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The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 29, 2019
First Reading: Sirach 3.2-6, 12-14 Second Reading: Colossians 3.12-21
Gospel: 2.13-15, 19-23
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New Year’s Eve Dec. 31, 2019 4:00 pm—St. Mother Teresa 6:00 pm—Northwood
New Year’s Day Wed. January 1, 2020 10:00 am—St. Mother Teresa
Parish News
C.W.L. will resume on January 5th at 2:00pm in the Hall. Eucharistic Ministers are needed to take Communion to those who are unable to attend Mass. Please speak to Janet Mullock 902-455-3718 to volunteer. Knitters and Crafters Tuesday’s 9:30 am—Hall. 45’s Cards Tuesday’s 7:00 pm— the Hall. Last card game for this year will be Dec. 17th . KofC 4th Degree—TBA Lectors are needed for Sat.& Sun. Liturgy Meeting—Tues. Feb. 4 at 7:00 pm in Msgr. Murphy Room. Senior’s Day Senior’s Day is Wed. Jan. 15th at 1:00 pm in the Hall. All are welcomed. St. Vincent de Paul—collection will be after each Mass this weekend. The Religious Ed Committee is in need of some new members. if you are interested in being a part of this group please speak to Su-san or Claudette. Sunday School classes will resume on January 5th. Pastoral Council Committee - TBD
MASS INTENTIONS:
Thurs. Jan. 2—Betty Margolian (D) Fri. Jan. 3—Adele Walsh (D) Sat. Jan. 4—Eileen Rankin (L)
The Christmas and New Years Collection will be updated January 4/5, 2020.
Thank you for your continued Generosity to our Church.
WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE
Tuesday, *Wednesday, Thursday, **Friday at 9:00 am & Wed. 10:15 am Northwood Manor.
**First Friday of each month Mass is at 7:00 pm. With Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Mass will be at 1:00 pm when Seniors Group meets—3rd Wed. of each Month
NO 9:00 AM MASS ON DEC. 24 OR DEC. 31.
SACRAMENTS
Reconciliation (Confession):
Sat. 3:15—3:45 pm; First
Friday’s monthly after 7:00 pm
Mass.
Baptism: Please contact the Par-
ish Office to arrange at least one
month in advance.
Marriage: Please contact the Parish Office one
year in advance.
Sacrament of the Sick: If you or a loved one is
entering hospital or would like to receive the
Sacrament of the Sick, please contact the
Parish Office.
Funerals: Please contact the Parish Office as
soon as is convenient and the Parish staff will as-
sist with the necessary arrangements.
Divine Mercy Chaplet—Thursdays after 9:00 am Mass—Church
Contemplative Prayer—Friday mornings at 9:45 am in the Marian Room
Dear Friends! God has shown us how to love and he has shown us how to Give. May you receive his lov-ing Gifts.
Have a very Happy New
Year Blessed of God.
Fr. Andrew Rembarczyk, Deacon Len Moore and Deacon Paul Carnell
PARISH INFORMATION
Office Hours:
Tues. & Thurs 9:00 am –12:00 & 1:00– 4:00 pm . Parish Staff:
Fr. Francesco Pirisi—Pastor Fr. Andrew Rembarczyk—Associate Pastor Rev. Mr. Len Moore—Deacon
Rev. Mr. Paul Carnell—Deacon
Cheryl Delaney—Office Administrator—ext. 201
Sue Hann—Finance Manager
Susan Sarty—Director of Religious Education
Jack Swan—Northwood
North End Churches Circle of Prayer St. Mother Teresa Church Fr. Frances-co Pirisi, FoH & Fr. Andrew Rembar-czyk.
St. Francis & St. Clare of Assisi Parish 2020 Calendars available at the back of the Church. Parish Council Leaders of St. There-sa’s, St. Patrick’s, St. Catherine’s and St. Moth-er Teresa of Kolkata are pleased to present a beautiful calendar for 2020 that contains pic-tures of each of the four churches. This was a wonderful shared project that helped the four churches comes together and work on a com-mon project that would benefit everyone. A big thank you to students from NSCC who de-signed and copied the calendars as a part of a class project. Special thanks to Adora Fernan-do, a student at Citadel High and parishioner of St. Theresa’s, who came to our church and took the beautiful photographs. Calendars are at the back of the church and are $10 each. The calendars would make a wonderful Christ-mas gift and support our community of St. Mother Teresa of Kolkata.
The Parish office will be closed from December 24 and will reopen on January 2 to normal hours.
Parish Envelopes for the next few months please print your name and address on the 2020 envelopes. Thank you.
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph, De-cember 29th this year. Devotion to the Holy Family flourished in the Renaissance. The leading artists of the time Michelangelo, Raph-ael, El Greco, Rembrandt, Rubens, to name a few—often portrayed the Holy Family in their work. When this feast day was instituted in 1921, it was originally assigned to the third Sunday after Christmas. It is now observed on the first Sunday following Christmas, unless Christmas itself falls on a Sunday, in which case Holy Family is celebrated on Dec. 30.
Church Trivia: Holy Days of Obligation One of the things that makes the Roman Catholic Church distinct from other Christian denomi-nations is that we have days throughout the year– in addition to Sundays– when we’re obligat-ed to attend Mass. Holy days are important feast days in the life of the Catholic community on which, in addition to Sundays, Catholics (who are above the age of reason and who are not sick) are obligated to participate in Mass according to the precepts of the Church. They cele-brate an important mystery of the Catholic faith. In Canada we have 2 and they are: Decem-ber 25th, Christmas and January 1st, Mary, the Holy Mother of God.
Religious Education—Christmas is a time of sharing and love for all of us and a time to re-member all who have filled our lives. We would like to thank all of our Catechists for the love and dedication they share with our chil-dren here at Saint Mother Teresa and the pa-rishioners who continue to support us with their prayers and good will. We hope all have a blessed Christmas filled with friends, family and some fun and a bit of rest. May the New Year bring us all happiness good health and many more blessings.
