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Pastor 主任司鐸 Fr. Bruce-John Hamilton
Assistant 助理司鐸 Fr. James Kairu
Chinese Mass 中文彌撒司鐸
Fr. Anthony Ho
Parish Office Hrs 堂區辦事處時間 Tue—Fri 8:30am to 12:00 pm
1:00 to 4:00 pm Closed for Lunch at 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Corpus Christi Elementary School 6344 Nanaimo Street Vancouver, BC V5P 4K6 Phone: 604-321-1117 Fax: 604-321-1410 Email: [email protected] Website: www.corpuschristi-school.ca Principal: Ms. Rosa Natola
Sunday Mass 主日彌撒 Saturday Vigil 週六:
5:00 pm (English 英) Sunday 週日: 8:00 am (English 英) 10:00 am (English 英) 12:00 pm (English 英) 3:00 pm (Cantonese)
Weekday Mass 平日彌撒 Mon.—Fri. 週一至五 8:00 am Wednesday 9:05 am (School Mass when in session) Friday 7:00 pm Saturdays & Holidays 9:00 am
Reconciliation 修和聖事
Saturday 9:30 am – 10:15 am 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm Monday—Friday 7:45 am —7:55 am Friday 6:15pm —6:40 pm Sunday (In Cantonese) 2:30—2:55 pm
Liturgy of the Hours/Devotions
Office of Readings Daily 7:00 am Saturdays/Holidays 8:00 am Lauds Daily 7:40 am Saturdays/Holidays 8:40 am Sunday 7:30 am Holy Rosary, after weekday Mass Divine Mercy Devotion Fridays 6:35 pm Our Lady of Perpetual Help Saturday 9:30 am
想在聖體小堂朝拜耶穌聖體，請
親臨堂區辦事處，領取門鎖密碼
聖堂明供聖體時間是每星期五下
午 5:45 至 6:45
聖時：下午 6:00
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September 23, 2018 Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
PARISH MINISTRIES/GROUPS
Adoration Chapel Jarka Fusekova
Baptism Preparation Class Jackson Fong/Adelia Yiu/
Anita Gill/Scholastica Au
Bible Study Fr. Bruce-John Hamilton (Scripture Study)
Joyce Fung (Tuesday Morning Group)
Joseph Chiu (Chinese)
Catering Theresa Stewart
Catholic Women’s League Leni Fong, President
Chinese Community Frank Chan
Choir
Sat. 5pm & Sun. 8am Dominica Chan
Sun. 10am Dorothy Li
Sun 12pm Cristy Luettschwager
Chinese 3pm Vincent Lau
Church Care Helen Estrellado
Altar Linens Agnes Lo
Church Flowers Monica Lau
Church Cleaning Cristy Luettschwager
Church Gardens Adele Almoite
Couples for Christ Neil & Cristy Loresco
Russell & Theresa Zablan
Richman & Nina Therese Manalili
Eucharistic Ministry Bill Lam
Knights of Columbus David Robinson, Grand Knight
Legion of Mary Vickie Cornwall, President
Project Advance Jackson Fong/Dominica Chan/Simon Yeung
RCIA Fr. Bruce-John Hamilton (English)
Joseph Chiu (Cantonese)
Readers Irene Goh-Ko
Safe Environment Ruby Socorro Arico
Seniors’ Ministry Jackson Fong/Theresa Stewart
Stewardship Committee Jackson Fong/David Robinson/Veronica Yam
Ushers Colleen van Winkel
Youth Ministry Fr. James Kairu, Director
Altar Servers Connie Robinson, Asst. Director
Junior Youth Fr. James Kairu
Parish Religious Education
Program (PREP) Veronica Yam
Queen of Angels Vivien Leung
BAPTISM
The Baptism Preparation Classes for
parents are held every 1st (Part 1) and
3rd (Part 2) Saturdays of the month,
10:30 am to 12 noon, except during
the months of July and August.
Parents must attend both sessions.
Call the Parish Office to pre-register
for the class. Baptism celebrations
are held every 1st and 3rd Sundays of
the month following the 12:00 noon
Mass.
