100 anniversary of apparitions a mother’s day prayer two w...

100th Anniversary of Apparitions

Our Lady of Fatima

The Blessed Virgin Mary appeared 6 times to three shepherd children; Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta; between May 13 and October 13, 1917. She came to the little village of Fatima which had remained faithful to the Catholic Church during the recent persecutions by the government. Our Lady came with a message from God to every man, woman, and child of our century. Our Lady of Fatima promised that the whole world would be in peace, and that many souls would go to Heaven if her requests were listened to and obeyed. She told us that war is a punishment for sin; that God would punish the world for its sins in our time by means of war, hunger, persecution of the Church and persecution of the Holy Father, the Pope, unless we listened to and obeyed the command of God. As a great sign of the whole message truly coming from God, a marvelous miracle was worked in the sky above Fatima before 70,000 witnesses on October 13, 1917 at the time, date and place that Lucy and the other two children had prophesized in the name of Our Lady of Fatima. The children were told by Our Lady that God would perform a miracle so that people would believe in the apparitions. The miracle occurred with the sun. All could stare perfectly at the sun without blinking, or even hurting their eyes. While all were watching the sun, it rotated, got large and small, got close to the people, and got far away from them. The sun " danced ". Every single person who was there testified to seeing the sun dance, even non-believers who immediately dropped onto their knees and begged for forgiveness.

Our Lady of Fatima revealed three prophetic “secrets,” the first two of which were revealed earlier and refer to the vision of hell and the souls languishing there, the request for an ardent devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the prediction of the Second World War, and finally the prediction of the immense damage that Russia would do to humanity by abandoning the Christian faith and embracing Communist totalitarianism. The third “secret” was not revealed until the year 2000, and referred to the persecutions that humanity would undergo in the last century: “The good will be martyred; the Holy Father will have much to suffer; various nations will be annihilated'”. The suffering of the popes of the 20th century has been interpreted to include the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II in 1981, which took place on May 13, the 64th anniversary of the apparitions. The Holy Father attributed his escape from certain death to the intervention of Our Lady: “... it was a mother's hand that guided the bullet's path and in his throes the Pope halted at the threshold of death.” The message is an anguished appeal of our Heavenly Mother, who sees us in great danger and who comes to offer Her help and advice.

On May 20 th Our Lady of Fatima will be honored at St. Joseph’s Parish

beginning with the Rosary (3 pm), Procession and Mass concluding with a

reception in the Hall. Everyone is invited!

A Mother’s Day Prayer

Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your special gift

of mothers and for the example of

Your unconditional love they share with their children.

Lord, today we pray You will protect and guide

mothers everywhere…

That You will grant them Your wisdom in loving and

teaching their children.

Today, may children everywhere remember the warm

caresses and whispers in the night…

The tears dried, the band-aids, the hugs, kisses,

and the laughter.

Thank you for the mothers who Played with us …

Taught us Nurtured us Listened to us

Tried to understand us And who Prayed for us.

Today, may we remember Mom’s beauty when we were

young and her loveliness discovered as we aged.

Lord, Today draw especially close to mothers who

are alone, for whatever reason, and grant them

Your Comfort Your Pleasure Your Peace.

And for children who are alone, because of

distance, death, or indifference

may good memories flood their minds.

And if they are not good memories,

may forgiveness burst forth from their

hearts and revive in them long lost joy.

Lord, thank you particularly for phone calls today,

and for a shared “I Love You”.

Today as we honour, celebrate or simply reflect

on the woman who raised us we thank You, Lord,

for Life and for Mom!

In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers.

We hope the ladies of St. Joseph’s enjoy the flowers

which the parish presented to you at the end of Mass today!

Please remember to say a special prayer for those mothers who have left this world to be with

our Lord and Savior.

TWO WEEKS HAVE PASSED SINCE

THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH

Have you made your

pledge or donation?

Sharing God’s Gifts can be a wonderful opportunity

for our parish community to work together in a spirit of

stewardship, benefiting our parish and sustaining our

legacy. The Archdiocese in turn, can continue its

important work on priorities such as Home Mission,

Catechetical Programs, Lay Formation, support of

seminarians, social justice initiatives, just to name a few.

All parishioners play an important role in the success of

this important annual endeavor. We are grateful for

your support and your involvement.

Traditionally the minimum donation for Sharing

God’s Gifts campaign is $300.00.

You can start or continue your consistent monthly

use of the Sharing God’s Gifts envelopes in your boxed

set of Offertory envelopes with cash or cheques

(payable to Sharing God’s Gifts).

Or you can use the “newly revised” Sharing God’s

Gifts envelope (attached to this bulletin) which can be

returned via the collection basket as soon as possible.

In addition to cash or cheques using this envelope you

can make monthly donations with visa, mastercard and

pre-authorized debit. Please return through the

collection basket or to the parish office to be sure St.

Joseph’s Parish is credited with your donation – do not

mail to the Archdiocese.

In the spirit of stewardship, please consider the

needs addressed by the Appeal, and join in supporting

the 2017 campaign with a gift to reach our target or

exceed it and have money returned to our parish!!

Ministries: May 20, 21 (6th Sunday of Easter)

Readers 5:00 John Cortez, Hazel Sevilla

8:30 Manny Diaz, Valeriano Roque

10:00 Hilde Koschik

11:30 Alma Sevilla, Pat Maloshicky

Prayer Minister 5:00 Vince Kaskiw

8:30 Bernadette Yambao

10:00 Linda Donner

11:30 Divine Grace Rivera

Communion 5:00 Ludita Solis, Rosabella Tankeko,

Josie Mayer, Virginia Velarde

8:30 Imelda Perez, Dan & Elvie Santos, Henry Sutherland

10:00 Elena Gerstner, Margret Littau

11:30 Aurora Cruz, Roberta Dela Cruz, Norma Dizon,

Carmen Alimangohan

NOTES FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS

• As we enjoy summer holidays, Fr. Bo encourages us to attend Mass wherever we visit, for as you know God doesn’t

take holidays! Please remember to support our Parish here at home to help us pay the bills that keep coming over the

summer months. June, July & August collection envelopes may be filled with cash or post-dated cheques and put in the

collection basket on any Sunday. If you miss a Sunday donation you may always double up the next week.

