SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER PARISH

Fr. Peter Proulx, Pastor Sr. Sheila Whelan GSIC Deacon Don Smith
331 Plaunt Street, South; P.O. Box 396
Renfrew, Ontario K7V 4A6
Tel: (613) 432-5825 Fax: (613) 432-6663
E mail: sfx.parish@on.aibn.com Web Site: www.sfxrenfrew.com
“St. Francis Xavier, a welcoming faith community lovingly sharing the gifts of God.”

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

ST
DECEMBER 21 , 2008

This week we celebrate the

Birth of Jesus!
St. Augustine said:
“God became human so that
humans could become God”.
What dignity Christ brings to our lives –
May this celebration truly enrich your
Godliness and instill much peace in you.
Christmas Blessings from
all the staff here at
St. Francis Xavier Parish
PRAYERS:
The deceased: Alice Lee, Sister Alice Leclaire and Anna McArthur.
The sick: We remember our parishioners and family members who cannot be with us at
this time of year because of sickness. May the peace of Christ truly be part of your journey
and bring a spirit of contentment to those who share this time with you.

PARISH FAMILY MASS

At 7:00 p.m. on December 24th we celebrate a Family Mass with special
emphasis on the minds and hearts of our children. As part of their
involvement we invite all of the children to bring a little gift for our
gift box – perhaps a food item for the needy, maybe a pair or socks
or mittens – something small yet useful – to be shared with those
who have less than we enjoy.

CARE FUND: At this time of year we express hope to those who have special
needs. Our Care Fund affords us the opportunity to share your generosity. I
thank you for your ongoing support of the Care Fund and invite you to share with us
your donations in either store gift cards or monetary contributions for this purpose.

ON OUR WAY WITH JESUS: We have celebrated the Sacrament of Reconciliation

with our young people and their parents who are on a year-long experience
of coming to know God’s gift to us in the sacraments. As we have come to
know God’s love in this special way of forgiving us may you truly feel much
blessing as you move on to prepare for the table of Eucharist.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: Please note that we will celebrate

the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Christmas Eve – Wednesday, December 24th
from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Please feel welcome to feel the Peace of Christ as part of
your Christmas preparations. Please note day and time of O.L.F. Reconciliation
is Tuesday, December 23rd, not Wednesday, December 24th as listed last week.

Parish Directory: Beginning in the new year and in an ongoing way, we will
be seeking your co-
co - operation in our effort to have a photo record of our
parishioners. This will not be of any cost to you – there will be no “sale
of pictures”. We will however, provide several opportunities for you to
have your picture taken. Eventually, our parish data system will include
these photographs.
photogr aphs. We respect your desire for privacy and assure you
that they are exclusively a way of identifying with the Parish Family.
Please note updates in the bulletin later in January.
 CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER PARISH
CONFESSIONS: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24TH 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
CHRISTMAS EVE - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24TH
6:30 p.m. – Carols with Children’s Choir 7:00 p.m. - Christmas Eve Mass
9:00 p.m. - Carols with Choir 9:30 p.m. - Christmas Eve Mass
CHRISTMAS DAY - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25TH
10:00 a.m. - Carols with Choir 10:30 a.m. - Christmas Day Mass
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27TH - 5:00 p.m. - Feast of the Holy Family
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28TH - 10:30 a.m. – Feast of the Holy Family
NEW YEAR’S EVE – WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31ST
5:00 p.m. – Mary the Mother of God
NEW YEAR’S DAY – THURSDAY, JANUARY 1ST
10:30 a.m. – Mary the Mother of God
OUR LADY OF FATIMA PARISH
CONFESSIONS: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23rd 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
CHRISTMAS EVE - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24TH
5:30 p.m. – Carols with Children’s Choir 6:00 p.m. - Christmas Eve Mass
8:00 p.m. - Carols with Choir 8:30 p.m. - Christmas Eve Mass
CHRISTMAS DAY - THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25TH
9:00 a.m. - Carols with Senior Choir & Christmas Day Mass
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27TH - 7:00 p.m. - Feast of the Holy Family
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28TH - 9:00 a.m. – Feast of the Holy Family
NEW YEAR’S EVE – WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31ST
7:00 p.m. – Mary the Mother of God
NEW YEAR’S DAY – THURSDAY, JANUARY 1ST
9:00 a.m. – Mary the Mother of God
DIRECT DEPOSIT SUNDAY OFFERINGS: You will notice that we have begun a
program for people to have their Sunday Offerings electronically transferred to the Parish.
The weekly or monthly contributions are noted in the bulletin along with our “Sunday
Offering” notation. If you have any questions about this program or if you would like to
participate at any time, please call Martha Scott at the Parish office or feel free to speak
to any of the Parish staff.
 LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS
Please Please carefully note the times of the daily Liturgies for the
note next few weeks and keep this sheet as there will be
NO BULLETIN THE WEEKEND OF DECEMBER 27TH / 28 TH

