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Parish Finance Council (Meets: second Wednesday of every month)

Pastor (Chair) Paschal D’Souza (Vice-chair), Mary Lovisa (Secretary), Teresa Tedesco, James Downey, Yolanda Flores and Sandra Gama

Building Committee (Meets with Property Manager) Dan Christante (property manager) Sandro Pecile

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Renovación Carismática (Spanish) meets Fridays at 7:30pm

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Maria de la Unidad (Esp.) Wednesday at 7:30pm

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Rosary Thursday after 8:00am Mass (English).

Daily at 7:30am (Italian) Saturday at 7:00am (Español)

Parish Schools St. Jude’s - Elementary 416-393-5279 St. Simon - Elementary 416-393-5383 St. Basil-the-Great (H.S) 416-393-5513

First Friday Mass and Devotions

Mass every First Friday of the month at 7pm. Holy Hour immediately following the Mass. Confessions 6:00pm to 7:00pm and during adoration.

Sacrament of the Sick & Communion Calls

First Friday visitation by the priest or a lay person. Please contact the office for further details or to arrange a visit. If you require the visit of a priest, please contact the office to provide us with details.

Funerals Please contact the Funeral Home of your choice first. They will contact the parish office to make church arrangements. Remember Catholic Cemeteries when making your arrangements.

Devotions to St. Jude Every Wednesday after the 8:00am and 7:00pm masses and privately in St. Jude’s Chapel every day.

Confessions The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available Saturdays at 4:10pm; First Friday at 6:30pm and during adoration after 7pm Mass; and other times by appointment.

Sacrament of Baptism Contact the parish at least three months before the desired date of baptism. After contacting the office you will have an interview with the pastor to discuss requirements, sacramental preparation and any other concerns you may have. Godparents must be Catholic, Confirmed and if married must be married in the Catholic Church.

First Communion & Confirmation Program

Parents are asked to contact the office for information. Our programs begin in the fall (September or October) and end with the reception of the sacraments. Registration dates are announced in the bulletin and at the pulpit.

R.C.I.A. and R.C.I.C. Programs The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) and for Children (RCIC) has now been implemented. Please contact the office to register and arrange to fill out an application for next year. The RCIA will only take place if a minimum of 5 people register.

Adult Confirmation Parishioners who have not made their First Communion and Confirmation and are now 18 years old and up are invited to sign up for our next adult Confirmation Class at the parish office. Proof of baptism is necessary for this program.

Sacrament of Matrimony Couples contemplating marriage at St. Jude’s parish are required to make contact with the parish office and review the marriage package before an interview with the priest. Diocesan regulation demands that marriages are booked one year in advance minimum.

Welcome to New Parishioners We warmly welcome all new parishioners to St. Jude’s and encourage them to register in the parish office. Offertory envelopes are available upon request when registration takes place.

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Toronto Ontario, M9M 2T9 Tel: 416-742-9072 Fax: 416-742-9327

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Father Josue Vargas Lara Extension 104

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MASS SCHEDULE SUNDAY MASSES

Saturday: 5:00pm (English) Sunday: 8:00am (Italian) 9:30am, 11:00am (English)

12:30pm (Spanish)

WEEKDAYS MASSES Mon-Fri 8:00am Wednesdays 7:00pm Holidays 8:00am 1st & 3rd Fridays 7:00pm

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm

(closed from 12noon-1:00pm)

CHURCH HOURS Opens daily at 7:00am Closes Mon-Fri 4:30pm Saturday at 7:00pm Sunday at 3:00pm

St. Jude’s Parish

Second Sunday of Advent

Pray for the sick: Izdihar Markoz, Tony Accettola, Deanna Robbins, Adriana Ro-drigues, Jessica, Alberto Martignac-co, Antonino Giglio, Franca Donato, Domenic Evangelista, Nicola Bon, Saverio Capani, Veni Christante, David. The recently deceased: Gabriella Bush, Peter Corapi, Ulpi-ano Aguilera, Alfredo Scelsa, Car-men Cadavid Castrillon.

