ST. ALOYSIUS PARISH
Serving the English Catholic Community in the East End of Montreal since 1908
8402 de Marseille Street, Montreal, Quebec, H1L 1P9 · T: 514-351-3281 · F: 514-351-5585
Email: & Website: www.saintaloysius.ca
MASS INTENTIONS
For Today: Intentions are for: Requested by:
Sunday, March 23 MARIA and JOHN PIOTROWICZ,
and MICHAL MICHALISZYN Michael Michaliszyn
and KATHLEEN TAYLOR and
ANNE SNOW
For Next Week:
Sunday, March 30 THE LIVING AND DECEASED MEMBERS
and OF THE LATE JOSEPHINE SULLIVAN’S
FAMILY Fr. John Sullivan
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS for this week go out to: CELEBRATING AN ANNIVERSARY this week:
Dario Papademetriou (23), Sal Russo (24), No anniversaries listed.
Margaret Michaliszyn (25)
The Third Sunday of Lent: the Samaritan Woman
Meditations and Prayers for the Third Week of Lent
by Victor Hoagland, C.P.
John 4: 4-42
O Jesus,
Image of the invisible God,
Word made flesh,
tired stranger,
waiting in the noonday lull
at Jacob’s well.
Are we all
the woman with her waterjar,
bent on the chore of the moment,
angry memories in our bones,
our thirst for God
hidden in the business of the day?
Do you meet us gently too,
hardly recognized,
quietly leading our thoughts
towards the deeper waters,
where our souls find rest?
Probing too,
uncovering secrets
we would rather forget.
“Lord, you have probed me,
You know when I sit and when I stand,
You know my thoughts from afar.”
Is the woman,
sure and strong,
our reflection:
sure but unsure,
strong but so weak,
seeking but afraid to find
our Savior so close by?
ST. ALOYSIUS BULLETIN
March 23, 2014
ST. ALOYSIUS’ NEWSSALT OF THE EARTH AND LIGHT
OF THE WORLD PARISH PROJECT
This is just a reminder of Fr. Paul’s invitation to everyone to share the story of their experience(s) of being the Salt of the Earth and the Light of the World. A basket is placed beside the altar where you may leave your stories. All are welcome to participate.
H.O.P.E. EASTER MISSION
It is time once again to help spread the joy and hope of Easter to our shut-ins and residents of the Montreal Extended Care Hospital. Please join us in packaging and delivering Easter gifts on the following dates:
· WRAP-UP OF GIFTS:
Wednesday, April 16
7:00 p.m. at the Parish centre (8402 de Marseille St.)
· DELIVERY OF GIFTS:
Good Friday, April 18
9:30 a.m. at the Parish Centre or
10:00 a.m. at the hospital
(5155 Ste. Catherine St. East)
We are in need of a volunteer to pick up two rolls of wrapping paper at the following warehouse:
Les Entreprises Marsolais
5045 Ontario St. East
Tel:514 254-7171
Please call the office at 514-351-3281 if you would like to volunteer or find out more. Thank you!
Pastoral Council
There are two places open for
St. Aloysius Parish on Pastoral Council. If anyone is interested in participating or would like to find out more, please contact Fr. Paul Pomkoski at 514-376-4537. / VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Volunteers are needed on a part-time basis to assist with our Children’s Liturgy Program. If you are interested in finding out more, please call our office. Thank you!
COMMUNITY NEWS
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS: DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE UNBORN CHILD
A Pro-Life prayer service will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 7 p.m. at
St. Kevin Parish (5600 Côte-des-Neiges Rd., Montreal). The Knights of Columbus Day of the Unborn Child was instituted as an addition to the Order’s commitment to build a culture that respects and protects every human from conception to natural death. Prayer for Life cards will be available at the entrance of the church. Contact the office at 514-733-8211.
NOTRE-DAME BASILICA: CONCERT – THE HAMILTON DISTRICT CHOIR HIGH AND CHAMBER ENSEMBLE
Come enjoy this 60-member group of high school students on Thursday, April 3 at 2:30 p.m.
(116 Notre-Dame St. West, Montreal). Admission is included in the entrance fees: $5 for adults, $4 for 7-17 years of age and free for children 6 years old and younger. Contact 514-842-2925.
STE-LOUISE-DE-MARILLAC CHURCH: PASTA SUPPER FUNDRAISER
All are welcome to an evening of delicious food, door prizes, music and dancing on Saturday, April 5 at 6 p.m. (7901 Ste.Claire St.). Proceeds will help support the upkeep and maintenance of the church. Cost is $15. Please reserve by April 1. Contact Carol Robidoux at 514-351-0620. / IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY CENTRE:
The New Spiritual Exercises Course with Louis M. Savary on Friday, April 25 from 7 p.m. to
9 p.m. and Saturday, April 26 from
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (4567 West Broadway, Montreal). Cost is $60.
Many devout Christians have used the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius unchanged since their origins in the 16th century.In the 20th century, another Jesuit, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, offered a new way of understanding the Word of God and the immensity of the Universal Christ by integrating science and faith. Using the transformative spirituality of de Chardin, Louis Savary
reveals how Ignatius’ classic work can be re-envisioned for contemporary believers.
Louis M. Savary was a Jesuit for thirty years and is a prolific author who has written, co-authored or ghostwritten over a hundred books, many on the interface of psychology and spirituality. He has taught graduate courses on Teilhard de Chardin, and has lectured and led study groups on The Divine Milieu.
To register, please contact the Centre at 514-481-1064 or
Have a wonderful week everyone, thank you for your stewardship, and keep up the excellent work! J
“Jesus said to her, ‘I am he, the one who is speaking to you.’”
—John 4: 26
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