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April 25 – Fourth Sunday of Easter
Saint John Fisher Parish
120 Summerhill, Pointe-Claire (QC) - H9R 2L7
Phone: 514 695-0205
Office Hours
Monday to Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
sjfpsecretary@videotron.ca
www.sjfp.org
Link to online Masses Saint John Fisher Parish YouTube Channel
Year of Saint Joseph
May 1 Feast of St. Joseph the Worker
All Masses are livestream.
Listen on your radio (from the parking lot) FM 105.3
We are allowed to receive 25 people to attend Mass. Wearing procedural masks is mandatory.
Pre-registration is required for all weekend Masses www.sjfp.org
April 25 – Fourth Sunday of Easter
Sat., April 24 4:00 p.m. Eloish Dunkley & Winston Harrison by Daisy & Gerald Boulerice
5:00 p.m. George Ghattas by Ella & Family
Sun., April 25 9:00 a.m. Sharon Chaikoski by Andrea and Bruce Thomas & family
10:00 a.m. Intentions of the Parishioners
11:00 a.m. Edward Canzi by Nada Wanner & family
Tues., April 27 9:00 a.m. Giuseppe Salvati by Anna & Alberto Cerrutti
Wed., April 28 9:00 a.m. Hannah & Ellen Murphy by Mary McKenna
Thurs., April 29 9:00 a.m. Kamal Mikhail by the family
Fri., April 30 9:00 a.m. Deceased members of the Dean and Quintana families by the family
Readings for Sunday April 25, 2021
Acts 4.7-12 Psalm 118.1+8-9, 21-23, 26+28-29 1 John 3.1-2 John 10.11-18
May 2 - Fifth Sunday of Easter
Sat., May 1 4:00 p.m. Joseph Skotarczyk by Magda & family
5:00 p.m. Francis Cochrane by the family
Sun., May 2 9:00 a.m. Intentions of the Parishioners
10:00 a.m. Norma Endacott by her children Joanne, Brian, Ian and Jill
11:00 a.m. Laura Parissi by her daughter Liliana
Tues., May 4 9:00 a.m. In memory of Olaf Arzheimer by the family
Wed., May 5 9:00 a.m. Linda Ibraham & family by Sue Salib
Thurs., May 6 9:00 a.m. St. François de Laval, Bishop
Giuseppe Salvati by Anna & Alberto Cerrutti
Fri., May 7 9:00 a.m. Emilia Piasecka by the Bacz & Sankeralli families
Readings for Sunday May 2, 2021
Acts 9.26-31 Psalm 22.25b-26, 27+29, 30-31 1 John 3.18-24 John 15.1-8
Please contact the Parish office if you would like to book a Mass Intention 514-695-0205 or sjfpsecretary@videotron.ca
(Masses highlighted in yellow are available for Mass intentions)
Lord, Grant Mercy and Lasting Peace to those who died recently, and strength and comfort to those who mourn them:
Joyce Saunders Salmon, Father Pierre Bellemare, Juan Lira, Jean Paul Florence, Edward Canzi, Norma Endacott,
Marilyn Kelly, Karl Kelly Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in
peace. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Let Us Pray for Those Who Are Sick
Maria Benavides, Jose Benveniste, Helen Bird, Edward Bond, Patricia (Pat)
Dagenais, Gordon Deery, Christine Deery, Debbie Foley, Gladys Kavalec, Bret
Kelly, Dorothy Laberge, Jennifer Lacroix, Patricia Lacroix, Terrence Meehan,
Maureen Meloche, Sally Palka, Max Sankeralli, Evelyn Stafford, Adriana Starnino,
Lilo Woolgar, 12-year- old Sophie. Please email the parish office if you would like
to add a name to the parish sick list. Please obtain permission from the person
named first. sjfpsecretary@videotron.ca
Advertise in Our Parish Bulletin
There are no printed bulletins at the moment because of Covid-19 however we are working on expanding our email list (So
far we have 313 and more are added each week!). So this is still a great way to advertise and support the parish. Please
email sjfpsecretary@videotron.ca if you would like more information.
Pope’s April prayer intention: We pray for those who risk their lives while fighting for
fundamental rights under dictatorships, authoritarian regimes and even in democracies in
crisis. Read more
Thank You For Your Contributions
April 18 Regular Sunday Collection $1,155.00
April Online donations, Helping Others & Church Maintenance will be posted in May
Our Parish has teamed up with Canada Helps to offer the option of making regular or occasional donations on-line.
