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December 20, 2020 - 4 TH Sunday of Advent December 27 , 2020- Feast of the Holy Family FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Weekday Masses December 22 25, 2020 Tuesday 7:00 p.m. John Cashia † Margarite Lebeau Wednesday 8:30 a.m. Bill Liston Christmas Eve 5:00 pm. 9:00 pm. John Dietrich Jean Dortmans Holy Souls in Purgatory esp Foss Christmas Day 9:00 a.m. 11:00 am Altar Flower Donations For the Souls of our Deceased Loved Ones For the People Saturday Multiple Mass Intentions December 26 , 2020 Saturday 5:00 p.m. Bill & Jolene Samples Umberto Muccearoni VOCATIONAL PRAYER CALENDAR December 21 - 26 , 2020 Mon. Rev. Janusz Roginski, S.A.C. Tue. Rev. Robert Sims Wed. Voluntas Dei Institute Thur. Rev. Michael Downey Fri. Christmas Day Nativity of the Lord Sat. Rev. Martin Vallely VOCATION VIEW Fourth Sunday of Advent - December 20, 2020 From the angel Gabriel, Mary heard God’s plan for her life and she said “Yes!”...and so the Saviour came into the world. Pray to know God’s Will for your life, so as to help bring Jesus to our world. If you think God is calling you to a Church vocation, call Fr. Michael King, Director of Vocations, Diocese of Hamilton, 905-528- 7988 ext. 2246. Email: [email protected] COLLECTION REPORT December 6, 2020 Regular Donations Collected from Envelopes/Loose $ 7,114.00 Pre-Auth. Dec 1-7.2020 $ 2,725.00 Total $ 9,839.00 Building Fund Weekly Total $ 415.00 TOTAL $ 10,254.00 COLLECTION REPORT December 13, 2020 Regular Donations Collected from Envelopes/Loose $ 8,237.00 Pre-Auth. Dec 8 - 14, 2020 $ 620.00 Total $ 8,857.00 Building Fund Weekly Total $ 65.00 TOTAL $ 8,922.00 FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY Weekday Masses December 29, 2020 January 1, 2021 Tuesday 7:00 p.m. Dora Jackson Wednesday 8:30 a.m. Philomenia Valagio Lorna Crilly New Years Eve 5:00 pm. Dora Jackson New Years Day 9:00 am. 11:00 am For the People Holy Souls in Purgatory esp Foss Saturday Multiple Mass Intentions January 2, 2021 Saturday 5:00 p.m. Lilian Thomson Mike Swik VOCATIONAL PRAYER CALENDAR December 28 January 2 2020 Mon. Rev. Joseph Michel Tue. Rev. Kiwook Kim Wed. Congregation of the Sisters of St. Anne s.s.a. Thur. Rev. Arpee Urquico Fri. Rev. Pawel Jamroz Sat. Most Rev. Douglas Crosby, O.M.I> VOCATION VIEW Feast of the Holy Family - December 27, 2020 By Baptism we are God's holy family. Pray today for the grace to live faithfully your vocation as a single, married, ordained or consecrated person If you think God is calling you to be a priest, religious or deacon, call Fr. Michael King, Director of Vocations, Diocese of Hamilton, 905-528-7988 ext. 2246. Email: [email protected] CATECHETICAL CORRESPONDENCE Programs available for children from Kindergarten through to High School not currently receiving religious instruction. Preparation for First Communion and Confirmation for children not in Catholic Schools also available. Families work through the programs at home. Contact Monica in the Catechesis Office at 905-528-7988, ext. 2238 or check out our website at www.hamiltondiocese.com and click on the Catechesis Office for more information, printable registration forms or to register online. THE PARISH PHOTO DIRECTORY UPDATE! The long awaited Parish Photo Directory will be arriving this coming week! With Covid protocols we have not figured out the particulars as to how distribute them. Please be patient and we will keep you updated once we navigate the protocols.

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December 20, 2020 - 4 TH
Sunday of Advent December 27 , 2020- Feast of the Holy Family
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Tuesday 7:00 p.m. † John Cashia
† Margarite Lebeau
Christmas Eve
5:00 pm.
9:00 pm.
† John Dietrich
† Jean Dortmans
Foss
Ones
Saturday 5:00 p.m. † Bill & Jolene Samples
† Umberto Muccearoni
Mon. Rev. Janusz Roginski, S.A.C.
Tue. Rev. Robert Sims
Wed. Voluntas Dei Institute
Thur. Rev. Michael Downey
Sat. Rev. Martin Vallely
VOCATION VIEW
Fourth Sunday of Advent - December 20, 2020 From the angel Gabriel, Mary heard God’s plan for her life and she said “Yes!”...and so the Saviour came into the world. Pray to know God’s Will for your life, so as to help bring Jesus to our world. If you think God is calling you to a Church vocation, call Fr. Michael King, Director of Vocations, Diocese of Hamilton, 905-528- 7988 ext. 2246. Email: [email protected]
COLLECTION REPORT
Collected from Envelopes/Loose $ 7,114.00 Pre-Auth. Dec 1-7.2020 $ 2,725.00
Total $ 9,839.00 Building Fund Weekly Total $ 415.00 TOTAL $ 10,254.00
COLLECTION REPORT
Regular Donations Collected from Envelopes/Loose $ 8,237.00
Pre-Auth. Dec 8 - 14, 2020 $ 620.00 Total $ 8,857.00 Building Fund Weekly Total $ 65.00 TOTAL $ 8,922.00
FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY
Weekday Masses December 29, 2020 – January 1, 2021
Tuesday 7:00 p.m. † Dora Jackson
Wednesday 8:30 a.m. † Philomenia Valagio
† Lorna Crilly
Foss
Saturday 5:00 p.m. † Lilian Thomson
† Mike Swik
Mon. Rev. Joseph Michel
Tue. Rev. Kiwook Kim
Thur. Rev. Arpee Urquico
Fri. Rev. Pawel Jamroz
VOCATION VIEW
Feast of the Holy Family - December 27, 2020 By Baptism we are God's holy family. Pray today for the grace to live faithfully your vocation as a single, married, ordained or consecrated person If you think God is calling you to be a priest, religious or deacon, call Fr. Michael King, Director of Vocations, Diocese of Hamilton, 905-528-7988 ext. 2246. Email: [email protected]
CATECHETICAL CORRESPONDENCE Programs available for children from Kindergarten through to High School not currently receiving religious instruction. Preparation for First Communion and Confirmation for children not in Catholic Schools also available. Families work through the programs at home. Contact Monica in the Catechesis Office at 905-528-7988, ext. 2238 or check out our website at www.hamiltondiocese.com and click on the Catechesis Office for more information, printable registration forms or to register online.
