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December 18, 2016 4 th SUNDAY OF ADVENT December 18 th is the 3 rd Sunday of the month. We thank the many families who each month make it a practice of bringing non-perishable food items for those less fortunate in our community. Everyone can help! Just 1 can of soup is a donation. Please check the expiry date of the foods you donate. 18 Dicembre è la terza domenica del mese. Grazie a tutte le famiglie che ogni mese usano portare cibi a lunga scadenza per i poveri della comunità. Tutti possono dare una mano! Anche una sola lattina di fagioli costituisce un dono! Si prega di controllare la scadenza dei cibi in scatola. PARISH PILGRIMAGE - On Monday, December 26 th , 2016, our parish will be going to the Basilica of Our Lady of Victory, the Basilica of the Naonal Shrine of Our Lady of Fama U.S.A., and to Niagara Falls to see the beauful Christmas lights. For $45 per person, you can book your seat by calling Carlo at 416-497-0651. A BIG "Thank You" from The Saint Vincent de Paul Society & our Neighbours in Need for your generous donations of toys, gifts & monetary contributions to purchase food vouchers for the families in need in our community. We were able to assist 50 families through your generosity. Your donations and prayers show the Love of Christ to these families during this Christmas season and throughout the year. May God richly bless you and your families with His Love, Joy and Peace this Christmas and the New Year. CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULES Christmas Eve - December 24 5:00 p.m. English Family Mass 10:00 p.m. Italian Mass 12:00 a.m. English Midnight Mass Christmas Day - December 25 8:00 a.m. Italian Mass 9:30 a.m. English Mass 11:30 a.m. Italian Mass 1:00 p.m. English Mass (No 7:00 p.m. Mass) New year MASS SCHEDULES New Year’s Eve - December 31 8:00 a.m. English Mass 5:00 p.m. English Mass New Year’s Day - January 1, 2017 SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD 8:00 a.m. Italian Mass 9:30 a.m. English Mass 11:30 a.m. Italian Mass 1:00 p.m. English Mass (No 7:00 p.m. Mass) EPIPHANY VISITATION MINISTRY Our parish has formed a Visitation Ministry to respond to the needs of parishioners who would like to receive visits for prayer, emotional support, or simply to talk to someone. Please contact the parish office if you or anyone you know is looking for this kind of support. We plan to begin this ministry in January 2017. The Epiphany of Our Lord Feast, Saturday, January 7, 2017 A Feast Dinner in celebration of the Feast of Epiphany will be held on January 7 th after the 5:00 p.m. Mass. Epiphany parishioners are invited to purchase their tickets at $10 for adults after all the Masses or at the parish office. We encourage parishioners to purchase their tickets early as we will not be selling tickets at the door. FESTA DELL’EPIFANIA DI NOSTRO SIGNORE, SABATO, 7 GENNAIO 2017 Celebreremo la festa dell'Epifania , il 7 Gennaio 2017, nella sala Parrocchiale, dopo la Messa delle ore 17:00, con cena e divertimento. Incoraggiamo I parrocchiani ad acquistare I biglietti , dal costo di $10 a persona , dopo tutte le messe di oggi, o in ufficio durante la settimana. Non ci saranno biglietti disponibili la sera della festa. NOVENA DI NATALE Com’è tradizione nella nostra Chiesa, la Novena di Natale in lingua italiana, si terrà ogni mattina, alle ore 6:45, iniziando dal 16 Decembre fino al 24 Dicembre. Join us for an Advent Adoration this Monday, December 19 th , from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at our Epiphany’s Adoration Chapel for an hour of reflection, musical praise & worship led by members of Epiphany's Youth Choir & Youth Group. Whether it's your First time or your 40 th time at Adoration, we invite you All to experience the True presence of Jesus in a new and intimate way! Be Renewed this Advent! See the Youth Bulletin Board by the TV in the foyer or contact Allie at [email protected] for more details. Kids Who Care w/EDGE! Our Epiphany Kids Who Care w/EDGE program has been a Huge success so far this year! With 47 students from 6 different schools, and a team of over 20 adult and teen leaders, Kids Who Care is continuing to blossom and bring the youth and their leaders ever closer to Christ. Thank you for all your continued prayers and support! A reminder for all youth participants that Kids Who Care this THURSDAY, DEC 22 nd will take place in the CHURCH HALL (NOT St. Henry’s) from 