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October 7, 2007
Fourth Sunday after the Holy Cross
Gospel: Matthew 24: 45 – 51
Readings: Thessalonians 5: 1- 11 During the season of the Cross, the Church makes its people face the responsibility of the end of age, Christianity is a way of life connected to Jesus, whom we idolize and follow, until the day we leave this life to the heavenly kingdom leaving behind all the hardships of this life.
We follow Jesus’ example asking him for the strength to conquer temptations and be led to the Father through the Spirit. Jesus asks us to be sober and to put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.
This is connected to the parable of the faithful servant, who was in charge of his master’s money. All these parables revolve around the end of times and the preparation for it patiently, faithfully and lovingly.
Collection Last Week’s Collection: $ 1,230.82
Fund Raising Goal: $ 250.000.00
$ 17,326.08 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 Living Word Lutheran Church Masses & Celebrations during the week:
Sun. October 7th , 2007
Fourth Sunday after the Holy Cross
8:30AM:Rosary Prayers (4 Mysteries)
9:30AM: For the intentions of all Parishioners.
11:00AM: For the intentions of all Parishioners.
12:30PM: Baptism: Gabriella Mikhail.
Mon. October 8th , 2007
Thanksgiving Day
9:00AM: Rosary Prayers (4 Mysteries)
5:30PM: Devotion prayers to St. Ann.
6:00PM: Mass or Liturgy of the Word.
Joe & Georgette Macksoud (Donated)
Tue. October 9th , 2007
5:30PM: Devotion prayers to St. Anthony.
6:00PM: Mass or Liturgy of the Word.
For the intention of Tom Gaspard & Family (Family)
Wed. October 10th , 2007
5:00PM: Devotion Prayers to Mother Mary.
6:00PM: Mass or Liturgy of the Word.
Mikhail Elbaresh & Wife & Deceased Family Members.
Thu. October 11th, 2007
5:30PM: Devotion Prayers to St. Charbel.
6:00PM: Mass or Liturgy of the Word.
Bakhos Jacobs (Annie Boutros & Family)
Fri. October 12th , 2007
3:00PM: Divine Mercy Chaplet.
5:30PM: Devotion Prayers to the Sacred Heart.
6:00PM: Mass or Liturgy of the Word.
Souls in Purgatory (Maria Santos)
Sun. October 14th, 2007
Fifth Sunday after the Holy Cross.
9:30AM: Jamie Sarkis (Jeannette Sarkis & Family)
11:00AM: Hanna Baeini ( 1Year Mem. Mass.) (Family)
1:00PM: Baptism: Bianca Coppolla.
Community News & Events During This Week
Bingo: Sunday, October 14th ,2007 @7:00 PM.
Update Information: We are in the process of updating our Parish List. Please write your name and correct address on the Church envelope, so we can change or correct the info on the Parish List. Thank you.
Knights of Columbus News;
- 1st & 2nd Degree: October 14, 2007 at 2PM, District 39, Riverside Council, Lauzon Rd.
- General Meeting: October 16th, 2007 at Church Hall at 7PM.
Thanksgiving: We celebrate Thanksgiving on Monday, October 8th, the office will be closed on that day. Have a safe and happy holiday.
Sts. Sarkis & Bakhos: Today we celebrate the Feast of Sts. Sarkis & Bakhos. May God bless you all through the intercession of these two saints.
Marriage Preparation Courses: All couples planning on getting married in 2008 at St. Anthony’s Parish are asked to attend Marriage Preparation Courses.
The first available sessions for this fall are scheduled at St. Michael’s Parish, Leamington on Thursday and Friday, November 1st & 2nd, 2007 from 1:00PM to 6:00PM. To register for the Fall courses at St. Michael’s Parish, please contact St. Michael’s Parish, please contact St. Michael’s Parish at 326-2643. Fee $ 75.00 per couple.
Kids Night: St. Anthony’s Parish is having the first ever Kids Night on Monday October 14th,2007,6:00 to 7:30 P.M. Fun activities for all Children age 4 and up.
History and Origin of Canadian Thanksgiving
In Canada Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Canadians give thanks for a successful harvest. The harvest season falls earlier in Canada compared to the United States due to the simple fact the Canada is further north.
The history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who had been trying to find a northern passage to the Orient. He did not succeed but he did establish a settlement in Northern America.
In the year 1578, he held a formal ceremony, in what is now called Newfoundland, to give thanks for surviving the long journey. This is considered the first Canadian Thanksgiving.
Other settlers arrived in 1763, the citizens of Halifax held a special day of Thanksgiving. During the American Revolution, Americans who remained loyal to England moved to Canada where they brought the customs and practices of the American Thanksgiving to Canada.
On January 31st, 1957, Parliament proclaimed: “A day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October.
Our Lady of the Rosary, October 1st
This feast was established by St. Pius V to commemorate the victory of the Christian naval fleet, commanded by Don Juan of Austria, against the Turks at Lepanto in 1571.
Don Juan attributed the great victory to the intercession of the Blessed Mother, which was invoked by the praying of the Rosary.
The Rosary was revealed to St. Dominic by the Blessed Virgin about the beginning of the thirteenth century, and is one of the most beautiful of all devotions.
The Rosary, a summary of the Christian faith, has always enabled Christians to approach Jesus with Mary who “kept all these thing in mind, treasuring them in her heart.”
As one recent pope has said, “The recitation of the Rosary helps the individual to meditate on the mysteries of the Lords’ life as seen through the eyes of her who was closest to the Lord.”
Thanksgiving Prayer
For each new morning with its light,
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food,
For love and friends,
For everything Thy goodness sends.
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