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245 - 1 The Diocese of Hamilton The angel of joy; patron of: travellers, Archangel St. Raphael Catholics Come Home See the Book of Tobit, especially chapter 12 bearers of good news and men St Raphael Parish Community "God is my Healer" women seeking a good spouse. Tel: 905.637.2346 Email: [email protected] Website: www.StRaphaels.ca 4072 New Street (corner of St. and Longmoor Dr.) Burlington, ON L7L 1S9 www.CatholicsComeHome.org HamiltonDiocese.com • For adults interested in • For school aged children, after • For newborns, every first and • Roman Catholic Baptisms & Becoming Sacraments Chapel, anytime, day or night. Sacrament in the Adoration time with our Lord in the Blessed We encourage you to spend some Perpetual Adoration 8:30 AM Rosary in the church or by appointment 8:00 AM in the Adoration Chapel Weekday Mass Prayer Before 4:00 PM - 4:30 Saturday Confessions 9:00 AM 9:00 AM & 11:00 Mon - Fri 5:00 PM Sunday Saturday Mass Times 1:00 PM - 4:00 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM 3:30 PM - 6:30 Sunday Saturday Office Hours third Sunday at 1:00 PM the office for more information. becoming Roman Cathoic call being catechized. Fr. Roshan D’Souza C.S.C. – Associate Pastor Holy Cross Vocations Anna-Marie Grimminck - Office Manager Served by the Holy Cross Fathers Ms. Maureen Lawlor - Office Assistant Fr. Francis Salasiar C.S.C. – Pastor o-r 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon Mon-Fri Vocations www.HamiltonVocations.com closed on Statutory Holidays www.holycrossvocationscanada.com St. Vincent de Paul Hotline 905.632.1424 • St. Paul's Elementary 905.637.3810 • St. Raphael's Elementary 905.634.1835 • Assumption High School Parish Schools www.TheCatholicCemeteries.ca or visit 905.522.7727 or 1.800.661.5985, the cemetery office at on Catholic burial, please contact of funeral home. For information Please contact us and your choice Funerals them. home so that we can minister to hospital, or in a local nursing someone ill at home, in the Please advise us if you have Anointing of the sick Ministry to and year in advance. Please contact us at least one Weddings 905.681.6394

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art. The Library will be open . There will be a parish BBQ . The card party has been well 10:00 am to 2:00 pm 10:00 , Burlington. We are pleased to April 30 Thursday, May 3

at 11 am , Oakville. from 10 am to 4 pm rd ANNIVERSARY MASS: IN OUR COMMUNITY IN OUR COMMUNITY anniversary we will have a special Mass on have anniversary we will th th from from CARD PARTY: Fundraiser for the Homeless. annualThis year's CWL spring card party will be held on Parish Centre available on PHOTO DIRECTORY: PHOTO DIRECTORY: 60 Group Photos and any families who were unableGroup Photos and any families who were schedule your Please earlier. participate to 60 June 3 and games at the park after Mass. Bishop Farrell Library & Archives St. Gabriel Church attended for many years and we encourage you to tellattended for many years and familyyour friends members to get their soon tickets and make up your foursome. For only $20.00 you can enjoy playing either bridge or euchre; eat delicious desserts and have a chance to winof many door one prizes. We will alsoa 50/50 have draw. To order your tickets, please call Lesley@ 905-512-2477. welcome Bishop Emeritus Matthew Ustrzycki as our celebrant. Program – 2 pm Confessions; 3 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Readings & Chaplet; 4 pm Mercy & Sister and Divine Faustina, Video of refreshments.information For call 905-335-6902. AMORIS LAETITIA: “The joy of Love” Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter be explored by the Diocesan Family Office Ministry in each Deanery. Register with Lena at 905.528.7988 ext. 2249, or online clicking by on The event at www.hamiltondiocese.com. Upcoming Events takes place Thursday, April 12th Matthews Parish PSALMS VOLUME OF THE SAINT JOHN’S BIBLE: the Sunday, April 15 West, Hamilton) to learn about the Bible to learnWest, Hamilton) and engage with work of sacred this beautiful

Divine Mercy Celebrationwill Sunday, Divine be held Mercy on DIVINE MERCY CELEBRATION: at 17, 18, 19 display during the April 29 Singthe for Joy Concert at th Christ Cathedral Basilica of visit: http://hamiltondiocese.com/stjohnsbible/ SUNDAY FUNNY: What happened to the Easterhe misbehaved Bunny when at school? He was eggspelled! Everyone who participates will receive a free copy of the parish photo directory and one free 8x10! It won’t be complete without YOU in it sitting by contacting Liz Leonard at 905-634-3836 sitting by contacting Liz Leonard . at nd We th 2 pm APRIL 8, 2018 Parish Parish April 15 We will be Saturday Saturday will take place on will : On behalfof Sunday April 22 in our 7 pm in our

on Thank you to all the . We ask that all committee th 2 pm and – Prayer Meeting, New Street - Prayer Meeting, St. Raphael at – No Prayer Meeting - Cancelled to the office. to the office. for students of St. Raphael of St. 2 pm for students th th July9 – 13. Registration are forms . Please buy your tickets. Please after any at th www.straphaels.ca GODSPELL MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: GODSPELL will be presenting Godspell on April 28 Centre Parish Centre Parish the in VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION: having a volunteer appreciation event at It will be a wine and cheese event and a good CHRISTIANS ON A JOURNEY CALENDAR: events: for the following Please join us Mon, Apr 9 FIRST HOLY COMMUNIOUN: April 8 for students of St. Paul School and the and Paul School of St. 2 pm for students School and the Parish Program and

