SOUL HEALTH CLXXVIII

Third Sunday of Easter

Saturday, April 13th - 4:30pm Offered for Mary Cameron by Bill & Denise Thank you to Father Jude for presiding today! Father Jude is also available for Confessions starting at 4:00pm. This week our Sanctuary Lamp is burning for The Deceased Members of the McGlynn Family by The Family

Office Hours Regular Office Hours are Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday, 9:00am-3:30pm. The office is closed on Wednesday.   Sanctuary Lamp & Vigil Lights Every week, the candle above the tabernacle is lit, and can be lit in memory of a loved one or for special intentions for a suggested offering of $20.  For more information and to book a specific week please contact the office. The cost of the Vigil Lights are 50 cents for the small ones and $5.00 for the large. We ask you to please put your offering in the boxes or in a collection envelope indicating the amount for candles. What's up in the Archdiocese? Sign up for the Newsletter of the Catholic Church of Montreal for all the latest news from the Archdiocese!

 

SOUL HEALTH CLXXVII

Second Sunday of Easter

Saturday, April 6th - 4:30pm Offered for Vincenzo Nudo by His Family Thank you to Father Jude for presiding today! Father Jude is also available for Confessions starting at 4:00pm. This week our Sanctuary Lamp is burning for The Intentions of Gail Grant by Allanna Gummersell *** A special thank you to everyone who contributed to our Holy Week Liturgies, particularly our Easter Sunday Mass with Notre Dame de la Garde! *** Requiescat In Pace  There will be a funeral mass for Pierre Sevigny on Wednesday, April 10th 2024 at 2:00pm.

Receipts & Expenses - March 2024 Receipts:  $7.218.40 Included in Receipts: - Easter Sunday - $1,053.00 - Special Collections $663.00 (Good Friday and Development & Peace) - Notre Dame de la Garde:  $1000.00 (Rent) Disbursements:  $14,275.32 The deficit for the month was:  $7,056.92 Second Collection  This Saturday, April 6th is the first Saturday of the new month!  We will have a second collection for maintenance following Communion.     Office Hours Regular Office Hours are Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday, 9:00am-3:30pm. The office is closed on Wednesday.   Sanctuary Lamp & Vigil Lights Every week, the candle above the tabernacle is lit, and can be lit in memory of a loved one or for special intentions for a suggested offering of $20.  For more information and to book a specific week please contact the office. The cost of the Vigil Lights are 50 cents for the small ones and $5.00 for the large. We ask you to please put your offering in the boxes or in a collection envelope indicating the amount for candles. What's up in the Archdiocese? Sign up for the Newsletter of the Catholic Church of Montreal for all the latest news from the Archdiocese!

 

SOUL HEALTH CLXXVI

Easter Liturgies

Good Friday Service with Stations of the Cross - March 29th at 3:00pm Thank you to Father Jude for presiding at our Good Friday Service today and leading Stations of the Cross. **No Mass on Saturday, March 30th**  Parishioners who would like to attend Easter Vigil are warmly invited to St Willibrord's at 7:30pm Easter Sunday Mass with Notre Dame de la Garde - March 31st at 10:30 Offered for the Intentions of Our Parishioners A warm welcome and many thanks to Father Raymond Lafontaine, EV, and Father Francois Charette for concelebrating our bilingual Easter Mass. All parishioners are invited to stay after the Easter Sunday Mass for coffee and cookies. This week our Sanctuary Lamp is burning for Hugh McGlynn by His Family

Annual Good Friday Collection The Annual Good Friday Collection was first taken up at Pope Paul VI’s request fifty years ago. It is the only yearly request asked by the Holy See of diocese and parishioners throughout the world to assist the Church in the Holy Land. The monies collected support its pastoral educational and social works and help to maintain the Holy Places so important for the faith of Christians everywhere.  For the sake of our brothers and sisters enduring hardships, please give generously during our parish’s Good Friday celebration. Second Collection  Next Saturday, April 6th is the first Saturday of the new month!  We will have a second collection for maintenance following Communion.     Office Hours Regular Office Hours are Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday, 9:00am-3:30pm. The office is closed on Wednesday.   Sanctuary Lamp & Vigil Lights Every week, the candle above the tabernacle is lit, and can be lit in memory of a loved one or for special intentions for a suggested offering of $20.  For more information and to book a specific week please contact the office. The cost of the Vigil Lights are 50 cents for the small ones and $5.00 for the large. We ask you to please put your offering in the boxes or in a collection envelope indicating the amount for candles. What's up in the Archdiocese? Sign up for the Newsletter of the Catholic Church of Montreal for all the latest news from the Archdiocese!

