Feast
of the Baptism of the Lord.
First
of all, I hope you enjoyed our Christmas liturgies this year. There are so many people who make our
celebrations truly meaningful and I would like to thank them: Ministers of
welcome, Eucharistic ministers, readers, altar servers and our wonderful
choirs. The music adds so much to every liturgy and I would like to thank,
especially, Anthony Bastianon, who directs the 9:30 choir and Sean Bator, who
directs the folk choir. All the music was wonderful, as usual. Thank-you to
Jennifer Van de coevering, the director and our budding actors and actresses
who performed the Christmas pageant so well on Christmas Eve.. One of our
groups, the counting team, works behind the scenes downstairs every Sunday but
at Christmas and the New Year, do double duty because of the number of Masses.
Many thanks to all of you for your dedication to this work. Thank-you to so
many people who took the gift tags from the giving tree in the vestibule.
Because of your generosity, our St. Vincent de Paul society was able to help
over 100 families this year. Thanks to the member of St. Vincent de Paul society
for organizing and carrying out this work. Thanks to our schools, Archbishop
Romero, St. Paul, St. Dominic and Queen of Heaven for your generous
contributions to our Christmas food and gift drive.
I
trust that you enjoyed the many decorations in the church this year. Many
thanks to all those who came out to help me make our church look so festive. We
will be taking everything down on January 17th and I hope I have a lot of help
on that day too. Thanks, too, to those who volunteered to light the candles of
the advent wreath during advent.
I
received so many good wishes, cards and gifts and I would like to thank all of
you for your generosity. Your contributions to St. Dominic Parish are much
appreciated too. As you can see in this bulletin, the financial totals speak
very well of your generosity to our parish. Thank-you!
Jesus'
Baptism - The Beginning of a New Creation
The
Father proclaimed his entire delight in his Son and spoke audibly for all to
hear. The Holy Spirit, too, was present as he anointed Jesus for his ministry
which began that day as he rose from the waters of the Jordan River. Jesus will
be the source of the Spirit for all who come to believe in him. At his baptism
the heavens were opened and the waters were sanctified by the descent of Jesus
and the Holy Spirit, signifying the beginning of a new creation.
Congratulations
to Carter Michael Trip and Olivia Margarete Van Brochoven who were baptised
during Mass this weekend.
DOMINICAN
SPEAKER SERIES - This begins January 14th at 7 pm in the hall. Please register
at the office.
NEW
PARISH PHOTO ALBUM - Appointment taking will begin January 17th after both
Masses and will continue for several weeks. please speak to one of the company
staff from IPC.
PARISH
SKATING PARTY - January 16th at Carmen Corbasson Arena across the street from
the church.
Ice
time - 7:15pm - 8:15 pm after the 5pm Mass. Then back to the hall for food and
refreshments. Thanks to the Knights of Columbus for sponsoring the after
party!! I hope to see you at this parish family event.
Fr. Phil
