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Readings: March 15, 2020
Third Sunday of Lent
First Reading: Exodus 17.3-7
Give us water to drink.
Second Reading: Romans 5.1-2, 5-8
God's love has been poured into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
Gospel: John 4.5-42
The water that I will give will become a spring of water
gushing up to eternal life.
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Mass Intentions March 9 - 15 Monday
7:00pm Margaret and Vincent Power,
Richard Moores and Mark Spencer
Tuesday
8:00am Stephen Hunt and Theresa Dinn Hunt
Wednesday 7:00pm Loel Power, Brian Hicks and
Intentions of Loretta Edwards
Thursday
8:00am George and Anna Murphy and families
and Marian Doyle
Friday
8:00am Madeline and John Dicks and
deceased family
Saturday 5:00pm Emma and Stephen Green, Lou Porter
and Mary Holwell
Sunday 9:30am The Parishioners
11:30am Patrick Coleman, Madeline Power and
Ambrose and Cecilia Davis and
Brose Davis
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God of Love,
through this Lenten journey, purify my desires to serve you.
Free me from any temptations to judge others,
to place myself above others.
Please let me surrender even my
impatience with others,
that with your love and your grace,
I might be less and less absorbed with myself,
and more and more full of the desire
to follow you, in laying down my life
according to your example.
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, March 11, 2020
Marian Talk: Archbishop Gerard Pettipas C.Ss.R. ~
Triduum 2016 - Day 1
Homilist: Sr. Elizabeth Davis RSM ~ Doing Mercy
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
579-1500.
(3) Centre for Life under the Community Volunteer Income Tax
Program will be offering tax preparation for seniors starting on
Monday, March 2 - April 27 by appointment only. Please call
579-1500 for more information, or to book an appointment.
Ruah Counselling Centre also provides individual, couple,
and family counselling. Please contact Samantha Lake at
579-0168 for more information.
Chordially Yours St. Patrick's Day Concert Saturday, March 14, 2pm, Wesley Church, Patrick St.
This is a fundraiser. For tickets please call 579-3682.
Visit us on the web at www.stteresa.ca
What a Blessing! Today’s readings don’t seem Lenten. They are uplifting, not
penitential. God makes promises to Abram of extraordinary good
fortune, political protection, and international status. The man
must have been thrilled. Paul reminds Timothy that the life of
holiness and blessing to which we have been called is a gift from
God; always available to us, and not a reward for any good works
we might have performed. And then we hear of Jesus’
transfiguration in the sight of a few disciples. They were so
overwhelmed by that spectacular experience they wanted to pitch
tents so they wouldn’t have to leave the place. How are such
wondrous ideas penitential?
While God’s marvelous blessings are free gifts, we are expected to
respond to them appropriately, to accept them and use them for
the common good. Abram’s blessings were not simply for him and
his family. “All the families of the earth will find blessing in
you” (Genesis 12:3). His blessings would open a door to others—
other nations, other ethnic groups, other religious communities. Abram was not simply chosen by God.
He was chosen so that others might be blessed through him.
Timothy was instructed to “bear your share of hardship for the gospel” (2 Timothy 1:8). The blessing
might be a gift, but it carried the responsibilities of discipleship. The voice from heaven told the
disciples: “Listen to him” (Matthew 17:5). Being chosen by God or having seen the glory of Jesus calls
for a change of mind and heart. This change isn’t easy to accomplish. It is the reason for penance. Sr. Dianne Bergant, CSA
Liguori Publications
A Word from Pope Francis The event of the Lord’s transfiguration offers us a message of hope—thus shall we be,
with him. It invites us to encounter Jesus, to be at the service of our brothers and
sisters. —Angelus, August 6, 2017
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.
March 8, 2020 ~ Second Sunday of Lent
Visit us on the web at www.stteresa.ca
Collection February 29/March 1, 2020
Green Envelopes $4,588.00
Loose Collection 1,039.70
Total of above $5,627.70
Initial Offering $10.00 (Total $ $1,794.00)
Development & Peace $150.00
Acknowledged with gratitude.
