Message from Fr Manny
Message to St. Joseph the Worker Primary School North Reservoir ~ 21.03.2024
Greetings to you all: Maria, Leaders, Teachers and Staff, Students, Parents and families of our Saint Joseph the Worker Primary School, North Reservoir.
Next week we are completing the first term and this week which is known in the church as the Holy Week. During this Holy Week in the church’s celebrations, we make a journey from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday remembering the suffering of Jesus and his death on the cross and that God raised the suffering Jesus from the dead. God showed his hand, God is the father, parent or mother, whose love will never fade away. The Palms, branches, flowers and gifts will fade away and disappear one day, but God’s love for us remains forever. On Holy Thursday (this last day of Term One) we celebrate God’s love in the Eucharist at the Mass of the Last Supper of Jesus when Jesus said for the bread and wine “This is my body, this is my blood, … given for you”. At the Last Supper Jesus washed the feet of his friends: disciples. This is a strong symbol of service, serving and helping one another. After washing the feet Jesus said to the disciples: “I have given you an example so that you may copy what I have done to you.” In every Eucharist we celebrate God’s love that gives us freedom to be able to live in hope. In serving and helping each other we are witnesses of hope for one another, and we make Jesus Real.
Thanks to all of you in our school community as we continue to work together. I wish you all a well-deserved resting time and may you all have a Happy Easter time full of many good things and many blessings.
May God’s blessings be with you all.
Manny Bonello
HOLY WEEK AND EASTER TIME-TABLE ~ 2024
IN ST JOSEPH THE WORKER PARISH NORTH RESERVOIR
Sunday 24th March 2024: PALM SUNDAY:
Blessing of Palms or other branches during each Mass of that Weekend. Please bring Your Own Palm or Olive branch or another kind of branch.
Wednesday 27th March 2024:
7.00pm Communal Celebration of Reconciliation.
Thursday 28th March 2024: HOLY THURSDAY:
7.00pm. Mass of the Lord’s Supper.
Friday 29th March 2024: GOOD FRIDAY
3.00pm Good Friday Ceremonies: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
7.00pm Via Crucis (Stations of the Cross) in Italian and English.
Saturday 30th March 2024: HOLY SATURDAY:
7.30pm Easter Vigil Celebration of Mass.
Sunday: 31st March 2024: EASTER SUNDAY:
9.00am Mass in Italian, 10.30am Mass in English.
INDIVIDUAL CONFESSIONS (CONFESSIONI INDIVIDUALI)
Tuesday 26th March 2024: 9.30am
Wednesday 27th March 2024: 9.30am
Thursday 28th March 2024: 6.30pm
Friday 29th March 2024: 2.30pm
Saturday 30th March 2024: 7.00pm