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Bulletin 18 June 2023

11^th Sunday in Ordinary time-18 June 2023
Saint Joseph’s Passionist Church
Tel: (01) 42 27 28 56 [Int’l + 33 1]
Email stjosephparis@orange.fr
Website: www.stjoeparis.org
Saturday: Vigil Mass: 6.30 p.m.; Sun Mass: 9.30 am, 11 & 12.30, 6.30 pm
Confession: Saturday: 11.30 – 12.30 & 5 – 6 p.m. or by appointment.

Church Collections 11 June: €3859.86; Coffee/Tea €74.99; bookstall: €45.08; ADP: €220. Many Thanks for your generosity
If you pay Tax in France, you may use the Diocese Tax Receipt, 66% rebate on income tax. Cheque to St Joseph’s ADP or from our website

CCD Registrations last Sunday went really well, thanks to the dedication of our CCD team,
a great number of children are now registered on our program
You can also register online via ww.stjoeparis.org
contact for the parish Office stjosephparis@orange.fr
– to return CCD books (Recycle program)
– to volunteer as a teacher or assistant

A bake sale is organised after the 11am Mass Sunday 18 June by Scouts of St Ambroise Church, Paris.
Baptism Preparation is on: Saturday 17 June at 11am. Next Baptism ceremony 1^st July
FEED the HOMELESS is on Sat 1^st July at 11:00am. Contact YAM

Summer Fair – SUNDAY 25 June,
10am to 3pm. The Summer Fair provides important finance for St Joseph’s over the quiet summer months.
Lots of games, Karaoke, food stalls for lunch and specialties on sale.
Tombola Tickets on sale after all Masses! Prize list: i-Phone 14+; Family Disney tickets; Electric Scooter; Girl’s scooter aged 9-14; Boy’s scooter aged 9-14; Jewellery set; Bible set; Japanese tea set; Cup and saucer set; Champagne; Flower vases; Baking pan; Vintage kettle; Speak Easy Puzzle books ; tickets Bateaux Parisiens Cruise on Seine; Family ticket to Musée de la Magie, an invitation for 6 at the Irish Embassy for a guided tour by the Ambassador followed by a reception
“Thanks to the gifts donated & efforts of volunteers, Tombola prze list is growing thanks to doantors. It raised over €3000 for the moment. Any help gladly received ?Chris: c.fitzsimons@orange.fr
For information and to help before or on the day, please contact liz@dehaas.fr

Pastoral parish council meeting will be held on Monday 26 June at 19:30
Laudato Si: Please note the film event below, You are welcome to join in.

Marriage Bans: Liaza Montoya & Mark Betis ; Saturday 24 June; 3pm at St Joseph’s

Bulletin 11 June 2023

Corpus Christi: Solemnity, 11 June 2023
Saint Joseph’s Passionist Church
Tel: (01) 42 27 28 56 [Int’l + 33 1]
Email stjosephparis@orange.fr
Website: www.stjoeparis.org
Saturday: Vigil Mass: 6.30 p.m.; Sun Mass: 9.30 am, 11 & 12.30, 6.30 pm
Exceptionally : No Confessions: Saturday morning, 10^th June
Confession 17 june: Saturday: 11.30 – 12.30 & 5 – 6 p.m. or by appointment.

Church Collections 4 June: €2682.07; Coffee/Tea €122.79; shrines: 220.24; ADP: €220. (May: Ascension: 784.42; FHC 423.76; Confirmation: 414.07,)
Many Thanks for your generosity
If you pay Tax in France, you may use the Diocese Tax Receipt, 66% rebate on income tax. Cheque to St Joseph’s ADP or from our website

CCD Thanksgiving Mass & CCD Registrations for all classes
this Sunday, June 11^th : Mass at 11:00am, followed by a party in the garden. This is an opportunity:
– to celebrate our catechism ministry,
– to learn more about CCD,
– to volunteer as a teacher or assistant
– to return CCD books (Recycle program)
– to register for 2023-2024 CCD program. contact for the parish Office stjosephparis@orange.fr
CCD Registration Form also online: www.stjoeparis.org

Lectors/Eucharistic Ministers Meeting: Sat 10 June from 9:30 to 11:30 am.
A bake sale is organised after the 11am Mass next Sunday 18 June by Scouts of St Ambroise church, Paris.
ACWO Mass: 2pm on June 13, is not at St Joseph’s, we will meet in a member’s home that day. if you wish to participate, Contact Rebecca: rbouygues@yahoo.com

