OLPH e-Bulletin - January 20, 2019

OLPH e-Bulletin - January 20, 2019

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Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

St Anthony

Saint Anthony of Padua, (Aug 15, 1195 – Jun 13, 1231)
St Anthony was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was born Fernando Martins de Bulhões and raised by a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal. At the age of fifteen he asked to be sent to the Abbey of Santa Cruz in Coimbra, Portugal. During his time in the Abbey, he learned theology and Latin. Following his ordination to the priesthood, Franciscan friars settled nearby in a small hermitage and Fernando felt a longing to join their order. When he joined the Franciscans he changed his name to Anthony. St Anthony’s contemporaries including Pope Gregory IX acknowledged him for his powerful preaching, expert knowledge of scripture, and undying love and devotion to the poor and the sick. He was beatified and canonized on May 30, 1232, less than 1 year after his death, one of the most quickly canonized saints in church history. St Anthony was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church on Jan 16, 1946. He is the patron saint of lost things; his feast day is Jun 13th.

Saint Anthony, perfect imitator of Jesus, who received from God the special power of restoring lost things, grant that I may find (mention your petition) which has been lost. At least restore to me peace and tranquility of mind, the loss of which has afflicted me even more than my material loss.

To this favor I ask another of you: that I may always remain in possession of the true good that is God. Let me rather lose all things than lose God, my supreme good. Let me never suffer the loss of my greatest treasure, eternal life with God. Amen.

Please Welcome Father Chris Cauchi

Father Chris Cauchi is Director of the Archdiocesan Office
for the Formation of Discipleship,
thank you for your help this week with our weekend and weekday masses.

First Communion Parent Information Night

Gentle reminder for parents whose children received the sacrament of First Reconciliation in December: The First Communion Parent Information Night is scheduled
Tue, Jan 29, 2019 from 7:30 – 8:30 pm in the Parish Hall

2019 Offertory Envelopes

If you have not received your 2019 Donation Envelopes
please contact the Parish Office.

Contact the office by email: office@olphtoronto.com
or by phone: 416-489-1540.

2018 Tax Receipts

Thank you for your continuing generosity to support the needs of our parish through your weekly donations or pre-authorized giving (PAG).
Your monthly support of our Renovation and Maintenance fund and your support of the Archdiocesan special collections including ShareLife and Shepherd’s Trust are greatly appreciated.

Your tax receipt represents all donations by cash or cheque to OLPH prior to Jan 1, 2019.

Your 2018 tax receipt is available at the back of the church for the next several weekends. If you have not picked up your tax receipt by Feb 5, 2019 it will be mailed to your home.

Please contact the office by phone (416-489-1540) or by email office@olphtoronto.com if there are any questions regarding your tax receipt

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Join us for an ecumenical prayer service to celebrate the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

Date and Time: January 27, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.
Location: St. James Anglican Cathedral, 106 King Street East, Toronto.

Celebration of Marriage Mass

As part of Marriage Sunday 2019 celebrations, Cardinal Thomas Collins will preside at a special Mass to honour couples celebrating milestone anniversaries in 2019. If you (or a couple you know) are celebrating a
25th, 40th, 50th or 60+ wedding anniversary in 2019, you are invited to join in this special celebration. A reception will follow Mass.

All are welcome to attend – couples celebrating milestone anniversaries are asked to register online or by phone to ensure reserved seating.

Date and Time: February 10, 2019 – 4:00p.m
Location: St. Clare of Assisi Parish, 150 St. Francis Ave., Woodbridge.

Registration and other important information can be found at: https://www.archtoronto.org/marriage or by calling
416-934-3400, ext. 523.

St Augustine's Seminary Lay Formation Program:

The Life and Writings of St Paul
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We hear from the letters of St. Paul during Mass throughout the liturgical year. Join us for this workshop and learn about the life of St. Paul, his conversion, his missionary activity and the writing of his letters that were sent to various Christian communities in the first century. The retreat will include Mass in the seminary chapel. Feel free to invite friends and family to join us.

Date and Time: Sat Jan 26, 2019 at 9:30 am
Location: St. Augustine’s Seminary, 2661 Kingston Rd., Scarborough
Contact: St. Augustine's Seminary of Toronto
Email: layspiritualformation@sastoronto.org
Phone: 416-261-7207 Cost: $50 includes lunch.

Churches on the Hill Foodbank

The January food of the month is Hot Cereal.

Please place donations in the basket in the vestibule.

You may contact us at info@cothfoodbank.ca. On behalf of the clients, volunteers at the COTH Foodbank, thank you for your support.

