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Our Lady of Mercy Church St. Anthony of Padua Mission
196 Bridge Street West, P.O. Box 879 27 Victoria Street, P.O. Box 1200
Bancroft, ON, K0L 1C0 Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0
613-332-2954 Reverend Casmir Muobike SMMM, Parish Priest 705-457-3695
Email: olmbancroft@gmail.com Email: stanthonyhal@bellnet.ca https://olmbancroft.wixsite.com/ourladyofmercy https://stanthonyhal.wixsite.com/stanthonyofpadua
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Office Hours: Office Hours:
Tuesday & Thursday from 9:00 pm to 1:00 pm. Tuesdays from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Secretary: Mrs. Kathy Tripp Secretary: Mrs. Catherine Wheeler
Our Lady of Mercy School: 613-332-3300
SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST,
KING OF THE UNIVERSE
November 22 and 23, 2025
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Saturday - Haliburton 4:30 pm Missa Pro Populo – Mass for the People
Sunday - Bancroft 10:00 am Madeleine Wilson – Edith Doney and Family
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PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ROSARY IS PRAYED BEFORE MASS AT 8:30 AM
Monday - Bancroft 9:00 am Memorial of St. Andrew Dung Lac
Souls in Purgatory
Tuesday - Bancroft 9:00 am Dave McGarry – Knights of Columbus
Wednesday - Haliburton 8:30 am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9:00 am Rosary
9:30 am Corrinne Messner – Gina Mazara
Thursday - Bancroft 8:30 am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9:00 am Rosary
9:30 am Special Intentions of Colleen and Mark – Charlie Callaghan
Friday - Bancroft 9:00 am Deceased members of the Lynch Family – Larry and Helen Lynch
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~ FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT ~
November 29 and 30, 2025
Saturday - Haliburton 4:30 pm Salvatore and Maria De Falco – Nancy Merante
Sunday - Bancroft 10:00 am Missa Pro Populo – Mass for the People
PRAYER CORNER
Maximillian Sullivan, the Sullivan Family, Evan and Gary Wheeler, Judy,
Katherine Flowers, Matt and Kate Flowers,
Alverna Ross, Paul Lee, Lori Best,
Samantha Spencer, Bill O’Shaughnessy,
Anne Carr, Silas Agina, Bruce Lance,
Rita Stock, Anita Neuman,
Helen Curran, niece of Pauline Burcher,
Julian Joseph Forget, Kathy Willerding,
Thomas Smallwood, Mary Hall,
Gladys Roberts, A.S. Crean,
Shirley Grimshaw, Gerald Diamond,
Brian Dunn, Barb Perog, Sandra Wheeler,
Rita Callaghan, Stacie Burnett,
Gina Mazara, Anthony, Reuben Maughan,
Dennis Purcell, Joan Colligan,
Joyce Allen, Eddie & Daphne Faria,
Clare Kavanagh, Marie Giamblanco,
Mike Flanagan, Annette Giamblanco,
Carolyne Morais, Frank Young, Roger Musclow,
Joanna Kastner
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ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
ST. ANTHONY’S CWL
SOCKS IN THE BOX CAMPAIGN
To assist those in need in our community, our CWL is looking for donations of socks. If you are able, please place the socks in the blue bin near the entrance of the church. We will deliver all the socks to various charitable agencies in town for distribution. Thank you for your generosity!
FOOD BANK DONATIONS
There will be a box in the hall near the entrance of the church for donations of non-perishable food items. Members of our CWL will deliver all the items collected to the Haliburton Food Bank just before Christmas. THANK YOU!
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
FUN’RAISING COMMITTEE
The Fun’raising Committee is hosting our
Annual Christmas Potluck
and Loonie Auction on Saturday November 29th.
There will be a sign up sheet in the foyer for all who will be attending. Everyone is Welcome! If you have any new or gently used items, gift cards etc. that you would like to donate for the Auction, please contact:
John Skinner at 705-457-3333 or johna.skinner@sympatico.ca
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ST. ANTHONY’S MISSION
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Sunday Mass Attendance: 41
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
SANCTUARY LAMP
For the week commencing
Sunday, Nov. 23rd - Nov. 29th:
Special intentions of
Judy and Family.
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OUR LADY OF MERCY CHURCH
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Sunday Mass Attendance: 85
OUR LADY OF MERCY
SANCTUARY LAMP
For the week commencing
Sunday, Nov. 23rd - Nov. 29th:
Special intentions of
Colleen and Mark – Charlie Callaghan
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
OUR LADY OF MERCY
MOVIE NIGHT
Wednesday, November 26th at 6:30 pm
“CABRINI”
Based on a true story!
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OUR LADY OF MERCY
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY
Saturday, December 13th
from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Please register your children and grandchildren at: olmbancroft@gmail.com
SEE POSTERS FOR MORE INFORMATION
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SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE: The Gospel is Luke 23:35-43, describing the death of Jesus on the cross. All four Evangelists tell us that when Jesus was crucified on Calvary there was an inscription written on the upper arm of the cross which said that he was "King of the Jews.” To the disgust of the Jewish leaders he insisted on putting the title of the crucified criminal, "King of the Jews," over his cross. In doing this, Pilate was proclaiming to the world, that these vengeful leaders of the people had condemned the messianic King, for whom they bad been waiting for centuries, to the shameful death of the cross. He was doing even more. He was proclaiming that the innocent one who hung on that cross was the "King of Kings" the King of this world and of the next.
Today let us renew our loyalty to Christ our King. We are privileged and proud to be his subjects. As members of his Church on earth we are as yet in the preparatory stage of that kingdom. If we do the little that he asks of us, during this period of preparation, we are assured of being full citizens in his eternal kingdom of happiness and peace.
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CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP FEES
For ST. ANTHONY’S and OUR LADY OF MERCY
It is time to collect our annual membership dues for 2026.
New members are always welcome!
Please remit your $35.00 membership fee using the envelopes provided in your offertory envelope box. Cheques can be made out to: St. Anthony's CWL for Haliburton and Our Lady of Mercy CWL for Bancroft. Place your remittance envelopes in the collection basket or give to Marianne Fenninger or Peg Flowers in Haliburton or Marcella Christiansen in Bancroft. THANK YOU!
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OUR LADY OF MERCY CHURCH
UPDATE ON BOILER DONATIONS AND COSTS
Total Cost of Boiler: $ 24,295.00
Donations received to date: 16,125.23
DIFFERENCE: $ 8,169.77
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OUR LADY OF MERCY CHURCH
PARISH SUPPER UPDATE
INCOME: EXPENSES:
Meal tickets sold: $ 9,967.15 Printing: $ 218.75
Silent Auction: 2,091.00 Meat: 5,018.23
Lottery Tree: 229.00 Groceries: 1,919.19
Raffle Ticket Sales: 2,708.05 License: 87.79
Sale of food after supper: 1,022.00 Raffle Prizes: 2,650.00
Church Supper support: 4,310.00
CWL Curiosity Shoppe: 866.15 TOTAL EXPENSES: $ 9,893.86
Raffle Prize donations: 3,250.00
TOTALS:` $ 24,443.35 TOTAL SURPLUS: $ 14,549.49
TOTAL MEAL TICKETS SOLD = 473
