FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
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THOUGHTS FOR SOWING
Wed. Apr 5
9:45am Mass with students and staff from St.
Margaret's – ALL WELCOME!
7:45PM Pastoral Council meets in parish hall
Thurs. Apr 6
10:00am – 11:30am Pastoral Team meets in Rectory
Fri. Apr 7
7:00pm Mass, 7:30pm Stations of the Cross
Sun. Apr 9
PALM/PASSION SUNDAY
Guest homilist: Fr. Ray Douziech, C.Ss.R.
* HOLY WEEK BEGINS
7:30pm Rite II SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
5 Confessors available
Mon. Apr 10
8:20am Mass
7:00pm – 7:30pm Sacrament of Reconciliation
* NATIONAL CATHOLIC MISSION on Vision TV
See special notice
Wed. Apr 12
12noon – 3:30pm Seniors' Social Club meets in hall
1:00pm – 2:00pm Sacrament of Reconciliation
7:00pm Mass
7:30 – 8:00pm Sacrament of Reconciliation
HANDS OF CHRIST
Often we may daydream about touching the
Go in peace and be
hem of Jesus' garment, feeling the power
cured of your
emanating from it. Yet our faith proclaims
affliction.
much more. As we reach out to Jesus in our
Mark 5:34
afflictions, both big and small, he assures us
that he reaches out to us through others: in
hands that brush the hair of the elderly, make
beds with crisp linens for the homeless or provide a mug of thick
vegetable soup to quiet grumbling hunger.
Jesus touches us, and we touch him in the cave we show for one
another. We do not need to hem and haw in this belief. We are to live
confidently in peace, convinced that what Jesus did for the woman with
the hemorrhage, he will do for us, through prayer and with others.
Today we affirm that whatever the ailment, through the power of divine
love, healing will one day be ours.
Sr. Bridget Haase, O.S.U.
From: Living Faith
LENTEN SCHEDULE
St. Eugene’s
St. Margaret’s
- all Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. Mass
- 7:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross
- all Fridays 7:00 p.m. Mass
- 7:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross
MASS INTENTIONS
Friday, March 24th – 7:00 p.m.
 BERTILLE FERNANDES
Requested by Michelle Mendonca
Monday, March 27th – 8:20 a.m. NO INTENTION
Wednesday, March 29th – 7:00 p.m.
 ANTONIO COLETTA
Requested by Robert & Grace
Coletta
th
Thursday, March 30 – 8:20 a.m. NO INTENTION
Friday, March 31st – 7:00 p.m. NO INTENTION
LOOKING AHEAD!
Sun. Mar 26
Wed. Mar 29
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Guest homilist: Fr. Michael Lehman, CSB
NB Speakers from ShareLife Agencies at all
Masses – St. Margaret's and St. Eugene's
DAY OF CONFESSIONS AT ST. MARGARET'S
10:00am – 12noon, 1:00 – 3:00pm, 7:30 – 8:00pm
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12noon – 3:30pm Seniors' Social Club meets in hall
Thurs. Mar 30 DAY OF CONFESSIONS AT ST. EUGENE'S
9:30am – 11:30am, 1:00pm – 3:00pm
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RETREAT DAY in hall for students from St.
Margaret's preparing for FIRST EUCHARIST
9:00am – 11:00am; 12noon – 2:00pm
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7:30pm – 8:30pm CATECHETICAL SESSION in
parish hall for Parents of children preparing for the
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
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7:00pm BAPTISMAL PREPARATION PROGRAM in
church basement meeting room for registered
parents
Fri. Mar 31
7:00pm Mass, 7:30pm Stations of the Cross
Sat. Apr 1
10:00am – 11:30am PARISH HOME CATECHISM
PROGRAM meets in parish hall for review lesson #8
Sun. Apr 2
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Homilist: Deacon Robert Kinghorn
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"Social/Coffee Sunday" in hall after 9:00am &
10:30am Masses
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SHARELIFE SUNDAY – first collection
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Annual "Sock it 2 Me" Collection
(Donations brought to hall Sunday morning)
THANK YOU FOR MAKING A GIFT TO YOUR PARISH
Our Parish is where we are married and bring our children to be
baptized. It is where we come to be fed in the Holy Eucharist, be
reconciled with God and the world, and hope to leave this world on our
final journey to meet the God that we love.
