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Sunday September 28th, 2003

Second Sunday after the Holy Cross

Gospel: Matthew 24: 23 - 31

Readings: 1 Corinthians 15: 19 - 34

In today's Gospel, Jesus warns us about believing those who proclaim the coming of the Messiah. He advises us to have a watchful eye for the false prophets who try hard to make the chosen ones lose the sight of the true Messiah whose coming will be a lightning. Jesus invites us through this warning to avoid trying to create a messiah that fits our profiles. Before the sign of the Son of Man appears, Jesus gives natures signs: the sun will darken, the moon won't illuminate with its light, and the stars will fall from the sky. These signs aren't a true description of what will happen. It is instead a symbolic writing. Before God created the human kind, the earth was empty without the sun, the moon or the stars. The symbolic art of this picture means that the earth will go to its original sate and the second coming will be a new creation and birth pangs for a new life.

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Leamington Ministerial Association invites all the Christians to pray for each other. This week we pray for South Point Community

First Banns Between: Michael Elashkar & Isaura Rinaldi Second Banns Between: Ray John Nassar & Michelle Lee Rahie Second Banns Between: Gregory Allan Hammer & Joanne Nehmetallah Third Banns Between: Camillo Coppola & Donna Boutros

Masses & Celebrations during the week: Week Ending September 28, 2003

Sun. September 28th. 2003 Second Week after the Holy Cross 10:00AM Antonios & Frangie Jraige (Sarkis Kantarjian & Family) 12:00PM Alia Mouawad (1 Yr. Mem. Mass) (Family) 6:00PM Rosary & Litany, Blessing with the Icon of Mother Mary @ Our Lady of Lebanon Shrine. Mon Sept. 29th, 2003 8:00AM St. Anne's Prayers 8:30AM St. Theresa's Novena 9:00AM Khalil Raffoul (George & Rima Tannous) Tue. Sept. 30th, 2003 8:00AM St. Anthony's Prayers. 8:30AM St. Theresa's Novena 9:00AM Youssef Khalil Sarkis (Mr. Joe Obeid) Wed. Oct. 1st, 2003 9:00AM Rosary Prayers (4 Mysteries) 6:00PM Sarkis Boula Boutros (Family) Thu. Oct. 2nd, 2003 Blessed Sacrament Adoration Day. 9:00AM Mother Mary's Prayers 10:00AM St. Charbel's Prayers 10:30AM Sacred Heart Prayers. 11:00AM Blessed Sacrament Adoration Hour 12:00PM Blessing & Conclusion of the Day. 5:30PM Sts. Sarkis & Bakhos Novena. 6:00PM Claude Obeid (Antoune Obeid) Fri. Oct. 3rd, 2003 5:30PM St. Sarkis & Bakhos Novena 6:00PM Antonios & Frangie Jraige (Family) Sat. Oct. 4th, 2003 1:30PM: Wedding: Camillo Coppola & Donna Boutros Sun. Oct. 5th, 2003 Third Sunday after the Holy Cross Sunday of the Holy Rosary. 10:00AM Antonios Najem & Wife Maryin & Rangi & Yacoub Khalife (Abdallah Khalife & Family) 12:00PM Sarkis Boutros & Madeleine & Helen Isaac & Elias Boutros (Bakhos Jacobs & Family) 6:00PM Rosary & Litany, Blessing with the Icon of Mother Mary @ Our Lady of Lebanon Shrine.

Comunity News & Events Week Ending September 28, 2003

We would like to welcome back to St. Anthony's Parish: Our Pastor Rev. Father Elie Zouein. May God bless him and give him the strength to continue his mission with zeal and enthusiasm. St. Theresa's Feast: We celebrate the Feast of St. Theresa on Wednesday, October 1st. The Solemn Mass followed by a procession will be celebrated at 6:00PM. All are welcome to attend. Rosary Sunday: Sunday October 5th we celebrate the Rosary Sunday. We will pray the Rosary before the Masses on Sunday at 9:00AM & 11:00AM. All are welcome to pray the Rosary to our Divine Mother, our Salvation. Week Day Masses: Starting October 1st, 2003 the Masses will be celebrated at 6:00PM. All are welcome to attend. Please mark your calendars for our next Bingo sessions Held on Sunday October 5th, 2003 at 6:30 & 9:30PM. For more information, please call Gladys Tannous at 326-7642. Thank you for your support. Sts. Sarkis & Bakhos: We celebrate the feast of Sts. Sarkis & Bakhos on October 7th. The Novena Prayers will start on Wednesday October 1st, 1003 at 5:30PM. All are welcome. Congratulations to Marielle Nehmetallah who received the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation Marielle Nehmetallah who received the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation in St. Anthony's Parish on Sunday September 21, 2003. May God bless her and give her a long and happy life with her family. Congratulations to Carlo Citron & Samiya Yacoub who were united in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony Carlo Citron & Samiya Yacoub who were united in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony in St. Anthony's Parish on Saturday September 27th, 2003. May God bless them and give them a long and happy life together full of love and respect for each other. St. Peter's Seminary Open House: In Conjunction with the Door Open London Community Heritage Program, the Faculty and Students of St. Peter's Seminary are proud to host our Open House on Saturday, October 4th and Sunday, October 5th from 1PM to 4PM. There will be guided tours, displays and refreshments. Everyone is welcome. The Seminary is located at the corner of Waterloo St. and Huron St. in London. For more information, please call (19) 434-1824. Mother - Daughter Program: The Diocese of London, Family, Life and Youth Ministry Office presents Mother - Daughter Program at École St. Michel, 33 Sherman St., Leamington on Sunday November 2, 2003, 1 to 4PM for girls aged 10 - 13. Cost $ 10.00 per family. For more info, please call Family, life and Youth Ministry Office at (519) 254-2090.

Prayers Week Ending September 28, 2003

St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin October 1st Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Martin, born on January 2, 1873 at Alençon, France, was the youngest of nine children born to Louis and Azélie-Marie Martin. Her father was a successful watchmaker and her mother a seamstress. Thérèse was four when her mother died. She was cared for by two older sisters and an aunt. On Christmas Day, 1886, the young girl experienced a profound conversion. She developed a great love for the missionary life of the Church. By special dispensation she entered the Carmelites on April 9, 1888, and was professed on September 8, 1890. For the next seven years, she lived a life of prayers. She guided the novices of her community for the last four years of her life until she died on September 30, 1897, from a painful condition of tuberculosis. I dare to gaze at the sun of love, and long to fly toward it. I want to imitate the eagles, but all I can do is flap my small wings. What shall I do? With cheerful confidence I shall stay gazing at the sun, till I die. Nothing will frighten me, neither wind nor rain. O my beloved sun, I delight in feeling small and helpless in your presence; and my heart is at peace. "St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus"

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