Development and Peace, the St. Raphael Social Justice you would like to thank and Care of Creation Committee prayers and generous for your many donations to the “Together inPeace” Share Lent 2018, Campaign. Your on-going social commitment through the justice to promotionbuilding of peace around the worldis a sign of Raphael St. of people the in Spirit Holy the of work the parish. Pleasemembers of continue to pray for the Development and Peace asin establishing they work social throughout our world. justice Among the many wonderful services FLOWERS: EASTER which parishioners provide for the parish is the donation of flowersour important liturgicalThank for celebrations. you to everyone who donated flowers to add the elegant liturgical Thank you décor of our worship space. to the members of decoration group who work diligently, the plants giving up their to up keep time looking good during the year. CROSS: OF THE STATIONS ministriesduring conducted of the Cross the Stations who many parishioners Lent. We would thank the like also to who assisted withpresentation the preparationsof and the dramatizationStations Cross on Good of the of the you! Friday. Thank DEAR ST. RAPHAEL PARISHIONERS Parish Program. Please keep these children in your prayers as they receive the Body of Christ. Please volunteers.time RSVP to your to get know other ministryleaders by April 10 leaders RSVP the names of volunteers who will be 10 April by attending weekend mass or at the office.are $10 per Tickets adult and $5.00 per child 6 - 12 years old. Sun, Apr 29, 7PM – Taize Service, 29, Sun, Apr Port Nelson United Mon, May 14, 7:30PM CRC, 3416 New St. Mon, Jun 11, 7:30PM Please call Wilma or Frank Malickinfo for 905-870-0641. CAMP: 2018 BIBLE availablein parish the entrance, at schools and on our parish website: The food and Richard Rohr

no longer defy the laws of longer defy the laws no ST. RAPHAEL GREEN CORNER Pope Francis writes: “Some forms of pollution are part of people’s daily experience. Exposure to atmospheric IN OUR PARISH We wouldthe many like to thank pollutants produces a broad spectrum of health hazards, especially for the poor, and causes millions of premature deaths. People take sick, for example, from breathing fuels used in cooking or high levels of smoke from heating. There is also pollution that affects everyone, caused by transport, industrial fumes, substances which contribute to the acidification of soil and water, fertilizers, insecticides, fungicides, herbicides and agrotoxins in general.” Laudato Si #20 It is our responsibility the environment, to protect which givesthe cure of some diseases. us resources to find know? Did you to unable currently are people world’s the of half least •At services. health essential obtain •Almost 100 million people are being pushed into extreme poverty, forced to survive on just $1.90 or less a day, because they health must pay for services out of their own pockets. •Over 800 million people (almost 12 percent of the world’s population) spend at least 10 percent of their household budgets on health expenses for themselves, a sickother familymember. They child or incur in so-called “catastrophic expenditures”. •Incurring is expenses for health catastrophic a care global problem. In richercountriesEurope, Latin in high achieved have which Asia, of parts and America increasinglevels access to health of services, numbers of people are spending at least 10 percent of theirhousehold budgets on out-of-pocket health expenses (World Health Organization). “Jesus taught that if we would “first seek God’s Reign” (Matthew 6:33) and obey to “lovehis God and command love one another” (Matthew 22:37-40),would all the rest take care of itself. We would nature but seek to live inharmony and sustainabilitynature but seek to live with her creatures.”Earth and all sustainability and harmony in living on reflect week This with all the Earth and Earth’s creatures! HOLY THURSDAY SOUP SUPPER: SOUP THURSDAY HOLY very and we shared at this event was plentiful fellowship alla blessing. tasty. The fellowshipyou to was Thank gathering. Week Holy this in participated and shared who YOU!!! THANK whole the helping in involved were who parishioners parish and pray duringworship community these sacred liturgies: musicians, sacristans, decorators, altar servers, readers, communion ushers, collectionministers, counters, hospitality children’s ministers, liturgy team, our and maintenance staff. We appreciate all you do for May the risencommunity. to bless Christ you continue and your family. Divine Divine

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web site: Maritza Garcia Maritza Gonzalez Michael Dowson Milan Heck Helen Weppler Jane Urquhart Laith Yousif Michael Colameco Maria Szkitalinski Mary Lilly Bill & Lucie Jennings

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