FEBRUARY 25TH 2024, 2ND SUNDAY OF LENT (YEAR B)
Masses for the Week
| Sat Feb 24 09:00 AM | Intention of Ricardo Chua |
| Sat Feb 24 05:00 PM | Intention of Aaron Gracias |
| Sun Feb 25 09:00 AM | † Teresa & Peter Banks |
| Sun Feb 25 11:00 AM | People of the Parish |
| Sun Feb 25 07:00 PM | † Giuseppe Florio |
| Mon Feb 26 09:00 AM | † Liam Traynor |
| Tue Feb 27 09:00 AM | † Ramon Zaldivar |
| Wed Feb 28 09:00 AM | † Tom Gaspick |
| Thu Feb 29 09:00 AM | † Leslie & Marie Fernandis |
| Fri Mar 1 09:00 AM | † Odilia Yiu † Naseem (Jimmy) Shiekh † Patrick Pinto † Donald Bastiampillai |
| Fri Mar 1 07:30 PM | † Salvador Miranda † Derrick Diedrick |
| Sat Mar 2 09:00 AM | † Naseem (Jimmy) Shiekh |
| Sat Mar 2 05:00 PM | Intention of Aaron Gracias |
REFLECTION
Today we see two sides of Christian life, transfiguration and self-sacrificing love. The first reading, from an era when human sacrifice was thought to satisfy an angry deity, presents Isaac as forerunner of Jesus, God’s obedient servant. Abraham is that type of Father who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us. The prayer of Isaac, Jesus, and everyone who trusts in God even to death is heard in the psalm. Every Lent we contemplate the transfiguration, when Jesus took his three close friends to a remote place. There his appearance was gloriously changed. His disciples were awestruck at this glimpse of God, which was a foretaste of the resurrection . During Lent each of us is invited to accompany the Lord to the privileged rendezvous of prayer, there to converse with the Father. This transfiguring experience will deepen our friendship with that beloved Son who never ceases to pray for us, so that one day we can share that glory which Jesus receives from the Father.
CWL’S GO MAKE DIFFERENCE: LENTEN FOOD DRIVE
SAT-SUN, Mar 2-3 (after the Masses, in the Narthex)
CWL will be collecting any food items: flour, rice, sugar, oats, coffee, tea, toiletries, baby food, canned goods & many more..
A Spiritual Bouquet for the ArchBishop
His Grace, Archbishop Francis Leo, will be celebrating Mass at our parish at 11:00 am on March 10 2024 as a part of our 170th
Celebrate 170: St Joseph’s Church 170th Anniversary – Calendar of Events – 2024
Celebrate! 2024 marks 170 years of St Joseph’s Church serving the communities of West Hill and surrounding areas. history One of the oldest churches in the area, St Joseph’s was established in 1854. For a walk down memory lane, see the The history of St Joseph’s at Highland Creek. They
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PREPARATION
The last Parent Meeting will be on:
SUNDAY, Feb 25 @1:00 PM (in the Church Hall) OR TUESDAY, Feb 27 @7:00 PM (in the Church)
Note: Please bring your child to the meeting since we will have a rehearsal with unconsecrated hosts.
Parish Photo Album 2024 – Celebrating 170 Years of St Josephs
A face to a name Many of you sit near people at church every week and offer the sign of peace but are unsure of their names. Some of you hear about a family or a person in the church and can’t quite place who they are. Wouldn’t it be
parish lenten activities
Weekly activities:
- Mass followed by Stations of the Cross every Friday from 7:30 – 8:30 PM
- Lenten Talks on Thursdays (Mar 7 & Mar 21) at 7:25 PM beginning with the Divine Mercy Chaplet. See section below for more info.
Other activities:
- Archdiocesan Day for Confessions on Fri, Mar 15 starting at 10:00 AM (*).
- Parish Lenten Confessions on Wed, Mar 20 starting at 7:00 PM (*).
(*) Note: Confession session will end when there are no more people waiting in line.
2024 LENTEN TALKS HOSTED BY THE PRAYER GROUP
THURSDAYS, Feb 22, Mar 7 & Mar 21
St. Joseph’s Parish Hall
Start at 7:25 PM with the Divine Mercy Chaplet, followed by short Praise & Worship & Lenten talks.
Come, strengthen your faith journey this Lent when you listen to the teachings of God through our powerfully inspired and faith-filled Priests. The list of Speakers will be posted on the Bulletin Board. Light refreshments will be served.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER 2024
“I Beg You…Bear with One Another in Love”
FRIDAY, MAR 1, 2024 – 7:30 PM
Melville Presbyterian Church (70 Old Kingston Rd)
Invitation is open to all.
Edge Youth Ministry
Consider supporting the Youth Ministry Fundraiser BLITZ this weekend.
Your donations will help more youth participate in EDGE Camp and Leadership Camp. The youth will also accept prayer requests. Thank you in advance for your support.
Please contact Jeremy Tanuan for more information: JTanuan@archtoronto.org or 416-282-0370 ex. 213.