Easter Triduum and Eastertide

Easter Triduum 2012

Holy Thursday (5^th of April): Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 6.30 PM in St. Joseph Church.

                                     

Good Friday (6^th of April): Stations of the Cross at 6.00 AM on the Calvary Hill (Procession begins from the Parish Church) Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 3.00 PM in St. Joseph Church.

Gloria Saturday (7^th of April): Easter Vigil at 9.00 PM in St. Joseph Church.

Easter 2012

Easter Sunday (8^th of April): Masses at 7.00 AM in St. Jude Chapel and at 8.30 AM in St. Joseph Church.

Easter Octave (9^th to 14^th of April): Everyday Morning Masses at 7.00 AM in St. Joseph Church.

Palm Sunday – April 1, 2012

1.    The St. Vincent de Paul Society invites you to their annual Palm Sunday Walk   This begins at Cyril Ross Home, El Dorado Road, Tunapuna at 7.30 am and ends at Mt. Lambert Church with Mass.  If you wish to meet the Walk at Curepe/St. Joseph you may do so at 8.30 am.

2.    Please collect a copy of the Mass times schedule for the Easter Triduum

3.    The Last Supper Meal, Jesus broke bread and shared with his disciples. Our Holy Thursday tradition we are encouraged to bring a loaf of bread which we will distribute to the poor and needy.

4.    Twice yearly, the collection at Christmas and Easter Masses only throughout the Archdioceseare pooled. It is from this collection that the priests& administrators serving in our archdiocese receive their monthly income.  Please give generously 

Retreat 2012

 Msgr Robert Llanos was preaching to us about Catholic Culture and Identity. In his interesting and lively talks he tought us about all aspects of the reality called "culture" and he is tring to find our
Catholic hic et nunc.

Who is doing what during our parish retreats

	Monday 19th		Tuesday 20th		Wednesday 21st		Thursday 22nd		Friday 23rd
AM
6	Mass	Fr. Karol	Mass	Fr. Karol	Mass	Fr. Karol	Mass	Fr. Karol	Mass	Fr. Karol
9					College	Mass, Fr. Karol
10
10.3	Adoration		Adoration		Adoration		Adoration		Adoration
11			Confesion	Fr. Karol	Confesion	Fr. Gerard	Confesion	Fr. Reginald	Confesion	Fr. Peter/Karol
11.3	Mass	Fr. Karol	Mass	Fr. Glenville	Mass	Fr. Stan	Mass	Fr. Karol	Mass	Fr. Peter
12	Benediction	Fr. Karol	Hospital	Mass, Fr. Karol					Stations	Fr. Karol
PM
5.3	Adoration		Adoration		Adoration		Adoration		Adoration
6			Confesion	Frs Christian, Glenville	Confesion	Frs Christian, Stan	Confesion	Frs Hasley, Stan	Confesion	Frs Gerard, Karol
6.3	Mass	Fr. Karol	Retreat, 2	Msgr Llanos	Retreat, 3	Msgr Llanos	Retreat, 4	Msgr Llanos	Retreat, 5	Msgr Llanos
7	Retreat, 1	Msgr Llanos					Mt. Lambert	conf., Fr. Karol

4^thSunday of Lent– March 11, 2012

1.    Our Lenten Retreats begin on Monday 19^th to Friday 23^rd Marchon the theme: Revitalising our Catholic Culture and Identity.

Evening Retreat starts at 6.30pm with Msgr. Robert Llanospreaching

Morning Retreat begins Mass @ 11.30am

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament before Morning Retreat from 10.30am to 11.30am

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament before Evening Retreat from 5.30pm to 6.30pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation @ 11am & 6pm respectively

2.    Masses for our St. Joseph Feast Day – March 19^th. Morning Mass @ 6am, Pilgrims Mass at 11.30am and Mass for our Parish Community @ 6.30pm.

3.    Collection taken this weekend is one of the five Annual Special collections. Todays collection is for the formation of the seminarian and priests of our Archdiocese.

4.    Camsel, the publishers of the Catholic News is inviting readers to purchase the Catholic News on the weekends of March 11^th, 18^th and 25^th for a chance to win and be part of the pilgrimage with His Grace, when he travels to Rome to receive his Pallium. The entry form will be published on these weekends. Please note on these weekends only, the Catholic News will be sold at $5.00

5.    The Cancer Society Mobile Unit visits our area on Monday 26^th March – 9am to 2.30pm. The Mobile Unit will be stationed in front of the Parish Office. Screening for Breast Examination and Pap Smear will be conducted at a cost of $25.00.

Feast of St. Joseph. Our Feast!

We would like to invite you to celebrate with us our patronal

Feast of Saint Joseph

On 19^th of March in St. Joseph R. C. Church, St. Joseph.

6.00 AM: Morning Mass

10.30 AM: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

11.30 AM: Pilgrim’s Mass followed by Benediction

5.30 PM: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

6.30 PM: Evening Mass with the homily of Msgr Robert Llanos

Our Lenten Retreats

We would like to invite you to join us for our Lenten Retreat.

Msgr Robert Llanos will preach about

Revitalizing of the Catholic Culture and Identity.

Monday 19^th to Friday 23^rd of March at 6.30 PM

in St. Joseph R. C. Church, St. Joseph.

6. 00 AM: Morning Mass

10.30 – 11.30 AM: Adoration

11.30 AM: Midday Mass with short Homily about Catholic Culture and Identity

5.30 – 6.30 PM: Adoration

6.30 PM: Conference by Msgr Robert Llanos

11.00 AM and 6.00 PM: Sacrament of Reconciliation