News - November 2021

Stewardship in Advent

This weekend is the end of our Thanksgiving holiday, an American tradition with a distinctly religious foundation, one with a special focus on our obligation of stewardship and generosity to each other, in grateful remembrance of all the blessings God has bestowed upon us. Gratitude lies a the very heart of stewardship.

Fr. Simon's Letter - November 28, 2021

I write this column on the Friday before Thanksgiving (an early bulletin deadline), just four days after a three-week vacation in India. Driving home from the airport I could see that some Christmas decorations were already up. Welcome Home! Advent and the season of Christmas come at the start of the year, not at the end, Jesus’ birth marks the beginning of a new era in human history. So, on this first Sunday in Advent, we celebrate the start of a new liturgical year.

From Our Director of Faith Formation - Erika Tate

This weekend we celebrate the feast of Christ the King. In the gospel passage Christ says before Pilate that his kingdom is “not of this world.” In the end Christ is crucified under the sign King of the Jews (mistakenly throughout history this sign is thought to be a joke but in actuality it is his official offence for death). Jesus does not claim that his kingdom is of this world. The idea that his kingdom is “not of this world” doesn’t mean that it is in another location but that it’s origin and nature is divinely different.

Parish Office Closed

Please note that the parish office will be closed Thanksgiving Day, November 25, and the next Friday, November 26. We will resume our regular hours of 9am - 4pm on Monday, November 29.

From Our Director of Faith Formation

In the gospel passage Jesus talks about how the end times are going to come, "[b]ut of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." While we wait for the end time, what are we supposed to do? Luckily for us, Jesus has been telling us what to do the past month-and-a-half as we’ve worked our way through the gospel of Mark each Sunday at Mass.

Memorial Shrine - Bereavement - Loss of a Child

Read about our Memorial Shrine for the month of November. Join our Bereavement Group. Save the date for our Worldwide Prayer Service for those children gone too soon.

From Our School Principal

Greetings from the Principal’s Office! It’s nice to have this opportunity to directly address the parishioners of Queen of All Saints. Having a strong parish to serve as a foundation for our school supports not only the families of our parish but also the future of the Catholic Church itself. Let me take this opportunity to thank you, the parishioners, for your support of Catholic education and for your prayers for our continued success.