THE PARISH OF

ST. JOHN THE DIVINE

390 Base Line Road, West Office Hours:

London, ON N6J 1W1 Monday to Friday

Phone 519-471-7022 8:30 am—12 noon /

Fax 519-660-2902 1 pm—4:30 pm

E-mail stjd@dol.ca Website www.stjtd.ca

PASTOR/ ADMINISTRATOR

Fr. Don Pumputis dpumputis@dol.ca

PERMANENT

DEACON

Don St. Onge

dstonge@dol.ca

PASTORAL

MINISTER Nives Davies

ndavies@dol.ca

PARISH

CATECHIST Bridget Corneil bcorneil@dol.ca

PARISH

SECRETARY Pam Blackwell

CUSTODIAN Brian MacDiarmid

Sunday Mass Saturday 5:15 pm; Sunday

9:00 & 11 am

Weekday Mass 7 pm—Tuesday

12 noon—Wednesday

8:30 am—Thursday

*8:30 am—Friday (* at 7pm

during Lent)

Parish Rosary half hour before each

weekday mass

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 11 am - 12

noon—Wednesday

Children’s Liturgy 11 am mass—September to

June

Sacrament of Reconciliation Tuesday 6:15 - 6:50 pm

Wednesday 11:15 - 11:50 am

Saturday 4 - 5 pm

or by appointment

Baptism - Please make

arrangements at least 12

weeks in advance with

Fr. Don

Marriage - Arrangements to

be made one year in advance

You can donate to St.

John the Divine on-line at

www.canadahelps.org

519-434-2708

www.donohuefuneralhome.ca

Advertise your business here

Contact the Parish Office

519-471-7022 for more information

The Andy-Man www.andymanlondon.ca

- Home Repairs & Renos - Inside, Outside and Yardwork Too!

Decks & Fences Built and Refinished

Andy Moir 519-473-0593

HAVE YOU MADE A DECISION?

Crema�on, Mausoleum, Ground

• Pre-planning means taking care of tomorrow today. It makes sense.

• Family Service Counselors available to explain your op�ons.

• Interest free payment plans are available.

Please contact a Family Service Counsellor

St. Peter’s Cemetery ~ 806 Victoria Street, London

Phone 519-451-9120 ~ www.catholiccemeteries.on.ca 4th SUNDAY OF LENT

Sunday, March 22nd, 2020

The Knights of Columbus will host a Fish & Chip Dinner on

Friday, March 27, 2020.Cost is $15.00 per person or $30.00 per family. Doors open at 5 pm; dinner served

at 5:30 pm. Tickets will be available for purchase after mass in the Narthex on

March 21st/22nd, or call the Parish Office. We look forward to seeing everyone there.

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The Diocese of London:

Being a mission-oriented

Church that forms

disciples of Jesus

St. John the Divine Prayer Line

519-281-9580

Come and join us on April 19th for Divine Mercy Sunday. Starting at 3 pm with a Liturgy of the Word, Exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament, with time for the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and silent adoration. Confession will also be available, so come out and join us at St. John the Divine this Blessed day.

Fr. Don Pumputis

The Parish Office will

be closed on

Tuesday, March 24th,

as staff will be attending a

workshop.

Meat Pies are still available - $4 each - Chicken and beef.

Call Mary Anne 519-472-6049

LATIN NIGHT: Thank you for your

con�nued support of the

Missions & Social Jus�ce

Commi'ee La�n Night - our 10th

anniversary event for the

Children and Youth of Choco,

Colombia. We raised $8,339.77

this year for this endeavor. Your

generosity is greatly appreciated.

MSJC.

GOOD FRIDAY

LENTEN LUNCH 2020 Due to the present situation that

is evolving regarding the Covid

19 virus, we have decided this

event will be CANCELLED this

year. We appreciated your past

support and hope that we will

resume this event this year.

Sincerely MSJC

Daily Mass this week…..

Tuesday, March 24th - 7 pm • Brian Collins - Marion & Family • Mary Ellen Heidel - The Heidel Family • Carolinda & Antonio Pereira - Maria

Pereira • Tina Delcoco - The Cosentino Family

Wednesday, March 25th

11 am - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

12 noon - Mass

• Patricia Murray - Paul Murray • Yolande Smith - Jim & Dianne Kehoe • Dec’d Members of the Baxter Family -

Murray & Helen Hamilton • Peter Richard Aubry - Bruce & Rosemary

McDonald

Thursday, March 26th - 8:30 am

• Cecilia O’Malley - Peggy, Elliott & Jocelin • Int. Andrew & Nikki Ludziejewski - The

Fleck Family • Helene Diesbourg - George Krieger • Dec’d Members of the Perreault Family -

The Family

Friday, March 27th - 7 pm*

• Int. Joan Pitt - Keith & Marilyn Campbell • Sharon Anne Brown - Catholic Women’s

League • Pauline Goff - Leo & Rose Marie Carter • Rita Viterbo - Staff of Jean Vanier School

*during Lent, Mass is celebrated in the evening,

followed by Stations of the Cross. (There is no morning mass on Friday during Lent)

We encourage everyone to a'end the London Area Right to Life Annual Gala

Fundraiser being held on April 30th at the Marconi Club, 120 Clarke Road, London.