6:30-9:00 p.m. for our Christmas Social Activity. See you there! CHRISTMAS EVE 5:00 PM FAMILY MASS We encourage all children attending this mass to come dressed as angels or shepherds. SATURDAY, December 24, 2016 , BLESSING OF BABY JESUS FIGURINES At the end of the Christmas Eve Mass, there will be a Blessing of Baby Jesus figurines which you will place in your Nativity Scenes. Thank you to all the volunteers who contributed their time, energy and skills in organizing and setting-up our Nativity Scene and the Advent Wreaths here at Epiphany Church. These remind each one of us in celebrating God’s welcoming love and presence with us this Christmas season. Grazie a tutti i volontari che hanno speso il loro tempo, energie e talento nella preparazione e nell'allestire il nostro Presepe e le decorazioni natalizie nella nostra chiesa. Questi addobbi ci spronano a celebrare la presenza dell'amore infinito di Dio tra noi durante questo tempo Natalizio. 2016-2017 SUNDAY MISSALS - The new Sunday Missal is currently available on sale after the weekend Masses and at the office during the week. The cost is $5.00. PICK UP YOUR DONATION BOX OF ENVELOPES FOR YOUR SUNDAY DONATION 2017 ATTENTION: ALL TEENS & YOUNG PEOPLE OF EPIPHANY Your 2017 donation boxes are ready for pick-up at the front lobby of the church. As the boxes are arranged in numerical order, please make sure that you pick up the correct box number of envelopes with your name and address on the label of the box. Otherwise, please contact the parish office for the necessary changes. Please note that inactive donation box numbers until 2016 are automatically removed from the system. Envelope numbers from #1100 & above have automatically been reassigned a new envelope number. Please contact the parish office for your newly assigned number. Sunday Envelopes are a commitment to support the needs of Epiphany Parish. We encourage every wage earner to use envelopes on a weekly basis and to be generous in your offering. Thank you for your continued support.
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December 18, 2016 4th SUNDAY OF ADVENT
December 18th is the 3rd Sunday of the month. We thank the many families who each month make it a practice of bringing non-perishable food items for those less fortunate in our community. Everyone can help! Just 1 can of soup is a donation. Please check the expiry date of the foods you donate.
18 Dicembre è la terza domenica del mese. Grazie
a tutte le famiglie che ogni mese usano portare cibi a
lunga scadenza per i poveri della comunità. Tutti
possono dare una mano! Anche una sola lattina di
fagioli costituisce un dono! Si prega di controllare la
scadenza dei cibi in scatola.
PARISH PILGRIMAGE - On Monday, December 26th, 2016, our parish will be going to the Basilica of Our Lady of Victory, the Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima U.S.A., and to Niagara Falls to see the beautiful Christmas lights. For $45 per person, you can book your seat by calling Carlo at 416-497-0651.
A BIG "Thank You" from The Saint Vincent de Paul Society & our Neighbours in Need for your generous donations of toys, gifts & monetary contributions to purchase food vouchers for the families
in need in our community. We were able to assist 50 families through your generosity. Your donations and prayers show the Love of Christ to these families during this Christmas season and throughout the year. May God richly bless you and your families with His Love, Joy and Peace this Christmas and the New Year.
CHRISTMAS MASS SCHEDULES
Christmas Eve - December 24
5:00 p.m. English Family Mass
10:00 p.m. Italian Mass
12:00 a.m. English Midnight Mass
Christmas Day - December 25
8:00 a.m. Italian Mass
9:30 a.m. English Mass
11:30 a.m. Italian Mass
1:00 p.m. English Mass
(No 7:00 p.m. Mass)
New year MASS SCHEDULES
New Year’s Eve - December 31 8:00 a.m. English Mass
5:00 p.m. English Mass
New Year’s Day - January 1, 2017
SOLEMNITY OF MARY,
THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
8:00 a.m. Italian Mass
9:30 a.m. English Mass
11:30 a.m. Italian Mass
1:00 p.m. English Mass
(No 7:00 p.m. Mass)
EPIPHANY VISITATION MINISTRY
Our parish has formed a Visitation Ministry to respond to the needs of parishioners who would like to receive visits for prayer, emotional support, or simply to talk to someone. Please contact the parish office if you or anyone you know is looking for this kind of support. We plan to begin this ministry in January 2017.
