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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
TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
October 4 and 5, 2025
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Saturday - Haliburton 4:30 pm Gabrielle Gervais – Ray Gervais and Family
Sunday - Bancroft 10:00 am Missa Pro Populo – Mass for the People
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MOVIE NIGHT
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH @ 6:00 PM
“SABINA – Tortured for Christ”
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Please pray for all members of Sons of Mary, Mother of Mercy
As they meet for their annual gathering.
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~ TWENTY-EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ~
October 11 and 12, 2025
Saturday - Haliburton 4:30 pm Rose Vanstaveren – Barb and Jim Perog
Sunday - Haliburton 8:00 am Missa Pro Populo – Mass for the People
- Bancroft 10:15 am David Crete – Gilles and Claudine Crete
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PRAYER CORNER
Maximillian Sullivan and 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,
Corrinne Messner, Gerald Diamond,
Brian Dunn, Barb Perog, Sandra Wheeler,
Rita Callaghan,
Stacie Burnett, Gina Mazara,
Anthony, Reuben Maughan,
Dennis Purcell,
Joan Colligan, Maureen Skinner,
Eddie & Daphne Faria,
Clare Kavanagh, Marie Giamblanco,
Mike Flanagan, Annette Giamblanco,
Carolyne Morais, Frank Young
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ROSARY RALLY
Saturday, October 11th @ 12:00 noon
*Monck Street at Bridge Street*
(Below Our Lady of Mercy Church)
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THE LIVING ROSARY
The Living Rosary will be taking place this Saturday at 3:15 pm. If you did not sign up, we still welcome you to join us in the pews as we say the Rosary to honour Mary our Mother in this Jubilee year of hope.
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ST. ANTHONY’S MISSION
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Sunday Mass Attendance: 68
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
SANCTUARY LAMP
For the week commencing
Sunday, Oct. 5th – Oct. 11th:
Special intentions of all the
sick and shut-ins of the Parish.
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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, Oct. 5th – Oct. 11th:
Special Intentions of
Charlie Callaghan.
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JUBILEE INDULGENCE at
ST. MARY’S CHURCH, WILNO
St. Mary Church, Wilno is the designated church for the Jubilee Indulgence on
Tuesday, 7 October 2025,
the memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Mass will be offered at 11:00am followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament throughout the day, concluding with Rosary at 3:30pm and Benediction at 4:00pm. Confessions will be available from 12:00pm-1:00pm and from 3:00pm-4:00pm.
TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY
27th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: In today's Gospel we hear Jesus teach about faith and service to God. The context is a continuing dialogue between Jesus and his followers about what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. Jesus has just finished an instruction on sin and forgiveness. There are two related teachings that Jesus offers to his disciples when they cry out for an increase in faith. The first is the familiar reminder that faith, even just a little, will enable the followers of Jesus to do wondrous things. But this uplifting and inspiring teaching is quickly followed by the second teaching, a caution about knowing one's place in God's plans. The disciples of Jesus are to understand themselves as servants to God and his plans. Even when God works wonders through us, with our mustard seed-sized faith, we must not seek praise. Our participation in God's plans is God's grace to us—nothing more, nothing less. When we are graced enough to cooperate with God, the work we do is nothing more than our obligation to God as faithful stewards. And yet, our faith enables us to believe that what we have offered in service to God, as his servants, can be made to produce a hundredfold.
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LIFE CHAIN
Sunday, October 5th @ 2:00 pm
“Abortion kills children”
“Adoption – the loving option”
“Life – The first in alienable right”
“CHOOSE LIFE – your mother did!”
These are some of the signs we carry and pray for when we meet at:
THE LIFE CHAIN
* Main intersection by Vance Motors *
Join thousand across Canada
standing against abortion in a
peaceful, prayerful demonstration!
