OLPH e-Bulletin - 3rd Sunday of Lent

OLPH e-Bulletin - March 24, 2019

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Third Sunday of Lent

ShareLife

How can you “Live the Gospel” when life is so busy?

Many people help those in need by volunteering at a local organization.
But if your schedule doesn't allow for it, you can still make a huge impact
in your community by supporting ShareLife-funded agencies.

Next Sunday is the first ShareLife collection.

Over the next week, please reflect on your ability to “Live the Gospel” by making a sacrificial gift to our parish ShareLife campaign.

March 31 is ShareLife Sunday. Please give generously.

Lenten Day of Confession

The Archdiocese of Toronto has requested that every parish participate in the Day of Confession during the week of Mar 31, 2019 to April 6, 2019.
OLPH will participate on:

Monday April 1, 2019 during the following hours:

11:00 am – 12:00 pm; 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm and
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm.

If this day is not convenient for you please visit the
archdiocese web site (www.archtoronto.org/confession)
to find an alternate date and time in a nearby parish.

Five priests will be available to hear confessions on
Monday Apr 15, 2019 at 7:00 pm.

2019 Offertory Envelopes

If you have not received your 2019 Donation Envelopes please contact the Parish Office. Contact the office by email office@olphtoronto.com or by phone 416-489-1540.

Prayer and Reflection Group for
Healthcare Professionals

Are you a physician, nurse or other medical professional? OLPH Parish will be starting a prayer and reflection group for you!

Why? As health care professionals we are frequently confronted with diverse and complex moral issues that can leave us unsure as to how, as a person of faith, we should respond.

What? As a group, we will support one another and explore these issues and the meaning of suffering and human flourishing from the perspective of our faith. Our conversations will be anchored by the use of scripture and other relevant theological/philosophical texts. We will pray for one another and for the sick we serve as well as their professional care-givers.

When and Where: Once a month after the Sunday 11 a.m. Mass (1.5 hours) | Parish Hall

Who: Facilitated by Ann Sirek MD PhD. Ann has spent a life-time in the practice of medicine (internal medicine/endocrinology) and has recently completed her doctoral studies in theology.

If interested, please e-mail Ann.sirek50@gmail.com for more details.

Lenten Retreat

Mary in the Heart of the Church
Join us for a day on Marian reflection, pondering the Marian dimension of the Church. Fr. Charles Anang, Associate Professor, of Systematic Theology at St. Augustine's will lead the Retreat which will also include Mass in the seminary chapel. Feel free to invite friends and family to join us on this day.

Cost: $50 (includes lunch)

Date and Time: Mar 30, 2019, 9:30 am

Location: St. Augustine's Seminary, 2661 Kingston Rd., Scarborough

Contact: St. Augustine's Seminary of Toronto
Phone: 416-261-7207
Email: layspiritualformation@sastoronto.org or visit www.staugustines.on.ca.

10th Annual Dynamic Women of Faith

Catholic Women's Conference - Opening Mass celebrated by Cardinal Thomas Collins

Speakers and Topics:

- Dr. Ray Guarendi – from EWTN Laughter: The Sanity of the Family Life
- Mary Wagner – Jesus Won My Heart
- Fr. Eric Mah – Lawyer to Priest – The Journey
- Dorothy Pilarski: Motherhood Matters

Date: Saturday, March 23 – 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre,
4300 Cawthra Road, Mississauga, Ontario

Limited Seating! Questions? Contact: 416-907-1042
Register: http://dynamicwomenfaith.com/

Calling All Girls - Mother Daughter Event

Speakers and Topics:

- Dr. Ray Guarendi from EWTN - The Logic of Being Catholic
- Katarzyna Ryba - Straight From the Heart
- Isabella & Natalie Bruno - Three Tips for a Great Mother Daughter Relationship
- Dorothy Pilarski - The Truth About Work

Date: Friday, March 22, 2019 -7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Location: John Paul II Polish Cultural Centre,
4300 Cawthra Road, Mississauga, Ontario

Limited Seating! Questions? Contact: 416-907-1042
Register: http://dynamicwomenfaith.com/

Churches on the Hill Foodbank

The March food of the month is Chunky Soup

Egg Cartons and Plastic Bags are not required at this time.

Visit us at our website www.cothfoodbank.ca for more information or to donate.

