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October 27, 2002

Seventh Sunday After the Holy Cross Christ the King Feast

Readings: Romans 12:9-21 Gospel: Matthew, 25:31-46 (English & Lebanese): St. Matthew concludes Jesus' life as a teacher in this Gospel Reading used by the Church to conclude the Liturgical Year. It is the best learning tool on how to prepare to meet the Lord upon his second coming and the final judgment. This scene is not a parable; it is in fact a prophetic event. Jesus invites us through this event to be ready to answer the final question of the final judgment: "Did you really love me?" St. John of the Cross notices that we will be only judged by love, which is general and is deeds. We also stop on the face of the Son of Man who is subject in this Gospel. He is the glorified one, surrounded by angels, the King, the Judge, the Shepherd, the Son, and the Incarnate in all cases of the human kind especially the hardest one: Hungry, thirsty, naked, stranger, sick, prisoner. what shocks us is the discovery that the subject becomes suddenly the object. He is not only all the least ones, he is instead the center of waiting for mercy. He accepted willingly to live humbly. We too are asked to live like Him. This Gospel reading, in accordance with the epistle, explains, the new ascendant life with Jesus. The faithful is more aware day after day, until he reaches through life and its matters, the Kingdom and the matters of the Spirit. We ask about the true identity of love today. We ask the Lord to strengthen our hearts to live according to his commandment of love in all cases and with everyone if we can as mentioned by St. Paul. Last Week's Collection: $ 3,427.075 Thank you for your continued support and generosity. May God bless you and your families. Masses & Celebrations during the Week: Sun. Oct. 27th 10:00AM Hanna Kairouz (Youssef Kairouz & Family) 12:00PM Sarkis Boutros (6 Mths. Mem. Mass) (Family) 4:00PM Procession to Our Lady of Lebanon Shrine 6:00PM Candlelight Vigil at Our Lady of Lebanon Shrine Mon. Oct. 28th 9:00AM Rosary 12:00PM Angelus & Rosary 5:30PM Rosary 6:00PM Sarkis Boutros & Deceased Family Members (Theresa Boutros & Family) Tue. Oct. 29th 9:00AM Rosary 12:00PM Angelus & Rosary 5:30PM Rosary 6:00PM Leila Boutros & Her parents Tannous Sawma & Jamile Habshe (Fouad Boutros & Family) Wed. Oct. 30th 9:00AM Rosary 12:00PM Angelus & Rosary 5:00PM Mother Mary's Prayers 6:00PM Youssef Aziz Tannous & Wife Badiha & Aziz Aziz & Wife Asma (Paul & Adele Thomas) Thu. Oct. 31st 9:00AM Rosary 12:00PM Angelus & Rosary 5:00PM Rosary 5:30PM St. Charbel's Prayers 6:00PM Youssef Nehmetallah & Wife Dalal & Daughter Haifa (Nehmetallah Nehmetallah & Family) Fri. Nov. 1st 9:00AM Rosary 12:00PM Angelus & Rosary 5:00PM Rosary 5:30PM Sacred Heart Prayers 6:00PM Father Boutros Obeid & All his deceased Family Members (Youssef Obeid) Sat. Nov. 2nd Wedding: Joe Saad & Maggie Tannous Baptism: Mai Katrina Kairouz Sun. Nov. 3rd 10:00AM Mikhail & Shamma Jraiche (Jawad Jraiche & Family). 12:00PM Antonios Youssef Elbaresh (Family) 4:00PM Rite of Incense at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery

Leamington Ministerial Association invites all the Christians to pray for each other. This week we pray for Knox Presbyterian Church

