Newsletter/Bulletin

A prayerful Christian Community built on justice and love, which embraces parishioners and others in need
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June 30, 2013
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
BE PROUD TO GO AGAINST THE CURRENT
Most Rev.
Ronald Peter Fabbro C.S.B.
Bishop of London
PARISH STAFF:
Fr. Jim Mockler, Rector
jmockler@dol.ca
228
Fr. Steny Mascarenhas O.C.D.
Associate Pastor
smascarenhas@dol.ca
224
Fr. Terry McNamara (part time)
tmcn@dol.ca
227
Deacon Len Hughes
lhughes@dol.ca
223
Cathryn Hall, Pastoral Minister
chall@dol.ca
225
Mitch Lenko, Business Administrator
mlenko@dol.ca
226
RoseMary Cleary, Administrative Assistant
basilica@dol.ca
222
Mary Egan, Secretary
megan@dol.ca
221
SUNDAY EUCHARIST
Saturday
6:00 pm
Sunday 8:30 am 10:30 am 12:30 pm 7:30 pm
WEEKDAY EUCHARIST
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Tuesday, Thursday
12:05 pm
7:30 am
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
11:00 to 11:30 am
Saturday
4:30 to 5:30 pm
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
First Friday (Lady Chapel) at 12:30 pm (concluding
with Benediction at 5:00 pm)
SACRAMENTS
Please contact the Parish Office
At noon today, the Holy Father Francis appeared at the window of his
study in the Vatican Apostolic Palace to pray the Angelus with the faithful
gathered in St. Peter's Square. Before the Marian prayer he recalled Jesus'
most incisive words: “whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but
whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.” He then asked: “but what
does it mean 'to lose one's life for Jesus' cause'? This can happen in two
ways: by explicitly confessing the faith or implicitly defending truth. The
martyrs are the best example of losing one's life for Christ. In two thousand years an immense host of men and women have sacrificed their
lives to remain faithful to Jesus Christ and his Gospel. And today, in many
parts of the world, there are … so many martyrs who give their lives for
Christ, who are brought to death for not denying Jesus Christ. This is our
Church.”
Today we have more martyrs than in the first centuries! But there is also
the daily martyrdom, which doesn't result in death but is also a 'losing of
one's life' for Christ: doing one's duty with love, according to the logic of
Jesus, the logic of giving and sacrifice. Think how many fathers and mothers put their faith into practice every day, offering their lives for the good
of the family! … How many priests, brothers, and sisters generously carry
out their service for the Kingdom of God. How many young people give
up their own interests to dedicate themselves to children, the disabled,
the elderly... These too are martyrs! Everyday martyrs, martyrs of everyday life! And there are many people, Christians and non-Christians, who
'lose their own life' for the truth. Christ said 'I am the truth', so those who
serve the truth serve Christ.
The Holy Father recalled how St. John the Baptist devoted himself entirely to God and, in the end, died for the truth. “How many people pay dearly
for their commitment to the truth! How many righteous men and women
prefer to go against the current so as to not deny the voice of their conscience, the voice of truth! Righteous people, who are unafraid of going
against
the
current!
And
we
must
not
be
afraid!”
Before concluding, the Pope addressed the young persons present, telling
them: “Don't be afraid to go against the current, when they want to steal
our hope, when they propose rotten values to us, values like food that has
gone bad—and when food has gone bad it makes us sick, these values
make us sick. We have to go against the current! And you, young people,
be the first: Go against the grain and be proud of going against the grain.
Go on, be brave and go against the current! And be proud of doing it!”
Pope Francis, Vatican City, 23 June 2013
Corner of Richmond & Dufferin • 533 Clarence Street London ON N6A 3N1
• Tel: 519 432 3475 • Fax: 519 432 5358 • Email: basilica@dol.ca
For more information www.cathedral.dol.ca
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
JUNE 30, 2013
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Reflection
The Gospels offer us encouragement this week
because they are so filled with imperfect people
struggling to live out their lives. The invitation
to us this week comes from the heart of Jesus to
ours: “Follow me.” How do we open our hearts more fully
to that invitation? In our daily prayer we can name the desires we are looking for and ask Jesus to help.
Taken from the “Weekly Guide for Daily Prayer” on the Creighton University’s
Online Ministries website: www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/online.html.
Used with permission.
