OUR LADY OF LEBANON PARISH - TORONTO

Maronite Catholic Church. Served by the Antonine Maronite Order

Pastor : Fr. Maroun Abou Jaoude OAM Associate Pastor : Fr. Youssef Chedid OAM

October 14th, 2012

St. Isaiah Oct. 15
Isaiah was born in Aleppo. His father was mayor of Aleppo during the rule of the Emperor Constantine the Great. Isaiah grew with fervent prayer and spiritual virtues. He vowed chastity to God without anyone knowing, not even his parents. Isaiah married to fulfill the wishes of his father but he did not consummate his marriage to his wife on the agreement of both parties. After 3 years of marriage, his wife entered a convent and he entered the Monastery of St. Ogene. He lived a short time in the monastery, then he left and he built a hermitage in the suburbs of Aleppo where he spent all his time fasting and praying. He died at the end of the 4th century. The Feast of St. Isaiah is celebrated on October 15. The First Monastery of the Congregation of the Order Antonin Maronite was dedicated in the name of St. Isaiah.

Fifth Sunday of the Cross

Mass Intention Saturday Oct 13th
6:30 pm - 40 Days Memorial mass for the late Therese Nahhas offered by her sons Joe, John, Chad and their families

Sunday Oct 14th,

10:30 am 1- 40 Days Memorial Mass for the late Farhat Farhat offered by Leila & Gloria Farhat and Joe Abi-Chedid. 2- Memorial mass for the late Gabriel Charbine offered by his wife Sylvie and her children peter and pascal 3 3 years Memorial mass for the late Gerges Farhat 12:30pm - Memorial mass for the souls of the martyrs of the Lebanese Army Specially the martyrs of October 13, 1990 offered by COLCO-Toronto

Our Lady of Lebanon Christmas Banquet

Rizzo Italian Banquet Hall (Humberline & Albion Rd)

Sunday Oct 21st,

Our Lady of Lebanon has a great pleasure to invite you to its Christmas Party event that will be held on Sat. Dec. 15th at Rizzo Italian Banquet Hall. A full served dinner with the Lebanese Super Star Georges Hadchiti , along with the star Rami Badr. Prizes and gifts will be distributed to winners. For reservation please call: Church Office: Maha 416.534.7070 Sam Dagher : 416-493-8945 Edmond Dagher: 416.371.2826 Claude Dagher : 416-294-9503 Sponsors are welcome to contribute in advertisements in the church Christmas booklet. Please call Joe Daou @ 647.393.9222 & Edmond Dagher @ 416.371.2826 10:30am & 12:30pm -

Friday Activities
6:30 pm Children Choir 7:30 pm Sacred heart family 8:30 pm Youth group

The DVD and pictures of the 2012 First communion are ready. Please pick them up from the Church office.

MASS SCHEDULE

Saturdays at 6:30 pm; Sundays at 10:30 & 12:30 in OLOL church (1515 Queen St W, Toronto ON); Sunday at 7 pm in Holy Redeemer Church (796 Eyer Dr, Pickering ON). Our Lady of Lebanon Parish; 1515 Queen St. West; Toronto, ON, M6R 1A5; Tel: 416-534-7070; Fax: 416-530-4103; www.ourladyoflebanon.ca; office@ourladyoflebanon.ca; mjaoude1@hotmail.com; ololtoronto, @ololtoronto

COLLECTION AND DONATIONS BALANCE Oct 7th, 2012 Chehade Tom Habib Paul Total Collection 50.00 50.00 807.00 Grand Total Fawaz Nathalie Tannous Elie Total Donations 1207.00 50.00 250.00 400.00

Please contact the Parishs office to arrange for any sacrament of the Church.

Office hours
Monday, Wednesday: 3pm - 8 pm Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 11am - 8 pm

Marriage
A marriage preparation course is necessary. Please call the Priest one year before the planned wedding date and before arranging the hall.

OLOL parish thanks all the families for their annual donation of $250 CND. Your contribution are supporting our programs for our children and youth. Thank you and God bless you.

Baptism
Please make an appointment one month in advance.

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Keep in touch! Dear parishioners, if your address has recently changed, please contact the parish office to update our records.

Ministry of the Sick

Inform the priest for assistance.

Confession
By appointment or before the Mass.

A reading from the Second Letter of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Philippians , Your blessings Father; (2:12-18) So then, my beloved, obedient as you have always been, not only when I am present but all the more now when I am absent, work out your salvation with fear and trembling. For God is the one who, for his good purpose, works in you both to desire and to work. Do everything without grumbling or questioning, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like lights in the world, as you hold on to the word of life, so that my boast for the day of Christ may be that I did not run in vain or labor in vain. But, even if I am poured out as a libation upon the sacrificial service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with all of you. In the same way you also should rejoice and share your joy with me. Praise be to God always.

A reading from the Holy Gospel of the Lord according to Saint Matthew. (25:1-13) Then the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them, but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps. Since the bridegroom was long delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. At midnight, there was a cry, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!' Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' But the wise ones replied, 'No, for there may not be enough for us and you. Go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.' While they went off to buy it, the bridegroom came and those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him. Then the door was locked. Afterwards the other virgins came and said, 'Lord, Lord, open the door for us!' But he said in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.' Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour. This is the truth. Peace be with you.

HALLOWEEN PARTY
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OLOL Youth Group will be hosting a Halloween Party on

Frid. Oct. 26, from 8 pm -12 am. at the Church Hall. You are all welcome. A night of fun & games... P.S. We are going to have a pot-luck in which we ask everyone to contribute.