16/03/2014 - St. Francis of Assisi Church

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT - YEAR A – MARCH 16TH, 2014
GOOD FRIDAY PROCESSION PREPARATIONS
PREPARATIVI PER LA PROCESSIONE DI
VENERDÌ SANTO
Discipleship – The Journey
In the days ahead you will see efforts
being made to elicit information on
volunteers for the various characters and
support staff.
We have two more meetings in St
Francis Parish Hall – please spread the
word:
Tuesday March 18th at 7 pm and
Tuesday April 8th at 7 pm
Nei prossimi giorni osserverete gli sforzi compiuti per
ottenere informazioni circa volontari da fare da personaggi e
personale di supporto.
Si svolgeranno altre due riunioni nella Sala della Parrocchia
di San Francesco. Vi chiediamo di passare la voce:
Martedì, 18 marzo alle 7 di sera e
Martedì, 8 aprile alle 7 di sera
Jesus’ Family, Friends, Disciples
Devoted
Determined
Doubted
Denied
Destined
as they journeyed with Him to His death.
Join us for a
Lenten Twilight Retreat
on Friday March 21, 2014
at 7:00 p.m. in the Church Hall.
CHARACTERS FOR
THE GOOD FRIDAY PROCESSION
On Friday April 18, 2014, we will be celebrating our Annual
Good Friday Procession. For all parishioners and new
comers that are interested in re-enacting the characters of
Good Friday we ask that you send an email
to [email protected]. The character board
will not be available this year therefore we ask that you email
us with character that you wish to play and a member of our
Good Friday committee will contact you. We will do our best
to match you up with the character you have requested but if
your application comes in late and someone has already
been assigned your character, we ask you to consider
making yourself available for whatever personality is needed
to make this year’s procession a success and to help bring
the Gospel message to our streets. Please remember that in
addition to your email contact info it would also be helpful to
have your daytime and evening telephone numbers.
FIRST COMMUNION &
CONFIRMATION REMINDER
Parents, please remember that FIRST COMMUNION
candidates have their meeting for Unit 1 Chapters 1 & 2
Preparing for Eucharist
Today at 10:30 am
OR
Saturday March 22nd at 4 pm
Parents and CONFIRMATION Candidates are reminded
to attend ONE of the following dates for their meeting for
Unit 4 – please make sure to review the unit with your
son/daughter and to accompany them to the meeting.
Sunday March 23rd at 10:30 am
OR
Saturday March 29th at 4pm
.
SON OF GOD – THE MOVIE
All artistic attempts to portray the sacred are going to limp in
some way. The movie, Son of God, is not perfect and people
will debate if it is the “best” movie about Jesus. That
argument would be missing the point. “Son of God” gives us
an opportunity to freshen up our knowledge of the Gospels
and to remember different things about Jesus and his
Message.
It is another way that we can prepare during Lent for Holy
Week since all of its elements are portrayed in the film. This
preparation can serve us well as a Christian People. As a
parish, here at St Francis – this film can help us get ready for
our annual Good Friday Procession. We know the story so
well that we could even get something out of it without the
language skills – so if someone in your family does not
understand English, there will still be enough “input” to allow
them to fill in the words that are in every Christian’s heart.
As with many religious movies, this will not last long at the
theatres… make the effort to go now.
PARISH FINANCIAL STATEMENT 2013
We invite you to take a few minutes to review the Parish
Financial details posted on the notice board at the entrance
to the church. The numbers give us a sense of the ebb and
flow of our parish finances. We take this opportunity to thank
you all for your efforts to sustain St Francis and to remind you
that time and again, the use of offertory envelopes has been
proven to encourage people in their support of the parish.
Parish finances are ONE of the gauges used to measure a
church’s vitality
Thank you!
LA SECONDA DOMENICA QUARESIMA – ANN0 A – 16 MARZO 2014
LENTEN REGULATIONS 2014
Weekdays of Lent:
There is no obligation to fast. However, voluntary acts
of self-denial are recommended. Acts may include daily Mass,
spiritual study (a parish mission or a TV mission), Lenten
Devotions, the Rosary, Stations of the Cross and deeds of
mercy and kindness – look up the Corporal and Spiritual Works
of Mercy.
