People Progress: 2021.11.14!

Sat Nov 13 14:05:03 PST 2021

Read, oh PLEASE READ!!!!!!!!!

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2021.11.14                                        33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time    ___________       M.L.J.-B.

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VIRTUAL ZOOM, November 14, 2021

Thank you, Fr. BOB! for celebrating, and BEING with us.  It isgreatly appreciated!!!!  

Reflection:  by Greg Gillis

As we come to the end of the liturgical year and the days darken intofall/winter, the readings take on a sombre note.  They focus on theeschatalogical (end times) time frame of Creation in the lead up to the feastof Christ the King.  We know Advent is not far off; another season ofwaiting.  The first reading from Daniel reminds us that even in thedarkest time, God is present.  Daniel lived during the days of Israel’sBabylonian captivity and became an advisor to the Persian KingNabuchadnezzer.  During this time, he urges the King to act justly to theJewish people and to help them in their need.  He never abandons his faithin God, even when everything looks bleak.  We seem to live in similarlydark times with political chaos, climate turmoil, and a constant stream of badnews.  Nevertheless, we are assured like Daniel, that we are never aloneand that God never abandons His people.  Thus, Paul reminds us that allsins have been forgiven.  Ours is a God of justice, peace and nonviolence!

The Gospel too, continues this eschatalogical theme as Jesus describesto the disciples the end times with the warning, “that day or hour, nobodyknows it, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son; no one but theFather.”  Scripture scholars tell us that many Jews of Jesus’ day believedthe end of the world was imminent and that God would usher in an age when thepower of Rome would be vanquished and Israel restored to Davidic glory. However, as Richard Rohr remarks that really, what the literature of the endtimes is about is an unveiling of God’s plan in greater clarity.  Thatsomehow, the mystery of God’s presence is being revealed to us at all times andare we paying attention?  This is the critical question of our time in anage of doubt, questioning, consumerism, crisis and otherwise, fearful foreboding.  Can we trust that God is revealing to us the need for greater community,generosity, loving kindness, welcoming of the stranger?  What Jesus calledthe Reign of God?  More and more, this seems to be where history, as weknow it, is headed to a culmination when God’s love and mercy for all will berevealed in such a way that, as Julian of Norwich says:” All shall be well, andall shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.”

Readings:                 

Today:           Daniel12:1-3             Psalm 16       Hebrews 10:11-14,18          Mark13:24-32

Next Wk.:      Daniel 7:13-14          Psalm 93       Revelation1:5-8                   John 18:33b-37        

Fall Liturgy Schedule

Nov 14          GregGillis                                                                            Fr. Bob Holmes

Nov 21          RitaShaughnessy                                                               Fr Jack Costello        

Nov 28- Dec 19    Advent:              

Nov 28           Sharon McCarthy                                                                 Fr. Bob Holmes

Dec 5              Sheila& Roberto Barrett                                                     Fr. Jack Costello

Dec 12           Greg Gillis                                                                             Fr. BobHolmes

Dec 19           Mary & John MacMillan                                                      Fr. Jack Costello

Dec 24 (Christmas Eve)                plannersTBD/volunteers             Fr.Bob Holmes                                 

Planners:If you would like someone to help you, just ask that person. If you cannot do aliturgy as scheduled, you can switch with another planner, or ask someone toreplace you. Just please notify the People Progress reporter so that we allknow!   

Manythanks to all, Elizabeth Whelan

People Progress Schedule:

November:  Mary Lou Jorgensen-Bacher – mljb57 at yahoo.ca

December:  Elizabeth Whelan – erwhelan at icloud.com

Announcements:

·          Virtual only continues. Brianwill update us when the board communicates with him.

·          Do you have a friend who hasbeen coming to our liturgies, who would like to receive our mailings? If so,please give their name(s) and email address(es) to Tedd Dillon tedd at tedddillon.com or Elizabeth Whelan <erwhelan at icloud.com> to be added to theelist. 

·          Egg cartons: The Farmers' Markets areopen, and Elizabeth Stocking welcomes your egg cartons or flats. She wasdelighted with the last 'collection!' Please continue to save them and deliverthem to Elizabeth Whelan, and Elizabeth Stocking will drop by to pick them up.

NOTE:

The 26th UN Climate Change ‘Conference ofthe Parties’ (COP26) will commence in Glasgow, Scotland today, andbring together the biggest gathering of world leaders ever assembled on Britishsoil over the course of its 12-day run from Sunday 31 October to Friday 12November.

IT is now in itssecond WEEK.  PRAYFOR THE OUTCOMES. 

REALLY!!!!!!!  We Need Strong,HURTING OUT Comes!

They are in overtime today, NOVEMBER13.  Pray. PRAY.  PRAY.  PRAY. 

Prayer for our world

CreatorGod, who made our beautiful world,

appointedus as its guardians

andgifted us with everything we need,

forgiveus

forthe times we cause it harm;

forthe times our way of life

affectsour neighbours.

Inspireus

tocare for the environment;

tohelp rebuild lives and communities;

toshare in the griefs and anxieties,

joysand hopes of all your people,

sothat all your creation may flourish.      AMEN.  (by STEPHEN DAVIES/cafod)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the FOLLOWING! in NOVEMBER!!!!        

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Date
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Birthday
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Date
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Birthday
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4
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Jack Schauerte
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   20
  |  
Penny Dunbar

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8
  |  
Diana Morgan
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23
  |  
Alisha Olsthoorn

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9
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Mary T. Engels

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25
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John Bacher
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17
  |  
Dianne Gallagher

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26
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MICHAEL WATSON
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Duties of liturgy planners for virtualmasses:

Early in the week before the liturgy:

·          Call or email the priestto confirm Sunday’s liturgy (contact info will be provided).

·          Prepare or find aReflection and send it to the People Progress reporter by Thursday. 

·          Please notify thePeople Progress reporter early in the week if you cannot do a Reflection.

·          Select readers for the1st and 2nd readings; check with Brian Halferty regarding the psalm.                             

On the Sunday of thevirtual mass:

·          Greet the group (Asknewcomers to introduce themselves)

·          Give a briefintroduction to the liturgy.

·          Read your passage /beprepared to do a reading (if a volunteer is unable to log-in)

·          Thank everyone who‘attended’ and those who helped (at Announcements)

I did run up the CN Tower, last Saturday!!!!!!! (and have been busycollecting “some” of the Sponsorships!)        It was GREAT!!!!  I ran up the stairs, here (1,890 stairs, as comparedto1,776 at the CN Tower – I just had the ‘breaks’ between 7 floors!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

If you would like to sponsor myself, please give me acall.  I would like to raise over $175,000for next year, my 29th YEAR.  I  WILL DO  IT!

My address is Ms. Mary Lou Jorgensen-Bacher

                        #1205,38 Orchard View Blvd.

                        Toronto,On.  M4R 2G3

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!

Keeper of the Flame
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