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SANTA MARIA GORETTI PARISH
(Italian Parish)
9110-110 Avenue, Edmonton, AB. T5H 4A1
Tel. (780) 422-8304
Fax (780) 425-7254
E-Mail: [email protected]
Office Hours: Mon.-Fri.:9:00 am-12:30 pm - 1:00-3:00 pm
Pastor: Rev. Fr. George Puramadathil, CFIC
Office Administrator: Luis M. Untalan
SMG Community Centre (780) 426-5026
Mass Schedule: Tuesday to Friday in Italian - 7:00 p.m.
Weekend: Saturday at 5:00 p.m. (Italian); Sunday: 8:30 a.m. (Italian), 10:00 a.m. (English), 11:30 a.m. (Italian)
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays at 4:30 p.m. before Mass or by appointment
Adoration: Every Friday at 6.00 PM throughout the Year of Mercy. Rosary every evening: 6: 20 PM
Baptism: Saturday: 5:00 p.m. (Italian); Sunday: 8:30 a.m. (Italian), 10:00 a.m. (English), 11:30 a.m. (Italian)
Marriage: Contact the Priest at least 6 months prior to the Wedding. (A Catholic Marriage Preparation Course is a requirement.)
Mezz’ora Con Voi (Italian Radio Program): Sunday at: 9:00 a.m. on 101.7 FM Web Site: www.smgoretti.org
3 APRILE 2016
BEATI COLORO CHE NON HANNO VISTO E HANNO CREDUTO
II DOMENICA DI PASQUA DELLA DIVINA MISERICORDIA
LA piena adesione di fede rende possibile, generosa, feconda la nostra appartenenza a Cristo. Occorre ricreare nelle singole
comunità cristiane una differente area vitale: luoghi di culto da trasformare in luoghi del perdono, dell’annuncio evangelico, della
carità, dell’accoglienza, dell’aiuto al fedele esitante e all’uomo in ricerca. La comunità apostolica (I Lettura) è protesa a
testimoniare la sua fede nel Risorto: i discepoli del Signore, sebbene poco numerosi, attirano le folle. Conquistati dalla loro fede e
dai miracoli operati nel nome del Risorto, molti si convertivano.
E cresceva il numero dei credenti! Una provocazione che ci tocca da vicino: l’annuncio del Vangelo è oggi affidato a ciascuno di
noi. San Giovanni (II Lettura), esiliato a Patmos, ci offre la visione che prova che la figura gloriosa del Risorto è al centro della
comunità cristiana. La sua vittoria sul peccato e sulla morte è certa e definitiva. La sera di Pasqua il Cristo risorto appare ai
discepoli riuniti nel cenacolo (Vangelo) e li rassicura che è proprio lui, risuscitato e vivo. Prima di lasciarli conferisce loro il potere
di perdonare i peccati. Domenico Brandolino, ssp
2nd SUNDAY OF EASTER (DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY)
A NOVELIST I admire was interviewed shortly before her death. She had been ill for some time, and spoke plainly about what she
expected to happen when she died. She said something like this: “I believe that death is the end. We live, we die, and that’s all.”
I felt saddened by her words. I wanted to think of ways to convince her otherwise, to give her and everyone who shares that view
some proof that they will rise again in the fullness of life with God forever.
Nearly 2,000 years after Jesus’ death and resurrection, we are far removed in time from the disciples, who saw with their own
eyes, and from “doubting” Thomas, who could even touch the wounds in Christ’s hands and side. But we can still rely on these
disciples’ testimony, which has been handed down from one person to another over the centuries – authentic and trustworthy.