Summer Fair – SUNDAY 25 June, 10 to 3pm. The Summer Fair provides important finance for St Joseph’s over the quiet summer months.
Lots of games, Karaoke, food stalls for lunch and specialties on sale. Tombola Tickets on sale after all Masses!
Prize list: i-Phone 14+; Family Disney tickets; Electric Scooter; Girl’s scooter aged 9-14; Boy’s scooter aged 9-14; Jewellery set; Bible set; Japanese tea set; Cup and saucer set; Champagne; Flower vases; Baking pan; Vintage kettle; Speak Easy Puzzle books ; tickets Bateaux Parisiens Cruise on Seine.
“Thanks to the gifts donated & efforts of volunteers, Tombola so far has raised €2878 Help needed for tickets and/or donating prize CCD students encouraged to join sales team. Any help gladly received ?Chris: c.fitzsimons@orange.fr
For information or to help before or on the day, please contact liz@dehaas.fr
Baptism Preparation is on: Saturday 17 June at 11am.
Congratulations to Marymount candidates who celebrated their Confirmation on 9^th June and FHC on Saturday 10 June at St Jacques Church, Neuilly.Please pray for these young Christians.

Marriage Bans: Liaza Montoya and Mark Betis ; Saturday 24 June; 3pm at St Joseph’s

June 11, 2023

CORPUS CHRISTI

The feast of Corpus Christi is a great festival of Catholic faith. All over the world Catholics mark this feast with wonderful displays of devotion including processions, floral tributes, adoration and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. We sing wonderful hymns that celebrate the Real Presence of Jesus among us in the Holy Eucharist. The feast calls us to a deeper devotion to Jesus present in the Blessed Sacrament and to spend more time with him in adoration.

The Eucharist is food for our Christian lives. Through it we are united with Christ and he shares his life with us. When we receive the Body and Blood of Christ we are sharing in a special way in the saving passion and death of Jesus. He loved us so much that he freely gave his Body and Blood on the cross for us.

The Eucharist helps us to become more like Christ who loved us and gave his life for us. From him we learn the essential lessons of Christian love, forgiveness, compassion and service. By receiving the Body and Blood of Christ in Holy Communion we become the living members of Christ’s body, the Church in the world today.

As we celebrate this beautiful feast and receive the Body of Christ in Holy Communion, we pray that we will become more and more like Christ and bring his love and mercy to the people we meet wherever we go.

Bulletin 4 June 2023

Holy Trinity: Solemnity, 4 June 2023
Saint Joseph’s Passionist Church
Tel: (01) 42 27 28 56 [Int’l + 33 1]
Email stjosephparis@orange.fr
Website: www.stjoeparis.org
Saturday: Vigil Mass: 6.30 p.m.; Sun Mass: 9.30 am, 11 & 12.30, 6.30 pm
Confession: 3 June Saturday: 11.30 – 12.30 & 5 – 6 p.m. or by appointment.
Please Note : No Confessions on Saturday morning, 10^th June

Church Collections 28 May: €2558; Coffee/Tea €36.97; bookstall €90; ADP: €850.
Church flower donations: €400, Many Thanks for your generosity
If you pay Tax in France, you may use the Diocese Tax Receipt, 66% rebate on income tax. Cheque to St Joseph’s ADP or from our website

Swahili Mass : this Sunday 4 June at 2pm
CCD Teachers Meeting to prepare June 11^thThanksgiving Mass & CCD registration is on Mon 5 June 8pm-9pm ( by Teams )
Baptisms: 4 baptisms celebrated on Sat 3 June at 12:30pm. Next Baptism Preparation is on: Saturday 17 June at 11am.
Lectors/Eucharistic Ministers Meeting: Sat 10 June at St Joseph’s from 9:30 to 11:30 am.
ACWO Mass: 2pm on June 13, is not at St Joseph’s, we will meet in a member’s home that day. if you wish to participate, please Contact Rebecca: rbouygues@yahoo.com

Summer Fair – SUNDAY 25 June, The Summer Fair provides important finance for St Joseph’s over the quiet summer months.
Lots of games, Karaoke, food stalls for lunch and specialties on sale.
Tombola Tickets are now on sale on Sundays after all Masses! (1^st Prize Iphone14 plus): “Thanks to the efforts of many volunteers, the Summer Fair Tombola has raised €1,962 in ticket sales through 28 May. Between now and the big day 25 June we ask for your help in buying tickets and/or donating a prize if you can. CCD students encouraged to join the sales teams. Any help gladly received ?Chris: c.fitzsimons@orange.fr
For information or to help before or on the day, please contact liz@dehaas.fr

CCD Thanksgiving Mass is on Sunday, June 11^th at 11:00am, followed by a party in the garden.
This is an opportunity for all:
– to celebrate our catechism ministry,
– to learn more about CCD,
– to volunteer as a teacher or assistant
– to return CCD books (Recycle program)
– to register for 2023-2024 CCD program. Contact stjosephparis@orange.fr

Marymount School Confirmations will be celebrated in St Jacques, Neuilly sur Seine at 5pm on Friday 9th June by Mgr Rougé, Bishop of Nanterre.
Marymount School First Holy Communions will be in St Jacques, Neuilly at 11am on Saturday 10th June. Please pray for these young Christians.

