Weekly Bulletin - April 16, 2006

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Note from Fr. Edwin:

JESUS OUR HOPE

The Lord is truly risen, that is the message of Easter.  God did not abandon him, for He is faithful and through this salvific act God opens the door of salvation to each one of us.  It is a promise that if we go the way of Jesus, God will raise each one of us to a glory like that of Jesus.

The message of Easter is not a thing of the past.  It should sink deep into our hearts.  Our mission is not simply to listen to what happened long ago but to witness it as ever present in our daily life, witness that God can work wonders even today in those who put their trust in Him.  God makes new creations out of them through baptism and raises them from sin and death making them a sign of hope in a world full of discord and hatred.

EASTER IN OUR HEART

We, the Church, the community of the faithful are the risen body of Christ.  It is in and through us that Jesus has to work today.  We must be his instruments for continuing his mission.  Today we do not have any more access to the empty tomb, or the appearances of the Lord but we have his Word.  Our Easter faith is not built on the ‘empty tomb’, but on the risen Christ himself.  We cannot see, but we believe and we are blessed because ‘happy are the ones who do not see and still believe’.

The Easter event should be celebrated in our hearts.  If we give Jesus the first place in our life and encounter him in our brethren as we do in Sunday Mass, Easter will be an everyday reality. Then we can sing genuinely: ‘Yes, Jesus is truly risen, Alleluia!

MASSES FOR THE WEEK 

Mon Apr 17
9:00 a.m.  Intentions of the parish

Tue Apr 18
9
:00 a.m.  Intentions of the parish

Wed Apr 19
9:00 a.m.  Intentions of the parish  

Thu Apr 20
9:00 a.m.  Intentions of the parish  

Fri   Apr 21
9:00 a.m. + Rose and Antonio Nisi by the Porto Family

Sat  Apr 22
9:00 a.m.  Intentions of the parish
4:30 p.m. +Leung Wai Fong by Eddie Tim
+ Betra Malababan by the Family

Sun Apr 23  Divine Mercy Sunday
8:30 a.m.  Intentions of the parish
10:00 a.m.  +Marcelino Rayos Del Sol by Linda de Leon
11:30 a.m. Intentions of the parish     

 Pray for the sick of the parish, especially for Deacon Bob Geisel,  Patricia Kennedy, Levi Romero, David Re, Maria Dimatteo, Joe O’Hearn, Rita Zarb, Tasha Bishop, Joe Muscat, Nada Dancy, Michael Manzo, Catherina Donato, Bill Tuplin,  Mary Jane Lafleur, Rose & Henry Castelino, Karl Zakss, Tina Fiore, Toni & Violete Matar,   Pat Goulding, Lucy Vairo, Bosco Chan, Barney Gallant,  Helen Briers, Alfred Vella, Bill Kinch, Edward Glanc, Wanda Glanc, Caroline Wood, Robert Masotti, Margaret Hickey, Joan Beare.


Dear Parishioners,

Fr. Peter and myself wish you a very happy Easter. We thank everyone who closely assisted in cleaning, decorating and making the church look beautiful, fitting to the Risen Saviour. God bless you.

Fr. Edwin


ShareLife – 30th Anniversay 1976-2006

www.sharelife.org

Make a Difference This Easter Season

Have you answered the call to give? Lent is a time for giving back in thanksgiving to Him for all that we have received.  It is a time to pause and reflect on God’s gifts to us, so that as responsible stewards we are able to share our own gifts with the least of our brothers and sisters.

Will You Answer the Call to Give? Together, Let’s ShareLife!

To-date we have collected $17.044,00 our goal is $48,500. Thank you for your support.

 

Confirmation Preparation:

Girls – Apr 23rd after 11:30 a.m. Mass

Boys _ Apr 29th Sat. at 10:00 a.m.

 

Easter Flowers

Thank you for your generous donations to make the Church to look beautiful this Easter. May God bless those who donated. 


Altar Servers: We need more Altar Servers. Boys and Girls who are in Grade three and above, who are willing to make a commitment are welcome. Please contact the parish office.

Marriage Encounter: Married   couples, you deserve a weekend to celebrate being together, to rediscover each other and focus on ways to make your relationship even better. A Worldwide Marriage Encounter offers this opportunity from the April 28-30, 2006. For further information   please   contact : David  and  Lucy  Adams  @ 905 470 9590


Opus Dei –  recollection

  • Ladies Retreat: Tuesday, April  18 -  7:00 p.m.

  • Men's Retreat: Tuesday May 16 - 7:00 p.m.

www.opusdei.org


 

Archdiocese of Toronto – Celebrates with great Joy the ordination of:

Peter Jae-Hyuk Choi, John Pak, Roselle Cyrille Ricfrente Azares, Edmund Gendron, Richard Nadeau

To the Priesthood on May 13 at St. Michael’s Cathedral

Let us remember them in our prayer


Divine Mercy – Novena – Starts on Good Friday for nine days.

Next Sunday is Diving Mercy Sunday

 

We pray you, Jesus, risen King,
While saints and angels praises sing.

Raise up Your sign of victory,
Your Cross, for high and low to see:

The Lord, whom envy crucified,
Has risen and is glorified!

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