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September 26th, 2004

Second Sunday after the Holy Cross

"For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man." (Matthew 24: 25)

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 sight of the true Messiah whose coming will be like a lightning. Jesus invites us through this warning to avoid trying to create a messiah that fits out profiles. Before the sign of the Son of Man appears, Jesus gives natural 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 act of this picture means that the earth will go to its original state and the second coming will be a new creation and new 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 Calvary Baptist Church

Masses & Celebrations during the week: Week Ending Sunday October 3, 2004

Sun. September 26th, 2004 Second Sunday after the Holy Cross 9:00AM Special Intention (Fr. Pierre Azzi) 11:00AM Taleb Nasr & Wife Rosa(Bakhos Gebriel & Family) Mon. September 27th, 2004 5:30PM St. Anne's Prayers 6:00PM St. Theresa's Novena 6:30PM All Forgotten Souls (Donated) Tue. September 28th, 2004 5:30PM St. Anthony's Prayers 6:00PM St. Theresa's Novena 6:30PM Theresa Sleiman (Youssef Obeid) Wed. September 29th, 2004 5:00PM St. Theresa's Novena 5:30PM Mother Mary's Prayers 6:30PM Melhim Sleiman (Mrs. Leila Taouil) Thu. September 30th, 2004 5:30PM St. Charbel's Prayers 6:00PM St. Theresa's Novena 6:30PM Tannous Raheb (Mr. & Mrs. Sarkis Nehmetallah) Fri. October 1st, 2004 St. Theresa's Feast 8:30AM Sacred Heart Prayers 9:00AM Sarkis Boula Boutros (Boula & Alice Boutros) Sun. October 3rd, 2004 Third Sunday after the Cross Sunday of the Holy Rosary 9:00AM Antonios & Frangie Jraige (Sarkis Kantarjian & Family) 11:00AM Michael Obeid & Grandparents & deceased Uncles (Family)

Comunity News & Events Week Ending Sunday October 3, 2004

St. Theresa's Feast: We celebrate the Feast of St. Theresa on Friday, October 1st. The Solemn Mass will be celebrated at 9:00AM. All are welcome. Sunday of the Rosary: Sunday, October 3rd, we celebrate Sunday of the Rosary. We will pray the Rosary before the Masses on Sunday at 8:00 & 10:00AM. All are welcome to pray the Rosary asking the Virgin Mother to intercede for us before her Son, our Saviour. Bingo: Please mark your calendars for our next Bingo Sessions which will be held on Monday, October 11, 2004 at 12: 30 & 6:30PM at Leamington Bingo Country. For more information, please call Mrs. Gladys Tannous at 326-7642. Thank you for your support. Marriage Preparation Course: The next Marriage Preparation Classes will be held Thursday, October 21 - Saturday October 23 at St. Michael's Parish in Leamington. Couples planning marriage in 2005 should fill out a registration form available at St. Michael's Church or from the office. Cost is $ 75.00 per couple 87th Anniversary of the Miracle of Fatima: Come celebrate the 87th Anniversary of the Miracle of Fatima on Wednesday, October 13th, 2004 at Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Candlelight Rosary Procession at 7PM from Paterson Park (2 blocks west of Assumption Church on the corner of Detroit & Sandwich Sts. to Assumption Church. Mass at 7PM. Refreshments will be served after Mass. All are welcome. Family Retreat House: Women's Retreat at Holy Family Retreat House, 121 Victoria St., R. R. # 1, Harrow, ON, N0R 1G0. Phone # (519) 738-6136, October 1 - 3, 2004. Facilitators: Mrs. Betty Ann McCrindle and Fr. Des Scanlan, C.Ss.R. Fee $ 110.00 per person. We have a Mission: St. Joseph's Parish in partnership with St. Clement and St. Paul proudly present this inspirational Gospel Show. Proceeds to benefit: St. Joseph's music program, St. Joseph's and St. Paul's world Youth Day Program and St. Clement Parish Hall Fund. This event will take place on Sunday October 3rd, 2004 at 3:00PM at St. Joseph's Church, 9399 North Townline, River Canard. General Admission Tickets: $ 10.00. All are welcome. Liturgical Music Minister needed: Part-Time Liturgical music minister for the Faith Community of St. Martin de Porres and Christ the King. Requirements: Knowledge and experience regarding Catholic Liturgy, choral direction, keyboarding and an ability to work with the Parish Priest and existing Coordinator of music. Salary will be negotiated according to the Guidelines for the Employment of Liturgical Ministers in the province of Ontario. Send your resume to the Liturgy Search Committee, 2930 Dominion Blvd. Windsor, ON N9E 2M8. Mass for the Deceased: Heavenly Rest Cemetery, Resurrection Mausoleum, Tuesday, October 5th, 2004 at 4:30PM. The celebrant will be Father Pat Fuerth, Pastor of St. Michael's Parish, Leamington. Seating is available. St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin October 1st Marie-Françoise-Therese 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. Therese was four when her mother died. She was cared for by two older sisters and an aunt. On Christmas Day, 1886, the young girl experiences 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. Lord Jesus, I am not an eagle. All I have are the eyes and the heart of one. In spite of my littleness, 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 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. Therese of the Child Jesus" Prayer to St. Therese O Little St. Therese of the Child Jesus, who during your short life on earth became a mirror of angelic purity, of love strong as death, and of wholehearted abandonment to God, now that you rejoice in the reward of your virtues, cast a glance of pity on me as I leave all things in your hands. Make my troubles your own. Speak a word for me to our Lady Immaculate, whose flower of special love you were, to that Queen of heaven, who smiled at you at the dawn of life. Beg her to obtain for me by her powerful intercession, the grace I yearn for so ardently at this moment, and that she joins with it a blessing that may strengthen me during life. Defend me at the hour of death, and lead me straight on to a happy eternity. Amen.

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