MARCH 9TH 2025, 1ST SUNDAY IN LENT (YEAR C)
Masses for the Week
| Sat Mar 8 09:00 AM | † Christina Boylan |
| Sat Mar 8 05:00 PM | † Rose Marie Gross |
| Sun Mar 9 09:00 AM | † Daniel Cinco |
| Sun Mar 9 11:00 AM | People of the Parish |
| Sun Mar 9 07:00 PM | † Maureen Noble |
| Mon Mar 10 09:00 AM | † Bertram Fernandez |
| Tue Mar 11 09:00 AM | † Betty Stalteri |
| Wed Mar 12 09:00 AM | † Aris Miranda |
| Thu Mar 13 09:00 AM | † Daniel Cinco |
| Fri Mar 14 09:00 AM | † Salvador Miranda † Satkunam Emmanuel † Gerry Williams |
| Sat Mar 15 09:00 AM | Intention of Gertrude Nkiru Okelezo |
| Sat Mar 15 05:00 PM | † Tony Fernandes |
REFLECTION
What does it mean to be truly free? On this first Sunday of Lent, liberation from slavery to human masters is the sign of freedom from slavery to sin. Within a ritual of remembrance and thanksgiving, Deuteronomy tells of Israel’s deliverance from oppression in Egypt. God led the chosen people to their own land; there they could live in freedom. What God has done, God will do again. The psalm assures us that God protects those who have trust. Jesus himself was tempted to be a worldly messiah by relying on material things, worshipping power and prestige, tempting God by rashly taking risks. By his refusal, Jesus led the way for us to conquer temptation. God gives us the strength to say no to Satan’s suggestions. We are free to choose God’s way. Paul tells us what we must do to be saved: believe in the Lord Jesus and in the power of his resurrection. God sent Jesus to live in complete solidarity with us, to share our trials and our pain so that we can enjoy God’s freedom and have a share in God’s glory.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
2025 Pilgrims of Hope Jubilee Year Celebration
As part of the Jubilee Year celebrations, we are encouraged to be intentional in creating time as individuals, groups or families to visit any of the two designated Holy Places of worship in our Eastern Region. This will help us accomplish as individuals in our Jubilee Year spiritual journey, deep faith Renewal, Restoration, Forgiveness, and Fullness.
Please spread the word! Information on Pilgrimage Churches, Jubilee Calendar Events and more can be found here. Click here to read more details!
Serra's Vocation Seeds
First Sunday of Lent – March 09, 2025
Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit into the desert for forty days of prayer and fasting. Are you open to being led by the Holy Spirit into the life-commitment God has prepared for you?
If God is calling you, to be a priest, religious or deacon, contact Fr. Matt McCarthy, Director of Vocations, Archdiocese of Toronto at 416-968-0997.
Calling for Contractors!
We are looking for ideas and suggestions as to how we can have the Cross on the church steeple lit up.
Please contact the parish office at (416) 282-0370.
PARISH OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENT
The 2024 Parish Tax Receipts are being processed; you will receive them in the mail on or before Monday, March 10th.
PARISH LENTEN ACTIVITIES
Weekly activities:
- Mass followed by Stations of the Cross every Friday at 7:30 PM
- Lenten Talks on Thursdays (Mar 13, Mar 27 & Apr 10) at 7:25 PM beginning with the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
SCHEDULES - LENT & EASTER
| Wed, February 18, 2026 | 09:00 AM | Holy Mass (Ash Wednesday) |
| Wed, February 18, 2026 | 07:30 PM | Holy Mass (Ash Wednesday) |
| Fri, February 20, 2026 | 07:30 PM | 🛐 Friday Evening Mass (Lent only) |
| Fri, February 20, 2026 | 08:00 PM | ✝️ Stations of the Cross |
| Fri, February 27, 2026 | 07:30 PM | 🛐 Friday Evening Mass (Lent only) |
| Fri, February 27, 2026 | 08:00 PM | ✝️ Stations of the Cross |
| Thu, March 5, 2026 | 09:30 AM | Lenten Day of Recollection |
| Fri, March 6, 2026 | 07:30 PM | 🛐 Friday Evening Mass (Lent only) |
| Fri, March 6, 2026 | 08:00 PM | ✝️ Stations of the Cross |
| Fri, March 13, 2026 | 07:30 PM | 🛐 Friday Evening Mass (Lent only) |
| Fri, March 13, 2026 | 08:00 PM | ✝️ Stations of the Cross |
| Fri, March 20, 2026 | 07:30 PM | 🛐 Friday Evening Mass (Lent only) |
| Fri, March 20, 2026 | 08:00 PM | ✝️ Stations of the Cross |
| Fri, March 27, 2026 | 07:30 PM | 🛐 Friday Evening Mass (Lent only) |
| Fri, March 27, 2026 | 08:00 PM | ✝️ Stations of the Cross |
| Sat, March 28, 2026 | 05:00 PM | Holy Mass (Palm Sunday) |
| Sun, March 29, 2026 | 09:00 AM | Holy Mass (Palm Sunday) |
| Sun, March 29, 2026 | 11:00 AM | Holy Mass (Palm Sunday) |
| Sun, March 29, 2026 | 07:00 PM | Holy Mass (Palm Sunday) |
| Tue, March 31, 2026 | 09:00 AM | 🚫No 9:00 AM Mass |
| Thu, April 2, 2026 | 09:00 AM | Morning Prayers (No Mass) |
| Thu, April 2, 2026 | 08:00 PM | Mass of the Lord's Supper |
| Fri, April 3, 2026 | 09:00 AM | Morning Prayers (No Mass) |
| Fri, April 3, 2026 | 12:00 PM | Celebration of the Lord's Passion (with Stations of the Cross) |
| Fri, April 3, 2026 | 03:00 PM | Celebration of the Lord's Passion (with Stations of the Cross) |
| Sat, April 4, 2026 | 09:00 AM | Morning Prayers (No Mass) |
| Sat, April 4, 2026 | 08:00 PM | Easter Vigil Mass |
| Sun, April 5, 2026 | 09:00 AM | Easter Sunday Mass |
| Sun, April 5, 2026 | 11:00 AM | Easter Sunday Mass |
| Sun, April 5, 2026 | 07:00 PM | 🚫 No 7:00 PM Mass |
Prayer Group Lenten Talks 2025
LENT: PREPARE YOUR HEARTS TO REFLECT AND REPENT
SPEAKER | DATE |
PHILOMENA WONG, CCRC COUNCILLOR – DURHAM ZONE | THURSDAY, MARCH 13Th |
FR. EDWIN GONSALVES RECTOR – ST AUGUSTINE’S SEMINARY | THURSDAY, MARCH 27Th |
FR. ARINZE ONWUZULIKE ASSOCIATE PASTOR – ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH | THURSDAY, APRIL 10Th |
TIME: 7.25 P.M. / DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET
PLEASE BRING ALONG YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
16th Annual Dynamic Women of Faith Conference
On Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 9:00am-4pm in Old Mill, Toronto (includes light lunch).
