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From The Director’s Chair
EVENTS AT A GLANCE
Fri, Dec 3
Unity 2012 Mtg at 7 pm @ St Joe’s Youth Room
Tues, Dec 7 Ecumenical Youth Ministry Leader Session ~ Helpful Leaders
Sat, Dec 11
Ornament Making for Nursing Home at 1pm
Sat, Dec 18
Youth Christmas Party at St Michael’s parish basement hall at 5pm
Sat, December 25 Christmas Day! Christ is Born!
Sat, January 1, 2011
Happy New Year!!
Sun, Jan 2, 2011 Christmas caroling at Holy Family Nursing Home at 4pm
"Be a sign of joy – proclaim a message of hope." Fr. Brian Cavanaugh, TOR
A Recently Spotted Bumper Sticker:
No Christ ~ No Christmas Know Christ ~ Know Christmas!
"Never let your memories be greater than your dreams Doug Ivester
UCY/UCYA Winnipeg
Hello again! Winter has definitely arrived and the feast of the Nativity is nearly upon us. On behalf of the youth and young adult execu-tive, I would like to wish everyone a blessed Christmas season and a happy New Year. Best wishes to all those traveling and let us pray for the safety and health of all over the holidays. To begin with, I would like to thank the Unity 2012 planning team for another fruitful meeting this past month. As we have mentioned be-fore, this will be a national gather-ing of Ukrainian Catholic young adults from August 16-19, 2012 in Pinawa, MB. There was so much to discuss that an additional meeting will be held on Friday, December 3rd at St. Joseph’s Parish. We are now moving closer to having the final schedule and program for Unity 2012 completed and will be ready to begin our fundraising cam-paign. Look for our planning team to come visiting your parish early in 2011! Looking ahead to December, the
ecumenical youth ministers group will hold its next session on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 7:00 pm at St. Luke’s Anglican Church on Nassau St. The theme will be making trouble
parishioners into helpful assets. If you work in youth ministry or would simply like to know how to work better with your fellow pa-rishioners, come and join us, everyone is welcome. We will be making ornaments to distribute to all the residents of Holy Family Nursing Home on December 11th starting at 1pm. We have 350 to make, so we can use a lot of helpers! Please join us that Saturday. Also in December, our Christmas party for the youth executive will take place on Saturday, Decem-ber 18 at 5pm at St. Michael’s Parish, 400 Day St. Please bring
a small $10 gift for gift ex-change as well as your fa-vourite food for the potluck dinner. We will also have games night, so bring your
favorite card/board game to share with the group! After Christmas, for the 10th year in a row, our youth and young adults will again carol at Holy Family Nursing Home and distribute ornaments on Sunday, January 2, 2011 at 4pm (please meet at the home at 3:45pm. We usually have a great turnout for the event but we also wel-come new voices as well. Come and join us. That’s all for now. Have a Merry Christmas and we will see you in the new
year! Tamara Lisowski
Youth Article 2
Puzzles & Comics 3
Light Reading 7
Upcoming Events 10
Saint’s Corner 10
Contact Us! 10
Inside this issue:
Ukrainian Catholic Youth and
Young Adult News December 2010 Volume 9, Issue 1
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas -
New Version 'T'was the night before Christmas And all through the town Not a sign of Baby Jesus Was anywhere to be found.
The people were all busy With Christmas time chores Like decorating, and baking, And shopping in stores.
No one sang "Away in a manger, No crib for a bed". Instead, they sang of Santa Dressed-up in bright red.
Mama watched Martha Stewart, Papa drank beer from a tap. As hour upon hour The presents they'd wrap
When what from the T.V. Did they suddenly hear? 'Cept an ad.. Which told Of a big sale at Sears.
So away to the mall They all flew like a flash... Buying things on credit... And others with cash!
And, as they made their way home From their trip to the mall, Did they think about Jesus? Oh, no... Not at all.
Their lives were so busy With their Christmas time things No time to remember Christ Jesus, the King.
There were presents to wrap And cookies to bake. How could they stop and remember Who died for their sake?
To pray to the Savior... They had no time to stop. Because they needed more time To "Shop til they dropped!"
On Wal-mart! On K-mart! On Target! On Penney's! On Hallmark! On Zales! A quick lunch at Denny's
From the big stores downtown To the stores at the mall They would dash away, dash away, And visit them all!
