ST. JOSEPH`S CHURCH

ST. JOSEPH’S CHURCH
March 30, 2014 A.D.
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Sunday of Lent
ADORATION OF THE
BLESSED SACRAMENT
Tuesday and Thursday
after 7 pm Mass in the
Rectory Chapel
STEWARDSHIP REPORT
MASSES THIS WEEK
Mon., Mar. 31
8:00 am
Manuel & Belmira Santos
req. Maria Santos
Tues., Apr. 1
7:00 pm
Kathleen Schippanoski
Average weekly contribution needed
to cover budgeted expenses:
$
3500.00
Mar. 23, 2014 envelopes (118)
Mar. 23, 2014: loose change
$
$
2529.80
614.20
Below budgeted amount
Average per envelope
$
$
(356.00)
21.44
Thank you for your generous support!
Parish Bequests: Keep your love for your parish alive!
Please Remember St. Joseph’s in your Will and when
recommending expressions of sympathy.
req. Lynda & Tim Collet
Wed., Apr. 2
8:00 am
St. Francis of Paola
Kay Schippanoski
req. Anne Kipp
Thurs., Apr. 3
7:00 pm
Francisca & Manuel Pine
req. Maria Santos
Fri., Apr. 4
8:00 am
2:00 pm
7:00 pm
St. Isidore
Intention of Vocations
Mass at Millwood Manor
Stations of the Cross
Sat., Apr. 5
9:00 am
St. Vincent Ferrer
Intention of Elise Reidy
req. Lisa Reitzel
5:00 pm
Manuel Lameira
HAMILTON DIOCESE PRAYER CALENDAR
Please pray for all who minister in the Church
especially for:
Mon., Mar. 31
All Priests of our Diocese
Tues., Apr. 1
Jerome Mascarenhas, O.C.D.
Wed., Apr. 2
Our Parish Community
Thurs., Apr. 3
Rev. Vijay Martin, O.C.D.
Fri., Apr. 4
Rev. Peter Meyer
Sat., Apr. 5
Rev. Michael King
INCOME TAX RECEIPTS
for Church and St. Vincent de Paul are at the
back of the Church.
St. Joe’s Place
Rosa & Augusto Martins
req. Valdemar Martins & Family
Sun., Apr. 6
9:00 am
Intention of Parishioners
11:00 am
Christian Teixeira
req. Teixeira Family
Aurora Neves Alves
req. Friends
Ontario and Honorary Chairman, Bishop Douglas
Crosby invite you to a fund-raising gala banquet
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on Fri., Apr. 11 at Carmen’s Banquet Centre.
There is a social gathering at 6 pm with dinner at
7 pm. For more information and tickets ($65)
please call Jakki at 1-866-588-2684 or 519-8247797, or visit: www.allianceforlife.org.
SPIRITUALITY GROUP
Join hundreds of Catholics to be renewed and
inspired to live your faith to the fullest! The theme
of the event is Put on the Armour of God –
Understanding & Defending the Faith Event. The
topics of the day: Ephesians 6, learning &
defending our faith, and how we can live out our
faith in today’s culture.
The event features 3 talks by Steubenville &
Lighthouse Catholic Media speaker, Steve Ray.
And 1 talk given by Allan Smith, of the Fulton
Sheen Mission Society.
Location: 50 Gervais Dr., Toronto (Don Mills &
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Eglinton), Date: Sat., Apr. 12 . All information
and to order tickets: 1-888-522-2070 or
www.catholicchapterhouse.com/armourofgod.
Student & Group rates are available.
Meeting on Mon., Apr. 7th starting with
Evening Prayer and followed by a video on
The Mystery of Community by Jean Vanier.
All are welcome!
SHARE LENT CAMPAIGN
Next Sunday is “Solidarity Sunday” – the day
when Canadian Catholics stand beside the poor
in the Global South. This is the day when we
share what God has given to us with those who
desperately need the basics of life – food,
water, shelter. Development and Peace has
demonstrated incredible success in the fight
against poverty and injustice over the last 45
years. Getting ideas for development from the
poor themselves, supporting them with
education, loans, seeds, livestock, etc. has
proven a recipe for success. The poor do not
want a ‘hand-out’. They just need a ‘hand-up’.
We can do it. Let’s make it happen. Please give
generously.
PRAYER VIGIL
req. Fernanda Lameira
Adelia Carolino
The church library will be open on Apr. 6th
from 10 am to 1 pm. Until we know how our
resources will fill our needs we ask borrowers
to take a maximum of 3 books for a loan
period of 4 weeks. This month we will display
our children’s collection as well as other
books that have recently been added to the
library. Suggestions are welcome.
