September 27 – Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saint John Fisher Parish120 Summerhill, Pointe-Claire (QC) - H9R 2L7

Phone: 514 695-0205Office Hours

Monday to Thursday11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

sjfpsecretary@videotron.ca www.sjfp.org

September 27– Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sat., Sept. 26Sun., Sept. 27

Tues., Sept. 29

Wed., Sept. 30

Thurs., October 1

Fri., October 2

Sat., October 3Sun., October 4

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Roseanne Lafleur by Judy and Elmer Muench Augusty Kattikanal by George Kattackal and FamilyCarol Meehan by Terry Meehan St. Michael, St. Gabriel, St. Raphael, ArchangelsFor The Intentions of Maureen MelocheSt. Jerome, Priest, DoctorMr. Claude Lamoureux by The Thibault FamilySt. Therese of The Child Jesus, Virgin, DoctorArpad Merva by His Neice Elizabeth & The Bishara FamilyThe Holy Guardian AngelsLeonardo Villacorta by The Thibault FamilySian Bradwell & all in physical, mental or emotional pain by The FamilyDanielle Hussain by Andrea and Bruce ThomasIntentions of The Parishioners

Readings for Sunday September 27, 2020Ezekiel 18.25-28 Psalm 25.4-5a, 6+7b, 8-9 Philippians 2.1-11 Matthew 21.28-32

There will only be online Masses this weekend due to the restrictions imposed by the Government on September 20, 2020October 4– Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sat., October 3Sun., October 4

Tues., October 6Wed., October 7

Thurs., October 8Fri., October 9Sat., October 10Sun., October 11

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9:00 a.m.9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.9:00 a.m.11:00 a.m.

Sian Bradwell & all in physical, mental or emotional pain by The FamilyDanielle Hussain by Andrea and Bruce ThomasIntentions of The Parishioners Denys and Alain Jarry by Sue SalibOur Lady of The RosaryMr. Claude Lamoureux by The Thibault FamilyFor The Intentions of Maureen MelocheJane Wilcox Kelly by Claire KellyIntentions of The Parishioners The Intentions of The Oliveira Family by D.T. DeSouzaBenon Wicka by The Gacek Family

Readings for Sunday October 4, 2020Isaiah 5.1-7 Psalm 80.8+10, 12-13, 14-15, 18-19 Philippians 4.6-9 Matthew 21.33-43

Please contact the Parish office if you would like to book a Mass Intention514-695-0205 or sjfpsecretary@videotron.ca

Lord, Grant Mercy and Lasting Peace to those who died recently, and strength and comfort to those who mourn them: Douglas (Sonny) Gavin, Daniel Oxley, Patrick McCarthy, Lee Fitzpatrick Costalino, Roseanne Peakman Lafleur, Jan Sobanski, Shirley McColgan, Fr. Adelchi Bertoli (of St. Monica’s Parish), Chiara Monteferrante, Una O’Donoghue Murphy Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Let Us Pray for Those Who Are SickYolanda Amaro Manzanal, Mila Bax, Emile Beaulieu, Marie Josee Belanger, Jose Benveniste, Gerry Bosnyak, Judy Cole, Gordon Deery, Christine Deery, Debbie Foley, Jennifer Lacroix, Patricia Lacroix, Dawn Alda Laxson, Josee McCusker, Terrence Meehan, Maureen Meloche, Sally Palka, Max Sankeralli, Brian Shepherd, Linda Zill. Please email the parish office if you would like to add a name to the parish sick list. Please obtain permission from the person named first. sjfpsecretary@videotron.ca

World Day of Migrants and Refugees The 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees will be celebrated on September 27, 2020. The theme chosen by Pope Francis is ''Forced like Jesus Christ to flee''. https://diocesemontreal.org/en/news-and-info/latest-news/world-day-migrants-and-refugees

The Pope’s Prayer Intention for September. We pray that the planet’s resources will not be plundered, but shared in a just and respectful manner. Pope Francis released a video message to accompany his prayer intention for September, which, this month, is for respect for the planet’s resources: that we “take care of Creation responsibly”. https://diocesemontreal.org/en/news-and-info/latest-news/popes-prayer-intention-september-respect-planets-resources

The Chapel of Eucharistic Adoration has reopened with modified hours due to the current situation. The hours are daily from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. We ask you to respect the following changes at all times for the safety of others:1. Only 4 Adorers will be allowed in the chapel at one time to ensure social distancing.2. It is mandatory to wear a mask at all times3. Sanitize hands before entering the chapel.4. All reading material has been removed to avoid any cross contamination. Adorers can bring their own reading material but should take it home after their hour.5. Similarly the sign in sheets have been removed for the time being.6. The Washroom near the chapel will remain closed.7. Please don’t touch Our Lady’s Statue and any other pious articles inside the chapel.

