PARISH NEWS CHURCH of the RESURRECTION Nr. 15 (3067) April 12, 2015 2nd Sunday of Easter- B Today's reading from the Gospel of John combines two scenes: Jesus' appearance to his disciples after his Resurrection and Jesus' dialogue with Thomas, the disciple who doubted. Part of the mystery of Jesus' Resurrection is that he appeared to his disciples not as a spirit, but in bodily form. We do not know, however, exactly what this form looked like. Earlier in John's Gospel, when Mary of Magdala first encountered the risen Jesus, she did not recognize him until he spoke to her. In Luke's Gospel, the disciples walking along the road to Emmaus did not recognize Jesus until he broke bread with them. We know from readings such as in today's that in his resurrected form, Jesus was not bound by matter; he appeared to the disciples inside a home even though the door was locked. Yet the disciples could still touch the marks of his Crucifixion. In today's Gospel, Jesus greets his disciples with the gift of peace. Jesus then commissions his disciples to continue the work that he has begun; as Jesus was sent by God, so Jesus sends his disciples. He gives his disciples the gift of the Holy Spirit so that they will be able to accomplish this task. Jesus' words to his disciples also Sunday Missal pg. 397; Calendar highlight the integral connection between the forgiveness of sins and the gift of the 2015 Holy Spirit. With the grace of the Holy Spirit, we can share forgiveness and Today reconciliation with others. T h o m a s , t h e d o u b t i n g In memory of 10 yrs. disciple in today's reading, of the passing of represents the reality of the JOHN GOVEDAS, Church that comes after this a tribute will be first community of witnesses held, beginning with to Jesus. All but the first Mass at 11:00 a.m. disciples of Jesus must believe without seeing. Like Thomas, followed by a short we may doubt the news that musical interlude of Jesus, who was crucified and a few of His works buried, appeared to his in the parish hall. disciples. Our human nature seeks hard evidence that the Jesus who April 17 -18 appeared to his disciples after his death is Rummage sale indeed the same Jesus who was crucified. Thomas is given the opportunity to be our May 3 representative in obtaining this evidence. He First communion gives witness to us that the Jesus who was raised is the same Jesus who died. Through May 24 the gift of the Holy Spirit, we are among those who are blessed, for we have not seen PENTECOST SUNDAY and yet believe. (Loyolapress.com) May 30 "Lord Jesus Christ, through your RUN FOR HOPE victory over sin and death you have overcome all the powers of sin and June 7 darkness. Help me to draw near to you Confirmation and to trust in your life-giving word." (dailyscripture.net) June 12 - 14 Camp Kretinga work weekend “Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is ever lasting.” (CBW 92 p.) Sunday’s Mass intentions are for : 8a.m. special intention 9 a.m. †Chaterine Titus 11 a.m. for living and deceased parishioners †Jonas Govedas (10 anniv.) † Nele (1 anniv.) and Pranas (4 anniv.) Puidokas †Henrikas Petkus †Albinas, Jonas and Dr.Sigitas (10 anniv.) Kazlauskas †Antanas and Kazimieras Baltrunas †Anicetas and Elena Prialgauskas (Gitana); (L.A.Ehlers); (“Volunge”); (family); (family); (B.Kazlauskas); (E.R.Urniezius); (by bequest). Camp Kretinga English speaking July 12 - 25 Lithuanian speaking July 26 – August 8 Family Camp August 9 - 14 Camp Romuva August 16 - 22 CHOIR SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 12th -“Volunge”; 19th - Children; 26th -Retkartinis (Occasional choir) THIS WEEK’S HOLY MASSES: MONDAY (April 13): 7 a.m. †Jonas Zaleckas ( V. Z a l e c k a i t e ) ; † A g u t e , Vi n c a s , J u o z a s (O.Taseckas); †Eugenijus and Marcele Jonusas (A.Abromaitis); TUESDAY (April 14): 7 p.m. for living and deceased benefactors; †Stasys Bekeris (32 anniv.) ( V. P u z e r i s ) ; † U r s u l e a n d K a z i m i e r a s Gumuliauskas (O.Taseckas); WEDNESDAY (April 15): 10 a.m. “Labdara” †Jonas and Marijona Musteikis (S.Marijosius); 7 p.m. †Alfred Manuel Horst (A.L.Ehlers); †Alma Rolia (A.Dobis); special intention (D.J.); THURSDAY (April 16): 7 p.m. Blessings of the Lord for Juozas ir Susana Danenas (J.Danenas); †Gintautas Indrisiunas (V.Indris); FRIDAY (April 17): 7 p.m. †Eugenija ir Napolis Juknevicius (Z.Ceponis); for Manglicas deceased family members (family); †Raimundas Paskauskas and Dr.Jurgis Steponavicius (I.Paskauskas); SATURDAY (April 18): 8 a.m. 9 a.m. †Leokadija Nakrosius (B.Pilipaitis); †Terese and Stasys Masaitis (O.Taseckas); 5 p.m. “Vilnius Manor” †Juozas Kairys (J.Kairys); SUNDAY (April 19): 8 a.m. special intention (Remigija); 9 a.m. †Steve