Tickets cost just $45 for adults & $25 for students. For �cket enquiries and further

details, contact Bonnie at 519-659-3334 or info@right2life.ca

Garage Sale 2020 – Did you know that on the day of the sale we have over 100 parishioners helping with the sale. Throughout the week volunteers come in and help us set the place up and ensure that all items are in working condition, that items are clean and well

presented. We have a list of unwanted items because they don’t sell and they take up important real estate. Our sale is well known in the city because we offer good clean working items at a great price.

We are looking for a person(s) to help us with advertising and marketing our garage sale that won’t cost us. If you know of places we can advertise free or ways to get the word out on a wider scale please contact us at the office. We need to increase the profit margin of $12,000.00 - $13,000.00. While it is great this is where we are stuck. This says to us that we are missing segments of the London population that could help increase our profits. Remember the profits go to the parish debt. Your help and ideas would be appreciated.

We will be having an Altar Serving Training day for all current and new Altar Servers on Saturday, May 9th from 10 am to 12 noon, followed by a pizza lunch. Servers must be a baptized Catholic, with a minimum age of 7 years (having received 1st Communion, or about to in the spring). This is a great opportunity for siblings and families to serve in a ministry together.

Adult Altar Servers are needed during the day to serve when we have funerals.

Please let us know if you are interested in signing up for this day and helping out with this Ministry, by contacting the Parish Office 519-471-7022 or stjd@dol.ca.

Enviro Tip: Create an environmentally friendly home by not buying items

that endanger the planet. Some of these include: Styrofoam cups, paper

towels, plas�c cutlery, as well as package foods and products. Instead,

choose compostable plates and containers, and buy fresh produce. Choose

cloth over paper, and set a good example for the kids as well.

Please consider ST. JOHN THE DIVINE PARISH when preparing your Will

Pope Francis' Tips for Lent - Help the Poor - “In the poor and outcast we see Christ’s face; by loving and helping the poor, we love and serve Christ. Our efforts are

also directed to ending violations of human dignity, discrimination and abuse in the world, for these are so often the cause of destitution. When power, luxury and money become idols, they take priority over the need for a fair distribution of wealth. Our consciences thus need to be converted to justice, equality, simplicity and sharing.” – Lenten Message, 2014

Get rid of the lazy addiction to evil - “[Lent] is a ‘powerful’ season, a turning point that can foster change and conversion in each of us. We all need to improve, to change for the better. Lent helps us and thus we leave behind old habits and the lazy addiction to the evil that deceives and ensnares us.” – General Audience, March 5, 2014

Don’t remain indifferent - “Indifference to our neighbor and to God also represents a real temptation for us Christians. Each year during Lent we need to hear once more the voice of the prophets who cry out and trouble our conscience. God is not indifferent to our world; he so loves it that he gave his Son for our salvation.” –Lenten Message, 2015

Invitation to become a Knight of Columbus

If you have ever considered becoming a Knight of Columbus, now is the time. We invite all Catholic men of St. John Divine Parish to join us in a Recruitment Program the weekend of March 21, 2020. Our Faith in Action Program offers the following:

• Lead with Faith: Deepen your faith with access to a wealth of spiritual resources to help you become a better Catholic man, husband and father.

• Protect your family: Top quality portfolio of financial products, backed by ethical and Catholic business practices.

• Camaraderie: Joining the Knights of Columbus gives you the opportunity to work with and enjoy the fellowship of other men in our parish who have the same values as you have.

• Serve others: Make an impact. Become involved, as time permits, in the various charitable events conducted by our Council 11053 and beyond.

• Defend your values: Defend the faith. Defend the truth. As a Knight, your voice will be joined by 1.9 million fellow members.

• You are born a man. You become a Knight.

For further information, please contact:

Moe Lacerte

Grand Knight, Council 11053,

St. John Divine Parish, London

E-mail: franco.american@rogers.com

Youth Ministry

Steubenville Toronto July 2020

It is that time of year again and we are gearing up for Steubenville Toronto July 3-5th 2020! So far we have 15 young people who would like to go this year. The cost per student is $375 and for the past two years our parish has generously supported our young people. Once again we are asking for your support. All donations are eligible for a tax receipt. Below are some options for donating:

1. Full sponsorship for one youth - $375 2. Monetary donation of any amount

Envelopes will be available in the Narthex as well as the Parish Office. Donations can be placed in the offertory. Please clearly include your name and envelope number if you are a parishioner. If you are not registered you are still eligible for a receipt – please include name and address with the donation. Thank you for your continued support of our young people. The youth will be having some more fundraising events in the coming months to raise funds for this amazing opportunity. If you have questions please contact Bridget Corneil at bcorneil@dol.ca or call the office at 519-471-7022

All cheques should be made payable to St. John the Divine Parish

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

A warm welcome is extended to everyone, especially those who have been away for a long time.

