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Readings: May 10, 2020
Fifth Sunday of Easter
First Reading: Acts 6.1-7
They chose seven men who were full of the Holy Spirit.
Second Reading: 1 Peter 2.4-9
You are called to be a chosen race, a royal priesthood.
Gospel: John 14.1-12
I am the way, and the truth, and the life.
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Mass Intentions May 4 - 10 Monday
7:00pm Joan Dillon, Noah Kinney and
Brendan McGrath
Tuesday
8:00am Jim Clarke
Wednesday 7:00pm Intention of unborn child,
Elizabeth Holwell and Frank Kennedy Jr.
Thursday
8:00am No Requested Intentions
Friday
8:00am No Requested Intentions
Saturday 5:00pm William, Josephine and Reg Sutton,
Mary Aylward and Deceased members
of the Foley and Walsh families
Sunday 9:30am Veronica Power, Mary Edwards and
Mary Coleman
11:30am The Parishioners
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Holy Shepherd,
you know your sheep by name
and lead us to safety through the valleys of death.
Guide us by your voice,
that we may walk in certainty and security
to the joyous feast prepared in your house,
where we celebrate with you forever. Amen.
Notice - Parish Office and Daily Mass
Out of concern for the health and well-being of all, the
parish office is closed to the public for the time being.
We are available by phone @ 579-0065 and by email:
Please check the parish webpage - www.stteresa.ca and/
or facebook page for updates.
Daily Mass is recorded at 8:00 am, Monday through
Friday.
There is no Mass on Saturday. Sunday Mass will be
recorded at 10:00 am. Recorded Masses will be available
through the link on the parish webpage
approximately 11/2 hours from recording.
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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.
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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, May 6, 2020
Marian Talk: Archbishop Gerard Pettipas C.Ss.R. ~
Triduum 2016 - Day 3
Homilist: Carmen Moore ~
Finding God's Direction Through Life
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) Centre for Life under the Community Volunteer Income Tax
Program has been postponed until further notice.
Ruah Counselling Centre provides individual, couple, and
family counselling. Please contact Samantha Lake at
579-0168 for more information.
Celtic Blessing
(An ancient prayer for happiness and joy) May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day.
May songbirds serenade you every step along the way. May a
rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue. And may
happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.
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Matters of Life and Death
Sheep are a lot smarter than some people think.
They recognize the voice of their particular shepherd
and follow that voice alone. However, that is not the
point of Jesus’ teaching today. Because most of us
don’t raise sheep or know much about them, we
don’t realize that the situation described in the
Gospel passage is a matter of life and death.
It’s similar to the relationship between a military
squad leader and the troops he leads, another life and
death matter. In both, unquestioning obedience is
required, and absolute trust in the other is presumed.
That’s what Jesus is describing. He’s suggesting:
“Listen to me. Follow my lead. Trust in me. I want
only what is good for you, so I will be your sure
protection.”
It sounds so easy, as parables and metaphors usually do. What does it mean to follow this Shepherd? In
the first reading, Peter announces the answer in one word: “Repent!” There is that challenging word—
the word we might associate with Lent, not with Easter. If we do so, we miss the point of following the
Shepherd, for to follow him means to be like him. It means: “Repent! Stop taking advantage of other
people. Open your minds and hearts to newcomers. Respect those who observe different religious
traditions. Help those less fortunate than you.” All of this is captured in the final words of the Gospel
reading: do what you can so that all “might have life and have it more abundantly” (John 10:10).
Clearly, that’s smart.
Sr. Dianne Bergant, CSA
Liguori Publications
A Word from Pope Francis
We should never forget: the Church is not a static reality, inert, an end in herself, but is
on a continual journey through history, towards that ultimate and marvelous end that is
the kingdom of heaven, of which the Church on earth is the seed and the beginning.
General Audience, November 26, 2014
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.
May 3, 2020 ~ Fourth Sunday of Easter
The sheep hear his voice, as he
calls his own sheep by name and
leads them out. John 10:3
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Collection Received at Office Door & Mail Regular Collection $3,441.00
Loose Collection $50.00
Easter Sunday Envelopes $425.00 (Total $6,592.00)
Good Friday $265.00 (Total $1,864.00)
Development & Peace $130.00 (Total $1,342.00)
Archbishop's Appeal $55.00 (Total $90.00)
Pope's Pastoral Works $20.00, Cemetery $75.00
Snow Removal $10.00, Annual Dues $150.00
Acknowledged with gratitude.
YOUR PARISH NEEDS YOU In this time when people are not coming to the
church for Masses and other activities, we still
need your generosity to continue paying the bills,
providing services, and paying the staff of our
Parish. Some people have been asking how they
can continue to give the weekly offering
(envelop or direct deposit).
You can continue supporting our parish by
dropping your offering envelope into the mail
slot at the parish office or mailing it in. We are
arranging for direct deposit as an alternative way
of giving. Details on how to do this will be
coming soon.
