The Feast of Christ the King was a Sunday of great celebrations for our parish community. Here is a recap of the busy, but blessed Lord’s Day weekend we had:
Saturday evening - we welcome two children in the Sacrament of Baptism. In the month of November alone we have welcomed 12 children into the Family of God. What a blessing for us as a parish family to have the opportunity to welcome these children and families into the fellowship of knowing, loving and serving Jesus Christ the King thru the Roman Catholic Church.
Sunday morning - all morning starting right after our 8:00 a.m. Mass - our annual Parish Breakfast was on. A little under 300 were served a great breakfast by the energetic members of our Social Committee, aided by some our Confirmation candidates. This yearly social activity is a popular one for our parish - its family time at its best.
At our 9:30a.m. Mass we held one of our quarterly Children’s Masses in which not only does our 25 voice Children’s Choir sing, but we also have children from our parish offer the readings and the prayers of the faithful. The young children in our Children’s Liturgy and Iwannago programs also get involved by using this weekend as a chance to make a special card for the child they are sponsoring in Haiti, and also by bringing forth a small collection - raising $ 87.50 to help with sponsorship. We are so proud of our children; and it is great to have them involved.
At our 11:00 a.m. Mass, in addition to a few musical additions by our great traditional choir, we were able to witness 12 adults who wish to become members of our Catholic faith at Easter taking the first formal step in their journey toward this grace filled moment, by participating in the Rite of Enrollment. The thunderous applause which greeted them at its conclusion was a sign of the commitment the parish was making to welcoming them.
This weekend we also saw unveiled plans for our Parish Centre renovations. I am sure more details will be forthcoming on this site, but everyone was invited to a Town Hall meeting on December 8th at 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. to be a part of the process.
It was absolutely a great Lord’s Day weekend - filled with blessings all around - what a joy to be a part of a Family of Faith with something for everyone !