Fourth Sunday of Advent

December 18, 2011

Donation Envelopes
Notify Address Changes: Please advise the parish office if you have any address changes, including changes to apartment numbers. This will prevent delays in receiving your donation tax receipt in the New Year. Request Envelopes: If you do not currently have envelopes and would like to be assigned a package for 2012, please advise the parish office as soon as possible. Donations Deadline for 2011 Tax Receipts: If you wish to top up your donations for 2011, we must receive them at the parish office by end of business day on Friday, December 30th. Please Fill Out your Envelopes Please write your donation amount on the front of your envelope. This small gesture is a great benefit to our volunteer counting teams, saving them a lot of time and helping with accuracy. Pre-Authorized Giving (PAG): Please contact the parish office to sign up for PAG, where YOU choose a monthly donation total to be withdrawn from your bank account on the 20th of each month. Apart from the convenience of not having to remember to bring your envelope each week to Mass, PAG works well for those who travel in the winter, ski on weekends, or go north for the summer, so you dont have to remember to make up for missed donations.

ShareLife Committee Members Needed

The ShareLife committee is looking for new members. If you would like to join, please call the office.

Concert: Natus est Nobis

Presented by: The Victoria Scholars Male Vocal Ensemble This Weekend: Sun., Dec. 18th - 7:30 pm at OLS Ring in the Yuletide with the Victoria Scholars as they present carols from Christmas past and present, from Canada and around the world, in a spirited celebration of Christmas music. Admission $25; (Seniors and Students $20) www.victoriascholars.ca

Lunch Time Organ Concert Series

Wednesdays at 12:15 pm - Free Dec. 21
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- Organist: Christina Hutten Jan. 04th - Organist: Gordon Mansell Jan. 11th - Organist: Thomas Fitches St. Mary of Egypt Refuge

Fourth Day of Christmas Dinner Mass Intentions This Week December 19th 25th
Please join us as we pray for the following, in our Announced Mass Intentions Mon.:(9 am) +Catharine Maddaford Sheila Mulvihill Tues.:(9 am) +Patrick Guillemette - Family Wed.:(9 am) +Remo Ferracuti Marie Ferracuti & Family Thurs.:(9 am) +Janina Ryczko Family Fri.:( 9 am) +Billy Reid Kevin McMullen & Family Sat.:(9 am) +Elsa Bratti Mary Lynne Bratti

Wednesday, December 28th at 2:00 pm

Hospitality Days: December 27th 29th Would you like to be somewhere special for Christmas? Come for all three days or just for dinner. If there is a Christmas dish or treat that has special significance to you, feel free to bring it and a Christmas song. Please RSVP to info@stmarysrefuge.org or call 416-629-8264. For directions visit: www.stmarysrefuge.org If you would like to help us make this Christmas special, you could give us the gifts of blank Christmas cards, tree ornaments or other Christmas decorations. One other huge way to help is by offering to drive one or two people to the Refuge. Thank you.

Vigil of Christmas Masses Sat., Dec. 24 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 & 11:00 pm Christmas Day Masses Sun., Dec. 25 8:00, 9:30 11:00 am & 12:30 pm

Fourth Sunday of Advent

December 18, 2011

Rogers Offers a Free Preview of Salt + Light

Rogers Cable has announced Salt + Light will be available on a free preview which will run until January 4th on channel 240. Go to rogers.com or call 1.888.Rogers1 for more information.

Christians of the Holy Land

Most of us are getting accustomed to the new language in the Roman Missal. In the Nicene Creed, we use the work Incarnate. This is a very Catholic word, meaning simply but not entirely, that Jesus was born. Incarnate, by the Holy Spirit; of the Virgin Mary. But, when and where? Well, two thousand and eleven years ago in Bethlehem, at the Church of Nativity. We are a pilgrim Church, with specific events that took place at certain locations and points in time. When St. Helena came to the Holy Land to build churches where Jesus ministered, it was easy to find these locations since the local Christians kept Vigil at these spots. We are blessed to have the entire ministry of Jesus documented and commemorated by parishes. We are equally blessed that until today, there remains a Christian Palestinian community bearing witness at these Churches, against all the odds. There, Christians are waiting to greet you, just like they greeted St. Helena. Please remember in your prayers these First Christians, who remain in the Holy Land. The Middle East is in true turmoil, and the Christians are a mere 2% of the population. Please pray for Christianity to survive where it began.

On-Line Donations Now Possible

Through: www.archtoronto.org The Archdiocese of Toronto now offers an opportunity to make donations on-line to: Parishes (for Offertory or special funds) ShareLife, St. Michael`s Choir School, St. Augustine`s Seminary, Archdiocese of Toronto, Tributes: In memoriam and living gifts Humanitarian Relief (as of January 1, 2012), Sunday Television Mass, Wills (Legacies). Press the DONATE NOW button on the home page of the Archdiocesan website listed above to view your options. Click on the intended recipient option and make either a one-time or monthly contributions to your organization of choice. The receipt will be issued by the Archdiocese of Toronto to the donor by email, and the funds will be re-directed to the recipient charity. Our Lady of Sorrows School

Mary, Mother of God School Kindergarten Registration

Junior and Senior Kindergarten registration will take place during the week of January 16, 2012. Appointments for registering kindergarten children can be made starting Tuesday, January 10 by calling the school at (416)393-5246. Junior Kindergarten children must be four years of age by December 31, 2012. Senior Kindergarten children must be five years of age by December 31, 2012. The following information is required at the time of registration: Roman Catholic Baptismal Certificate, Birth Certificate, Immunization Record, Health Card Number and proof of residency. There will be a Welcome to Kindergarten evening for parents and future OLS students on Thursday, April 12th, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. This affordable, coeducational, independent school in the Catholic tradition, has been operating in Toronto since 1993. They are now accepting applications from Junior Kindergarten through High School. Email: info@marymotherofgodschool.com or call 416-531-7897 (1515A Queen St. W., Toronto, ON M6R 1A5)

Vocation Seeds
Fourth Sunday of Advent From the angel Gabriel, Mary heard God`s plan for her life and she said `Yes!` and so the Saviour came into the world. Pray to know God`s Will for your life, so as to help bring Jesus to our world. If you think God is calling you to do this as a priest, religious or deacon, call Fr. Hansoo at 416-968-0997 or email the vocations office at vocation@vocations.ca.