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MASS INTENTIONS &
WEEK AT A GLANCE
ST. ANNE’S YEAR
OF FAITH SERIES
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT REFLECTION:
Gospel: Luke 3:1-6
Sunday, December 9, 2012
8:15 AM
Mass - † Tomy John
10:00 AM
Mass – For the People
12:00 Noon
Mass - † June De Souza
Monday, December 10
9:15 AM
Mass - † Maria Urania
10:30 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
School Mass
Edge Christmas Pageant Rehearsal
Jabez Prayer Group (F/R)
Tuesday, December 11
9:15 AM
Mass– † Angelo & Vincenza Corona &
9:30 AM
4:00 PM
7:00 PM
family
School Confessions
CWL General meeting (S/R)
RCIA (F/R)
Wednesday, December 12
9:15 AM
Mass – Special Intention
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
Knights of Columbus (S/R)
Mass – † Ishmael Villamor
Legion of Mary (F/R)
Thursday, December 13
9:15 AM
Mass – † Almerinda Ferreira, Jose
9:45 AM
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
Arruda & Estrela & Manuel Lima
Centering Prayer Group (F/R)
Faith Sharing (F/R)
10:00 am Choir Practice
Friday, December 14
9:15 AM
Mass – † Jose Borralho
9:45 AM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
Over 55 Group (S/R)
Mass - † For the Garcia & Oberg
deceased family members
Edge (F/R, P/R, S/R)
The voice of John is still crying in the wilderness "Prepare the way of the
Lord, make straight his paths. Every valley shall be filled and every
mountain and hill shall be made low. The winding roads shall be made
straight, and the rough ways made smooth, and all flesh shall see the
salvation of God." Can you hear him? He calls out to us from his place in
the wilderness to our place of wilderness, the world. He calls to us with a
voice that is filled with the knowledge of hope in the coming of Emmanuel
who will dwell with us. He calls out to us to prepare in ways with which
we may not be familiar, and calls us to take action with which we may not
be very comfortable.
John‟s mission on the earth was (is) to be the voice calling people to be
ready to receive the King of Kings and he fulfilled his purpose in total
obedience and humility. His purpose from conception was to be the herald
of the King, announcing His arrival, so that all people would be ready
upon his arrival to bow down and worship the King of Kings and Lord of
Lords.
Our lives can be a wilderness, so full of worldly cares, that we are unable
to hear that voice, “Repent”. Our lives can take us on many paths that are
not taking us to the manger in Bethlehem. These paths are not smooth but
are uneven and cause us to stumble and fall (sin), possibly causing us to
give up on our journey because the path is too difficult to follow. Can we
exchange our wilderness for that of John‟s wilderness? Can we adopt the
mission of John and herald the coming of Jesus, thereby drawing others to
the salvation of God in Christ and prepare the way of the Lord into the
hearts of others? Can we show the virtues of Faith, Hope and Love at
home, at work, at school to be a witness to the Truth coming into the
world?
John spent much time alone with God. Can we take time and go into our
prayer room and spend time with God, listening to His Will and word to
us? Will we then act on that word in humility and obedience to His Will
as John did? John did not seek recognition for himself, instead, when his
followers pointed out to him that Jesus was baptizing many at the River
Jordan his response was, “… it is right that I should become less, that He
should become more”. Jesus said of John, “There is no man born of
woman greater than John”. He lived in simplicity, humility and was
totally dedicated to God. Material possessions certainly did not dominate
his life. Does God come first in our lives in all we do? We will prepare
the way of the Lord and make the crooked paths straight for ourselves
(repentance) and others (proclamation of the coming of the Lord), when
we can imitate the humility of John, the herald of the King.
Repent, and prepare the Way of the Lord. In this time of Advent we are
called to re-examine our lives and our relationship with God and to make
smooth the uneven path in our lives.
Saturday, December 15
9:15 AM
Mass – † Jim Cassidy
10:00 AM
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
6:30 PM
Confessions
Hope & Healing (F/R)
Confessions
Mass
Lifeteen (S/R)
F/R=Fraser Room, P/R=Pocock Room, S/R=Stephenson Room
R/E= Religious Education Room
How did God prepare the world for the mystery of Christ?
CCCC522-524,102
“God prepared for the coming of His Son over the centuries. He
awakened in the hearts of the pagans a dim expectation of this coming and
He prepared for it specifically through the Old Testament, culminating
with John the Baptist who was the last and greatest of the prophets. We
relive this long period of expectancy in the annual liturgical celebration of
the season of Advent”.
CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR’S
CONFESSION:
SAINTS OF THE WEEK & MORE
December 8 – The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed
Virgin Mary
A feast dedicated to Mary‟s conception first appeared in the 7 th century
and by the 12th century it was firmly established in England. In the 13th
century such great thinkers as St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Bernard
debated whether Mary could have been born without original sin, as
St. Paul says all persons are born in sin (Romans 5.12). By the 19 th
century, the theological debate was resolved and in 1854 Pius IX defined
the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception as dogma of faith.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22ND FROM 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM.