Our deepest sympathy to Fr Aidan & prayers for his brother Philip Troy who died on Tuesday, funeral Mass on Friday 2June.
Wednesday 7^th June 8:30am Mass will be said for the repose of Philip’s soul.

The CCD lesson, Alexis Muenier, 1890, museum of Besançon

CCD THANKSGIVING

On Sunday June 11th the parish will mark the end of CCD for 2022-’23. The 11 am Mass will be a thanksgiving celebration for all the children, their teachers, and parents.
As you all know, CCD is an important part of the life of our parish. St. Joseph’s is very happy to assist parents with the important duty of handing on the faith to their children. We also appreciate very much the parents and others who have volunteered as teachers and assistants in CCD.
This year’s celebration will also focus on the preparations for the 2023-’24 session of CCD. We invite everyone to the garden after Mass where there will be tables with information about all the stages of CCD. We will also ask parents to register their children who will be in CCD next year. There will be information and help for parents and others who may like to volunteer as teachers or assistants.
This year we are making a special effort to have class lists and assigned teachers ready for the beginning of the new school year in the Autumn. We ask for your cooperation to achieve this goal.
On behalf of the parish, I want to thank Heather, Roselyne and all the teachers and assistants who make CCD possible and help to pass on knowledge of the Catholic faith to the new generations.

St Joseph’s Altar for Pentecost ceremonies 2023

Bulletin 28 May 2023- Pentecost

Pentecost: Solemnity, 28 May 2023
Saint Joseph’s Passionist ChurchTel: (01) 42 27 28 56 [Int’l + 33 1]
Email stjosephparis@orange.fr
Website: www.stjoeparis.org
Saturday: Vigil Mass: 6.30 p.m.; Sun Mass: 9.30 am, 11 & 12.30, 6.30 pm
Please Note : No Confessions: Saturday mornings, 31^st May and 10^th June
Confession: 3 June Saturday: 11.30 – 12.30 & 5 – 6 p.m. or by appointment.

Pentecost Masses as above, CCD FHC & Confirmations this week-end

Church Collections 21 May: €€2557.25; Coffee/Tea €73.37, ADP: €220.
Many Thanks for your generosity
If you pay Tax in France, you may use the Diocese Tax Receipt, 66% rebate on income tax. Cheque to St Joseph’s ADP or from our website

YAM: Sat 27 May: 5:30pm Rosary, Mass & 7:30pm SHINE

Bible Study: Wednesday 31May from 10:30 to 13:00: lori.maguire@gmail.com https://biblestudystjosephsparis.wordpress.com/
NEXT film session: 4 June: “Wildcard”: The Grapes of Wrath A modern day Exodus story (John Ford, 1940)
Pastoral Council 29 May at 7:30pm -zoom.
Feed The Homeless: YAM on Sat 3 June at 11am at St Joseph’s
Baptisms: Sat 3 June at 12:30pm
Next Baptism Preparation is on: Saturday 17 June at 11am.

Summer Fair – SUNDAY 25 June, Lots of games, Karaoke, food stalls for lunch and specialties on sale.
Tombola Tickets are on sale after all Masses! (1^st Prize Iphone14 plus)
For information or to help before or on the day, please contact liz@dehaas.fr

CCD Thanksgiving Mass is on June 11 at 11:00am, followed by a party in the garden.
This is an opportunity for all:
– to celebrate our catechism ministry,
– to learn more about CCD,
– to volunteer as a teacher or assistant
– to return CCD books (Recycle program)
– to register for 2023-2024 CCD program. Contact Heather Keller : stjoeparis.ccd@gmail.com

Lectors/Eucharistic Ministers Meeting:
Sat 10 June at St Joseph’s from 9:30 to 11:30 am.
ACWO Mass & Potluck: Tuesday 13 June at 12:30pm.

Marymount School Confirmations will be celebrated in St Jacques Church in Neuilly sur Seine at 5pm on Friday 9^th June by Mgr Rougé, Bishop of Nanterre.
Marymount School First Holy Communions will be in St Jacques, Neuilly at 11am on Saturday 10^th June. Please pray for these young Christians.

First Holy Communion: This Saturday 27th May at 11am. On this day, we pray for our 38 young children receiving the Eucharist for the first time.
A huge word of Thanks for the teachers who prepared them for this Holy Sacrament. A reception for children and their families is held in the garden after the ceremony. Thanks to all for their participation.