And up on the roof, There arose such a clatter As grandpa hung icicle lights Up on his brand new step ladder.
He hung lights that would flash. He hung lights that would twirl. Yet, he never once prayed to Jesus... Light of the World.
Christ's eyes... How they twinkle! Christ's Spirit... How merry! Christ's love... How enormous! All our burdens... He'll carry!
So instead of being busy, Overworked, and uptight Let's put Christ back in Christmas and enjoy Some good nights!
Christmas Story: For the Man Who Hated Christ-mas By Nancy W. Gavin It’s just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past ten years. It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. Oh, not the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial aspects of it – overspending and the frantic running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and the dusting pow-der for Grandma – the gifts given in desperation because you couldn’t think of anything else. Knowing he felt this way, I decided one year to bypass the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so forth. I reached for something special just for Mike. The inspiration came in an unusual way. Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was on the wrestling team at the school he attended. Shortly before Christmas, there was a non-league match against a team sponsored by an inner-city church. These young-sters, dressed in sneakers so ragged that shoestrings seemed to be the
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What’s Up with CHRISTmas? only thing holding them together, presented a sharp contrast to our boys in their spiffy blue and gold uni-forms and sparkling new wrestling shoes. As the match began, I was alarmed to see that the other team was wrestling without headgear, a kind of light helmet designed to protect a wrestler’s ears. It was a luxury the ragtag team obviously could not afford. Well, we ended up walloping them. We took every weight class. Mike, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot of potential, but los-ing like this could take the heart right out of them.” Mike loved kids – all kids. He so enjoyed coaching little league football, baseball and lacrosse. That’s when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought an assortment of wrestling head-gear and shoes, and sent them anonymously to the inner-city church. On Christmas Eve, I placed a small, white envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done, and that this was his gift from me. Mike's smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year. And that same bright smile lit up succeed-ing years. For each Christmas, I followed the tradi-
tion – one year sending a group of men-tally handicapped youngsters to a hockey game, another year a check to a pair of elderly brothers whose home had burned to the ground the week be-fore Christmas, and on and on. The white envelope became the high-light of our Christmas. It was always the last thing opened on Christmas morn-ing, and our children – ignoring their new toys – would stand with wide-eyed anticipation as their dad lifted the enve-
lope from the tree to reveal its contents. As the chil-dren grew, the toys gave way to more practical pre-sents, but the small, white envelope never lost its allure. The story doesn’t end there. You see, we lost Mike last year due to dreaded cancer. When Christmas rolled around, I was still so wrapped in grief that I barely got the tree up. But Christmas Eve found me placing an envelope on the tree. And the next morn-ing, I found it was magically joined by three more. Unbeknownst to the others, each of our three chil-dren had for the first time placed a white envelope on the tree for their dad. The tradition has grown and someday will expand even further with our grandchildren standing to take down that special envelope. Mike’s spirit, like the Christmas spirit will always be with us.
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REQUESTS & SUBMISSIONS ~ E-mail me @ [email protected]
Found at: http://www.christianlifestories.com/stories/m-r/nightbeforechristmas.html and http://www.weboflove.org/inspiring_stories_08/081223_christmas
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Christmas Fun Page
Q: What did the Gingerbread Man put on his bed? A: A cookie sheet
Q: What do elves learn in school? A: The Elf-abet!
Q: What is the difference between the Christmas alphabet and the ordinary alphabet? A: The Christmas alphabet has NO EL
Q: Where do Santa's reindeers like to stop for lunch?
