MARCH 17TH 2024, 5TH SUNDAY OF LENT (YEAR B)
Masses for the Week
| Sat Mar 16 09:00 AM | † Tony Fernandes |
| Sat Mar 16 05:00 PM | Intention of Aaron Gracias |
| Sun Mar 17 09:00 AM | † Thomas Banks |
| Sun Mar 17 11:00 AM | People of the Parish |
| Sun Mar 17 07:00 PM | † Patricio Petate Diago |
| Mon Mar 18 09:00 AM | † Giuseppe Zonno |
| Tue Mar 19 09:00 AM | † Gerardo & Erlinda Del Castillo |
| Tue Mar 19 07:30 PM | People of the Parish |
| Wed Mar 20 09:00 AM | † Zonar Fan |
| Thu Mar 21 09:00 AM | † Maria Ching Chee Lai |
| Fri Mar 22 09:00 AM | † Clive D’Silva † Helen Steward † Peru & Thressia Pallah † Zbygniew Wierzbicki † Kenneth & Lillian Murrell † Deogracias Del Mundo Intention of Nkosi & Nadine Liverpool |
| Fri Mar 22 07:30 PM | † John Brittain † Eugenia Melliza Hingco |
| Sat Mar 23 09:00 AM | Intention of Joshua Harry |
| Sat Mar 23 05:00 PM | † Giovanna Di Rosa |
REFLECTION
The time has come, John’s gospel says, for Jesus to be glorified, revealed to the world. Paradoxically, this glory will be gained through suffering. Jesus will be exalted when he is nailed to a cross . As with a grain of wheat, his death will be the beginning of life. We too must be willing to sacrifice everything if we want to follow Jesus. Such a decision is not easy, as it was not easy for Christ. While John in today’s gospel alludes to the agony in the garden, the letter to Hebrews describes Jesus’ prayer. Like ourselves, Jesus was made perfect through obedience, consecrated and made holy through suffering. This is how he expressed his loving solidarity with each of us. And that is how much that perfect gift of love cost—for the cross is not an abstract truth. In fear, pain and obedience Jesus sealed with his own blood the new covenant God had promised his people through Jeremiah. Hearts will change once we know God intimately, and God will forgive and blot out our sins. The sign of God’s new covenant of love is Jesus stretched out on the cross.
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.
Confessions:
- 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.
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
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
2024 Spring Gala
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 – 5:30 – 9:00 PM
Martyrs’ Shrine (Vaughan, ON)
Featured keynote
- His Grace Archbishop Francis Leo
- Special performance by the St. Michael’s Choir School
Early bird tickets until Mar 31
SPIRITUAL BOUQUET FOR ORDINANDI
The Catholic Women’s League, St. Joseph Council would like to send a special thank you to all in our parish community, the various ministries, schools and staff for the overwhelming support of prayers for the Ordinandi Spiritual Bouquet.
Our total pledges for this year: 94,794 pledges.
- 1,842 Masses
- 2,812 Communions
- 4,314 Rosaries
- 246 Eucharistic Adorations
- 254 Visit to the Blessed Sacrament
- 713 Stations of the Cross
- 569 Sacrifices
- 83,854 Prayers
- 190 Other
Thank you so much for your participation.
A THANK YOU NOTE FROM CWL
CWL extends our sincerest gratitude to all of you who donated items for our Lenten Food Drive to be given to Scarborough Feed—Rouge Food Bank. May God continue to bless you all for your generosity!
We also would like to send our thanks to our Parishioners, for their prayer commitments.
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.
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.