Confirmations: This Sunday at 3pm The Confirmation Team would like to thank Msgr. François Gonon, from the Archdiocese of Paris, for officiating the Sacrament of Confirmation to all our 21 young boys and girls, consecrating them as our new “soldiers in Christ”. Our gratitude as well for the parents who brought them forward for Confirmation and who had been supportive from the beginning to the end of the programme through their prayers. Without your support, the task of the Team will be difficult. We pray: “Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of these 21 young boys and girls. Enkindle in them the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be recreated, and they shall renew the face of the earth. Amen.”
A reception for our youngsters and their families will follow in the garden after the ceremony.

Bulletin 21 May 2023

7th SUNDAY of Easter: 21 May 2023
Saint Joseph’s Passionist Church
Tel: (01) 42 27 28 56 [Int’l + 33 1]
Email stjosephparis@orange.fr
Website: www.stjoeparis.org
Saturday: Vigil Mass: 6.30 p.m.; Sun Mass: 9.30 am, 11 & 12.30, 6.30 pm
Confession: Saturday: 11.30 – 12.30 & 5 – 6 p.m. or by appointment.

ASCENSION: Solemnity
Thursday 18 May: Mass at 11am and 6:30pm

Church Collections 13 May: €2333,31

Coffee/Tea €42.91, ADP: €220. Bookstall: €35; Summer Fair Donation €1200. Many Thanks for your generosity!
If you pay Tax in France, you may use the Diocese Tax Receipt, 66% rebate on income tax. Cheque to St Joseph’s ADP or from our website

YAM: Sat 27 May: 5:30pm Rosary, Mass & 7:30pm SHINE.

Bible Study: Wednesdays from 10:30 to 13:00: lori.maguire@gmail.com https://biblestudystjosephsparis.wordpress.com/
NEXT film session: 4 June: “Wildcard”: The Grapes of Wrath A modern day Exodus story (John Ford, 1940)
Pastoral Council 22 May at 7:30pm -zoom.
ACWO potluck : Tuesday May 23 at noon.
Summer Fair – 25 June, Lots of games, Karaoke, food stalls for lunch and specialties on sale.
Tombola Tickets are already on sale after Masses! (1^st Prize Iphone14 plus)
For information or to help before or on the day, please contact liz@dehaas.fr

Garden: Calling on parishioners to care for the garden,
we require a small team to do essential grass mowing, planting and refuse removal every 2/ 3 weeks. tross@orange.fr

FHC will be celebrated on Pentecost Weekend Sat 27 May at 11am. Please follow your teachers’ recommendations
Confirmation is on Pentecost Sunday 28 May, 3pm celebrated by Mgr François Gonon, of the Archdiocese of Paris.
CCD Thanksgiving Mass is on June 11 at 11:00am, followed by a party in the garden. This is an opportunity for all:
– to celebrate our catechism ministry,
– to learn more about CCD,
– to volunteer as a teacher or assistant
– to return CCD books (Recycle program)
– to register for 2023-2024 CCD program. Contact Heather Keller : stjoeparis.ccd@gmail.com

Lectors/Eucharistic Ministers Meeting: Sat 10 June at St Joseph’s 9:30-11:30 am.
Feed The Homeless: YAM on Sat 3 June at 11am
Altar Servers: Schedule is on the board and online. Thanks to our Ministers
Baptisms: Sat 3 June at 12:30pm. Next Baptism Preparation is on: Saturday 17 June at 11am.

Saints of the week: Mon 22 Ste Rita, Tues 23: St Denis; Fri 26 St Philippe Neri; Sat 27 St Augustin.
28 May Pentecost, Solemnity, Mass usual Sunday times

SUMMER FAIR 2023

This year we will have our parish Summer Fair on June 25. It is a wonderful opportunity for us to celebrate the end of the emergency phase of the Covid 19 pandemic. The parish responded very wisely to the pandemic and took the proper precautions to prevent the spread of the virus. Thanks to everyone for your understanding and compliance with the restrictions needed at that time. I think the last Summer Fair was in 2019. Now at last, we can begin a new kind of normal life. On June 25 we can pull out all the stops and have a wonderful day to celebrate the life of the parish, renew old friendships, meet new people, enjoy some food and win a few prizes.
The Catholic parish of St. Joseph is not just about Sunday worship. It is about being a joyful community of friends who are disciples of Jesus. Indeed, our friendship is based on our attachment to Jesus as our friend, teacher, guide and model. God wants every human being to flourish and to bloom like a beautiful flower in the garden of the world. It is through our belonging together in the parish community that we grow in the love of God and in friendship with our fellow Catholics. It is here that we learn how to look at others with compassion and kindness; it is from here that we are sent out to care for and serve people in need.
The Summer Fair is an important moment to express our joy and gratitude for our life together. Like everything else in this parish, the Summer Fair is made possible by the contribution of so many volunteers, doners, ticket sellers and ticket buyers etc. I ask you all once again to do your bit and make your contribution to this year’s Summer Fair so that it will be a great success and a memorable day for all.

