Established 1982

Old-Fashioned Restoration

M6P 1Z7

Restore • Buy • Sell

Fine Antique Furniture

Emanuel Calleja 416-767-6989

Please support these people who are advertising in our Bulletin.

Through their sponsorship they are assisting the daily running of our Parish.

Vintage Vines

1169Lakeshore Rd. East

Missisauga ON L5E1G1

905-271-5946. delbertdasilva@gmail.com

St. Paul’s Hall.

The Lower hall of our Parish can be hired for occasions like Baby Showers, funeral wakes, Baptisms, weddings and so many other activities for the benefit of our Church and the community.

Special, reduced prices for our Parishioners!!!

For information and bookings contact Paul on 416-231-9710

CATHOLIC CEMETERIES - ARCHDIOCESE OF TORONTO

ASSUMPTION CATHOLIC CEMETERY

6933 Tomken Road, Mississauga (905) 670-8801

Visit our website at www.catholic-cemeteries.com

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CALL THE SPECIALISTS

1 ST. JOHN RD. MAIN FLOOR

TORONTO, ON M6P 4C7

AMANTINE

SECURITY

SYSTEM

24 hour Monitoring

Marc Govè (905) 454-4855

3299, Dundas Street West, Toronto (One block east of Runnymede)

www.lynettfuneralhome.ca

MALTA BAKE SHOP

3256 DUNDAS STREET WEST (2 blocks off Runnymede) Tel: (416) 769-2174

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK

Compliments of

Melita S.C. Inc.

Tel: 416- 763-5317

This space is reserved for

Mr. John Buhagiar

For being so

Generous towards

Our Maltese and

Canadian

Church.

Frozen Pastizzi are available at:

Messina Bakery, Solero Bakery, Eataly Foods; Molisana Bakery; Atlantic Bakery; Malta Band

Club; Paisley Fine Foods; Lisboa Bakery; Coppa’s Fine Foods; Highland Farms; Mama Malta Pastizzi & various No Frills besides other 30

locations close by,

Contact us for more information.

MALTA BAND CLUB 5745 Coopers Avenue

Mississauga, ON L4Z 1R9

Hall for Rent

Weddings - Baptisms -

Showers - Private Functions

Tel: (905) 890-8507

Compliments of the

Festa San Gorg

Committee

www.festasangorg.ca

Festa San Gorg Association

Meadowbrook A fully integrated Multi-Trade Constructor

Steven Behavior

151 Superior Blvd. Unit 8 Mississauga, ON L5T 1L2

Cell: 416.884.3800

Office: 905 670 3052 Fax:905 670 2492

http://www.meadowbrookconstruction.ca

Residential / Commercial / Industrial

Blocked drains & sewers

Boilers / Snow Melt / In-floor heating

Backflow installation & testing

Government Rebates

Attard Plumbing Ltd

416-881-PIPE (7473) Serving the GTA over 30 years

At a time of need, or when planning ahead,

rely on the trusted specialists.

Call 416 767-1176

Tony Saliba - Bonded & Insured

24 Hour Service - Complete Janitorial Service

Roofing, Paving/Concrete, Line marking,

Carpet Cleaning - Window Cleaning

Power Sweeping & Power Washing

General Contracting.

Bus: 416-762-6302 Fax: 416-766-4000

MELITA

MAINTENANCE

JOE SOUSA

Interior and Exterior

Stone, marble, granite, ceramic

- High Quality Renovations -

647-530-9043

1911.sousa@gmail.com

Referred by Joe C:- a very satisfied customer: 647-226-7635

LEHEN MALTI

416-571-3944

lehenmalti@hotmail.com

St. Paul the Apostle Church

Maltese-Canadian

Community Parish 3224 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario M6P 2A3

416-767-7054

Pastor: Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP Associate Pastor: Fr. Ivano Burdian MSSP

Parish Secretary: Mrs. Rita Apalit

OFFICE HOURS Tuesdays—Fridays

10.00a.m.—12.30p.m.; 1.00p.m.—5.30p.m.

CLOSED : Mondays, Saturdays, Sundays. (Other days and times by appointment)

MASS SCHEDULE Daily morning Mass In Maltese at 9:15 am: Monday, Wednesday & Friday

In English at 9:15 am: Tuesday & Thursday

First Friday of the Month: Mass in Maltese at 9.15a.m., followed by Adoration Mass in English at 7:00 pm .

Weekend Masses; Saturday 5:30 pm (English) Sunday: 9:00 am (English) 10:30 am (Maltese) 12:00 noon (English) ADORATIONS: Every Wednesday at 7:00 pm

SACRAMENTS Baptism: Please contact the Rectory. Baptisms are generally held on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. Pre-baptism instructions for parents and godparents are given on the first Sunday of every month at 12:45 pm

Marriages: Contact the priest at ;east one year in advance of the wedding. A marriage preparation course is required.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays: between 5:00 pm and 5:30 pm. Sundays: 30 minutes before each Mass. Any day, by appointment

Anointing of the Sick: Contact the priests. Parishioners are reminded that this is not a sac-rament that should be left for the last possible minute. It is a Sacra-ment for the sick, not just for the dying.

