Holy Family Of Jesus, Mary And Joseph Joy to the World Saturday 5:00 pm (The Family) Dec 26 Sunday † Domenico Veglia † Karen Smith 8:30 am Dec 27 Bethlehem “In Onore al the world and Bambino Gesù” to every human PRO POPULO am heart. The same Jesus comes again and again in our hearts during Holy Communion. He wants to give the same joy and peace. 8:00 am peace and joy that he desires to give. 8:00 am Dec 29 May his coming this Christmas bring to each one of us that Dec 28 Tuesday at brought joy to am Monday Jesus (Evelyn Haslan) 10:00 11:30 The coming of Let us pray † Magrit Colonello much for this grace of peace and joy in our own heart, (The Family) in our communities and our society and in the Church. Wednesday Dec 30 7:00 pm Thursday 8:00 am Ava, Allison & Marie” Dec 31 New Year’s “Blessings for Aida, 5:00 pm Eve † Walenty & Jadwiga Gorski (Family Member) Friday Jan 1 11:00 New Year’s am † Rocco Santaluce (The Family) Day Saturday 5:00 pm (The Family) Jan 2 Sunday † Emma Martin 8:30 am † Carmela Solimine (Giovanni Solimine) Jan 3 † Biagio Forte Thursday December 31st 8:00 am regular morning Mass † Vittorio Foschini 5:00 pm New Year’s Eve Mass (Famiglia Rossi) Friday January 1st 2016 Ferrari 11:00 am Mass Only (Orsola Fabrizio) The Parish Office will be closed December 25, 26, 27, and 28 January 1, 2, and 3 - 2016 10:00 am am New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day Mass Schedule (Civita Forte & Famiglia) † Stefano Fabrizio 11:30 May your Christmas sparkle with Moments of love, laughter and goodwill And may the year ahead be full of Happiness and joy have a Merry and Blessed Christmas. PRO POPULO December 27, 2015 hope you will be able to come and join us in gathering The Sanctuary Lamp for the month of as God’s family each Sunday to give thanks, praise January 2016 is sponsored by an and worship to God, here is where we come to know anonymous parishioner for: one another and put our gifts at the service of God’s family, “Special Intentions and Thanksgiving” stirrings of your hearts which have led you here. Serra Vocation By Baptism we are God's holy family. Pray today for the grace to live faithfully your vocation as a single, married, ordained or consecrated person. If you think God is calling you to be a priest, religious or deacon, contact Fr. Archdiocese Chris of Lemieux, Toronto Vocation Director, 416-968-0997 Email: [email protected] Log in to our parish website for parish and Catholic Christian formation music resources, and the movie trailers, faith bulletin, and much more. The site is updated with new content at least once a week. Subscribe on the website to be notified of updates by email. Publications will wish opportunity to take this to thank the parishioners of the 8:30 am Mass for the contribution of $140.00 for the Sanctuary Christmas Flowers; your support is very much appreciated. The new offering envelopes for 2016 are located on the right side of the church, they are filed numerically; an alphabetic master list is available for your convenience. The parish envelope weekly collection is the main source of income for our parish and it is vital that as many people use them. why not begin in 2016? be setting up the advertisements for our church bulletin beginning January 2016. The advertisements make our bulletin possible. We If it has not been your custom to use the weekly envelopes Liturgical Publication Liturgical Thank you Parish Support www.saintleosmimico.ca news, the Church. We hope you will follow the Please support the bulletin and advertise very sincere "THANKS" to all our parishioners and friends of the parish who support us by their generosity and presence. This witness is deeply appreciated and we ask you for your continuing your product or service. Call Liturgical Publications at support at this time. 905-624-4422. A New Beginning January 1st is the Solemnity of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and a Holy Day of Obligation. January 1st is also World Day of Prayers for Peace. Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 am. Welcome and thank you for visiting our parish As a Catholic Church and Faith Community, we give thanks to God for the gift of our Faith, for the gift of one another as Brothers and Sisters in Christ. We are all on a great journey, the journey of life itself to our heavenly homeland. If you are living in the area, we Blank boxes are available. A The arrangement of our calendar is so symbolic. We have Thanksgiving. Then Christmas follows with all the promises. Salvation, grace, love, hope, and peace; New Year follows immediately. The possibility of a new beginning, a new start, a new birth; someone wrote words like this many years ago “The New Year lies before us, like a field of freshly fallen snow, be careful where you walk, for every step will show”. He said the great thing about the Christmas message was that “no matter what your past has been, you can start over again; God has made it possible in the sending of His Son to save us from our sins.” We can thank God for all the Holy Family Of Jesus, Mary And Joseph blessings that have been ours during the year. In life God loves us and no matter what we’ve been, we can start over. That’s the Christmas message. That’s the challenge of a New Year. Grazie! Vogliamo cogliere questa opportunità per ringraziare i parrocchiani della messa delle 8:30 am per il contributo monetario di $140.00 per i fiori natalizi dell’altare. Il vostro sopporto è molto apprezzato. 1° Gennaio Solennità di Santissima Maria Chiamare Maria Madre di Dio è il più grande onore che Buon Natale a Tutti! A voi e alle vostre famiglie un cordiale augurio di un Felice e Santo Natale nella gioia del Signore. Che la pace del Bambino Gesù colmi i vostri cuori e i cuori dei vostri cari! Natale possiamo dare a lei. Proprio come il Natale onora Gesù come il "Principe della Pace" la solennità della madre di Dio onora Maria come la "Regina della pace". La Chiesa ha anche dichiarato il 1° Gennaio del nuovo anno come la giornata mondiale della pace. ! L'annuncio nella notte di Natale del Figlio nato per noi chiede una sola parola in risposta: «grazie». Oggi in famiglia ripercorriamo il cammino: in questo mese abbiamo cercato, talvolta con fatica, di crescere nella pazienza, nell’impegno, nella sincerità e nell’ascolto. Oggi scopriamo che questi atteggiamenti del cuore sono doni ricevuti: accogliamoli con gratitudine come doni che il Figlio di Dio ha voluto portare nella nostra famiglia in questo Natale! Messe per Capodanno Giovedì 31 Dicembre 8:00 am & 5:00 pm Venerdì 1 Gennaio 2016 11:00 am Soltanto