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Cancellations St. John’s Parish – A Covenant Community with St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, January 10 BAPTISM OF THE LORD 5:00 pm - Concetta & Giacomo Pascetta Sunday, January 11 BAPTISM OF THE LORD 9:00 am - All Parishioners Living & Deceased 11:00 am - Mary Goyer 12:30 pm - Spanish Mass/Oscar Detrinidad Barreto Monday, January 12 No Mass Tuesday, January 13 6:30 pm - Living & Deceased Members of Catholic Women’s League Wednesday, January 14 8:00 am - Pietro Lago Thursday, January 15 6:30 pm - Adelle & Marcello Pivato, Pellegrini & Annoni Families, Beghetto & Gobbi Families, Pietro Lago, Annunziata Seminara Omar Angelone, Deceased Members of the Hill & Trudeau Families Friday, January 16 8:00 am - Leandro Pozzobon, Pozzobon, Sibbilin & Busato Families Saturday, January 17 SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 5:00 pm - Giovachino Gobbi Sunday, January 18 SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9:00 am - Daniela Fogal Nesbitt 11:00 am - All Parishioners Living & Deceased 12:30 pm - Spanish Mass/Oscar Detrinidad Barreto

READINGS OF THE WEEK Monday, Jan. 12 St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Hebrews 1:1-6; Mark 1:14-20 St. Hilary Tuesday, Jan. 13 Hebrews 2:5-12; Mark 1:21-28 Wednesday, Jan. 14 Hebrews 2:14-18; Mark 1:29-39 Thursday, Jan. 15 Hebrews 3:7-14; Mark 1:40-45 Friday, Jan. 16 Hebrews 4:1-5, 11; Mark 2:1-12 Saturday, Jan. 17 St. Anthony Hebrews 4:12-16; Matthew 19:16-21 Sunday, Jan. 18 Sunday in Ordinary Time 1 Samuel 3:3-10, 19; 1 Cor. 6:13-15, 17-20;Jn 1:35-42

Monday morning Mass and Adoration have been has been cancelled for the entire month of January.

Confirmation – Commitment Ceremony On the weekend of January 17/18, the candidates for the Sacrament of Confirmation will celebrate their Commitment Ceremony. After the homily at each Mass, the young people will publicly announce their intention to be confirmed, renew their baptismal promises, and inscribe their names on the enrolment scroll.

Donations in Honour of Genny Damaren Thank you to the family of Genny Damaren for the “In Memory” donations to St. John’s Church Building Fund. Your thoughtfulness during this difficult time is much appreciated. We will remember Genny and her family in our prayers.

St. John’s Parish 50th Anniversary Celebration In 2016 St. John’s Parish will celebrate its 50th Anniversary. In preparation for this celebration, Father Jerzy will lead a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in the fall of 2015. Details will be announced early in the new year.

Sunday Offering Envelopes 2015 You may still request Sunday Offering Envelopes for 2015 if you don’t have any. Please do not use any envelopes from previous years.

Church Bulletin Advertising Liturgical Publications will be setting up the advertisements for our church bulletin beginning in March 2015. The advertisements make our bulletin possible. Please support the bulletin and advertise your product or service. Please call Liturgical Publications at 1-800-268-2637.

Theology on Tap Guelph Young adults between the ages of 19 and 40, are invited to join Guelph's Theology on Tap event, taking place on Tuesday January 13th on the upper level of the Albion Hotel, downtown Guelph from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Bishop Douglas Crosby will be speaking on the topic "The Francis Effect" Free food and musical entertainment by the House of Good Cheer will be provided. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

Mediterranean Pilgrimage Cruise with Father Roger Join Father Roger Yaworski, SJ, September 4 – 16 for 4 nights in Rome & Vatican City and/or 7 nights on the Norwegian “Epic”, sailing from Rome, visiting Florence/Pisa, Cannes, Palma Majorca, Barcelona, Naples & the Amalfi Coast. Info meeting takes place Wednesday, January 28th at 7:00 pm at Holy Rosary Church. For more info, please contact Father Roger at [email protected], 519-546-9406 or Karen Prince at [email protected], 1-800-577-0623. __________________________________________________________________________________

Pope Benedict XVI on Baptism

DIOCESAN PRAYER CALENDAR Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Fr. Andrew Lopatniuk Fr. Francis Trzupek Missionaries Fr. Joseph Vano Fr. Mark Sullivan Fr. Drago Gacnik, S.D.B.

Pray for Vocations!

Sooner or later everything that begins on earth comes to its end, like the meadow grass that springs up in the morning and by evening has wilted. In Baptism, however, the tiny human being receives a new life, the life of grace, which enables him or her to enter into a personal relationship with the Creator forever, for the whole of eternity. Unfortunately, human beings are capable of extinguishing this new life with their sin, reducing themselves to being in a situation which Sacred Scripture describes as "second death".

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Year of Consecrated Life During this year, we highlight those Religious Communities who are currently ministering in the Diocese of Hamilton. We pray in thanksgiving for the witness of their lives and the contributions they make to our Church in Hamilton Diocese.