Holy Week 2024

 

SOUL HEALTH Special Edition

Holy Week 2024

Good Friday  March 29th @ 3:00pm Good Friday Service followed by Stations of the Cross with Father Jude Easter Sunday March 31st @ 10:30am Bilingual Mass with Notre Dame de la Garde Father Francois Charette and Father Raymond Lafontaine, EV  Hoping to celebrate the entire Triduum?  Saint Willibrord's welcomes you!  Holy Thursday  March 28th @ 7:30pm  Mass of the Lord's Supper followed by an opportunity to pray in vigil at the Altar of Repose until 12:00am Easter Vigil Saturday, March 30th @ 7:30pm

 

SOUL HEALTH CLXXV

Palm Sunday

4:30pm - Saturday, March 24th 2024 Anniversary of Father Robert Assaly by The Parish  We wish to welcome and thank Father Jude Nixon for celebrating Mass this weekend! Fr Jude will be available for Confessions before Mass for anyone who wishes to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This week, our Sanctuary Lamp is burning for Serge Menard by His Family

Palms Palms are available at the back of the church along with baskets for free-will donations, which will help offset the cost of palms for the parish.  Anniversary Masses for Father Robert Assaly St Thomas More - Saturday, March 24th 2024 at 4:30pm St Willibrord - Monday, March 26th 2024 at 6:00pm followed by a reception in the Assaly Bistro (please RSVP here or by calling the St Willibrord Office at 514-769-9678) Holy Week Schedule Palm Sunday - Saturday, March 23rdat 4:30pm Good Friday - March 29th at 3:00pm Easter Sunday - March 31st at 10:30am (Bilingual Joint Mass with Notre Dame de la Garde)  **There will be no Mass at 4:30pm on Saturday, March 30th** Parishioners are invited to celebrate the Holy Week with St Willibrord's as well!  Palm Sunday - March 24th at 10:30am Holy Thursday - March 28th at 7:30pm Good Friday - March 29th at 3:00pm  Easter Vigil - March 30th at 7:30pm Easter Sunday - March 31st at 10:30am Alpha Explore the Christian faith in an open, friendly environment at Alpha, hosted by St Willibrord's every Tuesday night at 7:00pm. You're invited matter your background or beliefs, plus it's free!  Give it a try -- it might even change your life. Annual Good Friday Collection The Annual Good Friday Collection was first taken up at Pope Paul VI’s request fifty years ago. It is the only yearly request asked by the Holy See of diocese and parishioners throughout the world to assist the Church in the Holy Land. The monies collected support its pastoral educational and social works and help to maintain the Holy Places so important for the faith of Christians everywhere.  For the sake of our brothers and sisters enduring hardships, please give generously during our parish’s Good Friday celebration.      Office Hours Regular Office Hours are Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday, 9:00am-3:30pm. The office is closed on Wednesday. Sanctuary Lamp & Vigil Lights Every week, the candle above the tabernacle is lit, and can be lit in memory of a loved one or for special intentions for a suggested offering of $20.  For more information and to book a specific week please contact the office. The cost of the Vigil Lights are 50 cents for the small ones and $5.00 for the large. We ask you to please put your offering in the boxes or in a collection envelope indicating the amount for candles. What's up in the Archdiocese? Sign up for the Newsletter of the Catholic Church of Montreal for all the latest news from the Archdiocese!

SOUL HEALTH CLXXIV

Fifth Sunday of Lent

4:30pm - Saturday, March 16th 2024 Anniversary of Rita Warren by Bill & Denise We wish to welcome and thank Father Jude Nixon for celebrating Mass this weekend! Fr Jude will be available for Confessions before Mass for anyone who wishes to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This week, our Sanctuary Lamp is burning for Gerald & Eileen Gummersell by Their Daughter Allanna