Bulletin 14 May 2023

6th SUNDAY of Easter: 14 May 2023
Saint Joseph’s Passionist Church
Tel: (01) 42 27 28 56 [Int’l + 33 1]
Email stjosephparis@orange.fr
Website: www.stjoeparis.org
Saturday: Vigil Mass: 6.30 p.m.; Sun Mass: 9.30 am, 11 & 12.30, 6.30 pm
Confession: Saturday: 11.30 – 12.30 & 5 – 6 p.m. or by appointment.

Welcome!

Today we welcome Canon Richard Escudier to the parish. He will celebrate the 11.00 mass on Sunday. As the representative of Archbishop Ulrich, we see this visit as a sign of the fraternal good wishes of the Archbishop and the whole archdiocese. We are very grateful for all the signs of support and fraternal goodwill we receive from the archdiocese. Canon Escudier’s visit is a blessing and we know that during his short visit he will experience the warm hospitality of St. Joseph’s.

ASCENSION: Thursday 18 May; Mass at 11am and 6:30pm

Church Collections 7 May: €2708,06; Coffee/Tea €60,60, ADP: €320. Thanks!
If you pay Tax in France, you may use the Diocese Tax Receipt, 66% rebate on income tax. Cheque to St Joseph’s ADP or from our website

YAM: Sat 27 May: 5:30pm Rosary, Mass & 7:30pm SHINE
Bible Study: Wednesdays from 10:30 to 13:00: lori.maguire@gmail.com https://biblestudystjosephsparis.wordpress.com/
NEXT film session: 4 June: “Wildcard”: The Grapes of Wrath A modern day Exodus story (John Ford, 1940)
Altar Servers: Schedule is on the board and online. Thanks to our Ministers
ACWO potluck : Tuesday May 23 at noon.
Garden: Calling on parishioners to care for the garden:
we require a small team to do essential grass mowing, planting and refuse removal every 2/ 3 weeks.tross@orange.fr

Summer Fair – 25 June, aims to celebrate St Joseph’s community rich in cultural diversity.
Everyone is invited to enjoy delicious food at the various stalls and to join in the fun with our raffle,
karaoke, children’s games & lots more. liz@dehaas.fr

CCD resumes this Sunday
FHC Preparation: Sat 13 May at 11am, starts with daily Mass.
FHC will be celebrated on Pentecost Weekend Sat 27 May at 11am.
Confirmation Preparation: 11am Mass on Sunday, 14 May 2023 prior to our Parents’ Meeting. Check Herlivenci’s last email for Readers & readings at this Mass.
Confirmation is on Pentecost Sunday 28 May, 3pm celebrated by Mgr Gonon.

CCD Thanksgiving Mass is on June 11 at 11:00am, followed by a party in the garden. This is an opportunity for all:
– to celebrate our catechism ministry,
– to learn more about CCD,
– to volunteer as a teacher or assistant
– to return CCD books (Recycle program)
– to register for 2023-2024 CCD program. Contact Heather Keller : stjoeparis.ccd@gmail.com

Pastoral council 22 May at 7:30pm -zoom.
Lectors/Eucharistic Ministers Meeting: Sat 10 June at St Joseph’s 9:30-11:30 am.

“GIVE REASONS FOR YOUR HOPE” (1 Peter 3, 15)

St. Peter urges us to “be ready to give reasons for the hope that is within you”. We are very grateful to God for the gift of faith in Jesus but we are not always ready and able to give reasons for our faith and hope. We would love to be able to answer the questions of interested friends and colleagues about our faith but simply don’t know how.

We live in a world that values science and knowledge and the internet is buzzing with chatting and debating about every topic under the sun. Many Catholics are hooked on websites and bloggers who offer every variety of Christianity and Catholicism imaginable. The vehemence with which opinions are expressed is sometimes frightening. In some cases, the Gospel of love is turned into a weapon to demolish “heretics”, dissenters, liberals, secularists, traditionalists, progressives, conservatives etc. A great deal of the so-called Catholicism online has become a toxic mix of fanatical opinions, distortions of the truth, insult and hatred, and all in the name of Jesus and his Gospel of love!

