SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT

Our Lady of Sorrows Scripture Study

Pauls Letter to the Romans Morning Sessions Evening Sessions Wednesdays 10:00am Thursdays 7:00 pm Downstairs in the Our Lady of Sorrows Church meeting Elementary School Room 32 Montgomery Rd. Room 411

OLS Advent Fair

Join us in the Parish Hall! This Weekend!! Sat: 11am5 pm; Sun: 9 am2:30 pm OLS Caf, bake sale, fruitcakes, kids games, crafts, gifts, raffle.. Join us to celebrate Advent: enjoy some snacks & activities, and shop for gifts! Crafts, giftware, religious books/articles, CDs, and Right to Life cards will be available with proceeds to OLS ShareLife. We look forward to your support.

**** Bible Study morning sessions resume April 10, 2013. Evening Study sessions resume April 11, 2013.

Musical Notes

Mass Intentions This Week

Dec. 10th Dec. 16th
Please join us as we pray for the following, in our Announced Mass Intentions
Intention Requested By

Mon.:

9:00 am Tues.: 9:00 am Wed.: 9:00 am Thurs.: 9:00 am Fri.: 9:00 am Sat.: 9:00 am 5:15 pm Sun.: 8:00 am 9:30 am 11:00 am 12:30 pm

+Adolph BlackieCoseni +Edward Hurley +David Nichol +Joe Stanley

Vera Coseni Barbara Pinto Monica Lovell Kathleen Stanley & Family John Redmond Roman&Sonya Melnyk Pohole Family

I Cieli Immensi, 7:30 pm

A Christmas Concert performed by the Our Lady of Sorrows Ecumenical Choir under the direction of Gordon Mansell, with choir accompanist and assistant Allison Hunwicks. This choir will perform concerts and liturgies during the Candlemas Festival (Jan. 27 Feb. 4, 2013) in Florence, Assisi, Rome, and St. Peters Basilica. Attend and support our singers in their final preparations for this exceptional spiritual and musical experience. Donations accepted

+Lorraine Redmond +Zenon Melnyk +Mary & Frank Ferkul

+Albert Obaji For Our Parishioners +Jacques Giroux +Nicole Nardi

Sklar Family Rosemary Boston Family

Sun. Dec. 16th Christmas Fundraiser

Everyone is invited for a heartwarming bowl of Soup after each of the liturgies on Sunday, December 16, in the parish hall as a Christmas fundraiser for Covenant House. For the low cost of $3.00, this includes a hot bowl of soup, a roll and a coffee or water. This fundraiser is sponsored by OLS Youth and Young Adult Ministry.

Stretch & Flex Class Tuesdays:6:30 7:30 pm in the church hall.

$10 per class

Rosary Group
The power of the rosary is beyond

description. Archbishop Fulton Sheen

TV Mass
Father Nino will be celebrating a TV Mass on Fri. Dec. 14th and Sat. Dec. 29th. .....................

Join us Fridays at 2:00 pm in the church. All are welcome !

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2012

Much of the season of Advent is spent in waiting for something or someone to come. Depending upon the age of those who wait, expectations vary. For some, the season is marked by anticipation. Christmas is coming, Santa Claus is coming, and for many credit card statements and bills are also coming. Yet another year has passed before our eyes too quickly to be tamed and savored. The Church, through the scripture readings for Advent gathers the preoccupied thoughts, wandering hopes and scattered energies of each believer to focus them once again on the reason for the season: Jesus who comes! Advent celebrates the coming, not as a past event but also as a present experience and future joy yet to be fully realized. The prayers of Advent invite believers to yield to God, to wait for God, to call upon Gods name, and to pray, each day. Most importantly, Advent provides an opportunity for believers to wait at the window in order to recognize the many comings home of our God and to rejoice in the possibilities of a new beginning.

Sacrament of Reconciliation
All day confessions are on Saturday Dec. 22nd, from 9:30 am 5:00 pm, with two priests available.

Teopoli Advent Youth Retreat

December 15th All children ages 6-17 are invited to take part in our Youth Advent Retreat at Teopoli Catholic Spiritual Centre in Muskoka for a day of prayer, reflection and preparation of the coming of our Lord along with some outdoor fun as well. Meeting time is 7:30 am on Saturday, December 15th at the Hwy 7 and Hwy 400 Carpool Lot and return to the carpool by 6:00 pm. For further information or to register your child, call (416)243 7319 or email youth@teopoli.com. Registration must be confirmed by Friday, December 7th.

The Christmas season at Our Lady of Sorrows is always a very special time full of prayerful celebrations, seasonal music and community events. It is a time when the families of our parish often have the opportunity to attend Mass together. The following is a list of our Christmas season Masses with the corresponding choir. Approximately 35 minutes before the Christmas Eve Masses, the Chorale and the Senior choir will perform seasonal music. On behalf of all who serve our community in various ministries, we wish you a very Merry Christmas filled with peace and blessings. Christmas Eve, 5:00 pm,(Chorale) th Mon. Dec. 24 7:00 pm (Chorale) 11:00 pm(Senior Choir) Christmas Day, 8:00 am Tues. Dec. 25th 9:30 am(Youth) 11:00 am(Chorale) 12:30 pm(Senior) Feast of Holy 5:15 pm Family Vigil, Sat. Dec. 29th Feast of Holy 8:00 am Family, 9:30 am Sun. Dec. 30th 11:00 am (Chorale) 12:30 pm (Senior) Feast of Mary, 5:15 pm Mother of God Vigil, Mon. Dec. 31st Feast of Mary, 8:00 am Mother of God, 9:30 am Tues. Jan 1st 11:00 am (Chorale), 12:30 pm (Senior) Feast of the 5:15 pm Epiphany Vigil Sat. Jan. 5th Feast of the 8:00 am Epiphany, 9:30 am th Sun. Jan. 6 11:00 am (Chorale) 12:30 pm (Senior)