The Pastoral Plan of the Diocese of London, decreed by Bishop Fabbro calls for a deep renewal of parish life based upon the shared gifts and talents of a renewed parish pastoral council.  This renewed vision is pastoral - not structural, not maintenance, not clustering, not closure, and not financial, but pastoral -- that is to say, helping the parish identify needs and reach out to families and grow in faith. 
This new vision of pastoral council will demand new eyes.  We believe that within this parish community there are people who are blessed with hidden abilities who can help the parish priest lead our parish into a stronger and more enthusiastic life of FAITH. 
The present council, having studied the new guidelines from the diocese, has embraced the plan and  fully supports it.  The present council will stay on until the newly selected council has been formally established (approximately 6 weeks). 

To start this effort, we ask each parishioner to pray and to think over the coming week, these two questions:
"Do I have something to offer the parish in this new way of being pastoral council?" 

"Do I know someone in our parish who could really help lead our parish to new growth and possibilities?"

Welcome Eve Lynn Satchell, daughter of Scott & Lisa who was baptized at St. Vincent de Paul Church last Sunday.

 

to Charly & Beccie Hutson (nee: Van Herk) who were married at St. Patrick’s Church, Kinkora on Saturday, August 22nd. We offer them our best wishes and ask God to bless and grant them happiness, peace & joy all the days of their life together.

  

Cemetery Sunday will be on September 27th at St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery at 2:30 p.m.

Would you like to tell the school children about the lives of Jesus and Mary? Are you willing to dedicate two hours a month to pray the Rosary with school children? We are in need of volunteers to join the existing teams visiting St. Patrick’s, St. Columban and St. James Schools for this program. Please give this your consideration as more volunteers are needed to keep this program running. For more information, please call Maria Vogels at 519-345-2315 or Mary C. Ryan at 519-345-2560.

 

London Diocesan Council Fall Regional Meeting "Celebrate What is Right With the World"  Sept. 26 at St.Michael's High School, Stratford 8:30 a.m to 3:30 p.m. $6.00 for cost of the lunch. Please call Brenda Biggelaar at 519-348-9187 by Sept. 17 if planning to attend.

September's meeting: Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the church hall, with guest speaker Grace Benedict RN, with the Community Stroke Team. October's meeting: Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the church hall with guest speaker from Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign to raise awareness and support in Canada for Africa's Grandmothers.

 

COR 18 will be held on the weekend of Sept. 25, 26, 27/09 in Dublin. Come and see what it’s all about. All youth between the ages of 16 and 21 are invited to attend this fun-filled weekend. Please pick up an application at the entrance of the church and send it to Karen & Ray Mathonia, R. R. 2, Zurich, Ontario N0M 2T0 -- applications will also be available at St. Anne's and St. Michael's schools. Apply soon so you are not disappointed.

 

“Love is not blind – it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less.”