The DAY OF CONFESSION - Wednesday, April 1st

9:00 am to 12 noon and 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 11 am; Mass at 12 noon

Everyone can agree that our Marian Gardens look beautiful year round. We have a great group of volunteer gardeners that work from spring into the fall season to make this area of our grounds a space that we can all be very proud. Many summer evenings, you can find our neighours enjoying the area as well. Our volunteer gardeners will soon begin to plan which annuals and perennials to plant in our Marian Gardens for all to enjoy. Donation envelopes are available at the back of the church should you wish to help us with the purchase of plants and other gardening needs. Please contact the Parish Office 519-471-7022 or stjd@dol.ca should you have any questions, or would like to volunteer your time to our Marian Gardens. Floral Donation Envelopes are available at the back of the Church. These donations will be used for the purchase of flowers and various decorative articles to enhance our liturgies at Easter and throughout the year. You can make the donation in memory of a deceased loved one. Please remember to put the name of your loved one on the back of the envelope. PILGRIMAGE TO HOLY SHRINES IN QUEBEC with Father Tery Runstedler is a fully escorted Pilgrimage to Ste Anne de Beaupre, St Joseph Oratory, Notre Dame du Cape, St Kateri, Notre Dame Basilica in Quebec city as well as leisure time in Old as well as New Quebec city, from August 17-21/20. Shared twin cost: $692 plus $107 taxes which pays for motor coach bus transportation, 4 night accommodation and 4 breakfasts. To register call Marie Alexandre (519)352-6913 or George Cifa (519)660-

6966.

Looking for healing? Closure? If you are divorced, separated, or civilly remarried, consider applying for a declaration of nullity (an “annulment”). The Roman Catholic Diocese of London would like to help you. If you are interested in a Declaration of Nullity or if you simply have questions, please give us a call at 519-439-1553. There is no obligation in calling, and the process is free of charge.

Did you know that we have monthly, pre-authorized payments available for

Sunday Offertory, the Renovation Fund and other special collections? If you are interested in using this method to make your donations to the Parish, please contact Pam in the Parish Office 519-471-7022. You can start this at any time of the year. In hospital – If you, or a family member, are in the hospital you have access to the Chaplaincy Office to make arrangements to have communion brought to you during your stay in the hospital. You may also ask for the Sacrament of the Sick. Our Diocese has a dedicated chaplain at the hospitals. Please avail yourself of this service. Fr. Don is also happy to come and anoint you with the Sacrament of the Sick.

The seringueiros: protectors in peril

On reserves created by the Brazilian state, the seringueiros tap rubber trees and gather nuts and fruits for subsistence. But their lands are now coveted by powerful loggers, hunters, ranchers, soybean farmers, etc. They are facing increasing threats, intimidation and persecution. Despite these hardships, the seringueiros prefer remaining in place to tend their beloved forest. Development and Peace’s partner, the Pastoral Land Commission (CPT), supports the seringueiros by documenting violations of their rights and by helping them legally contest the seizure of their lands. “Those who want to help us should immediately come to see what is

happening here so that we may keep the forest standing.” – Ederson Chaves Dias, seringueiro, Angelim Reserve, Machadinho d’Oeste

Watch the seringueiros’ testimony at devp.org/campaign/seringueiros.

Donations for Share Lent can be made by placing your Share Lent envelope in the Sunday Offertory. Donations by cheque are to be made payable to St. John the Divine Parish.

ALPHA is coming to St. Justin’s starting Thursday, March 26, 2020 to June 2020. What is ALPHA? It is an opportunity to explore life and the Christian faith in a friendly, open, and informal environment. We will meet at 6:00 PM for a meal. We will then view a film and discuss it. The evening will be done by 8:30 PM.

This is a great opportunity to invite friends and families who have fallen away from practicing their faith and/or those who have no faith to join in open discussion of critical questions. We provide free childcare and we have Spanish speaking table host who lead discussions in Spanish and English. Please fill in an ALPHA registration available on the Welcome desk and drop it off at the Welcome Desk or the parish office. INTERESTED IN HELPING with ALPHA? We need cooks, set and clean up teams. Please take this opportunity to share your talents to bring Christ to all. Questions? Please call St. Justin’s at 519-685-2795, leave a message or email stjustinalpha@gmail.com and we will get back to you quickly.