Mass Cancellation 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.
Parish & St. Vincent de Paul
Income Tax Receipts
The 2019 receipts for the Parish and the Society of St.
Vincent de Paul are now available at the back of the
church. They will not be mailed. If you have any
questions regarding your parish receipt please contact
the parish office and for St. Vincent de Paul please
contact Bonnie Power - 631-1323.
Volunteer Appreciation Evening
This event will take place Saturday,
March 14, following the 5pm Mass. We
will have a catered meal which will be a
turkey dinner. The cost for volunteers is
$10 each. The parish will subsidize the remaining
balance. A limited number of tickets have been printed
and are available for purchase at the parish office. Get
your ticket early so that you are not disappointed. No
reserved tickets. There will be no bar service but free
soft drinks and bottled water will be available.
Deadline - Tuesday, Mar. 10. After the meal there will
be a Mini Paddy's Day Concert. Prizes! Don’t forget to
wear something green in honour of St. Patrick!
This is for parish volunteers only.
Stations of the Cross will be celebrated every
Friday during Lent at 7:00pm. All are welcome.
Interested in becoming Roman Catholic? Are you an adult who has never been baptized or
received the Sacraments of Confirmation or Eucharist?
Are you interested in becoming Roman Catholic?
St Teresa’s is beginning a process to prepare adults for
Christian Initiation. To find out more, call the Parish
Office at 579-0065 and ask for Anne Walsh.
Lenten Evenings of Reflection at St. Teresa's
'Be Still and Know That I am God" St Teresa's Parish will offer evenings of reflection
during Lent. If you would appreciate the opportunity to
get away from the noise and bustle of everyday life for
an hour or so, this might be just the kind of thing you're
looking for. These evenings are:
Thursday, March 12, 7:8:30 p.m. and
Thursday, March 19, 7-8:30 p.m.
The sessions will be an exploration of the meaning and
spirit of Lent through some of our most beloved and
meaningful hymns, led by Anne Walsh and our parish
Director of Music, Noreen Greene-Fraize.
All are welcome. Come and bring a friend.
Feast of St. Clement Hofbauer C.Ss.R.,
Sunday, March 15
St. Clement Hofbauer was a Redemptorist, often
called the "second founder" of the Congregation of the
Most Holy Redeemer (the Redemptorists). He was born
in 1751 and died in 1820. St. Clement found creative
ways to proclaim the Gospel in times and places of
great challenge. One of Clement's most famous sayings
was "The Gospel must be proclaimed ever anew." We
can learn a lot from him as we try to proclaim the Good
News in our own times. On March 15, we celebrate the
200th anniversary of the death of St. Clement in all our
Masses here at St. Teresa's. After the 11:30 am Mass,
we welcome you to a social in the foyer of the church.
St. Bonaventure's College will be hosting an Open
House on Sunday, March 29th from 1:00pm-
3:00pm. Interested parents and students are invited to
meet Faculty members from various academic
departments, discover what makes our music &
athletics program unique and learn about innovations in
curriculum supporting students learning in S.T.E.A.M.
To continue to provide affordable access to St. Bon’s
for all families, St. Bon’s has a bursary program which
provides financial aid towards the cost of tuition.
As it is flu season in Newfoundland, in an effort to
avoid as much as possible the spread of the flu, I ask
that, until further notice, all the parishes of the
Archdiocese discontinue the practise of reception of
Holy Communion from the chalice and I ask
parishioners not to exchange the Sign of Peace in ways
involving physical contact such as shaking hands.
Please join with me in praying for all those struggling
with illness and health problems, I remain Yours in Christ,
+Peter Hundt
Archbishop of St. John’s, NL
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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 $4700. Come along and bring a friend
for a night of fun.
