Nov Budget Report / Advent / Christmas Coffee Sunday / Mary's Baby Shower / Catholic Physician's Guild / 2025 Giving Envelopes

Nov 30: Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle // Dec 1: First Sunday of Advent/Alpha/Advent Bible Study // Dec 3: Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, Priest

View this email in your browser This Week's Readings Vigil Mass: Saturday, 5:15 pm Sunday Mass: 11:30 am & 8:00 pm DATES OF NOTE Nov 30: Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle // Dec 1: First Sunday of Advent/Alpha/Advent Bible Study // Dec 3: Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, Priest/Bethlehem Banquet // Dec 4: Morning Prayer (& Breakfast) // Dec 5: Advent Adoration/Catholic Physicians Guild Meeting// Dec 6: First Friday NOVEMBER COLLECTIONS $17,611.36 AVERAGE MONTHLY EXPENSES $12,552.34 Think you for your continued and consistent support of our parish and our mission. Come together for a special time of prayer and reflection during Advent. Experience the peace of being in the presence of the Eucharist as we prepare our hearts for Christmas. Join us for a special Coffee Sunday celebrating the diverse cultural traditions of Christmas! Bring a sweet treat from your cultural heritage to share, and mark the map where you're from! Thank you for your ongoing generosity and for being such a vital part of our parish family. May the peace and joy of the Christ Child fill your hearts and homes this holiday season! Giving envelopes for 2025 will be available for pick-up just outside the parish office after all Masses this weekend (Nov 30/Dec 1). Thank you for your continued support! 📖 Curious about Fr. Gregory's insights? Attend Mass this week to hear the rest of the homily and gain a deeper understanding of God’s word. See you at Mass! 🙏 Join us to explore the Sunday liturgical texts, delving into their social, literary, and spiritual context and how they guide us in living the Gospel in our lives and communities. At all the Masses on the weekend of December 8th, we invite you to participate in Mary's Baby Shower. We will accept items throughout the week, however. The Hamilton Catholic Physicians Guild is hosting a special event on "Gender Dysphoria," with speaker Dr. Moira McQueen.   Tuesday's dinner included pizza,  a talk by Francis Doyle on using our Time, Talent, and Treasure for God and for his kingdom, ending with celebrating Sr. Eileen's birthday. This month's book explores the Christian tradition of contemplation, and how practices like using a prayer word, and cultivating awareness are deeply rooted in Christianity. MASS INTENTIONS If you would like to have a Mass celebrated on behalf of a loved one, please contact the office, or submit a request online to have that intention put into the calendar.  Current Week's Intentions ➵ Bishop Crosby's Heart-to-Heart December Announcements Come Home for Christmas Festival Advent Hymn Festival Christmas Gift Bag Drive JOURNEY THROUGH ADVENT WITH MARY, is the theme of this year’s video series from the National Offices of Liturgy, and Evangelization and Catechesis at the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. The presenter this year is Archbishop Francis Leo, Archbishop of Toronto. He is filmed from the sanctuary of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Michael in Toronto. His reflections are on the Gospel passages for the upcoming Sundays, and are available the week previous. The First Sunday of Advent is available here. The Archbishop is a Marian scholar and a fine teacher. This is an excellent way to live Advent in preparation for Christmas! Monthly Memorial Mass The Catholic Cemeteries of the Diocese of Hamilton hosts a Monthly Memorial Mass at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Burlington on the second Tuesday of each month. The names of people interred in one of the Hamilton/Burlington area Catholic cemeteries during the previous month are read during the Universal Prayer, and their relatives receive an invitation to attend. The next Mass will be on Tuesday, December 10 at 4:30pm. All are welcome. Facebook Twitter Instagram Website YouTube Copyright © 2024 Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church & Chaplaincy, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.