Divine Mercy Sunday. St. Joseph s Parish Bulletin April 7/8, 2018

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1 Divine Mercy Sunday St. Joseph s Parish Bulletin April 7/8, TH AVENUE NW CALGARY, AB T2M 0Y8 PHONE (403) FAX (403)

2 April 7/8, 2018 DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION FIRST HOLY COMMUNION BABY BAPTISM CLASS CONFIRMATION THE CALGARY DIOCESAN MARRIAGE PREPARATION PROGRAM RCIA Registration on Sunday, April 8, :30 PM at the Parish Hall. The next baby baptism preparation class is: Thursday, April 12, 2018 from 7 to 9 PM at the Parish Hall. Contact the Parish Office (403) to register. Retreat, on Saturday, April 14, 2018 from 9:30 am till 2:30 PM at the Parish Hall. For Better and For Ever, has been adapted for couples in one or more of the following circumstances: living together, previously married, beginning marriage with children, couples 45+, or those who wish to have their marriage blessed in the Church. For information and/or to register call the Life and Family Resource Centre at or lifeandfamily@calgarydiocese.ca Every Wednesday at 7:30 pm at the conference room. MARCH 31/APRIL 1, 2018 SUNDAY COLLECTION ENVELOPE $4, LOOSE $3, GOOD FRIDAY $4, THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS GIFT TO THE CHURCH. MAY GOD S ABUNDANT BLESSING BE WITH YOU. NEED A PRAYER If you or a loved one is in need of prayers due to an illness, please call the rectory to put your name on the prayer list. Names will be kept in the prayer list for 4 weeks unless notified otherwise. If you need the name removed before 4 weeks, please call the rectory at (403) PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS Strength in Sickness Sr. Anna Stauber, Grant & Elaine Stapon, Tony C., Erika Darnforth, Ernie Feduniw, Dominic M., Joseph Ceschini, Clinton Walsh, Terryann Greenwell, Eugene Kuklicz, Renee Irwin, Sister Jeanne Roy, Charlene Harron, Megan Baron, Noni Schmaltz, Jean Gulayets, Irene Wood, Phyllis, Jun Garcia, Roger Bond, Pat Foran, Charles SmitH, Heather Rieberer & Joseph Knowles. ALTAR SERVER MINISTRY Come and join our Altar Server Ministry! The ministry of Altar Server is significant for the celebration of Mass. The role of the Altar Server is one of the closest persons to the Altar and to the Priest representing Jesus Christ during the celebration of the Holy Mass. Pope Francis said that Serving at the altar, is a privileged way to draw closer to Jesus, which in turn enables you to open yourselves to others, to journey together, to set demanding goals and to find the strength to achieve them. " Requirements for Altar Servers Candidates, which is open to all, is as follows: A strong desire to serve at the Altar of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Be an active member of the parish community. Have already made their First Holy Communion. If you would like to be an Altar Server please get your mom/dad to speak to Fr. Yarek or pick up an application form from the sacristy or contact the Altar Server Ministry at altarserverministry@stjosephcalgary. com. We will be hosting an information session on April 21, 2018 at 1000 hours in the St. Joseph s Parish Conference Room TH AVENUE NW, CALGARY, AB T2M-0Y8 PHONE (403) FAX (403)