We would like to welcome to St. Anthony's Parish Rev. Father Yoland Ouelett & Rev. Philippe Boudreau, who are accompanying the Statue of Our Lady of the Cape from the Shrine of Notre-Dame-du-Cap, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec. May God bless them both and give them the strength to continue their mission with zeal. Procession: At 4:00PM, today, Sunday October 27th, 2002 a procession will begin at St. Anthony's Parish passing through downtown Leamington to Our Lady of Lebanon Shrine. At 6:00PM, candlelight vigil will take place at the Shrine. Please bring flowers to sprinkle on the statue of Mother Mary at the Church and at the Shrine. Thank You. First Banns Between: Joseph Rezkalla & Terri Taouil Third Banns between: Joe Sarkis Saad & Maggie Aziz Tannous. Lebanese Classes started on Saturday October 5th, 2002 from 9:30 AM to 12:00PM at St. Louis School. All children are encouraged to register and attend. English Choir: All children interested in participating in the choir please register your names on the sheet provided at the Church entrance. The choir will be led by Mrs. Sharon Saad. We will call those registered for the time and date of the practice. Annual Christmas Banquet: St Charbel's Parish, Oldcastle, Ontario presents its Annual Christmas Banquet on Saturday December 14, 2002. Entertainment by Bassam Saleh & The Mirage Band. Lebanese Menu. Doors open at 6:00PM. Dinner will be served at 7:00PM. Tickets $40.00 per person. Cash bar. For reservation, please call: (519)972-0761 or (519) 966-3436. All are welcome. 10 O'clock Theatre presents its premiere performance: Bald Harrrrrr, on Friday, November 1st, 2002 at Caboto Club, 2175 Parent Ave., Windsor, ON. Ticket $ 50.00 (Dinner Included). For reservation: (519) 973-7240 or (519) 253-2019 or (519) 322-2282. Halloween Celebration: All the Children of St. Anthony's Parish, Grade 1 - 8 are invited with their friends to a Halloween Celebration on Thursday October 31st, 2002 from 6:30 to 8:30PM. Free Admission. Do not miss out on all the funnnnnnn. ! Ø Please mark your calendars for our next Bingo Sessions which will be held at Leamington Bingo Country, 14 Mill St. East, on Thursday October 31st, 2002 at 12:30PM & 6:30PM. Please call Mrs. Gladys Tannous @ 326-8080 for more information. St. Mary (St. Peter) Choir and Orchestra Program in London, is celebrating its 35th Anniversary. All past and present students, parents, and friends of the Choir and Orchestra Program are invited to join in the celebrations marking 35 vibrant and memorable years. Please come reunite with friends from yesterday and today, Friday November 8, 2002 at 7:00PM, Mass at St. Mary's Church, London. Reception to follow at St. Mary's School (beside the Church). All are welcome. Alliance for Life Ontario: The Alliance for Life Ontario is hosting a fundraising event, Gala Dinner, on Saturday November 9, 2002 at Wonderland Gardens, 284 Wonderland Road South London, ON. Refreshments at 6:00PM, Dinner at 7:00PM. $ 50.00 per person. For tickets call Alliance for life Ontario @ (519) 824-7797. All are welcome. Pastoral Worker: St. Anthony of Padua in Harrow, Ontario is searching for a pastoral worker to develop and coordinate Retreats. The successful candidate will have a graduate degree in Theology or n Liturgical or Religious Education, a recommendation from their Pastor and two other letters of recommendation. This is a part time salaried position with benefits. Resumes must be received by October 30, 2002 and can be sent to: Fr. Jan Pochwala, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, P.O. Box 3, Harrow, ON, N0R 1G0. Phone (519) 738-2556. Our deepest sympathies to the Youssef Family on the loss of Emile Youssef who passed away in Lebanon on Tuesday October 22nd, 2002 at the age of 75. The date and place of the Memorial Mass will be announced at a later date. May God rest his soul in peace and grant consolation for his family and relatives in Leamington, Windsor and Lebanon. All Saints This feast which has its beginnings in the Christian Churches of the fifth and sixth centuries celebrates all those saints, canonized or not, who enjoy the happiness of the Kingdom of heaven. Our relatives and friends, multitudes unknown, "Which no one can number from all tribes and peoples and tongues," stand before God's throne in joyful praise. They are remembered this day. God's amazing grace has brought them home. And we are united to them. The ancient creeds proclaimed a communion of saints, a bond between the Church on earth and those below to follow in their steps; their prayers rise up for us. They remind us of the joy that awaits us and our call to join them as children in our Father's house. "Now that they are welcomed in their own country and at home with the Lord, through him, with and in him, they intercede unceasingly with the Father in our behalf. Their care is the greatest help to our weakness. (Pope Paul VI). For all the saints who from their labors rest, who thee by faith before the world confessed, thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest! Alleluia, Alleluia. All Souls November 2nd The early Christians, like their pagan ancestors, remembered their dead on certain days of the year. The present date for our yearly commemoration of the dead was established in the tenth century. We remember the dead with prayers so that God will "Strengthen our hope that all our departed brothers and sisters will share in Christ's resurrection. In the words of Vatican Council II, "fully conscious of the mystical body of Jesus Christ, the Church on earth honors with great respect the memory of the dead, because it is a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead that they may be freed from their sins, she offers her suffrages for them. Lord God, Maker of all, Master of life and death, guard and gift of our souls, receive those who go before us on the pilgrimage of death; in due time receive us too when our days are done. May we come, not troubled by fear, not clinging to this world, not turning from your welcome, but drawn to our life in heaven, blessed and everlasting in Jesus Christ, our Lord.

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