MASS SCHEDULE
MARCH 15th to March 23rd 2014
Saturday, March 15TH
5:oo PM
Sunday, March 16th
9:00 AM
Giovanni, Carlo e Famiglia Barbati;
Gregorio Callipo e Famiglia;
Giuseppe e Vittoria Carnovale e Rosario
Simonetta; Umberto Paparo e Famiglia;
In memoria di Giuseppe Leone;
Don Peppino e Carmela Scopacasa;
Antonio Pitaro e Famiglia;
Defunti Famiglia Lucchetta;
Salvatore Amato; Giuseppe Moretti
11:30 AM
Lauretta (Laura) Gagliardi
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday:
These are days of Fast and Abstinence from meat.
There is a limit of one full meal on these days for all between
the ages of 18 and 59 inclusive.
Days of Abstinence: (All Fridays in Lent)
All who have reached their 14th year are bound to
abstain totally from meat.
Easter Duty Obligation:
After they have received their First Holy Communion,
Catholics are bound by the obligation of receiving Holy
Communion at least once a year. This precept should be
fulfilled during the Easter Season. Catholics are also bound to
confess serious (mortal) sins at least once a year, but this is not
limited to the Lenten/Easter Season. (March 9th, first Sunday in
Lent, through June 15th, Trinity Sunday).
Upcoming DAY OF CONFESSION:
In order to facilitate our Easter Duty Obligation, Cardinal Collins
has declared Wed April 9th as the Day of Confession. Why not
plan to get to confession on that day? Special Confession
times will be announced.
WORKING WONDERS IN OUR LIVELIHOODS
Andrew attended counselling at Catholic
Family Services in Simcoe at the suggestion
of his employer. He was experiencing a
considerable amount of conflict at work
which was affecting his job performance.
Andrew realised that if he didn’t get some
help he was at risk of losing his job.
Through counselling he learned more positive ways of
interacting as well as some healthy stress management skills.
Today Andrew has fewer conflicts at work and has learned how
to separate his work and home life. He appreciated the help
that Catholic Family Services provided to him when he needed
it most.
Last year, ShareLife-supported Family Service
agencies provided family counselling to over 5,100 people in
the Greater Toronto Area.
Next weekend Candice Pio from the Archdiocese of Toronto,
will be speaking at all the masses about the different agencies
sponsored by ShareLife.
First ShareLife Sunday – March 30, 2014-03-03
Please give generously. You can work wonders!
Monday March 17th
St Patrick
8:00 AM
2011 parish campaign achievement - $8,879
2012 parish campaign achievement - $11,567
2013 parish campaign achievement - $12,777
2014 suggested parish goal - $14,000
Giuseppe e Chiara Rauti
Tuesday, March 18th
St Cyril of Jerusalem;
St Salvator of Horta, Religious
8:0o AM
Caterina e Giuseppe Pace
Wednesday, March 19th
St Joseph, Spouse of the Bl Virgin Mary
8:00 AM
For Parishioners’ Intentions
7:00 PM
Salvatore Amato
Thursday, March 20th
8:00 AM
Giuseppe Figliano
Friday, March 21st
8:00 AM
Famiglia Froio e Vitro`
Via Crucis in Italiano dopo la Messa
Saturday, March 22nd
Comm. of St Benvenute Scotivoli of Auximo
5:00 PM
Antonio Fusillo
Sunday, March 23rd
9:00 AM
2014 Overall Parish Campaign Goal: $12.6 million
St. Francis of Assisi Parish
Toronto, Ontario
For Parishioners’ Intentions
11:30 AM
Gregorio Callipo e Famiglia;
Francesco e Basilio DiLeo;
Ferdinando e Filomena Baldassarro;
Famiglia Moretti e Pontrelli;
Basilio e Francesco DiLeo;
Maria Cioffi; Famiglia Piazza;
Eduardo Cipolla e Famiglia;
Francesca e Domenica Suriano
Caterina Rizzuto
MARRIAGE BANNS
The marriage between Marco Fernando Curvalo Rebelo and
Arminda Fabia Ferraz De Barros will be held at St Francis of
Assisi Parish on Saturday March 29, 2014.