A: Deery Queen
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An Ecumenical Youth Ministry Leaders (EYML) Training Event Making Your Biggest Headache Go Away:
Turning Critical Parents & Congregants into Helpful Leaders They will always be there!! Critical parents and parishioners nagging about how you’re doing things... or worst... watching your every move. What better opportunity to recruit someone who has an obvious interest in what you’re doing! This workshop will provide you with helpful hints and strategies on how to turn your worst opponent into your greatest ally! Come join us on Dec 7th 2010 at St. Luke’s Anglican parish at 130 Nassau, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 7-9pm St. Luke’s Anglican
130 Nassau (Stradbrook and Nassau) —Winnipeg, MB Please register by Friday, Dec 3rd with your Denomination’s Youth Ministry Contact Person:
Tamara Lisowski Phone: 204-338-7801 ex 2 E-mail: [email protected]
The EYML has 3 workshops and a banquet planed for 2010-2011: Workshop Dates: Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 (7 PM to 9 PM) Topic: “Resources, Resources, Resources – Program Activities and Ideas for the Whole Year” Location: Home Street Mennonite, 318 Home Street Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 (7 PM to 9 PM) Topic: “Making Your Biggest Headache Go Away: Turning Critical Parents & Congregants into Helpful Leaders” Location: St. Luke’s Anglican, 130 Nassau (Stradbrook & Nassau) Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 (7 PM to 9 PM) Topic: “Self-Care for You – the Youth Leader” Location: Hall C – Archdiocese of St. Boniface Pastoral Center, 622 Ta-ché Avenue Ecumenical Youth Leaders Banquet: Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 (6 PM to 9 PM) Topic: “Breaking Bread Together: Supper & Fellowship” Location: Grace Lutheran Church, 211 Kimberley Who we are: The Ecumenical Youth Ministry Leaders (EYML) of Manitoba is a group of Christian Youth Ministry leaders who meet monthly to share and discuss Christian Youth Ministry issues in Manitoba. The group consists of Youth Ministry Leaders from various Christian denominations including; Anglican, Lutheran, Mennonite, Roman Catholic, Ukrainian Catholic, United Church of Canada and Presbyterian but is not limited to just these particular denominations. Our Purpose: As a team, the EYML saw the need to assist and encourage those individuals who work or volunteer their time as a Christian Youth Leader. Our purpose is to help find ways to further develop Youth Ministry in Manitoba by sharing resources and knowl-edge while offering support through a network of peers. What we're doing: EYML’s goal is to offer Youth Ministry Leaders from Manitoba an opportunity for professional development, resource gathering and peer networking. Ecumenical workshops, such as these, are rare and powerful testaments to the way Christians work together to build unity and to support youth and young adults in their faith.
We want to see you there… This will be a great opportunity for Leaders to meet others involved in Youth Ministry within Manitoba. Make friends, share stories and get networked. We encourage you to join us at all our workshops. There is no cost for these sessions. We look forward to seeing you there! EYML Team Tamara Lisowski, Ukrainian Catholic Church Pierre St-Amant, Roman Catholic Church Erin Kinsella, Roman Catholic Church Larry Ulrich, Lutheran Church Debbie Coss, United Church Cathy Giesbrecht, Mennonite Central Paul Lampman, Anglican Church Helen Mansfield, Anglican Church Matt Brough, Trinity Presbyterian Church
These training sessions are open to everyone! Please join us!
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MOVIES YOU SHOULD SEE!
Eve’s Christmas
Eve Stevens is a marketing executive living a wealthy, glamorous life in New York City. She lives in a gorgeous penthouse and has plenty of dates with powerful men, but somehow Eve finds herself alone and depressed on Christmas Eve. Then she
receives an extremely unusual Christmas present: she's sent back in time and given the chance to re-live one crucial week of her life. Eve has to decide whether she will still walk out on her fiancé, Scott, right before their wedding in order to pursue her career or--given this miraculous second chance--she will do things dif-ferently. This old-fashioned, inspirational tale makes for classic holiday viewing. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go... That is ex-cept in the eyes of 33-year-old Eve Stevens. She's spending Christmas Eve in a bar pounding back the cocktails. Outside, scenes of happy families and couples walking by arm in arm only deepen Eve's inner depression. A single, suc-cessful professional, Eve wonders what material success has brought her. The bar closes early forcing Eve to meander her way through the crowded cheerful streets back to her apartment. Rounding the final corner, Eve bumps into a homeless man, Brother James. As usual, Brother is ranting and raving, this time he's on about the lost holiday spirit. Brother pauses to look the tipsy Eve in the eye. He whispers to her, "wish upon the Christmas Star." Eve hands the man some coins and makes her way home. Alone, with no one and nowhere to go, Eve pulls out a photo album she hasn't touched in years. It's filled with pictures of her rural hometown. One photo in particular brings tears to Eve's eyes. It's her at 21 posing with her then-fiancée, Scott. Eve walked out on Christmas Eve, twelve years ago... the night before their planned Christmas Day wedding. Feeling lonely and upset, Eve seeks solace in the darkness of the winter night. She ventures out on her bal-cony, where she spies the lone Christmas Star hanging high in the sky. Remembering Brother James, she makes a wish and goes to bed... Will Eve get a second chance?