MONDAY, DECEMBER 22 – SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28

MON Dec. 22 7:00 p.m. Gert Lepine – Jan & Roy Leitch
Garnet Bresee – Wife, Rose & Family
TUE Dec. 23 9:30 a.m. Vincent, Joey, Mom & Dad – The Elliott Family
10:30 a.m. BONNECHERE MANOR MASS: Bernard English – M/M Jack Kelly
WED Dec. 24 7:00 p.m. CHRISTMAS MASS
9:30 p.m. CHRISTMAS MASS
THUR Dec. 25 10:30 a.m. CHRISTMAS MASS
FRI Dec. 26 NO PARISH LITURGY
SAT Dec. 27 5:00 p.m. Tom & Clarissa Mahusky – The Family
SUN Dec. 28 10:30 a.m. Mary St. Michael – The Family
Intentions of the Parishioners – Father Proulx

MONDAY, DECEMBER 29 – SUNDAY, JANUARY 4

MON Dec. 29 7:00 p.m. Dan Scully – Barry & Eve Yantha
TUE Dec. 30 9:30 a.m. Max Box – Doreen Sulpher
WED Dec. 31 5:00 p.m. John Clouthier & Kay Beaudoin – Darlene & Fay
THUR Jan. 01 10:30 a.m. Urban Agnew – The Estate
FRI Jan. 02 8:00 a.m. Earl Bennett – Norma Bennett & Family
12 noon HOLY HOUR
SAT Jan. 03 5:00 p.m. Roy Pleau – Gerry & Cecelia Kusluski
SUN Jan. 04 10:30 a.m. Joan Rolland – Louise & Rocknie Gavin
Intentions of the Parishioners – Father Proulx

LITURGICAL ROLES LITURGICAL ROLES

Feast of the Holy Family - Dec. 27th/Dec. 28th, 2008
CHRISTMAS & NEW YEARS See last week’s bulletin or church bulletin boards
AS ASSIGNED ~~~~~~~~
Epiphany of the Lord - January 3rd/ 4th, 2009
SATURDAY EVENING MASS - 5:00 p.m.
SUNDAY OFFERING: $4,519.27
MINISTERS OF THE WORD – I. Connors; K. Harris
($4,284.27 [243 postings] + $235 MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITY – E. & G. Boose;
Automatic Withdrawals [10 postings]). C. & D. Sulpher
MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST – G. Blanchette;
K. & V. Windle; C. Sulpher; G. Curry
RENFREW KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: SERVERS – A. Carthy-Varsch; C. & D. Holley; K. Dowdall
are serving FREE COMMUNITY FRIENDSHIP
DINNERS on Christmas Day from 11 a.m. to SUNDAY MORNING MASS - 10:30 a.m.
2:00 p.m. at 313 Raglan St. We provide free MINISTERS OF THE WORD– T. Keller; J. Perry
transportation to and from the hall as well as MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITY – A. & V. Dumoulin;
free delivery and take out. J. Mahusky; L. Sammon
Please call Brian Long at 613-432-0887 or MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST – M. Campbell;
Don Coyne at 613-433-9298 for dinner re- M. Charbonneau; G. Denault; D. Letts; D. Yantha
quests and info. On Christmas Day only call SERVERS – S. Rowat; R. Blackburn; E. McIntyre; B. Vincent
432-6121. CHILDREN’S LITURGY – No Children’s Liturgy