HOLY MATRIMONY
We welcome your wedding celebration
at Corpus Christi Church. To arrange the
date and begin your preparations, please
contact the Parish Office or either one of
our priests at least 6 months prior to the
proposed wedding date.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
If your loved one, relative or friend
would like to arrange for a priest for the
administration of the Sacrament of the
Anointing of the Sick or to visit the sick
in a hospital, please phone the Parish
Office. Or you may contact the hospital
chaplain:
VGH:
604-877-5918 (Pager)
Fr. Jude Iloghalu (Mon., Tue., Fri.,
Sat. and Sun.)
Fr. Miguel Segura Blay, Fr. Gilbert
Nunez, Fr. Luis Martin Brain Delgado
(Wed. and Thurs.)
MOUNT ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL:
Fr. Martin Tuyen Nguyen, OP
(Chaplain)
604-876-7826
BURNABY HOSPITAL:
St. Theresa’s Parish (Chaplain)
604-298-6800
ST. PAUL’S HOSPITAL:
Fr. Rajesh Madtha, OCD
604-806-7290
WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS AND VISITORS: If you would like to become a member of the Corpus Christi
Parish Community, please complete a Parish Registration Form (located by the bulletin board on the left-hand side near the main door of the Church) and introduce yourself to the priests. Envelopes are assigned to those who request for them. Please
pick them up at the church vestibule or at the Parish Office.
Saturday, September 22 Vigil Mass 5:00 PM for Peter Anthony Blancaver, RIP
Sunday, September 23 Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 AM for All Parishioners, living & deceased
10:00 AM for Robert Durante, RIP
12:00 PM for Battista Barbaro, RIP
3:00 PM for Richard Lam, Health
Monday, September 24
8:00 AM for Rosaria DiMarino, RIP
Tuesday, September 25
8:00 AM for All Souls
Wednesday, September 26
8:00 AM for Deceased Members of DiSangro &DiRisio Families
9:05 AM SCHOOL MASS
Thursday, September 27 St. Vincent de Paul, Priest
8:00 AM for Naomi Manikan, RIP
Friday, September 28
8:00 AM for Renato Cartago, RIP
7:00 PM for Pierre Sadek, RIP
Saturday, September 29 Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel
and Raphael, Archangels
9:00 AM for Helen Kocol, RIP
5:00 PM Vigil Mass for Vicente Rebibis, RIP
Sunday, September 30 Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00 AM for Holy Souls
10:00 AM for All Parishioners, living & deceased
12:00 PM for Chang & Tong Families, Thanksgiving
3:00 PM for Joseph Hong Kwong, RIP
Scripture Study with Fr. Hamilton
Join Fr. Hamilton as he discusses “Catholicism” on Wednesday nights, 7:00 to 8:30 pm beginning September 26 in the Parish Library. Phone the Parish Office or email [email protected]. Only 20 seats will be available.
Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus Family Rosary to be led by Fr. Kairu will be on Sunday, September 30th @ 7pm in Our Lady’s Chapel in the church. All parishioners are invited to join.
Tickets to the Variety Show Fundraiser
There are still some tickets left for sale for the Reserved Seating at the Variety Show Fundraiser on October 27. Drop by the Parish Office to avail of the tickets – the office will be selling them until the end of September.
Baptism Preparation Classes
The next Baptism Preparation Class (Part 1) will be on Saturday, October 6 @ 10:30 am in the Parish Office. Part 2 will be on October 27. Parents wishing to have their child baptized must attend both sessions. Please call the Parish Office to pre-register for the classes.
ALTAR SERVERS
The Altar Servers Bottle Drive raised $842.00. Thank you very much to everyone who collected and dropped off their recyclable bottles last Saturday! The next Bottle Drive will be in January.