Congratulations to Our Young ParishionersMaking their First Communion this Weekend

Ronan Bitar, George Bonhomme, Katelyn Ellen Bradley, Tristan Carbonell, Liana Cotie, Melia Cotie, Adriana Di Criscio, Giulia Donatelli, Caterina Donatelli, Avery Doyle-Smythe, Gia Maria Gullotti, Massimo Francesco Gulloti, Zachary Julien, Dante Mellozzi

Celebrating Their Confirmation this WeekendSarah Ann Carey, Massimiliano Chiarella, Christian Di Criscio, Vlad Anton Halalau, Katryna Julien, Dalia Mellozzi, Alexander Mittas, Nicholas Mittas, Kelly Patrouille, Mackenzie Patrouille, Santiago Rodriguez, Cara Taguchi

Baptisms The usual baptism schedule of one group celebration per month is currently suspended: each child’s baptism will now be celebrated in a separate ceremony. Call the parish office for more details.

Funerals and Memorial Services The Parish is now able to celebrate Funerals and Memorial Services. Please call the parish office for information.

Opportunity to sing for Sunday Masses As you may know, we are not allowed to have choirs singing at Mass presently. We are allowed to have one or two singers with a musician. If you would like to volunteer to take a turn at a weekend Mass please talk to Father Sibichan about it.

Envelope # 248Would the person using envelope # 248 please contact the parish office.Thank you

Thank You For Your ContributionsSeptember 20 Regular Collection $2,053.50

September Online will be posted in the October 4 BulletinOur Parish has teamed up with Canada Helps to offer the option of making regular or occasional donations on-line. Visit

www.sjfp.org and click on the link for Canada Helps under Donations, on the homepage.

Let us not forget our Neighbours Are you or someone you know alone and in need of help with groceries or just need someone to talk to? Please let us know by calling the parish office. 514-695-0205

Do You Feel Isolated And In Need Of Spiritual Support? Here are some support services in our region: SASMAD: Spiritual support service for the elderly or sick at home Open 7 days a week, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the following number: 1-888-305-0994 Carmelite Sisters: 514-271-6957 Missionary Recluses: 514-648-6801 Fraternités monastiques de Jérusalem à Montréal From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday to Friday: 514-524-1131 Priests (from Mary Queen of the World Cathedral) Hours are from 1 p.m, to 3 p.m. (in French) and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (in French and English): 514-866-1661 Le Pèlerin 514-737-6262 or by email at info@lepelerin.org

Pray With Scripture Online The weekday prayer sessions continue online. Welcome to all who desire to deepen their relationship with God. Each session will include a short teaching on the Ignatian method of prayer, listening to a scripture reading and entering into the experience. Following a

quiet time, there will be opportunity for sharing (optional). The sessions are 45 minutes in duration and run from Monday to Friday at 10:30 a.m. each morning. If you wish to join us, please register at https://diocesemontreal.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b836394aeebd8327dcfa37914&id=ad1a84311b&e=21af7d2e2e. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Montreal.Directed.Retreats@gmail.com

C.A.C. Food Bank currently in need of kraft dinner, crackers, cookies & cereal. Your on-going donations are always greatly appreciated.

