St. Joseph’s Parish & St. Anthony’s Mission Church

573 Simcoe Street, P.O. Box 179 Beaverton, ON L0K 1A0

Phone 705 426 7424 Fax 705 426 7639

E-mail st.joseph.church@rogers.com Website www.stjosephsbeaverton.ca

Rev. Oswin Fernandes, Administrator

Sheila Landry, Secretary

Weekend Masses St. Joseph’s, Beaverton Saturday 5 pm Sunday 11 am St. Anthony’s Mission Church 28118 Hwy 48, Virginia Sunday 9 am Weekday Masses at St. Joseph’s Wednesday 7:00 pm Thursday 9:15 am Friday 9:15 am followed by ½ hour of adoration except for 1st Friday of the month First Friday Adoration 1st Friday of the month at 7 pm followed by 1 hour of adoration Mass at Lakeview Manor 2nd Wednesday of the month at 11 am Mass at Bon Air Nursing Home 3rd Wednesday of the month at 1:30 pm Confessions Before all Weekday & Sunday Masses

Parish Registration: We welcome all new parishioners and ask that you register with our Parish office. Please register before seeking other sacraments. Holy Communion for Sick and Shut-ins: It is our pleasure to bring Holy Communion to the sick and elderly of our parish. Please notify the office. Baptisms: Parents who wish to have their children baptized should introduce themselves to the Pastor and then make an appointment with the parish office. Marriages: Couples planning to be married must contact the parish at least one year in advance. 1st Reconciliation, 1st Holy Communion, and Confirmation Call the parish office. Parish Organizations Knights of Columbus Legion of Mary Volunteer Screening Finance Council Children’s Liturgy Parish Social Ministry School: Holy Family, Beaverton, 705 426 2961

September 18, 2011 25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME REFLECTION: God our Father is generous with His gifts to mankind. He shows His love in the gift of His only Son and the gift of the Holy Spirit. He calls us to walk in His ways and to reflect His love wi th similar generosity. Generosity is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. It is the opposite of selfishness and meanness. God shows generosity beyond measure. He shows us the way, and His ways are not our ways. Being generous is one way of making my wa ys like God’s ways.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: Do we ever find ourselves resenting the good fortune of others?

Sunday Readings: First Reading: Isaiah 55: 6-9 Psalm 144: “The Lord is near to all who call on Him.”

Second Reading: Philippians 1:20-24, 27 Gospel: Matthew 20: 1-16

FEAST DAYS FOR THE WEEK: Tues. Sept. 20 St. Andrew Kim Taegon & St. Paul Chong Hasang & Companions. Wed. Sept. 21 St. Matthew Fri. Sept. 23 St. Pio of Pietrelcina CATECHESIS, CHAPTER 3 III. Only One Faith 174 "For though languages differ throughout the world, the content of the Tradition is one and the same. the Churches established in Germany have no other faith or Tradition, nor do those of the Iberians, nor those of the Celts, nor those of the East, of Egypt, of Libya, nor those established at the centre of the world. . ."60 The Church's message "is true and solid, in which one and the same way of salvation appears throughout the whole world."61 175 "We guard with care the faith that we have received from the Church, for without ceasing, under the action of God's Spiri t, this deposit of great price, as if in an excellent vessel, is constantly being renewed and causes the very vessel that contains it to be renewed."62 (to be continued)

UNIVERSAL CHURCH The Holy Father's Prayer Intentions For Sept. 2011 General Prayer Intention: "That all teachers may know how to communicate love of the truth and instill authentic moral and spiritual values". Mission Prayer Intention: "That the Christian communities of Asia may proclaim the Gospel with fervour, witnessing to its beauty with the joy of faith". THE REAL PRESENCE Blessed Mother Maria Candida of the Eucharist O my divine Eucharist, my dear hope! I await all from you – from you the work of my sanctification, for your divine thunderbolts that must destroy and finish me. From you heaven to you my past, my present and my future! O sweet hope!

