Support the Production of our Bulletin For quite some time we have been producing our own bulletin allow-ing us to meet the needs of the three languages. If we were to send this bulletin out to be produced, we would have to have one bulletin in English only for everyone and the publications of the Readings in Ital-ian and Spanish would have to come to an end. Help us by Supporting our advertisers and also by placing an ad in our bulletin for a year. Please call the office for more information.

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

Pastor (Chair) Paschal D’Souza (Vice-chair), Mary Lovisa (Secretary), Rubiela Mesa,

James Downey and Teresa Tedesco

Building Committee (Meets with Property Manager)

Dan Christante (property manager) Sandro Pecile

St. Vincent de Paul Marinella Gonzalez (coordinator)

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

Lorena Venegas (coordinator)

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

Tito Orellana (coordinator)

Neo Catechumenate Way Wednesday at 7:30pm

Giovanni Tersigni

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 4:15pm; First Friday at 6:00pm, and during adoration after 7pm Mass.

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. Please consider starting the process during the pregnancy which will make the attendance to prep-class easier.

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.

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.

3265 Weston Road,

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

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New Website https://StJudesWE.archdtoronto.org

pastor Fr. Josue Vargas Lara,

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Secretary (English - Italian - Spanish)

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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

Fourth Sunday Of Advent

Pray for the sick:

Nicola Bon, Bruno Disalvo, Gio-vanni Tarsigni, Antoinette Giglio, Saverio Capani, Veni Christante, Mathew Rodrigo, Rosa Martinez, Joseph Cassar. The recently deceased :

Anna D’ Alfonso, Maria Liberi Nasato, Vincenzina Amendola, Angela Carone, Olimpia Lovisa, Pietro Boccia.

Saturday, December 17th 5:00pm Vigil Mass † David Thomson † Giovanni & Santina Volpatti

† Claire Volpatti † John & Jeremy Cook † Maddalena Di Sabatino † Maria Miceli ♦ In thanksgiving byVirginia Fulgado Sunday, December 18th 8:00am Mass † Vincenzo Saccucci † Agata and Filippo Colacci † Antonietta Lopopolo † Luigi and Emilia Pisotta † Frank Sbrocchi 9:30am Mass PRO-POPULO 11:00am Mass PRO-POPULO 12:30pm Mass Please see Spanish Bulletin Monday, December 19th 8:00am Mass Tuesday, December 20th 8:00am Mass † Victor Iturralde Wednesday, December 21st 8:00am Mass † Luigi Ognivene 7:00pm Mass Thursday, December 22nd 8:00am Mass Friday, December 23rd 8:00am Mass

Sanctuary Lamp Dec 17 - Dec.23

For the intentions of his Holiness Pope Francis.

MASS INTENTIONS EMMANUEL, GOD WITH US. The Lord gave unwilling King Ahaz a sign. Joseph, “son of David the King” and a house builder, received the same sign for Mary.“The virgin will conceive and bear a son, and they will call him Emmanuel, God-with us.”That is the promise of Jesus’ coming. Emmanuel “God-with-us”, our only hope! Are you awaiting him?

With Christmas just around the corner the days of Advent are almost over. During this week, some of you may be buying the last things to prepare for this special event, CHRISMASS. A lot of preparation had to be made for the first Christmas by Mary and Joseph. They had to prepare by saying “yes” to God’s plan for the birth of Jesus. Today’s Gospel focuses on the preparation made by Joseph for that first Christmas, and we hear the account of how Mary conceived our Sav-ior. St. Matthew has told us that Jesus de-scended from King David. He is the anointed King ("Messiah") that God had promised to the world. Joseph and Mary are engaged and have signed a marriage contract, but Joseph has not yet taken her into his house. This means not living together. The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary asking her to be the moth-er of Jesus and she said “yes.” Joseph too, like Mary, received a visit from an angel asking him to agree to God’s plan for Mary. Joseph, after he understood God’s plan, pre-pared everything for the first Christmas and he submitted to God’s plan in faith. As we prepare for Christmas we can turn to St. Jo-seph asking for his help so that we can pre-pare our hearts in faith to be worthy to re-ceive Jesus the Emmanuel.

Fr. Josue Vargas

Christmas Outreach Program Your help is essential as our par-

ish takes on the responsibility of reaching out to those in need. Please consider one of the following:

1. Sponsoring a family join up with some friends or family to support a family. 2. Make a monetary donation, or Donate

a gift card from a local store. Your do-

nations would be greatly appreciated by

Wednesday December 21st 2016. Please

drop off your donation at the parish office

during regular office hours. If you require

further information please contact the par-

ish at 416-742-9072 .