THE PARISH PHOTO DIRECTORY UPDATE!
The long awaited Parish Photo Directory will be arriving this coming week! With Covid protocols we have not figured out the particulars as to how distribute them. Please be patient and we will keep you updated once we navigate the protocols.
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PRE-AUTHORIZED DEBIT PLAN Thank you for your generous support of our parish community. Please consider your regular contributions to support the ongoing expenses for the Church and the many Ministries provided, to make your contributions through automatic bank withdrawal. Please find Pre-Authorized Debit Plan Forms on Our Website or contact the office and I will email one out to you. . If you have any questions or assistance please call our Administrative Assistant Bonnie Maloney 905-632-6114. If you are already enrolled in our Pre-authorized Debit Plan, and would like to increase your donations please fill out a new form or call/email the parish office.
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Thank you for your continued Financial Support
during Covid – 19 and Re-Opening Please consider dropping off or mailing your contributions to the parish office. Pre-Authorized debit forms are available on our parish website https://stpatricksparish.ca/ Once again, Thank you for your continued support
CHRISTMAS MASS RESERVATIONS Beginning November 28/29, all parishioners are asked to indicate which Christmas Mass they will be attending. You are asked to pre-register by signing a list for Christmas Mass you and your family members will attend. You and each family member will be given a Reservation Slip with your Mass time on it. Please be aware that we only have approx. 30 seats available for the 9 am Christmas Day mass.
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS You are invited to make an offering for Christmas flowers for the Altar, in loving memory of a deceased family member or friend. Altar Flower Envelopes are in the foyer. The 1st mass on Christmas Day will be said for these intentions. Please make sure your loved ones name is on the back of the envelope.
We welcome all who are visiting our parish this Christmas Season. We pray that you will be nourished by our liturgy and feel the warmth that comes from being among friends. Although we must social distance coming together to collectively to share in the birth of our Lord and Saviour, the Messiah warms our hearts. As the body of Christ, We celebrate Jesus, His miraculous birth, as told that first Christmas morn. When Christ was born is significant to the truth we hold. His sacrificial love reconciled us to God with hope of eternal rest. Especially in the year of world wide pandemic, let us pause and reflect On God's love and grace And know we are wonderfully blessed!
Merry Christmas! Fr. Godwin Pinto, O.C.D
FAMILY WALKWAY Our Family Walkway enhanced the appearance of the outside of our church and provided funds for the internal improvements, it has also provided a walkway that recognizes us collectively as a community of Family members of St. Patrick’s Parish. Once again plans are now underway to add new engraved bricks to our St. Patrick’s Family Walkway .. We have many more bricks available and are happy to provide this opportunity to all our parishioners. If you would like to order a brick as a gift for your loved one, please contact the office and we will provide a Gift Certificate. All Brick Orders must be submitted by Jan 30, 2021 for Fall installment. The cost is $95.00 per engraved brick. Since this is a fundraiser $80.00 of this cost is tax deductible. Please find the Walkway forms on the table in the foyer.
B I S H O P O F H A M I L T O N
Dear friends,
Christmas 2020
As the Christmas feasts begin, I am pleased to send you greetings in
the form of an excerpt from the 2019 Christmas homily of Pope
Francis:
“A charming legend relates that at the birth of Jesus
the shepherds hurried to the stable with different gifts.
Each brought what he had; some brought the fruits of
their labour, others some precious item. But as they
were all presenting their gifts, there was one shepherd
who had nothing to give. He was extremely poor; he
had no gift to present. As the others were competing to
offer their gifts, he stood apart, embarrassed. At a
certain point, Saint Joseph and Our Lady found it
hard to receive all those gifts, especially Mary, who
had to hold the baby. Seeing the shepherd with empty
hands, she asked him to draw near, and she put the
baby Jesus in his arms. That shepherd, in accepting
him, became aware of having received what he did not
deserve, of holding in his arms the greatest gift of all
time. He looked at his hands, those hands that seemed
to him always empty. They had become the cradle of
God. He felt himself loved and, overcoming his
embarrassment, began to show Jesus to the others, for
he could not keep for himself the Gift of gifts. … Dear
brother, dear sister, if your hands seem empty, if you
think your heart is poor in love, this night is for you.
The grace of God has appeared, to shine forth in your
life. Accept it and the light of Christmas will shine
forth in you!”
Christmas is God who comes to us! Christmas saves us, lifts us up,
fills us, and frees us! During this time of profound fear and
suffering, I wish you the experience of light, life and love!
Merry Christmas!
Bishop of Hamilton