Laptops Needed for School in Uganda Just a little reminder that there is still a need for laptops. Do you have a laptop that you are not using anymore? Could you, please, donate it to St. Pontiano Secondary School in Uganda. This will be very appreciated. For info call Fr. David, at 514-213-5778

Rosary Pilgrimage from Sept. 8th (Feast of the Birth of Our Lady) to Oct. 7th (Feast if Our Lady of the Rosary). This First Ever event has its goal to pray the Rosary and meditate each mystery together with people around the whole World 🌎 ! More info for those who may be interested and subscriptions available on this site: https://www.parousiamedia.com/the-spiritual-rosary-pilgrimage/

Loyola High School will be hosting a Virtual Open House for all prospective students on Saturday, September 26th, 2020 at 1p.m. Please join us to learn more about Loyola and our dedication to forming each student's intellectual, personal, and spiritual growth. Loyola High School, founded in 1896, is a Catholic, Jesuit, all-boys university preparatory school in Montreal. Financial Aid is available to students who qualify. To learn more, please visit www.loyola.ca/admissions.  

Sacred Heart School of Montreal Virtual Open House Our Head of School and key members of the administration will give you a run down on the Sacred Heart Educational Experience and how it Prepares Girls to Change the World. Follow a virtual tour with a group of Sacred Heart Students who will show you what sets Sacred Heart apart. Join us Tuesday, September 29, at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Wind down with a Q & A with faculty, parents, alumnae and staff. Visit: https://www.sacredheart.qc.ca/news/virtual-open-house/

Annual General Meeting: English Speaking Catholic Council The AGM will be held online Wednesday, 30 September, from 7 - 8 p.m. via the cloud platform, Zoom. Please RSVP by email to escc@bellnet.ca in order to receive the link to the meeting.

Widow and Widower Support Group Losing a spouse impacts every part of life. Join us to be with others who are also journeying through grief. We meet every first Monday of the month, from 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Join us at our next meeting on October 5.

We are a faith-based group You are welcome to share, or just listen Open to all; for those whose losses are many years past or very recent We are meeting online for now, in person whenever possible

For more information, contact Anne Parsons at parsoa2003@yahoo.com

Montreal Directed Retreats at Villa Saint Martin Enjoy a tranquil and restful silent weekend retreat at beautiful Villa Saint Martin, located on the shore of Riviere des Prairies in Pierrefonds, QC. October 9-11, 2020. For the past 48 years, Montreal Directed Retreats has been helping individuals to find “rest for their souls” through

silent personally directed retreats. We welcome you to this historic Jesuit retreat house and invite you to take some time for yourself. For further information or to register: Email: montreal.directed.retreats@gmail.comRosary Coast to Coast Canada 2020 Please join the world in prayer, for world peace, by praying the Rosary Coast  to Coast on October 11, 2020, on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima!  This is how you can get involved:  Become a prayer captain by organizing an event in your parish or neighbourhood or light a candle and pray the Rosary at home, organize a prayer cenacle at 4:00 Eastern Standard Time, united with the rest of the world.  If you are interested in becoming a prayer captain for your church or school and/or neighbourhood, please visit us online at www.rosarycoasttocoast.ca for information on how to sign up on our website.  Your event will be added to the list of Canadian events for others to join.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal releases new eBook: A compilation of Archbishop Lépine’s messages during the pandemic “confinement” The Communications Department of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal has released a free 300-page bilingual (French/English) publication entitled “Spiritual accompaniment when facing a pandemic.” https://diocesemontreal.org/en/news-and-info/latest-news/roman-catholic-archdiocese-montreal-releases-new-ebook-compilation

Decoding Love 101 – Learning from the pandemic: what is truly “essential” in my life?In this first session together, we will look at our experiences of the pandemic and see what they reveal about who we are and what we most deeply desire. We will look at our experiences over the past few months for clues to better understand how God made us. The “theology of the body” will be introduced as a framework for understanding our human experience.Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 7 pmFor more information : https://microsites.diocesemontreal.org/microsites/missionjeunesse-mtl/en/decoding-love-101/?fbclid=IwAR1KmFYOATtcHdYIeDYl2sFhLGgFFG1I6wYqIBs85SFbQyrAlK2Y18tiN0Q

