Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Catholic Women’s League Iraqi Refugee Settlement Ministry

Membership Weekend Next Meeting: Mon., Jan. 31st - 7:30 pm - in the hall.

This Weekend: Jan. 22nd / 23rd

Thank You from:
The CWL is holding its annual
membership drive this weekend: January 22nd and 23rd. The Society of
Members of the CWL will be available at the main entrance St. Vincent de Paul
after all Masses. Membership is $20.00.
Membership may also be renewed by placing a cheque 2010 was another busy year for the
payable to CWL - OLS in an envelope addressed to CWL Society of St. Vincent de Paul with
and dropping it off at the office. home visits, camp registrations, Bundle Up Weekends
and, of course, organizing the extra help we provide at
New members interested in joining may call Dorothy Taylor Christmas to our Neighbours-in-Need. We sincerely thank
at 416 232-1624 for further information. you for your generosity to our charitable programmes at
Christmas and throughout the year.
We owe a particular thank you to Our Lady of Sorrows
Mass Intentions This Week
School and 6 Royal Bank of Canada branches for their
January 24th - 30th sponsorship of families. Thanks are also due to those of
you who responded to our request to assist Toronto
Please join us as we pray for the following,
in our “Announced Mass” Intentions Central Council and Christ the King parish with their
Christmas activities, both of which were thrilled with the
Mon.:(9 am) +Lynda Kennedy - Inwood Family response and were most appreciative.
Tues.:(9 am) Intentions of Joseph & Ann Fusco - Anniv.
Wed.:(9 am) +Nick Villani - Cullen Family We were also able to send $21,500.00 to the next level up
Thurs.:(9 am) +James G. Turner - Mary Pat & Frank Kielty of the Society, namely, Etobicoke Particular Council, so
Fri.:( 9 am) +Lynda Kennedy - Grace Guilfoyle that they could provide money to less affluent parishes in
Sat.:(9 am) +Lucia Reggimenti - Patrick Keane & Family the neighbourhood where the need was greater. Their
(5:15 pm) For Our Parishioners
excess funds are then forwarded to Toronto Central
Sun.:(8:15 am) +Nick Villani - Janet Huitema
(9:30 am) In Thanksgiving - Daniella Servedio Council to support Special Works throughout the city. At
(11:00 am) +Mary Shanahan - Ann-Marie & Martin our request Etobicoke Particular Council sent Ontario
(12:30 pm) +Anita Ruf - James Maloney Regional Council $4,000.00 to assist our fellow
Vincentians in Haiti following the earthquake.
It is worth noting that we are a multi-layered international
Ballroom & Latin Dance Lessons
organization with levels ranging from the parish
New Session Has Begun: conference to the International Confederation of the
Wednesdays: 7:30 - 8:30 pm - In the Parish Hall Society based in Paris where it all began in 1833 with the
(Jan. 26; Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23; Mar. 2, 9, 16) work of a young university student named Frédéric
Ozanam (now Blessed Frédéric Ozanam).
All Levels Welcome! No Partners Needed
Please pray for the Society and its members, those we
Single Class Drop-In: $15
visit and assist, and the special works we undertake. New
Visit www.danceofftoronto.com Members are welcome. To find out more about who we
or call Carmen Colangelo at 416-231-3804 to register. are and what we do please visit the parish website at
Help Support ShareLife while having some fun! www.sorrows.ca
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First Communion Parent Meeting
Sun., Jan. 30th or Wed., Feb. 2nd
Parents of children who have registered at OLS Parish for
First Communion are reminded of their commitment to
attend a Parent Preparation Meeting for First
Communion.
Please attend the meeting which best suits your schedule:
- Sunday, January 30th at 2:00 pm
- Wednesday, February 2nd at 7:30 pm.
Reminder: this meeting is for parents only.
World Day of Prayer
for Consecrated Life
Wednesday, February 2nd
This day of prayer helps the entire Church to esteem ever
more greatly the witness of those persons who have chosen
to follow Christ by means of the practice of the evangelical
counsels as well as to be a suitable occasion for
consecrated persons to renew their commitment and
rekindle the fervour which should inspire their offering of
themselves to the Lord. (Pope John Paul II - 1997)
There will be a special Mass next Sunday, Jan. 30 th at 3
pm at St. Paul’s Basilica in celebration of the vocation
and witness of the more than 1,100 religious men and
women of over 100 different religious congregations within
our Archdiocese, who are such a vital and important part
of the life and ministry of the Church. All are welcome to
attend and to pray in thanksgiving to God for the gifts of
these religious sisters, brothers and priests and to pray for
God’s blessing upon them in their efforts to faithfully live
the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience.
Vocation Seeds
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
Are you willing to proclaim the coming of the kingdom as
a priest or a religious? If God is calling you, contact Fr.
Hansoo Park at 416-968-0997 or email
vocations@vocations.ca
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today's Gospel describes the beginning of Jesus' public
ministry. In the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke
(called the Synoptic Gospels), Jesus' public ministry begins
after his baptism by John the Baptist and after his retreat
to the desert where he was tempted by the devil. When
Jesus returns from the desert, he hears that John has been
arrested.
The first part of today's Gospel places Jesus' ministry in
the context of the writings of the prophet, Isaiah. Matthew
wants to show that Jesus is the fulfilment of the
prophecies given to the people of Israel, and he refers to
Isaiah to do so. Isaiah says that the Messiah will begin his
ministry in Galilee, the land of the Gentiles. When Jesus
begins to preach in Galilee, Matthew points to his ministry
as a fulfilment of Isaiah's prophecy, proof that Jesus is the
Messiah.
When Jesus called his first disciples, the Gospel tells us
that the fishermen (Peter and Andrew, James and John)
dropped everything to follow Jesus immediately. Yet this
Gospel tells us little about the prior experience that the
fishermen had of Jesus. Did they know him? Had they
heard him preach? What kind of person must Jesus have
been to invoke such a response? We can imagine that
Jesus was a powerful presence to elicit a response as
immediate and complete as these first disciples gave.
The Gospel concludes with a description of the ministry
that Jesus begins in Galilee. Jesus inaugurates the
Kingdom of God with his work. He teaches in the
synagogue & preaches about the kingdom. His ability to
cure people's diseases and illnesses is a sign of the
kingdom. In Jesus' ministry, we already begin to see the
Kingdom of God among us.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Ecumenical Prayer Service
This weekend: Sun., Jan. 23rd – 4:30 pm
St. James Anglican Cathedral (King & Church Streets)
The Most Rev. Colin Johnson of the Anglican Communion
will host this ecumenical prayer service with religious
leaders from across the city. Most Rev. Bishop William
McGrattan will preach the homily. All are welcome to
attend. For more information visit: www.weekofprayer.ca