It is easy to be misled and confused by the multiplicity of conflicting opinions and points of view on line. The greatest danger is that someone will be infected by the prejudice and bigotry of angry bloggers. How should we respond? It may be a good idea for the parish to offer a course of adult education in the faith for these challenging times. If you have any views on this, please let us know.

Bulletin 7 May 2023

5th SUNDAY of Easter: 7th May 2023
Saint Joseph’s Passionist Church
Tel: (01) 42 27 28 56 [Int’l + 33 1]
Email stjosephparis@orange.fr
Website: www.stjoeparis.org
Saturday: Vigil Mass: 6.30 p.m.; Sun Mass: 9.30 am, 11 & 12.30, 6.30 pm
Confession: Saturday: 11.30 – 12.30 & 5 – 6 p.m. or by appointment.

Lenten Project 2023 has closed at €20.669,76, L’Oeuvre d’Orient sent a Thank You email, extremely grateful for your help to earthquake survivors.

Church Collections 23 April: €3590,05; Coffee/Tea €47,34, bookstall: €36,51 Kiswahili Mass: €92
Church Collections 30 April: €3014,63;2weeks ADP €3062. Sincere Thanks
If you pay Tax in France, you may use the Diocese Tax Receipt, 66% rebate on income tax. Cheque to St Joseph’s ADP or from our website

Baptisms Preparation Saturday 13 May. 5 children baptized Sat 6^th May
YAM: Sat 6 May: Feed the Homeless at 11:30am; Sat 27 May: 5:30pm Rosary, Mass & 7:30pm SHINE
Bible Study: Wednesdays from 10:30 to 13:00: lori.maguire@gmail.com https://biblestudystjosephsparis.wordpress.com/NEXT film session: 4 June: “Wildcard”: The Grapes of Wrath A modern day Exodus story (John Ford, 1940)
Marriage Preparation Course: Next Session in October. Special Thanks to Guadalupe and David.
Altar Servers: May schedule is on the board and online. Thanks to our Ministers
ACWO potluck : Tuesday May 23 at noon. Parishioners welcome.

Garden: Calling on parishioners to care for the garden, we require a small team to do essential grass mowing, planting and refuse removal every 2/ 3 weeks. tross@orange.fr
Summer Fair – 25 June, aims to celebrate St Joseph’s community rich in cultural diversity.
Everyone is invited to enjoy delicious food at the various stalls and to join in the fun with our raffle, karaoke, children’s games & lots more. liz@dehaas.fr
RCIA will resume in October 2023

CCD resumes 13 May
FHC Preparation: Sat 13 May at 11am, starts with daily Mass. FHC will be celebrated on Pentecost Weekend Sat 27 May at 11am.
Confirmation Preparation: Please be reminded to be present at the 11am Mass on Sunday, 14 May 2023 prior to our Parents’ Meeting.
Check Herlivenci’s last email for Readers & readings at this Mass.
Confirmation is on Pentecost Sunday 28 May, 3pm celebrated by Mgr Gonon.

Pastoral council 22 May at 7:30pm on zoom.
Lectors/Eucharistic Ministers Meeting Sat 10 June at 9:30am-11h30pm.

SING A NEW SONG TO THE LORD!

“To sing is to pray twice”, said St. Augustine and with good reason. Music and song rise from the abundance of the human heart that is unable to find words to express its feelings of joy, sadness, hope, and gratitude. When words fail us, the poet and the musician in all of us come to life and supply what is missing.

Words constantly fail us in our relationship with God. How can we express our faith and doubts, our love and our disappointments to one who remains always hidden? We don’t know how to speak and that is why we are inspired to sing, to dance, to play instruments, to make beautiful music.

Music and song are intrinsic to our relationship with God. Without them we would be dumb for the most part. Thanks be to God for the music and song that lifts our hearts and moves our spirits here in St. Joseph’s. Thanks to the musicians, cantors and choirs that help us to raise our minds, hearts and voices to God every week. They do a great job but they need your help!

This weekend we are having a recruitment drive for new cantors, musicians and choir members. We are asking everyone to consider how she or he could contribute to the music ministry in our church. You don’t need to be a trained specialist but someone with a readiness to help and willing to learn. Cantors are mostly encouragers. They give a lead and hope that the congregation will join them. It might be easier to join a choir and allow your voice to mingle with the other voices. If you play an instrument, step forward and play your part!

Bulletin 23 April 2023

3rd SUNDAY of Easter: 23 April 2023
Saint Joseph’s Passionist Church
Tel: (01) 42 27 28 56 [Int’l + 33 1]
Email stjosephparis@orange.fr
Website: www.stjoeparis.org
Saturday: Vigil Mass: 6.30 p.m.; Sun Mass: 9.30 am, 11 & 12.30, 6.30 pm
Confession: Saturday: 11.30 – 12.30 & 5 – 6 p.m. or by appointment.