Saturday, December 8th 5:00pm Mass † Lourdes Quileza Ortaleza ♦ For the health of Nevis Perusini † Ada Colonello Sunday, December 9th 8:00am Mass † Anna Pasut ♦ In thanksgiving for 50th Wedding Anniversary Concetta & Franco Brandolino 9:30am Mass PRO-POPULO 11:00am Mass PRO-POPULO 12:30pm Mass Please see Spanish Bulletin Monday, December 10th 8:00am Mass † Angelo & Irma Astolfo † Deceased Members of the Zambito Family Tuesday, December 11th 8:00am Mass † Giuseppina Boschetti Wednesday, December 12th 8:00am Mass † All Souls In Purgatory † Nicola Di Poce 7:00pm Mass † Deceased Members of the Zanon Family Thursday, December 13th 8:00am Mass † All Souls In Purgatory Friday, December 14th 8:00am Mass † All Souls In Purgatory

Sanctuary Lamp Dec. 8th - Dec. 14th

♦ For the Health of Callie-Rae Pryke

♦ For the needs or our Parish Community

MASS INTENTIONS My dear brothers and sisters we are in the second Sunday of Advent. As a family of God’s children, we continue to move in the hope of receiving the fulfillment of God’s promise, preparing for Jesus’ birthday and His second coming again into the world. During Advent and especially with this weekend’s readings, we are taught how great our need is for Christ. In this Sunday’s Gospel St. Luke introduces St. John the Baptist by describing a very spe-cific place and time. St. John the Baptist cousin of Jesus, and the last prophet, preaches about conversion, how to change the sinful life, to have a change of heart and accept the Lord. For this reason, let us not allow our hearts to be hardened. Our hearts become hardened because of our sins and especially when we don’t feel sor-ry for our sinful acts. In this special season let us take the right path in our lives if we have lost our way. Let us walk with the Lord who in the sacrament of reconcilia-tion cleanses us from our sins, then in that way we will be prepared for His birthday and second coming “Prepare the way of the Lord, make his path straight.” May the Blessed Virgin Mary help us to prepare the Nativity of her Son Jesus Christ the Em-manuel. Rev. Josue Vargas Lara

Prayer to Saint Michael Saint Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our safe-guard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we hum-

bly pray; and do you, O Prince of the heav-enly host, by the power of God cast in-to hell Satan and all the evil spirits who wander through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary We take refuge under your protec-tion, oh Holy Mother of God. Des-pise not our petitions in our necessi-ties, but deliver us always from all

dangers, oh glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.

Day of Confessions The Archdioceses of Toronto has assigned a day of Confessions during the week of December 16th to 22nd, 2018. All parishes will be participating. Our parish

will be hearing confession the following dates:

Tuesday December 18th 8:30am - 11:00am Italian

Tuesday December 18th 6:00pm - 8:30pm English/Spanish

Wednesday December 19th 8:30am - 11:00am English/Spanish

Friday December 21st 8:30am - 10:30am

English/Spanish

Second Collection Next weekend December 15th and 16th, we will have a second collection for the poor of the Parish. Thank you for your generous support.

2019 Sunday Missals We have 2019 Sunday Missals available for sale at the parish office for parishioners who would like to have their own Missal. The cost of each Missal is $6.00.

