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Readings: June 17, 2018
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading: Ezekiel 17.22-24
I will make high the low tree.
Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5.6-10
Whether in the body or away from it
we make it our aim to please the Lord.
Gospel: Mark 4.26-34
The smallest seed becomes the greatest of all shrubs.
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Mass Intentions June 11 - 17 Monday
7:00pm Bernard Howlett, James Devereaux and
Wayne Shortall
Tuesday
8:00am Rose Clift, John Nolan and Henry Cotter
Wednesday 7:00pm Margaret Noseworthy, Anthony Ryan
and Michael and Annie O'Keefe
Thursday
8:00am Deceased members of the Galway and
Cooney families, Mary Tracey and
Millicent Smith
Friday
8:00am Marie Murphy, Ron Caddigan and
Andrew Wilkins
Saturday 5:00pm William and Marion Carroll,
Barry Walters, Christine McDonald and
John, Michael and Aloysius O'Brien
Sunday 9:30am Ed Coleman, Diane Power and
Gertrude Dalton
11:30am The Parishioners
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Prayer for Strength Dear Lord,
I come before you and ask for Your strength within me.
A strength not of the world but of Your kingdom.
To refrain from judgement and feast on love.
To push out greed and hold tight to joy.
To dispel pride and rise with humility.
To quell anger and rest in self control.
To shun greed and rest in giving.
To turn from power and embrace service.
To let go of resentment and rest in peace.
To push through fear and walk forwards in grace.
To run with faith, soar with forgiveness,
And allow your eternal strength to abide with me.
Amen.
Weekday/Weekend Masses
Monday and Wednesday: 7:00pm
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 8:00am
Weekday holidays ~ Week Day Mass moved to 9:00am
Saturday: 5:00pm
Sunday: 9:30am, 11:30am
Reconciliation
Wednesday at 6:30-7pm and Saturday at 4:00-4:45pm or please
call the parish office for an individual appointment with a priest.
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.
Eucharistic Adoration - Friday ~ after 8am Mass until 3pm
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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, June 13, 2018
Marian Talk: Derek Carr ~ Mary as Mediatrix
Homilist: Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie, OMI ~
Let Justice Flow Like a Mighty River
2018 Cemetery Service Schedule all @ 7pm Kilbride - Tuesday, July 10
Mount Carmel - Tuesday, July 17
Belvedere - Tuesday, July 24
Holy Sepulchre - Tuesday, July 31
St. Patrick’s Mercy Home Foundation
Surf or Turf Dinner and Show in support of the
residents of St. Patrick’s Mercy Home. Join us with your
family, visitors and friends Thursday, June 28, Columbus
Hall, 49 St. Claire Ave. Tickets $50 (tax-in).
Call 752-8745 for tickets or information
Avalon Celebration of Hope
Preparations are well on the way for the Avalon
Celebration of Hope with Will Graham (2-4 November at
the Mile One Center). As we move toward this
celebration, you are invited to attend a Christian Faith
and Witness Class at St. Pius X (16 Smithville Crescent,
St. John’s) on Monday, June 11, at 7:00 p.m. It is free to
attend this class.
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June 10, 2018 ~ Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
God’s Gift of Creation
In this idyllic landscape, Peter Wenzel wonderfully
depicts the harmony and multiplicity of all God’s
creatures. The pastel heavens and the majestic soft
mountains give a natural warmth and serenity to
the background. Birds appear to be chatting in a
tree while a tiger plays with a hare at his feet. A
lion and lioness vigilantly stroll their kingdom,
inspiring security rather than fear. There is space
to run, shade for rest, a path under a leafy arch that
invites us to walk. Eden is the perfect habitat of
protection, freedom, and fraternity.
And in the center are Adam and Eve. Traditional farm animals are nearby, and man’s best friend is at
Adam’s right hand with a cat sitting at his feet. Like our first parents, we are not alone in our search for
God. We are surrounded by many of the wonderful creatures he has placed alongside us to reflect his
glory and show us his love.
