May 21st eBulletin

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Saint Joseph Church

~ May 21st eBulletin ~

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Saturday, May 20th

9:00am - Daily Mass in the Church

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

for the soul of Jean King

Sunday, May 21st

9:00am - in the church and online

for the people

10:30am Rosary in the church

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

for the soul of Helen Connolly

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

for the soul of Bob Gibson

Celebrate Sunday with your children

Monday May 22nd

9:00am - Daily Mass in the church

Tuesday May 23rd

6:15pm to 6:45pm - Confessions

6:30pm - Devotions

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

for the soul of June Luna

Wednesday, May 24th

8:00am - Daily Mass in the church

Thursday, May 25th

8:00am - Mass in the church

Friday, May 26th

8:00am - Mass and Holy Hour in the church and online

Saturday, May 27th

9:00am - Daily Mass in the Church

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

in thanksgiving for our volunteers

Sunday, May 28th

9:00am - in the church and online

for the soul of Bob Gibson

10:30am Rosary in the church

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

for Prince Harry for his sanctification and healing

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

for the people

The Sanctuary Candle

At the request of Rina Viloria-Cabildo

the Sanctuary candle burning in our Church for the month of May is

for Johanna Cabildo and

all wonderful Mothers.

Please keep in your thoughts and prayers...

Those who have died, especially...
Bob Gibson, June Luna, Pat Prout and Peter Helm

and those who are sick and those who love and minister to them especially...

Agnes Young, Andrea Chinappan, Annie Maas,
Francesco Petronio Jr., Jason Lanteigne, Jennifer Claus,
Lynn Van Acker, Lynn Wainman, Marie-Thérèse Nicolas,
Mary Ellen Blackmore, Mary Hofbauer, Michael Feeley,
Peter Loughlin, Stu Downs and Vaughan Tuck

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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Parish Work Day

Spring is finally here!

Help keep our church beautiful!

We need all the help we can get on May 27th from 10am to 2pm, to help clean the grounds of our church. We need help mostly with preparing gardens, clearing refuse and some painting.

BBQ Lunch is provided thanks to the Knights of Columbus!

First Communion preparation for children in intermediate grades

Children currently in grades four and up are welcome to prepare to receive thier First Reconciliation and First Communion beginning on Saturday, May 27th. Children would be able to receive thier First Communion beginning in August! Children do need to receive thier First Communion before receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation.

In-Person Classes (60 minutes max):

May 27th, June 3rd, July 8th and July 22nd at 5:45pm (after the 4:30pm Mass)

All other work is done at home at your own pace.

Start Preparing

First Communion preparation
for children in grades 2 and 3

It's not to late to prepare. Another group begins on June 24th!

Sign up to prepare

Children's Liturgy at
St. Joseph Church

At the beginning of the Sunday morning Masses, children will be invited forward to join the Children's Liturgy, where they will open God's Word according to thier own gifts in the parish hall. The children will return to the church to re-join thier families around the time of the collection.

Thank you for the beautiful shrubs donated by Pat & Mike Falcioni in celebration of Linda & Alphonse Ainsworth's

50th Wedding Anniversary!

57th World Day of Social Communications

On the Memorial of St. Francis de Sales, Pope Francis announces the theme for the 57th World Day of Social Communications which takes place on May 21, 2023. This year's theme is “Listen with the ear of the heart.”

See the Pope's Message - Listen with the Ear of the Heart

May the Lord bless his people with peace!”

On April 15, 2023, armed conflict broke out between troops loyal to two rival Sudanese generals, Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo, head of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s army chief and de facto leader. By early May, at least 550 people, including 190 children, had been killed. Over 736,000 are displaced internally and over 177,000 people have fled to neighbouring countries. This has aggravated the dire hunger and displacement crises that Sudan was already struggling with.

With multiple ceasefires having failed, it is time for what Pope Francis has called “prayer for the Lord of peace to intervene where men and women are powerless to bring about peace.”

Please join us for a pan-Canadian online bilingual

Rosary for Peace in Sudan at 12 p.m. (EDT) on Saturday, May 27.

Sign up

Mass of St. Peregrine - Patron saint of cancer victims and survivors

Tuesday, May 23rd, 6:00pm

St. Alphonsus Liguori Parish, Peterborough, will be offering the Mass of St. Peregrine, who is the Patron Saint of those afflicted with cancer. We have all been touched by cancer in one way or another, and this Mass is a beautiful way to unite ourselves in prayer.

Mass will be followed by the blessing with the relics of St. Peregrine and also an opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Holy Anointing of the Sick.

Open Letters from the Bishops of Canada on Euthanasia

Over the years, CCCB members have consistently and repeatedly expressed their opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide, which was legalized in Canada in June 2016. As predicted in 2015, subsequent amendments to the legislation have allowed for an ever-expanding list of vulnerable persons to be made eligible for euthanasia and assisted suicide. Today, in the context of the National Week for Family and Life, the Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued two letters on federal legislation which, by March 17, 2024, will permit persons living with mental illness to access euthanasia.

Open letter to the Government of Canada

Open Letter to the Catholic Faithful

LET'S PUT OUR EMPTY BOTTLES TO GOOD USE!

Each year the Knights of Columbus give thousands of dollars away to different charities and special needs.Much of what is given comes from ongoing bottle collection program that everyone is welcome to participate in.

EMPTY BOTTLES CAN BE PLACED IN THE COLLECTION BIN, FOUND UNDER THE STAIRCASE AT THE REAR OF THE BUILDING

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Tuesday 1:00-7:00pm & Thursday 8:30am-2:30pm

Contact: 905-623-3233 or [email protected]

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