Tallo (A.Tallo); 11 a.m. for living and deceased parishioners; †Benigna Ragauskiene (1 anniv.) (daughter Liliana and family); †Anicetas and Irena Zalagenas (R.Pleinys); †Dr.Vytautas Zulys (Z.Stravinskas); †Algirdas Stuopis (family); †Anicetas and Elena Prialgauskas (by bequest). Collections: For the Holy Land - $ 1,000 on Ester Vigil - $ 4,007 Easter Sunday (April 5) - $ 7,265.45 Bank “Parama” donated to the Parish - $2,000 Canadian Lithuanian Youth Association donated to the Parish - $150 May God reward you abundantly SPRING RUMMAGE SALE April 17 - 18 PLEASE, WE REALLY NEED YOU! We apologize that we cannot give each and every one of you a personal invitation to be OUR volunteer. *Please do NOT bring items before Sunday evening (April12) and NOT after Wednesday evening (April 15). *Volunteers are requested for setting up tables on Tuesday morning (April 14). *Please do some homebaking, - these products raise a lot of money. *We do not accept used televisions, computers, encyclopedias or mattresses. *For furniture donations please call Birute Bireta 416-261-4312. *From home we will pick up ONLY FURNITURE... *For all other concerns please call Dalia Nausedas at 416-231-1423 and Dalia Rocca at 905-820-3088. TORONTO’S LITHUANIAN PENSIONERS’ CLUB EXTENDS EASTER greetings and invites everyone to join them at their Easter celebration April 18th, 12 p.m. G.Kobelskis will prepare the meal. The music program will be performed by the ensemble “Daina”. $30.00 tickets are available from B.Tamosiunas (416-761-9992) or I.Koncius (416-622-9785). St.John’s Lithuanian Cemetery campaign to raise funds for upgrading equipment. Donations may be sent to: St.John’s cemetery 2185 Stavebank Rd.Mississauga ON L5C 1T3 We urge everyone to show solidarity and support for the Toronto Chapter of the Lithuanian Canadian Community by paying the $10 annual membership fee. Half of the fee is passed on to the Lithuanian Canadian Community National Executive, which in turn, transfers another half to the World Lithuanian Community. The LCC Toronto Chapter’s annual membership fee can be paid at either of the two Lithuanian Credit Unions - Parama (acct. #443) or Resurrection (acct. #1132161) or altenatively, at both Churches after Mass, as well as at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer after prayer services, Vilnius Manor and Lithuanian House from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This small gesture ensures the continued support of the Lithuanian Community at the local, national and world levels and is greatly appreciated! The Lithuanian Canadian Communities Toronto Chapter's annual meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2014, at 7 p.m. in the church cafeteria. The Board of Directors urges all council members and representatives of organizations, as well as the general public, to attend. Pope: Be merciful, do not close the doors of the heart The Church "is the home of Jesus," a house of mercy that welcomes all, and therefore not a place where Christians should close the doors to those seeking to enter. This was the message at the heart of Pope Francis’ homily Tuesday morning at Mass at the Santa Marta guesthouse in the Vatican. It is a message that Pope Francis has repeated many times in the past: that of Jesus who opens the doors to anyone who seeks Him and especially to those far from Him. But, the Pope laments, some Christians shut out those who knock at the door of the Church. While Christ offers complete mercy, those who profess to believe in Him sometimes fail Him by closing the door on others. Do not stop those seeking Christ The Pope's reflection begins with water, the protagonist of Tuesday’s liturgical readings. Calling it "the water that heals," Francis comments on the Prophet Ezekiel’s description of the trickle of water emerging from the doorway of the temple, and which becomes a raging torrent rich with fish, capable of healing anyone. And, in the Gospel: the water of the pool of Bethesda where a sad paralyzed man lies just on the edge. The Pope describes him as a little '"lazy" - never having found a way to immerse himself in the moving waters to seek healing. Instead, Jesus heals him and encourages him to "go on", but this triggers the criticism of the doctors of the law because the healing took place on Saturday. It’s a tale notes the Pope, which occurs "many times" today: "A man - a woman – who feels sick in the soul, sad, who made many mistakes in life, at a certain time feels that the waters are moving - the Holy Spirit is moving something - or they hear a word or ... 'Ah, I want to go!' ... And they gather up their courage and go. And how many times in Christian communities today will they find closed doors! 