painting the Church".