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Sunday October 22nd, 2006
Sixth Sunday after the Holy Cross
Gospel: Mathew 25: 14 – 30
Readings: Galatians 6: 1 – 10 We continue to live with the Church the time of the Holy Cross which indicates the end of age and the second coming. This time strongly suggests that we need to be awake and be ready for the Lord’s coming. Jesus gave us the talents and the authority.
Today, through the talents, we see him entrusting his money to the slaves. This gesture puts the faithful in the position of responsibility. The money is not theirs.
They have the freedom to do as they please with it. The Lord knows the capacity of each one of them. He divided the talents between them according to their capacities and set out on his journey. This was an invitation to work for the second life.
The faithful can live the happiness of that life starting here on earth. If the talents were a direct invitation to work, it is also an indirect call to accept the others. If all people were alike, we wouldn’t need each other and brotherly love wouldn’t exist.
Collection Last Week’s Collection: $ 2,846.82
Fund Raising Goal: $ 250.000.00
$ 10,200.00 Total Received For the next phase of our plan.
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 Faith Everlasting Congregationalist Church Masses & Celebrations during the week:
Sun. October 22nd, 2006
Sixth Sunday after the Holy Cross
الأحد السادس بعد عيد الصليب
9:30AM: Mikhail Keirouz (Family)
11:00AM: Youssef Jabbour (Sadie Jabbour)
3:00PM: Hanna Baeini (Mem. Mass) (Family)
Mon. October 23rd, 2006
9:00AM: Rosary Prayers (4 Mysteries)
5:30PM: Devotion Prayers to St. Anne
6:00PM: Special Intention (Chaldean)
Tue. October 24th, 2006
9:00AM: Rosary Prayers (4 Mysteries)
5:30PM: Devotion Prayers to St. Anthony.
6:00PM: For the intention of Naim Matta & Children & Deceased Family Members & Mother-in-law (Chaldean)
Wed. October 25th, 2006
9:00AM: Rosary Prayers (4 Mysteries)
5:00PM: Devotion Prayers to Mother Mary.
6:00PM: Mansour Ataysh (Chaldean)
Thu. October 26th, 2006
9:00AM: Rosary Prayers (4 Mysteries)
5:30PM: Devotion Prayers to St. Charbel.
6:00PM: Lance Ataysh (Chaldean)
Fri. October 27th, 2006
9:00AM: Rosary Prayers (4 Mysteries)
5:30PM: Devotion Prayers to the Sacred Heart.
6:00PM: For the intention of Salem Shamoun & Deceased Family Members Chaldean)
Sun. October 29th, 2006
Seventh Sunday after the Holy Cross
الأحد السابع بعد عيد الصليب
9:30AM: Sarkis & Alia Raffoul & Son Philip (Donated)
11:00AM: Cathy Jacobs (40 Days Mem. Mass) (Family)
3:00PM: John Azar (40 Days Mem. Mass) (Family)
Community News & Events During This Week
First Banns Between: Michael Lombardi & Chantal Georges
Time Change, Fall Back: Next Sunday, October 29th, 2006 Daylight Saving Time ends, please turn your clocks back one hour. Thank you.
Halloween Party: St. Anthony’s Parish is having a Halloween Party for all the children 4 to 12 years of age. If you are interested, please sign up your name on the sheet provided at the Church Entrance. Date will be announced later.
Bingo Session: Please mark your calendars for our next bingo session which will be held on Saturday, October 28th, 2006 at 7:00PM. For more information, please call Mrs. Gladys Tannous @ 326-7642.
Vote: Let your voice be heard. Send your ballot by mail from now until November 3rd, 2006.
Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Icon of our Lady of Guadalupe will visit our Parishioners. This week the Icon will visit the Residence of:
- Antoine Nassar, 37 Sherwood Ave., Leamington, Phone # (519) 326-8078
Our Deepest sympathies to the Baeini Family for the loss of Hanna Baeini who passed away in Lebanon at the age of 79. The Memorial Mass for the rest of his soul is held today, in St. Anthony’s Parish at 3:PM. May God rest his soul in peace and grant consolation for his family and relatives in Lebanon and Canada.
Marriage Preparation Course: All those planning on getting married in St. Anthony’s Parish during the upcoming year are asked to register for the Marriage Preparation Course. The first available course, sponsored by St. Michael’s Parish, 29 Elliott St., Leamington, will take place on November 9, 10 & 11, 2006: Thursday, 7:00PM to 10:00PM, Friday, 7:00PM to 10:00PM, Saturday, 12:00Noon to 6:00PM. Fee: $ 75.00 per couple. Please call St. Michael’s Parish at 326-2643 for more information.
South County Youth COR: All youth ages 16 – 21 are invited to attend a weekend filled with lots of fun, faith and friends. Join us on October 27 – 29th, 2006 at Cardinal Carter High School. Cost is $ 35.00 for the weekend. For more information, contact Veronica Costa from St. Michael’s Parish at 326-2643 or Claire Bondy from Holy Name of Jesus Parish at 776-8486. If you are interested, please fill out the application provided at the Church Entrance.
Coats for kids: Help keep our community warm this winter! Collection has begun for the 2006 Annual coats for Kids Campaign and runs until October 31st, 2006. Coats in good condition can be dropped off at Fletchers Cleaners, Canopy Cleaners or Kennedy Cleaners. Distribution of coats will take place November 2, 3 and 4 at the Sun Parlour Home in Leamington.
Knights of Columbus News:
- Executive Meeting: Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at 7:00PM at Church Hall.
- General Meeting: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 at 7:00PM at Church Hall.
- First Degree: Sunday, October 29, 2006 at 1PM in Kingsville. All candidates to meet at St. Anthony’s Church Parking Lot at 12:30PM so that we can leave together and share a ride.
- K O C Bingo Sessions: Saturday, November 11th, 2006 at 1:00PM & Tuesday, December 5th, 2006 at 7:00PM.
- 2nd Annual Banquet: Tentatively scheduled for January 27, 2007. Plans and preparations starting soon. Keep this day open in your future plans and hope to see you all there.
- St. Anthony’s K of C Bursary: A new bursary will be set up and awarded to a graduating student from Cardinal Carter this year. Details and criteria to follow and will be available at the school.
- Ontario K of C Bursary: This bursary is open to a graduating student that is the son or daughter of a member of K of C that is in good standing. Every year 10 students across Ontario are selected as recipients.
St. Simon & St. Jude, Apostles (October 28)
Little is known of Sts. Simon and Jude except that they were chosen by Jesus as apostles and appear well down on the list of the twelve.
They do not figure prominently in the Gospel stories. After Jesus’ Ascension there is no reliable account of what happened to them. Stories of their founding the Church in Syria and Egypt are groundless. Simon and Jude appear to have done little in their lives that was notable.
Yet the Church celebrates them among her founders, seeing their preaching revealing God to us and their prayers aiding her grown. The apostles were not all of one mold. Some, like Peter and Paul, were active public figures immersed in the controversy and changing movements of their time.
Others, perhaps like Simon and Jude, may have taken a quieter path. Yet their voices too have been heard through all the earth. Not only brilliant, active, and achieving apostles communicate the faith. Some, also apostles, may pass on this treasure in simpler, unnoticed ways; ordinary sowers, they cast the seed of faith undramatically on a world waiting for harvest.
Lord,
May we follow and serve you.
Daylight Saving Time comes to an end in Canada on the last Sunday of October, this year October 29. Remember to turn your clocks back by one hour.
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