Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church

Schedule of Masses, Devotions and Reconciliation

Holy Redeemer Parish 1887 Bancroft Dr.

Sudbury, Ontario P3B 1S7 E-mail: holyredeemer@diocesessm.org

Office: 705-566-8330 Fax: 705-566-7261 Rectory: 705-566-8330

Parish Website: www.holyredeemerchurch.ca

Facebook Page: Holy Redeemer Church

Holy Redeemer Prayer Line: hrprayerline@fibreop.ca

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie

Holy Redeemer Parish

OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday: 8:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M.

April 10, 2016 3rd Sunday of Easter

Year C

Sunday Masses: Saturday: 7:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM and 7:00 PM

Daily Mass is Celebrated: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday at 4:15 PM Wednesday at 7:00 PM (With Perpetual Help Devotions)

The Rosary: Recited 1/2 hour before each weekday Mass

Reconciliation Times: Wednesday from 6:30 – 6:50 P.M. Saturday from 6:10 – 6:30 P.M. or by appointment with the parish priest. Solemn Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: First Friday of the month beginning at 1:00 P.M. and finishing at 3:30 P.M.

Fr. Peter Moher - Pastor petermoher@gmail.com

Fr. Jackson Arul - Associate Pastor

Monique MacIntyre, Lay Pastoral Associate

Sharon Houle - Parish Secretary

Jean Marie (JM) Girard - Maintenance

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“Raise the Roof” Building Fund Campaign

Funds Raised to Date:

$227,000.00

H.R. Inside News:

New Evangelization Summit

Understanding Islam - April 19

Spring Food Drive for Food Bank

Unsung Heroes our “Bulletin Folders”

Paschal Candle 2016

Spaghetti Dinner Sunday Reminder!

Next Gather - April 17

Jesus took the bread and gave it to them, and

did the same with the fish.

John21:1-19

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Growing together in awareness…Understanding Islam

Special Guest Speaker: Imam Abdul-Hak Dabliz

Islamic Association, Sudbury Mosque

Tuesday, April 19 at 7 PM At Holy Redeemer Parish 1887 Bancroft Dr. Sudbury

We ask you to come out and learn about the Islamic Faith. It will offer a chance to chat with the leader of the Sudbury Mosque Imam, Abdul-Hak who is very open and would welcome any questions you may have about Islam.

onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/Lent/e-celebratingeaster.html

Third Week of Easter

In this third week of the Easter Season, we reflect upon how the graces of Easter are received in our hearts and what it means for our daily journey.

We grow in a sense that Easter is not simply a one day celebration. We celebrate Easter every Sunday. But, this is a season which lets us enter more deeply into the joy and the acceptance of the great gift of life everlasting.

Through prayer we ask for the graces we desire and to speak with our Lord, friend to friend. We get a window into the early faith community's announcement of and witness to the good news of the gift of eternal life. We listen to Jesus talking about himself, and the way he gives himself to us, as the bread that gives and nourishes that life.

Our daily prayer and reflection in this season helps us deepen our joy and gratitude and helps us integrate it into our lives.

This weeks readings: April 10 - 17, 2016

Monday Acts 6:8-15/Jn 6:22-29

Tuesday Acts 7:51- 8:1a/Jn 6:30-35

Wednesday Acts 8:1b-8/Jn 6:35-40

Thursday Acts 8:26-40/Jn 6:44-51

Friday Acts 9:1-20/Jn 6:52-59

Saturday Acts 9:31-42/Jn 6:53,60-69

1st READING Acts 13:14, 43-52

2nd READING Revelation 7:9, 14b-17

GOSPEL John 10:27-30

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER - Year C

This Sunday!

$227,000.00

Now at

The 2016 Paschal Candle has been beautifully

painted by Lisa Mirabelli, a fellow parishioner.

For the past several years Lisa has been donating

her time and artistic talents to ensure a newly

painted Easter candle. It will take its honored

place next to the ambo for the fifty days of the

Easter Season as it represents the presence of the

Risen Christ in our midst.

