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ST. PIUS X CATHOLIC COMMUNITY
16 Smithville Crescent, St. John’s, NL A1B 2V2Tel.# 754-0170
Finding God in All Things
14TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIMEJuly 5, 2020
SUNDAY FLOCK
Fr. Earl Smith, SJ (Pastor and Superior of St. John’s Jesuits) ([email protected])
Fr. Wayne Bolton, SJ (Associate Pastor) ([email protected] )
Maria R. Kelsey (Pastoral Assistant and Religious Education Coordinator) ([email protected])
Parish E-mail: [email protected]
Webpage: www.spx.ca Archdiocesan Webpage: www.rcsj.org
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• Our parish staff and volunteers have been working very hard so that we can openour doors for the Celebration of Mass. We are pleased to announce that we willbe resuming our public Masses, starting with a weekday Mass on Thursday, July 9 at 9:30 am.
• Our Mass schedule for the foreseeable future will be weekday Mass on Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30 am and weekend Masses on Saturday at 4:45 pm (starting July 11) and Sunday, at10:00 am (starting July 12).
• There will be no Latin Mass for the foreseeable future.
• We will have seating available in the Church area ONLY.
• The entry door will be at the glass doors of the Church (one side) and the exit door will be the other side of the glass doors. Ministers of Hospitality will bethere to assist you.
• Registration will be required for all weekday and weekend Masses. You are asked to call each week to register. This will guarantee that there will be a place foryou in the Church. It also ensures that we do not exceed the required maximumcapacity of 50 persons at a given Mass. It also allows for contact tracing. If 50persons are not registered, it is possible to take registration at the door.
• Registration will begin on Monday, July 6 during office hours - 8:30 am - 3:00 pm by phoning the Parish Office - 754-0170 or email [email protected] you register by email, you will receive a response. You will be asked togive your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and what Mass you wishto attend. Registration will close each Friday at 12 noon.
• Check-in is 30 minutes before Mass begins. When you arrive, you will be greetedand asked to line up (physical distancing) in order to check in. Face masks arerecommended. A copy of the COVID-19 Assessment Questions is posted. Youwill be asked if you read it. At the check-in table, you will be asked to sanitizeyour hands and confirm your contact information. Then you will be escorted toa pew which may not be where you regularly sit. You are asked to remain seated.
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• If you have mobility challenges, please advise us when you phone to register.
• Reception of Holy Communion will include some slight modifications in orderto respect social distancing and appropriate hand hygiene.
• There will be only one person distributing Communion, usually the priest. Thepriest will explain and demonstrate how to receive Communion. You will thenbe invited to form a line, respecting physical distancing.
• Masks are recommended for anyone over the age of two years old.
• We will provide hand sanitizer for check-in and at the exit door, as well as beforereceiving Holy Communion.
• The only bathroom available is in the chapel area. The bathroom will besanitized after each use.
This is a lot of new information for all of us, as we try to provide a respectful, prayerful,and safe environment for us to gather for the Eucharist.
FR. EARL DREAMS
Archbishop Peter Hundt has dispensed all from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass and advises "those who are elderly, frail, or at higher risk of complications from Covid-19, are encouraged to not attend public worship at this time." He is concerned about both our physical and spiritual health. Yet, the doors of St. Pius X Church are open to all. Everyone is welcome. Everyone is encouraged to make their own informed decision. We hope for the return of all parishioners in a timely manner.
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CATHOLIC WOMEN’SLEAGUE NOTES
SCRIPTURE READINGSFOR NEXT SUNDAY
July 15, 2020
You could read/discuss/pray with your family, with friends or by yourself.’
First Reading: Isaiah 55:10-11Second Reading: Romans 8:18-23Psalm: 65 Gospel: Romans 8:18-23
OUR ‘PIUS’ SMILES
Irish proposal of marriage:‘How would you like to be buried with my people?’
A Dublin university professor speaking on the Catholic Church’s attitude towards sex in 1967 said:The religious teaching on sex is seen as one which offers a woman’s choice between perpetual virginity and perpetual pregnancy.
Courtship:A period during which a girl decides whether she can do better or not.SOURCE: The Wit of the Irish, Sean McCann, editor
TUESDAY UPDATESAND BULLETINS
During the summer months of July and August, wewill continue with our digital Our TuesdayUpdates and Sunday bulletins.
Please contact Fr. Earl Smith by phone -754-0170 or e-mail [email protected] if youhave questions about any written materials.
Appreciation and Thank YouThe Executive of the St. Pius X Catholic Women’s League would like to extend its appreciation to Carol Byrne for her support of our Council over the years. In particular, we thank Carol for making the transition of Council records to the new Executive elected in March after the sad and sudden passing of President, Ruby Sharpe.
