Lent 2021
RE-OPEN YOUR HEART
IF OUR CHURCH IS OPEN AGAIN!
I am glad to write that the provincial government announced changes to the restrictions, so our church can reopen with the permitted 15 per cent capacity (75 people in our case). Many thanks for those who participated actively in the “A Place to Worship” campaign, contacting the Members of Provincial Parliament to ask for a fair and balanced approach to restrictions for places of worship. It made clear that we have to stand for our rights since others will not do it for us.
Now we are ready for a safe return: You are welcome! Let us continue our Lent journey together! May our Lord bless you.
Fr Tamas
HOLY MASS - “INCARNATED” AGAIN
Weekday Masses Monday - Saturday at 7:30am
Vigil Mass: Saturday at 5pm - with weekly online registration
HOLY WEEK LITURGY IN ENGLISH
Holy Thursday: Mass at 5pm
followed by ‘Gethsemane Night Watch’ and Confession 8PM-12AM
Holy Friday: Mass at 5pm
Holy Saturday: Vigil Mass at 5pm
Please, contact Fr Tamas, if you could actively participate in the preparation!
Virtual Way of the Cross
Join us on Fridays @6pm
Every Friday at 6pm a different small group of our parish leads the Stations online. The Hungarian community, the Haitian Community, in English but with Haitian music, the Taize community, our Carmelite group, the Holy Trinity Community and the Peter Claver Community will minister. The languages will be in Hungarian, English and Creole, but everything will be available in English too. May this prayer bring our communities closer.
(From this week on, we will pray parallel to the online Way of the Cross in person too, in Hungarian.)
Confession
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Mondays through Saturdays 7-7:30am (during adoration)
March 19 Friday 5-7PM
Holy Thursday: ‘Gethsemane Night Watch’ and Confession 8PM-12AM
Holy Saturday: 9-11AM
For other times Fr Tamas is available by personal appointment.
GOING DEEPER: RETREATS...
We hope that you would like to go deeper this Lent, do you? Therefore we offer further possibilities in your journey even in these last weeks.
TODAY, 16 March: After the public New Interpretations of the Holy Week Stories - presented by Fr. Scott Lewis, SJ, he offers a unique Zoom discussion only for our community today at 7-8 pm.
a) “Gratitude Prayer Diary” might help you in a daily reflection of gratitude based on your concrete daily experience. The small booklet was shared on Ash Wednesday and on the 1st. Lent Sunday. Join us at our weekly zoom sharing discussion, on Fridays at 8 PM. Meeting ID: 922 8806 1886; Passcode: 638744
b) “KNOWING JESUS” - is our Lent Retreat this year. This Ignatian Retreat in everyday life invites you to make a personal daily reflection on the Bible, and for a community weekly sharing on zoom on Sunday 7-8PM. (The daily material sent by the British Jesuits and You can register here: https://www.iscglasgow.co.uk/lent2021.html)
c) 40 Days to Grace and Glory: Another simple Lenten plan for everyone to focus on the daily Mass readings: explanation and commentary by renowned scripture scholar Dr. Tim Gray of St. Augustine's “Formed”. Sign up at org/lent.
d) For families with children: The “Lent with Brother Francis” gives good explanations about Lent for small children.
Mass Intentions
We continue to accept Mass Intentions for our Daily Masses - please see the link to "Offer a Mass Intention." Please use this form to submit a Mass Intention request during the Church Closure! You may also leave a voicemail at the Parish Office at 416-225-3300 x 21 or email szte.iroda@gmail.com.