The Humble Path:Scott Hahn Reflects on the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Echoing the complaint heard in last week’s readings, today’s First Reading again presents protests that God isn’t fair. Why does He punish with death one who begins in virtue but falls into iniquity, while granting life to the wicked one who turns from sin? This is the question that Jesus takes up in the parable in today’s Gospel. The first son represents the most heinous sinners of Jesus’ day—tax collectors and prostitutes—who by their sin at first refused to serve in the Lord’s vineyard, the kingdom. At the preaching of John the Baptist, they repented and did what was right and just. The second son represents Israel’s leaders—who said they would serve God in the vineyard, but refused to believe John when he told them they must produce good fruits as evidence of their repentance (see Matthew 3:8). Once again, this week’s readings invite us to ponder the unfathomable ways of God’s justice and mercy. He teaches His ways only to the humble, as we sing in today’s Psalm. And in the Epistle today, Paul presents Jesus as the model of that humility by which we come to know life’s true path. Paul sings a beautiful hymn to the Incarnation. Unlike Adam, the first man, who in his pride grasped at being God, the New Adam, Jesus, humbled himself to become a slave, obedient even unto death on the Cross (see Romans 5:14). In this He has shown sinners—each one of us—the way back to the Father. We can only come to God to serve in His vineyard, the Church, by having that same attitude as Christ. This is what Israel’s leaders lacked. In their vainglory, they presumed their superiority—that they had no further need to hear God’s Word or listen to God’s servants. But this is the way to death, as God tells Ezekiel today. We are always to be emptying ourselves, seeking forgiveness for our sins and frailties, confessing on bended knee that He is Lord, to the glory of the Father. www.stpaulcenter.com/reflections

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St. John Fisher Parish BulletinArchbishop of Montreal: His Eminence Christian Lépine

English Pastoral Services: Fr. Raymond LafontaineParish Rectory120 Summerhill AvenuePointe-Claire, Quebec H9R 2L7Telephone: 514-695-0205E-mail: sjfpsecretary@videotron.ca

Pastoral StaffFather Sibichan Chacko O. Carm, Parochial AdministratorE-mail: sibichankalluvila@yahoo.co.inFather David Kiyingi, in residenceCell phone: 514-213-5778Deacon Robert ZankoskiParish Secretaries; Amy Duncan & Maureen Harty

MassesSaturday at 5:00 p.m.Sunday at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.Tuesday to Friday at 9:00 a.m.

Chapel of Eucharistic Adoration:Open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. To commit to a regular weekly hour of adoration please contactJoanna Gacek at 514-791-8291,Andrew Dean at 514-693-0044 orBetty McKoy at 514-697-5406

WardensJosie Campisi, Michael CochraneSean Donovan, Kerry-Anne Geraghty,Jackie Lecomte, Karl Santaguida

Faith First coordinator:Beverley Caughlin 514-770-3788chibokfamily@videotron.ca

Parish CouncilChair: Father Sibichan Chacko

Liturgy Committee:Chair: Father Sibichan Chacko

Social Action in the Parish:C.A.C.: 514-694-9246West Island Citizen Advocacy: 514-694-5850

Parish ministriesAltar Servers: Josie CampisiCatholic Adult Faith Enrichment(C.A.F.E.): Katerina ChrobakCatholic Bible Studies & Spiritual Life:Adam & Joanna GacekChildren’s Liturgy: Kerry-Anne GeraghtyChoirs:5:00 p.m. Blossom of Love Choir9:00 a.m. Kayla Chibok11:00 a.m. Lise FortinDecoration: Maria Joanna OgandoH.O.P.E. Group: Mary Jane DarwentLectors/Eucharistic Ministers: Marcel SankeralliMinisters of Hospitality: Linda ReidPastoral Home Care: Peter MachadoYouth Group:

Knights of Columbus:John Casey 514-952-1891

Marriages:Those intending to marry should give notice of 6 months.

Sacrament of Reconciliation:After weekday Masses, half an hour before weekend Masses or by appointment.

Baptism:The third Sunday of each month. Parents should contact the parish to register and for more information.

Sick Calls:Emergencies, Anointing of the Sick or visitation of shut-ins. Call the Rectory.

Funerals:Please call the parish office.

Local schools:Lindsey Place: 514-694-2760St. John Fisher Senior: 514-695-1112St. John Fisher Junior: 514-798-0746

Parish RegistrationIf you are new to the parish and would like to be included on our parish list please compete the following information and place the form in the collection basket.Name ____________________________________________________________Address_______________________________________________________________________________________________Postal Code _________-_________Telephone_________________________________________________________Email_________________________________________Would you like to be on the Parishioner email list? _______Would you like a box of donation envelopes?_________

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