Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord | March 24, 2024

Announcements

PROGRAMMING UPDATES: Please note that April 7, 2024 will mark the last 5:00 PM Eucharist and community meal until September. Midday Eucharist every Thursday to Friday will end on April 5, 2024. We will continue the Tuesday 7:00 PM Eucharist with the exception of any vacation time.

RESERVE YOUR SEAT FOR KING'S CHAMBER CHOIR SPRING CONCERT NOW: King's University College Chamber Choir, along with special guest musicians, will present "Celtic Voyage," a concert of Celtic and East Coast choral music -- from poignant ballads to rollicking toe-tappers. This will take place on Saturday, April 6 at 7:30 PM in The Chapel at Windermere on the Mount. Admission is by freewill donation, with proceeds going toward the Health & Homelessness Movement for Change. To reserve your seats, click here or call 519-518-0250 (indicate your full name, email address, and number of seats you would like reserved). Book now - 90% of seats are currently reserved! Interested in volunteering at the concert? Please email Janet if interested in helping out with hospitality tasks.

HORIZONS OF HOPE is a program of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) Committee on Palliative Care that addresses the increasing complexities regarding end-of-life issues in Canada. It is designed to help caregivers, the sick and dying, and family members to find support and concrete assistance Our parish will present a series of sessions, based on the tools provided by the program, to address questions surrounding palliative care, dying, death, suffering, accompaniment, and bereavement in a holistic fashion. The next sessions are on April 20, May 18 and June 15 in the Parish Hall at 2:00 PM. If interested in taking part, please register with Lisa Caeiro.

WANT TO GET INVOLVED IN THE PARISH? We value the work of volunteers at our parish. It is a great way to enrich the ministry of our parish and to build community. Whether it’s volunteering for a liturgical ministry, helping with children’s program, or helping serve at a community meal, there is an opportunity that awaits you. All you need to do is to fill out this brief online form or fill out the form on the orange-coloured paper found at the back of The Chapel at Windermere On the Mount. Better yet, you can always chat with any of the Campus Ministry team members. 

ADMISSION TO PERMANENT DIACONATE FORMATION: The Diocese of London is seeking men who are being called to lives of service. Are you one of them? Are you being called to consider becoming a Permanent Deacon in our Diocese? The admission cycle for entry into the Permanent Diaconate Formation and Study program is open until June 10, 2024. For more information and to register as an inquirer, please visit: www.deacons.space/admissions. In-person inquiry sessions will occur in May. Locations will be based upon inquirer registration responses. All registrations will be responded to with more information. INFORMATION SESSION will be held at St. John the Divine Church, London on May 5, 1:30-3:00 PM.

Outreach & Justice

FOOD DONATIONS FOR KING'S STUDENTS: Campus Ministry, in collaboration with the Student Affairs department and King's Student Council, stocks a pantry on King's campus with food items and hygiene products for students in need. Donations of non-perishable food items are appreciated. We are in particular need of canned fruit, pasta (regular and gluten-free), crackers (including gluten-free), and pasta sauce at this time. Items can be dropped off in the Chapel at Windermere on the Mount by the St. Joseph’s statue (near the piano) or at the back of the chapel in Wemple Hall. The Campus Ministry team and our student body are grateful for your generosity.

ST. JOE’S CAFÉ has expanded their schedule to help meet the demands of the growing food insecure community in London. The King’s community will be sending 10 people on a number of Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. If you are able to volunteer one or more Saturdays over the next couple of months please sign up at here and just follow the instructions on the page. It only takes a few seconds to do. To drop off baked goods or sign up to play music please email annette.donovan@kings.uwo.ca .

Your Support is Appreciated

PRAYER – Making Room for the Mystery. Entering into Holy Week, we are confronted with so many contrasting images: praising/condemning; joy/sorrow; death/life; light/darkness. It is part of our graced story and part of the daily messiness of life. Part—but not ALL of the story! The great mystery of God’s grace acting in all of creation awaits our contemplation (particularly expressed in the Easter Vigil liturgy). The discipline of prayer helps us to become aware of God’s action – comforting and challenging us to reflect upon and respond in faith to the mystery of our God who chooses to be revealed in the real, tangible, complicated circumstances of our lives. How can we best embody the self-giving love of Christ to those around us—family, friends, coworkers, or even unknown neighbors whose faces and needs break into –or give substance to—our prayer? Is your prayer challenging you to give more generously of your time, talent, or treasure? 

Food insecurity is an unfortunate reality for many of our university students as well as contract faculty, staff, and others. As a member of our university parish, if you are in a position to help, please consider directing funds to the Campus Ministry Social Action Fund (click on designation dropdown menu and select "Social Action") which is helping to provide food and other supports to those who need your help. Also consider donating food items directly to the King’s Cupboard food pantry.

As always, we are grateful for your donations to support the work of Campus Ministry. To make a tax-deductible donation, please visit our donation page or contact Lisa Caeiro. 

Deacon Jim

Jim Panchaud

Director of Campus Ministry (Deacon)

jim.panchaud@kings.uwo.ca

Lisa Caeiro

Administrative Assistant

lisa.caeiro@kings.uwo.ca

Annette Donovan Panchaud

Liturgical/Outreach

annette.donovan@kings.uwo.ca

Janet Loo

Music/Taizé

janet.loo@kings.uwo.ca

Father Peter Amszej

Pastor/Chaplain

peter.amszej@kings.uwo.ca

Maija Wilson

Sacramental/Youth

maija.wilson@kings.uwo.ca

campusministry@kings.uwo.ca

General Contact

Alice Corneil

Mickey Doyley

Aimee Paradis

Shafaq Afzal

Rachael Wright

Campus Ministry Student Ambassadors