August 4, 2019

18th Sunday - C

email: stpaulmssp@gmail.com Website: www.saint-paul-maltese.com

Mission Statement

We, the community of St Paul the Apostle, are a Maltese-

Canadian personal Parish, founded on September 8, 1930,

and administered by the Missionary Society of St Paul. We

are a faith community reflecting the gospel values of

Christ according to the teaching and tradition of the

Roman Catholic Church. We serve the Maltese community,

welcoming also other people from other nationalities. Our

mission is to follow Christ by sharing our gifts of time,

talent and treasure: by imitating Christ; and by giving

witness to our faith through our everyday lives..

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Saturday, August 3

• Michael Micallef

• Family Camilleri

Sunday, August 4

9.00 am

• Charles Attard

10.30am

• Family Borg

12 noon

• For the People of the Parish

Monday, August 5

• AMD

Tuesday, August 6

• For Missionaries

Wednesday, August 7

• Our Lady of the Immigrant Perpetual Mass

Thursday, August 8

• For Vocations

Friday, August 9

• For the Souls of Purgatory

“Many years ago I studied Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” for my English Literature exam. The figure of Scrooge, the main protagonist in Dickens’ novel, came to mind as I was reading the gospel of today. Scrooge is a cold-hearted miser whose unbridled love of money does not allow him to enjoy life, Christmas in particular. In a manner that only Dickens could master, we see how Scrooge’s greed has made a caricature of a man out of him: “The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue.”

Probably it would not be fair to compare the man in today’s gospel with Scrooge. After all, he is probably only seeking justice for what should be rightfully his. And Jesus does not call him a miser either for asking what he

asked. The truth however is that, the story is so real, even for us in our times, unfortunately, that what is often termed as “justice” in situations like this can easily turn a normally human being into a Scrooge-like character. This is a story which we probably can all relate to in one way or another. We all know families, sometimes even too close to us, in which members do not talk to each other because of an inheritance problem.

In situations like this it is good to ask ourselves: what is truly most important for me? I’ve often heard people in similar situations telling me (quite forcefully, I must add) that it is not a question of money, but of justice and principle. Like Jesus, I would not like to enter into the merits of such stories, or try to decide who is right or wrong. After all, my studies led me to become a priest, not a judge. But I always take the opportunity of these occasions to ask myself, as well as the other person who is with me: what is really most important for me in my life? What do I value most? In the gospel, Jesus tries to bring home the message to the man facing him by reminding him that he will take nothing with him beyond his death-bed. A fact that cannot be denied. So the logical conclusion would be to treasure that which really matters, that which will stays with me forever.

In today’s second reading, St Paul exhorts us to: “Seek things that are above …set your minds on things that are above.”

Neither Paul nor Jesus tell us that we should not be careful with our money or possessions. It is needed and without money life would become much harder to deal with. But, the moment I find that I am losing my peace because of money, or that earthly possessions are becoming more important than my blood-relations, I realize that there is something wrong. I cannot give money that power over my life. Because, as the English philosopher Francis Bacon rightly put it: Money is a great servant but a bad master.

Only love survives beyond death.

Fr Mario

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Pastor’s thoughts ...

SHARE LIFE - THANK YOU

The total sum collected by our parish during this year’s Share Life Campaign is $5,685. On behalf of all agencies who would benefit from our contributions, a big thank you! May God bless your generosity.

CANADIAN MISSIONS WEEKEND

The annual Canadian Missions Collection will be taken up next weekend, August 10 and 11. Your financial assistance helps over 600 missions in 23 mission dioceses in our country. Information material and envelopes are available with the Bulletin.

This year, the collection weekend will be combined with the Day of Prayer for Canadian Home Missions, as we also need to help our fellow Canadian Catholics spiritually. Special prayer-cards for Canadian Missions will be available for everybody next week.

THANK YOU

When a loved one dies, sometimes relatives ask people to make donations for some good cause instead of buying flowers. Recently our parish has received a few such donations. This will be money which will definitely be used well, for the good of our parish community. Flowers wither and die.

Something to think about!

ANNUAL MASS FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED

The Annual Mass for the Faithful Departed, organized by Catholic Cemeter-ies and Funeral Services of the Archdiocese of Toronto is being celebrated on Wednesday, August 14, at 7:00 p.m. The Mass at Assumption Cemetery is being celebrated by Most Rev. John A. Boissonneau. All are invited.

FAMILY DAY BBQ

The Daughters of St Paul are organizing a Family Day BBQ on the premises of their shop: Pauline Books and Media, on 3022 Dufferin Street. All are invited to drop in anytime, between 12:00 and 6:00 p.m.

GO GREEN!

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