Anniversary Masses for Father Robert Assaly St Thomas More - Saturday, March 24th 2024 at 4:30pm St Willibrord - Monday, March 26th 2024 at 6:00pm followed by a reception in the Assaly Bistro (please RSVP here or by calling the St Willibrord Office at 514-769-9678) Holy Week Schedule Palm Sunday - Saturday, March 23rdat 4:30pm Good Friday - March 29th at 3:00pm Easter Sunday - March 31st at 10:30am (Bilingual Joint Mass with Notre Dame de la Garde)  **There will be no Mass at 4:30pm on Saturday, March 30th** Parishioners are invited to celebrate the Holy Week with St Willibrord's as well!  Palm Sunday - March 24th at 10:30am Holy Thursday - March 28th at 7:30pm Good Friday - March 29th at 3:00pm  Easter Vigil - March 30th at 7:30pm Easter Sunday - March 31st at 10:30am Alpha Returns to Verdun - Tuesday, March 19th at St Willibrord's Explore the Christian faith in an open, friendly environment at Alpha, hosted by St Willibrord's every Tuesday night at 7:00pm starting March 19th.  You're invited matter your background or beliefs, plus it's free, so why not give it a try?  It might change your life!  Second Collection A second collection for Development & Peace will take place on Saturday, March 16th after Communion. There is an envelope for Development & Peace in your set of church offering envelopes or you can use one of the white envelopes available on the shelves at the back of the church. Vigil Lights We remind parishioners the cost of the Vigil Lights are 50 cents for the small ones and $5.00 for the large. We ask you to please put your offering in the boxes. Parishioners may also put the offering in their collection envelope indicating the amount for candles.      Office Hours Regular Office Hours are Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday, 9:00am-3:30pm. The office is closed on Wednesday. Sanctuary Lamp Every week, the candle above the tabernacle is lit, and can be lit in memory of a loved one or for special intentions for a suggested offering of $20.  For more information and to book a specific week please contact the office. What's up in the Archdiocese? Sign up for the Newsletter of the Catholic Church of Montreal for all the latest news from the Archdiocese!

 

 

SOUL HEALTH CLXXIII

Fourth Sunday of Lent

4:30pm - Saturday, March 9th 2024 Mrs. Carmela Nudo by Her Family We wish to welcome and thank Father Jude Nixon for celebrating Mass this weekend! Fr Jude will be available for Confessions before Mass for anyone who wishes to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This week, our Sanctuary Lamp is burning for The Intentions of Our Parishioners

Anniversary Masses for Father Robert Assaly St Thomas More - Saturday, March 24th 2024 at 4:30pm St Willibrord - Monday, March 26th 2024 at 6:00pm Holy Week Schedule Palm Sunday - Saturday, March 24th at 4:30pm Good Friday - March 29th at 3:00pm Easter Sunday - March 31st at 10:30am (Bilingual Joint Mass with Notre Dame de la Garde)  **There will be no Mass at 4:30pm on Saturday, March 30th**  Second Collection A second collection for Development & Peace will take place on Saturday, March 16th after Communion. There is an envelope for Development &Peace in your set of church offering envelopes or you can use one of the white envelopes available on the shelves at the back of the church. Vigil Lights We remind parishioners the cost of the Vigil Lights are 50 cents for the small ones and $5.00 for the large. We ask you to please put your offering in the boxes. Parishioners may also put the offering in their collection envelope indicating the amount for candles.      Office Hours Regular Office Hours are Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday, 9:00am-3:30pm. The office is closed on Wednesday. Sanctuary Lamp Every week, the candle above the tabernacle is lit, and can be lit in memory of a loved one or for special intentions for a suggested offering of $20.  For more information and to book a specific week please contact the office. What's up in the Archdiocese? Sign up for the Newsletter of the Catholic Church of Montreal for all the latest news from the Archdiocese!

SOUL HEALTH CLXXII

Third Sunday of Lent

4:30pm - Saturday, March 2nd 2024 Anniversary of Mrs. Evelyn Warren by Bill & Denise We wish to welcome and thank Father Raymond Lafontaine, EV, for celebrating Mass this weekend! This week, our Sanctuary Lamp is burning for Eileen Ford by Her Friends

Save the Date! On Monday, March 25th at 6:00pm Saint Willibrord's will be hosting a memorial Mass for the 1st anniversary of Father Robert's passing.  More details to come. Second Collections This Saturday, March 2nd, there will be a second collection for maintenance. A second collection for Development & Peace will take place on Saturday, March 16th after Communion. There is an envelope for Development &Peace in your set of church offering envelopes or you can use one of the white envelopes available on the shelves at the back of the church. Finances - February 2024 Receipts:  $5,451.05 Disbursements:  $11,615.70 Deficit for February 2024: $6,164.65 Donation from Notre Dame de la Garde Parish for Heating $2,000.00 Vigil Lights We remind parishioners the cost of the Vigil Lights are 50 cents for the small ones and $5.00 for the large. We ask you to please put your offering in the boxes. Parishioners may also put the offering in their collection envelope indicating the amount for candles.      Office Hours Regular Office Hours are Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday, 9:00am-3:30pm. The office is closed on Wednesday. Sanctuary Lamp Every week, the candle above the tabernacle is lit, and can be lit in memory of a loved one or for special intentions for a suggested offering of $20.  For more information and to book a specific week please contact the office. What's up in the Archdiocese? Sign up for the Newsletter of the Catholic Church of Montreal for all the latest news from the Archdiocese!