The candle will then assume

its place next to the Baptismal

Font and its regular

re-location to the center aisle

of the church to burn before

the casket during funeral

liturgies. Thank you Lisa

for your generous gift!

2016 Paschal Candle

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Holy Redeemer’s Liturgy of the Word with Children will be hosting a Family BBQ, with Food donated and pre-pared by the K of C, following the May 1st, 2016 “Kick Off to Education Week” 11 am Mass.

Come one, come all! Let’s join together as we celebrate as community, family, school and church.

There will be activities and refreshments and an opportunity to meet and socialize with fellow parishioners and families.

It is a faith focused time to recognize the importance of our Catholic Schools and what they provide for our children.

I urge you all to attend. See you there!

David Chezzi Brother Knight and Coordinator of the Liturgy of the

Word with Children.

“Blessed are the merciful, for

they will receive mercy.”

– Matthew 5:7

Catholic Education Week – May 1 – 6, 2016

Catholic Education: Opening

Doors of Mercy

Kick off to Catholic Education Week

2016 at Holy Redeemer

Pastoral Care will Visit You …

Are you feeling lonely?

Have you had an injury or illness that has left you housebound?

Do you feel a need to talk about concerns or issues that are surrounding you?

The Pastoral Care Community of Holy Redeemer invites you to call them. If you would like to receive a home visit, please contact Sister Jean, Pastoral Care coordinator at 705-522-9423.

St. Alphonsus Food Bank

Located at Holy Redeemer Church

If you or someone you know

needs assistance with food from the

Minnow Lake area

Please call our food bank at 705-566-9409.

Assistance is provide to anyone living in the Minnow Lake area.

Spring Food Drive to help Replenish the St. Alphonsus Minnow Lake Food Bank

Next Sunday, April 16/17 we will have a Reverse Collection during all Masses. This Spring Food Drive is intended to help restock the food bank shelves with various items currently needed at our local Food Bank.

High Priority: Kraft Dinner

School Snacks (Apple Sauce cups, fruit cups, pudding cups, drink boxes)

Peanut butter

Jam

Tuna or Salmon

Canned baked beans

Also needed: Canned Vegetables

Canned Fruit (Peaches , mixed, etc)

Saltines

Cookies

Pasta

Pasta sauce

Canned tomatoes

The Miracle

is this:

The more we

share the

more we

have.

COLLECT for a CAUSE

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Text taken from Diocese of Salford Office for Liturgy

“IT IS NOT TOO LATE”

Do you wonder if God might be calling you to Religious Life?

The Sisters of St. Joseph are hosting a “Come and See” weekend at their Motherhouse in North Bay, May 6-8, 2016. Spend some leisure time with Sisters, and with God. This is open to all single women between the ages of 20 and 65. Free will offering is gratefully accepted. RSVP by April 29th to Sr. Costanza Romano. Email to cozromano@gmail.com or call cell at 705-255-0545.

The rest of the world has settled back to normal

after Easter holidays now, but we continue to

dwell on the resurrection of Jesus and the

growth of the Church. Today’s Gospel, which

many people consider the most beautiful of the

resurrection stories, has many themes: the

failed fishing trip, the inability of Peter to

recognise the risen Jesus, the miracle of the 153

fish and the simple, powerful reassuring words

of Jesus to his confused disciples: Come and

have breakfast. We can all find ourselves a

place in this Gospel story, as we continue to

wonder at the resurrection.

Something to Ponder….

What work for the kingdom of God

(the parish, a friend, a community program)

have you felt a desire to do but haven’t yet

done because your net feels empty?

Assume that Jesus is asking you to do it; what

action can you take this week that will toss

your net over the other side of the boat?

Dates and times: Friday, April 15th at 7pm - 9:30 & Saturday, April 16th at 8:30am - 4:30pm Catered hot lunch on Saturday provided by the Knights of Columbus FREE of charge.

