6th Sunday in ordinary time 2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT DECEMBER 8, 2019

Solemnity of The Immaculate Conception, Monday, December 9

Solennita’ Dell’Immacolata Concezione, LunedÌ , 9 dicembre 8:00 a.m. Mass (English) / 7:00 p.m. Bilingual Mass (English - Italian)

During the Solemn Mass on Monday night, our priests will be renewing their religious vows of

obedience, poverty and chastity. Durante la Messa solenne di Lunedì sera, i nostri Sacerdoti, rinnoveranno i loro voti religiosi di obbedienza, poverta` e castita`.

Archdiocesan Day of Confession

Tuesday, December 17

9:00 am - 12:00 pm; 2:00 pm. - 6:30 pm

We encourage all parishioners to make use of this opportunity for confession.

Giornata Diocesana per Le Confessioni

Martedì, 17 Dicembre

9:00 am - 12:00 pm; 2:00 pm. - 6:30 pm

I Sacredoti saranno disponibili per il Sacramento della Riconciliazione, per cui incoraggiamo tutti i

parrocchiani a prenderne atto.

The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Reminder: For those who have not done so,

to please bring your donation of Walmart gift cards, toys or monetary gifts before

Tuesday Dec 10. In the Spirit of Christmas, let us share our blessings with

our neighbours-in-need. Thank you for your prayers and generous support of this ministry

now and throughout the year.

THE FEAST OF EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD FESTA DELL’EPIFANIA DI NOSTRO SIGNORE In the Feast of Epiphany (manifestation or appearance), Christ’s Birth, the Adoration of the

Magi and the Baptism of Christ are traditionally celebrated… the Three Manifestations of the

Lord. The Epiphany is the high point of Christmas and it is a very special and significant Feast

because This is our Parish’s Feast.

Secondo la tradizione, nella festa dell ’Epifania (manifestazione o apparizione) si celebrano la nascita di Gesù, l ’adorazione dei Magi e il battesimo di Gesù, tre manifestazioni del Signore. L ’Epifania è il culmine del periodo natalizio, una festa significativa e specialissima anche perché è la festa della nostra parrocchia.

NOVENA DI NATALE Com’è tradizione nella nostra Chiesa, la Novena di Natale

in lingua italiana, si terrà ogni mattina, alle ore 6:45, iniziando dal questo Lunedi,

16 decembre fino alla Lunedi, 24 decembre.

Simbang Gabi (Dawn Mass) is a

9-day series of Filipino Masses which will be celebrated here

at Epiphany from December 15 to 23 at 8:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be

served after the Mass. Donations for refreshments are welcome.

The Children ’s Liturgy Group invites all kids ages 6 to 12

to participate in the Children’s Christmas

Celebration on Saturday, December 21, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

in the Church hall. To join this Christmas event, please call Janice at 416-886-1519.

CHRISTMAS EVE , Tuesday, December 24th

, 5:00 PM FAMILY MASS

We encourage all children attending this Mass to come dressed

as angels or shepherds.

BLESSING OF BABY JESUS FIGURINES

At the end of all Christmas Eve Masses, there will be a Blessing of Baby Jesus

figurines which you will place in your Nativity scenes at home.

New year MASS SCHEDULES New Year’s Eve - December 31

5:00 p.m. English Thanksgiving Mass

New Year’s Day - January 1, 2020

Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God

8:00 a.m. Italian Mass

9:30 a.m. English Mass

11:30 a.m. Italian Mass

1:00 p.m. English Mass

CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULES Christmas Eve - December 24

5:00 p.m. English Family Mass

10:00 p.m. Italian Mass

12:00 a.m. English Midnight Mass

Christmas Day - December 25

8:00 a.m. Italian Mass

9:30 a.m. English Mass

11:30 a.m. Italian Mass

1:00 p.m. English Mass

NO 7:00 p.m. Mass on 24, 25, 31 December 2019 and 1 January 2020

Next Sunday, December 15 th, is the 3rd Sunday of the month. We thank the many families who each month make it a practice of donating non-perishable food for the less fortunate in our community. Please check the expiry dates of the food that you will donate. Domenica

prossima, 15 dicembre, è la terza domenica del mese. Ringraziamo le numerose famiglie che ogni mese donano cibo non deperibile per I meno fortunate della nostra comunità. Per favore controllate la data di scadenza del cibo che donate.

2019-2020 SUNDAY MISSALS are currently available on sale after the weekend Masses and at the Parish office at $5.00 each during the week.

The Feast of Epiphany of Our Lord, Saturday, January 4th

A FESTA DELL’EPIFANIA DI NOSTRO SIGNORE, SABATO, 4 GENNAIO In celebration of the Feast of Epiphany, a festive dinner will be held on Saturday,

January 4th, after the 5:00 p.m. Mass. Tickets for this event will be sold to Epiphany

parishioners at $20 each after all the Masses or at the Parish office starting next weekend of

December 14/15. We encourage parishioners to purchase their tickets early as tickets will

not be sold at the door.

Per celebrare la festa dell'Epifania, sabato 4 gennaio, dopo le 17:00, si terrà una

cena festiva. Messa. I biglietti per questo evento saranno venduti ai parrocchiani

dell'Epifania a $ 20 ciascuno dopo tutte le messe o presso l'ufficio parrocchiale a partire

dal prossimo fine settimana del 14/15 dicembre. Incoraggiamo i parrocchiani ad

acquistare i loro biglietti in anticipo poiché non venderemo i biglietti alla porta.

Your 2020 Donation Boxes are ready for pick-up at the front lobby of the church. Please note that the boxes are arranged in numerical order. Please check the box number of the envelopes with your name and address on the label of the box. Otherwise, please contact the Parish office for any necessary changes.