SAINTS SPEAK
God's unfailing love for us is shown in Jesus; that is why Jesus accepts us with an acceptance deeper than our being. Jesus accepts us in the deepest roots of our being, the roots lying beneath our consciousness, from which our conscious lives arise. Thus our acceptance by Jesus is even more than our consciousness of him; that is why we can trust our whole selves--conscious and unconscious, known and unknown--to him. Arthur A. Vogel [20th C], Radical Christianity and the Flesh of Jesus
God dwells within. Our soul is God's palace!Conversation with him is without bounds or limits. As long as we will enter within ourselves, and as long a time as we will remain, we may enjoy this heavenly conversation in perfect liberty.St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, American, Founded the Sisters of Charity St. Vincent de Paul
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DE MELLO FOR KIDSOF ALL AGES
Happy Thoughts
You can always find something to
complain about. But being alive is
wonderful! You get to jump in
puddles and wrestle with your dad
and eat chocolate chip cookies and
enjoy the sunshine. Life is a lot of
fun! Instead of complaining about the things that
don’t seem right, why not thank God? He’s the
one who gave you this wonderful life full of
wonderful people and things.
Thank you, God, for this wonderful day.
I want to enjoy it in every way.
FAITH FORMATIONFOR FAMILIES
This is a reminder to all parents try out the following two resources for the summer months.
Living Faith - www.rcsj.org A resource published by and for our Archdiocese. Now that there are no print copies available, it has gone completely digital. Now that the editors are not bound by outside deadlines, the materials, resources and ideas are more current and relevant to what is happening at home and around the world.
Sunday Connection www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/liturgical-year/sunday-connectionA Jesuit resource for the family. Each editionbegins with the Sunday Gospel reading, a reflectionfor adults, and age appropriate questions/activitiesfor children.
ST. PIUS X BURSARY AWARD PROGRAMIN HONOUR OF THE
CANADIAN JESUIT MARTYRS
2020 Application Form For High School StudentsThis Bursary Award, valued at $500, will beawarded to the most successful graduating highschool student, who is a member of St. Pius XParish and who demonstrates attendance at apost-secondary institution. The characteristicsexhibited by the recipient should be an individualwho is:
! Intellectually Competent! Open to Spiritual Growth! Warm, friendly, loving and who
demonstrates empathy towardsothers
! Committed to justice in generousservice to the people of God
The award will be presented to the student whograduates in June of the current year.
This application may be accessed as a pdf file inthe Documents Section of the St. Pius X website(www.spx.ca)
For more information, contact the Parish Office- [email protected] or 754-0170 .Deadline for applications is August 31, 2020.
When you are unable to receive, make up your own,or a prayer somewhat like this ...
“O Jesus,I love you, my God.
I cannot now receive you in Holy Communion.
Come, nevertheless into my heart.Amen”.
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JESUIT NEWS
Adam Hincks, SJ - Faith and ScienceThe University of St. Michael’s College and The University of Toronto Faculty of Arts & Science are pleased to announce that astrophysicist Dr. Adam Hincks SJ, will be the inaugural holder of the Sutton Family Chair in Science, Christianity and Cultures. The position, jointly supported by Arts & Science and an endowment to St. Michael’s from alumni members Dr. Marilyn and Thomas Sutton, will make a significant contribution to the body of scholarship on the intersection of these three key fields.
Good News from PickeringOn June 19, the feast of the Sacred Heart, Fr. Hendrikus Van Meijel, SJ took his final vows, followed by a BBQ for the community and eight Jesuits from Toronto.
Many of us know Fr. Henk who celebrates Mass on Vision TV and Salt and Light.
Martyrs Shrine Season to Continue Online Only Martyrs’ Shrine has reviewed the latest provincial and ecclesiastical COVID-19 guidelines, and has decided to focus its efforts and resources, this season, on providing prayer, pastoral care, and ministry, through new online mediums.
Its Church, and its Grounds, will not be reopening until 1 May 2021, marking the first time, in Martyrs' Shrine’s nearly 100-year history, that it has not been open to pilgrims. This is a temporary measure that illustrates the magnitude of the global pandemic
Martyrs’ Shrine relies almost entirely on the generosity of those who visit in-person to support its Mission of prayer and healing. There is now an urgent need for donations. Donations can be made online and are eligible for a receipt for income tax purposes.