For more information or for tickets please visit the website at newevangelization.ca

Unsung Heroes: Our Bulletin Folders

To those who may not know, on Friday mornings in the parish hall a small group of dedicated people, arrive faithfully to fold our weekend Sunday bulletins.

To Al, Wendy, and Aaron McLauglin, Lenore Leroux and Grace Wicklander, we extend a heartfelt note of thanks to you! Your dedication has gone above and beyond in ensuring that our weekend bulletins are ready for distribution each Sunday. Thank you for sharing in God’s work. For you we are truly grateful!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Catholic social teaching is built on a commitment to

the poor. This commitment arises from our

experiences of Christ in the Eucharist.

-U.S. Bishops, Sharing Catholic Social Teaching: Challenges and Directions

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DIOCESAN POLICY – Reminder

As established by the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie, the suggested donation Mass offering is $15.

Receipts will be issued for income tax purposes.

H O L Y R E D E E M E R P A R I S H N E W S

April 10– 17, 2016 † Denotes a Mass for one who is deceased

❦ Denotes a Mass intention for the living

Sunday, April 10

9am Mass

† Rita McCormick by H.R. Food Bank Volunteers

† Sylvia Warus by Aileen McDowell

† Glenn Senuik by the Family

11am Mass

Intentions of all Parishioners

7 pm Mass

† Sr. Frances McIsaac by HR Social Justice Committee

† Claude Laurin by Paolo & Marie Vellucci

Tuesday, April 12 – 4:15 P.M.

† Wilfred Collin by Lucy Collin

† Angeline Paquette by Madeleine Paquette

Wednesday, April 13- 7:00 PM

† Delfina Doni by Guiseppi Doni

Thursday, April 14 – 4:15 P.M.

† Bartholomew & Margaret O’Donohoe by Peadar

& Eileen O’Donohoe

❦ Monica Dolan by Peadar & Eileen O’Donohoe

Friday, April 15 – 4:15 P.M.

† Annie De Vos Droogh by a Parishioner

Saturday , April 16 - 7:00 P.M.

† Josette Long by Holy Redeemer CWL

Sunday, April 17

9am Mass

† Rita McCormick by Audrey D’Arcy

† Sister Frances McIsaac by Aileen McDowell

† Josette Long by Ken & Sharon MacLellan

11am Mass

† Earl & Eileen Gallagher by the Family

† Maria Teddy by Dennis & Deborah Kennelly

❦ Natalie Marshall by Neil & Lorraine Bray

7 pm Mass

Intentions of all Parishioners

During the course of the year we celebrate a Mass for those who desire to receive the Anointing of the Sick.

Anointing of the Sick can be administered to any Catholic who is awaiting serious surgery, suffers from serious illness or is weakened by old age or affected by some serious forms of mental illness.

If you or someone you know is seriously ill and would like to receive the sacrament, we welcome you join us

Tuesday, May 17th at 11:00 A.M. A reception will follow in the parish hall.

Mass

With

We, at Holy Redeemer, are very excited to offer afterschool homework assistance to any students requiring one-on-one help in completing homework. We know that in the business of everyday life, it can be very difficult for parents to support their children in completing homework and this can hinder their academic performance. We also know that children benefit greatly from tutoring. Unfortunately, parents cannot always afford such a service and we are committed to providing this extra help FREE of charge. We have several high school students signed up to assist younger students as well as a qualified bilingual teacher present for each session. Our desire is to have our youth gain valuable experience in outreach to the community by sharing their knowledge and skills with younger students. When: Mon., Tues., & Wed. from 3:30-5:00 p.m. Call H.R. at 705-566-8330 for more information.

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Parish Activities for Holy Week Monday, April 11 - 17, 2016

MONDAY 11

7:00pm - 8:30pm Al Anon - lower hall

TUESDAY 12

10:00am -11:00am Book Club Meeting - chapel

1:00pm - 4:00pm Bridge - upper hall

2:00pm - 3:30pm Stay on your Feet - lower hall 7:00pm Parish Pastoral Council Mtng.