Our Annual Food drive dates for 2019 are
Saturday April 6th and Saturday April 13th.

On behalf of the clients, volunteers at the COTH Foodbank,
thank you for your support.

To have a baby baptized at OLPH, parents will need to complete the Baptism registration form (which can be found at the back of the church) and attend one of the baptism preparation programs before selecting the Baptism date.

Each program consists of two sessions and attendance at both is mandatory. The next preparation is scheduled as follows:

Sunday, 12:00 - 1:30 pm on May 26th and Jun 2nd, 2019

Please ensure that you submit the registration form at least one week prior to the date of the selected baptism preparation program. For more information, contact Alison (D'Souza) Endrizzi at (416) 489-1540 ext. 226 or alison@olphtoronto.com

Thursday Mar 28th - 12:10 pm
For: Mary Ross Campbell (D)  Req: Ian Campbell and Family

Friday  Mar 29th  - 12:10 pm
For: Moria Flynn (D)  Req: Nicholas and Maureen McLaren

Parish Choir    Sept to June  7 - 9 pm  Thursdays - Church


March 

First Communion - Non-Catholic Schools - S4  
Tuesday, Mar 26        7:00– 8:15 pm                  Piano 
 
Confirmation - All Children - S5 
Wednesday, Mar 27   7:00 – 8:15  pm                Hall

Edge Youth Night
Thursday, Mar 28       6:30 – 7:45 pm                Hall

April 

First Communion - All Children - S3  
Tuesday, Apr 2            7:00– 8:15 pm                 Hall

Finance Council Meeting
Tuesday, Apr 2            7:30– 9:00 pm                Rectory

Mar 30th & Mar 31st	Time	*Lectors*	*Eucharistic* *Ministers*
Saturday	5:00 PM	Martha Naurato and Maureen Reilly	Margaret Boland
	9:30 AM	Sean Trotter and Michelle Cody	Alison Chong
	11:00 AM	Peter Bennett and Simone Shaw-Litzgus	Peter Bennett
	4:00 PM	Rachel Ganza and Deidre Kotsiopoulos	Rachel Ganza

LECTORS & EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: If you are not able to attend your scheduled time it is the responsibility of each minister to contact another minister for a replacement and notify the office as soon as possible preferably before Thursday so changes can be made to the schedule for the weekend in the Sacristy. Thank you for your assistance.

If your personal information has changed, such as address, telephone, email, please advise OLPH Office so we can keep your records up to date especially for income tax purposes. Please email your new information to office@olphtoronto.com or call OLPH Office at 416-489-1540 ext 221.

For a couple to be married at our Lady of Perpetual Help at least one of the individuals must live within the boundaries of the parish. If one of the individuals is not Catholic, it is the Catholic party that must live within the boundaries of the parish.

Please note that no wedding may be booked at OLPH during the liturgical season of Lent or during the month of August.

For your convenience the following are the boundaries of the parish:

North: Chaplin Crescent, Davisville Avenue

East: South on Forman Avenue, east on Balliol St., south on Cleveland Street, east on Merton St., south on Bayview Avenue, Bayview Avenue Extension

South: Park Drive Reservation, south on Mount Pleasant Rd., west on Crescent Road

West: North on Yonge Street, CPR tracks, Avenue Road, east on St. Clair Avenue West, Oriole Road, Lonsdale Road, Oriole Parkway, Kilbarry Road

If neither party seeking to be married at Our Lady of Perpetual Help lives within the boundaries of the parish then they must have been registered as a parishioner and financially supporting the parish for six months before any date for a marriage will be discussed.

online registration & Mass schedule
homilies & readings in audio & text versions
e-Calendar – don’t miss parish meetings
news & events in Parish & Beyond, many photos, info on the Catholic Faith and much more…

1. If someone has hurt themselves or fainted but is breathing please DO NOT disrupt the Mass if it is determined that the person’s condition is serious enough to warrant professional assistance then call 911.

2. If the person is NOT BREATHING, please stand up, interrupt the Mass and in a clear voice announce that we have a medical emergency. Ask that someone call 911 and give location of OLPH Church (St. Clair & Mt. Pleasant Rd) and immediately ask that someone else go to the sacristy to get the parish defibrillator and begin to treat the person appropriately for the condition until help arrives.

E-bulletin prepared by Theresa Daley, Parish Secretary