3 April 7/8, 2018 DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY CALENDAR OF EVENTS AT ST. JOSEPH APRIL 9TH TO APRIL 15TH, 2018 DAY DATE EVENTS MON Apr. 9 8:30 AM Confession (Church) 9:00 AM Mass (Church) INTENTION: FOR ALL PARISHIONERS TUES Apr. 10 6:30 PM Confession (Church) 7:00 PM Mass (Church) INTENTION: DONNA CUMMINS WED Apr. 11 8:30 AM Confession (Church) 9:00 AM Mass (Church) INT.: GEORGE & ANGELA B.-KEWLEY 7:30 PM RCIA (Conference Room) THU Apr. 12 8:30 AM Confession (Church) 9:00 AM Mass (Church) INTENTION: MARGARET WERBICKI 10:15 AM Mass (Fanning Centre) INTENTION: CESIA MESSMER 7:30 PM AA Polish Language (Conference Room) FRI Apr :30 AM Confession (Church) Noon Mass (Church) INTENTION: KEVIN MULLIGAN 12:30 PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Church) 3:00 PM Chaplet of the Divine Mercy (Church) SAT Apr. 14 8:30 AM Confession (Church) 9:00 AM Mass (Church) INTENTION: FOR ALL PARISHIONERS 4:00 PM Confession (Church) 5:00 PM Sunday Mass (Church) INT.: L. & W. GLUSZKOWSKI 7:00 PM Bread Ministry (Parish Hall) SUN Apr rd Sunday of Easter 9:00 AM Mass (Church) INTENTION: WILLIAM DICK 10:00 AM Coffee & Tea (Parish Hall) 11:00 AM Mass (Church) INTENTION: FOR ALL PARISHIONERS 12:00 PM Coffee & Tea (Parish Hall) 3:00 PM Divine Mercy Chaplet (Church) 5:00 PM Mass (Church) INTENTION: PROSPERO & S. AUDIA WE ARE WITNESSES TO THE RISEN LORD JESUS IS MADE KNOWN IN THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD: This passage follows Christ s encounter with the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. They returned to Jerusalem and reported to the other disciples what they had seen in the Breaking of the Bread the name the early Church gave to the Eucharist celebration. Luke was not simply recording an apparition of the Risen Lord, he was also teaching that this same Lord is present in the Eucharist. Jesus loves us, as he revealed so clearly on Calvary. He wants to forgive us our sins and give us eternal life. Not satisfied with the gift of himself on Calvary, he desires to continue giving himself to us and to remain with us always. The Eucharist is a sign of his tremendous love. It is the source and summit of our spiritual life. It is a mystery that we need to meditate upon daily and to experience as frequently as possible in our lives. CONVERSATION WITH CHRIST: Lord, I place my worries in your hands. Help me to keep trusting in your providence. Be with me today and help me to live what I believe. I know you are with me, but I have a hard time sharing my faith with others. Give me the courage I need to speak of you and your love. I know that they need you; give me the prudence to know what to do and what to say. RESOLUTION: Today I will transmit love for Christ in the Eucharist to someone who is close to me. LITURGY MINISTERS APRIL 14/15, 2018 THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER SATURDAY 5 PM LECTOR 1 TBA CANTOR Anthony LECTOR 2 TBA EMHC A1 Brian Rurka EMHC B1 Jean Kramer EMHC B2 Glenna Werbicki Sacristan Anthony Banka SUNDAY 9 AM LECTOR 1 TBA CANTOR Joylyn LECTOR 2 TBA EMHC A1 Aames Abanto EMHC A2 Joan Sicotte EMHC A3 MaryAnn Donaleshen Sacristan Chris Lane SUNDAY 11 AM LECTOR 1 TBA CANTOR Mia LECTOR 2 TBA EMHC A1 Iwona Kuklicz EMHC A2 Malcolm De Souza EMHC A3 Nancy Mitchell EMHC B1 Wayne Paradis EMHC B2 Susan Paradis EMHC B3 Ann D. Amantea EMHC B4 Joe Amantea Sacristan Nancy McMahon SUNDAY 5 PM LECTOR 1 CANTOR LECTOR 2 EMHC A1 EMHC B1 EMHC B2 Sacristan TBA Susan TBA Andrea Gillier Teresa Dias Fe Badajos Fe Badajos TH AVENUE NW, CALGARY, AB T2M-0Y8 PHONE (403) FAX (403)