Lenten Project 2023:
Some donations were still coming in, final figure is now €20.469,73
Another €2500 sent this week. A huge Thanks for your Generosity, L’Oeuvre d’Orient is extremely grateful for your help to earthquake survivors.

Church Collections 15/16 April :€2878.50; ADP€220
Good Friday collection of €758.83 has been transferred for the Holy Land.
Shrines: €267.67; Coffee/Tea €79.56, bookstall: €45.51. Sincere Thanks
If you pay Tax in France, you may use this Diocese Tax Receipt, 66% rebate on income tax.

Baptism Preparation this Saturday 22 april. 5 children to be baptized next Saturday 29 April and another 5 children on Sat 6 May at 12:30pm.

YAM: Sat 29 April: 5:30pm Rosary, Mass & social. Sat 6 May: Feed the Homeless at 11:30am

Bible Study: Wednesdays from 10:30 to 13:00: lori.maguire@gmail.com https://biblestudystjosephsparis.wordpress.com/
NEXT film session: 4 June: “Wildcard”: The Grapes of Wrath A modern day Exodus story (John Ford, 1940)

Marriage Preparation Course: Next Session in October. Special Thanks to Guadalupe and David for running the course.

Altar Servers: Please check the April schedule on the board and online.
ACWO potluck : Monday April 24 at noon. Parishioners welcome.
Swahili Mass: Sunday 23 April 2pm
RCIA will resume in October 2023
Special thanks to the Stewardship group who brightens church premises every Saturday.
Thanks to Fr Brendan Mc Keever, C.P. who assisted during those two weeks

CCD will resume after vacations. FHC Preparation : Sat 13 May at 11am, starts with day Mass.
FHC will be celebrated on Pentecost Weekend Sat 27 May at 11am
Confirmation: Pentecost Sunday 28 May at 3pm.

The lives of the disciples of Jesus were changed by the experience of knowing him.
We do not experience him or know him as they did; yet our experience of him changes us too.
As Pedro Arrupe wrote, it influences everything.

Fall in Love

Nothing is more practical than
finding God, than
falling in Love
in a quite absolute, final way.

What you are in love with,
what seizes your imagination,
will affect everything.

It will decide
what will get you out of bed in the morning,
what you do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends,
what you read, whom you know,
what breaks your heart,
and what amazes you with joy and gratitude.

Fall in Love, stay in love,
and it will decide everything.

Bulletin 16 April 2023

2nd SUNDAY of Easter:16 April 2023
Saint Joseph’s Passionist Church
Tel: (01) 42 27 28 56 [Int’l + 33 1]
Email stjosephparis@orange.fr
Website: www.stjoeparis.org
Saturday: Vigil Mass: 6.30 p.m.; Sun Mass: 9.30 am, 11 & 12.30 pm, 6.30 pm
Confession: Saturday: 11.30 – 12.30 & 5 – 6 p.m. or by appointment.

Lenten Project 2023: A third transfert of €6000 made, a last count/ complement will be sent next week.
A huge Thanks for your Generosity!
Second collection 8/9 April : €1.078,32 (€508.32; ADP €570)
Grand total now: €19,119.73
NB: To get French Tax receipts: Cheques to “St Joseph’s ADP” & donations available directly from the website (please send an email to stjosephparis@orange.fr informing us it is for our Lenten project, so we can direct your donation to oeuvre d’Orient.

Teen Group this Saturday 15 April : 2pm till 4pm, “Jesuit Discussion”

Church Collections Holy Week & EASTER
Holy Thursday (for the poor) €1.196,56;
Good Friday (Holy Land) €758.83
EASTER: €6.315,07; ADP: €220; Coffee/Tea €49,11. Sincere Thanks!
If you pay Tax in France, you may use this Diocese Tax Receipt, 66% rebate on income tax.

CCD Confirmation Retreat: this Sat 15 April starting at 10am at St Joseph’s, includes day Mass & meeting with Monseigneur Gonon. Who will officiate on Confirmation next 28 May at 3pm

Bible Study: Wednesdays from 10:30 to 13:00: lori.maguire@gmail.com https://biblestudystjosephsparis.wordpress.com/
Marriage Preparation Course: Last session April 16th , from 4pm- 5:30pm
ACWO potluck : change of date, now Monday April 24 at noon. All welcome
Swahili Mass: Sunday 23 April 2pm

CONGRATULATIONS again to Daphne Ang and Elsa Hettiarachchige baptized at Easter Vigil and to Paul Fothergill and Jason Willense who entered in Full Communion with the Catholic Church, also during the Easter Vigil.