POPE BENEDICT XVI “Spiritual Thoughts” – (Homily: St. John Lateran) Christ close to us: Each one of us can be on intimate terms with Him; each can call upon Him. The Lord is always within hearing. We can inwardly draw away from Him. We can live turning our back on Him. But He always waits for us and is

always close to us.

ARCHDIOCESE Pilgrimage – 50th Intern. Eucharistic Congress

The Archdiocese of Toronto is organizing a pilgrimage to the 50th International Eucharistic Congress that will take place in Dublin, Ireland, from June 10th, 2012, the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ, to June 17th, 2012.

For package information, registration forms and the itinerary, visit www.archtoronto.org/iec ST. GREGORY THE GREAT, OSHAWAA Marian Evening with Fr. Yoland Ouellet, o.m.i. Our Lady Of The Cape is coming to Oshawa.

Rosary - Mass - Candlelight Procession - Crowning Friday, Oct. 7th, Mass At 7:30 pm

ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH, BRECHIN Gifts of Contemplative Prayer: A five week study for all who seek to deepen their relationship with God. Prayer is the loving relationship of the children of God with their Father. Thus, the life of prayer is the habit of being in God’s presence (Catechism of the Catholic Church 2565) For more information see the church bulletin boards.

PARISH Luncheon Out St. Joseph’s parishioners will be looking after this event for the month of September. The luncheon takes place on Thursday, September 22nd at Beaverton United Church at 12 noon. We need volunteers to set up, serve and clean up. Please come and join us and then have a nice lunch. Everyone is welcome! If you can help, call Marg Bernier at 426 1426.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS The Knights are having a Halloween Masquerade Dance!!! Please mark your calendar for Saturday, October 29th, 2011 at the Beaverton Legion. Come and dance the night away. A buffet is also provided. Tickets are $15.00 per person and may be purchased from any Knight or call Tom Adams at (426-9366) FASHION SHOW TICKETS Come to our fall show with fashions by PEPPERTREE Klassics. Show will take place on Sunday, October 2, 2011 at 1 pm downstairs in the Church Hall. There will be door prizes and coffee and cake will be served by our ladies. Tickets are $10.00 and available at the back of both churches. MASS INTENTIONS We join in prayer with those who have requested that Masses be offered for their loved ones, living or deceased +.

Date Time Mass for Requested by

Sat. Sept. 17 5 pm People’s Intention Sun. Sept. 18 9 am + Lisa Coe Paul & Marie Vandenberg Sun, Sept. 18 11 am Harry Gingras Chuck Brownell Wed. Sept. 21 7 pm + Antonio Thurs. Sept. 22 9:15 + Lawrence Rodricks Fri. Sept. 23 9:15 + Patrick McGarry Sat. Sept. 24 5 pm People’s Intention Sun. Sept. 25 9 am + Simon Vandenberg Paul & Marie Vandenberg Sun. Sept. 25 11 am + Bert Pronk His wife Agnes

PLEASE PRAY FOR : Alex Auciello, Tina Bialogrecki, Alyssa Brand, Sister Ann Clancy, Debbie Cormier, Doug Gates, Harry

Gingras, Ron Harris, Elizabeth and Ores t Kortko, Muriel Lynch, Irene MacGillivrey, Melinda McKillop, Jennifer Nealon, Lillian O’Neil, Evelyn Valerie Sweetapple, and all the sick of the parish.

LEGION OF MARY – Wednesday. at 1:00 pm at the Rectory.

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS, Thank you! Maintenance - $ 400.00 Initial Offering 5.00 St. Anthony’s Poor Box 292.50 Raffle Tickets 175.00 Talents 193.00 Offertory 1,938.50 QUOTE: “Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I

do” . . . Kahlil Gibran

Humour: A wealthy man attended a missionary service and gave a penny to the cause. On the way home he was caught in a storm. He crawled into a hollow tree for protection. The storm lasted longer than he thought, the tree began to swell from the moisture, and the man couldn’t extricate himself. Thinking he was going to be squeezed to death, he began thinking of all the mean sins he had committed. After a while he thought of the measly penny he had given to missions and he felt so small he crawled right out!

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