Dear St. Theresa Family! How are you? Thanks for all your Emails!
Happy 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time- (NEW Announcements are below the video - scroll down)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Fr. Vincent on Sept. 23! We wish him all the best and pray for him!
Prayer for Fr. Vincent: Lord, give us holy priests; you yourself maintain them in holiness. O Divine and Great High Priest, may the power of your mercy accompany them everywhere and protect them from the devil’s traps and snares which are continually being set for the souls of priests. May the power of your mercy, O Lord, shatter and bring to naught all that might tarnish the sanctity of priests, for you can do all things.Amen (Hail Mary)
Mass Video below - 25th Ord. Time - Sunday Vigil Mass- some of the choir members now take turns singing the 2nd verse of each hymn!
WEEKDAY MASSES on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9am
Come to Mass! Saturday at 4:30 pm OR on Sunday at 10:30 am.
Lots of Extra Room on Saturdays!
- Please Keep Our Parish Alive by Giving - God will Reward you!
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/128967353RR0028-st-theresa-of-the-child-jesus-parish/
OR Interac e-Transfer®.. You can also send a donation to the church’s e-mail address sttheresa@rogers.com as mentioned on the website
You can download Free Mass Readings here: https://www.livingwithchrist.ca/index.php/intentions
September 23 to November 1
A time to pray and fast for an end to abortion.
Our parish public prayer vigil day is designated for Saturday, October 3, on the southwest corner of Queen Street, just off Bank Street, 7 am-7 pm. 1 hour of your time can help save a life! Sign-up will by contacting our 40 Days Rep. Gord Doonan at 613-830-6474 or g.doonan@zoho.com . People of faith are also invited to fast throughout 40 Days for Life. We believe that when God's people fast with a repentant and contrite spirit, our heavenly Father hears from heaven and heals our lives, our churches, our communities, our nation, and our world.
40 DAYS FOR LIFE official Kick-off Rally is Sunday, September 20 at 7:00 pm, at the city-designated vigil site on the southwest corner of Queen Street just off Bank Street. For more information go tohttps://40daysforlife.com/
► To receive the Sacrament of Confession or the Sacrament of the Sick, please see Fr. Vincent; email him at sttheresa@rogers.com, or call the office at 613-235-5119.
► If you require an EMERGENCY Anointing of the Sick, please call 613-235-5119.
OTHER NEWS
The Virtual Walk for the Centre is October 4th, 1:00 - 4:00 pm.Join us on your favourite trail or neighbourhood, together in spirit for the Centretown Emergency Food Centre. Join your church team online at the CCSAC website by clicking on Walkathon where you will find our Walk contests for the most participants, best decorated sign or selfie. Donate online or place your donation in a designated Walkathon envelop in the collection plate at the back of the church, or you can send a cheque to CCSAC, 507 Bank St., Ottawa, K2P 1Z5.Thank you for your support. Your CCSAC church rep.
Coats for Kids the Little Flower Council 16005 of the Knights of Columbus is handing out envelopes for donations for Coats for Kids. Parishioners and friends can donate by dropping an envelope marked Coats for Kids in the collection basket next weekend. Or you can donate online:
https://ontariokofc.ca/programs/faith-in-action/community/coats-for-kids/
MIRIAM CENTRE is now open at a new location: 107-1803 St. Joseph Blvd., Orleans ON K1C 6E7. The Centre is a bilingual charity that helps women and their families who find the circumstances surrounding their pregnancy difficult. At the Centre they receive emotional support, encouragement and practical help both before and after the birth of their baby. Also, we offer support to grieving parents after the loss of a baby. Info: 613-830-8623; centremiriamcentre@yahoo.ca.
NOVENA OF MASSES: Please join us at Mass to pray for the closure of the Bank Street abortion facility and the conversion of all the workers, every Friday in September and October (9 Fridays) at 9:00 am at Madonna della Risurrezione Parish, 1621 Fisher Ave. K2C 1X8. Masses are in English.
Diocesan Centre is Relocating: The building housing the Diocesan Centre of the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall at 1247 Kilborn Place is near the end of its lifespan. Diocesan administration is planning to relocate occupants of the John Paul II Residence for retired clergy by next spring. The Chancery and the Diocesan Centre offices will relocate before the end of this year.
“Let us return to the Eucharist with Joy!” – Letter from the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments: On the celebration of the liturgy during and after the COVID-19 pandemic to the Presidents of the Episcopal Conferences of the Catholic Church.
White Mass for Doctors and Other Health Care Professionals: Join us in blessing and celebrating healthcare professionals on the Feast of Saints Cosmas & Damian, September 25 at 5:00 pm at Notre Dame Cathedral. The celebrant will be Archbishop Terrence Prendergast SJ. Health care professionals are invited to wear their white coat.
2020 Annual Collection for the Needs of the Church in Canada will be held NEXT weekend onSeptember 26 & 27. In his message to pastors and other collaborators in pastoral ministries, the Most Reverend Richard Gagnon, Archbishop of Winnipeg and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), reflected on the impact of the Coronavirus on the Church.
Inner Healing Retreat "Take My Hand": An on-line Retreat aimed at helping people learn to heal from emotional hurts and to learn how to maintain emotional well-being. Facilitated by Dr. Heather MacPhail. Via Zoom, September 26-27, 10:00 am-3:00 pm. Cost: $20. Hosted by St. John the Apostle Catholic Women’s League. Info: Rosemary Fikis (r.fikis@rogers.com).
The Ottawa School of Theology & Spirituality: The OSTS has risen to the COVID-19 challenge and will offer their classes via Zoom this September. Fall term courses begin September 21. For all further details such as courses, registration, contact: www.osts.ca.
ALPHA will be starting again on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at 7pm-8:30pm - All are welcome to Join! Due to COVID it will be on ZOOM - Contact Deacon Guy Dacquay at alphasttheresa@gmail.com or via phone 819-319-7671 - ALPHA is a wonderful outreach for nonpracticing Catholics or those who have no faith.
Children's Liturgy will begin on the Thanksgiving weekend. We have a new member of the CL team Isabella Tedesco who is studying Education at the University of Ottawa who will aid in ensuring social distancing during the liturgy.
GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO COVID-19 UPDATE
As you may have heard on the News, the Government of Ontario has revised its position in a few areas over concerns of COVID-19. Ottawa is one such area. However, the reduction in the number of persons being able to gather at public or private events, DOES NOT AFFECT RELIGIOUS CELEBRATIONS. That is to say.... we are able to continue with the protocols (Wearing of Masks, Hand Sanitizer, Sterilization of space, Social Distancing, etc.) that are currently being enforced within the Archdiocese of Ottawa in fully compliance with the Ottawa Public Health Authority. We here at St. Theresa Parish, have as a capacity at 30%, which is space for over 100 pers at any given celebration.
Also please note ...
Cardinal Sarah, Prefect of the Congregation for the Discipline of the Sacraments, has issued a letter to all Bishops around the world and of which, our Archbishop, Terrence Prendergast, SJ, has sent to the Archdiocese regarding the necessity to "RETURN WITH JOY TO THE EUCHARIST".
Novena For Life - for an end to abortion and euthanasia
St. Theresa parishioners are invited to pray the following Novena For Life each day from September 23 to October 1, the feast day of St. Theresa of Lisieux:
A Prayer for Life by John Paul II
O Mary, bright dawn of the new world,
Mother of the living, to you do we entrust the cause of life
Look down, O Mother, upon the vast numbers of babies not allowed to be born, of the poor whose lives are made difficult, of men and women who are victims of brutal violence, of the elderly and the sick killed by indifference or out of misguided mercy.
Grant that all who believe in your Son may proclaim the Gospel of life with honesty and love to the people of our time.
Obtain for them the grace to accept that Gospel as a gift ever new, the joy of celebrating it with gratitude throughout their lives and the courage to bear witness to it resolutely, in order to build, together with all people of good will, the civilization of truth and love, to the praise and glory of God, the Creator and lover of life. Amen.
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Prayer to make Spiritual Communion:
People who cannot communicate make spiritual communion:
At your feet, O my Jesus I bow down and offer you the repentance of my contrite heart, which abysses itself into its nothingness and Your holy presence. I adore you in the Sacrament of Your love, the ineffable Eucharist. I wish to receive you in the poor home that my heart offers you. In anticipation of the happiness of sacramental communion, I want to possess you in spirit. Come to me, oh my Jesus, that I may come to you. May Your love inflame my whole being, for life and death. I believe in you, I hope in you, I love you. So be it. Amen
Perpetual NOVENA Prayer to St. Theresa Little Flower:
O Little Therese of the Child Jesus, Please pick for me a rose, from the heavenly garden and send it to me, as a message of love. O Little Flower of Jesus, ask God to grant the favors I now place with confidence in you hands ( mention your special prayer request here ) St. Therese, help me to always believe, as you did, in God's great love for me, so that I may imitate your "Little Way" each day. Amen
SPECIAL PRAYERS to Our Lady for the Month of September which is Dedicated to her Sorrows:
https://www.catholicnewsworld.com/2020/09/did-you-know-september-is-dedicated-to.html
Prayer Intentions: Please pray for the repose of the soul of Wendy's brother Jerry. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Miriam's uncle Joseph. Please pray for the family of Alice whose husband, Gordon died. Also, pray for the family of George Hack whose brother, John died. The uncle of Daniel, named Pierre, who has also passed. The young cousin of Lynn has also died of COVID -19 in England. Please pray for Wanda, Daughter of choir member Florence, who underwent surgery in February for cancer removal.
Please also pray for the young granddaughter of Deacon Guy, Jane who has epileptic seizures.
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