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St. Philip Neri Roman Catholic Church

1902 Munroe Avenue Saskatoon, SK S7J 1R8

Phone: 306-343-0325 Fax: 306-343-0900

Office Hours: 9:00 am-4:30 pm Monday to Friday

Closed Noon - 12:30 pm

Office Email: office@stphilipneriparish.ca

Website: www.stphilipneriparish.ca

Weekend Masses:

Saturday ~ 5:00 pm Sunday ~ 9:30 & 11:30 am

Weekday Masses: Tuesdays ~ Fridays at 8:15 am

Parish Priest ~ Fr. Emile April

emileapril@sasktel.net

Pastoral Associate ~ Shirley Hyshka s.hyshka@stphilipneriparish.ca

Parish Nurse Ministry ~ Ethna Martin

e.martin@stphilipneriparish.ca

~ Deb Bauche d.bauche@stphilipneriparish.ca

Music & Finance ~ Joanne Lysyshyn j.lysyshyn@stphilipneriparish.ca

Admin. Assistant ~ Desiree Nelson office@stphilipneriparish.ca

Custodian ~ Sandi Lamborn s.lamborn@stphilipneriparish.ca

Pastoral Council Chair ~ Bill Fletcher 306-343-0023

K of C Grand Knight ~ Ron Denis 306-280-9863

CWL President ~ Charmaine Menard 306-931-6865

Parish Coordinator of Care ~ Ev Safronetz 306-260-2929

For Covenant of Care Guidelines visit: www.saskatoonrcdiocese.com/

covenantofcare

New to the Parish ~ Registration /Change of Address Forms, as well as Pre-Authorized Giving Forms,

can be found on the tables in the

F I R S T S U N D A Y

O F A D V E N T

“Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.”

(Luke 21)

The St. Philip Neri Refugee Committee would like to thank everyone for their tremendous support

of the Fair Trade Goods sale and for all of the continued support through financial and material

donations .

Thought for the week…

Pope Francis reminds us that “Mercy is the middle name of Love,” and in the Gospel passage from Matthew 25, Jesus tells us: “Truly, I say to you, as you did it for one of the least of these, you did it for me.”

Diocesan Prayer Intention We pray for a spirit of cooperation and justice among

leaders gathered for the United Nations Climate

Change Conference in Paris. May the Holy Spirit lead

us all to protect God’s creation, for the sake of future

generations and for all who share this common home.

The St. Philip Neri CWL is selling raffle

tickets, dinner tickets, memberships and

calendars in the

welcome area on November 28th,

and 29th.

The St. Philip Neri Knights of Columbus will be selling the grocery gift cards in the welcome area on November 28 & 29, as well as on the weekend of Dec 19 & 20.

Parish News Pastoral Associate News First Reconciliation - Please keep in prayer all those

who have made their First Reconciliation: Koston Baliski, Ryder Banadyga, Griffin Blanch, Alexander Bodie, Kaitlyn

Brophy, Redden Brown, Wiktorian Buzyniska, Matlin Cajipo, Christina Cayabyab, Marcel Cichowlas, Julian Domingo, Halle

Duchene, Matthew Edwards, Autumn Ethier, Avery Farthing,

Katelyn Ford, Katherine Gebhardt, Peighton Gillies, Samantha Haubrich, Rylan Hue, Cooper Kok, Elle Levesque,

Hannah Livingston, Paige Lucier, Tegan Lyster, Gabrielle Maclean-Isherwood, Enyle Matta, Jayda MacDonald, Hunter

Ostrowski, Cliff Reno, Liam Shule, Adam Schulte, Tate Thompson, Cameron Volk, Peter Wang, Ethan Weber, and

Julia Yakimoski.

Golden Age ~ Our next meeting will be

Wednesday December 2nd at 1:30 pm. We meet every second Wednesday in the

Welcome Area and new members are always welcome. Come join us!

Missals - The 2016 missals are for sale in the welcome

area. The green ones are $5.00 each and the youth missals are $8.00 each. These will be for sale as long as

supplies last.

