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Sixth Sunday of the Pentecost Season Father’s Day June 15th, 2008
Gospel: Matthew 10: 16 – 25 Readings: 1 Corinthians 12: 12 – 13, 27 – 30
To guarantee the success of his mission, Jesus called the twelve disciples to be close witnesses to his deeds. He gave them the same authority he received from the father, lavishing on them his love and encouragement through the Holy Spirit.
St. Paul’s faith in Jesus the Risen Lord comes from his knowledge that the Church is the Body of Christ to which belongs all Christians through the Baptism. The twelve disciples are messengers of the Good News with those who helped them in broadening the Church of Christ. Jesus sent them to preach and teach in the world saying: “I am sending you…” He warned them about being persecuted by kings and pagan governors.
He provided help for them through the Holy Spirit, the Advocate and the Teacher. Jesus invites everyone to understand the mystery of his kingdom, to listen to his teachings and live by them.
Collection Last week’s Collection: $ 1,042.61
Fund Raising Goal: $ 250.000.00
$ 8,782.23: Total Received (After loan payment)
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 Calvary St. Mary’s Anglican Church
Masses & Celebrations during the week:
Sunday. June 15th, 2008Sixth Sunday of the Pentecost Season, Father’s Day
الأحد السادس من زمن العنصرة، عيد الأب9:30AM: For the Intentions of All Fathers.
11:00AM: Daoud Gaspard (Mem. Mass) (Family)
Monday, June 16th, 2008
8:15AM: Devotion Prayers to St. Anne.
9:00AM: Rosary Prayers (4 Mysteries)
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
8:15AM: Devotion Prayers to St. Anthony
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
7:30AM: Devotion Prayers to Mother Mary.
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
8:00AM: Devotion Prayers to St. Charbel.
Friday, June 20th, 2008
8:15AM: Devotion Prayers to the Sacred Heart.
3:00PM: Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Seventh Sunday of the Pentecost Season.
الأحد السابع من زمن العنصرة.9:30AM: Available. Call 322-2282 to book.
11:00AM: Boula & Theresa Jabbour (Family)
This Weeks News & Events
Welcome Back: We would like to welcome back to St. Anthony’s Parish, our Pastor Rev. Father Elie Zouein. May God bless him and keep him safe.
Happy Father’s Day: We would like to wish all the Fathers a very happy Father’s Day. May God bless you all and keep you safe.
Leamington Lebanese Club: Waiters, waitresses, cleaning staff are needed to work at the Lebanese Club. If you are interested, please call (519) 326-3883, Monday to Friday, 11:0AM to 4:00PM. Thank You.
South Essex Community Council invites Job Seekers to: new options, new jobs, new you. Where? Real Canadian Superstore Meeting Room (Upper Level) Why?
How to start again? How to find a new job? Are you polished for success? Prepare a good resume, and much more… When? Thursday, June 19th, 2008. Workshop Times: 11:00AM to 1:00PM and 5:00PM to 8:00PM. I-Pod Draw & More. Open to the public.
Bingo: Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 @ 12:00PM & 6:00PM.
Knights of Columbus News:
- June 25, 2008: Cardinal Carter Awards Night.
- Bursary: St. Anthony’s K of C 13797 will be awarding two bursaries this year to two different students, one from Cardinal Carter and one from any other school. Applications are available at Cardinal Carter and at St. Anthony’s Parish.
Second Banns Between:
Richard Jacobs
&
Lisa George.
Our deepest sympathies to the Gaspard Family for the loss of Daoud Gaspard who passed away in Lebanon at the age of 84. The memorial Mass is held for the rest of his soul, at St. Anthony’s Parish, today Sunday, June 15th, 2008. May God rest his soul in peace and grant consolation for his family and relatives.
St. Peter’s Fifth Annual Festival 2008: St. Peter’s Fifth Annual Festival will take place on Thursday June 26th, 2008, Friday June 27th, Saturday June 28th and Sunday June 29th, 2008, starting at 7:30PM, on the Church Property, 166 Tecumseh Rd. West, Windsor. Join us for various displays of religious artifacts, traditional music, dance, Lebanese Food and many more surprises and games. For more information, please call (519)973-7240,
Father’s Day History
Sonora Dodd, of Washington, first had the idea of “Father’s Day”. She thought of the idea for Father’s Day while listening to a Mother’s Day Sermon in 1909. Sonora wanted a special day to honour her father, William Smart. Smart, who was a Civil War Veteran, was widowed when his wife died while giving birth to their sixth child.
Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself on a rural farm in eastern Washington State. After Sonora became an adult she realized the selflessness her father had shown in raising his children as a single parent.
It was her father that made all the parental sacrifices and was, in the eyes of his daughter, a courageous, selfless, and loving man. Sonora’s father was born in June, so she chose to hold the first Father’s Day Celebration in Spokane, Washington on the 19th of June 1910.
President Calvin Coolidge, in 1924, supported the idea of a national Father’s Day. Then in 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation during the 3rd Sunday of June as Father’s Day. President Richard Nixon signed the law which finally made it permanent in 1972.
St. Jude, Patron Saint of Desperate Cases, June 19
St. Jude, known as Thaddaesus, was a brother of St. James the Less, and a relative of our Saviour. St. Jude was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. Ancient writers tell us that he preached the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Idumaea, Syria, Mesopotamia and Libya. According to Eusebius, he returned to Jerusalem in the year 62, and assisted at the election of his brother, St. Simeon, as Bishop of Jerusalem.
He is an author of an epistle to the Churches of the East, particularly the Jewish converts. This apostle is said to have suffered martyrdom in Armenia, which was then subject to Persia. Jude was the one who asked Jesus at the Last Supper why He would not manifest Himself to the whole world after his Resurrection. Little else is known of his life. Legend claims that he visited Beirut and Edessa; possibly martyred with Saint Simon in Persia.
Jude is invoked in desperate situations because his New Testament letter stresses that the faithful should persevere in the environment of harsh, difficult circumstances, just as their forefathers had done before them.
Therefore he is the patron saint of desperate cases and his feast is on June 19th. Saint Jude is not the same person as Judas Iscariot who betrayed our Lord and despaired because of his great sin and lack of trust in God’s mercy.
Father’s Day Prayer
God our Father,
In your wisdom and love you made all things.
Bless these men,
That they may be strengthened as Christian fathers.
Let the example of their faith and love shine forth.
Grant that we their sons and daughters,
May honour them always with a spirit of profound respect.
Grant this through Christ our Lord.