When God comes looking for people in the Garden, he expects to find them enjoying the beauty and
harmony of his creation. Yet original sin, that abuse of freedom by doubting God’s goodness, destroyed
humanity’s innocence and his unity with creation. What was cherished now becomes a source of fear
and suspicion. We destroy and pollute what God gave us to use and to preserve. Trusting in God’s
goodness, as proved by the wonderful beauty in creation, is the key to inner peace and unity with others
and creation. Doubting his love is to doubt our very source and goodness.
Fr. Mark Haydu, LC
Liguori Publications
A Word From Pope Francis Allow me to call your attention to the value and beauty of marriage….The differences between man and
woman are not for opposition or subordination, but for communion and generation, always in the
“image and likeness” of God. Without mutual self– giving, neither one can understand the other in
depth. —Address to bishops in Puerto Rico, June 8, 2015
St. Teresa’s Parish - Served By The Redemptorists Since Sunday, October 21, 1956
Fr. Thomas O'Rourke C.Ss.R., Fr. Tomy Joseph C.Ss.R. & Fr. Tony Bidgood 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.
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Collection June 2/3, 2018
Green Envelope $4,205.80
Loose Collection 1,045.00
Total of above $5,250.80
Pope's Pastoral Works $45.00 (Total $1,241.00)
Archbishop's Appeal $45.00 (Total $5,789.05)
Easter Sunday $10.00 (Total $10,717.10)
Cemetery Collection $1,359.00 (Total $1,447.00)
New Year's Day $10.00
Initial Offering $10.00
Good Friday $5.00
Acknowledged with gratitude.
Ministry Fair -
Weekend of June 9 & 10, 2018
Join us at the back of the church
after Masses on June 9 & 10 for
our Ministry Fair celebrating the many ministries
in our parish. Consider ways that you can be
more fully involved in the life of our parish or
consider new opportunities. Review the list of
ministries found in the Volunteer and Stewardship
Directory, available at the back of the church,
then visit the fair, and prayerfully discern what
special skills and talents God might be calling you
to share in our parish. Through the gifts of time
and talent that our parishioners so generously
share we can be the hands and feet of Jesus in our
parish and community. Many thanks also to all
our faithful volunteers who so willingly share
their time and talent!
Mass Intentions are now accepted up to
June 30, 2019. Due to the large number of mass
requests received each year for deceased family
members, we have limited the number of requests
to three per family per year. Additional mass
intentions will be sent to the Missions.
Parish Bulletin
The last bulletin for this season will be
June 23/24. If any parish group has an
announcement that they would like in that bulletin
please send it to the office no later than
Wednesday, June 20, or email to
Bulletins will resume September 8/9.
40th Anniversary of Ordination
to the Priesthood,
Monsignor D. Joseph Barton, PP
Please join us on June 22, 2018, in celebrating the
40th Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood
of Monsignor Joseph Barton, PP. Celebrations
will begin with Mass at 6:00 pm at Corpus
Christi Church, dinner to follow at Corpus
Christi Complex. Hot Turkey Dinner will be
served at a cost of $25.00 each. Tickets can be
purchased from Corpus Christi Parish Office, or
before weekend Masses at Corpus Christi.
Deadline to purchase tickets June 15, 2018.
Limited number of tickets available.
Reception of the Sacrament of the Eucharist
(First Holy Communion) will take place next
Sunday, June 17, at the 11:30 mass. To assist with
this pews on both sides of the center aisle will be
reserved.
Father's Day In honour of Father's Day the Knights
of Columbus are hosting a reception
following the Sunday 11:30 Mass on
June 17. This will take place in the church.
Coffee/tea/juice and donuts/muffins will be
served. All are welcome to attend.
Learning Opportunity
Diploma in Theology and Ministry
(Roman Catholic Stream) The Archdiocese of St. John's, in partnership with
Queen's College, offers a two-year Diploma in
Theology and Ministry. Do you wish to grow in
Faith? Do you want to deepen your knowledge? For
more information, go to www.queenscollegenl.ca, or
contact Anne Walsh at [email protected].