Highly Recommended Christmas Viewing & Reading! BOOKS YOU SHOULD READ!
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Decked Out From Thanksgiving and Christmas to rolling in the New Year, the Yada Yadas are "decked out" to celebrate the holidays!
Turkey dinners, tree trimming, and decking the halls--it's that time of year again! And I, Jodi Baxter, can't wait to celebrate. My kids are coming home for Thanksgiving and Christ-mas, and then all of us Yadas are getting decked out for a big New Year's party.
But God's idea of "decked out" might just change the nature of our party plans. A perplexing encounter with a former stu-dent, a crime that literally knocks me off my feet, a hurry-up wedding, and a child who will forever change our family...it's times like these that I really need my prayer sisters.
This holiday season, we Yada Yadas are learning that no one can out-celebrate God. So let's get this party started! In this highly anticipated installment, the Yada Yada sisters-a group of multi-cultural friends-and their families prepare for the event of the season.
The Yada Yada Prayer Group Gets Decked Out by Neta Jack-son is sadly the last entry in this long-running, fantastic se-ries. Jodi Baxter is getting ready for the holidays when she's mugged, throwing her plans into turmoil. But that's nothing compared to a surprise wedding, orphaned baby, and the end of Yada Yada as we know it. Jodi is still struggling to give it up to God, but the differences between this Jodi and the one from the first book are amazing. Jackson has done a terrific job allowing these characters to grow in realistic ways while bringing up tough topics for them (and us) to deal with. There are many lessons about God's love and how he works all things for good for those who love and believe in Him. Many scenes may bring tears to your eyes, especially the scene when Denny takes off his shoes. Other scenes had a bittersweet tint to them. Sweet because they demon-strated the Lord working, bitter because this is the end of the line. I am sad to see this series go, and it's one regularly recommend to others for it's honest treatment of the races and racism, as well as other social justice issues. Jackson has enlightened us not only on God's love, but also how we can view the world.
Sometimes dubbed "chick-lit" for their bright covers and catchy titles, this series provides far more depth than witty banter and wacky situations. Inspired by a prayer group of real women, each book will have you laughing, crying, and perhaps praying anew.
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Please Join Us... Thank you Saint Therese for favors received novena. JS
Next WYD 2011 Meeting & Pilgrim Prep Sessions
Friday, Jan. 28 7pm hosted by Natalia Friday, Feb. 18 7pm hosted by Stefan and Andrew Friday, Mar. 18 7pm hosted by Luba * specific locations to be announced If you can't make a pilgrim prep session, there will be a make-up reflection to do. We are open to having meetings and sessions else-where but you need to check with your pas-tors/parish offices. For more info call Fr Mike or Sophia at The Welcome Home ~ 946-5352 or e-mail [email protected]
WYD 2011 Shorter Pilgrimage Option
Are you thinking about going to WYD 2011 in Spain but can’t go for the whole 24 days?
There is a shorter pilgrimage option available now!
Will you be between the ages of 18-35 by Aug 1, 2011? Then you are invited to join the WYD 2011 Canadian Ukrainian Catholic Shorter Pilgrimage
Cost: approx $3000
Date: August 11-24, 2011 Locations: Barcelona and Madrid, Spain (Morocco not
available with the shorter pilgrimage option)
If you are interested and would like more information about WYD 2011 please e-mail:
Fr Mike at [email protected] DEADLINE: December 15, 2010 ($100 non-refundable deposit to reserve your spot and
$1000 deposit towards your registration will also be due at that time). Pre-Retreat is mandatory (for those that have not attended the August
2010 retreat): May 6-8, 2011; Saskatoon, SK. You will also have to make up any Pilgrim Prep
Sessions that you have missed.
KNIGHTS OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC ARCHEPARCHY (K.U.C.A.)
ЛИЦАРІ УКРАЇНСЪКОЇ КАТОЛИЪКОЇ АРХИЄПАРХІЇ (Л.У.К.А.) 233 Scotia Street, Winnipeg, MB.