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Readings—Sunday, July 7, 2013 (Cycle C)
First Reading—Isaiah 66:10-14...I will extend prosperity to her
like a river.
Second Reading—Galatians 6:14-18...I carry the marks of Jesus
branded on my body.
Gospel—Luke 10:1-12, 17-20...Your peace will rest upon them.
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YOUNG ADULTS FOR CHRIST
(YA4C)
St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica has a group for
young adults between 18 to 35 years of age.
The purpose of the group is to bring young adults together
in order to deepen their faith in Christ through prayer, dialogue and discussion, and also to socialize.
Since September 2012, this group of young adults
for Christ has been gathering the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of
every month for two hours beginning at 3:00 p.m. The
group is called Young Adults for Christ (YA4C). All
young adults are invited to join. The next meetings will be
held on Saturday, July 13 and 27, August 10 and 24. If you
are interested in joining OR for more information, please
contact Fr. Steny Mascarenhas at smascarenhas@dol.ca
OR ya4cstpeters@gmail.com
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Mark your calendars……
The St. Vincent de Paul Society will be accepting the following items for our neighbours in
need on Bundle Sunday, September 29 after
the morning Masses. Please start your collection
of small items of furniture, clothing and footwear and
household items for this collection and set them aside for
us.
PLEASE NOTE: We are not able to accept large items
such as couches and tables (which are always in demand)
on Bundle Sunday. Larger items may be picked up from
your home by the SSVP truck (free of charge) by calling
519.438.7071 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Saturday.
Please consider our request. Your donation to this collection can make a difference to someone in need.
Celebrating the Year of Faith—Matt Maher
Centennial Hall, London, Ontario on Wednesday, July
10, 2013. Opening Act Kyle Geraghty. Doors open at
7:00 p.m. Tickets on sale now and available through
Centennial Hall Box Office or centennialhall.london.ca
or 519.672.1967 or 888.999.8980. $20 + applicable fees.
Mass at St. Peter’s Cathedral at 4:30 p.m. BBQ to follow
Mass at 5:45 p.m. at St. Peter’s School (all are welcome;
details at dol.ca)
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Annual Pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Holy Rosary!
The Legion of Mary is holding a bus trip to Merlin, Ontario. Thursday, August 15, 2013—Feast of the Assumption. Cost: $23/person to be paid at the time of
reservation. We booked with Great Canadian Coach with
AC and WR. Please reserve your seat early—we booked
only one bus. Pick-ups will be at St. Peter’s 8:00 a.m.;
St. Justin’s 8:15 a.m. Depart from the Shrine at 3:00 p.m.
Please bring your lunch and drinks as there is no place to
buy food at the Shrine. For reservations, call Teresita
Oliveros 519.438.1833 or Marilyn Revisa 519.641.8904
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Pilgrimage to Quebec-Montreal—St. Joseph’s Oratory, St. Anne de Beaupre, Cap de La Madeleine. August
26-30, 2013. Book your seat. Call Purita Borja
519.681.3381 for details.
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Volunteers Wanted
We’d like you to become familiar with Two Catholic,
faith-based, outreach support groups for those effected in
any way by mental illness: “NEW DAY” and “YOU
ARE NOT ALONE” (Y.A.N.A.). Training is provided.
For more information, please contact Deacon Bob/Joanne
Hartman 519.473.2263 or Cathie Gauthier 519.850.0600.
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Memorial Mass at St. Peter’s Cemetery will be held on
Tuesday, July 9/13. Rosary at 4:00 p.m. followed by
Mass at 4:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and
pray for their loved ones.
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Wedding Congratulations
Let us pray for those celebrating the Sacrament of Marriage at St. Peter’s during the month of July 2013:
July 6
Mikhail Zakharov * Samantha Dupre
Luis Largo * Jennifer Voll
July 12
Marc Thorup * Rochelle Wocks
July 13
Roberto Gonzalez * Kelly McCormick
Adam Principe * Danielle Trottier
July 19
Keffrey Lovell * Shanna Burns
July 27
David Guiho * Alexandra Gasiorowska
David Sokay * Christina Kelly
Happy Canada Day! Tomorrow we pray, as we do everyday, in gratitude for the gift of being able to call home a country
that allows us to live in freedom and with democracy. Of course,
we are not perfect. That’s why we are called to grow in prayer,
asking God to guide us in working together for harmony, peace
and respect for life at all stages. We ask God to guide those who
govern us to work for the good of everyone and that we will be
generous in sharing our gifts as we place ourselves at the service
of others, especially those who find themselves most in need.
