The Third Sunday of Easter

April 14, 2013

Brother Sun, Sister Moon, Mother Earth

Catholic Teaching on the Environment

In anticipation of the upcoming Earth Day on April 22nd, the St. Monicas Justice and Peace Committee has prepared a beautiful liturgy this weekend that highlights our responsibility to care for the earth, as good stewards of the creation God has entrusted to us. In their recent document Building a New Culture: Central Themes in Recent Church Teaching on the Environment, the Commission for Justice and Peace of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops invites us to reflect on eight interconnected themes. These express how a Catholic approach to economic questions, social justice, and environmental considerations are necessarily viewed in relation to each other. Their interrelationship is grounded within a biblical understanding of Gods creative and redemptive work, Christian anthropology, and the role God invites human beings to play in the created order. The bishops develop the following perspectives: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Human beings are creatures made in Gods image and likeness. Creation has an intrinsic order which must be respected. Human Ecology is essentially related to Environmental Ecology. Responsible Stewardship, in which creation is viewed not as something to be dominated, but a gift entrusted to our care. Care for the Environment is a Moral Imperative. Solidarity: Because creation has been entrusted to the human race as a whole, this implies not only solidarity between individuals, peoples and nations today, but also intergenerational solidarity with future generations and solidarity with the poor. Creation and Spirituality: cultivating a spirituality which recognizes the Creator through the work of creation. Responding to Current Environmental Problems through action, policy development, international cooperation, lowering consumption, and financial accountability.

You can read the entire document online at the CCCB website: http://www.cccb.ca/site/images/stories/pdf/Church_Teaching_on_the_Environment.pdf Happy Earth Day to all! May we be, as Pope Francis urges us, protectors of the natural environment God has entrusted to our care.

BAKE SALE
On the weekend of April 27-28 we are having a Bake Sale in support of our Food Pantry following all of the masses. We are asking all parishioners to bake, buy or both!!! Baked goods can be dropped off in the church hall on Saturday, April 27 from 8:30 am to noon or from 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm, and on Sunday, April 28 after 8:00 am. For safety reasons, please be sure that all baked goods containing nuts be clearly labeled.

ANDFollowing the 11 a.m. mass on April 28th, Loyola High School students will be raising money
towards the purchase of a new projector for the parish. Help support the cause with the purchase of a hot dog and drink! When you've finished your meal, get a great dessert at the parish bake sale. Don't miss out on this great event!

Mass Intentions: April 14-21, 2013

4:00 8:30 April 13, 2013 Raymond Jenkins April 14, 2013 Saturday, St. Martin I Mary Maloney The Third Sunday of Easter Concetta LaPosta

VIDEO DIVINA Fr. Raymond will present the movie The Way on Friday, April 19 at 7 p.m. in the parish rectory. Join him for this inspirational movie, followed by stimulating discussion. As this is the last movie of the Video Divina 2012-13 series on Pilgrimage, you are invited to bring refreshments of your choice to share with the group. Popcorn will be provided. All are welcome! ADULT FAITH CAFE Michael Johnston will present A Pilgrims Journey on Friday, April 26, from 7:15 to 9:00 p.m. in the parish hall. Mr. Johnston will share with us his call to further deepen his relationship with Jesus. Relive with him the trials and challenges, as well as the joys and growth of his physical and spiritual journey that began in 2005, and continues after his Camino de Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage in the summer of 2012. Free babysitting available upon request at registration. Sign-up sheets are available at the main church entrance. Please register by April 24. COFFEE AND CONVERSATION Positive Discipline This will be the last session for the 2012-13 year. We will wrap up our year on Positive Discipline, and look at considerations for next years program. Please join us on Sunday, April 21, from 10 to10:50 a.m., in the dining room of the rectory. Please refer to www.stmonica.ca and the posters at the Church entrances for additional information. If you have any questions, or to register, please contact Anna at the office.

Antonietta, Vincenzo, Sante & Francesca LaPosta 11:00 In Loving Memory Joesph Onesi, Luigi & Rosa Mamone, Vincenzo Saluzzi, Isa Mazzella, John Testa, Giuseppe Fiori, (Mr.) Jean Lafontaine April 15, 2013 Monday, Easter Weekday 8:00 Dr. Peter Par Teri Laberge April 16, 2013 Tuesday, Easter Weekday 8:00 Domenica Buonamici Her Husband & Family April 17, 2013 Wednesday, St. Kateri Tekakwitha 8:00 Ermando Giuseppe Nudo His Wife Elvira Nudo April 18, 2013 Thursday, Bl. Marie-Anne Blondin 8:00 Julian, Theresa & Kevin The Rooney Family Rooney April 19, 2013 Friday, Easter Weekday 8:00 Pietro Mattei Franca & Albano Forlini April 20, 2013 Saturday, Easter Weekday 4:00 In Loving Memory Dorothy Moore, Mike Kilbertus, The Deceased Members of the Charles J. McDonald Family, Alessandro Palladini, Vincenzo, Antonietta & Stephen Iorio, Lucille Wong, Leonard & Terry Winslade, Mickey Laughlin, Alice Yanko April 21, 2013 The Fourth Sunday of Easter 8:30 Antonio Bei His wife Gabriella & Family 11:00 Rosolino & Costanza Maria & Family Sparapani

Your Generosity Thank you for your on-going support of our parish Last Sundays collection was $3,375.80 The Maintenance Collection was $1,478.80

Parish Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage to St. Josephs Oratory is being planned for Saturday, May 25 If you are interested, please sign up at the back of the church. It is important to know if there is adequate interest by participants and by those who would help run the event for us to continue planning.
Do you have our tickets yet?

Never Letting Go"

A Benefit concert featuring JoAnne Mitchell along with eight, great Montreal musicians, Sunday April 14, 2013 at 4:00 PM in St. Monica's Parish Hall. Tickets are $10.00 each or $20 for a group of four (4)