20th Sunday In Ordinary Time August 16, 2020
Scripture
today teaches us to be strong and constant in the faces of chaos and upheaval.
It alerts us to the unsuspecting ways through which God makes Himself present
to us to greater justice. In the first reading. The prophet Isaiah reminds the
people in exile. “Have a care for justice and to act with integrity and
the Lord’s salvation will come “. He
then goes on to spell out in concrete terms what it means to care for justice
and to act with integrity. It means to embrace foreigners and others who are considered
outsiders. “ My house Isaiah proclaims, shall be called a house of prayer for
all peoples.” In the Gospel, Jesus also challenges such a mentality and shows
that God is often found in the unlikely. He shows that God is more concerned
about the inside of the person than the outside. Here, in the encounter with
the Canaanite woman, Jesus again affirms that the heart is more important than
physical, racial and gender boundaries. Against all odds , including the
initial difference of Jesus, the poor woman shows herself to be an intelligent,
engaging and faith -filled person. She is like the Centurion who is praised for
the depth of faith beyond her social status, race and gender. This is a giant
leap in boundary crossing because in Jewish minds, foreigners are expendable.
He makes a hero of a Samaritan leper. a Samaritan woman, a tax collector
Zacchaeud, a blind beggar Bartimaeus and other marginalized characters. He
turns our sense of privilege and entitlement in its head. He shakes us out of our comfort zone. He challenges to
do a bit of boundary crossing in order to appreciate “the otherness” of God. We need to be alert and open to God’s
saving grace in the most unlikely places and people. It’s a fallacy and delusion
to think that we have the answer to every problem there is. Pope Francis says
that the church needs to know how to recognize the lord’s action in the world,
in culture and in people’s daily lives and experiences. It calls us to broaden
our perspective to be mindful of the truth, goodness and shared values even
among people differ or oppose us.
As we resume masses in the church , mindful of those who cannot make it due limited seating capacity, Mass will be still live-streamed every Sunday at 10 am in our Parish Website and YouTube page. You can also watch the mass later in the day. If you can, please consider dropping off your church donations in the mailbox, newly installed at Atwater Ave Church entrance door .
POPE FRANCIS’S PRAYER TO MARY :
(For protection from the Coronavirus)
O
Mary, you shine continuously in our journey as a sign of salvation and hope.
We
entrust ourselves to you, Health of the sick. At the foot of the cross you
participated in Jesus’ pain, with steadfast faith. You, Salvation of the Roman
people, know what we need. We are certain that you will provide, so that as you
did at Cana of Galilee, joy and feasting might return after this moment of
trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to confirm ourselves to the Father’s
will and to do what Jesus tells us: He who took our sufferings upon Himself,
and bore our sorrows to bring us , through the cross, to the joy of the
Ressurrection. Amen. We seek refuge
under your protection, O Holy Mother of God. Do not despise our pleas-we who
are put to the test-and deliver us from every danger, O glorious and Blessed
Virgin.
Dear people of God .
At
a time like this I feel uncomfortable to talk about giving. Our primary concern
is health and well being of our parishioners. However, No doubt you are aware
that our Parish relies on the support of our parish members for the upkeep of
the church. Kindly support us with the donations (weekly offerings) thank you
for your great help during this challenging time! God bless you!🙏
HUMANITARIAN RELIEF- LEBANON RELIEF EFFORT :
THOSE
WISHING TO HELP May do spin the following ways:
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online through the Archdiocese of Toronto website (Click on the “Donate Now”
button stays the top of the page www.archtoronto.org)
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by phone through the Development office- 416934-3411.
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through the parish, making cheque’s payable to:
Name
of Parish - Lebanon Relief Effort- Disaster Relief.
REST IN PEACE :
+
Marianna Marchewka
+
Geraldine Jeans
+Emil
Lill
+
Enid Veda Caesar
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK:
PAUL
CANTLON
SHWETHA
ANGELO
GULLA
DOMENIC
SANTAGUIDA
ROY
CRIS
OSBORNE
MARIANA
WEGLINSKY
FRANCA
METCALFE
JESSY
FERNANDES
TERESA
JULIANA
SANIYA
& FRANCESCO
NANCY
CHRISTA
FEUERSTAKE
ANNA
PATRICIA
GONANO
OFFICE HOURS
Tuesday
, Wednesday and Thursday from 9.30am —12 noon. 1pm — 4.30pm .Please call the
parish office before you arrive.
THANK YOU!
Thanks
for all your support and cooperation. I sincerely thank our YouTube mass Team.
Sean for providing music and technical support,Larissa Freddy And Farrell
Gonsalves for their assistance with the liturgy. Our Parish Council Members
Lisa Hyginus and Branca Noronha may contact you at this difficult time just to
make sure you are ok. We are here to serve you and will address any issues to
the best of our ability! God bless!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We
Need more volunteers please consider to join our Team of Cleaning and Ushering!
CLEANING TEAM SCHEDULE
Saturday.5
pm mass- Larissa & Family .
Sunday.
9.30 am mass:-Val, Branca &Lisa
Sunday.
11.30am mass- Erica, Amy, Rose.
USHERING TEAM
Gary, Sergio, Paul , Edmund. Luke
BAPTISM
We congratulate and welcome our newly baptized children
John
Luca Malisani and Juliana Rise Franco Carreiro into our parish Community! Let’s
rejoice in the Lord and give praises to him!
UNITED IN THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY
We
congratulate our newly wed couple Kendra Samantha Forgione and Stephen Dowding
and wish God’s choicest blessings and a happy married life!
