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St. Francis de Sales Parish
Our mission at St. Francis de Sales is to joyfully welcome you to our parish family of faith, trusting that: if you are seeking Christ,
you will find Him here. If grieving, you will receive comfort. If troubled in spirit, you will receive the blessing of peace without being judged. If discouraged, you will rejoice in hope. If alone,
you will find companionship and Christian love. May our parish be a sanctuary of peace for you as we journey
together to the Father’s house.
DAILY MASSMONDAY - THURSDAY, SATURDAY 9:00 amFRIDAY 7:00 pm
SUNDAY MASSSATURDAY 5:00 pmSUNDAY 8:30 am | 10:15 am | 12:00 pm | 7:00 pm
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION FRIDAY 6:15 pm - 7:00 pmSATURDAY 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm (or anytime by appointment)
OFFICE HOURSMONDAY - WEDNESDAY 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmTHURSDAY - FRIDAY 9:00 am - 5:00 pmSATURDAY 9:30 am - 12:30 pm | 3:30 pm - 6:30 pmSUNDAY 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
PASTOR FR. JOSEPH SINGH [email protected] �ext 105
ASSOCIATE PASTOR FR. MASSIMO BUTTIGIEG [email protected] �ext 104
DEACON DEACON ALBAN SOARES [email protected] �ext 108
PARISH OFFICE DENISE FORDADMINISTRATOR [email protected] �ext 103
CONFIRMATION, JEANNINE HENRYPARISH SCHOOLS & [email protected] �ext 100YOUTH MINISTRY
FIRST COMMUNION, DAWN SELDARECONCILIATION [email protected] �ext 102
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Parish HoursApril 21st, 2019
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St Francis Bulletin Inside Cover1_Kelly 05/03/19 10:04 AM Page 1
EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD
PRO-LIFE RALLY
MONDAY, 22 APRIL 9:00 AM S.I. FOR ALL LIVING MEMBERS OF THE
STOPPA & BROTTON FAMILIES + CHARLES CLEMENTS + MUTTUMAH PATEL
TUESDAY, 23 APRIL 9:00 AM S.I. MARIA MOURA
S.I. JULIE GALEA + MARIA NENITA ILAGAN
WEDNESDAY, 24 APRIL 9:00 AM + PAULA MACCIOCCHI
+ LAGRIMAS MANGUSSAD + ANGELA MASSEY
THURSDAY, 25 APRIL 9:00 AM S.I. TERESA VIECHWEG
+ ANTHONY FERNANDES + DR. MARIANO ORDONEZ
FRIDAY, 26 APRIL 7:00 PM S.I. FOR THE SFDS MOTHER’S GROUP
+ JOSE DO REGO OLIVEIRA + VERNON FERNANDES
SATURDAY, 27 APRIL 9:00 AM + SIMON & CHRISTALINE FERNANDES
+ MARIA NENITA ALEA ILAGAN + PATRICIA & LOUISE HUGHES
5:00 PM S.I. CHERRY-ANN LONDON & ELIZABETH JOSEPH + LUX PEYTON GOMEZ + SIMON D’SOUZA
SUNDAY, 28 APRIL 8:30 AM + ROBERT CALLAGHAN
IN THANKSGIVING FOR REMILYN TAGUICANA + SUVEEN PERSAUD
10:15 AM S.I. PINA CECE + ANN KERSTENS + RODOLFO GUTIERREZ
12:00 PM S.I. IN THANKSGIVING FOR MARY FREEMAN + LINA MAIORANO + ADELINO GOMES
7:00 PM FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR PARISH
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MASS INTENTIONS
St. Francis de Sales will have a Holy Hour dedicated to Divine
Mercy on Sunday 28 April from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. There will
be exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and reconciliation. To pray
the Divine Mercy Chaplet visit: www.divinemercy.org
VOCATIONS
The Lord is risen, it is true! Through our baptism He calls us to
proclaim new life to the world. Pray for those who herald the Good
News as priests, brothers and sisters. If you think God is calling
you to be a priest, religious or deacon, contact Fr. Chris Lemieux,
Vocation Director, Archdiocese of Toronto 416-968-0997 email
[email protected] www.vocationstoronto.ca
FAMILY OF FAITH CAMPAIGN Is your information up-to-date?
Please help the Family of Faith campaign maintain
its records and keep the cost of administration low
by letting them know of any changes to your
information, including your email address. Please
contact the Donations Processing Centre at
[email protected] or 416-934-3400 x555
If you are unable to give to this weekend’s Share Life Collection,
you may place your donation in any Sunday basket; bring it into
the parish office; or give by way of credit card (by visiting
www.sharelife.org), before the end of July which is the closing of
the ShareLife Appeal for 2019. Our second major collection for
Share Life is 5 May. Thank you for your generosity. To date we
have collected $27,126 (37%) of our Parish goal which is
$71,800.
Retrouvaille Weekend: Help for Troubled Marriages
If you are thinking of separation or divorce or you are already
separated, but want to try again then Retrouvaille can help. This
program will give you the tools to help get your marriage back on
track. It will also give you the opportunity to rediscover one
another and examine your lives together in a new and positive
way.
PHONE: 416-281 6007
EMAIL: [email protected] WEB: www.torontoretr
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Upcoming Retrouvaille Weekends in Toronto:
April 26, 27, 28, 2019
September 13, 14, 15, 2019
January 24, 25, 26, 2020
The Rally will take place in Ottawa on Thursday May 9, 2019.
