Sunday Liturgy
Saturday: 5:00 pm
Sunday: 11:00 am
Mission Statement
We are a welcoming Christian community called to embrace and respect the uniqueness of each individual as we join together in our faith and worship. Our ongoing mission is to engage our youth, promote renewal, out reach, evangelization and ecumenical cooperation.
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Monday, November 10th – 9:00 am No Mass
Tuesday, November 11th – 9:00 am No Mass
Wednesday, November 12th – 9:00 am No Mass
Thursday, November 13th – 9:00 am No Mass
Friday, November 14th – 9:00 am No Mass
Saturday, November 15th – 5:00 pm Adlaide Lordon
Sunday, November 16th – 11:00 am Abe Farrah
Weekly Reflections (Homily) from Msgr. Sheehan (November 7, 2025)
FEAST OF THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA
Dear friends;
We celebrate today the feast of the dedication of the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome.
St. John Lateran is one of the four basilicas in Rome… St. Peter’s, St. Mary Major, St. Paul outside the Walls and – St. John Lateran.
It is the Church of the Holy Father as Bishop of Rome.
We might wonder why this feast is given such liturgical prominence.
In a way it is more than a celebration of the dedication of one particular church… it is the feast of the place of all churches in the lives of Christians.
Our churches are special places… they are the place where we come together to worship… to hear the word of God, to celebrate Eucharist, to receive Eucharist… we are one in these holy places.
Throughout the world, the people of God have been temples of worship where they can be together like no other place.
Something happens to us, the moment we enter these holy places… we are surrounded by a hew, an atmosphere of quiet, reflection, warmth, togetherness.
We feel a closeness to one another, a bond, not experienced anywhere else…
We become brothers and sisters, we are family – doing something together…
God is our Father, he loves us, he loves seeing us together… forgetting our differences, our nationalities… we are his children…
As we celebrate, the dedication of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, the mother of all churches – let us given thanks for our beautiful parish church of Our Lady of the Assumption.
The holy place that for 176 years, has welcomed people, worshippers – for worship, for the sacraments, for weddings, funerals… it is a special place… and it is ours!
Thank God for its existence, the support of its parishioners, it is our home, the home we love.
Amen.