September 23, 2018 Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS
Annual Open House - Gardens of Gethsemani
Come and join us for our Annual Open House and see what's new! We will have self-guided walking tours, a virtual tour of the new Holy Angels Mausolea & Columbaria, and our Family Advisers available on a first-come, first-served basis for pre-planning and reserving your space. Light refreshments will be available. Open House on Friday, September 28, from 9 am to 6 pm and Saturday, September 29, from 9 am to 5 pm at Gardens of Gethemani, Surrey. www.rccav.org
Fall Institute
Archdiocesan Seasonal Institutes provide participants with an opportunity to study and learn about the rich traditions of the Catholic faith and are especially suited for lay people and those serving in Catholic parishes. The courses are open to everyone. Saturday, September 29, from 10-4 pm, at Holy Cross Regional Secondary, Surrey. Cost. $40 ($45 after Sept. 25). For more info or to register, visit https://rcav.org/oc-fall/
Praying for Your Sons and Daughters
Christ the Redeemer Parish is pleased to host Vernon Robertson for this special full-day workshop, which has been presented on EWTN and live across Europe, the United States, and Canada. The seminar is free; you’ll also get a manual to take home and a sandwich lunch. Saturday, September 29, 9-4:30 pm. Don’t come alone – bring a friend! Free babysitting will be offered. To register please contact Mary Tibay at 604-922-1371.
Pro-life Mass and Prayer Vigil
Join us for a peaceful, prayerful vigil for unborn children and their parents on Saturday, October 6. Mass is at 9 am at St. Matthew’s, Surrey, followed by the Rosary. For upcoming dates visit https://rcav.org/pro-life-mass-and-prayer-vigil/
Infant Loss Awareness Mass with Archbishop Miller
October 15 is National Infant Loss Awareness Day. On that day, we remember our little ones who have gone too soon. To honour them, Archbishop Miller will be celebrating Mass at the Evangelist Chapel at the Gardens of Gethsemani. We will light up the cemetery in their honour, so please come and join us for this special Mass on Monday, October15, at 7 pm at Gardens of Gethsemani, Surrey.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter October 20-22, Deroche, BC (just east of Mission)
Worldwide Marriage Encounter is designed to deepen and enrich the joys a couple shares together whether they have been married a short time or many years. Married couples learn how to rekindle the passion in their relationship and how to keep their love growing year after year. The communication skills learned on this weekend of discovery can enrich your marriage in ways you never thought possible. Don’t wait to invest in your marriage. Register at www.wwme.org. Info at [email protected]
Men's Hostel in need of men’s socks and underwear
Clean, dry socks and underwear are our #1 request. We need your help urgently. Catholic Charities Men’s Hostel is in immediate need of men’s socks and underwear of all sizes. Ideally please bring them to the Men’s Hostel at 828 Cambie Street Downtown, but if you cannot then please drop off donation at the John Paul II Pastoral Centre.
CELEBRATIONS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
Our best wishes to the following couples on the occasion of their marriage:
Stephanie Lyn Antasuda & Rajbir Grewal
and
Amanda Lam and Christopher Woo
Let us welcome to the Catholic community the following adults and children on the occasion of their baptism:
Emanuela Simona Tropeano
Shui Yee (Anne) Tam Yu
Yeuk Lan (Anne) Wong
Huxley Isaac Siu
Patricia Margaret (Teresa) Ordze
Abigail Jamie Au
Isabelle Megan Au
Zion Ray Dagala
Sydney Ella Rodriguez
May the Lord’s blessings and goodness be upon
them abundantly.
Stewardship Reflections
“If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the
servant of all.” MARK 9:35
Jesus teaches us that we are called to serve one another. Sacrifice is not a word that many people like to hear. We think it means that we must give up something that we
want. However, the literal meaning of sacrifice is “to make holy,” from the words “sacer” = sacred and “facere” = to
make. In other words, we make our lives holy by sharing our gifts in the service of God.
http://archstl.org/stewardship/page/bulletin-inserts
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
We are now 10 days away from Al Winseman’s visit to Corpus Christi. Why is this such a big deal – why
am I devoting so much energy to this? Engagement!
As I mentioned last week – the new attendance is engagement. What does this mean? It means that when
someone leaves the Church or their Church going is very minimal this started before they actually left or made
their attendance very sporadic. They are disengaged (disconnected) from their parish and their faith
You might wonder if engagement can even be measured – how can it be verified? Actually Gallup
Research has pinpointed four outcomes that are relevant indicators of a parish’s spiritual health. They are:
Inviting, Serving, Giving, and Life Satisfaction
Inviting
Those who are engaged are more than 3 times more likely to strongly agree that they have invited someone to
participate in their congregation in the previous month than those who are not engaged, and 10 times more likely
to strongly agree than the actively disengaged; 64% compared to 6%.