WEDNESDAY 13

7:00pm - 8:30pm Gamblers Anon.- lower hall 7:00pm - 8:30pm CODA - upper room Library (codependency anonymous) 7:00pm - 8:30pm RCIA Inquiry - chapel

THURSDAY 14

9:45am - 10:00am Pius Xll School Mass - church Noon - 2:00pm Matt Making - upper hall 2:00pm - 3:30pm Stay on your Feet - lower hall 7:00pm - 9:00pm 4th Degree - parish hall & lower

FRIDAY 15

9:30am - Noon Craft Group - parish hall 1:00pm CWL Blue Door Cafe Planning Mtng.

SATURDAY 16

10:30am & 1:00pm 1st Communion Session 3

SUNDAY 17

2:00pm - 3:30pm Gather - chapel

2016 BUDGETED WEEKLY EXPENSES $6,450.00

Average Weekly Pre-Authorized Donation

$1,600.00

Budgeted Weekly Income - Other Sources

$370.00

Easter Offering - April 3, 2016

$4,303.00

TOTAL WEEKLY INCOME $6,273.00

Other Donations

Building Fund—Raising the Roof $595.00

Food Bank $40.00

Good Friday - Share Lent $442.50

Thank you for your generosity!

The Gather Program is offered once monthly on a Sunday afternoon. You are welcome to join us each month or on any of the dates below.

All meetings are held from 2 – 4 pm at Holy Redeemer Parish in the chapel

Sunday, April 17 Sunday, May 15 Sunday, June 12 Sunday, September 18 Sunday, October 16 Sunday, November 13

Gather follows the basic outline of Arise – prayer and bible readings, with time for reflection and sharing. Reflections will focus on our theme of MERCY.

The “Gather” coordinators for Holy Redeemer Parish

are: Linda & Omer Dupuis, who can be reached at

525-1163 or by email at holyredeemerarise@gmail.com

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Community Events

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie will come together for a time of prayer and decision-making from April 16-18, 2016. Please pray for God’s guidance for this event.

St. Alexander’s CWL SPRING TEA -- Sunday, April 10th

12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. At St. Alexander’s Church, 100 Gaudette Street, Chelmsford Admission Free. Available at $2.00 each – sandwiches, veggies/dip and desserts. Also a Penny, bake, crafts & gifts tables Raffles and cake walk

Spaghetti Dinner: Saturday, April 16, 2016 St. Luke’s United Church, 1520 Bancroft Dr. Time: 4:30-6:30 Adults $12; 6-10yrs $8; 5yrs & Under FREE. Parking on Barry St.

Bazaar tea Sunday April 17, 2016: sponsored by the Colombiettes # 12047 at Ste-Anne-des-Pins church, 14 Beech St. Sudbury, from 10 AM to 2 PM. Adult 4.00$, Children 10 years and under 1,00$. A light lunch will be served. For information: Thérèse 705-566-0707

Fourth Annual Victoria Quilt Dinner: Sunday, April 17 Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus #9619 & #2633 Time: from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Menu: Chicken, mash potatoes, gravy, vegetable &cake Admission price /Adults $15.00; Children 12 & under $5.00

71st. FAMOUS RUMMAGE SALE St. Paul the Apostle Church Coniston (Corner of Cedar and Edward Street) ONE WEEKEND ONLY Friday, April 29th 6:00pm to 9:00pm Saturday , April 30th 9:00am to 4:00pm Sunday, May 1st 9:00am to 1:00pm THERE IS SOMETHINGFOR EVERYONE Try Out Our Restaurant! Delicious Meal Deals Sandwiches – Hot Dogs – Scones – Muffins & Beverages Raffles, WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!