Youth Winter Games 25th Anniversary Celebration
It is with great pleasure that we at K.U.C.A. (KNIGHTS OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC ARCHEPARCHY) invite all past and current youth and families to the, 25th Anniversary Opening Ceremonies to be held Sunday, January 16, 2011 from 3:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. at St. Anne Parish, 455 Douglas Ave., Winnipeg, Mb. Come and meet our current and past directors and volunteers who have kept the vision of participation, sportsmanship, and parish fraternity alive for the past 25 years. We intend to make this year a special one, so once again come out and help kick off the 2011 Youth winter games in style. Games and snacks will be provided for the children and adults in attendance. For more information call Bro. Rick Veale @ 668-3573 or Robert Erstelle @ 339-3837 K.U.C.A. Chair Brother Robert Erstelle
Upcoming Christmas Youth Events
December 18th at 5pm ~ Youth Christmas party at St Michael’s Parish Basement Hall (please use Bingo hall door). Please bring a $10 gift for the Gift Exchange Game and your favorite card/board game to play after dinner! Potluck provided by the UCY Executive members! All youth & their families are invited to attend! January 2, 2011 at 4pm ~ Christmas Caroling at Holy Family Nursing Home and handing out hand made ornaments to the residents. Please meet at Holy Family Nursing Home at 3:45pm.
Politically Correct Thanks In today's politically correct environment where you have to be so careful to keep from offending anyone, we might all have to give reports like this fourth grader who reported on the origins of the Thanksgiving holiday. "The pilgrims came here seeking freedom of you know what. When they landed, they gave thanks to you know who. Because of them, we can worship each Sunday, you know where."
Electric Trains While working as a mall Santa, I had many children ask for electric trains. "If you get a train," I would tell each one, "you know your dad is going to want to play with it too. Is that okay?" The usual answer was a quick yes, but after I asked one boy this ques-tion, he became very quiet. Trying to move the conversation along, I asked what else he would like Santa to bring him. He promptly replied, "Another train."
Christmas Story A little boy returned from Sunday school with a new perspec-tive on the Christmas story. He had learned all about the Wise Men from the East who brought gifts to the Baby Jesus. He was so excited he could hardly wait to tell his parents. As soon as he arrived home, he immediately began, "I learned all about the very first Christmas in Sunday school today! There wasn't a Santa Claus way back then, so these three skinny guys on camels had to deliver all the toys! And Ru-dolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer with his nose so bright wasn't there yet, so they had to have this big spotlight in the sky to find their way around!"
Pope John Paul II Speaks to Youth Week Forty-Eight Awesome is God... (Psalms 68:35) "What must I do? 'What must I do to inherit eternal life?' What must I do so that my life may have full value and meaning? The youth of each one of you, dear friends, is a treasure that is manifested precisely in these questions." --Pope John Paul II, Dilecti Amici
Think About That Our youth is a time in which we ask a lot of important questions. For example, we ask, "Who will I be when I grow up? What will I do with my life? What is the meaning of life?" These are good questions and it is Christ alone who has the answers. We must always turn to Christ for the answers. Take Action Take out a piece of paper and pen. Write at the top of the paper, "My Questions." Carry the piece of paper with you all week. Each time you have a question about life, write that question down. At the end of the week, look over the questions you have written down and spend time in prayer with God, asking God to help you find the answers. Say A Prayer Lord, you know me better than anyone. You know my questions. Help me to find the answers to my questions. Amen.
Did You Know? The Pope lives in the Vatican Palace, which is in its own city-state called the Vatican City State in the middle of Rome.
Taken from...My Dear Young Friends: Pope John Paul II Speaks to Youth on Life, Love, and Courage My Dear Young Friends, a collection of fifty-two weekly reflections on living in the Spirit, invites young people to read and act on Pope John Paul II's inspiring addresses to young people gathered at annual World Youth Day celebrations. Please visit www.smp.org for more information from the publisher, Saint Mary's Press. FOUND ONLINE AT:http://www.youthapostles.com
- On the Lighter Side -
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White Chocolate Peppermint Bark Makes: 24 servings Prep Time: 15 min Ingredients 2 cups (500 ml) White (Belgian) Chocolate pieces 1/2 cup (125 ml) coarsely crushed candy canes Instructions 1. Line a Baking Sheet with Parchment Paper. Set aside. 2. Melt White Chocolate in a mixing bowl over hot (not boiling) water. When choco-late begins to melt, remove bowl from heat and stir until chocolate is melted. 3. Using a Sili-cone Spatula, scrape mixture onto prepared baking sheet and spread into an even layer. Sprinkle with crushed candy canes. 4. Let chocolate bark set at room temperature. If you are in a hurry, place uncovered sheet in fridge for approximately 15 minutes, until
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chocolate is set. Break into pieces and serve. Per Serving: Calories 120, Fat 7 g (Saturated 4 g, Trans 0 g), Cholesterol 5 mg, Sodium 15 mg, Carbo-hydrate 14 g (Fibre 0 g, Sugars 13 g), Protein 1 g. Tips: Chef Tip: Stirring chocolate promotes faster melting. Properly melted chocolate should be thick and warm, not hot.
