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Parish Bulletin
St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church
7 Church Street, Picton ON K0K 2T0
Web Site: www.stgregoryparish.ca
St. Frances of Rome Church (Mission)
65 Belleville Street, Wellington ON K0K 3L0
Reverend Thomas J. Thazhappally, OSH
Administrator
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: Tuesday to Thursday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Telephone: (613)476-6276 Fax: (613)476-7293
Office Email: [email protected]
WELCOME TO OUR PARISH COMMUNITY
We extend a cordial welcome to all our visitors today. Please sign the register on the table in the
vestibule. We are happy to have you with us. If you are staying with us, consider filling out a
registration form which is available in the back
of the Church. If you would like to get involved
in this wonderful parish, glance over the names
of the groups and ministries that are active here.
We encourage your active participation.
MISSION STATEMENT
St. Gregory
the Great is
a
Roman
Catholic
Church encompassing people of different ages, talents, and
backgrounds. We are a faith community with a small town
feel of welcome and hospitality. The mission of St. Gregory
the Great Church is to respond faithfully to God's call as a
Catholic Community through worship, fellowship, service
and education. "Where love exists, it works great things. But
when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist." - St. Gregory the Great.
Parish Staff
Secretary: Dona Geggie - [email protected] Custodian: Donald Geggie 613-476-8213
Ministries, Committees, Groups
Parish Pastoral Council
Parish Finance Committee
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Parish Pastoral Care Team
Junior & Senior Liturgy
St. Vincent de Paul Committee
Altar Servers
Screening Committee
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Lectors & Eucharistic Ministers
Ecclesia Group
Parish Choirs
Catholic Women's League
Legion of Mary
Youth Ministry
St. Gregory School
32nd
Saturday
Sunday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
November 8
November 9
November 11
November 12
November 13
November 14
November 15
November 16
Barbara Lyons
Leo Finnegan
Jerry Ryan
Shirley Slaven
Danita Norton
John Hallam
Parish Office
Eric Chapman
Tim Ernst
Parish Office
Dirk van Binnendyk
Greg Garrett
David Bongard
Maisie Cockurn
Shirley Slaven
Gail Mac Dougall
Kevin Dorey
(613)399-2005
(613)476-5714
(613)476-5564
(613)393-1100
(613)476-4751
(613)476-6837
(613)476-6276
(613)393-2987
(613)476-2159
(613)476-6276
(613)476-0194
(613)476-4148
(613)476-7632
(613)476-6313
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(613)399-3439
(613)476-2461
SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
05:00 pm
10:00 am
12:30 pm
12:30 pm
02:00 pm
08:30 am
9:00 am – 9:30 am
33rd
Saturday
Sunday
Chairperson
Chairperson
Contact
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President
Contact
Coordinator
Principal
Olimpio, Giuseppina & Giulio Pichini
For all the members of the parish
Tom & Bernice Bowler (Rememberance Day)
Kirk Flemming
Archbishop Francis Spence (Hallowell)
Liturgy of the Word & Communion
Exposition & Adoration
SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
05:00 pm
10:00 am
Gena, Pietro, Lucia Petrucci
For all the members of the parish
Sanctuary Lamp: burns this week for Judy Durant. Feel free to add a relative or friends name to the list
in the book at the back of the church, indicating if it is for their intentions or in their memory. $5.00
donation is appreciated.
Junior Liturgy: Parents/guardians are encouraged to bring their children to the 10:00 am Sunday Mass so
they may participate in this important liturgy for young people.
Welcome to our Parish Community: We extend a cordial welcome to all our visitors. If you
are staying with us, consider filling out a registration card which is available at the back of the
church and place it in the collection basket. For your convenience there are visitor offertory
envelopes and also boxed sets of envelopes for the year, on the table at the back of the church.
Priests’ Retirement Fund Collection, Nov. 8 & 9: We thank you for the generosity you’ve
shown in the past and we hope you will generously support this year’s collection.