Israel: Pilgrimage to the Holy Land with
Fr. Cecil Critch ~ Collette Vacations and
Harvey's Travel ~ 9 Days Tour
from St. John's ~ October 21-29, 2019 Experience all the sites and places where Jesus
walked-including Bethlehem, Nazareth, Galilee,
Cana, Caesarea, Capernaum, Jerusalem. Celebrate
Mass at many holy sites of the Bible. For more
information call Colleen Williams, Harvey's Travel
747-5018.
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Knights of Columbus,
St. Teresa’s Council #7702
(1) Bingo continues every Sunday at 8pm in the
Parish Hall. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The jackpot
is approximately $7,500. Come along and bring a
friend for a night of fun.
(2) Weekly crib tournament - every Tuesday,
7pm, St. Teresa's Room, church basement.
Environmental Day Camp
Sponsored by Mercy Centre for Ecology
and Justice, 101 Mount Scio Road, St John’s
Children completing grades 2 and 3 in current school
year are welcome during week of either July 3 – 6 or
July 9 - 13. Children completing grades 4 and 5 are
welcome in week July 16 - 20 One week: Cost:
$60.00 For further information please call 722-0082
or email [email protected]
Chordially Yours presents: "Sing it Like
You Mean It" ~ under the direction of
Janet Bradbury Pennell ~ an afternoon of
musical entertainment, Sunday, June 10,
2pm, St. Teresa's Church, cost - $10,
tickets available at the door or contact Janet @
725-7525.
The Philharmonic Choir of the NSO (PCNSO)
is holding a Spring Concert on Thursday,
June 14th, 7:30 at Holy Trinity RC Church in
Torbay. Special Guests are AURORA Women's
Choir. Concert is a fundraiser for the choir's
Choral Scholar Program. Tickets Cost $20 and are
available from any PCNSO choir member;
Anne Bown at 576-4274 or at the Door.
In addition, Holy Trinity Church will be
collecting cash donations for The Gathering Place.
Job Opportunity - St. Paul’s Parish is seeking a
Catechetical Coordinator. Please contact St. Paul's
parish office at 754-1980 for particulars of the job
description & expectations.
Cursillo will be having its Grand Ultraya on
Saturday, June 16 at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall on
Patrick Street, St. John’s. Doors open at 9:30 a.m.
for a start at 10. Please come and bring a friend.
Sandwiches, cookies, tea and coffee will be
served afterward.
Save the date: Saturday June 23rd
Centre for Life Walk for Life and
Family Fun Day ~9:00am to 2:00 pm.
Walk around Mundy Pond and come
back to the parish hall for fun and food.
A great family event for all ages. Walkers can
enter their names at the registration desk for a
draw of gift cards valued at 100.00. The winner's
name will be drawn on July 27th .Lace up your
sneakers and come join us for a morning of
music, face painting, barbecue, games and
prizes for the children or have your caricature
drawn by Julie ! Sponsor sheets are available at
the parish office, or by calling 579-1500 or
email [email protected]. Your support
will be greatly appreciated to help support the
work of the Centre for Life.
Celebrate Family and Love ~ is a variety
concert in aid of the Centre for Life which will
take place on Saturday evening June 23rd at
St. Teresa's Parish Hall. Entertainment by the
Singing Legionaries, Madeline Thomson,
Gus Connors, Alanna Fraize, the St. Teresa's
Saturday Choir and more..
Doors will open at 6 pm and the concert starts
at 6:30. Tickets are 10.00 and children under
12 accompanied by an adult are free!
For tickets in advance call 579-1500.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern NL is
currently enrolling children ages 6-12 in our
community and site based mentoring programs.
Enrolment does not occur year round so this is a
great opportunity for interested children, parents
and guardians to become involved with our
mentoring programs.
For more information contact:
Janelle Williams, Enrolment Coordinator
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern
Newfoundland Phone: (709) 368-5437 Fax: (709) 368-5477
www.helpingkids.ca
Ruah Counselling Centre – We provide
individual, couple and family counselling. Spring
2018 Group Offerings. Please call 579-0168, or go
to www.rcsj.org for more information.