4 April 7/8, 2018 DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY St. Joseph s CWL will be selling CCEF Raffle Tickets Date: Sunday, April 15 th and Sunday, April 22 nd Time: After 9:00 am, 11:00am and 5:00pm mass Cost: $10 each/3 for $25 The Calgary Catholic Education Foundation, CCEF, is a charitable foundation established in The Foundation is focused on enriching the educational experience of students in need within the Calgary Catholic School District to help support projects, equipment and activities. Together with our community, the Foundation supports opportunities to develop students into tomorrow s leaders. We are currently organizing a raffle to raise funds for the Foundation with a Toyota RAV 4 as the grand prize. This is a major fundraiser for CCEF which we organize every second year and will be promoted to over 55,000 students, their families, Catholic parishes as well as and the greater Calgary community. Draw Date: June 6, 2018 CCEF website: theccef.ca EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT TURN ALL EVIL TO GOOD Kindly attend the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament to atone for abortion on Sunday, April 15 th starting at 3PM and ending at 5PM with Mass. Your prayers are urgently needed! For details, please call Dolores Flaskay at (403) Prayer Shawl Ministry meeting on Monday, April 9th from 7 to 9PM. The Statement About Receiving the Holy Communion in the Catholic Church While all are invited to participate in the celebration, the reception of Holy Communion is reserved to Catholics (who are free to receive Sacrament). All who receive are asked to consume the body of Christ immediately. All present are encouraged to pray for the peace and unity of the human family at this time. Those who are not free to receive the Sacrament are invited to join the communion procession to receive a blessing from the minister by crossing their arms over their chest. YOUTH RALLY 2018 The Youth Office invites all youth ages to participate in this year's Youth Rally on April 21 in Catholic Central High School East, Lethbridge. Come and join Michael Chiasson, Nun and Nunner, and Fr. Cristino Bouvette for a day filled with music, awesome talks and great fun. For more information and to register please go to or ask your youth group coordinator or pastor. You can also contact: Harriett at or harriett.cariaga@calgarydiocese.ca The Bible and the Virgin Mary unveils the mystery of Our Lady that is woven into the fabric of Sacred Scripture. This 12 week study begins Tuesday May 1st at 7pm (optional mass at 6:30pm) Location Our Lady of Fatima Church St. SE. For registration and info contact LINDA or cell Cost $20 for the textbook and $25 for the optional journal TH AVENUE NW, CALGARY, AB T2M-0Y8 PHONE (403) FAX (403)

5 Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Calgary April 3, 2018 My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Each year Christians throughout the world remember the great mysteries of our salvation throughout this week: Christ s triumphant entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the institution of the Eucharist, ministerial Priesthood, and the new command of loving service on Holy Thursday, the Father s mercy revealed in Christ who is crucified on Good Friday, and the faith and belief in His resurrection. The message of Easter of the resurrection of Jesus takes us beyond the Cross to the joy and hope that comes from knowing the Risen Lord. It was Christ risen that allowed his disciples to fully know that God exists, that there is a future of hope for every human being and that our cry for unending life is indeed answered in Him. This is the real message of Easter! The Way of the Cross through the streets of Calgary brings to life the passion of Jesus. The carrying of the cross brings the experience of the disabled, the unemployed and working poor, homeless, migrants and refugees, victims of war, the unborn and the elderly into the light of Christ s sacrificial love. It is this sacrificial love that restores dignity for those who have been exiled from their homes, transforming strangers into neighbours, and calling us to respond with compassion and care to those who are suffering and vulnerable. The empty tomb becomes the true sign of the Easter faith which caused the disciples not to proclaim the tragedy of Jesus death but rather the sharing of his resurrection, the promise of eternal life with joy and confidence through the gift of the Holy Spirit. The Lord appeared to His Disciples after His Resurrection, and greeted them, saying: Peace be to you. Many times in Sacred Scripture, Our Blessed Lord offers his peace. And so it is in the lives of each of us, and will be until the end of time, Our Lord Jesus stands in our midst and says, Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you: not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid (JOHN 14:27). Easter calls us to promote with renewed zeal the witness of our faith by the living testimony of our lives. To seek this peace through respectful and joyful hearts. It calls us to move beyond the tomb of human emptiness with conviction by sharing the good news of the Resurrection. To courageously follow Jesus Christ, the risen one, and to boldly proclaim that out of darkness and suffering comes the promise of new life. This Easter, let us rise up with Christ to meet the world and our culture with a renewed conviction to authentically live our faith in serving our brothers and sisters in ways that will bring them hope and joy. I wish all of you a Blessed Easter season, praying that God s grace through his resurrection will always be the source of our hope and joy. Sincerely yours in Christ, Most Reverend William T. McGrattan, D.D. Bishop of the Diocese of Calgary Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Calgary Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2S 2T2 Tel: (403) Fax: (403)

