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1001 Ravenscroft Road Ajax, Ontario L1T 4X1

 (905) 683-1403

Fax: (905) 683-2301

• ST. FRANCIS DE SALES

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

CONNECT WITH US!

www.stfrancisdesales.ca

@SFDSAjax @SFDS_youth sfdsajax

• St. Francis de Sales Parish

Our mission at St. Francis de Sales is to joyfully welcome you to

• ur parish family of faith, trusting that: if you are seeking Christ,

you will find Him here. If grieving, you will receive comfort. If troubled in spirit, you will receive the blessing of peace without being judged. If discouraged, you will rejoice in hope. If alone, you will find companionship and Christian love. May our parish be a sanctuary of peace for you as we journey together to the Father’s house. – Saint Francis de Sales

“The Measure of Love, is Love without Measure”

DAILY MASS MONDAY - THURSDAY, SATURDAY 9:00 am FRIDAY 7:00 pm SUNDAY MASS SATURDAY 5:00 pm SUNDAY 8:30 am | 10:15 am | 12:00 pm | 7:00 pm SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION FRIDAY 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm SATURDAY 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (or anytime by appointment) OFFICE HOURS MONDAY - WEDNESDAY 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm THURSDAY - FRIDAY 9:00 am - 5:00 pm SATURDAY 9:30 am - 12:30 pm | 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm SUNDAY 9:00 am - 2:00 pm PASTOR

• FR. JOSEPH SINGH

sfdspastor@gmail.com ext 105 ASSOCIATE PASTOR

• FR. DAVID TWADDLE

fr.twaddle@gmail.com

ext 104 DEACON DEACON ALBAN SOARES alban.soares@gmail.com ext 108 PARISH OFFICE DENISE FORD ADMINISTRATOR denise.ford@archtoronto.org ext 103 CONFIRMATION, JEANNINE HENRY PARISH SCHOOLS & jeannine.henry@archtoronto.org ext 100 YOUTH MINISTRY FIRST COMMUNION, DAWN SELDA RECONCILIATION dawn.selda@archtoronto.org ext 102

Parish Contacts Parish Hours

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THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD

As part of Marriage Sunday 2020 celebrations, Cardinal Thomas Collins will preside at a special Mass to honour couples celebrating milestone anniversaries in 2020. If you (or a couple you know) are celebrating a 25th , 40th , 50th or 60th+ wedding anniversary in 2020, they are invited to join in this special celebration. The Mass will take place at 3 p.m. on Sunday, February 9 at St. Isaac Jogues Parish (1148 Finch Ave., Pickering). A reception will follow Mass. The Mass is open to all, but due to space restrictions those wishing to attend are asked to register online or by phone. Milestone anniversary celebrants will be assured of reserved seating. Registration and other important information can be found at: www.archtoronto.org/marriage or by calling (416) 934-3400, x 523. All parents/guardians of Grade Eight students are invited to attend a Grade Eight Parent Night at Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School in Ajax. The evening is scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, 2020, with tours beginning at 6:15 p.m. and presentations at 7:00 p.m. in

• ur theatre. The Guidance department will host a short

Power Point presentation aimed at facilitating the course selection process and the Administrators will discuss the more practical side of High School life. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call, 905-686-8516. MONDAY, 3 FEBRUARY 9:00 AM AVAILABLE TUESDAY, 4 FEBRUARY 9:00 AM S.I. NEKESHIA CARACCIOLO WEDNESDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 9:00 AM + ALBERT & PHILOMINA GNANAPRIRGASAM + PREXCET & SEBASTIAN ANTHONIPILLAI + JOSE DE MELO BOTELHO THURSDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 9:00 AM + PATRICK MARTIL + HELEY & DEVASIA MANAMEL FRIDAY, 7 FEBRUARY 7:00 PM AVAILABLE SATURDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 9:00 AM + PATRICK MARTIL 5:00 PM FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR PARISH SUNDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 8:30 AM S.I. EVIN ANDREWS + JULIA HELSTAB + SISTER BEATRICE MALONEY 10:15 AM + MANUEL IBARGUCHI + MARCELINA MARTINEZ SABERON + CONCEPCION MANDUJANO 12:00 PM S.I. IN THANKSGIVING + CARMEN INAY 7:00 PM AVAILABLE First Reconciliation for the children registered for First Reconciliation and First Communion, will take place on Saturday February 22nd. Please refer to the back of your child’s passport for the specific time for your child’s school. Please remember to bring your child’s passport on this date. This will be the second passport review. Please refer to the RCIC preparation schedule if your child attends a Public School, Other Catholic School or is in grade 3-6, as there are no classes over the Family Day weekend. After the First Reconciliation on February 22nd, there is a break in classes until May 2nd.

