April 10th and 17th eBulletin

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Saint Joseph Church

April 10th & 17th - eBulletin

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Saturday, April 9th - Day of Mercy

9:00am - Daily Mass in the church and online

for the Conversion of Souls

9:45am to noon - Confessions

1pm to 4pm - Confessions

4:30pm - Sunday Mass in the church and online

for the soul of Marie Maloney

5:45pm to 6:15pm - Confessions

Sunday, April 10th - Palm Sunday

9:00am - in the church and online

for the soul of Dr. Paul Hoy

10:30am Rosary in the church

11:00am - Sunday Mass in the church and online

for the soul of Maggie Seward - Clark

7:00pm - Sunday Mass in the church and online

for the People

Celebrate Sunday with your children at home

Monday, April 11th

7:00pm Chrism Mass at the Cathedral in Peterborough and online

The oils used in Sacraments are blessed or consecrated here and our

priests renew their promises

Tuesday, April 12th

6:15pm to 6:45pm - Confessions

6:30pm - Devotions in the church and online

7:00pm - Daily Mass in the church and online

for the soul of Curtis Courneyea

Wednesday, April 13th

8:00am - Daily Mass in the church and online

for the Antonio Iantomasi

Holy Thursday, April 14th

11:00am to noon - Hour of Contemplation in the church

7:00pm - Mass in the church and online (incense will be used)

for the soul of Egidio Riccio

8pm to midnight - Chapel of Repose open in the Columbus hall

Good Friday, April 15th

10:00am - Stations of the Cross with Development and Peace

1:30pm - Outdoor Stations of the Cross with the Knights of Columbus

3:00pm - Good Friday Service in the church and online

Holy Saturday, April 16th

10:00am - Rosary and Morning Prayer in the Church

8:00pm - Easter Vigil in the church and online (incense will be used)

for the soul of Arthur Elgar

Sunday, April 17th - Easter Sunday

9:00am - in the church and online

(incense will be used)

for the soul of Effie & Stephen Beshara

10:30am Rosary in the church

11:00am - Sunday Mass in the church and online

for the soul of Mel Morphet

7:00pm - Sunday Mass in the church and online

for the People

Celebrate Sunday with your children at home

Monday, April 18th - Thursday, April 21st

Fr. Craig is away. No Masses

Friday, April 22nd

8:00am - Daily Mass in the church and online

for the souls of Purgatory

8:30am to 9:30am - Adoration in the church and online

5:30pm - The Search: dinner and discussion in the parish hall

Saturday, April 23rd

9:00am - Daily Mass in the church and online

9:45am to noon - Confessions

4:30pm - Sunday Mass in the church and online

for the Claude Hurtubise

Sunday, April 24th

9:00am - in the church and online

for the soul of Dr. Paul Hoy

10:30am Rosary in the church

11:00am - Sunday Mass in the church and online

for the soul of Sylvia Elgar

3:00pm - Chaplet of Divine Mercy in the church

7:00pm - Sunday Mass in the church and online

for the People

The Sanctuary Candle

The Sanctuary candle in our church for the weeks of

Sunday April 10th and

Sunday April 17th

burns in memory of

Fr. Lawrence Byrne

Please keep in your thoughts and prayers...

Those who have died, especially...
Warren McIntosh, George Anthony Cassar,
Ruth M. Lawson, Melanie Solis Rubejes,
Eric Ince, Marciano Puerin and Aurelia J.Rubejes,

and those who are sick especially...

Paul Spicer, Patrice Pantin, Pauline Schumacher,
Tony Wildridge, Kimberly Ince, Mia Ward,
Bonnie & Jozsef Vincze, Mary Hofbauer,
Arturo Segunla, Francesco "Frank" Petronio,
Fr. Bill Maloney, Lynn Wainman, Pilar Viloria,
Heather Haug and Kimberly Ince

Jesus, Our Lord, we ask you to have mercy on all who are sick. Give them your strength and love and help them carry this cross with faith. May their sufferings be one with yours, overcome the power of evil and lead others to our Father in Heaven.

Lord Jesus, hear our prayer, for you are Lord forever and ever. Amen.

