Christmas 2009

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Christmas
Many of us are disappointed because we look for God in the spectacular,
but the Christmas Story tells us that God can be found in the ordinary, in people and in the situations we take for granted.
We can experience Jesus’ presence in our hearts.
We need only to make room for Him and ask the Lord for grace in this short life to do things His way.

Christmas Message: How joyful it would have been to be present on that first Christmas Night when the Glory of God broke through time and entered our world in the person of Jesus Christ. Often this is called the “First Night” because of the Nativity of Our Lord and the beginning of salvation for all. I often think back to my first parish in Flinton and how excited I was to prepare for my first Midnight Mass in that small country parish. In a small village life is much simpler and it was obvious that people expected the Parish Priest to assist in all preparations, so I began my ministry in a very active way. Time has passed but we still celebrate Christmas with that sense of something “new” coming into our lives so as we celebrate our first Christmas together I hope that this will be a time of joy and peace for each and every member of Holy Name of Jesus Parish, especially the sick and housebound. Each Priest brings the same gift of their priesthood with them as they move to new assignments however we also bring different gifts and personalities. I pray that this Christmas will bring something new and wonderful into your life through an awakening of the relationship that Christ has come to have with you. May your faith be strengthened and your love for Him renewed in each Sacrament you receive. May you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Volunteers: A huge thank you to all those who helped decorate and all those who helped coordinate Christmas Masses and events. Thanks also to all who have participated in the Pageant, Christmas Masses and Choirs. A special thank-you to Glocca Morra Farms.

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT IN THE CHAPEL EVERY THURSDAY
INTENTIONS: VOCATIONS + SANCTITY OF LIFE + ALL WHO ARE ILL
Our goal is to have at least 2 or 3 adorers or a family for each hour-
If you can give an hour to Jesus PLEASE call Shirley 613-548-3091 or Karla 613-546-0285

CHRISTMAS FLOWERS HAVE BEEN DONATED FOR THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF

Des & Anne Doyle by Darrell & Cathy Townsend
Tom Stuart by Irma Stuart
Theresa Murray By The Murray Family
Fr. Justin Hanley By Mary boyle
Ron Halligan by lois Halligan & family
Michael & Manual Jesus &for Intentions of Eduarda Jesus by maria Dickson
Tom & Adriana Stenson by herman veenendaal
Florence Laudanski by Gerald Laudanski
The Guila & lutz families by cora & john lutz
Margaret dogan & Camilla Corrigan by Catherine crozier
Edwin & Marjorie adair
The niedbala & mcadoo families by joan niedbala
Michel veillette by carl Turenne
The Hogan & Kennelly families by Roseanne Hogan
Father McGarvey by Simon Kovacs
Basil & patricia Mulholland by the Mulholland family
The domarchuk & gould families by roy & Cecile gould
Florence Laudanski by s. Laudanski
Caryl & Gerald fardella by sally fardella
Don pearse by Vi, roy & bill pearse
Harry & ruby powell & elmer heyd by jim & Helen heyd
William vanhorn by George & cathy vanhorn & family
The levac, blendeman, wolfert and schaule families by roger & Shirley levac
The debernardi & kalipershad familes by Murielle kalipershad
Jeffrey kennedy & Janice bourgnon, by Maureen & larry kennedy
Cecilia & keith mulrooney & Anthony Corrigan by Maureen & larry Kennedy
Ronald Mayfield by the Mayfield family
Linda bilow by carl bilow & children
Peter by ron & susan rake
Joe & Marjorie coulter by bill coulter
Edna & frank Cybulski & John Dunn By dan cybulski
Murray fleet by Barbara fleet
Gertrude & Rudolf tremmel & Goldstein family by linda Goldstein
Goldstein family members by ron, Valerie & emma Goldstein
Legere & carty families by clare legere
Ivy frances, William Parkinson &
Elizabeth & john Worrall by Audrey & john Worrall
Frances, Joseph & Patrick by Margaret Carey
The Scott & Brosso Families By monica & basil brosso
Bob & Gwen Dundon and Harold Payne by Payne & dundon grandchildren
Arnold & Edith Gillis By fr. John gillis

			Nativity of Our Lord – Holy Day of Obligation
CHRISTMAS EVE	Dec 24	5:00 pm 7:00 pm 9:00 pm	Ray Doyle – St. Martha School Tom & Adriana Stenson – Church James & Marie Rose Newman – Church


CHRISTMAS DAY	Dec 25	10:00 am	Arnold & Edith Gillis – Church
			The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph
Saturday	Dec 26	5:30 pm	Parishioners – Church
Sunday	Dec 27	8:45 am 10:30 am	Joe Amaral – Church William Vanhorn – St. Martha School
			Feast of the Holy Innocents
Monday	Dec 28	9:00	Rosemary Grant
Tuesday	Dec 29	9:00	Hank Veenendaal – Memorial Mass
Wednesday	Dec 30	9:00	Lappan O’Hearn
			Mary Mother of God – Holy Day of Obligation
New Years Eve	Dec 31	5:30 pm	Yvette Delisle
New Years Day	Jan. 1	10:00 am	Loretta Adams and Bernice & Carl Ray
			Epiphany of the Lord
Saturday	Jan. 2	5:30 pm	Deceased Members of the Lanthier & Seguin Families
Sunday	Jan. 3	8:45 am 10:30 am	Harold Payne –Church Parishioners – St. Martha School
Monday	Jan. 4	9:00	Intentions of Catherine Crozier
Tuesday	Jan. 5	9:00	Eileen McConnel
Wednesday	Jan. 6	9:00	Intentions of Henry & Annmarie Clarke
Friday	Jan. 8	8:00 9:00	Holy Hour Intentions of Eleanor & Blaine Tinney
Saturday	Jan. 9	5:30 pm	Linda Bilow- Church
Sunday	Jan.10	8:45 am 10:30 am	Niedbala - Church Parishioners – St. Martha School

Liturgy Schedule	READERS	EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS	CHILDREN’S LITURGY
Church
Dec. 26 5:30 pm	Ron Arsenault		As Arranged
8:45 am	Natasha Grodzinski		As Arranged
Dec. 27 St Martha
10:30 am	Cynthia St. Jacques	Lori Williams	As Arranged
Dec. 31 5:30 pm	Irma Stuart
Jan. 1 10:00 am	Patricia Croxford
Jan. 2 5:30 pm	Brian Mayfield
Jan. 3 8:45 am 10:30 am	Barbara Fleet Susan Faris	Laura Raycraft	As Arranged
Church
Jan. 9 5:30 pm	Pauline Burns
8:45 am	Cathy Townsend		As Arranged
Jan. 10 St Martha
10:30 am	Billy Ows	Brian Reitzel	As Arranged