In today’s Gospel Mathew gives a setting for addressing issues and problems which arise in the life of the organized community of the local church. He is writing at a time when Jesus is present, not in the flesh but in the Spirit, wherever two or three are gathered in his name. “If your brother does something wrong, go and have it out with him alone, between your two selves.” The Gospel says the offended party, not the offending one, should first seek reconciliation. It counsels personal intervention and honest confirmation. It encourages members of the Christian community to straighten things out with each other privately, if that is at all possible. Christians are to deal with each other candidly and personally no anonymous complaints to the authorities, no whisper campaigns. The purpose of confronting a brother or sister who has done wrong is not to humiliate him, but to be reconciled with him. It is an honest attempt to avoid a poison tree springing up between two Christians. If private reconciliation fails, another attempt must be made by invoking the help of one or two others, who are to try to settle the matter before it goes public. Only when this fails is the offended party to bring the matter to the attention of the whole community. If the wayward brother or sister is still impenitent, he/ she must be excluded from the life of the community. The decision of the local community will be the decision of God: as he inspires them in making the decision, so he will also honour their judgment. Ultimately it’s Christians taking responsibility for each other. It is a way of handling wrongdoing and hurt. Just as conflict is sure to happen in a community of sinners, so confrontation can sometimes be the only language of love. Paul tells us “Love is the only one thing that cannot hurt our neighbour”.
SUNDAY
MASS:
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 .
FEAST
OF “THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY”
September
8th ,We are celebrating the Nativity of
the Blessed Virgin Mary. Feast day Mass will be at 7 pm. Kindly join us and
honour our Blessed Mother Mary on her birthday and seek her intercession! HAPPY
BIRTHDAY MAMA MARY!
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.
YOUR
PARISH NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT:
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 :
At
this time we ask the faithful to please donate to the Lebanon relief effort,
if you are able. The Archdiocese if Toronto will send donation to the Catholic
Near East Welfare Association ( CNEWA) a papal agency with extensive as
the-ground networks in Lebanon. CNEWA staff are currently working to send food,
water, medical supplies and hygiene products to Beirut. Spiritual and
psychological support will also be provided to those who lost everything in a
blink of an eye. Later, CNEWA will rebuild housing and help re-establish those
who lost their livelihoods in this disaster.
THOSE
WISHING TO HELP May do spin the following ways:
-
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.
-
through the parish, making cheque’s payable to:
Name
of Parish - Lebanon Relief Effort- Disaster Relief.
REST
IN PEACE :
+
Raymond Swatuk
+
Marianna Marchewka
+
Elsie Didomenici
+
Mary Mancini
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
CHRISTINA
LUGUN
KATHERINE
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 Christle Baker andMegan Paige Hudson to our parish Community!
Let’s rejoice in the Lord and give praises to him!