Cost: $ 91.77
Speakers:
- Annie Karto: Divine Mercy Flood My Soul
- Lisa Canning: Surrendering in Suffering: Discovering JOY
- Fr. Marcin Serwin OMI: Being a Priest – Being a Midwife
- Dr. Stephanie Kafie: Totus Tuus – 5 Ways to Live out “Totally Yours”
- Dorothy Pilarski: Your Life is Going to Change
Closing Mass celebrated by Most Reverend Robert Kasun CSB
TO REGISTER GO TO dwf2025.eventbrite.ca
Did you know?
- That Lent is the greatest love story ever told; a love story that shows how God saw our sin, brokenness, and misery and chose the Cross of love for our wholeness?
- That Lent requires us to strip ourselves of every harmful entanglement and return to God with our whole heart?
- That returning to God with our whole heart doesn’t require coming to Him armed with perfect actions but rather demands coming to Him wounded, weary, and imperfect?
Missionary Families of Christ
Invites you to a Christian Life Seminar
“No life is more secure than a life surrendered to God”
In St. Joseph’s Parish, 200 Morrish Rd., Scarborough ON M1C 1E8
Every Friday (March 7 ~ April 11) from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM
For more information, please contact
- Estrella Vega at (647) 992-2363 | estrelleberry_23@yahoo.ca
- Sheila Arellano at (647) 402-7882 | smamarel@gmail.com
World Day of Prayer
Friday March 7th – 7:00 p.m.
This year the hosting Parish is St. Dunstan of Canterbury, 56 Lawson Rd “I made you wonderful” Psalm 139: 1-18 prepared by the World Day of Prayer Committee of the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Our CWL St. Joseph Council will be participating in the service.
Please come and support this annual event, which takes place on the 1st Friday of March.
CWL Ordinandi Spiritual Bouquet
The CWL would like to invite St. Joseph’s Community as well as all CWL Members to contribute to our Annual collection of Prayers, Adorations, Rosaries etc. for the intentions of the soon to be ordained Priests. This Bouquet of Prayers will be presented at the Annual Ordinandi Dinner on Tuesday, March 18th, 2025. Our support is most appreciated by these men. If you are interested in contributing to this endeavor, please see the sisters of CWL who will be at the exits of the church and in the Narthex after the 5:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday, February 15th and after all masses on Sunday, February 16th. There is no cost involved, just your time spent in prayer for the soon to be ordained priests.
Anyone interested in attending the Ordinandi dinner (tickets are $100) please contact Philomena Menezes at philo.cwl@gmail.com. St. Barnabas Parish is organizing a bus to the Ordinandi dinner and if you are looking for a ride, please contact Winsome Fletcher at 416-321-1222.
Life Teen Retreat: CROWNED
Calling on Grade 9 to Grade 12 students!
You are invited to this year’s fantastic overnight, Life Teen Retreat: CROWNED on Friday, March 7th (4:30 PM) – Sunday, March 9th (3:30 PM)
It is a lively, spirit-filled get away from the usual busyness of life to disconnect from the world, recollect yourself, spend time with your friends, recenter your life back on what truly matters most, and reignite your faith life. We will be hearing from renowned speakers, have free time for fellowship, time for sports or board games, delicious meals, Adoration, and Mass! At the heart of it, we are seeking to discover our divine heritage as children of the One True King.
The retreat will happen at The Valley of the Mother of God, 953376 7 Line E, Orangeville, ON L9W 2Z2.
Bussing from St. Barnabas (10 Washburn Way, Scarborough) and back.
You do NOT have to be a current EDGE Leader to register, although additional discounts may apply for current EDGE leaders.
Please fill out the form but DO NOT PAY through the form; please use coupon code CASH100 and pay through Jeremy Tanuan or the parish office so we can apply any discounts applicable for our parish.
For more information, please contact Jeremy Tanuan at (416) 282-0370 ext. 213
Upcoming Sacraments
Youth Ministry Fundraiser
Registration for youth in grade 6, 7, and 8 begins on September 16th. EDGE will meet on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month, starting October 11th.
Come discover Ethereal Realm Heroes!
Please contact Jeremy Tanuan for more information: JTanuan@archtoronto.org or 416-282-0370 ex. 213.