May we never take for granted the beauty of our land and the diversity found among Canadians. Please come and join us for
Mass on Monday at 10:00 a.m.
Our choirs take a well-deserved break during the summer
months. Thank you to our singers, instrumentalists and our leaders, Gloria Gassi, Ron Fox and Ana Matijevic for supporting our
liturgies—both parish and diocesan—with ministry that leads us
to pray through our singing.
I’m happy to welcome Mitch Lenko to the role of Business Administrator of St. Peter’s Cathedral Basilica Parish. Mitch
is no stranger to the task, having served in that capacity before.
His conscientious work will continue among us.
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB)
and the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and
Peace (CCODP) are launching a joint campaign to raise emergency aid for Syrian refugees. The revenues collected will assist the
extensive work in the Middle East by Catholic charities and development agencies. More information was not possible at the time
of printing this bulletin, but will be made available when it does
come. If any donations are received marked “Syrian Relief”, they
will be forwarded to the Diocese of London for distribution to the
appropriate agencies.
Our bulletin printing schedule will be reduced for the
summer months. The next edition will be during the first week of
August. If there is anything urgent that needs to be communicated
immediately, announcements will be made at all the Masses. Intentions for the daily Masses will be posted weekly on the bulletin
board.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus speaks to his disciples who are
travelling with him. We, too, travel with him on the roads we
walk everyday. We don’t just follow him from a comfortable pew
on Sunday. Occasionally, the road is easy. Sometimes it requires
personal sacrifice. Sometimes I’d like to bargain what my form of
discipleship might be, but I can’t. That’s not possible if Jesus
travels with us. I can’t lay out any conditions. What has it cost
me to be a disciple of Jesus? Has the sacrifice been worth it?
What am I hearing God calling me to do?
Summer has officially begun. While not everyone gets a
chance for vacation, it is an opportunity to accomplish many tasks
we’ve put off during the year because there was no time. Now
school is out and there are fewer community meetings. There will
be some time to catch up on things. Summer is a good time as
well to catch up on our prayer. It can be a time to develop a method of reflecting on the experiences of life. This needs a slower
pace and, if worked on over the quiet months, the habit will serve
us well throughout the hectic times of the year. As Father Ron
Rolheiser commented, “If certain plants do not lie dormant for
Winter, they will not bear fruit in Spring. A period of rest, within
which our roots quietly take in nourishment, is the key to
health. Like plants, we too must have periods in which we lie
fallow and silently nourish our roots...We are almost always
running, trying to catch the things that will make us happy
when, in fact, those very things are trying to catch us!”
Father Jim Mockler
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CELEBRATION OF WEEKDAY LITURGY
Monday, July 1—10:00 a.m.
(Canada Day)
John Bolger; Josie Ennett; Walter Sans
Tuesday, July 2—7:30 a.m.
John Tarrataca; Frank Gervais; Marsolio Verceles
Wednesday, July 3—12:05 p.m.
(St. Thomas)
Tom Hepburn; Anne Weltin; Dunstan Murphy
Thursday, July 4—7:30 a.m.
James William Cole; Thérèse Farrah;
In Thanksgiving
Friday, July 5—12:05 p.m.
Eve Penaranda; David Crowley;
Deceased Members Ficarra Family
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We remember in prayer all those who are sick, and
for all those who have died, including Father James Mercer, Sister Marie-Louise Janisse, OSU, and comfort for
those who mourn.
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Last Week’s Offertory Collection—June 23, 2013
Total Offertory
$ 7,501.45
Envelopes (329)
$ 5,974.80
Loose
$ 1,526.65
Average per Envelope
$
18.16
Thank you for your continued generosity!
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Dan Schutte Concert/Workshop
Institute for Catholic Formation in partnership with
King’s University College is pleased to bring singer and
songwriter Dan Schutte to our diocese this Summer. Dan
Schutte is the composer of countless well-loved hymns,
including Sing a New Song, City of God, and Here I Am
Lord. Concert on Friday, August 23/13 7:30 p.m. at
Bessie Labatt Hall, King’s University College, London,
ON at 7:30 p.m. Workshop on Saturday, August 24/13
from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Information and to download registration forms, go to: www.danschutte.dol.ca