(Several priests will be available to hear confessions in various languages)
CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULE
Mon. Dec. 24th
Tues. Dec. 25th
December 12 – Our Lady of Guadalupe
Today‟s memorial commemorates the apparitions of the Blessed virgin in
1531 at Tepeyac, on the outskirts of Mexico City. Our Lady appeared four
times, twice to aboriginal convert Juan Diego, with whom she left order to
build a church and an imprint of her image on a cloak. This cloak is the
object of great veneration and is preserved in the Basilica of Our Lady of
Guadalupe, one of the major pilgrimage centres of North America. In
1946, Pius XII named her a patron of the Americas.
December 14 – Saint John of the Cross
St. John was born in 1542 at Fontiveros, Spain. He entered the Carmelite
community and was ordained in 1567. With the great mystic, Teresa of
Avila, he worked for the reformation of his order and helped found the
reformed („Discalced‟) Carmelites. During his life, he suffered much,
enduring imprisonment, humiliation and ill-treatment. His writings are
both classics of spirituality and of Spanish literature. His best known
works are The Ascent of Mount Carmel, The Dark Night of the Soul and
The Living Flame of Love. He died in 1591, was canonized in 1726, and
proclaimed Doctor of the church in 1926.
CWL NEWS
On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. the CWL will be
holding a Christmas Social for their membership. All are
encouraged to attend. Also, all of St. Anne‟s Ladies, who may be
interested in finding out what the CWL is all about, are invited to
attend and join in fellowship. Light refreshments will be provided.
Membership for 2013 is now being accepted. The fee is $25.00 per
year.
BRAMPTON HOMELESS SHELTER
The Salvation Army exists to share the love of
Jesus Christ, meet human needs and be a
transforming influence in the communities of our
world. If anyone would like to donate new gloves,
scarves, hats, dark underwear, socks and toiletry items it would be
greatly appreciated. Please drop off the office by Sunday,
December 16th. The shelter would like to thank you in advance
for reaching out to others during this holiday season.
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
This year we will be decorating the
Church after the 12:00 noon Mass on
Sunday, Dec. 23rd. Anyone who
would like to help, please leave your
name and telephone number at the
Church office. This is a wonderful
opportunity for high school students
to earn their volunteer hours or for
families to volunteer together. Thank you.
5:00 pm
7:00 pm
9:30 pm
Christmas Vigil Mass
Christmas Vigil Mass
Christmas Vigil Mass
12 Midnight
8:15 am
10:00 am
Christmas Midnight Mass
12:00 noon
Christmas Mass
Christmas Mass
Christmas Mass
Bishop Boissonneau
NEW YEAR’S MASS SCHEDULE
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
Mon. Dec. 31st
Tues. Jan. 1st
5:00 pm
9:00 pm
10:30 pm
10:00 am
12:00 noon
New Year‟s Eve Mass
Adoration
New Year‟s Eve Mass
New Year‟s Day Mass
New Year‟s Day Mass
LAMP INTENTIONS
(Donation: $10 for 1 week)
The Two Sanctuary Lamps, the St. Anne Lamp, the Sacred Heart
Lamp, the Divine Mercy Lamp and the Padre Pio Lamp burn for
the following Intentions: This week the lamps are burning for:
LAMP NO. 1:
For Maria Correia & family
LAMP NO. 2:
For all the sick
SACRED HEART:
In memory of Jonathan Faria
ST. ANNE LAMP:
For the soul of Maria Baia Carvalho
DIVINE MERCY:
For special intention
PADRE PIO:
Offertory envelopes will be available in the
Stephenson room for pickup this weekend. Please
take note of the label on your current box of
envelopes for the last name as they will once again be in
alphabetical order. Thank you!
Please remember to bring back your full
Christmas sacks and pick up a new one. The Over
55 Group would like to thank you for supporting
their Christmas Sacks.
Gifts of Securities – Everyone Wins! If you have appreciated securities
that you don`t want to pay capital gains tax on, consider using them to
make your offertory gift to St. Anne`s. You can also use securities to
consolidate all of your other Church giving as well. To learn more, please
call the Development Office of the Archdiocese at 416-934-3411 or visit
www.archtoronto.org/development.
THE EDGE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
The EDGE youth Ministry would like to extend
an invitation to all parishioners, families and
friends to attend our Christmas Pageant. This
event will help our church community in
working together to build up the kingdom of God in using and
sharing the gifts and talents God has given us. Please come and
share in this fun, exciting and memorable night on Friday,
December 21st following the 7:00 p.m. Mass in the Church.
A reminder to Edge parents that the deadline for the retreat
registration is December 15.