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First Sunday after the Holy Cross
الأحد الأوّل بعد الصليب
September 21st , 2008
Gospel: Mark 10: 35 – 45 Readings: 2 Timothy 2: 1 – 10
In the first Sunday after the Holy Cross, the Church chose this Gospel according to St. Mark. On his journey to Jerusalem, Jesus hinted to the cup he was about to drink and the baptism of blood he was about to endure. He also talked clearly about the death that was waiting for him in Jerusalem. Jesus’ answer to the request of John and James to sit on his left on his left and right side stirred feelings of jealousy amongst the rest of the apostles according to this world’s thinking. Jesus explained that the spiritual kinship is far more important than that of the blood.
When asked about his mother and brothers he said: “My mother and brothers are those who live according to the will of God.” The disciples did not know the glory that Jesus was about to accept.
The two disciples agreed to drink from the same cup he was drinking. Jesus entered James and John and all the other disciples in the mysterious destiny that await them, crushing all their earthly dreams by inviting them to drink the cup of passion and to consecrate themselves to him and to their mission.
Collection Last week’s Collection: $ 1,568.03
Parking Lot Repair Donations: $9,102.45
Fund Raising Goal: $ 250.000.00$ 10,492.23: 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 South Point Community Church
Masses & Celebrations during the week:
Sunday. September 21st, 2008
Second Sunday after the Holy Cross
الأحد الأوّل بعد عيد الصليب9:30AM: Milani Abraham (Family)
11:00PM: Hasna Raffoul (6 Mths. Mem. Mass) (Family)
Monday, September 22nd, 2008
9:00AM: Rosary Prayers (4 Mysteries)
5:45PM: Devotion Prayers to St. Anne.
6:00PM: Antonios Rachid Yacoub & Wife Hanne & Son Bakhos & Deceased Family Members (Sadie Jraige)
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
5:45PM: Devotion Prayers to St. Anthony.
6:00PM: Youssef Aziz & Wife Badiha & Deceased Family Members (Family)
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
5:00PM: Devotion Prayers to Mother Mary.
6:00PM: Tony Badaoui(Family)
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
8:15AM: Devotion Prayers to St. Charbel
8:30AM: Youssef Yacoub Zakaria & Deceased Family Members
(Youssef & Theresa Obeid)
Friday, September 26th, 2008
3:00PM: Divine Mercy Chaplet
5:45PM: Devotion Prayers to the Sacred Heart.
6:00PM: Kozhaya Bousamra & Daughter-in-law (Maurice Bousamra)
Saturday September 27th, 2008
1:30PM: Wedding: Randy Charles & Sandy Najem.
Sunday, September 28th , 2008
Second Sunday after the Holy Cross
الأحد الثاني بعد عيد الصليب.9:30AM: Youssef Mansour Jabbour (Max Abraham)
11:00AM: Youssef Jabbour (Sadie Jabbour)
This Weeks News & Events
Third Banns Between: Randy Charles & Sandy Najem
Thank you: We thank you for your help in the completion of the Parking Lot Repairs. God bless you.
Vent Covers: The Vent Covers in the Church need to be replaced at a cost of $ 1,000.00. Donations can be made through the Priest or Church office. Thank you.
Donation & Masses Received: We received the Masses and Donation in memory of Bakhos Obeid. We thank you all for your generosity. May God rest his soul in peace and grant consolation for his family and relatives.
Congratulations to Richard Limanek & Victoria Boutros who were united in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony on Saturday, September 20th, 2008. May God bless them both and give them a long and happy life together full of love and respect for each other.
Marriage Preparation Schedule: Next Marriage Preparation course is November 6th, 7th & 8th, 2008 at St. Michaels Church. Cost is $75.00. You can register at St. Anthony’s church office or St. Michaels Church office. Also, the 2009 Schedule for Windsor Classes is ready. For more information please call Corpus Christi Church, 519-969-5292.
Community Service: If you wish to do your community service hours with our Church and Youth Group, please contact Samia Abbas 519-326-1748 or Danny Jraige 519-816-5321.
Babysitter Needed: A Leamington family is looking for a middle-aged babysitter who could be available on short notice to baby-sit 2 young children between the ages of 7 and 12. If you are interested, please contact the Church at 322-2282. Thank you.
Bingo Volunteers: Volunteers are needed to conduct our Bingo sessions. If you could volunteer 2 to 4 hours a month, either at 12 noon sessions or 6PM sessions, once or twice a month, your help would be greatly appreciated. Please contact church office 519-322-2282 or Gladys Tannous @ 519-326-7642.
Help for Newcomers to Canada: South Essex Community Council, with assistance from Citizenship and Immigration Canada is offering the Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program (ISAP) for individuals in need of settlement.
Services include: assessment, translation and interpretation, employment assistance, referrals and information workshops. Drop by one of our two Leamington offices and our friendly stall will gladly assist you. Locations: 215 Talbot St. East, (519) 326-8629 and 94 Talbot St. East, (519) 326-7743.
Knights of Columbus News:
Picnic and Baseball: A family Picnic and baseball challenge are being planned for late September. More information to follow at a later date.
St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist, September 21
The call of St. Matthew, the tax collector, to be one of the twelve apostles of Jesus is described in the Gospel which bears his name. “Jesus saw a man named Matthew at his post where taxes were collected. He said to him, ‘Follow me!’ And Matthew got up and followed him.”It is hard to imagine a more unlikely person for Jesus to call as a companion than Matthew. Tax collectors, as agents of a hate Roman government and members of a profession known for unfairness and greed, were despised by the Jewish people. They were excluded from the synagogue and the temple.
No good Jew would have anything to do with them. When Jesus invited Matthew to follow him and then ate at his house where Matthew’s friends, outsiders like himself, were gathered, he heard the outraged comments at Capernaum’s local leaders. “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Jesus answered simply, “Those who are well have no need of a doctor, sick people do.” By calling Matthew, Jesus invited an outcast to enjoy the healing friendship of God. In a lesson of love, he showed that God wants all, no matter who they are to share in his life.
According to tradition, Matthew wrote down the stories and words of Jesus in Aramaic, the ancient language of Palestine. The first Gospel had its origin in him. Among the evangelists he is symbolized by the figure of a man, because Matthew’s Gospel begins with the human origins of Jesus. Matthew was martyred in Ethiopia.