Visit CanadaHelps.org
CanadaHelps Did you know that when you make a contribution to the parish through CanadaHelps you can chose where
your money goes? For example, you can choose Regular collection, Helping Others or Church Maintenance.
e-Transfers
It is now possible to make a donation to the parish by e-transfer.
Please use the following email address to make the e-transfer sjfpdonations@videotron.ca
Please also send an email to that same address with the answer to the security question and advise the amount of the
donation and what it is for ie: Mass Intention on March 9, or Regular Collection, or Helping Other March, or Church
Maintenance...
The April Helping Others collection is for the Annual Collection
The May Helping Others collection is to support Carmelite’s Mission in India
As all of you know Fr. Sibichan, our pastor, is a member of the religious community, known as 'The Order of Carmelites',
started in Holy Land. It's foundation in India started in 1982. The missionary works they do in India are: (1) Formation
of Seminarians to priesthood, to serve in India and abroad. Though Vocations are less worldwide, still in India, there are
vocations. Most of the Candidates are from middle class and lower middle class families, they cannot afford the expense of
the formation programmes. Therefore, they need help from others. (2) Mercy Home for Men - Carmelites in India run a
home for the poor and the abandoned, providing for all their needs. (3) School in a Remote Village, in the southern part
of India, where there is a huge discrimination toward girls’ and women’s education. They also run a Retreat and Healing
Ministry Center and provide funds for housing, food, clothing and medical needs. All these are made possible only
through the mission funds from generous people, that they get through the Carmelite Missionary Priests, like Fr. Sibichan
and many others who serve in various parts of the world, like Canada, Germany, Italy, USA, Ireland etc. So, your generous
contribution towards this worthy cause is much appreciated. “Thanking You” in advance for your generosity!
Baptisms As of March 27 we will be able to celebrate Baptism with a Maximum of 25 people in attendance.
Funerals and Memorial Services The Parish is able to celebrate Funerals but attendance is limited to 25 people. Please
call the parish office for information.
The Chapel of Eucharistic Adoration has reopened from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (curfew of 8:00 p.m. is in force).
Let us not forget our Neighbours Are you or someone you know alone and in need of help with groceries or just need
someone to talk to? Please let us know by calling the parish office. 514-695-0205
Event: Blue Scarf Earth Day Rally “Protect Our Planet & Indigenous Communities” Friday, April 23, 2021 • 7:00 PM • Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00) Organized by World Beyond War: mailto:canada@worldbeyondwar.org Register: https://actionnetwork.org/events/blue-scarf-earth-day-rally Come learn about the Blue Scarf peace movement, the Indigenous struggle against the militarization of their lands, and the campaign to stop the Canadian government from buying new fighter jets. This event will feature brief presentations by the authors of two new books: “Nutaui’s Cap” by Bob Bartel and “I Keep the Land Alive” by Tshaukuesh Elizabeth Penashue. “Nutaui’s Cap” is a children’s book about the NATO fighter jet training in Labrador from the 1980s and how it adversely affected the Innu people and how they resisted this military activity in their territory. “Nitinikiau Innusi: I Keep the Land Alive” is based Penashue’s personal diaries of how she led the Innu campaign against NATO low-level flying and bomb testing on Innu land over two decades. Penashue and many Innu people were arrested and imprisoned for protesting and occupying the Goose Bay runways and they also travelled across Canada and Europe to raise awareness about their struggle to protect their land. Authors Bob Bartel and Tshaukuesh Elizabeth Penashue (invited) will do a reading from their books and discuss the long, courageous struggle by the Innu people against the Canadian Air Force and NATO fighter jet testing in their territory. We will also hear briefly from Tamara Lorincz, co-founder No New Fighter Jets Coalition and member of the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, who will talk about the campaign to stop Canada from buying 88 