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Readings: January 26, 2020
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading: Isaiah 9.1-4
In Galilee of the nations, the people have seen a great light.
Second Reading: 1 Colossians 1.10-13, 17-18
I appeal to you that all of you be in agreement and
that there be no divisions among you.
Gospel: Matthew 4.12-23
Jesus made his home in Capernaum so that what had been
spoken through the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled.
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Mass Intentions January 20 - 26 Monday
7:00pm David Morrissey,
Priam and Laura Power and
Margaret Kearney
Tuesday
8:00am Dominic, Pearl and Eddy Doyle,
Intentions of Shannie Short
Wednesday 7:00pm Mary Holwell, Jerome Conway and
Tom O'Mara
Thursday
8:00am Michael White and Jim Farrell
Friday
8:00am Ron Walsh and James Farrell
Saturday 5:00pm The Parishioners
Sunday 9:30am Josephine Power and Melvin Maidment
11:30am Diern and Lillian Sinnott,
John and Ann Manning and
Rosemary Rose
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Acquire the habit of speaking to God as if you were
alone with Him, familiarly and with confidence and
love, as to the dearest and most loving of friends.
Speak to Him often of your business, your plans, your
troubles, your fears - of everything that concerns you.
Converse with Him confidently and frankly; for God is
not wont to speak to a soul that does not speak to Him.
St. Alphonsus Liguori
Weekday/Weekend Masses
Monday and Wednesday: 7:00pm
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 8:00am
Weekday holidays: Weekday Mass moved to 9:00am
Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 9:30am, 11:30am
Reconciliation
Wednesday at 6:30-7pm and Saturday at 4:00-4:45pm or please
call the parish office for an individual appointment with a priest.
Marriages
A minimum of six months advance notice is required.
A marriage preparation program is required to be married in the
church.
Baptisms Please contact the Parish Office to schedule the pre-baptism
course and for more information. A copy of the child’s birth
certificate must be provided before the baptism.
Eucharistic Adoration Friday after 8am Mass until 3pm
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Redemptorists Television (www.redemptorist.tv) Devotions to Our Mother of Perpetual Help -
Wednesdays on Vision TV at 10am and 2pm.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Marian Talk: Marieileen McCabe ~ Home with Mary
Homilist: Fr. Mark Miller C.Ss.R. ~ Mercy Never Ends
Marriage Preparation Course Upcoming Marriage Preparation course dates in
St. John’s for 2020 are March 6 & 7, April 17 & 18,
May 22 & 23, June 12 & 13. To register for a course please
complete the registration form on the Archdiocesan
website rcsj.org. Select Chancery/Marriage Tribunal and then
Marriage Preparation. Anyone requiring additional info call
Theresa Whiffen at 726-3660 ext 236 or
email [email protected].
MUN ~ Weekday Mass has resumed at MUN. Monday through
Friday, 12:15, room UC 4018 (new room). For more
information contact Fr. Joe Mroz at [email protected] Vocation Reflection
“To you who have been consecrated in Christ Jesus and called
to be a holy people.” Could it be that you or someone in your
family is being called to consider priesthood or consecrated
life? Call Father Jeff Kolonel at (709)745-8183 or
Father Ray Earle (709)781-1696 or Father Philip Melvin at
(709)754-1195 or email: [email protected]
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Proud Servants of God “My servant” is an identification a lot of people will shy away from. A
servant seeks to accomplish someone else’s goals, and the adjective “my”
suggests belonging to another. Yet all of today’s readings describe
individuals who are proud to be servants—servants of God. What makes this
kind of servant something to which all of us can aspire?
As a servant of God, Isaiah became “a light to the nations that [God’s]
salvation may reach to the ends of the earth” (Isaiah 49:6). As a servant of God, Paul became “an
apostle of Christ Jesus,” proclaiming the good news of God’s love “to the church of God that is in
Corinth.” As a servant of God, John the Baptist prepared the way so that Jesus “might be made known
to Israel” (John 1:31). These servants sought to accomplish God’s goals for the fulfillment of others. It
is in such commitment to others that we ourselves are fulfilled. Ask any parent, lover, or good friend if
this is not the case.
We might not want to be the servant of another, but what a privilege it is to be called to be a servant of
God, a light to others, to proclaim God’s love and make Jesus known. By our baptism, we have all been
so called. We enlighten others by the way we live with integrity. The unselfishness of our lives
proclaims the good news of Christ Jesus. Authentic Christian living makes him known to the world.
