FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH

MASS INTENTIONS

NEW YEAR’S DAY

Holy day of Obligation Monday, January 1 9:00 a.m. All Parishioners. 11:00 a.m. All Parishioners. Tuesday, January 2—NO MASS

Wednesday, January 3 9:00 a.m. Private Intentions. Thursday, January 4

9:00 a.m. Private Intentions. Friday, January 5 9:00 a.m. (+) Raymond James req. by Ester & Tony James (Parents) .

Saturday, January 6

4:30 p.m. (+) Anthony Agoito Jamuyot req. by Ruben Jamuyot & family . Sunday, January 7—The Epiphany Of The Lord

9:00 a.m. All Parishioners. 11 a.m. All Parishioners. .

PASTOR’S CORNER

I think we have all thought about the irony of Christmas presents.

By now you know what you have received for Christmas. So if you

were not surprised by the presents that you got, then you may not

be aware of Murphy’s Law about Christmas presents: “We always

get the most of what we need the least.” And maybe there is also

another one: We rarely get what we want. Nonetheless, it is still

quite exciting to tear away the wrappers and see what kind of gift

we’ve received, even though we may already know that it is a box

of chocolates, or a bottle of wine, or a shirt, or several pairs of

socks, etc.

Anyway, if you get your presents before Christmas Day, do you

wait for that day to open them? Some people are very pragmatic.

They always open up their presents before Christmas Day and

then see if they can “recycle” them a few days later. Why should

they wait another year to get what they really want?

But the spirit of Christmas is to give something precious, because

God gave us somebody who was precious in his heart. But we of-

ten act like a 5-year-old boy who tells his 3-year-old brother, “Let’s

play Christmas. I’ll be Santa Claus and you’ll be a present, and I’ll

give you away.” So much for giving away something precious …

To put it in a business-like way, the deadline for giving Christmas

presents is Christmas Day. Nonetheless, belated Christmas pre-

sents are still welcomed, but don’t wait till next Christmas.

Fr. Slawek

EDGE Youth Ministry / CONFIRMATION w ill resum e on ... Friday, January 12, 2018 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm RCIA sessions will resume on ... Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 12:00. Please keep in mind we continue with Open The Word during the 11:00 am Masses on Sundays. FIRST HOLY COMMUNION sessions will resume on ... Saturday, February 10, 2018 from 10:00 - 11:30 am, as well as the Enrolment Mass the following day on Sunday, Feb. 11 at 9:00 am. HAPPY ADVENT !! GOD IS GOOD !! Congratulations and Welcome to our Holy Spirit worshiping family ... our new Catechumens (RCIA) ... Ruth, Mark and Andrew !! May God contin-ue to bless you with many more AH Ha moments. Peace!

DECEMBER 31, 2017

World Day of Migrants and Refugees The theme

announced by His Holiness Pope Francis for the 2018 is “Welcoming, Protecting, Promoting and Integrating Migrants and Refugees.” In his message, Pope Francis reminds us that “every stranger who knocks at our door is an opportunity for an encounter with Jesus Christ, who identifies with the welcomed and rejected strangers of every age.…” A special Mass commemorating the 104th World Day of Migrants and Refugees will be celebrated on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 1 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Chaldean Catholic Cathedral, located at 2 High Meadow Place in North York. Bishop Kirkpatrick will be the homilist for this liturgy. A reception will fol-low with a number of dignitaries in attendance. All are welcome to attend!

NOVEMBER 25/26, 2017 Regular Envelope Offering $ 4,018.00 Loose offering $ 395.95 Building Fund $ 260.25

DECEMBER 2/3, 2017 Regular Envelope Offering $ 5,660.00 Loose offering $ 392.90 Shepherd’s Trust $ 290.00 DECEMBER 9/10, 2017 Regular Envelope Offering $ 4,499.00 Loose offering $ 336.00 Building Fund $ 2,852.50

Thank you for you continued generosity

YOUR HEALTH : As cold and flu season approaches, to ensure the health of the entire community, parishioners are encouraged to stay home from Mass and parish functions if they are experiencing symptoms of the flu virus, colds, etc. Re-spect and concern for the common good takes precedence. Thank you for your cooperation! To minimize risks please use the hand sanitizers that are located at each entrance!

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CHECK ONE: New Registration

Change of Address Moving out of Parish Renewal

Please drop this form into the offertory basket. Note: Use of this form does not automatically register

you with the church. You will be contacted by the Parish Office to confirm registration.

The Christmas Concert Sleigh Bells Ring was a great success. Holy Spirit Musicians and the Children’s Choir from Holy Spirit School performed wonderfully. Thank you for the great performance.

Everyone in attendance enjoyed a night of music and the atmosphere was filled with fun and laughter.

I would like to thank the office staff, social committee and volunteers that came forward to assist in making the concert possible.

A special thanks to those who donated gift prizes.

SENIOR’S GROUP: The seniors group will resume Wednesday, January 3rd after the 9 a.m. devotion of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Come out and socialize, play cards, make new fr iends in your parish community. Coffee, tea and snack are provided. Every-one welcome!

HOLY SPIRIT PARISH OFFERING NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

CHILDREN'S LITURGY Will be offered and celebrated at the 11:00 am Mass only every Sunday throughout the school year. Children ages 3 - 8 are most wel-come to join us. )