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Building Committee (Meets with Property Manager) Dan Christante (property manager) Sandro Pecile

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Parish Schools St. Jude’s - Elementary 416-393-5279 St. Simon - Elementary 416-393-5383 St. Basil-the-Great (H.S) 416-393-5513

First Friday Mass and Devotions

Mass every First Friday of the month at 7pm. Holy Hour immediately following the Mass. Confessions 6:00pm to 7:00pm and during adoration.

Sacrament of the Sick & Communion Calls

First Friday visitation by the priest or a lay person. Please contact the office for further details or to arrange a visit. If you require the visit of a priest, please contact the office to provide us with details.

Funerals Please contact the Funeral Home of your choice first. They will contact the parish office to make church arrangements. Remember Catholic Cemeteries when making your arrangements.

Devotions to St. Jude Every Wednesday after the 8:00am and 7:00pm masses and privately in St. Jude’s Chapel every day.

Confessions The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available Saturdays at 4:10pm; First Friday at 6:00pm and during adoration after 7pm Mass; and other times by appointment.

Sacrament of Baptism Contact the parish at least three months before the desired date of baptism. After contacting the office you will have an interview with the pastor to discuss requirements, sacramental preparation and any other concerns you may have. Godparents must be Catholic, Confirmed and if married must be married in the Catholic Church.

First Communion & Confirmation Program

Parents are asked to contact the office for information. Our programs begin in the fall (September or October) and end with the reception of the sacraments. Registration dates are announced in the bulletin and at the pulpit.

R.C.I.A. and R.C.I.C. Programs The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) and for Children (RCIC) has now been implemented. Please contact the office to register and arrange to fill out an application for next year. The RCIA will only take place if a minimum of 5 people register.

Adult Confirmation Parishioners who have not made their First Communion and Confirmation and are now 18 years old and up are invited to sign up for our next adult Confirmation Class at the parish office. Proof of baptism is necessary for this program.

Sacrament of Matrimony Couples contemplating marriage at St. Jude’s parish are required to make contact with the parish office and review the marriage package before an interview with the priest. Diocesan regulation demands that marriages are booked one year in advance minimum.

Welcome to New Parishioners We warmly welcome all new parishioners to St. Jude’s and encourage them to register in the parish office. Offertory envelopes are available upon request when registration takes place.

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Toronto Ontario, M9M 2T9 Tel: 416-742-9072 Fax: 416-742-9327

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MASS SCHEDULE SUNDAY MASSES

Saturday: 5:00pm (English) Sunday: 8:00am (Italian)

9:30am, 11:00am (English) 12:30pm (Spanish)

WEEKDAYS MASSES Mon-Fri 8:00am Wednesdays 7:00pm Holidays 8:00am 1st & 3rd Fridays 7:00pm

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm

(closed from 12noon-1:00pm)

CHURCH HOURS Opens daily at 7:00am Closes Mon-Fri 4:30pm Saturday at 7:00pm Sunday at 3:00pm

St. Jude’s Parish

Pentecost Sunday

Pray for the sick: Luigi Teti, Little Severino, Alberto Martignacco, Juan Pablo Barahona, Antonino Giglio, Franca Donato, Ulpiano Aguilera, Domenic Evange-lista, Nicola Bon, Saverio Capani, Veni Christante.

The recently deceased: Mark Gowanny, Pasqualina Rossi, Fernanda Bianca Leone, Vittorio Gelli, Gloria Izquierdo, Cesidia Pi-sotta.

Saturday, May 19th 5:00pm Mass † Antonio Castiglione † Mark Gowanny ♦ For the health of Linda Nicholl ♦ For the health of Mary Comeau ♦ In thanksgiving for the 50th Wedding Anniversary of Maria & Nicola Bon ♦ In thanksgiving to Our Lady of Perpetual Help by Ronald Comeau Sunday, May 20th 8:00am Mass † Rino & Severino Sulmona † Lioferro Cariati 9:30am Mass PRO-POPULO 11:00am Mass PRO-POPULO 12:30pm Mass † Hilda & Pastor Roman ♦ In thanksgiving for the Birthday of Anthony Sanders Monday, May 21st 8:00am Mass † Luigi & Concetta Ognibene Tuesday, May 22nd 8:00am Mass † Silvio Cilento Wednesday, May 23rd 8:00am Mass † All Souls In Purgatory 7:00pm Mass † All Souls In Purgatory Thursday, May 24th 8:00am Mass † All Souls In Purgatory Friday, May 25th 8:00am Mass † All Souls In Purgatory

