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Sunday December 10th, 2006
Sunday of the Birth of John the Baptist
Gospel: Luke 1: 57–66
Readings: Galatians 4: 2, 5:1 With the birth of John the Baptist, the first of the announcements was completed. The announcement to Zechariah arranged for the announcement to Mary, the birth of John is one of the occurrences of the birth of Jesus.
The joy that is spread today on the hill of Judea will soon broaden to all humanity the day of the birth of Jesus. The Gospel focuses on the triumph of the matter of God over family traditions. The faithful are invited to live the freedom given to them through the birth of Isaac from Sarah the free.
They are born from the promise given by Jesus Christ. For that reason, we need to strengthen and make victorious God’s will over all traditions that face us. On the eighth day, the boy enters the circle of the Covenant and is given the name appropriate to the family tradition.
With John, the customs came to a halt. He will be called according to what was said to Zechariah by the angel. As soon as Zechariah wrote down the name “John”, he spoke immediately. By calling his son John, Zechariah declared God’s right in him.
He, as a father, gave up that right to God. He learned how to obey God during those nine months of silence and meditation.
Collection Last Week’s Collection: $ 3,083.23
Fund Raising Goal: $ 250.000.00
$ 11,450.00 Total Received For the next phase of our plan.Outdoor Church Cross Cost: $ 1,073.09
Our most sincere thanks to the parishioners who donated the money to cover the cost of the outdoor Church Cross. May God bless and keep them safe with their families.
Please Remember St. Anthony's Church In Your Will.
Leamington Ministerial Association invites all the Christians to pray for each other. This week we pray for Leamington Christian Centre Masses & Celebrations during the week:
Sun. December 10th, 2006
Sunday of the Birth of John the Baptist
أحد مولد يوحنا المعمدان
9:30AM: Elias Sarkis Jraige (Mem. Mass) (Family)
11:00AM: Alex Mouawad (40 Days Mem. Mass) (Family)
Mon. December 11th, 2006
9:00AM: Rosary Prayers (4 Mysteries)
5:30PM: Devotion Prayers to St. Joseph.
5:45PM: Devotion Prayers to St. Anne.
6:00PM: Mary Tawil (Mem. Mass) (Family)
Tue. December 12th, 2006
Our Lady of Guadalupe Feas
7:15PM
The Mass @ Assumption Church in Windsor.
Antonios Youssef Elbaresh & Daughter Cathy (Family)
Wed. December 13th, 2006
5:00PM: Devotion Prayers to Mother Mary.
6:00PM: Hnain Elias & Wife Shamma & Deceased Daughters Maryin & Najibe (Bakhos Aziz & Family)
Thu. December 14th, 2006
5:30PM: Devotion Prayers to St. Charbel.
6:00PM: Youssef Yacoub Zakaria & Deceased Family Members (Family)
Fri. December 15th, 2006
5:30PM: Devotion Prayers to the Sacred Heart.
6:00PM: Maria Pedro (Mary Badaoui)
6:30PM: Opening of the Christmas Novena.
Sun. December 17th , 2006
Sunday of the Announcement to Joseph
أحد البيان ليوسف
9:30AM: Mikhail & Shamma Jraiche (Jawad Jraiche & Family)
11:00AM: Bakhos Jacobs (Family)
3:00 to 5:00PM: Christmas Party @ Church Hall..
Community News & Events During This Week
Christmas Novena: The Christmas Novena will take place every evening at 6:30PM starting Friday, December 15th. Confessions will be provided during Mass. All are welcome to attend and prepare in prayers for the coming of the Lord.
Cross: We would like to thank the Parish Council for their generous help in installing the new Cross on top of the Church. May God bless them and keep them safe.
Parish Council: If you would like to be a member of St. Anthony’s Parish Council, please call the Church at 322-2282.
Meetings:
-Knights of Mary Meeting: Every Friday, 4:30 – 5:30PM.
Christmas Party: The Christmas Party will take place on Sunday, December 17th, 2006 from 3:00 to 5:00PM. Please sign your names on the sheet provided at the entrance if you want to see Santa.