Snowballs Makes 36 cookies Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 10 minutes Ingredients 1/2 cup (125 ml) icing sugar 1/2 cup (125 ml) butter 1/2 cup (125 ml) shortening 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) Vanilla Extract 2 cups (500 ml) all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) salt 1 cup (250 ml) coconut flakes, for rolling
Glaze: 2 1/4 cups (560 ml) icing sugar 3 Tbsp (45 ml) hot water
Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 350º F (175º C). 2. Cream icing sugar, butter, shortening and Vanilla Extract. 3. Add flour and salt, mix to form smooth dough. 4. Roll into 1” (2.5 cm) balls and place on Parchment-lined Baking Sheet. Bake 8 - 10 minutes. 5. Cool, coat with glaze, and roll in coconut. Let glaze dry thoroughly before storing in an airtight container. Per Serving (per cookie) : Calories 150, Fat 8 g
(Saturated 4 g, Trans 0.1 g), Choles-terol 10 mg, Sodium 70 mg, Carbohy-drate 20 g (Fibre 0 g, Sugars 12 g), Protein 1 g. Tips: Flavour Changer: Add 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) Peppermint Extract to make Pep-permint Snowballs or 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) Almond Extract for Nutty Snowballs.
ECUMENICAL WORKSHOP ON RESOURCES FOR YOUTH MINISTRY ~ OCTOBER 2010
~ From the Chancery Pantry ~ Christmas Baking!
"Give me the ability to see good things in unexpected places and talents in unexpected people." Robert R. Brown
Thought for the Month!
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"This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in." Theodore Roosevelt
A Prayer before the Christmas Eve Meal Loving Father, help us to remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of the angels, the gladness of the shepherds, and the worship of the wise men. Close the door of hate and open the door of love all over the world. Let kindness come with every gift and good desires with every greeting. Deliver us from evil by the blessing which Christ brings, and teach us to be merry with clear hearts. May the Christmas morning make us happy to be Thy children, and the Christmas evening bring us to our beds with grateful thoughts, forgiving and for-given, for Jesus' sake. Amen! -- Robert Louis Stevenson
A Prayer before the Christmas Day Meal
Blessed are you, O Lord who has watched over us from our youth and gave us all blessings. You provide good things to us, out of your love. You are worthy of glory, praise, blessing and thanksgiving for the food that you have prepared for us. Stretch forth your right hand and bless this food set before us for the nourishment of our bodies. Let it before power and health of our lives. We are thankful for every person that gave of themselves in preparation of this meal. Give them rest and help us to be a blessing to them. Grant salvation, grace, blessing and purity to all those who gather around this festive table. Help us to remember that you are our source of our spiritual and eternal food. We ask that you bless each person here
in the New Year with a peaceful life, joy of the soul and health of the body. We ask that you give us eyes to see you in all things so that when eating, resting or working, we do it all for the glory of Thy Holy Name. For yours is the glory forever and ever. Amen.
"Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This day is all that is good and fair. It is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays." Ralph Waldo Emerson
A St. Nicholas’ Note Edward Hays, A Pilgrim’s Almanac (adapted)
"It is fitting that the feast of St. Nicholas comes at the beginning of Advent and the beginning of the shop-per’s season. As the patron saint of shoppers he pro-claims, ‘Keep it simple!’ Keep it simple enough to fit in a shoe or a stocking. One gift that could fit in a…shoe, or in a stocking hanging on the fireplace, is a note that speaks of one of our most precious gifts, the gift of time. Such a St. Nicholas note might read: ‘The gift I give to you is half an hour of quality conver-sation each night right after the dishes are done.’ Or, ‘The gift I give to you is one Saturday a month to be with you and do whatever you want to do.’ We can appreciate the value of such a gift if we keep in mind that according to a recent survey, the average mar-ried couple in America has only 30 minutes a week of communi-cation outside of exchanges that take place at the dinner table, and between parent and child is only 14 minutes. As you can see, the possibilities are almost unlim-ited for these St. Nicholas shoe gifts. Come, St. Nicholas, patron of shoppers and gift-seekers, and make Christmas this year fun, creative and love-filled."
