March 26, 2023 Fifth Sunday of Lent Year A
Masses for the Week
| Sat Mar 25 09:00 AM | Intention of Alicia Santos |
| Sat Mar 25 05:00 PM | † Guglielmo Nichola Grande |
| Sun Mar 26 09:00 AM | † Merlyn Rebello |
| Sun Mar 26 11:00 AM | People of the Parish |
| Sun Mar 26 07:00 PM | † Giuseppe & Iolanda De Gasperis |
| Mon Mar 27 09:00 AM | Intention of Teresa Laberinto & Family |
| Tue Mar 28 09:00 AM | † Sheldon Hannah |
| Wed Mar 29 09:00 AM | † Chao Wen Liu |
| Thu Mar 30 09:00 AM | Intention of Danica Furtado Fernandes & Family |
| Fri Mar 31 09:00 AM | † Sammie Okposo † Risto Poposki † Mario Villacorta † Edilberta Pastor † Denis Bulman Intention of Joshua Harry |
| Fri Mar 31 07:30 PM | † Cayetano Cortez Manago † Sydney Fonseca Intention of Luzviminda Maristanes |
| Sat Apr 1 09:00 AM | † Neal & Bob Farquharson |
| Sat Apr 1 05:00 PM | † Naseem (Jimmy) Shiekh |
REFLECTION
The raising of Lazarus prepares us for Jesus’ own resurrection. He faces his enemies’ hate to go to Bethany, home of his close friends. To Martha he reveals Christianity’s greatest truth: his own person is life-giving, for time and eternity. He is Resurrection and life. There he weeps with emotion at seeing Mary’s tears. It is his gift of life to Lazarus which will bring his own life-giving death. Through the prophet Ezekiel God had promised life to his people; he gives it in Christ Jesus, who is both Lord and friend, and who poured out his life for us. Our concern should not be how much we love Jesus the Lord, but rather that he first loved us– so humanly, so unstintingly, that only his death could express that love’s depth. Once Jesus called Lazarus from the grave in response to his friends’ sorrow. If we affirm our belief in Christ as life, his Spirit will live in us and we will be God’s own. Then some day Jesus will call each of us by name to everlasting friendship with him face to face.
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.
PONTIFICAL COLLECTION FOR THE HOLY LAND ON GOOD FRIDAY
This collection is requested by the Holy See to help maintain the Church’s holy places in the Holy Land, so important to the faith of Christians everywhere , and also to support the faithful who struggle to survive under political and economic oppression and persecution.
This Pontifical Collection will be taken during the Good Friday celebration on April 7 2023. Those unable to attend the service, or who prefer to contribute online , may do so by Interac e-transfer or Canada Helps by visiting www.commissariat.ca/supporting-us.
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
On Friday March 24th, the youth prayed for you and your intentions. They are very, very grateful for your prayers and support.
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.