We are very grateful to those who have dropped
off or mailed in their weekly collection to the
parish and to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
Your generosity is very much appreciated and it
shows that St. Teresa's has a meaningful place
in your heart.
Personal Prayer
As per the letter from the Archbishop
dated March 27, 2020, (letter is on parish
website) all churches are to remain
closed until further notice with no
personal prayer in the church.
LET’S PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER ~ One of the most important things we can do for
one another in times of difficulty is pray for one
another. The Redemptorists continue to celebrate
daily Mass, and to broadcast it on YouTube. You
can join us on YouTube. If you have people or
situations that you would like us to pray for, just
send them to Fr. Ciro by e-mail at
[email protected]. Your intercessions will be
placed in a special prayer box before the altar and
we will pray for the intention every day!
Dear Padre,
How will it happen that Jesus will come again
and lead us “through the gates”? We have it from the best of authorities that the
date of the world’s end is hidden. Jesus said, “But
of that day and hour no one knows… but the
Father alone” (Matthew 24:36). In spite of
Christ’s admonition that the day of his Second
Coming is known but to God, there have been
countless false prophets who have confidently but
incorrectly predicted a date for the end of the
world. Most of these foolish forecasters based
their claims on misinterpretations of the Book of
Revelation.
The main purpose of the Book of Revelation is to
assure us that God’s power will prevail. In the
ongoing struggle between good and evil, there are
times when evil seems to have the upper hand. No
matter. Evil will be conquered and God’s rule will
extend over all creation.
The world might end tomorrow, or next year, or in
five billion years. Jesus tells us we can’t know for
sure. We are sure, however, that this world will
pass away. And for each one of us the world will
end at the moment of death. What matters is that
we should always be ready to meet Christ.
And we shall be ready if we follow Christ, our
Shepherd, whom we meet in today’s Gospel.
Jesus leads us safely through this life by his
teaching, his example, and his grace. Fr. Oscar Lukefahr, CM, Liguori Publications
Notice of Tender The Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of
St. John’s is inviting all interested parties to bid on the
tender for: ‘Burial Plot Opening/Closing and Ground
Maintenance in Cemeteries’. All interest parties can
obtain copies of the tender documents by sending an
Email to ‘cemetery@rcsj,org’ or by contacting the
cemetery operations office at 730-8752 or 691-6620.
Tenders close on Friday May 29, 2020. All details and
requirements for bidding are contained with the tender
documents.
St. Bonaventure's College is pleased to announce that
we are opening up admissions for the remainder of the
2019/20 academic year 2019/20 (May 1 - June 22,
2020) for students from Kindergarten to Grade 12 to
join our online learning community. For more
information please visit www.stbons.ca
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My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Greetings and prayers from my heart to all of you in this
challenging time!
As we are reflecting and praying in the liturgy in this new time, the word of God in these days is
inviting us to face many challenges in our lives. These challenges are happening at all levels of our
lives, and they sometimes shock, break, or stress us. But they can also open our minds and hearts to
understand and perceive life in other ways. I would like to invite you to reflect about one of these
challenges that we are facing at the level of our faith: How might we look for new ways to celebrate
and live the liturgy when we are neither physically present, nor receiving communion, nor feeling the
closeness of others.
I have been researching how other parishes are dealing with this new reality, and today I would like to
share with you some thoughts of Fr Felix Just, SJ who serves at a parish in San Francisco, California. I
think these are things that we can also implement for our own Sunday masses during this time of
restrictions due to the pandemic. We are recording our Sunday masses in the rectory chapel and
posting them on YouTube.
To prepare for the YouTube masses, Fr Felix suggests:
Be in contact (email, WhatsApp, zoom, phone…) with some family members or friends to
watch and participate in the mass at the same time.
Make a special “sacred place” in your homes -- maybe with a cross, candles, flowers, icons, or
other symbols -- where you will gather for the Eucharist.
Have a Bible or Sunday Missal handy where you can see the readings ahead of time.
Greet the people with whom you are gathering virtually by means of a text message, or chat
for a few minutes before you start the YouTube video.
During the liturgy you might:
Join in the singing and make the responses out loud.
Feel the connection with the presider as you listen to the Word of God proclaimed and hear
the homily. (You might want to follow along with the readings from your missal.)
Answer the prayers of the faithful aloud with the response: Lord hear our prayer… and add
your own intentions aloud when the priest invites that and leaves time for it.
At the beginning of the offertory, or at the time of the rite of peace send a text to those who
are celebrating with you virtually.
At communion time, pray together and aloud the Act of Spiritual Communion which is on the
screen.
After the mass:
Spend some time chatting with the family and/or friends with whom you have celebrated
together, and share a snack with those who are physically present.
Finally I want to continue encouraging you to be patient, faithful, and open to hear God’s voice in all
the challenges, and also help your family and friend to do the same. Many blessings from the
Redemptorist community and the parish staff.
Stay safe,
In Christ,
Fr. Ciro Perez C.Ss.R.