new fighter jets for $77 billion and how you can help cancel this costly, carbon-intensive procurement. At the end, we welcome you to stay to experience an energizing and motivational live DJ Performance brought to you by SheCycle and DJ Kiish. Co-sponsored by the Basilian Centre for Peace and Justice, Pax Christi Toronto, World BEYOND War, Canadian Voice of Women for Peace, SheCycle, Camp Micah, Christian Peacemaker Teams, Development and Peace Toronto, and KAIROS. To purchase a copy of the 2019 book “Nutaui’s Cap”, please go to: https://www.goodminds.com/nutaui%E2%80%99s- cap-text-bob-bartel-and-illustrations-mary-ann-penashue-hardcover-ed To purchase a copy of the 2019 book “I Keep the Land Alive”, please go to: https://www.goodminds.com/nitinikiau- innusii-keep-land-alive To Register: https://actionnetwork.org/events/blue-scarf-earth-day-rally
Welcome to this page dedicated to Saint Joseph Following Pope Francis's announcement declaring 2021 a special year dedicated to St. Joseph, Christians around the world are rejoicing in celebration of the man who was foster father to Jesus. Below you will find some projects and activities developed in conjunction with St. Joseph’s Oratory to help you live and celebrate this special year dedicated to the Patron Saint of Workers. Read more Pope’s message for World Vocations Day (April 25): ‘St. Joseph an example of faithful service' Pope Francis releases a message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, and urges all religious and clergy to look to St. Joseph as a model of unreserved fidelity to God’s invitation to service. Read more
National March for Life Each year, a culture of fear, loneliness and abandonment is
resulting in the death of thousands of Canadians through abortion or lethal injection. Each
day, 300 Canadian women undergo an abortion, where her baby’s body is ripped from the
womb in a brutal procedure. That same day more that 15 vulnerable Canadians will be killed
by a doctor under the deceptive euphemism known as Medical Aid in Dying. Many believe
these insidious acts are being carried out in the name of ‘choice’. The real reason in ‘fear’
and a government obsessed with promoting a culture of death. We are Canada’s National
March for Life: one of hundreds of marches held all over the glove which stands in solidarity
with society’s most vulnerable with one voice, one message: “You Are Note Alone.”
Together, let us March for Life on May 13. On Parliament Hill and online.
https://marchforlife.ca/
The Shepherd’s Voice: Scott Hahn Reflects on the Fourth Sunday of Easter Listen Here
Jesus, in today’s Gospel, says that He is the good shepherd the prophets had promised to Israel. He is the shepherd-prince,
the new David—who frees people from bondage to sin and gathers them into one flock, the Church, under a new covenant,
made in His blood (see Ezekiel 34:10–13, 23–31). His flock includes other sheep, He says, far more than the dispersed
children of Israel (see Isaiah 56:8; John 11:52). And He gave His Church the mission of shepherding all peoples to the
Father. In today’s First Reading, we see the beginnings of that mission in the testimony of Peter, whom the Lord appointed
shepherd of His Church (see John 21:15–17). Peter tells Israel’s leaders that the Psalm we sing today is a prophecy of their
rejection and crucifixion of Christ. He tells the “builders” of Israel’s temple that God has made the stone they rejected the
cornerstone of a new spiritual temple, the Church (see Mark 12:10–13; 1 Peter 2:4–7). Through the ministry of the Church,
the shepherd still speaks (see Luke 10:16), and forgives sins (see John 20:23), and makes His body and blood present, that
all may know Him in the breaking of the bread (see Luke 24:35). It is a mission that will continue until all the world is one
flock under the one shepherd. In laying down His life and taking it up again, Jesus made it possible for us to know God as
He did—as sons and daughters of the Father who loves us. As we hear in today’s Epistle, He calls us His children, as He
called Israel His son when He led them out of Egypt and made His covenant with them (see Exodus 4:22–23; Revelation
21:7). Today, let us listen for His voice as He speaks to us in the Scriptures, and vow again to be more faithful followers.
And let us give thanks for the blessings He bestows from His altar. www.stpaulcenter.com/reflections
Do You Feel Isolated And In Need Of Spiritual Support?