(2) Weekly crib tournament - every Tuesday, 7pm,
St. Teresa's Room, church basement. (3) Knights of Columbus Fundraiser 2020 Total prize payout $81,300.00
1st Prize - $50,000, 2nd Prize - $15,000,
3rd Prize - $5,000, 5 Draws of $1000 and
10 Draws of $500. Draw date - April 25, 2020 at
Quality Hotel & Suites, Gander
Tickets $40 each and are available from any of the
Knights or contact Mike Hearn at 576-6382.
Development and Peace
March 8 –
International Women’s Day
Development and Peace recognizes,
Yesica Patiachi Tayori of the Peru’s
Harakbut Indigenous community who
was invited to the Synod of Bishops for
the Pan-Amazon Region in October
2019. She said, “We, the Indigenous peoples, have
been, are and will always be the guardians of the forest.
But caring for our common home is everyone’s
responsibility, not just that of Indigenous peoples.”
Development and Peace’s partner, the Amazonian
Centre for Anthropology and Practical Application
(CAAAP), helps the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon
ensure that their rights and territories are respected. On
this International Women's Day, let us salute the
courage of women like Yesica, who bravely lead the
defence of the land, water and people. Watch Yesica’s
testimony at devp.org/campaign/yesica. Please reflect
on the prayer card in your bulletin.
Mass Intentions are now accepted up to March 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.
Way of the Cross, for Our Common Home – Basilica
of St. John the Baptist, Friday, March 27, 2020, 7 pm.
Join us as we reflect on the crisis in the Amazon in the
light of Jesus’ passion, death and resurrection, and to
hear the cry of the forest and of the Indigenous and
traditional communities protecting it. Hosted by the
Basilica Parish Development and Peace Committee as
part of the Share Lent Campaign.
11th Annual Memorial Service
Cougar Flight 491
Thursday, March 12, 2020 – 7:00 p.m.
Elim Pentecostal Tabernacle, Kenmount Road.
Reception to follow in the adjacent Parish Centre
For further information, please contact:
Chaplain Christopher Fowler
Executive Officer
(709) 699-2481; [email protected] or
Chaplain Susan Hall
Chaplain to the Cougar Flight 491 Families
(709) 687-4044; [email protected]
Matthew 25 Outreach Inc. will be holding their
annual St. Patrick’s Day afternoon tea on Sunday,
March 15th, 2 - 4pm at Corpus Christi Centre tickets
are $5.00 each, Each ticket will enter your name into a
draw for $500 in gift cards. If you cannot attend please
consider buying a few tickets. Please Contact Margie
Stead 746-6492.
"Diary of a Prison Chaplain: Stories of Hope from
Inside and Outside the Walls."
(A Talk by Gerry Phelan - Roman Catholic
Chaplain at Her Majesty's Penitentiary)
Thursday, March 19th at 7 PM, Basilica
The Fellowship of Christian Police Officers (FCPO)
will be hosting a guest speaker at the Basilica. For the
last 5 years Gerry Phelan has been the Chaplain at Her
Majesty's Penitentiary in St. John's. He has agreed to
share his experiences in a talk entitled: "Diary of a
Prison Chaplain: Stories of Hope from Inside and
Outside the Walls." After the talk there will be time for
a conversation with Gerry and some light refreshments.
The FCPO invites you to join them for this evening of
fellowship. Please contact Cst. Daniel Morrissey via
Email to RSVP: [email protected]
Lent: A Time to Act With God's Love
for all Creation We live in a world where floods and droughts are a
reality. Come on this World Water Day and be
informed with stories from those who have experienced
droughts and floods and see what we, in our small
place, can do for Planet Earth and its people.
Place: The Lantern, Barnes Rd;
When: Sunday, March 22, 2020;
Time: 7- 8:30 pm Sponsored by Mercy Centre for Ecology and Justice -
Registration is free but please call or email to register as
snacks will be provided. Email: [email protected] or
phone 722-0082
