Sunday 108 St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church Brampton, Ontario Readings for Sunday, January 23, 2011 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME First Reading: Isaiah 9.1-4 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1.10-13, 17-18 Gospel: Matthew 4.12-23 LAMP INTENTIONS The Two Sanctuary Lamps, the St. Anne Lamp, the Sacred Heart Lamp, the Divine Mercy Lamp and the Padre Pio Lamp burn for Your Special Intention: This week the lamps are burning for: LAMP NO. 1: In Memory of Elena Maciel LAMP NO. 2: In Thanksgiving Premus family SACRED HEART Special Intention ST. ANNE LAMP: In Memory of Elena Maciel DIVINE MERCY: The Soul of Jonathan Faria PADRE PIO: In Memory of Vurusic family Monday, January 17, 2011 9:15 am Ronaldo and Brenda Hughes Tuesday, January 18, 2011 9:15 am † The Soul of Vic Villapando Wednesday, January 19, 2011 9:15 am † The deceased members of the Alphonso Chettiar family 7:00 pm † Susana Cesario Thursday, January 20, 2011 9:15 am Open Intentions Friday, January 21, 2011 9:15 am For all the family members of Maria Correia 7:00 pm † Rajo Bissoondial, † Bissoondial Baiju, † Fermina Luis and † Emmanuel Luis Saturday, January 22, 2011 9:15 am † Jacinto and Angelina Tavares WOMEN`S RETREAT WEEKEND At Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre, Mississauga – JANUARY 21-23, 2011 – The Centre team will preach on the theme – “The Genesis Story is Our Story”. Please call 905-278-5229 for further information or to register. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS The Knights of Columbus are hosting a Valentine Dinner / Dance to be held @ Century Gardens on February 12th, 2011. Tickets are $40.00 per person. The Knights of Columbus are requesting donations or gifts of any kind, to be used as prizes. Please drop these at St. Anne’s church. Tickets will be sold @ the office and at all the weekend masses, prior to the dance. Cut-off date for the tickets will be February 6th, 2011. LAY PASTORAL VISITORS TRAINING Saturdays, February 5, 12, 19, 2011 9:30am to 3:00pm at St. John Fisher Parish, Brampton Office of Formation for Discipleship will be offering the Lay Pastoral Visitors Training in February, 2011. This training is designed to prepare lay persons to become Lay Pastoral Visitors in the ministry of spiritual and religious care of shut-ins and the sick of our parish communities. Registration fee is $20.00. For further information contact Sally Amaral at (416) 721-3741. Registration forms are on the Bulletin board. LIFE TEEN Attention Students: High School Come on out on Saturday evenings at 6 pm in the Stephenson room until 8 p.m. CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE (C.W.L.) The C.W.L. will be holding their annual Women's Retreat here at St. Anne's on Saturday, Jan. 29th. The topic of the retreat, facilitated by Father Ron Mahon, will be "Women Helping Women". The day will begin with 9:15 am Mass and continue through until late afternoon. Tickets will be on sale after all Masses this weekend at a cost of $15. Date THE EDGE NEWS WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY The EDGE is designed to meet the catechetical, educational, spiritual, emotional and social needs of young adolescents in grades 6, 7 and 8. Please see their board in the lobby for more information. In celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, the Most Reverend Colin Johnson of the Anglican Communion will host an ecumenical prayer service. Religious leaders from across the city have been invited to attend. The Most Reverend Bishop William McGrattan of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto will preach the homily on Sunday, January 23rd at 4:30pm at St. James Anglican Cathedral (King St. and Church St.). Any further inquires, call (416) 934-0606 ext. 344. COME AND SEE WEEKEND “The Love of Christ urges us on” to radically respond to His call to follow Him whole-heartily. Jesus is inviting you to spend time with Him so that you may discover His call on February 4-6, 2011 at St Augustine’s Seminary. There will be an opportunity for young men of 18 years or older to spend a weekend for time of prayer, reflection and information on the process of becoming one of Christ’s disciples through the Catholic priesthood. Call (416) 968-0997 for more information. LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA CD’S Start a new year in a new way! Why not try Lighthouse Catholic Media CDs - a new evangelization opportunity here at St. Anne's Church! Lighthouse Catholic Media offers a practical and effective program to help Catholics know their Faith, keep their Faith, and share their Faith! We just received many new CDs in very limited quantities! They will be available in our Religious Articles Store whenever it is open. HOMELESS SHELTER MEETING On Tuesday, Jan. 25th at 7:30 pm, there will be a Homeless Shelter meeting for all the volunteers in this Ministry. It will take place in the Fraser room. MONTREAL AND QUEBEC PILGRIMAGE Fr. Damian is planning a Pilgrimage to Montreal and Quebec from July 3-8, 2011. If you are interested in going on this pilgrimage, please pick up a flyer from the church and come to a meeting on Sunday, February 6th at 7 p.m. BULLETIN ADVERTISING Liturgical Publications will be setting up the advertisements for our church bulletin. The advertisements make our bulletin possible. Please support the bulletin and advertise your product or service. Call Liturgical Publications at (905) 624-4422. VOCATIONS St. Paul tells us that we have been sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be a holy people. Could it be that you or someone in your family is being called to consider priesthood or religious life? If God is calling you, contact Fr. Hansoo Park at 416-968-0997. email: vocations@vocations.ca www.vocationstoronto.ca TORONTO RETROUVAILLE Help for Troubled Marriages A live in weekend to assist couples experiencing troubles in their marriage relationships will be taking place January 28, 29, 30, 2011. For further confidential and no-obligation information please contact 416-281-6007 or www.torontoretrouvaille.com. MARRIAGE ENRICHMENT WEEKEND Alone Again is a marriage enrichment weekend for couples married 25 years or more. This unique weekend is designed to help married couples look at the rest of their lives once children have left, or planning for their retirement, or continuing their personal growth once retired. This th special weekend is being held Feb. 25-27 at Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre, Mississauga. For information call: 905-278-8879 or 416-694-1742 or register at Queen of Apostles at 905-278-5229.