That’s what it means to be a servant of God. Sr. Dianne Bergant, CSA
Liguori Publications
A Word from Pope Francis “What about you?” It is significant that these words of the elderly Pope [Leo XIII] were
also addressed to a laywoman [Katharine Drexel]. We know that the future of the Church
in a rapidly changing society will call, and even now calls, for a much more active
engagement on the part of the laity.
Mass with Bishops, Clergy and Religious of Pennsylvania, September 26, 2015
St. Teresa’s Parish - Served By The Redemptorists Since Sunday, October 21, 1956
Fr. Ciro Perez C.Ss.R., Fr. Tony Bidgood C.Ss.R. & Fr. David Louch C.Ss.R.
Telephone: 709-579-0065
120 Mundy Pond Road, St. John’s, NL, A1E 1V1 Fax: 579-3804
Website: www.stteresa.ca
Parish Office Hours Monday to Friday 9:00 - 4:00 pm
Our bulletin is available online.
January 19, 2020 ~ Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Collection January 4/5, 2020
Green Envelopes $4,578.00
Loose Collection 1,129.70
Total of above $5,707.70
Initial Offering $160.00 (Total $ $1,499.00)
Snow Removal $10.00 (Total $1,722.00)
Regular Collection Green Envelopes (2019) $271.00
Annual Dues $40.00 (2019) (Total $19,695.00)
Christmas Offering $169.00 (Total $12,727.20)
New Year's Day $95.00 (Total $3,611.20)
Acknowledged with gratitude.
Mass Cancelation Policy Now that winter weather is upon us, please
be advised for weekday masses - if the
schools are closed there will be no daily
mass and the parish office will be closed. On weekends
we will endeavor to get any cancellation on the radio -
CBC, VOCM and of course our parish website,
www.stteresa.ca.
Your safety is our concern ~ please use common sense.
2020 Envelopes
The boxed sets of donation envelopes for 2020 have
been removed from the church and are now available
for pick up at the parish office. There are 50 unclaimed
boxes.
We kindly ask that you please complete the contact
information and show the amount of your donation on
your envelope. This will greatly assist with our record
keeping.
Mass Intentions are now accepted up to January 2021.
Due to the large number of mass requests received each
year for deceased family members, we have limited the
number of requests to three per family per year.
Additional mass intentions will be sent to the
Redemptorist Missions.
Diploma in Theology and Ministry ~ Offered by the
Archdiocese of St. John's at Queen's College
Are you interested in learning more about your faith
and growing in understanding of it? The Archdiocese of
St. John's offers a two-year Diploma in Theology and
Ministry through Queen's College. One weekend each
month for two years, you will gather with a group of
believers who are curious and committed to explore
many areas of theology under with the help of qualified,
committed, faithful facilitators. For more information,
contact Anne Walsh at (709) 579-0065, ext. 227, or
The following names were omitted from the
Christmas Flower insert -
Mona Dobbin, Josephine Dobbin &
Rob Murphy
We apologize for these omissions.
Let's Make a Choir with Dr. Valerie Long and Anne
Marie Fleming will begin Thursday evenings starting
Feb 27 until May 14 at St. Teresa's Parish Hall.
10 weeks of singing in a choir, open to men and
women, no auditions. Every rehearsal has a 50/50 draw
for St. Vincent de Paul at St. Teresa's. For more
information contact Anne Marie at
Finding God in the Dark Everyone is invited to watch the movie, The Two
Popes, on Sunday, January 19, 7:00 - 8:30 pm at
St. Pius X Church, Smithville Cres. This is a semi-
fictionalized account of how Pope Francis became pope
when Pope Benedict resigned in 2013. It is an enjoyable
portrait of a friendship between two men of vastly
different temperaments and experiences. Come along
and bring a friend. Free admission.
The Blessings of Aging This course based on Joan Chittister’s best-selling
book, The Gift of Years, explores themes of aging
such as meaning, time, joy, regret, spirituality, and
legacy with an invitation to explore with others the
blessing and challenge of each theme. Session by
session, you will be guided to embrace a vision of
elderhood as a blessed time to be alive. This 5 part
series begins on Monday, January 27, 10:15 - 11: 15
am at St. Pius X Church, Smithville Cres with
Maria Kelsey, MTh.