Sanctuary Lamp May 19th - May 25th

For the newly ordained Priests Raymond So and Alexander

MacDonald

MASS INTENTIONS My brothers and sisters this weekend we cele-brate the Solemnity of Pentecost. As you know Pentecost is the “birthday” of the Church, this is a wonderful day for all of us. When Jesus rose from the dead, He poured out the Holy Spirit, his first gift, the greatest gift, the gift that contains all other gifts. The descent of the Holy Spirit fulfills Jesus’ promise, that if we love him and keep his commandments, He will ask the Father and the Father will send the Par-aclete, the Advocate, the Holy Spirit. Next Saturday we will rejoice with our young broth-ers and sisters in the celebration of the Sacra-ment of Confirmation. My dear young brothers and sisters, you will receive the Holy Spirit sacramentally, so be faithful to the teachings of Christ and be faithful to the Catholic Church. The Holy Spirit that we received in our Bap-tism and in our Confirmation is the most pre-cious Gift of God, given to the Apostles and to us. For that reason, in this special feast let us pray my brothers and sisters to the Holy Spirit and say: “Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created, and You shall renew the face of the earth”. Have a blessed Pentecost Sunday! Fr. Josue Vargas Lara

Honoring Virgin Mary During the month of May, we will pray the Angelus after each mass in honor of Mary Mother of Jesus and our Mother. We encourage all fami-lies to keep the practice of praying the Rosary every day.

ShareLife Living the Gospel by maximizing the impact of your donation. Admin-istered by St. Elizabeth HealthCare, the Shared Services Initiative is sup-porting other ShareLife-funded agen-cies in the areas of human resources, financial services and information technology. Partici-pating agencies report they are able to improve the quality, competency and accuracy of their work. Through this initiative, ShareLife-funded agencies are ensuring the maximum amount received is directed to the front-line service they provide. Next Sunday, May 27, is ShareLife Sunday. Please give generously.

Mass Intentions We ask the community to kindly request mass intentions ahead of time. Mass intentions to be announced on weekend masses and days of the following week must be requested by Wednes-day of each week. We cannot change dates for mass intentions previously requested. Thank you for your understanding and your co-operation.

Sanctuary Lamp At St. Jude’s, it has become our cus-tom as parishioners to reserve the Sanctuary Lamp, either for our own intentions, or for the intentions of someone we love. Just as the light burns next to the Tabernacle, remind-ing us of Jesus’ presence among us, each time we look at the Sanctuary Lamp, we may pray for the light of Christ to burn in our hearts while we ask him to be next to us. If you wish to reserve a week, please call the office.

Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide Since June 2016, assisted suicide and euthana-sia have been legalized across Canada. We need your help to improve access to palliative care, and to protect the conscience rights of Ontario healthcare professionals and faith-based facilities. In advance of the June 2018 provincial election in Ontario, we have the op-portunity to ask candidates where they stand on these three issues: Legislative protection for healthcare pro-

fessionals' conscience rights Continued conscience protection for faith

-based facilities Improved access to quality palliative care Please write to the candidates in your riding and the party leaders at canadiansforconscience.ca/ontario. It will only take two minutes and can make a big difference. "There are two ways, the way to life and the way to death, and there is a great difference between them.” These wise words from an ancient Christian writer come to mind as we mark Parliament’s enactment of the law implementing the Supreme Court’s decision on euthanasia and assisted suicide, which is a fun-damentally misguided decision. Cardinal Thomas Collins

Sacraments Celebrated Sacrament of Baptism: Congratulations and welcome into the Catholic Church: Prince Anthony Ghulam, Hailey Snow Bau Cruz, Donatella Esterina Herminia Cordi and Sofia Cordi.