CHRISTMAS MASS

SCHEDULE

Christmas Eve Dec. 24th 5:00pm and 9:00pm English

Christmas Day Dec. 25th 9:00am (Italian) 11:00am (English)

1:00pm (Spanish)

New Year’s Eve Dec. 31st 5:00pm English

New Year’s Day Jan. 1st 9:00am (Italian) 11:00am (English)

1:00pm (Spanish)

Office Hours December 25th & 26th — Office Closed

January 1st, 2017 — Office Closed

December 9, 2018

First Communion Program

Session Two - Group 1: Saturday January 26th 10:00am - 12:00pm

Session Two - Group 2: Saturday February 2nd 10:00am - 12:00pm

Confirmation 2018-2019

Session 2: Saturday January 12th, 10:00 - 11:15am

God’s Love

Pray for Vocations Could God be calling you to be a priest, deacon, brother or sister in order to help our world of today to truly “prepare the way of the Lord"? If you think God is calling you to be a priest, reli-

gious or deacon, call Fr. Chris Lemieux, Vocation Director, Archdiocese of To-ronto at 416-968-0997 or email: [email protected]

Christmas Outreach Program The Christmas Sea-son is near, it is time for us to think of people in the com-munity who are in need and require our

assistance to make their Christmas a lit-tle brighter. Your help is essential as our parish takes on the responsibility of reaching out to those in need. How can you help? By considering making a mon-etary donation or donate a gift card from a local store. Your donations would be greatly appreciated by next Sunday Dec 16th, 2018. Please drop off your dona-tion at the parish office during regular office hours. If you require further infor-mation please contact the parish at (416) -742-9072 Ext. 111.

St. Jude’s School - Help Wanted

Lunch Time Supervisor Positions, Full-Time and Back-Up Positions Available. Duties and Responsibilities: -Supervise K-8 students from 11:15am-12:15pm Lunch Time. -Supervise students eating lunch in des-ignated classrooms and portables. -Supervise students while they are play-ing in the school yard/field or in the classroom/portable during Lunch Recess time. The Successful Candidate will possess

the following qualities: -Responsible and Committed -Enjoys working with children -Professional -Caring

-Collegial -Flexible If you are interested in applying and to learn more details about the requirements for the Lunch-Time Supervisor Position, please make an appointment to speak to the Principal. Phone: 416-393-5279.

Mass Intentions We ask the community to kindly request mass intentions ahead of time. Mass in-tentions to be announced on weekend masses and days of the following week must be requested by Wednesday of each week. We cannot change dates for mass intentions previously requested. Thank you for your understanding and your co-operation.

2019 Offertory Envelopes My Offering, Sacrifice & Support

The offertory envelopes for the year 2019, are available and can be picked up this weekend after all masses in the

Holy Family Room. The envelopes are organized in numerical order and can only be picked up by the person whose name is on the box.

Offertory News!!! Changes to PAG: Please contact the Parish office to make any changes to your Pre-Authorized Giving’s prior to notifying your bank with the changes. Donation Envelopes: Starting January 2019 please do not use prior year’s enve-lopes as some of the old numbers may have been reassigned to other parishion-ers and your donation may be misdi-rected. Only use the 2019 envelopes that were assigned to you. We also have boxes available for families who are not

presently using envelopes but would like to do so, please request a box at the Par-ish office.

Planning to be a Catholic School Teacher?

It is critical for you to know that to be hired to teach in any Catholic School Board in Ontario as part of your applica-tion for employment you must provide a letter of recommendation from your Pas-tor. It is highly recommended to contact the pastor a year in advance, especially in light of the fact that all universities make this matter known to every student at the beginning of the year. Please plan to have a conversation with your pastor early in the process (not the week before you are submitting your application) and you will avoid disappointment and stress at the time when applications are to be submitted. The following are required at St. Jude’s: Be (yourself, not your parents or

grandparents) a registered member of the parish using offertory envelopes (at least 1 year before the application).

Be in the parish for participation in Sunday/Saturday mass for a minimum of 12 months prior to approaching the pastor.

Make your request 3 months in ad-vance. Applicant must be the one mak-ing the requests.

No request by a relative or a parent will be accepted .

The pastor has to be able to recommend you, and that is only possible if he knows you at the basic level of regular mass attendance. Personal knowledge of the candidate’s faith practice is what the pas-tor needs to recommend, not your rela-tives, but yourself, as this is a personal recommendation not a family one.