Serving
Engaged members spend a median of 2.5 hours per week volunteering in their communities, in addition to
volunteering within their churches. Those not engaged spend a median of 1 hour per week, while those actively
disengaged spend a median number of hours volunteered per week of zero.
Giving
Engaged members give, as a median percentage, 5% of their annual household incomes to their church. That is
nearly twice as much as those members not engaged, who give at 3%, and more than three times as much as the
actively disengaged, who give 1.5%.
Life Satisfaction
Among the general population, 43% strongly agree that they are completely satisfied with their lives. Among
engaged church members, 61% strongly agree that they are completely satisfied with their lives. As engagement
declines, so does life satisfaction. Only 40% of non-engaged members strongly agree that they are completely
satisfied with their lives and 23% of actively disengaged members are completely satisfied.
Engagement is worth our prayer, our time and effort. It is about being a disciple of Jesus Christ and feeling deeply
connected to this portion of the Church – our parish. All good things in life require effort and sacrifice. I am
committed to do everything I can to engage you to Christ and this parish. The benefits are verifiable (the statistical
evidence is there).
Join me in hearing Al Winseman October 2nd speak on Engagement – 7pm in Corpus Christi Gym.
Fr. Hamilton
本堂神父的話
常年期第二十五主日
現在距離 Al Winseman造訪本堂尚有十日, 各位可能會問, 為甚麼我那麼重視這訪問呢? 為甚麼投
入堂區那麼值得我們關注呢?
正如我上星期所言, 投入就是以嶄新的心態去參與, 但這句話應怎樣詮釋? 就是當有人離開教會
或甚少前赴教堂時, 他們實際上早已與教會貌合神離。換句話說, 他們已不投入或甚至遠離堂區
和自己的信仰。
你或許懷疑, 投入堂區是否真的可以衡量? 如何証實呢? 事實上, Gallup問卷提出四點顯示堂區的
靈性健康水平: 即是盛情邀請、熱心服務、慷慨捐獻和滿足生活。
盛情邀請
就曾經先前一個月盛情邀請他人去參加堂區聚會, 投入堂區的人是不投入堂區的人的 3倍、投入
堂區的人是嚴重不投入堂區的人的 10倍；投入與不投入的比率約為 64％：6％。
熱心服務
投入堂區的人每周服務社區的中位數是 2.5小時, 而尚未計算其服務堂區的時間。不投入堂區的
人每周的義工服務時數則為 1小時, 而嚴重不投入堂區的人每周的義工服務時數則為 0小時。
慷慨捐獻
投入堂區的人捐獻教會的中位數是其家庭總收入的 5％, 對比不投入堂區的人的 3％是接近兩倍,
對比嚴重不投入堂區的人的 1.5％則是略多於 3倍。
滿足生活
43％的普通人對自己的生活感到滿足, 投入堂區的人則有 65％。當投入堂區的感覺降低時, 滿足
自己生活的比率也隨之減低, 只有 40％不投入堂區的人和 23％嚴重不投入堂區的人滿足自己的
生活。
我們值得為投入堂區多祈禱, 多付出時間和加倍努力。投入堂區是身為基督徒的份內事, 內心經
常記掛教會, 特別是所屬堂區。生命中美好的事物需要耕耘和犧牲, 我將致力盡我所能伴你投入
基督和本堂區。這些效益是可予驗証的(因統計結果足以証實)。
記緊與我一起出席聆聽 10月 2日下午 7時 Al Winseman有關投入堂區的講座, 屆時在基督聖體
聖血堂的禮堂見到你!
Hamilton 神父
Scripture Study
with Fr. Hamilton Wednesdays, 7:00—8:30 pm,
starts September 26, 2018
featuring
CATHOLICISM
Only 20 seats available Phone the Parish Office, 604-324-2265 or
Email [email protected]
COME JOIN US!