To have a baby baptized at OLPH, parents will need to complete the Baptism registration form (which can be found at the back of the church) and attend one of the baptism preparation programs before selecting the Baptism date.

Each program consists of two sessions and attendance at both is mandatory. The next preparation is scheduled as follows:

Sunday, 12:00 - 1:30 pm on February 3rd and February 10th , 2018

Please ensure that you submit the registration form at least one week prior to the date of the selected baptism preparation program. For more information, contact Alison (D'Souza) Endrizzi at (416) 489-1540 ext. 226 or alison@olphtoronto.com

Monday Jan 21st - 12:10 pm
For: Elizabeth O'Brien (D)  Req: Paul O'Brien

Tuesday Jan 22nd - 12:10 pm
For: Father Emmett Regan (D)  Req: The Family

Wednesday  Jan 23rd - 12:10 pm
For: Desmond Magennis (D) Req: the Redmond Family

Thursday  Jan 24th - 12:10 pm
For: Lawrence and Fiona Byerley and Family (SI) Req: Simon and Marianne McCaffrey

Friday  Jan 25th - 12:10 pm
For: Jim and Clare Byerley and Family (SI) Req: Simon and Marianne McCaffrey

Parish Choir    Sept to June  7 - 9 pm  Thursdays - Church


January

First Communion Parent Information Night
Tuesday, Jan 29        7:30 – 8:30 pm               Hall

ShareLife Planning Meeting
Wednesday, Jan 30  7:30 – 9:00 pm               Library

Mom’s Group  
Thursday, Jan 31     10:00 – 11:30 am              Hall

Edge Youth Night
Thursday, Jan 31     6:30 –7:45 pm                  Hall

February

First Communion – Non-Catholic Schools S1 
Tuesday, Feb 5        7:00 – 8:15 pm                  Piano 
 
Confirmation – All Children S4
Wednesday, Feb 6   7:00 – 8:15 pm                 Hall

Jan 26th & Jan 27th	Time	*Lectors*	*Eucharistic* *Ministers*
Saturday	5:00 PM	Frank Csathy and Joan Mitchell
	9:30 AM	Joshua Johnson and Anthony Liscio	Joshua Johnson
	11:00 AM	Susie Brenninkmeyer and Leea Litzgus	Susie Brenninkmeyer
	4:00 PM	Denise Omand and Donogh O'Brien	Sean McGrady

LECTORS & EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: If you are not able to attend your scheduled time it is the responsibility of each minister to contact another minister for a replacement and notify the office as soon as possible preferably before Thursday so changes can be made to the schedule for the weekend in the Sacristy. Thank you for your assistance.

If your personal information has changed, such as address, telephone, email, please advise OLPH Office so we can keep your records up to date especially for income tax purposes. Please email your new information to office@olphtoronto.com or call OLPH Office at 416-489-1540 ext 221.

For a couple to be married at our Lady of Perpetual Help at least one of the individuals must live within the boundaries of the parish. If one of the individuals is not Catholic, it is the Catholic party that must live within the boundaries of the parish. For your convenience the following are the boundaries of the parish:

North: Chaplin Crescent, Davisville Avenue

East: South on Forman Avenue, east on Balliol St., south on Cleveland Street, east on Merton St., south on Bayview Avenue, Bayview Avenue Extension

South: Park Drive Reservation, south on Mount Pleasant Rd., west on Crescent Road

West: North on Yonge Street, CPR tracks, Avenue Road, east on St. Clair Avenue West, Oriole Road, Lonsdale Road, Oriole Parkway, Kilbarry Road

If neither party seeking to be married at Our Lady of Perpetual Help lives within the boundaries of the parish then they must have been registered as a parishioner and financially supporting the parish for six months before any date for a marriage will be discussed.

online registration & Mass schedule
homilies & readings in audio & text versions
e-Calendar – don’t miss parish meetings
news & events in Parish & Beyond, many photos, info on the Catholic Faith and much more…

1. If someone has hurt themselves or fainted but is breathing please DO NOT disrupt the Mass if it is determined that the person’s condition is serious enough to warrant professional assistance then call 911.

2. If the person is NOT BREATHING, please stand up, interrupt the Mass and in a clear voice announce that we have a medical emergency. Ask that someone call 911 and give location of OLPH Church (St. Clair & Mt. Pleasant Rd) and immediately ask that someone else go to the sacristy to get the parish defibrillator and begin to treat the person appropriately for the condition until help arrives.

E-bulletin prepared by Theresa Daley, Parish Secretary