• This is the final bulletin before the summer break; therefore next weekend Mass Intentions will be published by

posting a schedule on the bulletin board.

• Liturgical ministers have their schedules. If you cannot attend your scheduled Mass PLEASE phone a replacement.

Thank you.

The Roman Catholic

Parish of St. Joseph Archdiocese of Winnipeg

355 Andrews Street

Winnipeg Manitoba R2W 4T5

Pastor: Fr. Bo Wardzinski

E-mail: [email protected]

Mass Times: Saturday at 5:00 pm Sunday at 8:30 am 10:00 am 11:30 am

Weekday Mass Times: Tuesday at 7:00 pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9:30 am

Important: please see “This Week’s Parish Activities” in the bulletin for occasional changes on this schedule.

Bulletin on line: http://stjwinnipeg.weebly.com/

Parish Office: Administration, Susan Goleski Monday to Friday 8:00 am – 12 noon Phone: 204-586-2731 Fax: 204-586-9799 E-mail: [email protected]

Catechism Centre: Coordinator of Religious Ed: Alma Sevilla

Phone: 204-586-2318 E-mail: [email protected]

Youth and Young Adult Ministry: Kaelyn Oquendo – [email protected]

Caretaker: Danilo Santos Phone: 204-298-5148

Parish Hall: Info Line: 204-586-7303

Out of 700 envelope holders

361 were used.

Out of these 361 donations

25 gave $5 or less

Baptisms: 4th Sunday of the Month (excluding Lent)

You must be a registered member in good standing for a minimum of three months prior to scheduling your child's baptism. Contact the parish office at 204-586-2731 for more information.

Weddings: Call Pastor before setting any date

The Archdiocese of Winnipeg requires at least six months notice prior to the wedding. In addition, you must also be a registered member in good standing. Please contact the parish office to schedule an appointment with Fr. Bo.

Sacrament of Penance: Leave a message at the parish office for Fr. Bo to schedule an appointment.

Sacrament of the Sick: 1st Friday 9:30 am or by appointment

May 14, 2017

Fifth Sunday of Easter

This Week’s Parish Activities …

Saturday, May 13

9:30 am

11:00 am

3:15 pm

3:15 pm

5:00 pm


Legion of Mary Meeting – Parish Library Junior Legion of Mary Meeting – Parish Library Catechism – Lower Hall

Catechism Registration for Current Students – Catechism Office Mass: +German Trinidad (Felisa Trinidad)

Sunday, May 14

8:30 am

9:30 am

9:45 am

9:45 am

10:00 am

11:30 am


Mass: Birthday Blessings – Bradley & Derek (Maribeth Barrientos)

Choir Practice – Parish Library

Catechism – Lower Hall

Catechism Registration for Current Students (LAST SCHEDULED OPPORTUNITY) – Catechism Office Mass: +Theresia Huetter (Helen Kraemer)

Mass: Thanksgiving (Carmen & Juanito Alimangohan)

Saturday, May 20

9:30 am

11:00 am

3:00 pm

5:00 pm

Sixth Sunday of Easter

Legion of Mary Meeting – Parish Library Junior Legion of Mary Meeting – Parish Library Rosary & Procession in Honour of Our Lady of Fatima – Church (EVERYONE IS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE) Mass: Our Lady of Fatima Devotees & the Gabriel Family (Gabriel Family)

Sunday, May 21

8:30 am

10:00 am

10:00 am

11:30 am

Sixth Sunday of Easter

Mass: +Wilhelmina Mariano & Family (Mariano Family)

Choir Practice – Parish Library

Mass: +Josef Angerer (Horst & Louise Eckes)

Mass: +Antonino Mendoza & Petra Cabrera (Airleen Bejarin)

Monday, May 22 PARISH CENTRE CLOSED

Mass Schedule at the Lakes

West Hawk Lake

Sunday 9:00 am May – Sep

Falcon Lake


Jessica Lake


Barrier Bay


Camp Morton, Manitoba St. Benedict’s Church

Sunday 9:00 am All year

Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba Our Lady of the Lake Church


Eriksdale, Manitoba St. Erik’s Church

Saturday 7:00 pm All year

Lundar, Manitoba St. Olaf’s Church


St. Laurent, Manitoba St. Laurent Church


Woodlands, Manitoba Church of the Annunciation


Cook’s Creek, Manitoba St. Michael’s Church


Pinawa, Manitoba St. Francis of Assisi Church


Beausejour, Manitoba St. Mary’s Church



Gimli, Manitoba St. Michael’s Church



Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba Notre Dame du Lac

Saturday 5:00 pm May - Oct

Sunday 11:00 am All Year

Traverse Bay, Manitoba Sainte Marguerite Chapel

Saturday 7:30 pm July – Sep

Sunday 11:30 am May – Oct

Grand Beach (Grand Marais), MB St. Theresa of the Child Jesus

Sunday 10:00 am July - September

Sunday 11:45 am Sep to end of June

Carman, Manitoba Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

Saturday 7:00 pm May - Sep

Sunday 11:00 am All Year

OUR RETURN TO GOD

MARCH 12, 2017

OFFERTORY: $7,342.45

OUTREACH TO THE NEEDY: $502.00

May God Continue To Bless You!

Thank you to the Kolping Skat Freunde for a donation of $840

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