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Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays, 3:15pm

L'Ardoise C@P Site: GOOD NEWS!!! The CapSite will re-open on Monday, December 11 for 20 hours per
week. Hours of operation will be from 3:30 - 7:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. Cecile will continue to work at the
capsite as co-ordinator. NB. The capsite will be closed during Christmas week but will re-open on January 2nd ,
2007. Rene Samson L.E.A.D.

Employment Opportunity:The CapSite will undertake a 10-week youth initiative project. The youth hired
through this initiative will carry out activities associated with a community based Heritage and Genealogy
project. The project is to begin on Tuesday, January 2, 2007. Eligible applicants must be between the ages of
15-30; a Canadian citizen; a student currently enrolled in a post-secondary institution such as college, university,
school of technology; a youth who has completed at least one course at the university or other post-secondary
institution; have a knowledge of computer programs and skills. Rate per hour $8.50 - j20 hours per week-
Monday to Friday 3:30 - 7:30 p.m. Application deadline is Wednesday, December 28th, 2006. Please send
applications to: Marie Burkey, L.E.A.D. PO Box 31, L'Ardoise, NS BOE ISO
Rene Samson, L.E.A.D.

Jesse Tree: Each Advent, the Social Action Committee has the Jesse Tree in the sanctuary. A Jesse Tree is
decorated with symbols of Christ's ancestors. The Committee is requesting monetary donations. A reminder
that donations for the Social Action Committee can be pinned on the Jesse Tree. There will be envelopes
available for you, at the base of the tree, to place your donation in. Please put your church number on the
envelope, so that you can get credit for your donation. The money will be used throughout the year for needy
families.

The World Youth Day Group would like to thank everyone who supported them on the Christmas Dinner
Basket. The amount raised was $716.92. The winner of the basket was Wilfred Martell of L'Ardoise. Happy
Holidays

Symbols of the Jesse Tree: The Altar of Holocaust- Sacrifice was offered daily on the Jewish altar of
holocaust, a type of the Christian altar and the daily sacrifice of the Mass; The Pillar of Fire - In the Old
Testament, God appeared in a pillar of fire to lead his people through the desert as Christ leads us through the
desert of life.

Angel Tree: This Christmas, we will have our Angel Tree(s) once again. Angels donated in previous years
will be hung on the trees. If anyone would like to donate a new angel in memory of someone, please put it in a
box at the church entrance. Attach the name of the deceased and who it is from to the angel. Angels are to be
no more than three to four inches in height.

Adult Choir Practice will take place on Monday, December 18th at 6 p.m. in the Church to prepare for the
Christmas Season.

L'Ardoise Legion Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, December 19th at 7:30 p.m. Executive at 7 p.m. Election of
officers for the coming year. Yves Roberge

Church Cleaning on Monday, December 18th at 9 a.m.

Fourth Sunday of Advent Mass Schedule: Saturday, December 23rd at 4 p.m., and Sunday, December 24th at
10:30 a.m.
Christmas Mass Schedule:
Sunday, December 24* at 6 p.m. - Family Mass
Monday, December 25th at Midnight (12:00 a.m.) - (Christmas Carols beginning at 11:30 p.m.)
Monday, December 25th at 10:30 a.m.
Feast of the Holy Family Mass Schedule:Saturday, December 30th at 4 p.m., and Sunday, December 31st at
10:30 a.m.
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Mass Schedule: (holy day of obligation) Sunday, December 31 at 4
p.m., and Monday, January 1st at 10:30 a.m.

45's Card Game ~ Saturday evening 7 p.m. at the L'Ardoise Community Center. Prizes for 1st, 2n , 3r , along
with '/2 & '/2 tickets, Toonie jar -1st - $1,000 and the 2nd is $134.00+ Admission is $7.00 Come and Enjoy!!!

The Dr. Kingston Memorial Clinic Administration Board is now accepting snow plow tenders on a per hour
or per plowing job. Deadline to submit tenders is December 22, 2006. For further information, please contact
Leo Sampson at 587-2910 or mail to L'Ardoise, NS BOE ISO

Donations for Christmas Flowers
In memory of Francis & Catherine Mombourquette from Claude, Michelle, Keigan, Logan, Evan and Austin
Cotie
In memory of Henry I. Landry from wife Margaret
In memory of Henry I. Landry from Kathleen, Wayne & Ned
In memory of Florence Bona & Diane Hope from Ned, Wayne & Kathleen
hi memory of Ambrose Stone and James, Elizabeth and Alfred Landry from Delia Stone
hi memory of Francis & Catherine Mombourquette & Ambrose Stone from Earl, Jeannette, Jamie & Mitchell
In memory of deceased family members from Charlie & Mildred Sampson
In memory of Daniel Sampson from Anna Belle & Family
In memory of Alonzo J. Sampson from Alice Sampson & Family
In memory of Michael Raney from Betty, Dawn & Alie
In memory of my wife Sadie and deceased members of our families from Lorenzo Sampson
In memory of deceased loved ones from Obeline Pottie
In memory of the Roy & Rosie Harker from Leo, Paula & Janean Sampson

Decorating the Church for Christmas will take place on Sunday, December 17th beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Afterwards, parishioners are invited to the glebe for a "Christmas Tree Decorating Party."

Annual Christmas Concert at the Lakeside Community Center, Sampsonville on Sunday, December 17th at
7:30 p.m. Please join us for an evening filled with traditional Christmas music, laughter and good food.
Admission:$4.00

Children's Christmas Party at the L'Ardoise Legion on Sunday, December 17th from 1 - 3 p.m. Sponsored by
the Legion, Parish, and Men's Club. This is for children of the parish - age baby to 8 years included. Come and
see Santa. Ho Ho!!

Note: An account has been set up at the East Coast Credit Union in aid of Walter & Sharon Martell of Grand
Greve. Sponsored by Holy Guardian Angels Parish Adult Choir.

Ultreya:A reminder to all cursillistas and challengers that our next Richmond Ultreya will be held on
December 19th at 7:30 p.m. at the Louisdale Parish Hall. Our Richmond challengers will be organizing this
night and they have something special planned for the evening. We know that it is a busy time for everyone but
this is a perfect time to take a few hours to sit, relax, and reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. Hope to see
you there!!

Religious Education Classes: The last class is Sunday, December 17th. Classes will resume on January 7th.

Parish Census Update: Thus far, one hundred and seventy one census forms have been passed in at the glebe.
Census takers are reminded to pass in their forms to Mary Anne when they are finished. If you were not
counted and would like to be included, please contact the glebe. Thank you.

Have a good week!!!

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Q&A: My Own Cup?
Why don't we use small individual cups for each communicant? Wouldn't that be more sanitary?

At the last supper, the Lord not only told the disciples to eat of the bread which was his body, but he also said, "Drink from this cup, all of you; for this is my blood of the covenant" (see Matthew 26:27). The practice of all communicants receiving communion from the cup, a custom continued without interruption in most of the Eastern Churches, was reintroduced into the Roman liturgy after the Second Vatican Council and has been encouraged as a visible way of fulfilling one of the Lord's commands to his followers. But we should remember that sharing communion through receiving the blood of the Lord is more than swallowing a bit a consecrated wine. It is a encounter in faith, rather than a moment of refueling. Thus questions about how the "cup of blessing which we bless" is shared among those assembled for the eucharist must be asked in the context of the biblical and liturgical meaning of this action. We should avoid making religious judgments based on modern American concerns about hygiene or based on the culture of individualism that pervades many aspects of our society and its practices. There is a long tradition, based on Saint Paul's words to the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 10:16-17), about using one loaf and one cup whenever possible at the eucharist to symbolize the unity of all assembled in the one body of Christ. Anything that unnecessarily disturbs the symbols of unity or values efficiency over authenticity should be avoided.

When many people share communion by drinking from a common cup, they show their commitment to a common enterprise, and, in a sense, respond to the Lord's invitation to James and John: "Can you drink of the cup I am to drink of?" (Matthew 20:22). We should never be cavalier about health concerns, yet neither should we be paranoid about inflection at every corner. The results of repeated tests by health officials indicate that the possibility of transmitting diseases by drinking from the common cup is almost non-existent when standard precautions are taken (that is, when the lip of the cup is wiped dry and the cup rotated after each communicant). The eucharist is Christ's gift to his church to nourish us and unite us through our sharing in the one loaf and the one cup. As Saint Augustine wrote, it is a "sign of unity and a bond of charity" which helps build up the one body of Christ. Whenever possible, ritual practices, particularly at communion time, should reinforce, through symbol, the unity we celebrate! Copyright © 2001 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL 60622-1101; 1-800-933-1800; www.ltp.org. Text by Dennis C. Smolarski, sj. Art by Luba Lukova. All rights reserved. Used with permission.