_________________________________________ Visit our website: www.stfrancisdesales.ca MASS INTENTIONS HEART TO HEART GALA MARRIAGE SUNDAY

Saturday, February 29, 2020 at Ajax Convention Centre. Join us for an elegant evening including 3-course dinner with wine, DJ-Dance, silent/live auction, raffles. The funds raised allow our highly-trained staff to provide quality counselling services to over 2300 community members each year. Tickets are just $100 each. Contact Tania McClean, at 905-725-3513 ext. 121

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VOCATIONS

“Jesus did not come to help Angels, but the descendants of Abraham”. If God is calling you to consider the priesthood, diaconate, brother or sister, contact Fr. Chris Lemieux, Vocation Director, Archdiocese of Toronto at 416-968- 0997

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email: vocations@archtoronto.org www.vocationstoronto.ca

CWL CRAFT CLASS

The CWL craft classes will be held on February 4th, 13th, and 27th in the north

• room. All ladies are welcome!

GRADE 8 STUDENTS TAX RECEIPTS

Your tax receipts for 2019 are ready for pick up in the lobby of the Church. Please be sure that the envelope you take has your correct name and address. For any inquires please go to the parish office. Your Family of Faith tax receipts will be mailed to you directly from the Archdiocese of Toronto.

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2 FEBRUARY 2020 REFLECTION “When the days were completed for their purification according to the law of Moses, they took (Jesus) up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord” (Lk 2:22). The Torah required that every woman who gave birth should, forty days afterward, make a pilgrimage to the temple in Jerusalem for purification. This does not mean that the law considered sex or womanhood or childbirth to be dirty or sinful. Just as a Jewish priest had to purify the holy vessels every time they were used in the Temple liturgy, so a woman who gave birth also had to be purified following the holy use of her sacred body in giving birth to a new child. Thus, Mary had to be purified. Moreover, the Law required that a woman’s “first- born” must accompany her and be redeemed like an unclean animal. “Every firstling of an ass you shall redeem with a lamb, or if you will not redeem it you shall break its neck. Every first-born of man among your sons you shall redeem” (Exodus 13:13). Jesus needed to be redeemed. However, St. Luke purposely does not say that Jesus needed to be redeemed but

• presented. The Law required that Jesus be redeemed

not presented or dedicated.

• St. Luke’s quotation concerning the first-born (Luke

2:23) is based not on the law concerning redemption (Exodus 13:13) but rather Exodus 13:1-2, which deals with the consecration of the first-born to the Lord: “The Lord said to Moses, ‘Consecrate to me all the first-born; whatever is the first to open the womb among the people of Israel, both of man and of beast, is mine.’” St. Luke records no redemption ritual being performed for Jesus. Jesus was not ransomed and this was not at all normal. St. Luke, in other words, was portraying Jesus as a holy first-born Israelite with a natural priestly status. Just like Hannah of the Old Testament who gave birth to Samuel (see 1 Samuel 1- 2), and dedicated him to God’s service in the temple for as long as he lives, so Jesus in like manner was dedicated to God and was not redeemed. He belonged to God permanently. This would explain the reason Jesus would not understand why His parents did not know where to find Him in Jerusalem (in the next episode of the Boy Jesus in the Temple, Luke 2:41-52). Since He belonged to God, Jesus could be expected to be in His Father’s house, (the Temple) as in the case of

• Samuel. Jesus made a personal identification with the

decision his parents had made about Him at His birth. Hahn, Scott. “The Glory of Your People: The Presentation.” Joy to the World, New York. Image, 2014, pp. 127-134. Registration is now open. When - Saturday, March 28 – 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Le Treport Banquet Hall, 1075 Queensway East, Mississauga, Ontario L4Y 4C1 Mass celebrant: Fr. Edward J. Curtis, Rector Speakers & Topics: Kimberly Hahn– The Joys and Sorrows of Mary Colleen Carroll Campbell – The Heart of Perfection Award winning author, EWTN Dorothy Pilarski: One Mother’s Heart Founder of Dynamic Women of Faith CatholicMomsGroup.com Register at http://dynamicwomenfaith.com/ Questions please call: 416-907-1042 Light Breakfast – Lunch – Free Parking

DYNAMIC WOMEN OF FAITH

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Resurrection Cemetery, Whitby

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Visit our website at www.catholic-cemeteries.com for information about our ministry.

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