WEEKLY FINANCIAL REPORT MARCH 19, 2017
Offertory
$7,040.00
PAG
$535.00
Budget
($8,300.00)
($725.00)
Envelope
514
WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN "EVENING RECEPTIONIST"
This is a wonderful opportunity for a High School student, 16 years
of age or older, to gain office & people skills, earn extra cash, and
have quiet time to catch up on their homework & assignments.
The working hours are, 5:00 – 8:30pm, Mon., Wed., Thurs. &
Fri. Anyone interested, is invited to send (or drop off) their résumé
to Fr. Andy at the Parish Office. This position becomes available in
May.
2017
CAMPAIGN
“Living the Gospel” locally and around the world…
How do we “Live the Gospel” toward others when our daily lives are so
busy? For some it is volunteering at a soup kitchen, or it may be caring
for an elderly relative. If we do not have the time to actively participate,
we can support the many ShareLife funded agencies within our
community that bring the hands of Christ to those in need. Our annual
appeal provides resources to 42 agencies, bringing much needed
programs and services to those both here in our communities and
around the world. Next Sunday is the first ShareLife collection. Over
the next week, consider your ability to “Live the Gospel” by helping
those who are vulnerable and in need, and make a contribution to
ShareLife
2017 PARISH GOAL
2016 RESULTS
$125,000
$118,213
Donors: 825
788
Sunday April 2, 2017 is ShareLife Sunday
Please give generously.
"SOCK IT 2 ME" DRIVE
St. Margaret's is once again holding a drive in support of
the Good Shepherd's ministry to Toronto's homeless men.
This year the most desperately needed items are SOCKS
and UNDERWEAR (sizes 28-34) we are asking parishioners to bring
donations of NEW socks and underwear to our Social Sunday on April
2nd and just leave them in the parish hall. The poor will be with us
always, but there's no reason they can't be with us with warm feet!
MARCH 26, 2017
NATIONAL CATHOLIC MISSION ON VISION TV
"OUR FINAL GIFT AND THE PROMISE OF LIFE EVER LASTING"
with Fr. Ron Rolheiser, O.M.I., Sr. Sue Mosteller, C.S.J. Monday, April
10th
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4 ANNUAL PARISH FAMILY INTERNATIONAL POTLUCK
LUNCHEON
It's that time of the year again. We, at the Pastoral Council are very
excited to announce that our 4th Annual Parish Family International
Potluck luncheon is happening on April 30th 2017, here at our Parish
Hall. As in the past, the wide array of sumptuous foods each of you
brings is a very welcome treat to everyone. Furthermore, our cantor
Jonathan and some special numbers from our parishioners will provide
the entertainment which will enthrall all of you.
Starting March 26th, forms will be available for distribution so you can fill
it out with the foods you're committed to bring and share with our
parishioners. Once filled up, you can drop off or fax the form to the
Parish Office at 416-489-4183 or include it in the offertory basket every
Sunday. All foods should be brought to the Parish Hall between 8:45am
and 12:45pm on April 30th. For any further information about this event,
please call the Parish Office at 416-485-7781.
On behalf of Fr. Andy and Fr. Noel and the entire Pastoral Council,
thank you in advance and we look forward to having you all on this very
exciting and memorable event at our Parish Church.
FREE ESTATE PLANNING SEMINAR
Thursday March 30, 2017 at 7:00pm
Catholic Cemeteries and the estate planning team will share information
about:
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How to protect your loved ones with proper Will

How to ensure your wishes were legally protected
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Powers of Attorney
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The advantage of pre-arranging funeral, burial and cremation plans
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The cost savings of making an estate plan
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Finding lawyers and estate planning advisors
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Our Catholic traditions around wills, burial and funerals
An estate planning kit will be provided at no cost
Location: St. Anselm's Catholic Church, Parish Hall, 1 McNaughton
Rd. Toronto, ON. Refreshments will be provided.
RSVP: Frank Jannetta, Catholic Cemeteries - 416-733-8544 ext 2023
or fjannetta@cc-fs-ca.
Sunday the sacred texts call us to great rejoicing and gratitude so that
we might humbly appropriate the gifts that are ours through the risen
Christ. With courage and conviction that could only come from God,
Peter will preach the good news about Jesus (April 16) and challenge
his listeners to believe. "… God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the
Holy Spirit and power. He went about doing good … for God was with
him," Peter will say. Having set the pattern for ministry, Jesus invited
those who believed to do likewise. Is that same pattern authentically
reflected in our lives? The grace of Easter will enable us to make it so,
if only we believe and reach out to accept what God gives so freely.
