The 2010 offertory envelopes are ready to be picked up at the back of the church. If you currently do not use offertory envelopes but would like to, please call the parish office at 866-747-1012 ext 23 or 24.

 

 

Welcome Logan Hachler, son of Phil & Jessica and Chris Theodorus Maas, son of Jim & Sabine who were baptized at St. Patrick’s Church on November 29th.

 

All parishioners who attended the Pastoral Healthcare Palliative Care Program (Nov. 14) please meet with Father at St. Patrick’s Church, Kinkora in the sacristy on Dec. 12th at 10:00 a.m.

 

The Annual Christmas Potluck will be held following the 5:00 Saturday evening Mass on December 12th. Bring a friend and daughters are always welcome.

The St. Patrick's, Kinkora CWL will hold their next meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 9th at 7:30 p.m. at the Kinkora Community Centre.  Ladies, please remember to bring nut-free cookies for our shut-ins and our social that evening.  Also, we would like to thank all those who helped in any way with the recent funeral luncheons. 

 

The next regular monthly meeting will be held on Monday, December 7th at 8:30 p.m. All members are welcome.

 

Please be advised that winter burials will take place in St. Patrick’s Cemetery only if weather and ground conditions permit. For more information, please contact a member of St. Patrick’s Cemetery Board.

 

Mitchell Community Christmas Dinner will be held on Mon. Dec. 14th at Main Street United Church in Mitchell, starting at 5:30 p.m.  This dinner is provided by local churches and all are welcome to attend.  Please pick up your dinner ticket at the Salvation Army Thrift Store at 32 Ontario Road, Mitchell by Dec. 7th.  Free will offering only.

 

Special thanks to all who supported the fall food drive at St. Vincent de Paul Church.  A large amount of groceries and personal hygiene products were delivered to the Mitchell Food Bank. Your generosity was greatly appreciated!

Any parishioners wishing to donate money towards flowers for Christmas in memory of a loved one may do so by placing it in an envelope with your name and the name of those to be remembered on the outside. Please place the envelope in the offertory basket.

 

St. Vincent de Paul Children’s Liturgy will once again be preparing angels for the Angel Tree. Unwrapped gifts for a boy or girl 0-16 years of age can be dropped off at the Mitchell church on or before Sunday, December 13th.

 

On Sunday, December 6th at 2:00 p.m. at Main Street United Church, Mitchell. Free will donations in support of the choir and items to support Mitchell and Seaforth Foodbank gratefully accepted.

 

Our floor hockey/advent evening was a lot of fun and a great time of sharing and fellowship. I want to thank all the adult youth leaders from each cluster/parish that come out faithfully to support this growing ministry. It couldn’t be done without you. Dec. 15th is the last evangelization team meeting for the year 7:00  to 9:30 p.m. Anyone interested that has not been involved in this part of the ministry yet, please contact me so I can explain what it entails… 519-345-2972 ext. 26 (toll-free 866-747-1012). Karen Doyle is presently employed by St. James, Seaforth; St. Patrick’s, Dublin; St. Joseph’s, Listowel; Sacred Heart, Wingham and St. Ambrose, Brussels as a youth minister. She is working with many young people from the area.

 

Following a beautiful and firmly-rooted tradition, many families set up their crib immediately after the feast of the Immaculate Conception, as if to relive with Mary those days full of trepidation that preceded the birth of Jesus. Putting up the crib at home can be a simple but effective way of presenting faith, to pass it on to one’s children. The crib helps us contemplate the mystery of God’s love that was revealed in the poverty and simplicity of the Bethlehem Grotto. Saint Francis of Assisi was so taken by the mystery of the Incarnation that he wanted to present it anew at Grecio in the living nativity scene, thus beginning an old, popular tradition that still retains its value for evangelization today. Indeed, the crib can help us understand the secret of the true Christmas because it speaks of the humility and merciful goodness of Christ, who “though he was rich he made himself poor” for us (2 Cor 8:9). His poverty enriches those who embrace it and Christmas brings joy and peace to those who, like the shepherds in Bethlehem, accept the Angel’s words: “Let this be a sign to you: in a manger you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes” (Lk 2:12). This is still the sign for us too, men and women of the third millennium. There is no other Christmas. Pope Benedict XVI

 

and their Mothers will be held on Monday, December 28th at St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica commencing with Rosary at 7:00 p.m. followed by Mass at 7:30 p.m. Bishop Ronald Fabbro will preside. All parishioners are encouraged to attend.