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Novena of Divine Mercy

Jesus asked that the Feast of the Divine Mercy be preceded by a Novena to the Divine Mercy which would begin on Good Friday. In her diary, St. Faustina wrote that Jesus told her: "On each day of the novena you will bring to My heart a different group of souls and you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy ... On each day you will beg My Father, on the strength of My passion, for the graces for these souls."

Download and print a copy of the Novena of Divine Mercy

Copies of the novena will also be available in the church this weekend.

We will begin praying this novena in our church on Good Friday after the 1:30pm Stations of the Cross.

We will conclude the novena on April 24th by praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy in our church at 3pm.

THE SEARCH this Friday explores the question, 'Am I saved?'

Join the Search at St. Joseph Church Hall on Friday evenings at 5:30pm. Through seven discussions, we will explore life's biggest questions. Simple dinner is included. No charge!

The Search is a discussion series that tackles the key questions of every human heart. Guided by Chris Stefanick and experts from multiple fields of science, medicine, psychology, art and religion, participants will examine our place in the larger story of existence.

Please note: The Search will not be held during Holy Week.

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April 8th: Am I saved?

The Search - Am I Saved? - April 8th - YouTube

Some might feel unworthy of God’s gift of love. We may feel we have too much baggage or are unlovable. But God revealed himself, not on a pedestal but , by entering into our messy human condition, to fix and transform us from within. This relationship with God isn’t all about our love for Him. It’s about His love for us.

Friday April 22: Why a Church?

The Search - Why a Church? - April 22nd - YouTube

Jesus’ first words to humanity in the Gospel of John are “what do you seek?” The one who asked the question not only knows the answer, He is the answer and you find him most profoundly in His Church. But really? The Church? Maybe when we say “The Church” we mean something more. Maybe it’s not possible to be spiritual but not religious.

Day of Mercy - Saturday, April 9th

Extra opportunities to make a Confession will be available on Saturday, April 9th.

Confession is available either face to face or through the traditional screen.

Many of us regret things we have done or failed to do, words we have said or thoughts we have harboured.The Sacrament of Reconciliation offers an opportunity to express sorrow for things we have done wrong, to heal broken relationships with others and with God, to forgive ourselves and others, and to open up the channels of communication between ourselves and God. Confession is above all a place of healing, not a place of judgment or punishment. When we make our confession to a priest in the confidentiality of the confessional or reconciliation room, we experience healing and liberation, discovering again and again how much we are loved by God.

To help prepare for this day, take a look at these guides which give directions on how to make a Confession and how to examine a conscience.

Guide for Children in grades 2-4

Guide for youth in grades 5-8

Guide for high school aged students

Another guide for adults

A guide for adults

Confession is a Place of Victory - YouTube

It doesn't matter if it's been awhile since your last Confession or if you're not sure what to do. The priest is always happy to welcome you and the result is always the same: the forgiveness of sins. It's okay to bring a guide with you into the confessional or even to bring in notes!

MASS OF CHRISM

Please click the link below for a video of Most Reverend Bishop Miehm explaining the Mass of Chrism at the Cathedral of St. Peter-in-chains.

Chrism Mass explaination Video

The Chrism Mass will be celebrated on Monday, April 11, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Peter-in-Chains.
Please plan to join in person at the Cathedral or in prayer with the live stream.

Livestream of mass

Solidarity Soup Lunch

hosted by parish Development and Peace Group on Good Friday at 11am (After the stations of the Cross)

Our parish Development and Peace Group invite you for a simple Solidarity Soup Lunch on Good Friday  in support of our brothers and sisters in Ukraine suffering through the recent violent and unprovoked invasion.

The simple soup served will be meat free - and accompanied by a piece of “day old bread”.  Please bring a mug - as we join together in prayerful solidarity with our Ukrainian ‘neighbours’ and their struggles.  

The event will be held outdoors - rain or shine - across the street from the church at Memorial Park.  Please dress appropriately for the weather conditions.  Donations will be accepted for the Development and Peace - Caritas Canada Emergency Ukraine Fund and forwarded to our Caritas Internationalis partners in Ukraine.

We need to develop the awareness that nowadays we are either all saved together or no one is saved. Poverty, decadence and suffering in one part of the earth are a silent breeding ground for problems that will end up affecting the entire planet.”  

