Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Outdoor Mass Archdiocesan Collection

& Picnic
Sunday, June 27th
at 12:30 pm
Planning for the outdoor Mass & Picnic on the grounds of
Our Lady of Sorrows School is well under way. A
delicious BBQ and Games for all ages will follow the
Mass. Hamburgers, hotdogs and beverages will be
provided.
The committee requires a head-count for this event. Please
complete the registration form and deposit it in the
collection basket at any Mass, as soon as possible.
If you are willing to volunteer, you can indicate so on the
form. More information about this outdoor event is on the
registration form, available at the back of the Church. We
look forward to hearing from everyone and seeing
everyone outdoors.
Dance Classes Continue
This Weekend
The annual collection for Marygrove girls camp is on
June 12/13. Marygrove Camp is a residential camp
situated on 39 acres of beautifully treed grounds and a
quarter mile of Georgian Bay waterfront near Penetang.
The camp is open to eligible girls, ages 5-13, and provides
an 8-day camping experience to over 1,000 children who
may not otherwise have the opportunity to enjoy a
camping adventure. Families experiencing financial or
domestic hardship may contact the Society to determine
their eligibility. Each campers holiday is fully subsidized
through the generous support of this collection in all
parishes throughout the Archdiocese. Visit
www.svdptoronto.org.
Vocation Seeds
Jesus is always ready to grant forgiveness and pardon to
those who sincerely repent. Are you able to help others to
believe and return to Jesus with repentant hearts?

If so, God may be calling you to Priesthood: contact Fr.

Hansoo Park at 416-968-0997 or visit:
All Levels Welcome! www.vocationstoronto.ca
Salsa, Merengue, Waltz, Foxtrot, Rumba, Swing
With Dance-Off Toronto Mass Intentions This Week
Wednesdays: June 16,23,30 June 14th - 20th
7:00 - 8:00 pm in the parish hall. Please join us as we pray for the following,
Single Class Drop-In Fee: $18 per class in our Announced Mass Intentions

For information call: Carmen at 416-231-3804 Mon.:(9 am) +Govina Comi - Family
www.dance-offtoronto.com Tues.:(9 am) +Taylor Whitney - Family
Wed.:(9 am) +Ned & Bridget Daly - Kathleen Stanley

ShareLife Thurs.:(9 am) +Thomas Andreoli - Family

Fri.:( 9 am) +Vera Jessup - OLS Bridge Group
ShareLife Community Challenge
Sat.:(9 am) +Catherine & Vincent McDonald
- Matching Gift Program - Stella McDonald
Help us to maximize the impact of your gift to ShareLife (5:15 pm) +Mary & Frank Ferkul - Pohole Family
this year. If you increase your donation from last year or
Sun.:(8:15 am) +Jack Killoran - Family
give to ShareLife for the first time (please include your
name and address with your donation), ShareLife will (9:30 am) +Waldemar Szyjkowski - Family
receive an additional amount matching these increased (11 am) For Our Parishioners
funds, from an anonymous donor. (12:30 pm) +Brian Hishon - Elizabeth Tan
 June 13, 2010

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today, the third Sunday after Pentecost, we return to Ordinary Time. Before Lent began at the end of February, we were
reading Luke's version of the Sermon on the Mount, which is known as the Sermon on the Plain. Today's Gospel
passage is taken from the following chapter of Luke's Gospel. The concern of this chapter, as well as in Chapters 8 and
9, is Jesus' identity as the Messiah, one who is greater than a prophet. Throughout the chapter Jesus has been performing
miracles similar to those done by Old Testament prophets. When John the Baptist sent some of his disciples to Jesus
to ask who he was, Jesus listed the miracles they had seen him perform and then compared himself with John the
Baptist to show that he was greater than John.
In today's Gospel Jesus sits down to eat a meal at the house of Simon, a Pharisee. A sinful woman approaches him, falls
to her knees, wets his feet with her tears, dries them with her hair, and then anoints them with oil. A similar scene
occurs in the other three Gospels, but in those versions the anointing takes place in Bethany, near Jerusalem, before
Passover. In the other three Gospels, this anointing is related to his being proclaimed king by the crowds when he
entered Jerusalem. It also related to his being anointed as a preparation for his burial. In Luke the anointing takes place
north, in Galilee, early in his ministry.
Simon the Pharisee challenges Jesus, telling him that a prophet would surely know that a sinful person was touching
him. Jesus responds by telling a story about the true nature of forgiveness. Two men owe money. One owes an amount
that would equal 500 days' wages. The other owes 50 days' wages. Yet the moneylender forgives the debt of both when
they ask him. Simon is forced to admit that the one who had the bigger debt cancelled probably loves the moneylender
more.
After telling the story, Jesus turns to the woman and tells her that her sins are forgiven. In this scene we see that Jesus
does more than heal physical ailments, as prophets of the past had done. He also forgives sins. This leaves the crowd
to ask, Who is this who even forgives sins? This question is answered in Chapter 9 by Peter when he professes that
Jesus is the Messiah and at the Transfiguration when the voice from heaven declares, This is my chosen Son.
Today's reading ends with the first three verses of Chapter 8. At first they may seem unconnected to the scene that has
come before. But they serve to show Jesus' ministry beginning to move from one town and village to another,
proclaiming the Kingdom of God, until he eventually arrives in Jerusalem. He is accompanied not just by the Twelve
but by a group of women, three of whom Luke names. It is significant that they are linked with the Twelve, and they
seem to be equally important to Jesus' ministry. It is the women who provide for the needs of these travellers out of their
own resources. Although in Palestinian society women had a much lesser role than men, in Luke's Gospel they are
shown as equals. (Loyola Press)

Family Day!
2010-2011 Religious Education Sponsored by:

Program - Register Now! Toronto Right to Life

June 19th from 11 am - 3 pm
Registration for Religious Education classes is now
No Charge - Join us for: BBQ, Coffeehouse with Live
being accepted. Children who are in grades 1 through
Music, baked goods, bouncy castle, face painting,
8 and attending non-Catholic schools, whose families
crafts, family sports.... at Northmount School (26
are Registered Parish Members, are encouraged to
Mallard Rd.)
register for the classes. Registration forms are available
through the parish office. The program is largely
volunteer-run, so parents are expected to help out in Visit www.righttolife.to for more details or call 416-
some way. 483-7869.