That this is possible is reflected in the lives of the first Christians whose
commitment and service are celebrated in each of the readings from
Acts during Eastertime.
Also of note are the second readings for this holy season. Therein,
Paul and the authors of Colossians and 1 Peter exhort the praying
assembly to do whatever is needed in order to unite ourselves with the
dying and raising of Jesus, to live in simplicity and truth, and to bear,
with faith and hope, whatever trials may come our way. We do all this
while remembering our salvation through the precious blood of Christ.
In this month's Easter Gospels, we are blessed with narratives of
the risen Jesus' appearances to his own. These appearances, as
chronicled by John and Luke, have been shared by eye witnesses to
Jesus whose testimony is true and is intended to resonate within our
hearts so as to move us to faith. Each appearance attests to the
continuity between the earthly Jesus and the risen Lord. Although
transformed, Jesus still bore the wounds of his passion and death. Yet,
as Thomas (April 23) was to learn, seeing and touching those wounds
would not lead to faith. Nor would an empty tomb (April 16) be
accepted as indisputable witness to Jesus' resurrection. Indeed, even
Mary of Magdala (April 16) thought someone had taken Jesus' body
from the tomb. Not to be proven by empirical proof of or by seeing and
touching, the resurrection of Jesus is grasped by faith and embraced
through grace. We who believe accept the testimony of those first eyewitnesses to the risen Lord. This truth that we share bonds together
believers of every place and time.
Until we see the risen Lord for ourselves, Luke offers us uniquely
valuable encouragement (April 30). Jesus comes to us and stays with
us in the breaking of the bread of the Eucharist. Jesus comes to us and
stays with us as we pore over the sacred texts. There we hear the
voices of the prophets who have revealed God's plan of salvation for
humankind. There we can see and touch the living Lord through whom
we are forgiven and redeemed. This is our hope; this is our faith.
Amen! Alleluia!
From: CELEBRATION April 2017
FROM SUFFERING TO SALVATION
Patricia Datchuck Sánchez and Rafael Sánchez Alonso
During April, those who surrender themselves to the call of the
sacred texts will find themselves on a journey that will carry them from
darkness to light, from sadness to joy and from suffering to salvation. In
Jesus' company, we will remember his compassionate ministry to all,
especially the poor and the forgotten. We will travel with him to the
home of Martha and Mary (April 2) who were mourning the death of
their brother, Lazarus. Beloved by Jesus, Lazarus was called forth from
his tomb to live again as a sign of what Jesus would do for all redeemed
sinners through his passion, death and resurrection to everlasting life.
On Palm Sunday, we will travel with the crowds who welcomed
Jesus as Son of David. How can we help but loudly rejoice at the
coming of the one who would save all of humankind? On that same day,
however, our rejoicing shall turn to repentance as the passion narrative
of our Lord Christ is proclaimed reminding us of the very dear cost of
our salvation. In his letter to the Philippians, Paul will map out, as it
were, the soteriology of our celebration by tracing the parabolic journey
of Jesus from his place of equality with God to the depths of his death
on the cross. This journey was prompted by Jesus' obedience to God
whereby he emptied himself of all glory and every dignity, assuming the
role of a slave. Because of Jesus' obedience, he rose from the depths
of humility and from his death on the cross and returned, risen and
glorified, to his rightful place with God. Though he sank alone to the
depths he returned to God with every redeemed sinner in his embrace.
This journey, Jesus' journey, has set us free and accomplished our
justification before God and humankind. For that reason, on Easter
LENTEN QUESTIONS?
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Are you spiritually healthy? Answer found in the following:

Who Am I?
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What am I here for?
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What matters most?
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What matters least?
HAUNTING QUESTIONS
- Can you cry underwater?
- How important does a person have to be before they are considered
assassinated instead of just murdered?
- Why do you have to "put your two cents in," but it's only a "penny for
your thoughts"?
- Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you
were buried in for eternity?
- Why does a round pizza come in a squire box?
CHUCKLES FRM THE PEWS
 My memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory's not as
sharp as it used to be.
 Know how to prevent sagging? Just eat till the wrinkles fill out.
 It's scary when you start making the same noises as your coffee maker.
 These days about half the stuff in my shopping cart says, 'For fast relief.'
The Senility Prayer:
Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good
fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference.