Dear St. Theresa Family! How are things? Thanks for all your Emails!
Happy 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time- (NEW Announcements are below the video - scroll down)
Mass Video below - 27th Ord. Time - Sunday Vigil Mass-
Please Pray for parishioner Steve Samson who is Ill.
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
Thank you for your donations and God Bless you!
October is the Month of the Most Holy Rosar
(October 7, Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary)
From Patricia MD about the Food Centre:
The Centretown Food Centre is the principal food bank for many in Central Ottawa and last year served over 800 people a month. Despite the pandemic, it is continuing to operate on a modified basis while respecting public health guidelines. We would ask you to consider supporting us again this year by walking on October 4th, and donating in one of the following ways:
- Online at the Walkathon webpage https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/centretown-churches-social-action-committee/p2p/Walkathon/
An income tax receipt will be emailed to you automatically.
- Send a cheque made out to CCSAC at 507 Bank Street, Ottawa K2P 1Z5, noting the cheque is for the Walk for the Centre. Please include your mail or email address so CCSAC can send you a tax receipt. Donations $20 and above will be provided a receipt, or upon request.
FROM THE HOLY SEE
Pope Francis signs Apostolic Letter on 16th Centenary of the Death of Saint Jerome: At the conclusion of his September 30 general audience, Pope Francis said, “Today I signed the apostolic letter Sacrae Scripturae Affectus, on the 16th centenary of the death of Saint Jerome. May the example of the great doctor and father of the Church, who placed the Bible at the center of his life, inspire in everyone a renewed love for the Sacred Scripture and the desire to live in personal dialogue with the Word of God.”
PRO-LIFE CORNER
Please, before participating in THIS Sunday's Life Chain event, we ask that you carefully read the Code of Conduct Protocols as directed by the organizers. [CLICK HERE to view the Code of Conduct Protocols.] As Christians and law abiding citizens, we are expected to follow these COVID-19 safety protocols. May God bless you and may Our Mother Mary watch over you and your family, now and always. Amen!
LIFE CHAIN: This annual pro-life event takes place across Canada and the United States on Sunday October 4 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm. Join one of the 16 locations (listed below) for one-hour of silent prayerful witness to acknowledge that abortion is a serious wrong. Info: Debbie (613-729-0379) or email debbie@clife.ca; www.campaignlifecoalition.com.
► Ottawa - Ottawa Hospital, Civic Campus Carling Ave.; Montreal Rd. & St. Laurent Blvd.; Vanier Pkwy. & Montreal Rd.; St. Patrick & Cobourg; Bank & Nepean Sts.; Bank St. & Hunt Club Rd.
► Orleans - St. Joseph & Orleans Blvd.
► Kanata - Hazeldean & Eagleson Rds.; March Rd & Halton Terrace.
► Nepean - Merivale Rd. & Meadowlands Dr .
► Russell - Castor & Concession Sts.
► Cornwall - Brookdale & Ninth; McConnell & Marleau.
► Arnprior - Madawaska Blvd. & Daniel St.
► Perth - 100 Gore St. East on the bridge.
► Brockville - Parkdale Ave. across from TISS High School.
About 40 Days for Life
September 23 to November 1
A time to pray and fast for an end to abortion.
People of faith are invited to pray and 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. Info: https://40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/ottawa/ or contact Rosella MacNeil at 613-327-0061.
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: To pray for the closure of the Bank Street abortion facility and the conversion of all the workers. Mass 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.
Centretown Churches Social Action Committee (CCSAC) 5th Annual Walkathon, in support of the Centretown Emergency Food Centre, is THIS Sunday 4 October. Blessed Sacrament is a member of CCSAC and our parishioners have generously support the Walk in prior years. This year, due to Covid, we are having a "Virtual Walk". Similarly we will not be asking for cash/cheque donations. Rather we ask our parishioners to support the Walk by donating online through Canada Helps.org at the following link: Centretown Churches Social Action Committee. Thank you for your support.
OTHER NEWS
Are you at University? Do you know someone who is? Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) has a group of students at Carleton and UOttawa, growing together in faith, fellowship, and leadership. Interested? Check out https://cco.ca/get-connected/.
Mothers at Prayer (MAP): An online monthly prayer & support group in the spirit of St. Monica. Interceding particularly for our children and families to come back to faith, the church and a strong relationship with God. For all mothers. Wednesday's, monthly beginning Wednesday, October 14, 7-9 pm. Hosted by Sister+Hood. Info & registration: sisterhood.live/prayer-praise/mothers-at-prayer/; livesisterhood@gmail.com; 613-806-0377.
That Man is You (TMIY) Fall 2020 A Man Fully Alive: Catholic Men’s Leadership Program. Focus: Help men rediscover the true desires of their heart; identify the major challenges in the spiritual life & the means for overcoming them. New TMIY program this fall - 9 speakers. Online, every Saturday at 7:30 am until Christmas. Free will offering. Hosted by St. Maurice Parish. Info: 613-818-0742; kwgboxing@gmail.com.
Fall Fest Online: People coming together to have fun, meet friends, and discover how much they are loved by Christ in a non-threatening environment. You will hear energetic and moving praise and worship music and a talk from Francesca Mastroeni, a chaplain in the Canadian Army. Online and through host sites this year. To register: https://fallfestottawa.ca/. October 23, 7-9 pm. Hosted by Annunciation of the Lord Parish.
Ottawa Pastoral Care Training Program (OPCTP): An Inter-Denominational program affiliated with the Christian Council of the Capital Area. Fall 2020 Continuing Education Event on Tuesday November 10, 7:00 – 9:00 pm via Zoom with Roshene Lawson, Clinical Chaplain in Therapeutic Support Services at Bruyère Continuing Care and St. Vincent Hospital on “Spiritual Care in the Face of Medical Assistance in Dying.” Register by Sunday November 1. Cost: $15. To register: ottawapastoralcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Fall-2020.Con-Ed-Brochure.pdf. Info: Terri Skuce, OPCTP Administrator, 613-591-3366, ottawapastoralcare@gmail.com.
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 people 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 ( Say 1 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary and 1 Glory Be each day)
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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