Passionate Love











As followers of Jesus Christ, we are called to live lives of passion.  Jesus himself tells us that the greatest thing we can do is to love God with all our hearts, all our souls, all our strength. In other words, hold nothing back when you love God. To love with passion. This is the kind of love we need to move towards during our life. We need to be people who are utterly passionate about our love for God and for one another. We need to burn with one desire - the desire to love. Everything else in our lives should serve that one desire.

It seems that one of our greatest dangers as Christians is mediocrity. Many of us have settled for normal, ordinary lives that have no passion for God or for others mixed in with our lives. We are accused of being boring, and often we must admit that we are guilty of making our religion a boring one.

When people on the outside look at us, they often see that we are anything but passionate about the way of life we have chosen.

We have to walk the path of prayer and awareness if we hope to develop a passionate love for God and others.  "Prayer is attention to God's coming into our life, a recognition of the grace of the present hour, and unfailing vigilance for the Lord's calling. It is the most personal and most personalizing event in human life. Nothing brings people closer together in
oneness, brotherhood and solidarity than to call the one God 'Our Father". (Bernard Haring)

Through daily and persistent prayer, we allow God to shape us into people of love and compassion.  May we all have the courage to surrender ourselves into the loving hands of God.      Peace, Fr. John.








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OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST







lerin.  Nov. 15-17, Fri. 7:45 pm -- Sun. 1 pm.

Fashion for Food -- presented by Souls Harbour.  An evening of great entertainment, food and fashion, featuring Rory Allen and Whole Notes.  Nov. 9, Delta Hotel, 6-9 pm.  Silent Aurction.  For tickets ($25) call:  352-1645.

Search for Christian Maturity -- a retreat weekend for youth age 15 to early twenties, Nov. 8-10, LeBoldus High School.  Brochures for registration are available at both entrances.  Registration deadline:  Nov. 1 by phone.

WELCOME! -- If you are new to the parish, please introduce yourself to the priest or one of the ministers after Mass or drop by the parish office during the week.  We want to know who you are and be able to serve you better.  we hope you will support your parish by your prayers, your presence, your talents and financial gists.  Call the parish office to register:  757-1325.












All Saints/All Souls








Memorial Celebration

















Pastoral Council Meeting Highlights











Holy Cross Pastoral Council met October 8, 2002.

Highlights of the meeting included:
* Committees asked to plan their budgets for 2003
* Discussion about Vision Quest categories and council prioritized the items under each category for submission to the Archdiocese
* Written reports from committees revealed need for more members

May God Bless You and Your family.

If you are interested in any of the pastoral council positions or committees please contact the parish office or myself:

Karen Eisler
Chair Pastoral Council

Home: 789 7476
Email: reisler@accesscomm.ca




PARISH ACTIVITIES THIS WEEK

October 27 - November 3, 2002

SUN Oct. 27                 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. Mass - Baptisms Church

                                    4:30 & 6:30 p.m. Fowl Supper Parish Hall

MON Oct. 28                 1:30 p.m. Bible Study Patenaude's

Ephesians 2: 19-22         6:00 p.m. ALPHA Upper Gerein Centre

Luke 6: 12-19

TUE Oct. 29                 7:00 p.m. Mass Church

Ephesians 5: 21-33

Luke 13: 18-21

WED Oct. 30                 7:00 p.m. Mass Church

Ephesians 6: 1-9            7:30 p.m. Baptism Meeting #3 Lower Gerein Centre

Luke 13: 22-30               7:30 p.m. Prayer Group Upper Gerein Centre

                                    7:30 p.m. Choir Practice Church

                    THURS Oct. 31             8:00 a.m. Mass Church

                    Ephesians 6: 10-20       8:30 a.m. Study Group Upper Gerein Centre

                    Luke 13: 31-35

FRI Nov. 1                 8:00 a.m. Mass Church

Rev. 7: 2-4, 9-14         8:30 a.m. Adoration Church

1 John 3: 1-3              9:15 a.m. Communion to the Shut-ins

Matthew 5: 1-12         4:00 p.m. Benediction

SAT Nov. 2 4:1        5 p.m. Reconciliation Church

Job 19: 1, 23-27       5:00 p.m. Mass Church

1 Cor 15: 20-23

John 12: 23-26

SUN Nov. 3             9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. Mass Church

                               6:30 p.m. Intermediate Youth Group Upper Gerein Centre

                               6:30 p.m. Jr. High Youth Group Lower Gerein Centre


MINISTRY SCHEDULE -- 1ST SUNDAY (31st Sunday in Ordinary Time)

SCHEDULE OF MINISTERS

FOR Nov. 2/3 2002

5:00 P.M.

SATURDAY

9:00 A.M.

SUNDAY

11:00 A.M.

SUNDAY

ALTAR SERVER

CAPTAINS

Bryant Adams

Jenna Schroeder

Adam Woynarski

GREETERS, READERS,

COMMUNION MINISTERS

USHERS

John Lebersback

789-7609

Men's Club - Jim Wasser

Eugene Achtemichuk

789-1248

George Dreher

Ed Deck

525-3229

Mike Eriksen

CHILDREN'S LITURGY

LEADER

Cheryl Lloyd

Pam Moffat

Wendy Heyman

Kari Leibel, Julianna Hill

MUSICIANS/SINGERS

T.B.A.

T.B.A.

Hinz/Bradel Folk Group

BREAD BAKER

Lori Garchinski

COLLECTION COUNTERS

Team 3 - Leonard Jelinski (captain)

Henry Soucy, Art Weisgerber, John Schneider

READINGS (Cycle A)

Pages 549-551

FIRST READING

Malachi 1.14-2.2, 8-10

SECOND READING

1Thessalonians 2.7-9, 13

GOSPEL

Matthew 23.1-12




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