APRIL 16, 2017 EASTER SUNDAY

Thursday April 20, 2017

8:30 am ANTONIA P. UMUTOY (RIP)

Friday April 21, 2017

8:30 am GIANNA & LOUIS ALDROVANDI (RIP)

PLEASE NOTE: Bulletin is submitted a week in advance. To

ensure that the name is on the bulletin, the Mass Intention must

be booked 2 weeks prior to the date.

SUNDAY FOOD DONATION SCHEDULE

April 22-23

Last name starting with L

April 29-30

Last name starting with M

APRIL 8-9, 2017 WEEKLY DONATION: $ 5739.00 ( 345 envelopes)

BUILDING FUND: $ 2122.75

We have raised $540.00 from your

donations for the Palm Crosses.

Funds were donated to the Covenent

House where it is much needed

THURSDAY MAY 11

th - Ottawa

Join the Knights in the fight for the right to life

for children in the womb and our stance against euthanasia.

Bus leaves from St. Bartholomew at 6:30AM

(We arrive back in Toronto by 8:30pm) Adult $30 Student $15

Tickets available in the church office TUES TO FRI (except 1pm-2pm daily) Need info? Call Wayne: 416-254-9464

Stop leaving old clothes, old toys, books, electronics or furniture in the church. Please take them to the Salvation Army Thrift Shop or any other charity of your choice. We don’t have the space to store them. It takes time and money for us to bring it to Salvation Army.

GROUP (Ages 18-39)

EASTER RETREAT — FAITH, JUSTICE, DO-IT-YOURSELF, Saturday, April 22, 2017 — 10 a.m.to 5:30 p.m. Cardinal Flahiff Basilian Centre, 95 St Joseph St, Toronto What is Easter? Getting beyond bunnies, we will prayerfully consider: where do we look for resurrection today? A 'DIY' mentality will be our guide as we discern how we can act, and share the skills we need to move beyond passivity and actively practicing resurrection. Guest speaker: Fr. Bob Holmes CSB. Cost: $25 (if a concern, please contact us). Please register by April 10th.

Contact Leigh-Anne Best at leighbest@gmail.com and cc: the

church at st.barts@sympatico.ca for more information or to

RSVP for the events

What does it take to believe in the

Resurrection? Many might respond

saying, “If we had only been there.” If we

have found the empty tomb, how would

we have responded? As today’s Gospel

reveals, all we have in this story is the

account of reactions to that tomb, which

changed people’s lives both then and

now. Some who saw it believed that

Jesus had risen. On this day, we rejoice

and we ponder the blessings of this

astounding mystery.

After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was

dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.

---Matthew 28:1 First Reading from Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Peter preaches the Gospel to the Jews in Jerusalem.

Second Reading from Colossians 3:1-4 Those who live in Christ will be changed.

Gospel from John 20:1-9 Mary Magdalene discovers the empty tomb.

APRIL 16, 2017 EASTER SUNDAY

Graduating this year as a teacher? Applying as a

teacher for the TCDSB? Download the priest

reference form

(https://www.archtoronto.org/Documents/catholic-

outreach/priest_reference.pdf) , fill-out your part

and read what you expect Fr. Fred to fill in. If you

don’t volunteer in the church and Fr. Fred

doesn’t know you, how will he be able to fill out

the form favourably? You must be a registered

parishioner and start doing some volunteer work

at the church. We always need help. Please check

with the office and find out if you are a registered

parishioner.

Expecting a baby???? Want your child

to be Baptized? You must be a

registered parishioner for 3 to 6

months and attending Mass at this

church before Baptism takes place.

Therefore, while you’re pregnant

make sure you check with the office

to see if you are registered.

Although Baptisms are not refused at St. Bartholomew Parish, there may be times when they are delayed until various concerns are worked out. Sacraments should not be entered into lightly, under family pressure, or because they are seen as merely social or cultural conventions. The pastor of the parish must be sure that a right understanding and a proper disposition towards the sacrament is evident before they can proceed. We are not looking for perfection from our parents but a reasonable assurance that the promises they will be making at the baptismal celebration are meaningful to them and to the faith life of their family.

CONSCIENCE RIGHTS IN A FAITH CONTEXT, Monday, May 15 – 7 p.m. St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica, 65 Bond St., Toronto The Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute presents: A Catholic response to euthanasia and physician-assisted death. Keynote address from Cardinal Gerhard Muller, Prefect, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (Vatican). 7 p.m. – evening prayer, 7:30 p.m. – keynote address WEB: www.ccbi-utoronto.ca

OUR PARISH GOAL IS: $56,000.00

TOTAL COLLECTION TO DATE IS: $10,520.00

Living the Gospel by evangelizing our faith in the greater world..

St. Anthony’s parish in the Diocese of Guntur in India has nine mission stations which are between 10-15 kilometres away from the parish. There are nearly 350 Catholic families and five hundred children going to school from these areas. As the mission stations are a distance from the parish, the faithful do not experience many religious activities. Father Mayakuntala Kumar, pastor of the parish, with the support of the Pastoral Mission Fund and ShareLife, is conducting a Children Faith Formation Camp to help the children to become rooted in the Catholic faith. With our support, Father Kumar is helping to evangelize the faith not only for today, but for the future as well.

Next ShareLife Sunday is – May 7, 2017

PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY

For donations in cheque please make it out to:

St. Bartholomew Parish – SHARELIFE

FR. FRED’S EASTER MESSAGE

Easter Sunday commemorates the

Ressurection of God’s Son, Jesus Christ.

This Easter, may our lives be touched by

the true meaning of Easter and may we

always be blessed with love, life and

happiness.

MINISTRY OF MATURING ADULTS

2ND SESSION, APRIL 18, 2017

(TUESDAY) FROM 1PM-2:30PM

TOPICS: “LET GO OF ANGER AND OTHER

TURMOIL”

“GIVE YOURSELF TO OTHERS”

Come and meet your fellow maturing parishioners.

Make new friends and rediscover your past friends.