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Sunday February 19th, 2006
Sunday of the Faithfully Departed
Gospel: Luke 16: 19 – 31
Readings: 1 Thessalonians 5 :1 – 11 Today’s Gospel describes the life of Lazarus who was a poor man. This Gospel is a proof of God’s kept promises, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”
This Gospel is an example of God’s love for the poor. God chose the poor to share in his glory. The Gospel does not mention the bad habits of the rich but it mentions that he did not listen to Moses and the prophets. He did not know how to live the present without ignoring the eternal life. The only sin that the rich man committed was not sharing his wealth with the poor and the needy.
The wealthy man did not abuse or humiliate Lazarus but at the same time he did not do anything to help ease his pain or hunger. A Christian is a person who doesn’t do evil but someone who does good deeds. The conclusion of the text is a declaration that the living has “Moses and the prophets.”
This will confirm the seriousness of the divine inspiration thought the scriptures. People don’t have to wait for miracles to believe and repent. The announcement is in our midst. We hear it on our paths of human life. It warns us to love God and our neighbors as ourselves.
As we remember the faithfully departed, the Church reminds us through the letter to the Thessalonians that death comes suddenly without a warning. We have to be prepared by hearing the word of God and living by it.
Collection Last Week’s Collection: $ 1,388.39
Total received: $ 17,839.14
$ 142,000.00 first step to complete our project.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 United Pentecostal Church Masses & Celebrations during the week:
Sunday of the Faithfully Departed
أحد الموتى المؤمنين
Sun. February 19th, 2006
Ø 9:30AM: Fr. Boutros Obeid & Deceased Family Members & Grandchildren
Elias & Claude Obeid (Youssef Obeid & Family)
Ø 11:00AM: Fouad Azar (4 Yrs. Mem. Mass) (Family)
Ø 3:30PM: Jordan Saad.
Mon. Feb. 20th, 2006
Ø 10:00AM: Rosary Prayers (4 Mysteries)
Ø 5:30PM: St. Anne’s Prayers.
Ø 6:00PM: Boutros Yacoub Boutros (Annie Boutros & Family)
Tue. Feb. 21st, 2006
Ø 5:30PM: St. Anthony’s Prayers.
Ø 6:00PM: Youssef Mikhail Zakaria & Deceased Family Members
(Boutros Diab & Family )
Wed. Feb. 22nd, 2006
Ø 5:00PM: Mother Mary’s Prayers.
Ø 6:00PM: Ghossen Jabbour (Sam & Laura Tannous)
Thu. Feb. 23rd, 2006
Ø 5:30PM: St. Charbel’s Prayers.
Ø 6:00PM: Melhem Sleiman (Mr. & Mrs. Edward Boutros)
Fri. Feb. 24th, 2006
Ø 5:30PM: Sacred Heart Prayers.
Ø 6:00PM: Louie Elias ( Mrs. Agnes Jacobs )
Sun, Feb. 26th, 2006
Sunday of the Wedding at Cana
أحد مدخل الصوم، عرس قانا الجليل
Ø 9:30AM: Available. Call 322-2282 to book.
Ø 11:00AM: Louie Thomas (Paul & Adele Thomas)
Community News & Events During This Week
Ø Let us know: Your opinion is very important to us as we move forward with out future plans. Please let us know if you have any ideas concerning the Church or the rectory. We will have an open meeting with the Parish Council, Sunday February 26, 2006, 7:00 to 8:00PM. All are welcome. Stop by and let your voice be heard.
Ø Church Etiquette:
- Please return all publications (Bulletins, songs, books…) to the table at the Church Entrance to give a chance to other people to use them.
- We have 53 videos missing. If you have any of the Church Videos, please return them to the Church Video Library as soon as possible.
- Please use the ashtrays outside of the Church to dispose of cigarettes. Thank you.
Ø NAM Convention: The NAM Convention will be held this year in Chicago, July 5 – 9, 2006. This convention is open for persons aged 14 and up. If you are interested in participating, please sign up your names on the sheet provided at the Church entrance.
Ø Bingo Session: Sunday, February 12th, 2006 at 1:00 & 7:00PM.
Ø First Communion: Friday, 5 to 6:30PM.
Ø Knights of Mary: Saturday, 4:30 to 5:30PM.
Ø Mass for the Deceased: Tuesday, March 7th, 2006 at 4:30PM at Heavenly Rest Catholic Cemetery, Resurrection Mausoleum. Celebrant will be Father Tome Janisse. Seating is available and all are welcome. For info, call Sister Barb at 969-4836.
Ø Hope Blooms with Daffodils: Volunteers are needed for the daffodil sales campaign in the Leamington area, March 30, 31st and April 1st, 2006. To volunteer, call Trudy Weber, Daffodil Convener at 326-1806. We need you to join the fight by volunteering to sell daffodils. Let’s make cancer HISTORY. www.cancer.ca 1 888-939-3333
Ø St. Vincent de Paul Request: The Society of St. Vincent de Paul desperately needs your unwanted clothes and shoes. Place them in our bin boxes or drop them off at one of our stores. For clothing and furniture pick ups, please call 253-7481, ext. 14. We also ask that you contact your family and friends with this request. Thank you for helping us help the less fortunate.
Ø Knights of Columbus News:
- General Membership Meeting: Tuesday, February 21st, 2006 at 7:00PM at Church Hall.
- Car Raffles, tickets are available with the KOC Members to purchase $ 2.00 per ticket, proceeds toward the Arthritis Society of Canada, and 20% goes toward the Church special project.
- Euchre Game: District Tournament, Third round in Amherstburg, Council 1250, on March 9th, 2006. Cost $12.00 includes Dinner at 7:00PM. The Game will start at 8:00PM. We need at least 12 players. We encourage all members to get involved. Final day of tournament is May 11, 2006 at Leamington Lebanese Club.
- Tootsie Roll Fund Raising (Candy Pack) initiated by the Ontario State Council in support of Special Olympics Ontario and Catholic Mission in Canada. The event is scheduled for February 24, 25 & 26 throughout the province on Ontario. The K of C will be at the Church entrance and at various businesses in town offering the candy to parishioners and the public by donation: $0.50 or $1.00 Etc… Please be generous in supporting this event.
St. Maron, February 9th
Chair of St. Peter, February 22nd
In ancient Rome, families remembered their dead relatives and friends at a feast during the latter part of February in which an empty chair represented their deceased. Since the early Christians did not know the date of St. Peter’s death, they remembered him with a feast around his empty chair on February 22. Later, the Church would see the chair of St. Peter as a symbol of his authority as the first bishop of both Rome and Antioch. It was to Peter that Jesus said, “I have prayed for you, Peter, that your faith may not faith; and when you have turned to me, you must strengthen the faith of your brothers and sisters.”
Father,
You have built your Church on Peter’s confession of faith. May nothing weaken your gift of faith and love.
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