This Sunday we are happy to welcome Mark Frederick Indorf, our former organist, now living in Canada.
Thanks to Fr Brendan Mc Keever, C.P. who is assisting while Fr Martin is away.
Please Note Fr Martin will be returning on Friday evening 21 April.

Those first disciples were filled with light and they were shining!
We often have doubts and questions.
The poet, Mary Oliver, invites us “to go easy” and to draw nearer to “the hope of myself”.

When I Am Among the Trees
~ Mary Oliver ~

When I am among the trees,
especially the willows and the honey locust,
equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,
they give off such hints of gladness.
I would almost say that they save me,
and daily.

I am so distant from the hope of myself,
in which I have goodness, and discernment,
and never hurry through the world
but walk slowly, and bow often.

Around me the trees stir in their leaves
and call out, “Stay awhile.”
The light flows from their branches.

And they call again, “It’s simple,” they say,
“and you too have come
into the world to do this, to go easy,
to be filled with light, and to shine.”

Easter Sunday 9 April

EASTER SUNDAY; 9 April 2023
Saint Joseph’s Passionist Church

EASTER Vigil 8 April: 9:00pm
Easter Sunday Mass: 9:30,11,12:30 & 6:30pm

Tel: (01) 42 27 28 56 [Int’l + 33 1]
Email stjosephparis@orange.fr
Website: www.stjoeparis.org
Saturdays: Vigil Mass: 6.30 p.m; Sun Mass: 9.30 am, 11 & 12.30 pm, 6.30 pm
Confession: Saturday: 11.30 – 12.30 & 5 – 6 p.m. or by appointment.

Lenten Project 2023: 12.000 sent: A nice letter of Thanks has been received from L’Oeuvre d’Orient,
Your donations already help with repairs on homes, emergency items & food distributed especially in & around Aleppo, Syria)

Second collection 2 April : €3.089,36 (€1773.84; ADP €990, plus Teen Bake sales €325.52). Grand total now: €18,041.41
NB: To get French Tax receipts: Cheques to “St Joseph’s ADP” & donations available directly from the website
please send an email to stjosephparis@orange.fr informing us it is for our Lenten project, so we can direct your donation to oeuvre d’Orient.
Teen Group Bake Sale: Special Thanks to the young group for helping with the Lenten Project. Proceeds: €325,52

Church Collection 2 April: WE: €4.763,32; ADP: €220; Coffee/Tea €69.74; Bookstall €37; Shrines €394.92.
If you pay Tax in France, you may use this Diocese Tax Receipt, a 66% rebate on your income tax.Thanks for your generosity.

CCD Confirmation Retreat: Sat 15 April starting at 10am at St Joseph’s, includes day Mass & meeting with Monseigneur Gonon.
Bible Study: Wednesday 12 April from 10:30 to 13:00: lori.maguire@gmail.com https://biblestudystjosephsparis.wordpress.com/
Marriage Preparation Course: Last session on April 16th , from 4pm- 5:30pm
ACWO potluck Thursday April 13 at noon. All are welcome.
Swahili Mass: Sunday 23 April 2pm

CONGRATULATIONS to Daphne Ang and Elsa Hettiarachchige baptized at Easter Vigil and
to Paul Fothergill and Jason Willense who entered in Full Communion with the Catholic Church, also during the Easter Vigil.

A big word of Thanks to all who helped make the Easter celebrations so beautiful in St Joseph’s Church.
Thanks to Fr Brendan Mc Keever, C.P. who is assisting for Holy Week, Easter and the following 2 weeks.
Please Note Fr Martin will be away from Monday 10 to Friday 21 April

THE LORD IS RISEN
ALLELUIA!

The Lord has risen from the dead and a new era has dawned for humanity and the whole creation. The old creation was spoiled by sin, suffering and death. Jesus entered the darkness of the old and transformed it with his light. He healed the suffering, he cast out demons, he forgave sinners, raised the dead to life, and brought good news to the poor. But then, he too had to endure the sin of evil people, the suffering they inflicted on him, even the horror of crucifixion and death as a condemned criminal.

In his passion, Jesus absorbed all the evil and suffering of the world into himself and transformed them with the power of his saving love. In the Risen Lord, the love of God has triumphed over death and every evil. Now there is a new dawn, a new creation. Everything is bathed in a new light and is shining with the beauty of the new creation. There is a new light in every human being and radiating from every face.

Jesus is risen and with him we celebrate the transformation of the old world into the new creation and the arrival of the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven. Now we can make a new beginning and bring love where there is hate, peace where there is discord, and joy where there is sadness. It is our privilege and joy to be messengers of this Good News to the whole world. Alleluia!

I wish you all a very happy Easter