A bus will depart from Saint Bernadette’s Roman Catholic
Church at 6:30am, and will return at approximately 9:30pm.
Address: St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church,
21 Bayly St E Ajax, ON L1S 1P2
Please register with St. Bernadette’s Parish. You can call their
office at (905) 683-1533
21 APRIL 2019
REFLECTION
Happy Easter. Today we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus
from the tomb. For the past three weekends, we have looked
at the possible reasons (and their refutations) as to why the
Resurrection of Jesus may not have occurred. It is precisely
the Resurrection that proves the veracity of Jesus’ claim to
being God and His founding of the Catholic Church.
The last three weekends we wrote about the “Theft Theory,”
the “Swoon Theory,” and the “Hallucination Theory.” Today
we look at the “Symbol Theory.”
The Symbol Theory arises out of our secularized mindset
which refuses to accept objective criteria for faith. This
Symbol Theory argues that the disciples did not really see the
Resurrected Jesus, but that they did not lie either. The people
who espouse this theory “believe” that the disciples were
expressing their faith in Christ’s message of transformed, new
life through the use of symbolic terms.
To refute this Symbol Theory here are some points.
First, if Jesus did not physically rise out of the tomb, no one
can explain why there was no cult of the grave for the dead
Jesus as there assuredly would have been under such
circumstances.
Second, there was no pre-existing literary symbolism of this
type on which the evangelists could draw. The closest thing
that they knew of was the Old Testament prophet Elijah being
taken up into heaven as a ratification of his mission. But this
is quite different from a bodily death and bodily Resurrection.
Third, it is not easy to see how a mere symbol could have
transformed the hearts of the disciples from fear to stone type
courage, taking them from flight to martyrdom.
St. Paul wrote in his first Letter to the Corinthians 15:14, “If
Christ has not been raised then empty too is our preaching;
empty too is your faith.” In verses 17-19: “and if Christ has
not been raised, your faith is vain; you’re still in your sins.
Then those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If
for this life only we hoped in Christ, we are the most pitiable
people of all.”
He is Risen. Alleluia.
(The aforementioned theories on 31 March, 7, 14, 21 April
refuting the Resurrection of Christ were taken from
Catholicculture.org by Jeff Mirus).
MARRIAGE & COMMUNION
Due to the many misconceptions regarding the Catholic Church
and marriage, please note that a Catholic may marry a non-
Catholic in the Catholic Church, without his or her conversion
to the faith. In some instances, a person, who has been
previously married, can also be married in the Catholic Church
after consultation with the priest.
If as a Catholic you’re married outside of the Catholic Church
without the permission of the Church, we respectfully ask that
you refrain from receiving the Eucharist until your marriage has
been validated (“sacramentalized”) by a Catholic priest or
deacon. To remedy this situation, please call one of the priests
to make an appointment to have your marriage validated. We
are only too happy to bring back to the couple, the graces
necessary to live out their marriage, and to reconcile them with
the graces of the Eucharist.
The Confirmation candidates have successfully
completed their preparations for the sacrament of
Confirmation. The grade 7’s will attend their
Confirmation rehearsal as part of the school day. The
rehearsal for the children who attend Public/Private
and Other Catholic schools is on Saturday April 27th
at 10:00am. Please see the below dates and times for
the sacrament of Confirmation:
April 29th-St Jude, St Josephine Bakhita at 7:00pm
April 30th -St Andre Bessette, St Catherine of Siena,
Other Catholic schools at 7:00pm
May 1st - Public/Private schools, St Francis de Sales, St
Patrick at 7:00pm
This week we begin to prepare the children for their
sacrament of First Communion through the grade 2
retreats and class visits. During the retreats, we are
hoping the children feel the beautiful welcome of the
Catholic church community while they become familiar
with the special places in the Church, the parts of the
Mass, the items used at Mass, the liturgical year and
prayer, through fun interactive games and activities.
Please refer to the RCIC preparation schedule if your
child attends a Public School, Other Catholic School or is
in grade 3-6. Classes will resume at the Parish on
Saturday April 27th from 3-4:30pm.
FIRST
COMMUNION
A message from the youth attending SteubieTO 2019 & Edge Camp 2019:
Through the Office of Catholic Youth, the Archdiocese of Toronto has worked to create meaningful, faith-based experiences for youth, with the aim of transforming young Catholics “into one of [Christ’s] faith-filled disciples”. Included in these experiences is the Steubenville Toronto Catholic Youth Conference and Edge Camp. Celebrating its 6th year this year, the Steubenville Toronto Conference is a Catholic overnight weekend experience for youth in grades 8-12; while Edge Camp, now in its 10th year, is a Catholic overnight adventure camp for young people in grades 6-8.
This year several youth from our parish have signed up to attend Edge Camp and the Steubenville Conference. The cost of Edge Camp is $475 and the cost of the conference is $310. These amounts include meals, accommodation and transportation to and from Edge Camp and Steubenville Toronto. While all of us who will be attending these events this summer are eager to do so, not all of us are able to afford to pay the full fees associated with these experiences. Next weekend, there will be a second collection to help raise funds to support the youth attending the Youth Conference and Edge Camp. Please consider helping us by making a donation during the second collection next weekend.
Sincerely,
The SFDS Youth attending Steubenville Toronto 2019 and Edge Camp 2019
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