When our faith seems shaky, we need only look to those who went before us and those around us whose faith is unwavering. They
can support us and bolster us. As our faith grows stronger, we become anchors for others who may be drifting. The scriptures, too,
are a great source of hope and faith for us today, for we are not the first to doubt, to question. Signs and wonders are all around us,
if we have eyes to see and ears to hear! Anne Louise Mahoney, Ottawa, ON
INTENZIONI DELLE SANTE MESSE
MASS INTENTIONS
SATURDAY/ SABATO, 2 APRILE
5:00 p.m. (Italian)
 Angelo Quagliariello (dec. in Italia 26 marzo) dalla sorella Rina Spinelli
 Domenico Zanon dalla moglie Immacolata, figli e famiglia
 Rosa Biasutto from the Dante Alighieri Society of Edmonton
 Filomena Pontieri da Franco Candiani e famiglia
 Raffaele Caparelli dalla moglie Maria e figlio Franco e nipoti Emanuel
 Giuseppe Gallace dalla zia Immacolata Zanon
 Rocco Gallace dalla zia Immacolata Zanon
 Egidio Chiarello dalla moglie e famiglia
 Oresto Profiri dalla moglie Michelina e figli
 Luisa Profiri dalla nuora Michelina Profiri e famiglia
SUNDAY/ DOMENICA 3 APRILE
8:30 a.m. (Italian)
 Saverio Paonessa dalla moglie Antonia e figli
10:00 a.m. (English)
 Christina Tomat from her family
 Emilio, Caterina e Salvatore Pagliuso dalla figlia e sorella Ermelinda e famiglia
 Domenico e Addolorata Panaro dal figlio Michele e famiglia
 Nicola Lucente dalla moglie Anna e figli
 Iolanda Casciaro dai figli
 Giovanni Corazza from wife Ada and family
 Concetta Prete (1 mese), Salvatore e Eugenio Prete dalle figlie e sorelle Anna e Valeria e le loro famiglie
 Marino Venuti dalla moglie Licinia e figli
 Giuseppe e Gemma Feraco dal figlio Gino Feraco e famiglia
For sick members of the family of Linda Budynski
11:30 a.m. (Italian)
 Per i genitori di Luigi e Anna Cosentino
 Michele, Salvatore, Enrichetta e Pasquale Arnieri da Maria e Giuseppe Arnieri e figli
 Francesco, Valeverde e Giovannina Sansano dalle figlie Maria e Carmela e famiglie
 Armando, Angela e Filomena DeBenedetto e Maria Antonello da Vito e famiglia
 Donato SanMartin dalla moglie Antonietta e famiglia
 Filomena Pontieri dalle Donne del Santo Rosario
 Per tutti i membri del Fogolar Furlan d’Edmonton
 Michelino Valente dalla moglie e figli
 Tutti i defunti di Aldo e Teresa Esposito e le loro famiglie
 Romolo Vivaqua da Aldo e Teresa Esposito
 Ida DeFranco dal figlio Pietro Valle e famiglia (1 mese)
 Tutti i defunti di Teresa e Bruno Pileggi e famiglia
 Per tutte le studentesse decedute nell’incidente stradale mentre facevano ritorno a casa dalla Spagna, dalle Donne del Santo Rosario
Martedì, 5 aprile 7:00 p.m.
Mercoledì, 6 aprile 7:00 p.m.
 Francesca Carrozza da Carmela Marino
Giovedì, 7 aprile 7:00 p.m.
Venerdì, 8 aprile 7:00 p.m.
RIPOSA IN PACE/ REST IN PEACE
PARISH COMMUNITY NEWS
2015 INCOME TAX RECEIPTS
The Income Tax Receipts for 2015, for both Santa Maria Goretti and the Sons of the Immaculate
Conception, are ready for pickup at the main Church entrance.
AVVISO SPECIALE/
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Avremo l’Adorazione Eucaristica ogni venerdì alle ore 6.00 -7.00 pm durante l’Anno della
Misericordia.
We will have Eucharistic Adoration in the Parish every Friday 6:00–7:00 p.m. throughout the
Jubilee Year of Mercy which opened from December 8, 2015 and will close on November 20,
2016.
Reflections for the Year of Mercy – April 3, 2016
Second Sunday of Easter/ Divine Mercy Sunday
Last year on this Sunday, Pope Francis declared this year a Jubilee Year of Mercy. Saint John Paul II
named the Second Sunday of Easter “Sunday of Divine Mercy” in response to Saint Faustina
Kowalska’s Divine Mercy devotion, which offered spiritual comfort to hearts worldwide. But Francis
challenges us to make that comfort we receive a gift we gladly share: “We are called to show mercy
because mercy has first been shown to us.” The clearest expression of merciful love, says Francis, is
pardoning others. “At times how hard it seems to forgive!” he acknowledges. “And yet pardon is the
instrument placed into our fragile hands to attain serenity of heart” (Misericordiae Vultus, 9). The
necessary condition for living joyfully? “To let go of anger, wrath, violence, and revenge.” May Divine
Mercy Sunday in this Jubilee Year of Mercy remind us that Jesus made mercy our life’s ideal and a
criterion for our faith’s credibility: “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy” (Matthew
5:7).
FROM THE OFFICE OF
THE ARCHBISHOP OF EDMONTON
EVERY LIFE MATTERS
OGNI VITA È IMPORTANTE
Most Rev. Richard W. Smith, Archbishop of Edmonton, is inviting parishioners to participate
in the upcoming series of “conversations with the Archbishop” about assisted suicide
and euthanasia, that the Archdiocese is hosting. The series of 5 sessions will be called Every
Life Matters, conducted over a 10-day period in different parishes in the archdiocese. The
dates and times of the 5 sessions follow.
Una serie di conversazioni pasquali con l’Arcivescovo sul tema Suicidio Assistito ed Eutanasia:
Session 1 - What’s it all about? An outline of the legal situation now facing our country.
Prima sessione - Di che cosa si tratta?