LECTORS WORKSHOP
A workshop to prepare parishioners to
become readers at our Eucharistic Liturgies
is being planned. If interested in this Ministry
please call Lisa Reitzel 519-749-2579.
COFFEE SUNDAY & LIBRARY
Apr. 6th after the 9 & 11 am Masses. Please
come down for a time of fellowship. Please visit
the Fair Trade table.
Thurs., Apr. 3rd from 9 am to 10 am in front of
Freeport Hospital, 3570 King St. E.,
Kitchener, for babies being aborted. All are
wecome to pray quietly for those who have
no voice but our own! Parking – across the
road, Schneider Park. Any queries, please
contact Cathy: [email protected].
FUND-RAISING GALA BANQUET
Reaching Minds Through Media “All the Time”
fund-raising Gala Banquet. Alliance for Life
CATHOLIC CHAPTER HOUSE EVENT
CALLING ALL LEGIONARIES
You are invited to ACIES ceremony to be held at
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St. Aloysius Church on Sun., Mar. 30 at 3 pm.
Please be at the Church at 2:45 pm.
DAY OF PRAYER (LENTEN)
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St. Anne’s Parish, Fri., 11 , 9 am – 3 pm. Bring a
bag lunch, tea & coffee provided. Suggested
offering $20.00. To register: 519-745-5302 or
[email protected].
NATIONAL PRO-LIFE CONFERENCE
Every Human Being Deserves Equal
Protection
Friday, Apr. 4th and Sat., Apr. 5th, Woodbine
Banquet & Convention Hall, 30 Vice Regent
Blvd., Toronto. For more information and price
please visit www.campaignlifecoalition.com or
call 1.800.730.5358, or check bulletin boards.
K-W LENTEN PENITENTIAL SERVICES:
Mon., Mar. 31st 7:30 pm, St. Louis, Waterloo
Tues., Apr. 1st, 7:30 pm, St. Agnes, Waterloo
Wed., Apr. 2nd, 7:30 pm, St. Michael, Waterloo
Thurs., Apr. 3rd, 7:30 pm, Our Lady of Lourdes, Waterloo
Sun., Apr. 6th, 3 pm, Sacred Heart, Kitchener
Mon., Apr. 7th, 7 pm, St. Mary, Kitchener
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Tues., Apr. 8 , 7 pm, St. Anthony Daniel; 7:30 pm, St. Anne, Kitchener
Wed., Apr. 9th, 7 pm, Blessed Sacrament, Kitchener
Thurs., Apr. 10th, 7:30 pm, St. Joseph, Kitchener ♥
Wed., Apr. 16th, 7 pm, St. Mark, Kitchener
WORK DONE BY DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE: Mon., Apr. 7th, 7 – 9 pm, St. Michael’s Parish, Waterloo invites everyone during this time of Share Lent to deepen their understanding of the work done by D & P.
The film “A New Leaf” showcases the work on food insecurity done by D & P in Niger. “On the Road to Food Sovereignty” document work done by D & P in Haiti following the earthquake. Free admission. For more
information, please refer to poster on bulletin boards.
PLEASE HELP ST. BERNADETTE SCHOOL TO COLLECT MILK BAGS: Boxes will be provided for this purpose at the side and the back doors of the Church. We are collecting them after being educated about a
group that crochets them into mats/blankets for those in developing nations to use as “beds”. It takes 500 bags to make a single mat. Our goal is to collect 10,000 by June to contribute to 20 beds for the needy. Thank you
for participating in this project.
LENTEN SERIES ON VATICAN II: All are welcome to rediscover the joys of our Faith by attending any session! St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Kitchener, 9 am Mass, 9:30 am Refreshments, 10 am to 11:30 am
Session. Parking is very limited. Please carpool!
The morning session at St. Francis will be repeated in the evening at St. Michael’s Parish,
Waterloo, 6 pm Mass, 6:30 pm Simple Soup Meal, 7:30 pm to 9 pm Session.
Thurs., Apr. 3rd, Topic: Decree on Ecumenism & Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions by Dr. Cathy Clifford.
Thurs., Apr. 10th, Topic: Declaration on Religious Liberty by Rev. Dr. Darren Dias, O.P.
Mission Statement
St. Joseph Parish is a faith-based community - founded on Baptism, nurtured by prayer and centred on the Eucharist - that welcomes and serves all with compassion, united under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, while sharing our talents and
growing as disciples of Jesus Christ.
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