5th Sunday of Lent : 26 March 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.
PALM SUNDAY: Mass Times as above
During Lent: evening Mass on Fridays at 7:30pm; followed by Stations
Lenten Retreat: starts Friday 31st March at 7:30pm Mass & continues Saturday 1 April at 9am (Presentation & Prayer) ending with 11:00am Mass
Lenten Project 2023: Donations will be sent through l’Oeuvre d’Orient, see KTO interview of MGR Gollnisch-links on our website/Lenten Project
Second collection 19 March €5.302,46 (€3,002.46, ADP €2,300). Grand total now: €12,008.54
A first € 6000 Transfer was sent 17th March; A second € 6000 Transfer sent on Friday 24th
NB: To get French Tax receipts: Cheques to “St Joseph’s ADP” & donations available directly from the website (please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. informing us it is for our Lenten project, so we can direct your donation to oeuvre d’Orient. Also infos at information Table in Reception
USHERS’ Meeting: This Sunday 26th at 1:50 pm, St Joseph’s Church Hall.
FEAST of St Patrick’s & St Joseph’s Thanks to Hospitality for their precious help.
The Teen Faith Ministry is going to be doing a sale from 9:30 - 12:30 on Sunday 26th of March and 2nd of April. All money earned will be going to the Lenten Project. There will be food, and games at the stands! Feel free to pop by after mass!”
FEED the Homeless: 1April 11am
Collection 12 March: WE: €2438.03; ADP: €220; Coffee/Tea €41.30; Bookstall €48.
Please Note: The Parish council has organised an information table on ADP, after the 3 Sunday morning Masses in the reception near the Bookstall. If you pay Tax in France, don’t hesitate to ask on how to use this Diocese Tax Receipt, a 66% rebate on your income tax. Thanks for your generosity.
CCD Confirmation Retreat: Sat 15 April at 10am at St Joseph’s, includes meeting with Monseigneur Gonon.
Bible Study in HALL: Wednesday 29 March from 10:30 to 12:00: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://biblestudystjosephsparis.wordpress.com/
Marriage Preparation Course: Next sessions on April 2nd & 16th , from 4pm- 5:30pm
Feast Days this week: Thurs 30: St Quirin, Roman Martyr 2nd Century
St Joseph’s Christianity & Film Group : Sunday evening per month 8:30pm to 10:00 pm https://biblestudystjosephsparis.wordpress.com/Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Next Baptisms Saturday 1 & 29 April Form Registrations on www.stjoeparis.org
Baptism Preparation Seminar Saturday 22 April at 11am (starts with Mass).
A WORLD IN NEED
This year we do our Lenten prayer, fasting and alms giving against a background of mounting political and social tension, uncollected refuse piling high and polluting our streets, the horrors of war in Ukraine, and the devastating earthquakes in Turkey. How is this affecting you? What resources does our Christian faith give us to cope?
We can bring the world to God every day in our prayer, asking for a fresh outpouring of the Holy spirit of wisdom, healing and peace. We can fast and abstain from all words and actions that inflame division, hatred and violence. We call look around our neighbourhood to see those most affected – the elderly, the lonely and the frightened – and reach out with a helping hand.
We are citizens of the Kingdom of God with a mission to transform the world. Where there is injustice, we pray and work for justice; where there is violence, we pray and work for peace; where there is sadness, we are a light radiating joy.
Lord help us and bless our world in these difficult times!