Here are some support services in our region:
SASMAD: Spiritual support service for the elderly or sick at home
Open 7 days a week, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the following number: 1-888-305-0994
Carmelite Sisters: 514-271-6957
Missionary Recluses: 514-648-6801
Fraternités monastiques de Jérusalem à Montréal
From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday to Friday: 514-524-1131
Priests (from Mary Queen of the World Cathedral)
Hours are from 1 p.m, to 3 p.m. (in French) and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
(in French and English): 514-866-1661
Le Pèlerin 514-737-6262 or by email at info@lepelerin.org
Corbeille de Pain is excited to invite you all to their annual Empty Bowls fundraiser that they are so pleased to be holding again this year in collaboration with local potters. There are two ways to participate: OPTION 1: Online, between April 15th and 29th, 2021 at corbeilledepain.com/empty-bowls Choose your bowl(s) and soup directly from the website and make an appointment to pick them up. OPTION 2: In-person, on May 1st (rain date: May 8th) from 11am to 2pm. Come in-person to choose your bowl(s) and your soup, in the parking lot of St-Columba-by-the Lake Church (11 Ave. Rodney in Pointe-Claire). The cost per bowl is $25 (soup included) Empty Bowls is an international movement started by a community of potters (and supported by potters around the world) to raise both money and awareness for a food security related cause. All funds raised from this Empty Bowls event will go directly into programming at Corbeille de Pain.
U.S. Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of
the Vatican Observatory is pictured at the
observatory in Rome in this Dec. 12, 2007, file
photo.CNS photo/Annette Schreyer
Taking science back
from the culture wars
BY MICHAEL SWAN, THE CATHOLIC REGISTER
In the COVID era, there’s no news like science
news — the fastest vaccine development in
human history has been news all year. But public
exposure of science has also exposed us to the
dangers of half-understood or deliberately
manipulated science on social media. Who can
forget the Wisconsin pharmacist who
deliberately sabotaged vials of COVID-19
vaccine because he believed it would change people’s DNA? Jesuit astronomer and president of the Vatican Observatory Br. Guy
Consolmangno has a plan to help Catholics, or anybody, think more rationally and less politically about science. “We want to be able
to pull it out of the culture wars,” Consolmagno told The Catholic Register. Consolmagno and his team — based in part at the old
Vatican observatory in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, and also in Arizona — have used funding from the Templeton Foundation to launch a
new website and social media strategy, vaticanobservatory.org. Think of it as the Catholic, good-science site where you can find
podcasts, daily articles, graphics, spectacular photos and lesson plans for every grade level. The need for better public engagement with
science could not be more acute, St. Joseph’s College professor of science and religion Denis Lamoureux believes. “The culture is so
polarized and the extreme left and right spin information to support their views. They even do it with scientific information,” Lamoureux
wrote in an e-mail. Lamoureux believes the Internet is the place where misinformation and twisted agendas must be met. “With all the
craziness going on in the culture, it hit me that it’s the Internet that has definitely contributed to this,” he said. “Any complete fool can
set up a website and say anything they want. And there will be people who will believe in madness.” Getting science out of the culture
wars isn’t all that difficult, said Consolmagno. “Even the most arch-fundamentalist of the Evangelical Christians will still talk about
what they believe as ‘creation science,’” he said. “They still love the caché of that word ‘science’ — and rightly so.” It’s not all
conspiracy theories spawned in dark corners of the worldwide web. Even major, real scientists with big media profiles, such as Richard
Dawkins and Neil deGrasse Tyson, have a penchant for making people of faith nervous about scientists. On April 11 Dawkins tweeted
out, “Roman Catholics are required to believe that communion wine actually is literally the blood of Christ, and the wafer literally is
His body. Not symbolically but literally. Not a metaphor but literally. That way madness lies. At very least it’s a pernicious abuse of
language.” “These guys have personal agendas that are not favourable to the Church,” points out Consolmagno. While a theologian can
easily correct Dawkins’ weak understanding of theology — as Archdiocese of Regina theologian Brett Salkeld did in replying to
Dawkins that “the Church quite deliberately avoids confusing and rather indeterminate adverbs, like ‘literally,’ ‘physically’ or even
‘actually’ precisely because they would be an abuse of language” — faithful scientists such as Consolmagno can correct the misuse of
science for political or cultural agendas. “When I present the science, I can reach the very people who are understandably leery of the
other public advocates for science, while not compromising the science at all,” he said. “Because truth is the truth and God is truth. You
are only going to find God where you find truth.” Consolmagno is not afraid of science mixing with politics. Even the Vatican
Observatory has a political history. The modern observatory was set up by Pope Leo XIII in 1891 as a way of countering Italian claims
that the Holy See was not really, legitimately a country. “Science is used for political purposes today, absolutely,” he said. “As long as
there are human beings there are going to be politics.” While it’s legitimate for science to contribute to public policy and perhaps build
a better political culture, Consolmagno believes science ultimately is there to feed our souls. It was a lesson he learned as a young Peace
Corps volunteer in Kenya in the 1980s. “I had been doing astronomy (before joining the Peace Corps) and I thought, ‘Why am I doing
astronomy when people are starving in the world?’ ” he said. “Only to find out that the people in Kenya were fascinated by astronomy.