World Day for Consecrated Life 2020
In celebration of this year’s World Day for Consecrated
Life, Archbishop Hundt invites you to join him at a
special Mass on Sunday February 2, 2020 at 11:00 a.m.
in St. Pius X Church . All those in the Archdiocese who
are in vowed Consecrated Life have been invited to this
Mass. Following the Mass there will be an opportunity
to socialize with them at a small reception in the parish
hall.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will take
place January 18 - 25, 2020. The theme is: “They
showed us unusual kindness” (Acts 28:2). Local
resources for Canada can be accessed on the website
the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: In English:
https://www.weekofprayer.ca/2020-wpcu-resources
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Knights of Columbus,
St. Teresa’s Council #7702 (1) Bingo continues every Sunday at 8pm in the Parish
Hall. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The jackpot is
approximately $4200. Come along and bring a friend
for a night of fun.
(2) Weekly crib tournament - every Tuesday, 7pm,
St. Teresa's Room, church basement. Winter 2020 Group Offerings - Ruah Counselling
Centre. Please go to www.rcsj.org for more
information: Rebuilding After the End of a
Relationship, Separation & Divorce (8 weeks
beginning January 13, 2020 on Monday evenings 7-
9pm) Stress Management (8 weeks beginning January
22, 2020 on Wednesday evenings 7-9pm) Self-
Empowerment for Women (8 weeks beginning January
23, 2020 on Thursday evenings 7-9pm) When You See
Red for Women (8 weeks beginning January 29, 2020
on Wednesday afternoons 12-2pm) When You See Red
for Men (8 weeks beginning February 4, 2020 on
Tuesday evenings 7-9pm).
Ruah Counselling Centre also provides individual,
couple, and family counselling. Please contact
Samantha Lake at 579-0168 for more information.
Eastern Health's Pastoral Care, Ethics &
Bereavement Services Department invites people
grieving the loss of a loved one to join an 8-week
Bereavement Information & Support Group. There are
two timeslots available. The first timeslot meets at
Health Sciences Centre and begins January 23, 2020.
Sessions are held Thursday afternoons from 1:30 –
3:30 p.m. The other group option meets at St. Clare’s
Mercy Hospital and begins February 3, 2020. Sessions
are held Monday evenings from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. For
more information, or to register, please contact the
Pastoral Care Office at 777-6959 or Scott Parsons at
777-7611 (Health Sciences) or Jenna King-Poirier at
777-5908 (St. Clare’s).
Centre for Life
(1) Counselling and support services are available for
post-abortive women and any woman in an unexpected
pregnancy. Professional confidential counselling
services are available by contacting 709-579-3818, or by
email [email protected] There is no fee for
the services provided by the Centre for Life.
(2) Registration for Computers for Seniors has resumed
for the winter session. To register or for information
please call Centre for Life, 579-1500.
Dear Padre,
What does holy water do, and why is it near
the entrance to the church? Blessed water is a sacramental—a sign of spiritual
effects and favors from God. The Church
admonishes us to use sacramentals, like holy
water, crucifixes, and rosaries, with reverence and
respect.
Water is full of mystery. Although material, it can
express something spiritual. It cleanses us from
filth and impurities; therefore, water is a symbol
of interior cleansing and purifying. It also
symbolizes life. The scarcity of water in many
regions, including the Holy Land, gives it special
value. What’s more, water is necessary for the
existence of all plants, animals, and people. In
Matthew’s Gospel, John the Baptist baptized with
water as an outward sign of inner sorrow for
personal sins. In the sacrament of baptism
instituted by Christ, we are washed completely
and born again of water and the Spirit. Water here
symbolizes the grace of God washing away our
sins, purifying our souls, and giving us new life in
Christ.
The custom of placing a holy water font near the
church doors is quite old. As you enter a Catholic
church, making the sign of the cross with holy
water reminds you of your baptism and of
cleansing yourself before you approach God’s
presence. As you leave, bless yourself again and
recall that baptism has marked you for eternal life.
When we bless ourselves with holy water, we do
it “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit. Amen.”
Come "Awaken the Energy Within" for more
relaxation, energy, wellness and joy with T'ai Chi
Chih Joy thru Movement and Wisdom Healing
Qigong. Daytime and evening sessions Tuesday to
Thursday starting January 21st until mid-March at
The Lantern, 35 Barnes Road, St. John’s. New
and returning participants welcome! Can be done
seated or standing according to one’s ability. For
more details please contact Sheila at 727-7863 or
[email protected] or visit
www.sheilaleonard.ca
You may also call The Lantern at 753-8760.