 

 

SOUL HEALTH CLXXI

Second Sunday of Lent

4:30pm - Saturday, February 24th 2024 Debbie Hughes by Her Mother This week, our Sanctuary Lamp is burning for The Repose of the Soul of Victor Olaguera by His Family

Maintenance Collection Next Saturday, March 2nd, there will be a second collection for maintenance. Income Tax Receipts Income Tax Receipts are available on the shelves at the back of the church. Receipts are distributed in alphabetical order. Vigil Lights We remind parishioners the cost of the Vigil Lights are 50 cents for the small ones and $5.00 for the large. We ask you to please put your offering in the boxes. Parishioners may also put the offering in their collection envelope indicating the amount for candles.      Office Hours Regular Office Hours are Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday, 9:00am-3:30pm. The office is closed on Wednesday. Sanctuary Lamp Every week, the candle above the tabernacle is lit, and can be lit in memory of a loved one or for special intentions for a suggested offering of $20.  For more information and to book a specific week please contact the office. What's up in the Archdiocese? Sign up for the Newsletter of the Catholic Church of Montreal for all the latest news from the Archdiocese!

 

SOUL HEALTH CLXIX

First Sunday of Lent

4:30pm - Saturday, February 17th 2024 Carol Ann Ewart by Lennie & Mike Wylygan This week, our Sanctuary Lamp is burning for Patrick & Mary McIver by Their Children

Magnificat - March 2024 Parishioners who subscribe to the Magnificat may pick up their March Issue on the shelves at the back of the church. There are 2 extra copies available for $5.00 each. The Parish Magnificat Subscription expires with this Issue. Parishioners who subscribe will have to renew their subscription themselves as the parish is unable to do it. Income Tax Receipts Income Tax Receipts are available on the shelves at the back of the church. Receipts are distributed in alphabetical order. Vigil Lights We remind parishioners the cost of the Vigil Lights are .50 cents for the small ones and $5.00 for the large. We ask you to please put your offering in the boxes. Parishioners may also put the offering in their collection envelope indicating the amount for candles.      Office Hours Regular Office Hours are Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday, 9:00am-3:30pm. The office is closed on Wednesday. Sanctuary Lamp Every week, the candle above the tabernacle is lit, and can be lit in memory of a loved one or for special intentions for a suggested offering of $20.  For more information and to book a specific week please contact the office. What's up in the Archdiocese? Sign up for the Newsletter of the Catholic Church of Montreal for all the latest news from the Archdiocese!

 

SOUL HEALTH CLXIX

Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time

4:30pm - Saturday, February 10th 2024 Bill & Peggy Rowe and Elaine Rowe Burles by Their Family This week, our Sanctuary Lamp is burning for Father Robert Assaly by The Gummersell Family  The Lenten Journey begins with Ash Wednesday Mass! February 14th - 11:00am  Father Jude will celebrate this Mass and distribute ashes to mark the beginning of the Lenten Season. Remember that Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence. Fasting:  One full meal during the day.  Two smaller meals may also be taken, but their combined amount should not be equal to that of a full meal. The norms of fasting are obligatory for Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59, unless exempted due to medical circumstances. Abstinence:  Including every Friday in Lent, no meat.  Seafood, dairy, and eggs are permitted.  The norms of abstinence are obligatory for Catholics above the age of 14.

