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31st Sunday in Ordinary TimeOctober 31, 2021Learning about the Vision: What is our mission?“This is our mission: to give pure and fresh air tothose immersed in the pollution of our world; tobring to earth that peace which fills us with joywhenever we meet Jesus on the mountain inprayer; to show by our lives, and perhaps even byour words, that God loves everyone and never tiresof anyone.” - Pope Francis, World MissionsDay 2019Please keep in your prayers . “Each of us is merely a smallinstrument; all of us, afteraccomplishing our mission, willdisappear.”Mother Teresa the Church bearing witness to love of God andneighbour,peacekeepers and for all serving in troubledlandsIndigenous peoples pursuing truth and reconciliationmembers of this assembling seeking God's Reignthe deceased and for those mourning their absence,Rev. Antonio Del Ciancio, Rev. John Betkowski, Rev.Robert Rocheleau, Deacon Gary Coyle, Deacon AnthonyHogervorst, Most. Rev. John Corriveau O.F.M. Cap.,Most Rev. Ronald Fabbro C.S.B.

News for all parishioners .This week at a glance . For the Diocesan vaccination policy andBishop’s letter, accompanying the policy,please see the website: www.dol.ca/vaccinations. Highlights of this policy can befound on our family of parishes website(westmiddlesexcatholic.dol.ca) and doors ofthe all church sites.Let’s listen to the voices ofour brothers and sistersfighting for their right to ahealthy environment .World leaders have gathered for the 26th UN ClimateChange Conference of the Parties (COP26). Althoughthese powerful decision-makers are debating the futureof the planet, they are probably too far removed from therealities of its most vulnerable people. It is up to us tohear and amplify the voices of those who are defendingtheir rights and the environment against economicravage. Medarda Hernandez, whose community inHonduras has been repeatedly harmed by largeindustrial projects, including supposedly “green”projects, says, “if other extractivist projects start in ourcommunity, we are not going to let them pass. I ask theinternational community to come to our aid, because weare really suffering from this situation.”So that people like Medarda do not oadresponsible for protecting human andenvironmental rights. Join Developmentand Peace’s People and Planet Firstcampaign to make this happen. Visithttps://devp.org/en to learn more.‘Out of the cold, wintergarments for the poor’IF YOU HAVE ANY GENTLYUSED WINTER COATS, HATS,MITTENS AND SCARVES THATYOU NO LONGER NEED, PLEASE DONATE THEM TO THOSELESS FORTUNATE AND HELP TO KEEP THEM WARM THISWINTER.PLEASE LOOK FOR THE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL COLLECTIONBOXTHAT HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE NARTHEX.As the Synod begins, we pray for the Holy Spirit'sguidance as the Church embarks on an intentionalprocess of mutual listening and engaging thePeople of God in a journey of communion,participation, and mission.We stand before You, Holy Spirit,as we gather together in Your name.With You alone to guide us,make Yourself at home in our hearts;Teach us the way we must goand how we are to pursue it.We are weak and sinful;do not let us promote disorder.Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrongpath nor partiality influence our actions.Let us find in You our unityso that we may journey together to eternal lifeand not stray from the way of truthand what is right.All this we ask of You,who are at work in every place and time,in the communion of the Father and the Son,forever and ever. Amen.This weekend is the last Sunday ofOctober and the All Saints St. Vincentde Paul will be having our monthlycollection at the door.

