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ST. JOSEPH’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH MOOSE JAW, SK CANADA 1064-3rd Ave NW, Moose Jaw, SK S6H 3T9 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Weekly Parish Schedule February 24 – March 2, 2025 Date Time Event Place Clergy/Lay Intention Monday, February 24 Priests Day Off Tuesday, February 25 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Catechism Communion Service Mass & Perpetual Help & Devotion Catechism Gerard’s Rm West Park Church Gerard’s Rm Irene, Fr. Bert Grant Fr. Felipe Therese, Irene Ken & Cecile Kraushaar- Repose Wednesday, February 26 9:00 AM 10:30 AM 11:50 AM Mass & St.Joseph Devotion Mass Silent Adoration Church Providence Place Church Fr. Bert Fr. Bert, Deacon Lamont Deacon Lamont Rene & Jean Landry- Special Intention Emerenciana Cruz - Repose Thursday, February 27 9:00 AM 10:30 AM 10:30 AM Mass Mass Mass Church Bentley Mulberry Fr. Bert Fr. Bert Fr. Felipe Ed Keen- Repose Friday, February 28 9:15 AM Mass & Chaplet of Divine Mercy with Adoration Church Fr. Felipe, Deacon Lamont Denis Auger-Repose Saturday, March 1 5:00 PM Mass Church Fr. Bert CWL & Families-Special Intention Sunday, March 2 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 AM 11:00 AM 3:00 PM Mass Mass Come & See Church Church Church Fr. Bert, Deacon Lamont Fr. Bert Deacon Lamont Together in Faith Campaign Donors-Special Intention For the People Administrator: Rev. Adelberto (Bert) Lillo Cellphone# 306 515 2216 Assisting Priest: Rev. Felipe Faustino Cellphone# 306 540 2006 Deacon/Pastoral Assistant Rev. Deacon Lamont Dyck Admin Assistant: Elizabeth Granil Caretaker: Martin Rossler A Church Website: www.stjosephmj.com Office Phone Number: 306 694 1944 Email:st.josephmj@sasktel.net ArchdioceseWebsite:www.archregina.sk.ca Confessions 30 minutes before the mass starts on weekend masses Office Hours Mass Hours Monday – Friday Tues 6:00 PM 9:00 am -12:00 PM Wed- Thur 9:00 AM 1:00 pm -5:00 PM Fri 9:15 PM Sat 5:00 PM Sun 9:00 & 11:00 AM Mass Hours: Tuesday @ 7pm Wednesday - Friday @ 9 am Saturday mass @ 5pm Sunday mass @ 9am & 11am Mass Hours: Tuesday @ 7pm Readings for March 2nd, 2025- 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time 1stRdg: Sirach 27:4-7 Responsorial Psalm: Ps 92:1-2,12-13,14-15 (R. 1) 2ndRdg: 1 Corinthians 15:54-58 Gospel: Luke 6:39-45 Parish Priest: Fr. Felipe Faustino St. Joseph Mission Parishes Mass Schedules for February 2025 Central Butte – St. Mary 9 am February 9 & 23, 2025 Marquis - St. John 11 am February 9 & 23, 2025 Hodgeville – St. Joseph 9 am February 2 & 16, 2025 Coderre – St. Charles 11 am February 2 & 16, 2025 The next Sacramental and Baptism Preparation Class 2024-2025 Sacramental Preparation Class – Sunday, March 9, 2025, 9:00 AM Baptism Preparation Class – Sunday, March 9, 2025, 11:00 AM The 2024 tax receipts are now available at the front entrance of the parish.

