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Sixteenth Sunday of the Pentecost Season August 24th , 2008
الأحد السادس عشر من زمن العنصرة
Gospel: Luke 18:9 - 14 Readings: Romans 8: 18 – 27
Jesus wants to teach his disciples how to pray by using a parable about two praying individuals; one is a Pharisee and the other is a tax collector. He talks in a stern way to those who were righteous and regarded others with contempt. He talks to the Pharisees asking them to change their twisted way of thinking and adopt a more objective method that brings them closer to God. During Jesus’ public life, the Pharisees formed a squad against him.
For this reason, we see Jesus always facing them and criticizing their social and religious conduct. The Pharisees are devout people who study the laws and practice them religiously in their lives. The Pharisee in the parable is not a hypocrite. He is simply putting before God the reality of his life in total honesty and faithfulness.
Jesus refuses this attitude in praying and strongly condemns the Pharisee’s behavior which reflects his trust in himself and their righteousness.
The Pharisee thinks that his deeds deserve God’s mercy, which is a free gift from God. He thinks that by living a strict life, the Pharisee could “snatch” the eternal life from the Lord.
Jesus refused to give the sons of Zebedee the right to sit on his left and right hand even though he confirmed that they will drink the same cup he is drinking.
Collection Last week’s Collection: $ 5,321.64
Parking Lot Repair Donations: $4,310.00Fund Raising Goal: $ 250.000.00
$ 10,162.23: Total Received (After loan payment)
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Leamington Ministerial Association invites all the Christians to pray for each other. This week we pray for Masses & Celebrations during the week: Masses & Celebrations during the week:
Sunday. August 24th , 2008
Sixteenth Sunday of the Pentecost Season.
الأحد السادس عشر من زمن العنصرة.9:30AM: Theresa Nehmetallah (Family)
12:00PM: Mountaha Jabbour (40 Day Mem. Mass) (Family)
Monday, August 25th , 2008
8:15AM: Devotion Prayers to St. Anne.
8:30AM: Tony George (Mr. & Mrs Alex George)
9:00AM: Rosary Prayers (4 Mysteries)
Tuesday, August 26th , 2008
8:15AM: Devotion Prayers to St. Anthony.
8:30AM: Denise Jacobs.(Max Abraham)
Wednesday, August 27th , 2008
7:30AM: Devotion Prayers to Mother Mary.
8:30AM: Antonios Yousseff (Mr. & Mrs. Paul Jouraij)
Thursday, August 28th , 2008
8:00AM: Devotion Prayers to St. Charbel.
8:30AM: Paul Laba (Mr. & Mrs. Sam Raffoul)
Friday, August 29th , 2008
8:00AM: Devotion Prayers to the Sacred Heart.
8:30AM: Fr. Boutros Obeid & Deceased Family Members (Youssef Obeid)
3:00PM: Divine Mercy Chaplet
Saturday, August 30,2008
1:30PM: Wedding: Mark Georges & Jennifer Abraham
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
Seventeenth Sunday of the Pentecost Season.
الأحد السابع عشر من زمن العنصرة.9:30AM: Mikhael & Shamma Jraiche (Family)
11:00AM: Wagih Elias & Grandson Wagih (Family)
This Weeks News & Events
Third Banns Between: Mark Georges & Jennifer Abraham
Children’s Fun Day ;Thank you to all the volunteers who helped with the Children’s fun days. Our Last fun day of the year was August 20, 2008. See you next year.
Deepest Sympathy: Our Sympathy to the Massad Family for the loss of their Mother Theresa Eid Massad who passed away in Lebanon on August 20, 2008 at the age of 74. A Memorial mass was held at St. Anthony’s Parish on Saturday August 23rd , 2008. She is the Mother of Gaby Massad. May God Rest her soul in peace and grant consolation for her family and friends.
Bingo: Monday August 26th, 2008 @ 12:00PM and September 1st ,2008 at 6:00PM.
Knights of Columbus News:
Executive Council: Next executive meeting is set for Tuesday September 2nd , 2008
General Meeting: Tuesday September 16th, 2008. All members are welcome. Our Aug. 5th meeting was well attended and productive.
Pick Nick and Baseball: A family Picnic and baseball challenge are being planned for late September. More information to follow at a later date.
Thank you to our 4th degree Knights who participated with us at the Our Lady of Lebanon festivities. Also thank you to our Brother Knights who helped with wheelchair ramp.
Parking Lot: Our Church parking Lot is in need of major and minor repairs. We are repairing the cement around parking lot drains which due to time and usage have cracked and allowed dirt and sand into drains. We also are repairing cracks in asphalt of parking Lot.
Also the vent covers in the Church have rusted and some are broken, therefore they also need to be replaced. Your help and donations would be greatly appreciated for these improvements to our Church. Donations can be made through the Church office. Thank you in advance.
New 7 Wonders: Vote for the New 7 Wonders of the World. Go to www.new7wonders.com, then to “Vote Here”. Press “Vote for your Nominee” and follow instructions. Vote for Jeita Grotto (Lebanon) and Cedars of Lebanon (Lebanon). Participate in choosing the Next 7 Wonders of the World.
St. Augustine,Bishop & Doctor, Aug.28
One of the great Christian teachers of all time, St. Augustine was born at Tagaste, North Africa, on November 13, 354. His father, Patricius, was a pagan and his mother was St. Monica.
Patricius was converted to Christianity in 370 and died one year later. Augustine went to Carthage in 370 to study Rhetoric and Philosophy.
He thirsted for wisdom He found what h was seeking for as he listened to the preaching of St. Ambrose in Milan.
Augustine describes his spiritual journey in his Confessions, which recall his great struggle with evil and sin and his final experience of God’s guiding grace. Augustin’s later life echoes with grateful praise for the God he discovered to be so good.
Monica followed him to Milan in 386 and was present at his baptism by St. Ambrose on Easter in 387. After his baptism, Augustine deepened his own understanding of Christianity in the company of some friends. He died at Hippo on August 28th,430 and is a Doctor of the Church.
The Beheading of St. John the Baptist, August 29
St. John was born at Ain-Karim, near Jerusalem. His father was Zachary, a priest in Jerusalem, and his mother was Elizabeth, a kinswoman of the Virgin Mary. He lived as a hermit in the desert of Judea until 27.
It was John who baptized Jesus and pointed him out as “the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.” After the baptism, John continued to preach along the banks of the Jordan.
The Gospel of Mark records the circumstances of John the Baptist’s death. Herod had John imprisoned because the Baptist had condemned the ruler’s marriage to Herodias, his brother’s wife. Infuriated with John, Herodias plotted to kill him.
At a birthday banquet, Herod, delighted by the dancing of Herodia’s daughter told her he would give her anything she requested. At her mother’s prompting, she told him, “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist, here and now, on a dish.” Like his master, John went to death silently and helplessly, a victim of petty revenge, human cowardice and cruelty.