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Fourth Sunday after the Holy Cross, Thanksgiving.
October 11th, 2009
الأحد الرابع بعد عيد الصّليب، عيد الشكر.
11 تشرين الأوّل سنة 2009
Gospel: Matthew 24: 45 – 51 Readings: 1 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 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: $ 1,823.25
Fund Raising Goal: $ 250.000.00
Land Purchase: Our Goal: $ 105,000.00 Total Received: $ 14,965.50
$ 11,375.50: Total Received (After 3 loan payments)
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 Evangelical Mennonite Mission
Masses & Celebrations During The Week:
Sunday, October 11th, 2009
Fourth Sunday after the Cross
Thanksgiving
الأحد الرابع بعد الصليب.عيد الشكر
9:30AM: Rose Youssef Yazbek (Mem. Mass) (Family)
11:00AM: Ncoula Kaysar Yacoub & Wife Gharita & Deceased Children (Family)
The Church will be open every day from: 8:00AM to 3:00PM.
The Rosary Prayers will take place every day during the month of October at 9:00AM.
Daily Devotion Prayers will take place every day at 8:30AM.
All are welcome.
Sunday, October 18th, 2009
Fifth Sunday after the Cross
الأحد الخامس بعد الصليب.9:30AM: Antonios Hanna Sarkis & Wife Kounslieh (Family)
11:00AM: Elias Obeid (5 Yrs. Mem. Mass) (Family)
1:30PM: Baptism: Devon John Hage.
This Weeks News & Events
Thanksgiving: We celebrate Thanksgiving on Monday, October 12. The office will be closed on Monday and will reopen on Tuesday, October 13. Have a safe and happy Holiday.
Halloween Party: St. Anthony’s Parish will have a Halloween Party for all the children on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 from 2:00 to 4:00PM. Please sing up your names on the sheet provided at the Church entrance. All children are welcome.
Bingo: Friday, October 16th, 2009 at 9 PM.
Our deepest sympathies:Our deepest sympathies family and relatives of Rose Youssef Yazbek who passed away in Lebanon at the age of 83. The Memorial Mass for the rest of her soul is held today, Sunday October 11, 2009 at St. Anthony’s Parish. May God rest her soul in peace and grant consolation for her family and relatives.
Also our heartfelt sympathies go out to the Abraham Family for the loss of Ghalyi Abraham who passed away in Lebanon at the age of 87. The Memorial Mass was held for the rest of her soul at St. Anthony’s Parish on Saturday, October 10th, 2009. May God rest her soul in peace and grant consolation for her family and relatives.
Community Leaders Recognition and Prayer Breakfast: Hosted by the Leamington Ministerial Association, this event will take place on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009, from 7:30AM to 9:00AM at the Roma Club, 19 Seacliff Dr. East, Leamington, Come join our local community Leaders and Ministerial Association for a fabulous Buffet Breakfast with special guest speakers Mel & Susan Finlay, National Directors of “Nation at Prayer”. Tickets are $ 15.00 and they are available at St. Anthony’s Parish. Please call (519) 322-2282 for information.
Cardinal Carter News: Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary School will hold a Free Dental Screening for all students on Tuesday November 24, 2009. Students will be called down alphabetically and there is no obligation for students to take part.
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 that Canada goes back to an English explorer Martin Forbisher.He had 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 beautiful harvest with which has been blessed to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October.”