March 19, 2023 Fourth Sunday of Lent Year A
Masses for the Week
| Sat Mar 18 09:00 AM | † Dolphy D' Silva |
| Sat Mar 18 05:00 PM | † Albamo Alvares |
| Sun Mar 19 09:00 AM | † Mary & Louis Furtado |
| Sun Mar 19 11:00 AM | People of the Parish |
| Sun Mar 19 07:00 PM | † Reynaldo Bitong |
| Mon Mar 20 09:00 AM | † Zonar Fan |
| Mon Mar 20 07:30 PM | |
| Tue Mar 21 09:00 AM | † Maria Ching Chih Lai |
| Wed Mar 22 09:00 AM | † Marcelino & Rosario Gatchalian |
| Thu Mar 23 09:00 AM | † Michael Boyle |
| Fri Mar 24 09:00 AM | † Emilda Mary Rodricks † Agnes Fowler † Francesco Emanuele † Deogracias del Mundo Intention of Liverpool Family Intention of Rick & Connie Chua |
| Fri Mar 24 07:30 PM | † Deceased members of Vurro Family † Deceased members of Ricupero Family † Sydney Fonseca |
| Sat Mar 25 09:00 AM | Intention of Alicia Santos |
| Sat Mar 25 05:00 PM | † Guglielmo Nichola Grande |
REFLECTION
Jesus is the light of the world. As he gave sight to the blind beggar without being asked, so he heals our blindness. Like the blind man’s healing and David’s anointing , our gift of faith and baptism are unmerited. The beggar’s sight was restored by washing in the pool; our baptismal washing is a sacramentally effective sign of the vision which faith alone gives. Yet full understanding comes slowly. The beggar became a type of the faithful Christian when he witnessed steadfastly to Christ even before he had actually seen him. Jesus seeks him out and reveals his full identity; the beggar is then ready to respond, “ Lord, I do believe!” The letter to the Ephesians tells us that, if we are children of light, we will learn to view life as God does. Our entire behaviour will be affected. The good shepherd psalm assures that God will be with us even on our dark days. May we be light to all who are blind, our witnesses to Christ, the Light.
PAVING OF THE PARKING LOT
We have received approval to proceed with the paving of the parking lot to the west of the church. This will provide us with an additional 76 parking spots. A sketch will be posted shortly in the Narthex of what the parking lot will look like. We have started submission of applications to the city for the permits to proceed. We expect to receive these permits by mid April at which time we will go out to tender for construction. We expect the construction to occur during the summer and look to have it completed by the end of September.
FEAST OF ST.JOSEPH’S
The Feast of St. Joseph’s will be celebrated this year on March 20th (since March 19th falls on a Lenten Sunday). There will be 2 Masses, both of which will be followed by a small reception in the Hall, at 9: 00 am and 7:30 pm.
Lenten Season 2023
As part of our parish Lenten activities, parishioners are encouraged to attend with their families!
TDC St. Michaels Scholarship
The Toronto Diocesan Council of the Catholic Women’s League of Canada is offering a scholarship of $3,000 to St. Michael’s College. This scholarship is open to any young woman who is of Catholic faith, who is completing her secondary school education, and who has indicated on her application to the University of Toronto that St. Michael’s College is her first choice. The applicant must be entering the Faculty of Arts and Science in one of the following areas of study: Commerce, Computer Science, Humanities and Social Sciences or Sciences. The applications must be submitted by May 31, 2023.
For further information, please contact Lucia Vacca at 416-283-3536
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION DATES
Confirmation
Confirmation means accepting responsibility for your faith and your destiny. The focus is on the Holy Spirit, who confirmed the apostles on Pentecost and gave
First Holy Communion
First Holy Communion is one of our three sacraments of initiation. It is through these sacraments of initiation that we become full members of the
PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND 2023
CAPACITY REACHED! We have already met our seat capacity . Thank you to those of you who have registered to join us for this pilgrimage.
Holy Eucharist – Transportation
Those wishing to take the Holy Eucharist to their sick loved ones must do so with a pyx.
They must also have the pyx burse/ purse hanging down their necks for reverently placing and taking the Eucharist.
Without the pyx and the pyx burse/purse we will be unable to give the Eucharist for people in this circumstance.
Edge Youth Ministry
Calling all EDGErs to our SHADOWS Stations of the Cross EDGE Night on Friday March 24th. Are you in grade 6, 7 or 8? Go to www.stjosephstoronto.org/ministries/youth/youth-ministry/ for more information
FORMED
Please visit FORMED at (https://formed.org) where you can gain access to thousands of the best Catholic movies, programs, audio and books instantly. This incredible resource is available to our parishioners for free! Please call the Parish Office for the Parish Access code and/or more information.