SATURDAY March 31: Palm Sunday Walk Downtown Toronto!

LifeTeen at Merciful Redeemer Parish will travel to downtown Toronto to join Cardinal Collins and hundreds of other young people for the annual WYD Palm Sunday Walk on SATURDAY, March 31. Bellow are the details for this awesome event, as well as a link to the PDF permission form.

Event Date:   Saturday, March 31 – 5:00pm – 10:30pm

Details:          5:00 pm - Departure from Merciful Redeemer Parish (make sure to eat supper before you come)

5:45 pm - Approximate time of arrival at St. Paul’s Basilica (63 Power Street, Toronto)

6:00 pm - Music, Catechesis, Group Discussion

7:30 pm - Blessing of Palms & Mass Begins at St. Paul's Basilica; Procession with WYD Commemorative Cross to St. Michael's Cathedral (65 Bond Street, Toronto)

8:15 pm - Celebration of the Lord's Passion with Archbishop Thomas Cardinal Collins at St. Michael's Cathedral

Return:          9:45pm - Approximate departure time from St. Michael’s Cathedral

10:30-10:45 pm - Approximate time of arrival at Merciful Redeemer Parish (teens will be able to call their rides from the bus)

Cost:               $5 to cover the bus

Sitting is limited, so please bring your permission form and payment to the Church ASAP to avoid disappointment (preferably during LifeTeen, this Saturday, March 24). 

PDF Permission Form:

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B4bagRRsnuxmMW9OZ0ZUQXRRb3VvZlBlb2ptTks2dw

This Week at LifeTeen and Edge (March 23-24)

LifeTeen - The Paschal Mystery Re-Defined!

 

You might think you know what the Paschal Mystery is all about... but do you really? Do you really know what it means for you in your life? We invite you to come to LifeTeen on Saturday, March 24th and take a look at the greatest mystery in history - the mystery of our salvation - from a completely new perspective. It might just change your life...

Who: High School Students (grade 9 - 12)

Where: Merciful Redeemer Parish

When: Saturday, March 24 - 7:00pm Mass, 8:15pm LifeTeen - For security reasons, the doors will be locked from the outside during the LifeNight at 8:30pm, so make sure to come downstairs before that!

Bring all your friends! :)

Fore more details, check the LifeTeen Tab

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Edge (And Confirmation) - Even in my weakness, I am strong!

How can we deal with difficulties in our daily life? Why do we have to struggle so much sometimes? How can we find strength even in our weakness? If you have these or any other questions about how to deal with your daily crosses, come to Egde next Friday, March 23, when we will learn how to gain confidence in Christ who gives us the ability to live good and holy lives despite of our weaknesses, as well as discover the areas in our lives that we need to give over to Him.


Who? Grade 7 and 8 students

When? Friday, March 23rd from 6:45-9:00pm

Where? Merciful Redeemer Parish Basement

Bring all of your friends! :)

Fore more details, check the LifeTeen Tab

Hunger Games: Critique of evil, or glorification of it? Both, neither? Hmmm...

To tell you the truth, I have not read the books nor watched the movie (obviously, since it comes out on Friday) so I will have to do so before I can form an opinion, but a friend of mine sent me this and I think it might be worth looking at. I don't necessarily think you have to either rush to read the books/watch the movie or avoid doing so, but it is always good to be smart and critical consumers of entertainment, and this video poses some interesting questions you might want to think of as you are watching the film or reading the books :)

Confirmation Date - St. Rose of Lima Students

Attention St. Rose of Lima grade 8 Confirmation students: Just to clarify, if you do come this weekend with your sponsor, that is fine, although the date that is scheduled for you is NEXT SATURDAY, MARCH 24. This was due to a typo on the original dates schedule. There will be sponsor booklets ready for you at the pews both this weekend and next, so don't stress out about it :) Enjoy your March Break weekend and see you all soon at Edge! :)