June 24, 2018 NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Saturday JUNE 23, 2018 5:00 pm DR. VIRGINIA QUINTIA (RIP Sunday JUNE 24, 2018 9:30 AM JOHN TANG (RIP) 11:15 AM FOR ALL THE INTENTIONS OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW PARISH COMMUNITY 1:00 PM RODOLFO ROSALES SR. (RIP) Tuesday JUNE 26, 2018 8:30 am ALEJANDRO E. ABALOS SR. (RIP) Wednesday JUNE 27, 2018 8:30 am ESTER HERNANDEZ (RIP) Thursday JUNE 28, 2018 8:30 pm THANKSGIVING MASS FOR MR. & MRS. GUS NUNES Friday JUNE 29, 2018 8:30 am MARIO C. SANTOS SR. (RIP) PLEASE NOTE: Bulletin is submitted a week in advance. To ensure that the name is on the bulletin, the Mass Intention must be booked 2 weeks prior to the date. HOLY HOUR June 27 is the last day of the Holy Hour and will resume in September 12, 2018. Have a blessed summer. TOWN CRIER - HALL NEWS We are still finalizing plans for the hall which would be acceptable to the diocese. We hope to have this completed soon so we can put out a copy of the preliminary plans for all to see just after Easter. The last payment was to Strada Survey Inc. for $2005.75. We are still waiting for the archeological survey to be done. WE NEED YOUR HELP, AND REMEMBER THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOT TAXED BY THE DIOCESE. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BUILDING FUND COLLECTION JUNE 2-3 - $4773.00 (216 envelopes) Thank you to those who took part in the Fallsview Casino Bus Trip, raising $610.00 for the St. Bartholomew Building Fund. SUNDAY FOOD DONATION SCHEDULE JUNE 30-JULY 1 Last name starting with D, E JULY 7-8 Last name starting with F, G GROUP (Ages 18-39) FAITH IN ACTION: Street Patrol Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - 5:30pm - 9:30pm, St. Patrick's Church – 131 McCaul Street Come and join Faith Connections as we take part in St. Patrick’s Street Patrol. Together, we will walk the streets of downtown Toronto, offering food and friendship to those in need. They will begin by making care packages at 5:30pm, the walk will begin at 6:30pm and end at 9:30pm. For detailed schedule, care package and what to wear go to their website. RSVPs appreciated as spots are limited! Please contact Kataryna Ryba at [email protected] or phone 416-467-2645 Today we celebrate the birth of the final prophet, John the Baptist, whose message was to prepare for Jesus in the context of repentance and promise. John was called by God from early on, just as we are called in Baptism. His role was to point to something, someone, larger than himself. We, too, have been called to do this through the witness of our personal lives. Our calling is far less dramatic, but it is just as real. "What, then, will this child be?" - Luke 1:66 First Reading: Isaiah 49:1-6 The Lord’s servant is called from his mother’s womb Second Reading: Acts 13:22-26 Paul proclaims John’s special role Gospel: Luke 1:57-66, 80 The birth of John, the Messiah’s precursor