Baby Jesus Special Blessing The community is invited to bring the Nativity scene Baby Jesus, for a special blessing during all masses on Christmas Eve, prior to the celebration of His birth on Christmas Day

New Year’s Eve-Dinner Dance St. Jude’s Parish invites all the parishioners to participate in a Dinner – Dance on December 31st, starting at 7:30pm and ending at 1:30am. The tickets are for sale in the parish office, the price is $50.00 adults and

$25.00 children under 12 years. In-cludes dinner, coffee and dessert. Please join us to celebrate the ending of 2016 with good food, music and fun!!!!.

CHRISTMAS MASS

SCHEDULE Christmas Eve

5:00pm English, 7:00pm Spanish

8:30pm Italian, 10:00pm English

Christmas Day

8:00am (Italian) 9:30am (English)

11:00am (English) 12:30pm (Spanish)

New Year’s Eve

9:00am Italian, 5:00pm English

6:30pm Spanish

New Year’s Day

8:00am (Italian) 9:30am (English)

11:00am (English) 12:30pm (Spanish)

Office Hours December 26th & 27th — Office Closed

January 2nd, 2017 — Office Closed

December 18, 2016

Pray for Vocations “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him.” Are you willing to respond as Jo-

seph did? If God is calling you to minis-terial service, contact Fr. Chris Lemieux, Vocation Director, Archdiocese of To-ronto at 416-968-0997. or email at vocations@archtoronto.org

2017 Offertory Envelopes My Offering, Sacrifice & Support

The offertory envelopes

for the year 2017, are

available, and can be

picked up after all mass-

es in the Holy Family Room. The

envelopes can only be picked up by

the person who's name is in the box.

Please do not use the 2017 envelopes

until January 2017.

Offertory News!!!

Changes to PAG: Please contact

the Parish office to make any changes

to your Pre-Authorized Giving’s pri-

or to notifying your bank with the

changes.

Donation Envelopes: Please do not

use prior year’s envelopes as some of

the old numbers may have been reas-

signed to other parishioners and your

donation may be misdirected. Start-

ing January only use the 2017 enve-

lopes that were assigned to you.

Daily Mass We would like to inform parishioners that the goal of the National Catholic Broadcasting Council (NCBC) is to ensure that, Catholics can experience the Mass each day when they are una-ble to attend their local parish. The pri-mary way we enable this across Cana-da is through our Broadcast Partners at Salt + Light Television ,VisionTV and yesTV. The internet is also a very im-portant way to reach out to those who want to stay connected to their faith. NCBC's Daily TV Mass (Monday-Saturday) is now available anytime and anyplace on our new website, on our new YouTube Channel and soon on an APP for use on Apple or Android de-vices. These are new ways to view the Daily TV Mass when getting to the parish is not possible.

Lectio Divina The Freedom of the Kingdom of God

Join Cardinal Collins on the first Sunday of every month until Sunday, June 4, 2017. Vespers begin at 7pm followed by Lectio Divina from 7:30pm-8:15pm. St. Michael Cathedral. Contact www.archtoronto.org/lectio

Kindergarten Registration Wednesday, January 18, 2017 10:00am to 11:00am. Toronto Catholic District School Board provides children with a variety of learning experiences in a car-ing, faith based environment. Students develop a positive attitude about them-selves and others, become more inde-pendent and responsible, develop self-regulation and social skills, and learn to

solve problems. Parents can apply online beginning at 10 a.m. on January 18 at SOAR.tcdsb.org and follow up with a visit to the school to present required documents. Or they can register at their local school with the required documents beginning January 18, 2017 at 10 a.m. 416-222-8282 ext. 5314 www.tcdsb.org/kindergartenregistration

Villanova College

Open House Thursday, January 12, 2017 from10:00am to 12:00pm. Located at 2480 15th Sideroad, King City. As York Region's only independent, Augustinian Catholic school, Villanova College of-fers an enriched academic program from Grades 4 to 12, focusing on the develop-ment of the whole child through the teachings of the Catholic Church and extensive co-curricular programs. Villa-nova College is proud to be affiliated with the Midwest Augustians and their rich history and tradition of Catholic ed-ucation. Located on 33 acres on the sce-nic Marylake property, faculty and stu-dents are honoured to share a special relationship with those who live and work in the monastery. PHONE: 905-833- 1909 www.villanovacollege.org

Questions for Reflection:

Can the “grace of apostleship” be differ-ent for everyone? Could everyone be “called to be holy”?

List the obstacles God encountered in bringing Jesus into the world. Is anything in this world obstacle-free? How can good come out of obstructions?

First Communion Program 2016-2017 School Year

Session Two 10:am to 12:noon Group 1: Saturday, January 28th 2017

Session Two 10:am to 12:noon Group 2: Saturday, February 4th 2017

Confirmation Program 2016-2017 School Year

Saturday, January 14th Group 1: 9:00am to 11:00am Group 2: 11:30am to 1:30pm

Session Three: “Grace and Sacrament” Session Four: “Prayer and The Eucharist”