Dear parish family and friends of Our Lady of the Scapular,
We continue to pray for peace in our world. The news is very difficult to watch. May the words of the Prayer of Saint Francis occupy our minds, focus our intentions, and inform our actions:
"Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy."
"O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen."
We continue to pray for peace in our world. The news is very difficult to watch. May the words of the Prayer of Saint Francis occupy our minds, focus our intentions, and inform our actions:
"Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy."
"O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen."
This weekend is World Mission Sunday. May we offer our prayers and financial support to those who continue to preach the Gospel both near and far to those hearing it for the first time. The command of Christ is just as relevant now as when it was first said: “Go to all nations and tell the Good News.”
May God bless you and those that you love,
Fr. Greg
Evangelization of the Nations
World Mission Sunday - October 17/18
World Mission Sunday calls Catholics worldwide to support the Church where it is young or challenged. Instituted by Pope Pius XI nearly a century ago, this collection remains unique as the only worldwide effort directly sustaining 1,124 mission territories where the Church is nascent, vulnerable, or facing persecution.
Your prayers and donations provide essential resources for communities that cannot sustain themselves—funding church construction, pastoral care, education, and healthcare. When your parish participates, you join Catholics everywhere in making possible the work of missionaries who build churches, train seminarians, support catechists, and serve vulnerable communities.
Together, we fulfill our baptismal call to share the Gospel and become one Church bringing hope to all peoples.
The Month of November
Praying for
All Souls
If you would like your loved ones to be remembered in prayers of the faithful at Mass for the entire month of November, you are invited to pick up an envelope at the doors of the church marked
“All Souls Day Remembrance.” Please complete and place in the offertory basket at Mass, or bring to the parish office.
The names of your loved ones will be included in our Book of Remembrance and placed in front of our Blessed Mother Mary. We will pray for the souls of all these loved ones and friends who have gone before us throughout the thirty days of Masses in November.
“All Souls Day Remembrance.” Please complete and place in the offertory basket at Mass, or bring to the parish office.
The names of your loved ones will be included in our Book of Remembrance and placed in front of our Blessed Mother Mary. We will pray for the souls of all these loved ones and friends who have gone before us throughout the thirty days of Masses in November.
Catholic School Support for Upcoming Elections
As you prepare to vote in this fall’s municipal election, we would like to remind you to please ensure you are registered as a Catholic school supporter.
Whether you own or rent your home, a portion of your property taxes is dedicated to funding for public education. All ratepayers have the right to choose whether they want this portion directed to Catholic schools.
Please review your property tax bill or property assessment notice to confirm you are a Catholic school supporter. Especially if you have recently moved, as your school support designation will have defaulted to the English-Public school board.
Click here for more information and to change your current designation.
Reconciliation and First Communion
Information sessions for Grade 2 students and their parents were held this past week, and registration is now open.
If your child has not been baptized in the Catholic Faith or does not attend one of our Catholic schools, you are required to enroll them in our Sacramental Preparation Classes by October 31, 2026.
Administration Fee:
- Register by October 23, 2026: $10
- Register after October 23, 2026: $25
Confirmation
Information sessions for Grade 8 students and their parents for the Sacrament of Confirmation will take place in the New Year. Dates are posted on our website.
If your child has not been baptized in the Catholic Faith, has not received the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Communion, or does not attend one of our Catholic schools, you are required to enroll them in our Sacramental Preparation Classes by October 31, 2026.
Important Note: These are the only preparation dates offered during the current school year.
Mass Updates: There will be no Masses celebrated on:
Tuesday October 27 at 6:15 pm
Wednesday October 28 at 9:00 am
Please keep our priests in your prayers as they participate in the Clergy Study Days in our Diocese on these days.
Parish Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Friday - 9:00 am - 12 noon
Daylight Savings Time Ends Sunday November 1st at 2:00 am
Please remember to turn your clocks back one hour before going to bed on Saturday, October 31 and to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon dioxide detectors.
Deadline to email bulletin submissions is Wednesday at 12 noon
Deadline to email bulletin submissions is Wednesday at 12 noon
This week’s Sanctuary Candles were donated
in loving memory of the Azzano & Cassolato Families
Sunday Offerings
October 10/11, 2026
Sunday Collection: $7,234.45
Building Fund: $937.50
Fall Campaign: $45.00
Needs of Canadian Church: $25.00
World Missions: $35.00
Thank you for faithfully and generously providing for the
spiritual and material needs of our parish community.
Cheque: Please make cheques payable to: Our Lady of the Scapular Church
Thank you for your generous financial and food donations over the Thanksgiving weekend. Our Conference continues to receive many calls from our neighbours in need who are in an emergency need of food. It is through your support that we are able to continue this work.
If you or someone you know is in an emergency need of food, please call the Central Line telephone number, 905-374-7070. This number is also available in the SSVP section of the parish website.
ST. JOSEPH
ADORATION
CHAPEL
One of the great fruits of perpetual adoration is priestly and religious vocations.
Our parish is blessed to have our very own St. Joseph Adoration Chapel.
Our parish is blessed to have our very own St. Joseph Adoration Chapel.
At our 75th Anniversary Mass held on October 2nd, His Excellency Bishop Bergie encouraged us to pray for vocations to the Priesthood when we come to visit our Lord in the Chapel.
“….The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore,
ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”
(Matthew 9:37-38)
May the Lord strengthen those He has called and raise up holy and faithful Priests.
Come visit our Lord in our St. Joseph Adoration Chapel. Our Chapel is open Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. After hours requires you to register for an access card. You can register online HERE or visit the Parish Office. For more information on becoming a weekly committed adorer, please email Carol or Frances
Pope Leo’s Prayer Intention
for the Month of October
FOR MENTAL HEALTH MINISTRY
Let us pray that the mental health ministry
be established throughout the Church,
helping to overcome the stigma and discrimination
of persons with mental illnesses.
Sacrament of Baptism
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Or to have your child Baptized?
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