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
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!