'But you cannot, no, you cannot [come in]. You have sinned and you cannot [come in]. If you want to come, come to Mass on Sunday, but that’s it – that’s all you can do.’ So, what the Holy Spirit creates in the hearts of people, those Christians with their ‘doctors of the law’ mentality, destroy ". The Church is the house of Jesus "This pains me," the Pope says, reiterating that the Church always keeps its doors open: "It’s Jesus’ home and Jesus welcomes [all]. But not only does He welcome, He goes out to see people just as He went out to find this man. And if people are hurt, what does Jesus do? Scold them because they are hurt? No, He comes and He carries them on His shoulders. And this is called mercy. And when God rebukes his people - 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice!' – He’s talking about this. " Love is the law "Who are you,” the Pope continues, “ who shut the door of your heart to a man, a woman, who wants to improve, to return within the people of God - because the Holy Spirit has stirred his or her heart?" Lent, <like any liturgical period>,concludes Francis, helps us to avoid making the same mistake as those who regarded with contempt Jesus’ love towards the paralytic, solely because it was contrary to the law: "We call today on the Lord in the Mass for us, for each of us and for the whole Church, a conversion to Jesus, a conversion to the mercy of Jesus. And so the Law will be fully accomplished, because the Law is to love God and our neighbor as ourselves. "(Vatican Radio) The Toronto Lithuanian Youth (Folk) Ensemble “Gintaras” invites each and all to its 60th anniversary concert, “The Magic of Midsummer.” Events: May 1st (Friday) 7:00 p.m. – guests’ concert “From where have the guests arrived? Participating folk dance groups: Chicago’s “Grandis,” Cleveland’s “Svyturys,” Lemont’s “Spindulys,” and Montreal’s “Gintaras.” Venue: Lithuanian House, 2nd floor, 1573 Bloor Street West, Toronto ON M6P 3G6 Free admission – donations appreciated! May 2nd (Saturday) 3:00 p.m. – 60th Anniversary Concert “The Magic of Midsummer” Venue: Cawthra Park Secondary School, 1305 Cawthra Road, Mississauga ON L5G 4L1 Ticket price: $30 7:00 p.m. – Anniversary banquet Venue: Anapilis, main hall, 2185 Stavebank Road, Mississauga ON L5C 1T3 Ticket price: $90 Discounted price for purchasing tickets to both events (concert & banquet): $100 Tickets are available for purchase Sundays at Lithuanian Martyrs’ and Resurrection parishes after Mass, as well as after practices. For tickets or further information, please call Nijole at 905-270-2091, or email Kassandra at [email protected] C A N A D A Gas appliance installation, maintenance and repair TS #000222 1 61 T K TK Services SA Home, Auto & Business Insurance Tadas Kartavicius Certified Gas Technician Furnaces • Air Conditioners • Water Heaters • BBQ Lines E-Mail: [email protected] www.tkservicescanada.com The Parish is not responsible for the content of the ads Affiliated Insurance Management 647.999.3601 Competitive rates Expert, professional advice Personal service Supporting the Lithuanian community Contact: Rima Dresher, [email protected] Rick Dresher, [email protected] 2012 Ontario Insurance Brokerage of the Year 905.845.4201 www.affiliatedinsurance.ca Accepting New Patients 416-234-2223 drmariacosentino.com 3327 Bloor St. West Located at Islington and Bloor GIC Ypatingom kainom 2.25% 2.00% 5 metu˛ 4 metu˛ 1.90% 3 metu˛ 1.80% 2 metu˛ 1.60% 1metu˛ *Taikomos kai kurios sąlygos ir apribojimai. Siūlomi produktai ir jų ypatybės gali pasikeisti arba būti atšaukti, bet kuriuo metu, be įspėjimo. Yorke Chapel 2357 Bloor Street West Toronto 416-767-3153 Butler Chapel 4933 Dundas Street West Etobicoke 416-231-2283 www.turnerporter.ca PLEASE NOTE: Writing Cheques payable to Resurrection Parish in the MEMO write the charitable purpose: Donation to Parish, Mass, Soup kitchen, parish renovation… Writing Cheques payable to Franciscan Fathers in the MEMO write the charitable purpose: Sielovada, camp “Kretinga”, Monastery, Oncology centre Klaipeda, Peel Chapel 2180 Hurontario Street Mississauga 905-279-7663 Neweduk-Erin Mills Chapel 1981 Dundas St. West Mississauga 905-828-8000 Proudlly serving the Lithuanian Community Pastor: Fr.Jonas Sileika, OFM; Office hours: Associate Pastor: I - V 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Fr. Aurelijus Kazimieras Phone.: (416) 533 0621 Kasparavicius, OFM; Fax.: (416) 533 7247 Parish economist: Web: www.prisikelimas.ca Fr. Raimundas Bukauskas, OFM; Email: Serving Priests: [email protected] Fr. Augustinas Simanavicius, [email protected] OFM; Church of the Resurrection Msgr. Edmundas Putrimas; Rev. Kazimieras Kaknevicius; 1 Resurrection Rd., Toronto, ON.
© Copyright 2024