Pope Francis Fratelli Tutti (No. 137)

To read the Development and Peace Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Lent,

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Prayer for Healing our Indigenous
& Non-Indigenous Relations

God our Creator, we ask for your healing of Indigenous and non-Indigenous relations in our country. We particularly pray for all who have been impacted by the residential school system for First Nations, Inuit and Métis children that swept across our country an continues to affect many lives: For all the children who did not return home, may they rest in your peace and love. For all survivors, may they find sanctuary and abundant life. For all afflicted by intergenerational trauma, may they find hope in their grief, solace in their fear and compassion in their anger. We ask that you especially blessed these lives and walk with them. Watch over them, love them and guide them. For all government policy makers and workers, for Church leaders, clergy and religious communities and all others who have been involved in implementing the colonial agenda for the assimilation of the First Peoples up this country through residential schools and other formal and informal systems; May you, who alone are truth, have mercy on their souls. Moving forward, may our governments and religious organizations seek truth and justice, no matter how painful. May they repent of past failures to extend God's love and make amends. We all asked for the courage to find, face and act on the truths of the history in our country. We are sorry for any heartedness we have harboured. Help us find the wisdom and strength to correct are harmful actions in our inactions. Help us all hold space for those grieving and hurting because of faulty policies and systems and their intergenerational effects. Help us be humble and kind, not flush with anger but filled with your divine Mercy. Holy Spirit, we ask for your guidance, your wisdom, and your courage to love truth and to speak the truth with love. Teach us, as First Nations, Inuit, Métis and non - Indigenous peoples, who we are as your beloved daughter and sons. And heal our relationships with one another. We pray with humility and in gratitude for your love and your mercy. Through Christ our healer and our Redeemer. Amen

From March 28 to April 1, 2022, a delegation of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit representatives from Canada will meet with Pope Francis in the Vatican to discuss Catholic involvement in residential schools as well as the lasting impact on Indigenous communities. Salt + Light Media will be in Rome for the event and will be providing updates via our website and Salt + Light TV.

On April 1st, after days of listening to the stories and situations of indigenous peoples of Canada, Pope Francis offered an official apology for the involvement of the Catholic Church in the residential school system. He also affirmed his commitment to make a visit to Canada in the near future.

Media link with day by day coverage		Papal apology as covered by CBC

Prayer for Healing and Reconcilliation		Final audience between the pope and indigenous delegates

Easter Sunday Collection in support of the
Ukraine Solidarity Fund.

As the situation in Ukraine continues, the need to support refugees grows. To help those suffering in the conflict, the entirety of the second collection on Easter weekend Masses at St. Joseph Church will be passed on to the Knights of Columbus Ukraine Solidarity Fund. The Knights of Columbus are working with councils in Poland as well as Latin and Greek Catholic Churches in Ukraine to provide temporary shelter, food, medical supplies, clothing, and communications.

100% of your donation goes directly to support humanitarian aid in Ukraine

Learn more about the fund

Supporting the Ukraine...

Help through the Knights of Columbus

Help provide temporary shelter, food, medical supplies, clothing, communications and religious supplies. 100% of your gift will go directly to these displaced people.

Learn more and help out

Help through the Catholic Near East Association

So far, CNEWA Canada has raised over $350,000 for Ukraine.

Learn more and contribute

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Peterborough reached out to the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Toronto and Eastern Canada to ask how we can help. The Eparchy has recommended that the Diocese encourage parishes and parishioners to donate and they have provided advice on how to do so. In this regard, the Diocese has made a $10,000 donation to Ukraine to help ease the suffering of the Ukrainian people.

Here's two ways you can help:

Update on Ukraine Fundraising

Separately from our Share Lent campaign, Development and Peace is are also collecting emergency relief funds for Ukraine. This money is going out to Caritas partners on the ground. Caritas-Ukraine and Caritas-SPES alone have already provided food baskets, accommodations, hygiene kits and other essential goods to over 350,000 Ukrainians fleeing the war or living in isolation.

So far, Development and Peace - Caritas Canada has raised over $830,000 to help these vulnerable Ukrainians. Thank you for your tremendous generosity and prayers!