News for all parishioners .All Saints, StrathroyWeek of Nov 1-5Tues Nov 2 (All Souls Day)Leonel & Maria Teresa Goncalves - FamilyKathy Bigras - Mary HoefnagelsCidaliza & Nicolau Paiva - Luisa MeloTheresa Overdulve - Fred OverdulveWed Nov 3 @ 9amLily Bini - Stanley LunanJose Moniz - LaudalinaManuel DaSilva & Deceased Family - Maria RosaDelfim Desa - Maria DesaAngelo Gabriel - Maria GabrielKim Benn - June & Malcolm BennThurs Nov 4 @ 6:30pmMaria Couto - Ofelia paivaIsabel Miranda - FamilyCidaliza Paiva - Ofelia PaivaHoracio Duarte - Pessoa AmigaMaryJo Garcia - Leo & Maggie SilvaConceicao Meirinho - Maria QuadrosFri Nov 5 @ 9am Adoration & Reconciliation followingMassLaurindo Carvalho & Souls of Purgatory - Amelia CarvalhoNicolau & Cidaliza Paiva & souls of Purgatory - FamilyJohn Paiva - Maria PaivaJohn Hartman - Brian & Anne JonesJeffery Rublik - Mom & FamilyGertrude Peters – Triesman FamilyPope Francis calls us on World Mission Sunday,October 24, to be "missionaries of hope" and tocelebrate "prayer" and "sharing" for the poor andmarginalized in more than 1200 dioceses. As we prayin the spirit of the Eucharist on World Mission Sundaywe can rejoice in our unity as missionaries forming disciples of Jesus.If you still wish to donate, please put your name and address on aplain envelope and place into the collection at Mass.Masses will be first-come-first-seated until we reachcapacity. All Saints church site will NO LONGER haveoverflow in the Parish Centre for 10:00am Mass.ALL PERSONS ENTERING OR REMAININGIN THE CHURCH SHALL WEAR A MASK ORFACE-COVERING WHICH COVERS THE NOSE,MOUTH AND CHIN, AT ALL TIMES.Please stay home if you are not feeling well and be mindful ofthe protocols in place to keep us all safe! Thank you for yourpatience and understanding.Sacred Heart,ParkhillWeek of Nov 1-5Tues Nov 2 @ 6:30pmSouls in Purgatory- Margaret PontesThurs Nov 4 @ 9:00amMichael Hope - VanHeule FamilyFri Nov 5 @ 9:00am Adoration &Reconciliation following MassLiving and Deceased members of Sacred HeartParkhill CWLSpecial Intention for the children of Andy &Marianne RoelandsSt. Charles Garnier, GlencoeWeek of Nov 1-5Wed Nov 3 @ 6:00pmJesuvina Antunes- Ana & Jose Machado & FamiyAna Rosa Assuncoa Antunes - Americo AntunesMonica Vickers - Patty & Brendan KellyFri Nov 5@ 9:00am Adoration &Reconciliation following MassJesuvina Antunes - Felorina Assuncao & FamilyAna Antunes - Ana Balint DiasLeo Soudant - Rich & M.L. DePelsmaekerAll Saints CWL Membership DuesLadies of All Saints Parish, it’s hard tobelieve but another year is nearing theend and it’s time to renew your CWLmembership for 2022. The fee of 25can be deposited in the CWL blueenvelope (in your offertory envelopebox) or another envelope clearly addressed to CWL,with your name, address and phone number, and putinto the offertory basket at any Mass or they can bedropped off at the office. If not, contact MaryMargaret Groot (519-245-4867) to make otherarrangements. The CWL of Canada, the largestwomen’s organization in Canada, is rooted in gospelvalues, calling it’s members to holiness in faith,service and social justice. If you are not already amember, we invite all ladies, 16 years and older, toconsider joining our organization.For moreinformation at the CWL go to cwl.ca andwww.cwllondon.ca.CWL News: Our General meeting will be held onNovember 1st at 10:00am in the parish hall.

Weekly Reflection31st Sunday in Ordinary Time October 31, 2021It has been said, by whom I do not know, but marriage is not a 50-50 relationship but 100-100relationship. That is to say, not just for one spouse, but for both, all in, all the time 100%. To be trulysuccessful in our marriages, we must be committed to each other 100% of the time!My parents just celebrated their 65th Wedding Anniversary. I suspect they wouldn’t have got very far ifthey weren’t both committed to each other, 100%.True discipleship is based on this same commitment of being all in 100% of the time. Jesus tells us thegreatest commandment is to love God with all our heart, and our soul, and our mind and with all of ourstrength. Whew! Sounds a little daunting, doesn’t it? Imagine for a moment though, if we all did justthat. With this kind of love for God, loving our neighbor would come naturally and easily to us. It isimpossible to love God so completely and not others in the same way. Such a wonderful domino effect!The command is simple really. Love God, love one another, make disciples. Can’t get much simpler thanthis. The invitation from the Holy Spirit to discipleship is to enter into the never-ending love that sustainsus all. To give and receive without hesitation just as Christ himself gave for all of us.My friend, Michael Dopp, the evangelist, says that if we came upon a deal at the grocery store where theywere selling hamburger for a dollar a pound, we would tell all the people in the store, “hey, you need totake advantage of this deal. It’s too good to pass up!” Michael also says, if we came to a gas stationselling gas for one dollar per litre, we would be sure to get on social media and let all of our friends andfamily know where they too can find this deal. Why then, can we not do the same for our faith? Whatholds us back from telling everyone how wonderful life is with Jesus? Perhaps discipleship is more likegambling, we have to go “all in”, that is, soul, mind, body and strength. Tricky part is, can we gamble itall?This is what discipleship is, to go all in, all the time, not just when the mood strikes you or you are havinga good day. No, to be a disciple of Christ is to go out of your way to love all those who cross your pathalways and forever.Why then, are we so reluctant to spread the Good News of Jesus to all those around us? What holds usback from telling everyone how we have encountered the real deal in Jesus? Is it because we are afraidto gamble with our reputations and are concerned with what others will think of us?The message of the gospel of Mark has just gotten a little clearer. Agreeing with and understanding thecommandment gets us close to the Kingdom of God, but obeying it through action is what actually showsthat we are part of God’s Kingdom now. How we live shows whether we have gone “all in” for the love ofGod, ourselves, and others.Reflection by Julie de Gouw, Pastoral Minister