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March 22nd, 2020 4th SUNDAY OF LENT
Please note your Mass Intentions will be prayed for by our
clergy, even when Mass is cancelled. Thank you!
WEEK OF MARCH 22nd, 2020 Monday, March 23
rd , 2020
Is 65: 17-21; Jn4:43-54
6:30 p.m. MASS CANCELLED - Repose of the Souls of: Simeon Villanueva, Marion O’Connor, Paul Brogly, Lawrence & Rosie Pereira; Intentions of: Lorna Ligon; Val, Joan & Families.
Tuesday, March 24
th, 2020
Ez 47: 1-9, 12; Jn 5:1-16
7:00 p.m. MASS CANCELLED - Repose of the Souls in Purgatory
Wednesday, March 25
th, 2020
Is 7:10-14, 8-10; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38
9:00 a.m. MASS CANCELLED- Repose of the Soul of: Rob Castonguay
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament CANCELLED!
Thursday, March 26
th, 2020
Ex 32:7-14; Jn 5:31-47
9:00 a.m. MASS CANCELLED - Repose of the Soul of: Patrick Conroy
Friday, March 27
th, 2020
Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30
9:00 a.m. MASS CANCELLED - Intentions of: The Baronowsky Family
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT Ez 37:12-14; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 Saturday, March 28
th, 2020
5:00 p.m MASS CANCELLED Sunday, March 29
th, 2020
9:00 a.m. MASS CANCELLED 11:00 a.m. MASS CANCELLED
2019 INCOME TAX RECEIPTS HAVE BEEN MAILED.
CHARITABLE DONATION OPTIONS AVAILABLE AT
MARY MOTHER OF GOD PARISH: 1) Boxed Set of Offertory Envelopes – please contact the parish office; 2)
Monthly Pre-Authorized Withdrawal from your bank account – applications are available at the parish office; 3) Credit or Debit Card donations – via the parish office – you may drop by or
phone donations are accepted; 4) On-line Donations – Visit our website www.mmogp.ca and donate via CANADAHELPS.ORG (under CHARITABLE GIVING). We will no longer be using PAYPAL for Sunday Offerings.
CANCELLED!! WEEKLY drop-in for Moms, Dads, Grandparents, Caregivers and their Babies & Tots -Wednesday UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
PLEASE REMEMBER TO FINANCIALLY SUPPORT MARY MOTHER OF GOD PARISH DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. YOU CAN DO SO ON-LINE THROUGH CANADAHELPS.ORG;
Mail in a Cheque, Drop a Donation in our Offertory Box during weekday hours (which will sit on the Credence Table) or call the parish office and make a donation via Credit Card. Our Easter Donations are important to the operations of Mary Mother of God Parish and your generosity is greatly appreciated!
GOSPEL REFLECTION- Fourth Sunday of Lent-I am the light of the world (John Ch.9). It is a heart toughing account of the self-realization of a man born blind, and the joy of man meeting God, the owner of his life. The man born blind is a man with Divine light within Him. Jesus, the light of the world, touches him and the light within him is brought forth. He did not have an iota of doubt in his mind when he was asked to go to the pool of Siloam. Jesus does not seem to help him find his way to the pool either. He goes with a mind full of light, washes exactly as he was asked by Jesus, gets his blindness from birth cured and returns. Now, he doesn’t know where and who Jesus is. He knows only one thing that it was the man called Jesus who made paste, put it over his eyes, asked him to go and wash, he obeyed and received sight. The joy of the man after realizing the power of his inner light is something that we should visualize. He must have seen his reflection in the water first, seeing the image of God within him, then the whole creation of God. He gains extraordinary courage to become a witness to Christ. This is a transformation that should happen in each one of us. We very often are unaware of the power of the image of God within us and the wonderful light God has instilled in our being. There is the meeting of the man and Jesus after his transformation and enlightenment. This is heart touching. The creator and the created, God and man, to be more precise, the Father and the son meet and find themselves inseparable. This is the truth about our life. Away from God we remain blind. We are complete and harmonious only through Him, with Him and in Him. Are we not blind sometimes like the disciples who thought all sickness were due to the sin of the sick or that of their parents? Let us think with Jesus and be convinced of the truth that our sickness and problems are for the works of God to be revealed in our lives. Aren’t we sometimes like the pharisees who thought they were able to see? In fact, they were blind and the light within them had become darkness. Has the light of God in us become darkness due to our self-righteous or pharisaic attitude? Then, of course, Jesus would tell us the same thing He told the pharisees, “It is for judgement the I have come into this world, that those without sight may see and those with sight may become blind”. Let us confess to the Lord our blindness of the inability to see ourselves as we really are and see others as they really are. The Lord will cure us with His touch, and we will see the Lord as our God and gain sight to see everything and everybody as they really are. Fr. Issac Tharayil CMI
COVID-19 UPDATE! Bishop Douglas Crosby has issued a directive as of March 16, 2020. The FOLLOWING ARE CANCELLED until further notice:
Sunday Masses Weekday Masses
Sacrament of Reconciliation Sacrament of Baptism
Adoration Chapel Stations of the Cross
Funeral Masses (Prayers at Cemetery are Permitted)
All Programs All Meetings of Groups and Organizations
The Church and Office are CLOSED until further notice. Messages and emails will be checked regularly.
www.mmogp.ca; www.hamiltondiocese.com
March 22nd, 2020 4th SUNDAY OF LENT
OUR PARISH CHOIR NEEDS ASSISTANCE!! Our music Group is
inviting parishioners that are interested in joining us to sing at mass and/or musicians that can accompany on Keyboard or any other instrument. Please call Lucy @ 905-849-1461or email [email protected].