Dear Friends of St. Thomas More Parish:  On December 16, 2023, after the 4:30 PM Mass, a general assembly of parishioners was held for the purpose of electing churchwardens.  Although the parish consultation in October was marked by a majority of parishioners expressing a preference for the status quo, the board of wardens informed them that the finances were such that the parish was no longer financially viable, and that even without proceeding with the roughly $400,000 of necessary repairs, we would be expected to run out of funds by the end of 2024.   As no other parishioners were willing to stand for election as wardens under the untenable financial situation, another vote was taken on the recommendation to request that the Archdiocese close St. Thomas More Parish and merge its territory with that of St. Willibrord.  On this occasion, of the 24 people present, 11 voted for closure, 0 voted against, and 13 abstained.  As a result, the currently serving wardens (Derek Mott, Louise Dorais, Paul Lafontaine, and Debbie Warden) agreed to continue their mandates until such time that the parishes be merged.  We have informed the Archdiocese and St. Willibrord’s Parish of the results of this second consultation.    As this can be quite a lengthy process, please note that for the foreseeable future, Mass will continue to be celebrated on Saturday afternoons at 4:30 PM.  There will also be a Mass at 11:00 AM on Ash Wednesday, and we will announce the Holy Week schedule in due course.  We extend special thanks to Fr. Jude Nixon for his regular commitment to the Saturday evening Mass, to Trish and Angela for their work in the parish, and to the wardens and volunteers for all they do to keep the parish operating. Thank you for your continued support.  Let us continue, wherever we worship, to build and live a vibrant Catholic presence in our Verdun neighbourhood.   Yours in Christ,  Fr. Raymond Lafontaine, E.V. Parochial Administrator    Financials - January 2024 Receipts: $5,877.25 Disbursements: $16.257.01 The deficit for the month was: $10,379.76 Envelope Expense Offering:  $203.00 Income Tax Receipts Income Tax Receipts are available on the shelves at the back of the church. Receipts are distributed in alphabetical order. Vigil Lights We remind parishioners the cost of the Vigil Lights are .50 cents for the small ones and $5.00 for the large. We ask you to please put your offering in the boxes. Parishioners may also put the offering in their collection envelope indicating the amount for candles. Maintenance Collection This Saturday, February 3rd, we will be taking up a second collection for maintenance.       Office Hours Regular Office Hours are Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday, 9:00am-3:30pm. The office is closed on Wednesday. Sanctuary Lamp Every week, the candle above the tabernacle is lit, and can be lit in memory of a loved one or for special intentions for a suggested offering of $20.  For more information and to book a specific week please contact the office. What's up in the Archdiocese? Sign up for the Newsletter of the Catholic Church of Montreal for all the latest news from the Archdiocese!

SOUL HEALTH CLXVIII

Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time

4:30pm - Saturday, February 3rd 2024 Anniversary of Andy Thompson by His Family This week, our Sanctuary Lamp is burning for Carol Ann Ewart by Lennie & Mike Wylygan and Their Family The Lenten Journey begins with Ash Wednesday Mass! February 14th - 11:00am  Father Jude will celebrate this Mass and distribute ashes to mark the beginning of the Lenten Season.

Dear Friends of St. Thomas More Parish:  On December 16, 2023, after the 4:30 PM Mass, a general assembly of parishioners was held for the purpose of electing churchwardens.  Although the parish consultation in October was marked by a majority of parishioners expressing a preference for the status quo, the board of wardens informed them that the finances were such that the parish was no longer financially viable, and that even without proceeding with the roughly $400,000 of necessary repairs, we would be expected to run out of funds by the end of 2024.   As no other parishioners were willing to stand for election as wardens under the untenable financial situation, another vote was taken on the recommendation to request that the Archdiocese close St. Thomas More Parish and merge its territory with that of St. Willibrord.  On this occasion, of the 24 people present, 11 voted for closure, 0 voted against, and 13 abstained.  As a result, the currently serving wardens (Derek Mott, Louise Dorais, Paul Lafontaine, and Debbie Warden) agreed to continue their mandates until such time that the parishes be merged.  We have informed the Archdiocese and St. Willibrord’s Parish of the results of this second consultation.    As this can be quite a lengthy process, please note that for the foreseeable future, Mass will continue to be celebrated on Saturday afternoons at 4:30 PM.  There will also be a Mass at 11:00 AM on Ash Wednesday, and we will announce the Holy Week schedule in due course.  We extend special thanks to Fr. Jude Nixon for his regular commitment to the Saturday evening Mass, to Trish and Angela for their work in the parish, and to the wardens and volunteers for all they do to keep the parish operating. Thank you for your continued support.  Let us continue, wherever we worship, to build and live a vibrant Catholic presence in our Verdun neighbourhood.   Yours in Christ,  Fr. Raymond Lafontaine, E.V. Parochial Administrator    Financials - January 2024 Receipts: $5,877.25 Disbursements: $16.257.01 The deficit for the month was: $10,379.76 Envelope Expense Offering:  $203.00 Income Tax Receipts Income Tax Receipts are available on the shelves at the back of the church. Receipts are distributed in alphabetical order. Vigil Lights We remind parishioners the cost of the Vigil Lights are .50 cents for the small ones and $5.00 for the large. We ask you to please put your offering in the boxes. Parishioners may also put the offering in their collection envelope indicating the amount for candles. Maintenance Collection This Saturday, February 3rd, we will be taking up a second collection for maintenance.       Office Hours Regular Office Hours are Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday, 9:00am-3:30pm. The office is closed on Wednesday. Sanctuary Lamp Every week, the candle above the tabernacle is lit, and can be lit in memory of a loved one or for special intentions for a suggested offering of $20.  For more information and to book a specific week please contact the office. What's up in the Archdiocese? Sign up for the Newsletter of the Catholic Church of Montreal for all the latest news from the Archdiocese!