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time Many people would not consider themselves having enemies. Yet, we all know people who have injured us or who may simply irritate us and fill us with anger. In today’s Gospel, Jesus challenges us to love our enemies as he does. He asks us to love as God loves, whose love is generous and forgiving. During his life, Jesus showed us how to love those who infuriate us and forgive those who have harmed us. This is especially clear on the Cross when he prayed for his enemies to be forgiven. Loving your enemies may seem impossible. It involves forgiving others who have wronged us. Sometimes we may struggle with forgiveness because the harm we receive feels unbearable. Jesus constantly invites us to free both the person who offended us and ourselves from any anger that blinds us. We cannot accomplish this alone. We need to ask God for his gift of grace to forgive others, to be aware that he is present within us and in each person. On our own, loving our enemies is very difficult. It is only by turning to the Lord in prayer and trusting in his mercy that it becomes possible. Let us ask him to transform our hearts so that we may love as he loves and be reflections of his mercy with others. Welcome Newcomers to our Parish! There will be a Welcome Newcomers Coffee in the hall this Sunday, February 23 at 10:00 am. All parishioners and newcomers are invited to enjoy free coffee, tea, juice, and snacks at our Welcome Newcomers Coffee. Come get to know and socialize with new and long-time parishioners. Newcomers to our parish are especially invited to be welcomed to our parish and receive a welcome package. World Day of Prayer 2025 will be on Friday, March 7 at St. Aidan Anglican Church at 7:00 pm. Please note the change from the usual afternoon time. Everyone is welcome. New this year: World Day of Prayer Potluck Supper Friday, February 28, 2025, 5:30 PM St. Aidan Anglican Church – a fellowship event to learn more about World Day of Prayer, the Cook Islands and have an opportunity to make a floral crown and/or “black pearl”( black bead) bracelet or necklace to wear for the service and an opportunity to get to know people from other churches in Moose Jaw. Everyone welcome, including families with children. Prayer Blankets will be available after all Masses the weekend of March 1/2. At other times, if you know of someone who is sick or in a difficult situation, please call Lynne Lawson at (306) 631-1257 to get a Prayer Blanket. Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent 6:30 PM followed by Mass March 7 – Social Justice Committee March 14 – Parish Council March 21 – HTCSD March 28 – Catholic Girls League/Catholic Women's League April 4 - Knights of Columbus April 11 – Sacramental Prep Group Catechism Class resume this Tuesday February 25th. Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention February For Vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life Let us pray that the ecclesial community might welcome the desires and doubts of those young people who feel a call to serve Christ’s mission in the priesthood and religious life. https://thepopevideo.org/

Information about JUBILEE YEAR Holy Door From a symbolic viewpoint, the Holy Door takes on a special significance: it is the most powerful sign of the Jubilee since the ultimate aim of the pilgrim is to pass through it. The opening of the door by the Pope constitutes the official beginning of the Holy Year. Originally, there was only one door, at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, which is the cathedral of the Bishop of Rome. Later, to allow as many pilgrims as possible to take part in the Jubilee experience, the other Roman Basilicas also opened their own holy doors. In crossing the threshold of the Holy Door, the pilgrim is reminded of the passage from chapter 10 of St John’s gospel: “I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.” Passing through the Holy Door expresses the decision to follow and be guided by Jesus, who is the Good Shepherd. The door is a passageway that ushers the pilgrim into the interior of a church. For the Christian community, a church is not only a sacred space, to be approached with respect, with appropriate behavior and dress code, but it is a symbol of the communion that binds every believer to Christ: it is a place of encounter and dialogue, of reconciliation and peace which awaits every pilgrim, the Church is essentially the place of the community of the faithful. In Rome, this experience takes on a special significance because of the special links between the Eternal City and Saints Peter and Paul, the apostles who founded the Christian community in Rome and whose teachings and example are models for the universal Church. The tombs of Saints Peter and Paul are located in Rome, they were martyred here; and together with the catacombs, these sacred sites are places of continuous spiritual inspiration. The next KofC Pancake Breakfast will be on the Second Sunday of Lent - March 16th, after the 9:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M Masses. Raffle tickets are on sale for some beautiful leaded glass - they will be on display at the pancake breakfast. See a Knight for a ticket. $5 each, all proceeds to the St Joseph Together in Faith campaign. PLEASE, get your name and photo in the St Joseph Parish Directory. Call Gilles at (306) 631-7458 or e-mail gilleslhrx@gmail.com to be included. It would be nice to see everyone in the directory. Sign up for the electronic newsletter, e-mailed to your inbox every weekend…. Go to www.stjosephmj.com to sign up. Dear Parishioners Are we losing our freedom of speech in Canada? What we don't hear on mainstream media. Get your tickets for our pro-life banquet. Tickets will be sold after the masses in March, watch for dates, or call MJRTL or the church office

1711 Main St. N Moose Jaw, SK S6J 1L6 (306)331-0010;(306)694-1333 622559 Sask Ltd. o/a Espresso Joe’s Coffee and Bubble Tea House Urban Garden Salads and Pizza Dairy Queen Grill and Chill Joey’s Urban Happy Days Childcare Family Childcare Home Helping families for over 30 years 261 Hall Street W. Moose Jaw, SK. 306-693-7212 Contact: Simone Deyotte W. J. Jones & Son 474 Hochelaga St W., Moose Jaw, SK 306-693-4644 HANSENM ARTIST Paintings for Sale -animals -flowers -landscapes -abstracts Please get in touch with me at(403) 563-8592 Email:Hansen.marilyn@shaw.ca Anointing of the sick: Please contact Father Bert at 1 306 515 2216 or Father Felipe at 1306 540 2006. If they don’t answer please leave a voicemail and leave your name, address and contact number.