St. John the Baptist Parish is a warm and inviting family, living out our Baptismal call and nourished by the Eucharist, serving the needs of all with joy and gratitude, practicing stewardship, celebrating the sacraments and witnessing God in others. Welcome We are so glad you joined us today!

Office Hours Monday - Friday 9am - 2pm (open during lunch hour) Email: [email protected] Website: www.stjohnthebaptistestevan.ca Facebook: facebook.com/stjohnthebaptistestevan April 10 & 11, 2021 Pastor: Father Sathi Antony Divine 306-634-5790 or [email protected] Pastoral Assistant: Connie Wheeler Mass Schedule 306-634-2190 or 306-421-8447 or [email protected] Saturday: 5pm & 7pm Office Assistant: Karla Waloshin Sunday: 9am & 11am 306-634-2190 Tuesdays 6:30pm Finance Administrator: Doris Trobert 306-634-2190 Wednesday to Friday 9am Pastoral Care Coordinator: Sacraments Gwen Van De Woestyne Anointing: Contact the Pastor Facilities Manager: Randy Franke Caretaker: Sigfredo Gonzalez Marriage Preparation: Contact the Pastor Janitorial Services: Joseph Be 8 months in advance

Address: 109 12th Avenue, Estevan SK S4A 1C9 Phone: (306) 634-2190 Fax: (306) 634-6845 Baptism Preparation We are so excited to start our next Baptism Prep sessions. If your family would like to have your child receive this first sacrament, you must complete one of the following preparation classes: Wednesday, April 28 at 7pm and Wednesday, May 5 at 7pm After the class is complete, we can choose a day for the celebration. Please contact Connie to register. Seating is limited at each session. There is one Lord, one , one baptism, One God and Father of all. -Ephesians 4:5-6

Gabrielle Deitz Sacrament of Anointing Sophia Deitz The Sacrament of Anointing is for healing of our minds and Liam McIntyre bodies. This Sacrament is available by making an appointment with the Parish Office. Please pray for healing Myron Daoust before and after receiving this Holy Sacrament.

Parish Records Update Keeping Updated If your address or family information If you would like to receive updates and faith resources from St. John the Baptist Parish, please contact the Parish Office to give has changed, please contact the Parish us your email address by emailing [email protected] or Office to provide the updated by phoning at 306-634-2190. information. This will help us keep our Also, if you need assistance or have any questions for us, please records current. You can email your call the Parish Office at the number above. Messages will be updated information to checked regularly. [email protected] or call the office at 306-634-2190. A Spiritual Act of Communion for those Self-Isolating

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Don’t Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment forget to REMEMBER YOU receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my bring your MUST CALL OR TEXT heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite mask and CONNIE AT myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from 306-421-8447 TO hand You. sanitizer SIGN UP TO ATTEND Amen. A WEEKDAY OR when WEEKEND HOLY coming to MASS. ! Upcoming Events at St. John the Baptist Parish

Saturday, April 10 5pm Holy Mass 7pm Holy Mass Sunday, April 11 9am Holy Mass St. Stanislaus 9am (Bienfait) Holy Mass (Bienfait Parishioners Only) Lay Presided 11am Holy Mass Tuesday, April 13 6:30pm Holy Mass Special Intentions for Douglas Mantei St. Martin I Wednesday, April 14 9am Holy Mass Gerald Mantei Thursday, April 15 9am Holy Mass Prayers for Job Selection and Safety 10am Parish Staff Meeting Friday, April 16 9am Holy Mass Richard Hagel

Saturday, April 17 5pm Holy Mass St. Kateri Tekakwitha 7pm Holy Mass Sunday, April 18 9am Holy Mass Blessed Marie-Anne Blondin 11am Holy Mass

Holy Mass Updates We are truly blessed that our Church is open and we are grateful for all of our Parish Family who are looking out for each other and abiding by the directives that are in place. Please remember: • You must sign up to attend a weekday or weekend Holy Mass. Please call, text or email Connie at 306-634-2190, 306-421-8447 or [email protected]. • You must do the self-assessment before you arrive at the Church and have no symptoms of cough, cold, flu, or allergies. The self-assessment will be emailed to you the day before you are scheduled to attend a Holy Mass. • It is mandatory that you self-isolate for 14 days when you return from travelling internationally. • The Province of Saskatchewan states that if you travel out of the province, you must self monitor for symptoms of Covid-19 for 14 days. During the 14 days, we ask that you seriously consider where you have travelled to and who you have been in contact with and whether it is safe for you to come to Church. • If you have had out of province company staying in your home in the last 14 days , we ask that you seriously consider whether it is safe for you to come to Church. • Masks are mandatory and social distancing will be adhered to. • If you would like a copy of the Directives for Attending Holy Mass, please contact Connie. Your cooperation with all these items allows us to celebrate safely. Thank you!! Thank you to WEEKDAY HOLY MASS SCHEDULE everyone who We will go back to our regular weekday Holy generously donated Mass schedule beginning on Tuesday, April 13. to our Easter Flowers. Our Parish Tuesdays - 6:30pm Family is truly Wednesdays - 9am blessed this Easter season by your commitment and care for your Parish Thursdays - 9am Home. May you and your families be Fridays - 9am showered with God’s blessings! Celebrating a weekday Mass is a beautiful way Adoration Schedule to commit some time in You are invited to come spend some time with your day to be Jesus and pray for yourself, your Parish nourished by Jesus. Family, our community and the whole world. Please join us. The Church is open on the following days for Adoration and Personal Prayer: Tuesdays - 9:30am until 6pm Wednesdays - 9:30am until 7pm Thursdays - 9:30am until 7pm Fridays - 9:30am until 7pm

Pope Francis On Sunday 2020

At the Divine Mercy Mass at Santo Spirito in Sassia last year, Pope Francis recalled that St. Faustina wrote in her diary in 1937 that “In a soul that is suffering we should see Jesus on the cross, not a parasite and a burden... [Lord] you give us the chance to practice deeds of mercy, and we practice making judgments.”

Pope Francis said: “Today, in this church that has become a shrine of mercy in , and on this Sunday that St. John Paul II dedicated to Divine Mercy 20 years ago, we confidently welcome this message. Jesus said to St. Faustina: ‘I am love and mercy itself; there is no human misery that could measure up to my mercy’.”