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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:

stteresasadmass@outlook.com.

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

counsellors@centreforlife.ca 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

cirapio80@gmail.com. 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.