Palms for Palm Sunday: Next No matter what your present or Diocesan homepage: www.dioceseofcharlottetown.com past status in the . weekend, April 4th/5th is Palm OFFICE OF THE No matter what your personal Sunday. In light of BUREAU DE L’ÉVÊQUE Bulletin for the Bishop MacEachern Pastoral Unit is at history, age, background, the recent restrictions, . P.O. BOX 907 / C.P. 907 https://bishopmaceachernpastoralunitca.wordpress.com orientation, race or colour. You This is a health care directive CHARLOTTETOWN, PE, C1A 7L9 are invited, welcomed, accepted from the Bishop to and loved at the Bishop ensure the maintenance of social distancing. Dear People of the Diocese of Charlottetown, The following information highlights the next steps in the

MacEachern Pastoral Unit. We are living in trying times. We have never experi- implementation of the Recommended Responsible enced a crisis of global proportion, a pandemic. We have Ministry Program. altered drastically our daily lives, our work habits, our Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Sunday Mass is on cable at Eastlink Community ~The training video will be available during the period of TV. Sunday Mass Live from Holy Redeemer Church at 9 social activities including our Sunday services, to promote Monday March 2nd to Monday April 6th, 2020. Sunday, April 5th 2020 am on Eastlink Channel 10 and 610. This week’s public health and to protect our loved ones and our com- ~ Individuals who have submitted their email address will Presider is Fr. Keith Kennific, Rector of St. Dunstan’s munity. receive, via email, a unique username assigned by the REFLECTION Basilica. The Churches of the Diocese of diocese along with the link to the training video. Charlottetown continue offering daily Mass for you so that ~ The link to the video will also be posted on our diocesan collectively we remain strong and determined to support website from Monday March 2nd to Monday April 6th. Facebook Live Masses During this most each other throughout these many difficult days. Despite ~Individuals can access the training video through the link the absence of parishioners at Mass the priests know that Holy Week, may the on our website by using their assigned username. Sunday Mass from St. Mary’s Holy Family Church in many parishioners join them through their own personal Parishioners who have provided their name but no email time we spend reflect- Kensington at 9 AM and can be watched live or anytime prayers and family devotions. Many of the Parish Priests address are to contact the parish to receive their ing on the life, death, at your convenience. Click here to go to Fr. Jay’s Face- in have the technical savvy to live- username. and resurrection of book page https://www.facebook.com/francis.a.jay stream daily and Sunday Masses. People in all three Daily Mass from St. Paul’s Summerside 9:30 AM Dai- Counties can follow these live-streamed Masses; in Jesus bring us a ly https://www.facebook.com/stpaulspei/ Summerside, St. Paul’s Church; in Wellington, Immaculate greater awareness of Live Mass from Immaculate Conception Parish in Wel- Conception; in Bloomfield, St. Anthony; in Tignish St. New Furnaces for St. Paul’s: As you are GOD’s love for us! lington/Richmond 10 AM Sunday Please Go to https:// Simon and Jude, in Morell, St. Teresa, and in aware, St. Paul’s Church required the Today we begin Holy www.facebook.com/ICSASP/ Charlottetown, St. Pius X. Currently there are four more purchase and installation of two new St. Simon & St. Jude Parish in Tignish at 10 AM parishes preparing to live-stream the Mass. Week, the most solemn week in the church furnaces at a cost of $10,000.00. The Daily https://m.facebook.com/profile.php? As well, in Charlottetown you can find Sunday previous furnaces were not repairable and needed calendar. We reflect upon the events that id=100011014302253&ref=content_filter Mass on your cable TV. Sunday Mass at Holy Redeemer replacing. This is a major capital expense to our Parish brought about our salvation. Jesus Live stream of Mass from St. Pius X Parish 10:30 AM is televised at 9AM on Eastlink Community TV. On and so we are asking for your financial support to help triumphantly enters into Jerusalem, the City Sunday. The link is: https://www.facebook.com/stpiusxpei behalf of the Diocese of Charlottetown a very special with the cost. If you are able to help in anyway you are Mass from St. Theresa the Little Flower Parish in thanks to the management and people at Eastlink Commu- of Peace, in order to announce the Good asked to place your donation in an envelope with your Morell on the Holy Trinity Pastoral Unit Facebook page 9 nity TV for making their services available during this diffi- name and/or envelope number and you will credited on News, not just with His words but by His AM Daily https://www.facebook.com/pg/Holy-Trinity- cult time. In your donations reciept. Thank you for your support. act of loving sacrifice for all people. We Pastoral-Unit-PEI-103197078005559 addition to social media outreach, mentioned above, the Diocese encourages the following: On Good Friday at 9:00 journey along with Him as He celebrates the Daily Mass from Sacred Heart Parish in Alberton https://www.facebook.com/sacredheartpei Sometime in a.m. Eastlink Community TV will televise the Scriptural great feast of Passover and becomes the New the morning around 9 AM or so. Way of the Cross. Parishes that live stream likely will offer Paschal Lamb Whose blood is poured out so Good Friday service as well. that we, the New Israel, might experience St. Paul’s & St. Mary’s will be open during the day if you The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) is wish to spend some time in private prayer and reflection. available for individuals at Parish Churches /Pastoral Unit. the liberation from sin and the new life of To ensure your safety and the safety of others, please Again this encounter shall adhere to proper social distanc- If you like to sing and are interested in grace. We look on as Jesus suffers His pas- follow the guidelines for social distancing. ing as requested by public health. music ministry you would be most welcome sion and crucifixion. And ultimately, we On Easter Sunday at 12 o’clock noon, I am asking all to join St. Mary’s Choir . Please call Yvonne will experience His glorification from the Catholic Parishes in PEI to ring the Church bells for sixty at 838-3417. seconds or more to celebrate the glory of Jesus’ cross and at the tomb. Resurrection and His invitation to us to follow Him. When Those interested in preserving the history and heritage of Even though we may not be able to be in the bells are ringing, I invite all the faithful across PEI to our early Catholic settlers, the creation of our diocese, our church to celebrate this special day, let us pray the Lord’s Prayer. In Solidarity may our united, first bishop, Angus MacEachern as well as the historic site spend time reflecting on the Word of prayerful voices help us rise above this crisis and one day at St. Andrew’s are invited to become members of the https://www.facebook.com/francis.a.jay rise with Christ to eternal life. God. Let us slowly and carefully read the Friends of St. Andrew’s Chapel. Our address is PO Box These days have given us the time to steel our will to 1864, Charlottetown PE, C1A 7N5. For information you readings. May we let the message, the Good Daily Mass each day on television and the internet. overcome the difficulties we face. Easter Sunday may contact 902 620 9336. The annual membership fee is News, of these events become real in our Vision TV: Sunday: 9:00 AM celebrates a promise full of hope. We rely, as always, on $10.00 or $25.00 for family or $100.00 for a life member- lives as we participate with the crowds in Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM & 1:00 PM God’s grace for the strength and hope that will get us ship. Donations are tax deductible. Saturday: 9:00 AM & 10:30 AM through this crisis together. Jerusalem that Holy Week of the Lord’s Salt & Light: Sunday: 12:00 PM & 11:30 PM Readings for Sunday, April 5th, 2020 Passion. Monday - Saturday: 7:30 AM, 12:00 PM, Sincerely, 4:00 PM & 11:30 PM First Reading: Isaiah 50.4-7 Internet: www.dailytvmass.com Bishop Richard Grecco Second Reading: Philippians 2.6-11 www.youtube.com/dailymass Diocese of Charlottetown Gospel: Matthew 26.14-27.66