They all wanted to look through my telescope. Of course, that’s what human beings do. We don’t just live to eat. We don’t live by bread
alone. You have to feed your soul.”
I encourage you to check out The catholic Register online https://www.catholicregister.org/ where you can check out
other great articles or even subscribe.
St. John Fisher Parish Bulletin
Archbishop of Montreal: His Eminence Christian Lépine
English Pastoral Services: Fr. Raymond Lafontaine
Parish Rectory Parish ministries
120 Summerhill Avenue Altar Servers: Josie Campisi
Pointe-Claire, Quebec H9R 2L7 Catholic Adult Faith Enrichment(C.A.F.E.): Katerina Chrobak
Telephone: 514-695-0205 Catholic Bible Studies & Spiritual Life:
E-mail: sjfpsecretary@videotron.ca Adam & Joanna Gacek
Children’s Liturgy: Kerry-Anne Geraghty
Pastoral Staff
Choirs:
Father Sibichan Chacko O. Carm, Parochial Administrator
5:00 p.m. Blossom of Love Choir
E-mail: sibichankalluvila@yahoo.co.in
9:00 a.m. Kayla Chibok
Father David Kiyingi, in residence
11:00 a.m. Lise Fortin
Cell phone: 514-213-5778
Decoration: Maria Joanna Ogando
Deacon Robert Zankoski
H.O.P.E. Group: Mary Jane Darwent
Parish Secretaries; Amy Duncan & Maureen Harty
Lectors/Eucharistic Ministers: Marcel Sankeralli
Masses (online only until March 26) Ministers of Hospitality: Linda Reid
Saturday at 4:00 p.m. Pastoral Home Care: Peter Machado
Sunday at 10:00 a.m. Youth Group:
Tuesday to Friday at 9:00 a.m.
Knights of Columbus:
Chapel of Eucharistic Adoration: John Casey 514-952-1891
6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (curfew of 8:00 p.m.is in force) Marriages:
Joanna Gacek at 514-791-8291, Those intending to marry should give notice of 6 months.
Andrew Dean at 514-693-0044 or
Betty McKoy at 514-697-5406 Sacrament of Reconciliation:
After weekday Masses, half an hour before weekend Masses or
Wardens by appointment.
Josie Campisi, Michael Cochrane
Sean Donovan, Kerry-Anne Geraghty, Baptism:
Jackie Lecomte, Karl Santaguida The third Sunday of each month. Parents should contact the
parish to register and for more information.
Faith First coordinator:
Beverley Caughlin 514-770-3788 Sick Calls:
chibokfamily@videotron.ca Emergencies, Anointing of the Sick or visitation of shut-ins. Call
the Rectory.
Parish Council
Chair: Father Sibichan Chacko Funerals:
Please call the parish office.
Liturgy Committee:
Chair: Father Sibichan Chacko Local schools:
Social Action in the Parish: Lindsey Place: 514-694-2760
C.A.C.: 514-694-9246 St. John Fisher Senior: 514-695-1112
West Island Citizen Advocacy: 514-694-5850 St. John Fisher Junior: 514-798-0746
Parish Registration
If you are new to the parish and would like to be included on our parish list please compete the following information and
place the form in the collection basket.
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Would you like a box of donation envelopes?_________Brent Sabino
Manager
Tel: 514-695-4368
bsabino@excellentice-kirkland.com
www.excellentice-kirkland.com
2950 Edmond Street Kirkland QC H9H 5J5
Dr. Liliane Malczewski & Matthew Healy
Children & Family Dentists
3633 Sources Blvd, #215, DDO
dentistddo.com 514-684-9198
Rideau & Lakeview Memorial Gardens &
Funeral Home
By Arbor Memorial
Pre – Arrangements for cemetery
and funeral
Marcel Charron
Assistant Manager
Tel: 514-683-6700
Cell: 514-619-4751
www.rideaumemorial.com Get involved in our parish.
mcharron@arbormemorial.com
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