Emergency relief for Ukraine

In these troubling times, your support for Development and Peace’s community development projects and programs is so important to our partners and especially to our brothers and sisters in the Global South whom they accompany in the pursuit of social justice and dignity.

This Lent, give from the heart and put people and planet first.

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Wishing you a blessed Easter!

From: the pastoral team of St. Joseph Church

Easter Message 2022

Dear Sisters and Brothers in the Diocese of Peterborough,

One of the most common refrains in Lent is “We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you; for by your holy cross, you have redeemed the world.” This Lenten theme culminates in Holy Week, where the cross of the Lord is so pivotal. It is prominent in the Passion readings of Palm Sunday and Good Friday. At the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, the shadow of the cross looms, even as Jesus gathers at table with his apostles. And the solemn act of the veneration of the cross on Good Friday is always one of the most moving gestures of Holy Week – indeed, of the entire Church year.

Then on Easter Sunday, we rejoice that through his cross and resurrection, Jesus has brought about the salvation of the world. By conquering death, he has bestowed the fullness of life. An instrument of torture and death is transformed into a means of grace, pardon, peace and reconciliation. And in giving his life for us, Jesus asks us to live our lives for others. He invites us to take up our cross and imitate him in his self-sacrificing love. We rejoice to share in his resurrection, knowing that he calls us to share in his work of salvation on Good Friday.

May the Paschal mystery that we celebrate fill our hearts with joy, strengthen our faith, and renew our commitment to sacrificial love. And may God bless you and yours abundantly in this holiest season of the Church’s year.

Yours in Christ,

+Most. Rev. Daniel Miehm, Bishop of Peterborough

Make your own Palm Crosses

Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem. As he rode into the city on a donkey, his followers spread palm branches before him and gave glory to God for their saviour. Shortly after, the hearts of the people changed and they were quick to condemn Jesus to execution on the cross. Palm crosses are a visual reminder of how quickly our own hearts can change. Jesus is indeed our saviour; and he does save us through the sacrifice of the cross. May Jesus transform our own crosses.

Here's a video of how to make your own palm crosses.

How to make a PALM LEAF CROSS (Easy Tutorial) - YouTube

Easter Cookie Story

A great way to teach children...

You will need:
1cup whole pecans,1 tsp. vinegar,

3 egg whites, a pinch salt,

1cup sugar, zipper baggie,

wooden spoon, tape, Bible

1. Preheat oven to 300

2. Place pecans in zipper baggie and let children beat them with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that after Jesus was arrested, the Roman soldiers hurt him. Read John 19:1-3.

3. Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 tsp. vinegar into mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross he was given vinegar to drink. Read John 19:28-30.

4. Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain that Jesus gave His life to give us life. Read John 10:10-11.

5. Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them taste it and brush the rest into the bowl. Explain that this represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers, and the bitterness of our own sin. Read Luke 23:27.

6. So far the ingredients are not very appetizing. Add 1c. sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story is that Jesus died because He loves us. He wants us to know and belong to Him. Read Ps. 34:8 and John 3:16.

7. Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color white represents the purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus. Read Isaiah. 1:18 and John 3:1-3.

8. Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto wax paper covered cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid. Read Matt. 27:57-60.

9. Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and turn the oven OFF. Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven door. Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed. Read Matt.27:65-66.

10. GO TO BED! Explain that they may feel sad to leave the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus' followers were in despair when the tomb was sealed. Read John 16:20 and 22.

11. On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the first Easter Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and empty.

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Year of the Family Speaker Series

Presented by the Diocese of Hamilton

In Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis writes: “The Synod process allowed for an examination of the situation of families in today’s world, and thus for a broader vision and a renewed awareness of the importance of marriage and the family. The complexity of the issues that arose revealed the need for continued open discussion of a number of doctrinal, moral, spiritual, and pastoral questions (2).” Our speaker series is designed to be educational and uplifting to provide support for each person on their journey. The series is a great opportunity to learn more about oneself, but, as importantly, to take part in and become familiar other members of the Diocesan family.

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Free-of-cost webinar: The Process of Evangelization In Our Daily Lives

The CCCB Office for Evangelization and Catechesis will offer a four-part webinar series, Encountering Hope: The Process of Evangelization In Our Daily Lives.

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