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Saint Joseph Church

~ March 19th eBulletin ~

Saturday, March 18th

9:00am - Daily Mass in the church 

for the soul of  Fr. Lawrence Byrne

3:45pm to 4:15pm - Confessions
4:30pm - Sunday Mass in the church and online

for Victoria & Giovanni Caruso's 60th Wedding Anniversary

Sunday, March 19th

8:30am - Rosary in the church

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

10:30am Rosary in the church

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

for the soul of Thomas Burns

3:30pm - Sunday Mass for Children

4:00pm to 6:00pm - Pasta Dinner in the Hall

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

for the people

There's no Children's Liturgy during morning Masses this weekend. Instead, bring your little ones to a Sunday Mass for children, 3:30pm.

Celebrate Sunday with your children

Monday March 20th

8:00am - Daily Mass in the church

Tuesday March 21st

6:15pm to 6:45pm - Confessions

6:30pm - Devotions

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

for the intentions of the Catholic Women's League members

Wednesday, March 22nd

8:00am - Daily Mass in the church

for the soul of Claire Kassir

Thursday, March 23rd

8:00am - Daily Mass in the church

for the soul of Tony Ravesi

8:30am - Gospel Reflection Group

7:00pm - Daily Mass in the church

Friday, March 24th

8:00am to 9:30am - Daily Mass and Holy Hour in the church and online

6:30pm - Stations of the Cross and Rosary in the church

Saturday, March 25th

9:00am - Daily Mass in the church 

for the soul of  Edward Francis McKenna

3:45pm to 4:15pm - Confessions
4:30pm - Sunday Mass in the church and online

for the soul of Paul Hansel

Sunday, March 26th

8:30am - Rosary in the church

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

for the soul of Joan Noonan 

10:30am Rosary in the church

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

for the people

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

for the celebration of Adolf Holy's Birthday!

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Day of Mercy - April 2nd

Come receive spiritual healing through the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Sunday, April 2nd, noon to 7pm.

A priest will be available to hear confessions and offer God's forgiveness on this day. Here's some tools to help prepare:

Guide for children in grades 2-4
Guide for youth in grades 5-8
Guide for high school aged youth
Guide for adults
Another guide for adults
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Celebrating New Life through Baptism
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Congratulations to Christopher and Christian who will be Baptized at 

St. Joseph Church this weekend!



Keep them in your prayers

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Please keep in your thoughts and prayers...

Those who have died,

Bill Stadnyk and Jane (Woodley) Smith

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

Esther Bonitzke, Bill Stadnyk, Bob Gibson
Brent Gorus, Brian Gorus,, Clare O'Neill
Don, Francesco Petronio Jr, Gabrielle Santos
Helen Connolly, Lydia Helene Gravelle,
Lynn Wainman, Mary Hofbauer, Nick Arts
Pauline Schumacher, Shannon Gallant, Tanya Wright

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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The Sanctuary Candle 

At the request of Rina Viloria-Cabildo

the Sanctuary candle burning in our church for the month of March will be offered for the repose

of the souls of  

Gena Nita and Editha Arca

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Help share the presence of Our Lord

As our community grows, lots of help is needed to bring Our Lord to those who join our worship. Please consider joining our team of Communion Ministers who help the priest in the distribution of Communion at Mass.

Training for new Communion Ministers takes place on 

Saturday, March 25th at 1:30pm in the Church.

Join our team, add to our worship and build others up through this special ministry!

Lenten Bible Trivia!

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Over half of points still up for grabs! Anyone can still win!

Each day of Lent at 6:30pm, a new Bible trivia question will be sent to all players. First player to respond correctly earns points. Question difficulty and value varies.

At the end of Lent, the winner will be awarded Cineplex passes.

To play, text 'bibletrivia' to 289-276-8862

See the leaderboard and day-old answers

Join us Tuesday after the 7pm Mass

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AN INTRODUCTION TO CHRISTIAN MEDITATION- A SIX WEEK JOURNEY
St Joseph Catholic Church, Bowmanville
This journey provides an opportunity for those interested in finding out about Christian Meditation, to experience the practice in a small group, to learn about its origins and to discover its relevance as a form of prayer for our contemporary world.
Tuesday evenings starting February 21st ending March 28th , 2023
7:30 - 8:30 pm
(following the 7:00 pm Mass)
For more information contact Jonathan Bibby
Email: [email protected]



For more information on Christian Meditation, please take a look at the World Community for Christian Meditation website at wccm.org.

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Development and Peace:

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Standing for the Land in Honduras

Honduras’s diverse ecosystems, fertile lands and rich natural resources attract many profiteering enterprises that overexploit the land to no benefit for local communities.

Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada supports Equipo de Reflexión, Investigación y Comunicación (ERIC, Reflection, Research and Communication Team), an organization that helps communities in their struggle for land and territory and investigates human rights abuses.

This Lent, meet our solidarity visitor Elvin Hernández, a human rights investigator at ERIC. Learn more at devp.org/lent.

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Meet our solidarity visitors!

Development and Peace ― Caritas Canada is proud to invite you to a series of free events with our partners from the Global South as part of our Share Lent 2023 campaign, Stand for the Land. Learn more about our work in Colombia, Honduras and Cambodia!

March 21 at 11:30 a.m. (ET) on Zoom

Meet Elvin Hernández of the Reflection, Investigation and Communication Team (ERIC) in Honduras at 11:30 a.m. Then, at 12:30 p.m., meet Raquel Soto of the Peasant Association of Antioquia (ACA) in Colombia.

Learn about their defence of life and territory and watch the short documentaries they have created for the NQSF project, Voices without borders in defense of life and territory, that is undertaken with the financial support of Quebec’s Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie.

Simultaneous translation into French and English will be available.

Register for Elvin’s and Raquel’s webinar
March 21 at 7 p.m. ET on Zoom

Ramy Chan, Director of the Youth Resource Development Program in Cambodia will present her organization’s work of mobilizing young people to promote peace, justice and democracy.

Simultaneous translation into French and English will be available.

Register for Ramy's webinar
Ramy’s solidarity tour in the Maritimes

Ramy will be presenting at several events in the Atlantic region from March 17 to 27. Check our Solidarity visitors page or our Events page for details.

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Supporting those affected by the recent earthquake

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The devastation wrought by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria is heart-wrenching and it has inspired many to ask how we can respond.



To support an immediate response, please consider making donations online. There are four organizations listed below that are well-positioned with connections in the earthquake area to respond to urgent needs. Donating directly to these organizations online is really the fastest way to get the money to where it is most needed.

Aid to Church in NeedCanadian Jesuits InternationalCatholic Near East Welfare AssociationDevelopment and Peace
See the letter from the Bishops of Canada

Journey through Lent

with the Bishops of Canada

The CCCB video series Journey through Lent will be available once again on the CCCB website. This year’s Lenten reflections are delivered by His Eminence Gérald Cyprien Cardinal Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec and Primate of Canada, and the Most Reverend Brian Joseph Dunn, Archbishop of Halifax-Yarmouth.



Every Monday throughout the Season of Lent, a video will be posted on the CCCB website in English and in French for the following Sunday’s eucharistic celebration.

The Call of the Catechist

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In March and April of 2023, the CCCB Office for Evangelization and Catechesis is hosting a webinar series, titled "The Call of the Catechist", inviting leaders of catechesis and evangelization to participate in a national discussion on the formation of catechists which will be of interest to those involved in catechesis and evangelization today.

Learn more or Register
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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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