FROM THE PASTOR’S PEN for Sunday, April 18^th 2021

Dear Parishioners of North Central Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes!  

Once again for the safety and health of the people of Ontario, further gathering restrictions have been introduced.  

This weekend Masses will be celebrated as usual. Beginning Monday, April 19^th at 12:01 a.m. all Masses and services including adoration, weekday masses, confessions, appointments, Baptisms, Confirmation have been suspended with the exception of funerals and weddings – both limited to 10 persons.  
During this extended period of the stay-at-home order Mass will be livestreamed on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. These will be uploaded on YouTube and can be viewed anytime. Access is available through our Family of Parishes Website and Facebook.  
While the parish office remains closed as well, staff members are checking messages regularly. Please call us if there is anything we can do for you.  
Keep in contact with each other. These days remain difficult and frightening but if we all do our best to follow the guidelines presented along with getting vaccinated, we will move to better days.  
You and your families, as always, are being remembered in prayer.  
Through the intercession of our Blessed Mother and St. Joseph, may God protect and keep safe all your families, our health-care workers and those on the front lines who serve us.  

Congratulations to all our Grade 8 students who celebrate the sacrament of Confirmation this Sunday. All other scheduled dates need to be suspended until lock-down is lifted.  
May the Holy Spirit always be our strength and guide!  

Over the past several weeks we have been praying for a young 14 year old boy from our Family of Parishes. Today I received this short note from his family which I share with you all.  
Dear brothers and sisters. Thank you for your continuous prayers. They are keeping us strong in faith in these extremely difficult circumstances.
Please, keep praying. Thank you from bottom of our hearts.
With love Jan Pavol, Daniel (brother), Jan (dad/tato) and Daniela (mama)❤️  

Financial Support to your Parish through this 3^rd Closure of Churches.  
Many parishioners who were able to support their Parish financially during the past closure of churches made their donations either by mailing in their donation, e-transferring or dropping off at the office. Please note:  During this 3^rd closure we cannot have people drop off their donations at the office since the offices remain closed and on certain days there will be no staff under the new restrictions to be able to receive them.  
For those who wish to continue to support their church through this pandemic I simply ask that you do what you have done in the past with the exception of dropping it off at the office.  
Thank you very much for whatever you can do financially and please pray this all passes!  

PLEASE NOTE: During this 3^rd closure of Churches, those who had requested intentions for weekday masses, please understand that they will be offered up by your clergy when they celebrate Mass in private.  
 

Sunday Offertory for April 10^th & 11^th 2021  
 
Most Precious Blood                                     
Offertory                        $2,566.00  
Easter                             $120.00  
Good Friday                    $95.00  
Total Collection              $2,781.00  
 
Our Lady of Guadalupe  
Offertory                         $2,400.00  
Building Fund                $1,970.00  
Easter                             $935.00  
Good Friday                    $105.00  
Total Collection              $5,410.00  
 
St. Theresa’s  
Offertory                         $1,590.00  
Easter                             $215.00  
Good Friday                    $20.00  
Total Collection              $1,825.00  
 
San Juan Diego  
Offertory                         $635.00  
Total Collection              $635.00  
 
St. Cyril Methodius  
Offertory                         $545.00  
Total Collection              $545.00  

God Bless and please stay safe everyone!  
Father Greg  

An Act of Spiritual Communion

My Jesus, 
I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. 
I love You above all things, 
and I desire to receive You into my soul. 
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, 
come at least spiritually into my heart. 
I embrace You as if You were already there 
and unite myself wholly to You. 
Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.