The Jesuit Fathers who serve the apostolate are increasing their Ministry of Prayer by accepting petitions, requests, and Mass intentions, to be prayed for next to the relics of our Martyrs, through the shrine’s website at www.martyrs-shrine.com , and will continue to serve in a variety of out-reach ministries throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto and beyond. They continue to pray for the healing of our world, and all who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fr. Michael Knox, SJ, Director
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ELDER MINISTRY’SSTORY FOR THE WEEK
The Taste of the Candy Is Still in MyMouth
There was an old man who was admitted in ahospital. A young man would visit him every day, and sitwith him for more than one hour. He would helphim eat his food, and take his shower. He would then take him walking in the garden ofthe hospital. After that he would bring him back to his roomand help him to lie down. He would go away afterreassuring himself that the old man was doing well. One day the nurse entered his room, to give hismedicine and inspect his condition, and said to him:“May the Lord be always gracious to your kind andcaring son. Every day he visits you and shows greatcare.” The old man looked at her and closed his eyes andsaid to her: “I wish he was one of my children. He is anorphan from the neighbourhood where we live. Imet him one day in the past, crying at the door of aMosque, after his father died. I comforted him and brought some candy to puta smile on his face. I neither saw him not talked tohim after that for a very long time. When he grew up he came to discover where mywife and I were living. He would visit us every dayto inspect our conditions. When I later fell sick, he took my old wife hometo his home. He now comes to the hospital to seemy treatment everyday. One day I asked him “My son, why do you haveto deal with us and care about us so much?” He simply smiled and said: “The taste of thecandy is still in my mouth.”Moral: A beautiful deed with be harvested one dayby those who planted it, no matter how long it takes. No matter how much media talks about worldgoing bad, there will be always more good peoplethan bad ones. Therefore, never lose hope in being a good personand doing good deeds for others.SOURCE: www. funnyfunny.com/the-taste-of-the-candy-is-still-in-my-mouth/
ACCESSING MASS ON TV
Rogers CableVision TV - Channel 21National Catholic Broadcasting Council
Monday - Friday - 9:30 and 11:30 amSaturday - 9:30 am and 11:00 amOnline, anytime - www.dailytvmass.com
Salt and Light - Channel 240St. Joseph Oratory:
Monday - Friday - 10:00 am (In French)
Pope Francis, RomeMonday - Friday - 10:30 am (In French)
EWTN - Channel 239Monday - Friday - 9:30 am
Bell CableVision TV - Channels 64 and 458
Monday - Friday - 9:30 am and 1:30 pm
Salt and Light - Channel 264Monday - Friday - 9:30 am and 1:30 pm
EWTN - Channel 262Monday - Friday - 9:30 am and 1:30 pm
JOYVH - Channels 34 and 390Daily - 12:00 noon and 6:00 pm
Websiteshttps://www.blessed-sacrament.ca/televised-mass-for-shut-ins/
http://www.antigonishdiocese.com/index.php/offi ces-and-ministries/mass-for-shut-ins
http://www.catholictv.org/masses/catholictv-mass
Live Streamed Masses at the Basilica Fr. Cecil Critch celebrates weekday and weekend Masses athttp://www.thebasilica.net/index.php/live/ .
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100th ANNIVERSARY
OF THE CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE OF CANADA
The Catholic Women’s League of Canada (CWLC) was organized nationally on June 17, 1920and granted federal incorporation on December 12, 1923. This took place in Montreal under theleadership of Bellelle Guerin who became the first national president of the CWL. Bellelle realizedthat until there was national incorporated League it would not be recognized or have a voice at thefederal level of government on social and moral issues that were affecting women at the time.
Bellelle brought together several independent provincial Councils existing across Canada to form thenational league. The first of these Councils was founded in Edmonton in 1912 by KatherineHughes. Its main purpose was to care for the number of immigrant women and domestics arrivingin Canada at that time. The members of this Council met every train arriving in Edmonton towelcome these women and provided a safe, affordable hostel and a free job placement staffed byvolunteers. This was the beginning of the important work we still do in social justice andspirituality. The Edmonton CWL Council planted seeds of faith, hope and opportunity for manyimmigrant women and domestics. This was in the days before women could vote in provincial orfederal elections or hold public office.
With over 80,000 members across the country in 2019, the Catholic Women's League of Canada(CWLC) represents the largest organized body of Catholic women in Canada. The League isofficially recognized by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) as a lay associationof women and is also affiliated with the World Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations(WUCWO), a world-wide federation holding membership in the conference of InternationalCatholic Organizations (ICO) and having consultative status with agencies of the United Nations.
St. Pius X CWL became a charter member of the National CWL on May 30, 1974, making it thefirst CWL Council in the Archdiocese and the third in the province. Mary Goss was the firstPresident of the Council and Fr. Len Fischer, SJ was the first Spiritual Advisor. On May 27,1974a Council was founded at Holy Redeemer (Cathedral) Parish and on May 28th a council wasfounded at Immaculate Conception , Deer Lake. It is interesting to note that Beth Boulos-Ryan, avery active member of St. Pius X Parish Council was a founding (charter) member of theImmaculate Conception Council, Deer Lake and its first president.
Spiritual development continues to be the essence of the Catholic Women’s League. The activities of the League have broadened since its original purpose of helping immigrants, and now has an emphasis on respect for life from conception to natural death which extends to all creation; social justice; human dignity; the preservation of Christian family life; and, service to its members, the church, Canada and the world. Rita Janes,
President, St. Pius X Parish CWL