This Lent, you can help to end the injustice of abortion. 40
Days for Life is an internationally coordinated 40-day
campaign that aims to end abortion locally through prayer
and fasting, community outreach, and a peaceful all-day vigil
in front of abortion businesses. If you want to participate in
the 40 Days For Life Campaign in Oakville and be a visible
testimony to staff and clients, then join us as we pray
together at Proudfoot Trail and Dundas St West everyday from
7am to 7pm. For more information please
visit 40daysforlife.com.
THE EYE IS THE WINDOW TO THE WORLD!" Do you have any surplus prescription eye glasses, reading glasses or sun glasses? During Lent, please
consider donating them to the poor in third world countries. All donations will be delivered to Dr. Simone’s Canadian
Food For Children in Mississauga. Please drop off your donations in the container provided in the Narthex.
CANCELLED!! April 4th - Lenten Spiritual Retreat
CONQUEST & CHALLENGED CANCELLED FOR MARCH & APRIL 2020. For more information Susan: [email protected] or ph# 905-599-3012. All dates are on the youth website: mmogyouth.com. Please follow us on instagram: cc_mmog
"Join us for the Youth Led Family Mass the Third Sunday of every month (No Mass in March). “Have a blast at Mass too”.
Visit our Youth Ministry link at www.mmogp.ca for a complete
calendar of Youth events. Join Matthew Kelly and the Dynamic Catholic team for BEST LENT ever – a free email program that will help you enjoy a few minutes of peace and prayer each day during Lent. You’ll receive short, inspirational videos each day. Sign up at www.BestLentEver.com
VOCATION VIEW: Fourth Sunday of Lent. “We must work the works of Him who sent me while it is day.” Are you being called to a life as a priest? contact Fr. Michael King,
Vocation Director, Diocese of Hamilton at 905-528-7988. [email protected]; www.hamiltondiocese.com
Serra Club Annual Dinner - Celebrate the anniversaries of
Priests, Consecrated/Religious Brothers and Sisters who have
served 25, 40, 50, 60 and 60 + years in the Diocese of Hamilton
with members of the Serra Club on Tuesday April 28, 2020 at
Liuna Station. Those called to ordination or to profess final
vows will also be present. Contact: Margaret Carreiro at
[email protected] or via celebrationprl.wixsite.com.
Whether you are afraid of public speaking or would you like to take on a leadership role within the parish, the Christopher Leadership Course in Effective Speaking can help. The next course begins Tuesday evening, March 31, 2020, at McMaster University in Hamilton. To register, or for more information, please visit
www.clchamilton.com or call Frank 905-662-4076.
Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Mass June 14, 2020. Are you
celebrating your 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, or 60+ Wedding Anniversary in the year 2020? If you are, you are cordially invited to join couples from across
the Diocese of Hamilton for a Wedding Anniversary Mass on Sunday, June 14, 2020 at the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King at 1:30 pm. (Space allows
room for Anniversary couples only - those married 60 years or more may bring 1 guest if you require assistance). Please refer to the poster (forthcoming) in
the church for information on how to register for the celebration, or go to www.hamiltondiocese.com.
Come to Defending the Faith Adult Conference! Join us in Steubenville to ignite our faith with inspirational Catholic speakers in beautiful Franciscan University! Friday to Sunday July 24/25/26 2020. Car pool with fellow parishioners. An inexpensive fun and friendly weekend for anyone looking for something new and exciting in their faith life. Catholics and non-Catholics welcome. Early bird pricing until February 28. Email Judith for special registration link. [email protected]
Do you feel a need to get closer to God? Would you like to know
more about contemplative prayer as taught by the great Carmelite
Saints? Lay Carmelites are Roman Catholic men and women called
to seek God’s will in the ordinary circumstances of everyday life.
They are a part of an 800 year old tradition shared by the Order’s
first friars, nuns and laity. You are invited to visit with us at our
community meetings here in Oakville. For more information,
please contact Lydia Sherlock (416) 763-4127 or write to:
CHURCH BULLETIN ADVERTISING: Liturgical Publications will be
setting up the advertisements for our church bulletin. The
advertising will begin in May 2020 & supports the bulletin service.
Please support the bulletin and advertise your product or service.
Call Liturgical Publications at 905-624-4422.
March 22nd, 2020 4th SUNDAY OF LENT