The Epiphany of Our Lord Feast, Saturday, January 7, 2017
A Feast Dinner in celebration of the Feast of Epiphany will be held on January 7th after the 5:00 p.m. Mass. Epiphany parishioners are invited to purchase their tickets at $10 for adults after all the Masses or at the parish office. We encourage parishioners to purchase their tickets early as we will not be selling tickets at the door.
FESTA DELL’EPIFANIA DI NOSTRO SIGNORE, SABATO, 7 GENNAIO 2017 Celebreremo la festa dell'Epifania , il 7 Gennaio 2017, nella sala Parrocchiale, dopo la Messa delle ore 17:00, con cena e divertimento. Incoraggiamo I parrocchiani ad acquistare I biglietti , dal costo di $10 a persona , dopo tutte le messe di oggi, o in ufficio durante la settimana. Non ci saranno biglietti disponibili la sera della festa.
NOVENA DI NATALE
Com’è tradizione nella nostra Chiesa, la Novena di Natale in lingua italiana, si terrà ogni mattina, alle ore 6:45, iniziando dal 16 Decembre fino al 24 Dicembre.
Join us for an Advent Adoration this Monday, December 19th, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. at our Epiphany’s
Adoration Chapel for an hour of reflection, musical praise & worship led by members of Epiphany's Youth
Choir & Youth Group. Whether it's your First time or your 40th time at Adoration, we invite you All to
experience the True presence of Jesus in a new and intimate way! Be Renewed this Advent! See the Youth
Bulletin Board by the TV in the foyer or contact Allie at [email protected] for more details.
Kids Who Care w/EDGE! Our Epiphany Kids Who Care w/EDGE program has been a Huge success so far this year! With 47 students from 6 different schools, and a team of over 20 adult and teen leaders, Kids Who Care is continuing to blossom and bring the youth and their leaders ever closer to Christ. Thank you for all your continued prayers and support! A reminder for all youth participants that Kids Who Care this THURSDAY, DEC 22nd will take place in the CHURCH HALL (NOT St. Henry’s) from 6:30-9:00 p.m. for our Christmas Social Activity. See you there!
CHRISTMAS EVE 5:00 PM FAMILY MASS
We encourage all children attending this mass to come dressed as angels or shepherds. SATURDAY, December 24, 2016 , BLESSING OF BABY JESUS FIGURINES At the end of the Christmas Eve Mass, there will be a Blessing of Baby Jesus figurines which you will place in your Nativity Scenes.
Thank you to all the volunteer s who contr ibuted their time, energy and skills in organizing
and setting-up our Nativity Scene and the Advent Wreaths here at Epiphany Church. These remind
each one of us in celebrating God’s welcoming love and presence with us this Christmas season.
Grazie a tutti i volontari che hanno speso il loro tempo, energie e talento nella preparazione e nell'allestire il nostro Presepe e le decorazioni natalizie nella nostra chiesa. Questi addobbi ci spronano a celebrare la presenza dell'amore infinito di Dio tra noi durante questo tempo Natalizio.
2016-2017 SUNDAY MISSALS - The new Sunday Missal is currently available on sale after the weekend Masses and at the office during the week. The cost is $5.00.
PICK UP YOUR DONATION BOX OF ENVELOPES FOR YOUR SUNDAY DONATION 2017
ATTENTION: ALL TEENS & YOUNG PEOPLE OF EPIPHANY
Your 2017 donation boxes are ready for pick-up at the front lobby of the church. As the boxes are
arranged in numerical order, please make sure that you pick up the correct box number of envelopes with
your name and address on the label of the box. Otherwise, please contact the parish office for the
necessary changes. Please note that inactive donation box numbers until 2016 are automatically removed
from the system. Envelope numbers from #1100 & above have automatically been reassigned a new
envelope number. Please contact the parish office for your newly assigned number. Sunday Envelopes are
a commitment to support the needs of Epiphany Parish. We encourage every wage earner to use
envelopes on a weekly basis and to be generous in your offering. Thank you for your continued support.