Thank you Saint Therese for favors received novena. JS
"Make some attempt daily to create something beautiful."
Christopher News Notes, 6/12/1986
Saint’s Corner
Note: WYD 2011 ~ 8 months
Unity 2012 ~ 20 months
Tamara Lisowski 233 Scotia St
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2V 1V7
Saturday, December 18 Youth Christmas Party and potluck dinner at St Michael’s parish basement hall (use Bingo hall door) at 5pm. Please bring: $10 gift to exchange, card/board games, and a potluck item Sunday, January 2, 2011
Christmas caroling at Holy Family Nursing Home at 4pm. Please meet at the home ~ 165 Aberdeen, at 3:45pm
Friday, December 3 Unity 2012 MB group meeting at 7pm in St Joe’s Youth Room St Joseph's parish on Jefferson (just off of Main St), 250 Jefferson Avenue.
Saturday, December 11 Making ornaments for Holy Family Nursing Home at 1pm at 233 Scotia Street. We have 350 ornaments to finish and we will need a lot of help!
Tuesday, December 7 The EYML has 3 workshops and a banquet planed for 2010-2011: Workshop Dates: Tues, Dec 7, (7 - 9 PM) Topic: “Making Your Biggest Headache Go Away: Turning Critical Parents & Congregants into Helpful Leaders” Location: St. Luke’s Anglican, 130 Nassau (Stradbrook and Nassau) Tues, Feb 1, 2011 (7 - 9 PM) Topic: “Self-Care for You – the Youth Leader” Location: Hall C – Archdiocese of St. Boniface Pas-toral Center, 622 Taché Avenue Ecumenical Youth Leaders Banquet:Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 (6-9 PM) Topic: “Breaking Bread Together: Supper & Fellowship” Location: Grace Lutheran Church, 211 Kimberley
Phone: 204-338-7801 Fax: 204-339-4006
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Saint Ambrose of Milan Also known as The Honey Tongued Doctor, Ambrogio of Milan, Ambrosius of Milan Memorial 7 December Profile Born to the Roman nobility. Brother of Saint Marcellina and Saint Satyrus. Educated in the classics, Greek, and philosophy at Rome, Italy. Poet and noted ora-tor. Convert to Christianity. Governor of Milan, Italy. When the bishop of Milan died, a dispute over his replace-ment led to violence. Ambrose intervened to calm both sides; he impressed everyone involved so much that though he was still an unbaptized catechumen, he was chosen as the new bishop. He resisted, claiming that he was not worthy, but to prevent further violence, he assented, and on 7 December 374 he was baptized, ordained as a priest, and consecrated as bishop. He immediately gave away his wealth to the Church and the poor, both for the good it did, and as an example to his flock. Noted preacher and teacher, a Bible student of renown, and writer of liturgical hymns. He stood firm against paganism and Arians. His preaching helped convert Saint Augustine of Hippo, whom Ambrose baptized and brought into the Church. Ambrose’s preaching brought Emperor Theodosius to do public penance for his sins. He called and chaired several theological councils during his time as bishop, many devoted to fighting heresy. Welcomed Saint Ursus and Saint Alban of Mainz when they fled Naxos to escape Arian persecution, and then sent them on to evangelize in Gaul and Germany. Proclaimed a great Doctor of the Latin Church by Pope Boniface VIII in 1298. The title Honey Tongued Doc-tor was initially bestowed on Ambrose because of his speaking and preaching ability; this led to the use of a beehive and bees in his iconography, symbols which also indicate wisdom. This led to his association with bees, beekeepers, chandlers, wax refiners. Born c.340 in Trier, southern Gaul (modern Germany) Died Holy Saturday, 4 April 397 at Milan, Italy of natural causes ~relics at ba-silica of Milan Canonized Pre-Congregation Patronage bee keepers, bees, candlemakers, chandlers, domestic animals, French Commissariat, learning, Milan, Italy, archdiocese of, Milan, Italy, city of, schoolchildren, Stresa, Italy, students, wax melters, wax refiners
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