Balance-Taoist Tai Chi: Beginner Class Wednesday 10 AM to Noon. Beginning April 6th to June 29th (plus one month of continuing classes) Where: 428 Westmount Ave. Unit 3 To register and for more information call 705-688-0111 or email sudbury@taoist.org ; Cost: $145 for adults & $120 for Seniors. Package covers 4 months of classes.

D.E.W.S. (Donovan Elm West Seniors), April 21, 2016

Time: 1-3 P.M. Coffee - Conversation - Cards and a Guest: John Purdon who will speak on "Keeping Seniors Fit" at Elm West Playground. Corner of White and Ethelbert Streets. Refreshments and Dessert! For more information or a ride call Lori at 705 673-9015.

Collège Notre-Dame is organizing a Spring Craft Show

All proceeds will go to the Canadian Cancer Research

Center and Free the Children. This event will be held at the

school, 100 Lévis Street, on April 30th, 2016 from 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m. and May1st, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be

door prizes, a penny sale, free activities for the kids: face

painting, crafts, etc. Many crafters and vendors will be on

location. It’s the perfect opportunity to pick up that

something special and original for Mother’s Day and

Father’s Day. Food and refreshments will be available in the

school cafeteria.

FREE entry! Donations are welcomed.

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JOINING OUR COMMUNITY If this is your spiritual home we invite you to register with the parish. Registration forms are available near the main entrance to the church and on the parish website. If you live outside the parish boundaries the only way we are able to assist you is if you are registered with Holy Redeemer and this is the parish you attend on Sundays. If you are new to the parish please introduce yourself to our priests. INFANT BAPTISM Please call the Parish Office at 705-566-8330 for an appointment. Parents must be parishioners here or live within parish boundaries. A Baptism Preparation Course is required for all parents and Godparents. A Godparent must be 16 years of age, baptized Catholic and be Confirmed. CARE OF THE SICK & HOME BOUND To arrange for the Sacrament of the Sick and/or Holy Communion for the home-bound, please contact the parish office. Visits to area hospitals are made regularly; please call and let us know you would like a visit.

MASS REQUESTS: Request envelopes are available on the

table at the main entrance of the church or through the

office. The suggested donation is $15. FUNERALS If you have any questions about the Catholic Funeral Rite please call the parish office before making funeral arrangements and talk to one of the pastoral staff.

FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC We are always ready to begin the process by which an adult or older child becomes a Catholic, either by full initiation in Baptism, or by reception into full communion. We are also happy to prepare you for adult Confirmation. For children aged 7-16, parents may call the Parish Office. MARRIAGE For couples interested in the Sacrament of Marriage, we ask that you please contact the parish to make an appointment at least 8 months in advance. A Marriage Preparation course is required. SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION In Grade 3, children may receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and 1st Communion. At our parish the Sacrament of Reconciliation is celebrated in the Fall and 1st Communion in the Spring. Confirmation is generally celebrated in Grade 7/8 in the new year. For more detail or to register please call the parish office.

ST. ALPHONSUS FOOD BANK (for Minnow Lake area) To access the Food Bank please call 705-566-9409 and leave a message. Someone will return your call on Wednesday and let you know when to pick up food. Donations to the food bank are gratefully accepted. Please deposit food donations in the wooden box at the main doors of the church. For monetary donations, blue envelopes are available on the table at the main entrance of the church (please indicate Food Bank) These can be placed in the collection basket.

Our Mission Statement

Holy Redeemer Parish is a Eucharistic Community. We recognize that we are the Body of Christ, called to spread Jesus’ message of hope to the world.

Through worship and witness, we share the Mission of Jesus: To Proclaim the Gospel * To Love One Another * To Welcome the Stranger

* To Serve the Disadvantaged * To Foster Reconciliation

Gospel Theme: Feed my Sheep

PARISH INFORMATION - Phone 705-566-8330

What does it

mean for me?

Question for Youth

How does the way you

live show others the

compassionate love of

Jesus?

Questions for Adults:

Who in your family or

community needs food

for the life of the Spirit?