Stewardship/Ministry – In terms of the liturgical

schedules, a new strategy to be tried this year, is to email as much of the information out as possible. Lectors, please pick

up in the back sacristy your missal with your name on it. If you were unable to attend the designated training workshop

time, please contact Shirley. There is going to be an

intentional effort to try to get the new people trained even if it has to be on a one to one basis. Please sign up for the

liturgies during the Christmas season and you will find all the lists in the welcome area or please contact Shirley to

indicate your availability. Thanks to all of the awesome people who give of their time and talent to the parish in so

many different ways. God Bless!

Sacraments Please call the parish office at 306-343-0325 for the following:

Reconciliation

Saturdays: 4:00-4:45 pm or by appointment.

Sacrament of the Sick Available upon request.

Sacrament of Marriage Please contact Shirley to begin the marriage preparation process.

Baptism To register, call Shirley at the parish office.

Rite of Christian Initiation

If you or anyone you know are interested in becoming Catholic, call Shirley.

Parish Nursing

Have you or someone close to you been diagnosed with an illness, admitted to hospital, or need a liaison between the medical world and your faith community? Please call the parish office and ask for Ethna or Deb. Check out their webpage on our website under Ministries.

Odd Jobs ~ Our Refugee family from Pakistan is looking

for casual employment while waiting for their English classes to begin. If you have any housework or other odd

jobs, please call Desiree at the parish office at (306) 343-0325.

Bulletin Information - If you would like to have

something put into the bulletin, please provide a hard copy or email version to Desiree in the office by Wednesday.

Marriage Preparation course - Couples planning to

celebrate marriage are required to complete a marriage preparation course. The parish offers a course beginning on

February 21, 2016. There are four sessions which cover a variety of topics. Pre-registration is necessary.

Rest in Peace - Please keep the family and friends of

Stella Korolewich whose brother John Parchoma passed away this week. May all the dearly departed in Christ rest

in peace.

We want to thank the following Catholic parishes for their

donation toward the Refugee Fund, totaling $1134.84: Our Lady of the Assumption, Kerrobert

Our Lady of Grace, Dodsland

Saint Eugene de Mazenod, Luseland Immaculate Conception, Major

These parishes committed to donating 5% of their Sunday

offering to charity and chose our Refugee Fund for the

month of September. Thank You!

Celebration of Baptism - Congratulations to those families

who celebrated baptisms this past weekend. The parish community looks forward to journeying in faith with Finlee

Eng, child of Ben & Carlee; Levi Klein, child of Josh & Stacy; Ava Lamontagne, child of Eric & Jennifer; Lindy Olson, child

of Audrey & Jaret; Owen Scott, child of Maria & Dane, Mia

Loxterkamp, child of Aileen & Nathan; Archer Harris, child of Arin & Andrew; Parker Minakakis, child of Tori & Jody; and

Jack Ryan, child of Ashley & Justin.

“Saskatoon 2 Paris - a Climate Mobilization.” A climate change march will be held in Saskatoon 1 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 29, beginning at the Vimy Memorial Bandshell on Spadina Crescent, crossing Broadway Bridge to Oskayak High School. Bishop Don Bolen is one of the speakers. For two weeks (Nov 30 - Dec 11) world leaders will meet in Paris for the UN Climate Change Conference. Concerned people around the world will march Nov. 29 asking leaders to ensure a healthy planet for all. Please join us. Everyone is welcome. Info: Sylvia, NDS, at: clean.sjbo@sasktel.net

Collections - Nov 21st & 22nd, 2015

Sunday Collection ~ $ 4884.30 Reserve ~ $ 240.00 Refugee Fund ~ $ 167.55 Parish Nursing ~ $ 440.00 Special Collections ~ $ 160.00 Windows Fund ~ $ 320.00 Bishop’s Annual Appeal (Goal: $90,398) $102,895 YTD (*BAA - 346 total families - 114% of the goal)

Thank you for your support!

Parish Nursing News

Food Collection ~ In November we are collecting

whole-grain pasta and whole-grain cereals for the Food Bank. In addition, there is always a need for other

non-perishable food and the Food Bank also has an ongoing need for Infant Formula.

More Parish News...