Our Lady of Guadalupe: St. Anthony’s Parish will provide a bus, free of charge for the parishioners who like to attend Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration at Assumption Church in Windsor, on Tuesday, December 12, 2006. Please sign up your names on the sheet provided.
Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Icon of our Lady of Guadalupe will visit our Parishioners. This week the Icon will visit the Residence of:
- Salim & Khairalla Kantati, 31 Plumbrook Dr., Leamington,
Phone # (519) 326-5690
If you would like the Icon of Our Lady of Guadalupe to visit you, please call the Church at 322-2282 or sign your name on the sheet provided at the Church entrance.
Bingo Session: Monday, December 18th, 2006 at 1:00 & 7:00PM.
New Year’s Eve: Celebrate New Year’s 2007 at the Leamington Lebanese Club, 445 Hwy. 77 North on Sunday, December 31st, 2006. Canadian and Arabic Music. Appetizers Table, Dinner & Party Favours included. Tickets: $ 30.00 for adults, $ 20.00 for 12 and under. Reservations are available for 8 or more. For info and reservations, please call 326-3883. Doors open at 7:00PM. Dinner at 9:00PM.
Congratulations to Madeline Rose Keirouz who received the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation on Sunday, December 3rd, 2006 at St. Anthony’s Parish. May God bless her with her family.
Our deepest sympathies to the Jraige Family for the loss of Elias Jraige who passed away in Venezuela on Wednesday, December 6th, 2006 at the age of 54. The Memorial Mass is held for the rest of his soul, today, Sunday December 10th, 2006. May God rest his soul in peace and grant consolation for his family and relatives in Venezuela & Canada.
Our deepest sympathies to the family and relatives of Mary Sawma Tawil who passed away in Lebanon at the age of 84. The Memorial Mass will be held for the rest of her soul on Monday, December 11th, 2006 at St. Anthony’s Parish. May God rest her soul in peace and grant consolation for her family and relatives.
Knights of Columbus News:
- General Membership Meeting: Tuesday, December 19, 2006, 7:00PM at Church Hall.
- Light Up for Christ: Each year the K of C members across the globe are invited to turn on a switch and light a Christmas tree or nativity scene. The K of C along with the Parish Council and the Youth Group invite our Parishioners to participate with us in lighting the Christmas tree located at Church entrance and singing Christmas songs prior to the 6PM Mass on December 15th, the opening of the Christmas Novena. Everyone is invited to the Church Hall of coffee and donuts following the Mass.
- 2nd Annual Banquet: January 27th, 2007 at the Leamington Lebanese Club. Tickets are $ 25.00 for Adults and $ 15.00 for children 12 & under. To purchase a ticket please call Elias Khayat at 322-2187.
Our Lady of Guadalupe, December 12
On December 9th, 1531, ten years after the Spanish conquest of Mexico, the Blessed Virgin appeared on the Tepeyac hill, then three miles from Mexico City, to Juan Diego, an Indian convert who was on his way to catechetical instructions. She told him she wished a shrine to be built there. When Juan Diego told Bishop Zumarraga what had happened, he refused to believe him and asked for a sign.
Three days later, on December 12, the Blessed Mother appeared again to Juan and told him to gather in his coarsely woven cloak, roses which she arranged. When they were presented to Bishop Zumarraga he saw a picture of Our Lady of Guadalupe impressed on the cloak. The shrine of Guadalupe, where the picture is kept, was built in 1709 and is one of the great Marian shrines in the world and a national treasure for the Mexican people.
The hill of Tepeyac had a special meaning for the Indian people. A temple dedicated to the mother a pagan god once stood there. The appearance of Mary dressed in their own clothing was a powerful incentive in the conversion of the native people to Christianity. Pope Pius XII declared Our Lady of Guadalupe the patroness of the Americas.
Mother Mary, pray for us sinners.
Christmas Tree Blessing
Holy Creator of Trees,
Bless with your abundant
Grace this our Christmas tree as a
symbol of joy. May its evergreen branches
be a sign of your never fading promises. May its colourful lights and ornaments call us to decorate
with love our home and our world. May the gifts that surround this tree be symbols of the gifts we have received from the Tree of Christ’s Cross.
Holy Christmas tree within our home, may joy and
peace come and nest in your branches and in our hearts. Amen.
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