World–renowned expert on Church Engagement
• Hear him talk about member engagement
• Learn about the ME25 Survey results conducted
in June 2018
• Ask questions
All parishioners are invited and are
strongly encouraged to attend
Tuesday, October 2nd @ 7:00 pm School Gymnasium
Light refreshments will be served
Happiness With Who and Where You Are Now ALAN SCOTT
Spend, spend, spend.
Compare, compare, compare.
More, more, more. Fun, fun, fun.
Have you ever stopped to ask yourself what would life be like if we didn’t think that we needed all that? Could we still be happy?
What if instead, we could be happy through simplicity and gratitude? What if we could find happiness and contentment by doing simple things, like going for a walk, reading or spending time in prayer?
And what if by enjoying these simple pleasures and buying and accumulating less, you end up with less debt, less clutter and less stress?
What if we could recognize our wants and desires and then learn to properly deal with them and not be driven by them? What if we could begin to recognize them as addictions, quick fixes and certainly not helpful?
Personally, I’ve been exploring this myself for the past several years. And while I’ve improved, I occasionally have some slips and failures. I still find my house has more furniture than is needed. For some strange reason, I still own about 30 t-shirts that I can’t seem to part with. And my dogs have enough toys for an entire neighborhood of canines.
But, I’ve also had many successes with simplicity and contentedness, by following these simple rules:
Say no to impulse buys Impulse buys are really nothing more than a desire to be happy by doing what other people are doing, a need to ‘solve’ problems or fill a self-perceived void in your life by acquiring things. I’ve learned to recognize these impulses and say, “nope, I don’t need this.” Sometimes after saying “NO” and leaving the store or clicking off the internet page, I’ll still be chewing on it in my mind, still wanting the item. But usually within minutes or hours, I’ve let it go and realized I didn’t need it – which I’m sure make my house and wallet both very happy.
Avoid worldliness Worldly people tend to only think about enjoying their life – following after one pleasure to the next, while giving God and those around them little or no consideration. I know this well, because this was me for many years of my life. I’ve learned that events, parties and vacations come and go very quickly. And without a relationship with God, the pleasures aren’t sustainable in keeping a person happy. By keeping God close in our lives, we can learn to accept and be content with the routine and even the struggles in our lives. And be appreciative of the events, parties and vacations, without feeling like our lives are empty and void without them.
Stop chasing trends Did you buy that top-of-the-line food processor because you really needed it, or because it was on sale, even though it still cost hundreds of dollars? Did you upgrade to the newest cell phone because you truly needed a larger screen or because television and print ads said you would be happier with it? Learn to be happy and content with what you already have. And trust your instincts.
Recognize that this moment right now is enough to be happy Often we have a desire to spend, so we can experience what others are experiencing. “John just posted a picture on Facebook of him and his family at Extreme Adventure Wonderland … I want to go, too!” And somehow my life is now less because I’m not racing down a water slide at 40 miles per hour? And my present (where I am now) isn’t somehow enough?
So often in life we aren’t satisfied or happy with what is right in front of us. Develop a practice to pray more and more to recognize that the current moment, your moment, is already enough — everything you need is right here, right now.
Enjoy simple things How often do we look back and reflect only to find that often our happiest memories came from simple pleasures? I traveled the entire country of France and thoroughly enjoyed the trip, yet only have a handful of mostly vague memories. However, I vividly remember the times that my friend Thorsten and I would sit on my deck, many, many years ago, talking about life until the late hours with only fast food and uncomfortable lawn chairs to accompany us.
Simplicity is often the key. We can go for walks, spend time in prayer, sit and read a book, enjoy a steaming hot cup of coffee, play some music, have a conversation with someone (even without fast food) or simply do nothing at all.
To be happy with who and where you are now often takes practice. For some it comes naturally. For others, they must work at it. And most importantly, recognize when the desire and addictions for ‘more’ come to pay you a visit.
These desires will come in the form of advertising, websites, shopping, magazines, seeing what other people are doing and very often (more than often!) from comparing our lives to others on social media.
The desires will often return but we have a built-in solution within us. A solution that God has given us, if we ask Him for it.
To help you be happy and content with who and where you are now.
With what you have now. With you.
Source: https://catholicexchange.com/happiness-with-who-and-where-you-are-now