Dec 5/6 2015 – Second Sunday of Advent

5:00 pm 9:30 am 11:30 am

Sacristans Doreen G Yvonne B

Herman R Gen S

Val J David P

Altar Servers

Volunteers

Devon G Johanna E Angela V

Analise B Sarah H Sam E

Welcomers Merv S Lydia S Renatte L

Lectors Leanne M John M

Rebecca P Martin P

Shelley T Dale S

EMCs (Extra

Ordinary Ministers of

Communion)

Doreen G Norma D Ron D Michael L Ted M Gertrude R Yvonne B

Herman R Jason F Volunteer Carrie L Cathy M Keith M Henry N

Val J David P Laurae S Greg S Samantha S Gabriella J Suzanne R

Hospitality

N/A

Debbie L Andrea M

Dale S Donna B

Children’s Liturgy of the

Word

N/A Val L Andrea M

Ali J Drew M Cheryl F

Please arrive 15 minutes before Mass begins and let the Sacristan know when you arrive. If you are not able to serve remember to find your own replacement.

The new schedule (January to June) for liturgical ministers will be emailed out to all in the near future. Paper copies will be available for those who do not have email, or those who prefer a hard copy.

“Living With Christ” is a booklet that contains the

readings and prayers for daily mass. Novalis, its publisher, is offering a rebate to the parish for each

subscription. Forms are available in the welcome area & can be handed in to the parish office until Nov. 30th.

Adoration

“The greatest love story of all time is contained in a tiny white host.” – Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Weekly (6:00pm-10:00pm) Held on Monday evenings in our chapel

Monthly (9:00am-9:00pm)

Second Thursday of the month in our beautiful

chapel with musical adoration from 8pm-9pm

Upcoming dates: Dec. 10th, Jan. 14th

Pure Witness Ministries RECONNECT - Adoration Night with Mark Mallett: A night for the whole family! All ages are welcome to come out for a great night of Eucharistic Adoration at St. Anne's Parish, 217 Lenore Drive, Saskatoon from 7 pm - 10 pm on Saturday, November 28, 2015. Mark Mallett, a Catholic evangelist, author, and singer/songwriter, will be giving a talk on “Living in the Hour of Mercy” and leading us in musical Adoration. There will also be a program happening at the same time for younger children so bring out the whole family. Followed by snack and fellowship

Excel Breakfast - “To Show Mercy: Christian faith in the marketplace and in the home” with guest speaker Bishop Don Bolen will be held 7 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4 at the Parktown Hotel in Saskatoon. Tickets $30, RSVP is required. Find more information at: http://excelbreakfast.ca

Refugee Crisis - The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) national Justice and Peace Commission has released a new document on welcoming refugees. “I was a Stranger and You Welcomed Me...” The new document can be found online at: www.cccb.ca or call diocesan Justice and Peace coordinator Myron Rogal at (306) 659-5841.

Stress and depression can ruin your holidays and hurt your health. Being realistic, planning ahead and seeking

support can help ward off stress and depression. Check out the insert in this weekend’s bulletin for some practical tips that you can utilize to minimize the stress that accompanies the holidays.

“You shouldn’t lose your job because of your morals. Neither should your doctor. We want doctors to be able to serve their patients instead of being pushed out of the practice of medi-cine. But we need your help. Governments and medical asso-ciations will only agree if there is public support.” If you are interested in learning more visit MoralConvictions.ca or pick up a pamphlet on the table in the welcome area.

Penitential services (on the East side) Holy Spirit- Dec. 10th - Time: TBA St. Augustine- Dec 16th @ 7:00 p.m. St. Philip Neri- Dec 18th @ 7:00 p.m. Our Lady of Lourdes- Dec 18th @ 7:00 p.m.

