CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS ST.

FRANCIS XAVIER PARISH

CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS OUR LADY OF FATIMA PARISH

CONFESSIONS December 8th, 15th & 22nd 4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. December 9th, 16th & 23rd 9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. December 18th - 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. December 24th - 1:002:00 p.m. CHRISTMAS EVE - Mon., December 24th 5:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass 8:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass CHRISTMAS DAY - Tues., December 25th 10:30 a.m. Christmas Day Mass NEW YEARS EVE - Mon., December 31st Mary the Mother of God 5:00 p.m. NEW YEARS DAY - Tues., January 1st Mary the Mother of God 10:30 a.m. The St. Francis Xavier CWL News:

CONFESSIONS Every Wednesday during Advent 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. December 24th - 11:00a.m. - 12 noon

CHRISTMAS EVE - Mon., December 24th 5:00 p.m. Family Mass 7:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass CHRISTMAS DAY - Tues., December 25th 9:00 a.m. Christmas Day Mass NEW YEARS EVE - Mon., December 31st Mary the Mother of God 4:30 p.m. NEW YEARS DAY - Tues., January 1st Mary the Mother of God 9:00 a.m.
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CHRISTMAS GIVING AND RECEIVING: Each year we receive requests at this time to assist the needs of families and individuals who experience hardship during this season. Our Parish must recognize our responsibility to act in charity. To do so we rely on your assistance as well. Your kind donations to the Care Fund through gift cards and monetary gifts are used to outreach these requests. Please consider assisting the needs of the community by donating to the Parish Care Fund clearly marked on your donation envelope. 2013 SUNDAY CONTRIBUTION ENVELOPES: Are ready from the main foyer. Please call the office if you do not currently have envelopes and would like some. You may consider the Automatic Debit Service.

SUNDAY OFFERING: December 2, 2012 - $5,964.68 PR AY ER F OR VOC AT IONS: Ever y Su nd ay from 2: 30 to 3: 00 p .m . d ur ing t he Sea s on A d vent , a ll a re invited to j oin t h e Sisters of Vis itat ion at St . Josep hs Mot h er h ou s e for t h e recitat ion of t he Rosa r y ( b iling ua lly) for vocat ion s to t h e Relig iou s L ife.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: have religious Keep Christ in Christmas cards for sale. Please call Brian at 432-0887 or Don at 433-9298.

RENFREW CHILDREN/YOUTH CHORUS: presents "It's Christmas" o n S u n d a y , D e c . 9 th a t 2 : 3 0 p . m . a t O u r L a d y o f F a t i m a S c h o o l .

SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMAS KETTLES VOLUNTEERS: needed at Walmart. A couple of hours greatly appreciated. Students may use donated hours towards community service. Call 613-432-7721.

ADVENT DAY OF REFLECTION: Tuesday, December 11 at Stillpoint House, Springtown. Dinner at 5:00 p.m. Registration is limited to 15 attendees. To register contact Carol Sulpher at 613-432-5060.

WEVE GOT MAIL...from Ghana

Dear Parishioners of St. Francis Xavier Parish: Christmas is not only a time to receive and give gifts but also a time to say thank you for all the year has given us. This little card is given to you all to simply say thank you: thank you for all the prayers, support and help you have given to me over the years. May God bless you all and keep you all flu free. May the Christ childthe greatest gift given to us all bless you and fill you with his joy. Fr. Kevin Rand
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2013 CWL MEMBERSHIPS ARE DUE: $20.00. If you do not have Sunday offering envelopes, there are CWL Membership envelopes at the church entrances, or just complete your name, address and phone number and deposit it with your payment in the collection basket or the church office in an envelope marked CWL. We invite all women of S.F.X. Parish to join the C.W.L.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: will be holding their General Meeting on Monday, December 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Hall. Christmas Social will follow the meeting.
ADVENT PAMPHLETS: There are Advent-themed pamphlets to assist you in your spiritual preparation for Christmas. "The Adverbs of Advent", a booklet of daily devotions for children and families may be found at the church entrances.

Please see the bulletin insert entitled Search Me O God which is an examination of Conscience for Advent designed to help you prepare for the sacrament of Reconciliation during this season.

LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS
MON TUE WED Dec. 10 Dec. 11 Dec. 12 9:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 10:30 a.m. NO PARISH LITURGY Ray Turner - Elaine C.J., Gladys, Mark, Murray & Randy McNulty - The Family Margaret Burns - Jan & Roy Leitch BONNECHERE MANOR: Darlene Kennelly - Martin Rowan Ambrose & Emma Belanger - Bonnie Evelyn Morglan - Lois & Family Intentions of the Parishioners - Father Brennan Thomas & Terry Mulvihill - Lola & Family Alphonse Bergeron - Joan Sherlock LITURGICAL ROLES 3 Sunday of Advent December 16th, 2012
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SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER PARISH

Fr. Kerry Brennan, Pastor Deacon Don Smith sfxpastor@bellnet.ca 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: http://sfxrenfrew.wordpress.com/

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St. Francis Xavier, a welcoming faith community lovingly sharing the gifts of God.
SUNDAY EUCHARIST Saturday 5:00 p.m. Sunday 10:30 a.m.
PARISH COUNCIL CHAIR Nancy Connors CEMETERY BOARD CHAIR Mike Coulas C.W.L. PRESIDENT Joan Lemay

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Saturday 4:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
FINANCE COUNCIL CHAIR Steve Dregas CEMETERY CONTACT Colleen Dicker 613-432-5825 x3 K OF C GRAND KNIGHT Dean Black

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SATURDAY EVENING MASS - 5:00 p.m. MINISTERS OF THE WORD S. McCanna; M. Maloney MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITY A. & W. Wren; M. & B. Coulas MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST G. Curry; S. Harper; D. Dillon; L. Armstrong; T. Lemenchick SERVERS K. & D. & K. Dowdall; L. Zohr CANTOR - J. Slight

SUNDAY MORNING MASS - 10:30 a.m. MINISTERS OF THE WORD B. Vincent; T. Wall MINISTERS OF HOSPITALITY D. & C. Varrin; B. & M. Charbonneau EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS A. & R. A. Dicker; M. L. Rowat; D. Le s; D. Varrin SERVERS B. & S. Beauchamp; S. Rowat. A. Lennox CANTOR A. Hermans CHILDREN'S LITURGY - C. & D. & H. Holley 7:30 p.m.

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PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED: We pray for our loved ones who have died, especially Stella Laviolette . PRAYERS FOR THE SICK AND SHUT-IN: Let us raise up in prayer those who seek Gods healing love, those at the hospital, hospice and at home especially Ted Kapuschinski, Audrey Hawley, Sara ONeill, Fr. Ken OBrien, Garry Latendresse, John Albert, John Nadobny and Joan Prince.

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UPCOMING EVENTS AT S.F.X. Bereavement Group Mtg. Rm. #1

S.F.X CWL LENDING LIBRARY

In conjunction with Pope Benedicts decree making 2012-2013 a Year of Faith in the Catholic Church, our parish CWL is undertaking a special project. It plans to establish a lending library in a vacant room of the rectory, whereby parishioners may access books, CDs, DVDs etc. which might nurture ones faith development, increase ones knowledge of Church teachings, or simply enrich ones spirituality in daily living. The CWL has budgeted a limited amount of money for the purchase of appropriate resources, but it is also reaching out to parishioners who may have spiritually based resources in their homes that they have read or listened to, and are no longer using. If you have any books, CDs or DVDs that you are willing to donate to this worthy cause, please drop them in the basket so designated at the main doors of the church. Please put your name on the resource so that proper acknowledgment can be made. All donated items will be screened for conformity with Church teachings.

SATURDAY EVENING MASS: Beginning Saturday, January 5, 2013, Saturday Mass will begin at 4:30 p.m. We are aware that the time change will impact unfavourably on a few parishioners however, we are very fortunate in this community to also have the availability of 7:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday evening at Our Lady of Fatima Parish.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER PARISH MISSION FEBRUARY 18TH - 21ST, 2013

Given by Father Robert Foliot S.J.
Further details later. This is a time for personal and parish renewal.