Victoria Day Monday, May 21st

Mass 8:00 am

Office will be closed

May 20, 2018

The Catholic Church requires the following of Godparents for Baptism: (canon 874.1)

You may choose the sponsor/Godparent, either male or fe-male. Godparents are to be at least sixteen years of age and must be Catholics who have already been confirmed and have received the holy Eucharist. They should be leading a life in harmony with the faith; i.e., practicing Catholics (attending Mass), and, if married, in a valid Catholic Marriage They may not be the father or mother of the one to be baptized. Grand-parents can be godparents.

Confirmation

Mass Celebration May 26th, 2018

10:00am St. Simon School 1:00pm St. Jude’s School and Others

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Pray for Vocations The confused and fear‑filled apostles were totally changed by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit as they became powerful and dynamic proclaimers of their faith in Jesus Christ. In

today's Church God calls priests, reli-gious and deacons to serve Him and to serve others especially by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. If you feel God may be calling you to this ministry, call Fr. Chris Lemieux, Vocation Director, Arch-diocese of Toronto at 416-968-0997 or email: vocations@archtoronto.org

Love, Encountering the Other The Church in Canada has set aside this week as a special time for prayer and reflection on life and the family. At no time in our history has such prayer and reflection been more urgently needed. While we celebrate with joy the gifts of life and family, we must recognize that today’s families are confronted with challenges undreamt of by previous gen-erations of Canadians. For many, family life is a continual cycle between work, school, extra-curricular activities, and meals eaten “on the run”, device in hand. Sadly, the escalating costs of housing, food, utilities and nearly everything else make it difficult for many families to find a healthy balance. The vital role played by individuals and families of faith in our society is brought into focus by recent attacks on the rights of Con-science and Freedom of Religion and by ungrounded assertions regarding other claimed “rights”. As Catholics, we have been entrusted with a unique part in pre-serving God’s original vision for human-ity. It is left to the Church, her faithful and friends to safeguard profound truths

regarding the origins and destiny of hu-manity, the inestimable value of human life from conception to natural death. When we feel overwhelmed by the events of life, let us remember that we have access to the transforming power of the Holy Spirit, breathed forth by the Father; thus giving us the power to fulfill the requirements of the Gospel, encountering others in genuine, selfless, and life-giving love. During this year’s Week for Life and Family, let us ask the Lord to transform us and our families, making us channels of his love and peace in our world.

Pasta Night On Saturday June 2nd, 2018 at 6:30pm St. Jude’s will be hosting a Pasta Night Fundraiser. Tickets are available af-

ter all masses and during the week at the parish office. The price of the ticket is $25.00 per person. Your help is needed with the following items: bottled water, soft drinks, Chinet dessert plates, cutlery, plastic cups, coffee cups, and napkins. Monetary donations are also appreciated. Your donations can be dropped off at the parish office during regular office hours. All proceeds will go towards the repairs in our parish. Thanking you in advance for your continued support. God Bless.

TV Raffle We have a winner!!!

Congratulations to J.DL. Romo Ticket #191, the winner of a SONY 50” TV. Thank you to all who participated by purchasing tickets to help raise funds for our Parish. We raised a total of $3,840.35 from this draw. Thank you again for your continued support. God Bless!

Planning to be a Catholic School Teacher?

It is critical for you to know that to be hired to teach in any Catholic School Board in Ontario as part of your applica-tion for employment you must provide a letter of recommendation from your Pas-tor. It is highly recommended to contact the pastor a year in advance, especially in light of the fact that all universities make this matter known to every student at the beginning of the year. Please plan to have a conversation with your pastor early in the process (not the week before you are submitting your application) and you will avoid disappointment and stress at the time when applications are to be submitted. The following are required at St. Jude’s: Be (yourself, not your parents or

grandparents) a registered member of the parish using offertory envelopes (at least 1 year before the application).

Be in the parish for participation in Sunday/Saturday mass for a minimum of 12 months prior to approaching the pastor.

Make your request 3 months in ad-vance. Applicant must be the one mak-ing the requests.

No request by a relative or a parent will be accepted .

The pastor has to be able to recommend you, and that is only possible if he knows you at the basic level of regular mass attendance. Personal knowledge of the candidate’s faith practice is what the pas-tor needs to recommend, not your rela-tives, but yourself, as this is a personal recommendation not a family one.