Baptism: Congratulations to Kelton Michael Douthwright who was baptized on Nov. 1 at St.
Gregory. Please keep Kelton, his parents, grandparents and sponsors in your valuable prayers.
Papal Prayer Intentions: Pope’s Intentions: that all who suffer loneliness may experience the
closeness of God and the support of others. Mission Intentions: that young seminarians and
religious may have wise and well-formed mentors. Parish Intentions: that God will increase
the physical and spiritual well-being of all parishioners and families.
Parish Pastoral Council: We are preparing to reconstitute our Parish Pastoral Council. If you
are a member of this parish and would like to volunteer for this ministry or wish to nominate a
fellow parishioner, please complete the form, available on the table at the back of the church,
and put it in the collection basket or contact the parish office, 613-476-6276.
C.W.L. Christmas Dinner & Auction Nov. 27th: Gentlemen and ladies of the parish are
welcome to come to our Christmas Dinner & Auction, at 6:00 pm at the Salvation Army
Citadel, Elizabeth St. on Nov. 27th. Yes, men are welcome too! Tickets are available at the
Religious Store, cost $15 each. Don’t forget your wrapped gift ($10) for the auction.
Christmas Bazaar & Tea: St. Patrick’s & St. Mary’s CWL invite you to come out and browse
the selection of crafts, preserves, baking for a loved one’s Christmas present. Then, rest after
your shopping with a cup of tea, a sandwich and some treats. Try your luck at the Treasure
Chest and entre the raffle draws. Come and enjoy the fun Saturday, Nov. 8, 10 am – 1 pm.
Nativity Project Exhibition Nov. 20-23: Come to St. Paul the Apostle Church, Kingston and
experience the traditions of Christmas through a time-travel-like journey from a humble
manger in Bethlehem 2000 years ago to over 100 unique nativity scenes of different countries
and cultures in modern times. For more information call 613-546-6900 .
Weekend Collection: $3,029.00
Church Repair & Maintenance: $ 1,260.00
World Mission Collection: $1,010.00
November 9, 2014
The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (A)
One church in every diocese, a cathedral, is associated with the
bishop who presides over the life of the Church. The bishop has a
throne (seat) in this church where the faithful and their pastor
assemble to mark important celebrations of the Christian faith.
Though cathedrals share the same functions as parish churches, they
are, in a particular way, the focal point in each diocese.
Pope Francis, the Bishop of Rome, also has a cathedral.
However, this is not St. Peter’s Basilica, where the Pope often
presides over many celebrations before immense crowds. Though
this impressive architectural structure attests to the Pope’s pastoral
primacy over the entire Church, his cathedral is the Basilica of St. John Lateran, whose
dedication we celebrate today. We read this Latin phrase on the central fronton: Mater et Caput
omnium ecclesiarum urbis et orbis, which translates as “Mother and head of all the Churches
of Rome and of the world”. Here is a brief history.
When the persecution of Christians ended around the year 320 AD, Emperor Constantine
built a church on land belonging to the Laterani family and decreed it would be the seat of the
Bishop of Rome. First dedicated to the Holy Savior, then to Saint John the Baptist and St. John
the Evangelist, the Basilica is acknowledged as the oldest and most important church in the
West. We celebrate the feast of its dedication or inauguration as the Mother Church. Four
Councils have been held here and the current structure dates probably from the 17th century.
The situation is worrisome today as we see our churches closed, sold, demolished, or used
for means other than worship. We remember Jesus’ words: Destroy this temple and in three
days I will raise it up. St. John the Evangelist explained that the Temple referred to Christ’s
body and that the Risen Lord is God’s presence among us. Now it is up to parochial
communities to create initiatives when facing serious situations and have plans in place to
guarantee their ecclesial existence. The actual structures, where local parish communities
gather for liturgical prayer, are signs of the Church and God’s people. It is wise to save our
churches, but it is even more fundamentally important to ensure their sustainability through
practicing healthy habits for an evangelical life.
Yves Guillemette, priest
Translated by Honore Kerwin Borrelli