DECEMBER 13, 2015 3rd

SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Saturday December 12, 2015

5:00 pm AGRIPINA BRILLANTES (RIP)

Sunday December 13, 2015

9:30 am DIAN GARCIA (RIP)

11:15 am JOSEFINA TAN (RIP)

Tuesday December 15, 2015

8:30 am BERT KRAMER (RIP)

Wednesday December 16, 2015

8:30 am GEORGE HART (RIP)

Thursday December 17, 2015

8:30 am NIMAL ATHUKORALA (RIP)

Friday December 18, 2015

8:30 am BARBARA & JOHN SAXON (RIP)

SUNDAY FOOD DONATION SCHEDULE

December 19-20

Last name starting with D, E

December 26-27

Last name starting with F, G

If you want your donation to be in the 2015 income tax receipt, the donation or cheques must be in by Dec. 27. Post-dated cheques that were issued after the said date will be on the 2016 Tax Receipt.

Your donation envelope for 2016 is now available in

the lobby. They are in ALPHABETICAL ORDER. Please don’t

use them yet. If there are any corrections or you can’t find

your name please email, call or drop by the office.

We are in need of one more volunteer to deliver

communion to the sick people who cannot come to

church. If you can help, please leave your name & phone

number at the office.

NO Holy Hour on December 23 and 30th.

NO Healing Mass for December.

The Koinonia prayer session will resume on January

6, 2016.

There a few 2016 Missals left. Grab your copy in the

office for $5.00 each.

January Missalettes are now available in the office

for $3.00 each.

ST. BARTHOLOMEW PARISH

(IN CONNECTION WITH THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS) WISHES TO INVITE YOU TO A

NEW YEAR’S DINNER DANCE ON

DECEMBER 31ST ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE CHURCH

DINNER IS AT 7:00PM

Door Prizes! Great Food!

Music & Dancing!

Cash Bar is open at 6:30PM

Reserve tickets early!

Adults: $40.00 (Limited Seating)

Children: $20.00 (under 12 years old)

GROUP (Ages18-39)

THEOLOGY ON TAP EAST: PRAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT

Monday, January 18, 2016 — 7 p.m.

Boston Pizza, 400 Progress Avenue, Scarborough, ON

Special guest: Patrick Sullivan. Contact Leigh-Anne Best at:st.barts@sympatico.ca for more information or to RSVP for the events

Take heart! Rejoice! God is near! Live

faithfully and without anxiety. These words

are addressed to people in difficult situations,

in different times and places. The words are

for us, too. God has already come in Jesus,

but we still have expectations of something

more. In the midst of that, the message to us

is to stand firm and rejoice in what is now.

“I am baptizing you with water, but one mightier that I is coming.”

First Reading from Zephaniah 3:14-18

God is with His faithful people.

Second Reading from Philippians 4:4-7 Rejoice always, for God is near.

Gospel from Luke 3:10-18

John prepares the way for Jesus.

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE.

Contact person: Carol Whittaker 416-297-8217

DECEMBER 13, 2015 3rd

SUNDAY OF ADVENT

ROSALIE HALL BASINET PROGRAM-COLLECTION

The Catholic Women's League Christmas Mother & Baby Appeal

The annual appeal for NEW baby items such as

sleepers, wash cloths, baby towels, baby blankets and all things a baby needs. Sizes from newborn to 2

years. Also required are items for Mothers. Such as shampoo and toiletries (toothpaste, deodorant) and a little gift for mother. The basinet is in the North Lobby (beside the washroom) =================================================

GOOD SHEPHERD REFUGE APPEAL COLLECTION

FOR MEN

The CWL is also appealing for NEW men's socks and NEW

underwear of various sizes, which is a high demand item in

winter at the centre. Please remember that right here on the

streets of Toronto & Scarborough there are homeless brothers

& sisters who depend on our kindness.

Please put your donation/s in the basinet too.

Let us celebrate the birth of our Lord at our CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY on Sunday, December 13, 2015 come at 3:30pm

IMPORTANCE OF REGISTERING AS A PARISHIONER

Filling out the Parishioner Form to

register in the parish clearly announces

your arrival in our parish and enables

the parish priest and staff to

communicate with you. In other words,

we may recognize your face at Mass, but

help us put a name with the face!

This communication is very important to

our parish family and assures the

family/individual of full status as a

parishioner and enables the priest and parish staff to make

available rights and privileges guaranteed by Church law. Canon

Law and diocesan policy in some instances require full

parish membership before some sacraments may be

administered. This is particularly true of Baptism,

Confirmation, Marriage and Holy Orders.

So please take a few moments of your time to fill out the

online registration form (go to our website) or by coming

by the parish office to fill it out!

We look forward to meeting you!

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR SCHEDULE

CONFESSIONS

December 14, Monday 2pm-4pm & 7pm-9pm

December 19, Saturday 2pm-4:30pm

December 21, Monday 7pm-9pm

MASSES

December 19 & 20, Sat. & Sun. Regular schedule

December 24, Thursday

8:30am, 5pm, 8pm & 11pm (Christmas Pageant 5pm)

December 25, Friday

9:30am & 11:15am

NO 1PM MASS

December 26, Saturday

5:00 PM

NO 9AM Mass

December 27, Sunday Regular schedule

December 28 & 29 Mon. & Tue. NO MASS

December 30, Wednesday 8:30am

December 31, Thursday 8:30am & 5pm

JANUARY 2016

January 1, Thursday

11:15am & 1:00pm

NO 8:30 MASS

January 2, Saturday

5pm

No 9AM Mass

SIMBANG GABI is a Filipino tradition and a devotional

nine - day series of Masses. Simbang Gabi is also seen as a way of requesting blessings from the Lord.

DATE TIME CHURCH

Dec. 15, 16,

17 & 18, 8pm-9pm St. Bartholomew Parish

Dec. 19 7:30pm-8:30pm St. Joseph Church

Dec. 20 8pm-9pm St. Bartholomew Parish

Dec. 21,22

& 23

7:30pm-8:30pm St. Joseph Church

Dec. 24

9:00pm-9:30pm

Christmas

Carols

9:30pm-

10:30pm

Misa de Gallo

St. Joseph Church

200 Morrish Road

(Morrish Rd. & Kingston

Rd.)

For more information for the Simbang Gabi, please contact: Agnes Alix 416-835-5226, Alicia Siervo 416-283-7515 & Yoli del Mundo 416-560-5736

Ogden Funeral Home once again has

kindly donated Calendars for 2016.

Please feel free to get a copy. Please

only ONE per family!

The Lost & Found box is now in the South Lobby till this weekend, December 13. Unclaimed items will be donated to Salvation Army.