4th Sunday in Ordinary Time 29th January 2023
Saint Joseph’s Passionist Church
Tel: (01) 42 27 28 56 [Int’l + 33 1]
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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.
WARM ITEMS DRIVE from Saturday 21 - Tuesday 31 January 2023.
Donations of Bonnets, Socks, Scarves, Gloves and/or Raincoats are appreciated.
The donated items to go to the homeless. Boxes available for drop-off inside the Church.
Items will be used for the Saturday 4 February 2023, Feed the Homeless.
🎭St. Joseph's Mardi Gras National Costume Party 🎉
Saturday 18 February 2023, 7:30pm to midnight, in Church Hall.
Please come dressed in your national costume or traditional wear.
Register by Sunday 12 February after Masses at the Bookstall or with volunteers on the Parvis. (it will help us better cater food and drink)
TEEN FAITH MINISTRY
For teenagers 13-17/18 years.
Join & Register outside of church after the 11am & 12:30 mass; this Sunday 29th.
“We host events, discussions, pilgrimages and activities specifically for teenagers,
and we would love for as many young people as possible to participate.”
You may also contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Marriage Preparation Course: will start on line on February 5th
Applications for next Course to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
schedule: Sunday February 5th & 19th March 5th & 19th, April 2nd & 16th , from 4pm to 5:pm
Collections 22nd Jan.: Weekend Masses: €2199,97; ADP: €220; Donation: $3000. Shrines: 680,16; Thanks a lot.
NB: All “St Joseph ADP” donations are 66% tax refundable: Available directly from our website or by cheque.
Order of Malta collection : This weekend as every year in all churches of France,
is collecting money for the cause of Leprosy in poor countries.
They will stand outside the doors after all Masses; thank you for your generosity
RCIA: Adults preparing for Sacraments of Initiation, Easter 2023. Thursday 8pm
Baptism Preparation Sat. 4 Feb at 11am (starts in church with daily Mass); ending 12h45
CCD Confirmation Retreat: Last Sat 21 at St Augustine, was followed by Enrolment on Sunday at the 11am Mass
Letters of all our CCD Confirmation candidates to Mgr Gonon should now be prepared , hand given or emailed to church This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Bible Study: Wednesdays 10.30 – 12.00 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
A SYNODAL PARISH
I would like 2023 to be a Synodal Year for St. Joseph’s parish when we unite with the whole Church and set out on the Synodal path proposed by Pope Francis.
Pope Francis says that the way of Synodality is about walking together with our brothers and sisters and in the company of the Lord Jesus. It is the way to forge a new humanity. It starts locally and small but it aspires to embrace all people who share this planet with us and who have been created in the image and likeness of God.
The Synodal Path begins here in the local Church where we already share faith and work closely together to deepen our Christian commitment. That must continue. But we are asked to go a step further along the road to unity. We are to reach out to others, to other parishes, to other language groups, other Christian denominations, other religions, to all people of good will. We have to find the ways of doing this that are appropriate to our particular circumstances.
The idea of Synodality is based on the firm conviction that God has blessed each one with gifts and talents for the common good. We are to pool these gifts and build up one another. We are to tap into the unharnessed energies of creativity, service, and love that are here in this small local Church. We have been given these gifts for the sake of others. Synodality is the call to walk together, to talk together, to plan together and to act together for the good of all. Let’s give it a try and hope that in this way we will grow in faith, hope and love.
