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October 21st, 2007
Sixth Sunday after the Holy Cross
Gospel: Matthew 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. 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. 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: $ 951.98
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 Faith Everlasting Congregational Church Masses & Celebrations during the week:
Sun. October 21st, 2007
Sixth Sunday after the Holy Cross
9:30AM: Louie Thomas & Grandparents Youssef & Badiha Aziz (Paul & Adele Thomas)
11:00AM: Elias Obeid (3 Yrs. Mem. Mass.)
1:00PM: Baptism: Juliana Miecz.
Mon. October 22nd , 2007
9:00AM: Rosary Prayers (4 Mysteries)
5:30PM: Devotion prayers to St. Ann.
6:00PM: Mass or Liturgy of the Word. Assad Haifa (Max Jabbour & Family)
Tue. October 23rd , 2007
5:30PM: Devotion prayers to St. Anthony.
6:00PM: Mass or Liturgy of the Word. Marie Boutros (Mr. & Mrs. Chehade Massih)
Wed. October 24th , 2007
5:00PM: Devotion Prayers to Mother Mary.
6:00PM: Mass or Liturgy of the Word. Youssef Sarkis Elias & Wife Kawkab & Deceased Family Members (Mr. & Mrs. Sam Elias)
Thu. October 25th, 2007
5:30PM: Devotion Prayers to St. Charbel.
6:00PM: Mass or Liturgy of the Word. Younan Sleiman (Said Fawal)
Fri. October 26th, 2007
3:00PM: Divine Mercy Chaplet.
5:30PM: Devotion Prayers to the Sacred Heart.
6:00PM: Mass or Liturgy of the Word. John Azar (Mr. & Mrs. Elias Habre)
Sat. October 27th 2007
2:00PM: Baptism: Bethany Andary.
Sun. October 28th , 2007
Seventh Sunday after the Holy Cross, Christ the King
الأحد السابع بعد الصليب، عيد يسوع الملك
9:30AM: Yvette Tannous (Family)
11:00AM: Assad Haifa (6 Mths. Mem. Mass.) (Family)
Community News & Events During This Week
Time Change, Fall Back: Next Sunday, October 28th, 2007, Daylight Saving Time ends, please turn your clocks back one hour. Thank you.
Bingo: Monday, October 22nd, 2007 @ 1:00 PM.
Knights of Columbus News;
- October 27th, 2007: Amherstburg Banquet, Cocktail at 69PM, Dinner at 7PM, $ $ 22.50 (K of C Members contact Elias Khayat at 322-2187 for ticket availability)
- October 27th, 2007: Kingsville K of C Octoberfest at Lakeside Pavilion, Queen St., Dinner at 6:30PM. $ 20.00/ticket, music at 8PM. (Contact Joe Raffoul at 326-7444 to purchase tickets)
Mom’s Hour Away: All the mothers are invited to an hour away on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007 at the Church Hall, from 6:30 to 7:30PM. Join us for an hour of discussion of the issues that really matter to every Catholic family.
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.
Congratulations to Bianca Isabel Coppola who received the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation on Sunday, October 14th, 2007 at St. Anthony’s Parish. May God bless her with her family.
Also congratulations to Kylie Clark who received the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation on Saturday, October 20th, 2007 at St. Anthony’s Parish. May God bless her with her family.
Learn English: Friday afternoons, 1 to 3 Pm at Ontario Early Years Centre at Mill St. School. Learn Reading & Writing. Childcare provided. Free admission. To register: (519) 326-7743 or drop in to the Community Education Centre, 94 Talbot St. East, Leamington.
First Banns Between:
Gaby Tannous & Sanaz Abdollahi.
Job Opportunity: The Catholic Diocese of London invites application for the position of diocesan Director of Personnel, Responsibilities: In co-operation with the Senior Leadership Team the Director oversees all aspects of personnel administration including policy development.
The director personnel supports to supervisors in the Diocese. Qualifications: University degree in related field. Minimum five years experience in personnel administration. Send Resume to: The Search Committee – Director of Personnel, Offices of Ministry & Personnel, 1070 Waterloo St., London, Ontario, N6A 3Y2
St. Simon & St. Jude, Apostles (October 27)
Little is known of Sts. Simon & 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, as do some other apostles.
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 growth. The apostles were not all of one mould. 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.
Prayer for the Sick
Dear Jesus, Divine Physician and Healer of the sick, we turn to you in this time of illness. O dearest comforter of the troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with your gentle love, and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden.
Dear God, we place our worries in your hands. We place our sick under your care and humbly ask that you restore your servant to health again. Above all, grant us the grace to acknowledge your will and know that whatever you do, you do for the love of us. Amen.
Daylight Saving Time comes to an end in Canada on the last Sunday of October, this year October 28th. Remember to turn your clocks back by one hour.
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