6 Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Calgary April 5, 2018 Season of Easter Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development of Peace was established by the Bishops of Canada in 1967 to foster justice and integral human development in the southern world. The Diocese of Calgary has strongly supported Development and Peace through the annual Share Lent Campaign for many years, and most recently through our annual Together in Action appeal. Development and Peace fulfills its mandate in collaboration with more than one hundred partner agencies in the Southern World, contracting with them to carry out specific projects aimed at improving the lives of our sisters and brothers in many developing countries. Recently, serious and credible allegations have been made against a number of the southern partner agencies that they condone and even at times advocate policies and practices, which are not in compliance with Catholic teachings and, in particular, do not fully respect the sanctity of human life. For this reason, the Diocese of Calgary will withhold the D&P portion of the 2018 Together in Action donations from Development and Peace. The funds will be withheld until such time as we receive clear assurance that its partner agencies in the Southern World are in compliance with Catholic teachings and with the criteria of Caritas Internationalis, of which the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace is the Canadian representative. In the meantime, we will continue to respect the intent of your donations to Together in Action, and we thank you for your generous support. Any individual funds received as designated for Development and Peace will respect the donors wishes but only be used to assist people in need in the Global South. I recognize that there are many people in the Diocese who give of themselves generously in support of the good works of Development and Peace, whether by donation or by assisting in the organization s educational and advocacy initiatives. Many individuals have supported these initiatives in good faith and it is my hope that these issues will be addressed to restore this. I write this letter in a spirit of transparency and accountability, and promise to keep you posted on developments regarding this current issue. Yours in Christ, Most Reverend William T. McGrattan, D.D. Bishop of the Diocese of Calgary WTM/mr Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Calgary Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2S 2T2 Phone: (403)

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8 Ministry Contact Sacraments RCIA: Greg Yates lga ry.com RCIA FOR CHILDREN: Nancy McMahon BABY BAPTISM: Fr. Jaroslaw Yarek Dziuba, SDS MARRIAGE PREPARATION Please call the office. Social Justice ST. VINCENT DE PAUL (403) BREAD FOR THE HUNGRY: Malcolm De Souza DEVELOPMENT & PEACE: Paul Milo FANNING CENTRE PASTORAL CARE: Yvonne Hayne (403) Liturgy EMHC: Tin Kwa LECTOR: Graham LeGeyt CANTOR: Francis O Hara cantor@stjosephcalgary.com MUSIC: Lia O Hara music@stjosephcalgary.com USHER: Joseph Knowles ALTAR SERVER: Andrew Ross altarserverministry@stjosephcalgary.com AUDIO VISUAL & SOUND SYSTEM: Frank Russo LITURGY COMMITTEE: Tin Kwa emhc@stjosephcalgary.com CHILDREN S LITURGY: Mary Pat Senger childrensliturgy@stjosephca lga ry.com Parish Life PARISH COUNCIL: parishcouncil@stjosephcalgary.com FINANCE COMMITTEE: Mike Barbero office@stjosephcalgary.com CATHOLIC WOMEN S LEAGUE: Jean Kramer stjosephscwlcalgary@gmail.com SOCIAL COMMITTEE RICHARD SORDI rjsordi@gmail.com KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: Don Payne KofC@stjosephcalgary.com WORLD YOUTH MINISTRY: World Youth Day Leader wyd@stjosephcalgary.com PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: Marjorie Jeannotte & Elizabeth Schnitzler WEBSITE & Fr. Jaroslaw Yarek parishpriest@stjosephcalgary.com Contacts ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH th Ave. NW, Calgary, AB T2M-0Y8 Phone: (403) Fr. Jaroslaw Yarek (403) Ext. 222 Fr. John Kuriakose (403) Ext.223 Fax: (403) office@stjosephcalgary.com Website: Parish Priest: Fr. Jaroslaw Dziuba, SDS parishpriest@stjosephcalgary.com Assistant Parish Priest: Fr. John Kuriakose fr.john@stjosephcalgary.com Secretary: Fe Badajos office@stjosephcalgary.com Parish Office Hours: Monday to Thursday: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM Friday: 8:00 AM to Noon Sacraments WEEKDAY EUCHARIST CELEBRATIONS Monday at 9AM, Tuesday at 7 PM, Wednesday at 9 AM, Thursday at 9 AM & 10:15 AM (Fanning Centre), Friday at Noon (followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament) and Saturday at 9 AM. SUNDAY EUCHARIST CELEBRATIONS Saturday at 5 PM Sunday at 9 AM, 11 AM and 5 PM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Half an hour before all weekday masses, and on Saturdays at 4 PM SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE 6 months notice required. Call the Office. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM FOR INFANTS 2 months notice required. Call the Office. FIRST COMMUNION, RECONCILIATION & CONFIRMATION Programs run yearly. Call the office. SACRAMENT OF INITIATION (BAPTISM, CONFIRMATION AND HOLY COMMUNION) FOR ADULTS Contact: rcia@stjosephcalgary.com SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK. Call the office (403) Note: for emergency only, please call Fr. Jaroslaw Yarek at (403) Fr. John at (403)