Week at a Glance Mon, November 30th 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm ~ Adoration in the Chapel

Tues, December 1st

8:15 am ~ Weekday Mass 1:00 pm ~ RCIA 2:30 pm ~ St. Philip School Liturgy Practice 7:00 pm ~ Development & Peace

Wed, December 2nd 8:15 am ~ Weekday Mass 8:45 am ~ Coffee Social 1:30 pm ~ Golden Age

Thurs, December 3rd

8:15 am ~ Weekday Mass 2:30 pm ~ St. Philip School Advent Liturgy

Fri, December 4th 8:15 am ~ Weekday Mass

Sat, December 5th 5:00 pm ~ Mass 6:00 pm ~ Youth Group

Sun, December 6th 9:30 am ~ Weekend Mass 11:30 am ~ Weekend Mass 1:00 pm ~ Small Christian Community Christmas Party (*Everyone is welcome to attend, please contact Sr. Kathleen at 306-242-7849 or Jacquie LaPointe at 306-374-2407 for more information or to RSVP)

December 1st

Wally & Marie Yuzdepski - H&B

Req’d by St. Philip Neri CWL

December 2nd

Louis LaPointe - † Req’d by St. Philip Neri KofC

December 3rd

Jerry, Greg & Karen Horbay - †

Req’d by Mildred & family

December 4th

December 5th

George Jack - † Req’d by Pat & Robin DeRoo

Wally Yuzdepski - H&B

Req’d by Ray & Claudette Wilkie

If possible, please request Mass Intentions two months in advance. Suggested offering is $10.00.

Note: † is for Repose of the Soul.

PRE-CHRISTMAS TEA & BAKE SALE - Saturday, Dec 5th from

1:00–3:00 p.m – St. Mary’s Parish (Ave. 0 & 20th St.) Baking, Raffles, Door Prizes…Coffee & Snacks. Everyone is

Welcome !! Admission - $3.00

“Unexpected Grace” day-long yoga retreat -Sat. Dec. 12th at Queen's House. It will be a day of rejuvenation,

relaxation and reflection! Grace yourself a day out of this busy Advent season to reconnect with yourself and with God in

preparation and anticipation for the true gift of Christmas. No

yoga experience necessary. All bodies welcomed, accommodated and celebrated! Visit the website for more info

or to register, space is limited- http://www.maranathayoga.ca/#!upcoming-maranatha-yoga-retreats/cfx8

Christmas Without You: Christmas is a difficult time of the year

for anyone who has lost a loved one. Join us for Christmas Without You: A Day of Hope and Support For Those Who Have Lost a Loved One. This day of reflection will be held 10 a.m. to

4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 at St. Therese Institute in Bruno, SK. Cost is $35 (includes lunch). Register online at www.St-T.ca/

cwy or call (306) 369-2555. (Please bring a framed photograph of your loved one.)

58th Annual Knights of Columbus Carol Festival – 2015 – “A World of Christmas” – Monday, December 7th and

Tuesday, December 8th – TCU Place 7:00 p.m. – Rush Seating Only. Tickets available at participating schools and at

TCU Place www.tcutickets.ca Adults $10.00 / Children 5-14 years $3.00 / Under 5 years Free.

For this Extraordinary Jubilee Year (Dec. 8, 2015 to Nov. 20, 2016), the privilege of offering a Holy Door has for the first time been granted to Cathedral churches worldwide. At the Cathedral of the Holy Family in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon, the great central doors of the main worship space have been designated as Holy Doors of Mercy. In preparation for the Year of Mercy, these doors have now been closed and will remain so in anticipation of their formal opening on the third Sunday of Advent, Dec. 13, 2015. A special Opening Rite will be performed at the 6:30 p.m. Mass. From then, throughout the Year of Mercy, until their official closure on Nov. 13, 2016, local parishioners and visitors to the Cathedral will be able to enter through the Doors of Mercy. The doors will be accessible during regular operating hours of the Cathedral.

Rosary prayed 1/2 hour before Weekday Masses

(Tuesday to Friday) at 7:45 am.

Volunteer needed to assist a woman with visual

impairment by reading mail, newsletters, etc. for approx. 1 hour once per week. For more information contact

Doris at (306) 652-5231. Location: St. Anne’s Place.

Drivers for Blind Bowlers ~ A group of blind bowlers

are in need of drivers on Saturday afternoons to/from the bowling alley and also to act as coaches. Currently

drivers are needed for every second Saturday and with more drivers it could be as little as every third Saturday

or once per month. For more information please

contact Howard Bermstrom at 306-361-4664.

Free Religious Goods – Including prayer and saint cards

free to Catholic organizations, a creative way to evangelize by promoting the faith. Find more information

online at www.everydaystop.com/freereligiousgoods/