December 3 - 9

Monday 9am Mario & Norinna Bulfon by Adrian Bulfon Tuesday 9am Wayne Dusk by Dusk family Wednesday 9am Donald Barrett by family Thursday 9am Peter & Margaret Tewiss by Coutinho family Friday 9am Alan James Tipping by Margaret Tipping Saturday 9am Maria Goncalves by family 5:15pm Mary & Frank Ferkul by Anne Pohole Sunday 8am for the needs of our parish and parishioners

9:30am Michele Murgante by Cathy Sbrolla 11:00am John & Lucia Piunno by Margaret Longo 12:30pm Patricia Cronin by John Cronin & family

First Sunday of Advent

Sunday Evening Vespers This afternoon (Sunday, Dec. 2) at 5pm, everyone is invited to an evening of prayer and music -

Sunday Evening Vespers with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Pot luck reception to follow (finger food). Bring something to share. Coffee & tea provided by the parish.

December 2, 2018

Y O U T H & F A M I L Y

P A R I S H E V E N T S

Jesus, teach us to place God at the heart of our lives, to make time to spend in prayer and worship, to be grounded in the Spirit. Challenge us to take this love of God into the world, by our actions and sacrifices.

Vocations: "Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with

dissipation and drunkenness and the

worries of this life.”

Are worldly cares dragging you down? Be a follower of the Master. If you think God is calling you to be a priest, religious or deacon, call Fr. Chris Lemieux,

Vocation Director, Archdiocese of Toronto 416 968 0997 or email vocations@archtoronto.org.

Visit www.vocationstoronto.ca

Everyone is invited to a Christmas Concert presented by the Communion

and Liberation Choir. Saturday, Dec. 8, 7:30pm at Our Lady of Sorrows

Church. The concert is free of charge. Free-will offerings welcome. Funds

raised will be donated to charity.

First Reconciliation & First Communion: Support & Discussion Session (Parents Only) Sunday, Dec. 9, 2:30pm-3:00pm Parish Hall There is only ONE date option for this meeting.

2019 First Communion Mass Dates: Mass 1 : Saturday, April 27 – 10:30am Last Name A-D Mass 2 : Saturday, May 4 – 10:30am Last Name E-L Mass 3 : Saturday, May 11 – 10:30am Last Name M-P Mass 4 : Saturday, May 18 – 10:30am Last Name R-Z

OLS Advent All Day Confession Sat. December 15

9:30am-5pm

“If you have something dark in your soul, ask the

Lord for forgiveness. Christmas is a great

opportunity to cleanse the soul!”

~ Pope Francis

Sexual Abuse Crisis in the Catholic Church Thursday, Dec. 13 at 7pm, OLS parish hall.

Fr. Michael Machacek, Pastor of Nativity of Our Lord Parish, will give a presentation on the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. Fr. Michael will speak of the origins of the crisis in the Roman Catholic Church; the current state of the crisis; its prevalence in society as a whole; what are the psychological causes of sexual abuse; and also how the Church is addressing the crisis. The evening will include time for questions and sharing from those attending and will finish with a short prayer service. All are welcome.

A limited number of the OLS Parish Photo Directories are available for $20 each from the parish office. This directory commemorates the 75th Anniversary of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish (1940-2015). The directory includes information about our parish history and our beautiful building.

Confirmation: Session 2 Group A (Last name A-M), Parish Hall Sunday, Dec. 9, 3:45pm-5:00pm OR Wednesday, Dec. 12, 6:45pm-8:00pm Parents are asked to participate in the first 10 minutes of the Confirmation meeting.

2019 Confirmation Mass Dates: Mass 1 : Friday, May 10 – 7pm Last Name A-E Mass 2 : Friday, May 17 – 7pm Last Name F-M Mass 3 : Friday, May 24 – 7pm Last Name N-Z

We would like to thank everyone who joined us last Sunday for our annual Advent Family Event. We raised a total of $175.45 for ShareLife. Thank you to our Liturgy of the Word with Children leaders, headed by Jennifer Wolfs and the volunteers who worked with the kids and their families making advent crafts and serving hot chocolate and cookies!

Sacramenta l Preparat ion 2018/2019

C h r i s t m a s & N e w Y e a r ’ s

S c h e d u l e

Fourth Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 23: 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am & 12:30pm

Christmas Eve Masses – Nativity of Our Lord * Monday, December 24: 5:00pm, 8:00pm & 11:00pm

Christmas Day Masses – Nativity of Our Lord * Tuesday, December 25: 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am & 12:30pm

Feast of the Holy Family Masses Saturday, December 29: 5:15pm Vigil Mass

Sunday, December 30: 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am & 12:30pm

New Year’s Eve - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God * Monday, December 31: 5:00pm

New Year’s Day - Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God * Tuesday, January 1, 2019: 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am & 12:30pm

*Indicates a holy day of obligation. As Catholics, we are required to attend Mass on these special feast days.

2018/2019 Sunday Missals – Only a limited number of Sunday Missals are available on the book rack at the back of the church. Please place your $3.00 payment in an envelope marked “Sunday Missal” into the offertory basket/candle box or drop it off at the church office.

Advent Family Resources

www.archtoronto.org/confession

www.archtoronto.org/advent

www.loyolapress.com/our-catholic-faith/liturgical-year/advent

Shared Christmas collection THIS WEEKEND. Our annual Christmas Gift for the Poor Collection benefits the Canadian Food for Children and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Please make all cheques payable to Our Lady of Sorrows. The collection will be divided equally between the two charities. Your generous donation is greatly appreciated.