Un sommario della situazione legale che la nostra nazione deve affrontare.
(St. Anthony Parish, Loydminster, domenica, il 3 aprile – 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm)
Session 2 - What’s wrong with assisted suicide and euthanasia? An explanation of Church doctrine.
Seconda sessione - Che cosa c’è di sbagliato con il suicidio assistito e l’eutanasia?
(Corpus Christi Parish, Edmonton, martedì, il 5 aprile – 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm)
Session 3 - It’s my body, my choice. The meaning of freedom in the Christian tradition.
Terza sessione - È il mio corpo, la mia scelt.
(St. Mary Parish, Red Deer, domenica, il 10 aprile – 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm)
Session 4 - I don’t want to suffer. The Christian Understanding of Suffering.
Quarta sessione - Non voglio soffrire.
La comprensione cristiana della sofferenza.
(Holy Trinity Parish, Spruce Grove, martedì, il 12 aprile – 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm)
Session 5 - What must we do? How we are called to respond to this new situation.
Quinta sessione - Che cosa dobbiamo fare?
Come dobbiamo rispondere a questa nuova situazione .
(St. Charles Parish, Edmonton, giovedì, il 13 aprile – 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm)
In his letter to all parishioners, Archbishop Smith wrote that “we need to share the beauty of
Catholic teaching on life and death, hear inspiring stories from personal witnesses, and
answer some of the questions with which we know our people are struggling. In Holy Week,
we reflect in a special way on the suffering and death of Our Lord, and remember that he is
always close to us in our own pain.”
FORTHCOMING PARISH EVENTS
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Santa Maria Goretti Chapter
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION MASS
April 30, 2016 @ 5:00 p.m.
CONFIRMATION MASS
May 7, 2016 @ 5:00 p.m.
Archbishop Richard W. Smith
2016 Jubilarians’ Mass
11:30 a.m. May 29, 2016
2016 Santa Maria Goretti
Feast Day
July 3, 2016,
starting with the 11:00 Mass
SMG Community Centre News
It was great seeing so many friends and family
enjoying a few hours together at last week's Easter
Buffet sharing food and smiles. Thank you for the
many positive comments we've received. We are
listening and all comments are most welcome. We
continue to strive to improve our service for our
customers and our Parishioners!
With April rounding the corner, gardening is on the
minds of many of us. It's never too early to start thinking
about it, anyway. It is early to plant, of course. But the
temperature seems to be calling all of us who love
backyard gardening. Edmonton is considered zone 2, so
frost free days aren't usually safe until May. But I'll bet
many Parishioners have their seedlings ready by the
window! By later this month, however, it is safe to plant
such seeds as spinach, peas, carrots, onions, and Swiss
chard. Gardening brings us closer to our God-given
natural world. We must take care of the fragile seedlings
for them to grow strong. Just as we must take care of our
physical health and spiritual health to remain strong.
With the wonderful warm weather commencing, it is a
good time to renew both our physical and spiritual
resolve. Attending Mass is a great start for such
renewal!
The Knights always welcome our Parish brothers to learn
more about us. We do charitable works and we support
our Parish and our Pastor. Call Tony if you have any
inquiry: 780-297-4479. Have a safe and wonderful
week everyone!
Regione Molise Annual Anniversary Dinner
Regione Molise is celebrating its annual anniversary
dinner and dance on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Santa
Maria Goretti Community Centre. Music and
entertainment provided by Mario DJ. Tickets for members
are $50.00 per person and non-members are $55.00.
Children 7-12 $20.00 and 0-6 gratis.
As we begin this month of April, catechism classes
are winding down and it ends with both
communion and confirmation for our Parish
children. We are happy to be hosting the classes
and seeing the kids and their families around our
Centre and attending mass. It is an exciting time.
Thank you to those families who have booked our
communion and confirmation banquets. There is
still some availability. Call our Centre for more info:
780-426-5026.
For more information and to purchase tickets, please call
Filomena at 780.456.4216, Antonietta 780.456.9321,
Alfredo 780.476.9343 and Domenico 780.456.5822.
Our Pranzo menu for this Sunday: Antipasto...
Funghi Fritti...Gnocchi Caprese...Insalata...Roasted
Chicken Thighs with Olives and Tomato...Garlic
Roasted Potatoes...Mixed Vegetables...Vanilla
Cake...Coffee and Tea.
Saturday, April 16, 2016
at Northmount Community Center
9208-140 Ave.
Tickets adults $20.00 kids ages 6-12 $10.00
For more information or purchase of tickets
please phone: Attilio Timottini at 780-462-1891
or Maria Campoli at 780-475-3196
We look forward to seeing our community out to support
our annual dinner and dance. The food will be exquisite,
the entertainment spectacular and the company
outstanding.
Associazione Lazio’s
SPAGHETTA PRIMAVERILE