St. John’s Parish Mission Statement We believe deeply that Jesus Christ is in our midst, in ourselves and in each other. In our faith journey we will be the heart, hands, feet and voice of Jesus Christ, reaching out to all.

Sister Adorers of the Precious Blood The Sisters Adorers of the Precious Blood were founded in St. Hyacinthe, Québec, in l861 at a time when there were no contemplative communities in Canada. Catherine Aurelia Caouette, the Foundress, was a young woman with an exceptional understanding and appreciation of the Precious Blood of Jesus given for the salvation of all people. She founded a Community called to live and share this devotion. The heart of her spirituality is “to be a sign of the boundless love with which Jesus shed His Blood to redeem the world. The foundation of the Congregation and its essential spirit is LOVE, a love which is expressed through a life of prayer lived in community for the service of the Church”. Our vocation is to be united with Jesus in adoration of the Father and in offering ourselves on behalf of the whole human family in reparation, intercession, praise and thanksgiving. Ours is a ministry of prayer within contemplative community life. The Eucharist and the Liturgy of the Hours are celebrated daily in Community. In Canada we have monasteries in the Dioceses of Hamilton, London, Regina and Calgary. We have 49 professed religious and five young women in our Formation House in London. In addition there are four American monasteries, two in Japan and one in St. Hyacinthe, Québec. At the time of its foundation each Monastery is given a name. Our Foundation Day in Hamilton was May 14th, 1946. As the world was still suffering from the World War II years, our foundation was given the name “Our Lady Queen of Peace”. Prayer for peace is part of our daily life. At our Hamilton Monastery Altar Breads (Communion hosts) are produced and supplied to other monasteries for distribution throughout Canada. Our monastery, which accommodates 24 Sisters, includes a health care facility which serves our entire Congregation. Please visit our website: www.pbsisters.on.ca.

Vocation Ovation Banquet The KW Serra Club will be celebrating Vocations on Wednesday, January 21, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 173 Lourdes St., Waterloo beginning with Mass at 5:30 pm celebrated by Bishop Daniel Miehm. Dinner will follow in the Parish Hall. Religious Congregations will present their vocation journey. The Catholic High School Community will assist with serving and join us for our celebration. Our hosts will be Father W. Kuzma, Diocesan Vocation Director, and Father Toby Collins, CR, Vocation Director of the Congregation of the Resurrection. This event will acknowledge the beginning of the “Year of Consecrated Life” proclaimed by Pope Francis. Tickets are $50 and must be purchased by Friday, January 15, 2015. Call Joanne Shewchuk 519 894-5055 or [email protected]. __________________________________________________________________________________

Whereas for other creatures who are not called to eternity, death means solely the end of existence on earth, in us sin creates an abyss in which we risk being engulfed for ever unless the Father who is in Heaven stretches out his hand to us. This is the mystery of Baptism: God desired to save us by going to the bottom of this abyss himself so that every person, even those who have fallen so low that they can no longer perceive Heaven, may find God's hand to cling to and rise from the darkness to see once again the light for which he or she was made. We all feel, we all inwardly comprehend that our existence is a desire for life which invokes fullness and salvation. This fullness is given to us in Baptism.

SACRAMENTS Rest in Peace May Jesus, who is the Bread of Life, remember unto Life Everlasting, Geremia Nespoli and Lorella Maggiolo whom we commend to His loving care

PARISH OFFERING Your contributions to the parish: Christmas Offering Sunday Offering on December 27/28 New Year’s Offering

$12,216.00 $ 4,905.80 $ 3,265.00

Next weekend: St. Vincent de Paul Collection We are grateful to all those who contributed so generously to the Parish during the Christmas Season and throughout the year to meet the many financial needs of the Parish. Thank you!!!! May the Lord continue to bless you for your spirit of good will and generosity. Christmas Floral Tributes: We sincerely thank all those who made possible the beautiful floral decorations in the Church this Christmas as a memorial to deceased relatives and friends.

Mission Co-op Appeal Thank you so much for your generous donations to the Mission Co-op Appeal. A total of $3,340.35 has been forwarded to the Chancery Office.

PARISH CALENDAR Thursday, January 15 NO Adoration Friday, January 16 NO Adoration Saturday, January 17 4:00–4:30 pm

Confessions

Ordinary Time The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord brings the Christmas Season to a close. During Ordinary Time, the Church celebrates the fullness of the mystery of the Lord Jesus. The people of God offer praise by celebrating the Paschal Mystery of the death and resurrection of Jesus. On the first day of the week, the Lord’s Day, God assembles the beloved people to hear the word, to reflect upon it, to offer the living sacrifice of praise, and to eat and drink the banquet of the Lord. Then God send them forth to proclaim this love by their words and actions. Sunday is the original Christian Feast Day, following the tradition handed down from the apostolic times, for this was the day of the Lord’s resurrection. Today’s Christian communities continue this tradition by celebrating every Sunday as the day of the risen Lord.