December 2, 2018 First Sunday of Advent 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 Secretary Helen Estrellado 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 jjj School 6344 Nanaimo Street Vancouver, BC V5P 4K6 Phone: 604-321-1117 Fax: 604-321-1410 Email: office@cchristi.ca 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 PARISH MINISTRIES/GROUPS Adoration Chapel Jarka Fusekova/Araceli Hinz 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 Vacant Youth Ministry Fr. James Kairu, Director Altar Servers Connie Robinson, Asst. Director, Altar Servers Junior Youth Melchor Berceles/Lois Umali Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) Veronica Yam, Coordinator Queen of Angels Vivien Leung, Coordinator 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 BAPTISM The Baptism Preparation Classes for parents are held every 1 st (Part 1) and 3 rd (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 1 st and 3 rd 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 November (located by the 11, bulletin 2018 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 Thirty-second Office. Sunday in Ordinary Time
December 2, 2018 First Sunday of Advent Saturday, December 1 Vigil Mass 5:00 PM for Jesus Ronquillo & Joseph Duro, RIP Sunday, December 2 8:00 AM for Ogie Tibayan, RIP 10:00 AM for All Parishioners, living & deceased 12:00 PM for Yeung Family, Thanksgiving 3:00 PM for Agnes Po Yin Cho Lee, RIP Monday, December 3 8:00 AM for Anatolia Feliciano Sison, RIP Tuesday, December 4 8:00 AM for Leniflor Preligera, RIP Wednesday, December 5 8:00 AM for Agnes Po Yin Cho Lee, RIP 9:05 AM SCHOOL MASS Thursday, December 6 8:00 AM for Eva Yeung, RIP Friday, December 7 First Sunday of Advent St. Francis Xavier, Priest St. Ambrose, Bishop & Doctor of the Church 8:00 AM for Genaro & Bertha Lam, RIP 7:00 PM for Priest s Intention Saturday, December 8 Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 9:00 AM for Cecille Cartago, Thanksgiving 5:00 PM Vigil Mass for Leuterio Cruz, RIP Sunday, December 9 Second Sunday of Advent 8:00 AM for Miu Ling Sennett, RIP 10:00 AM for Deceased Members of Bonus Family 12:00 PM for All Parishioners, living & deceased 3:00 PM for Rosita Ip, Health Christmas Food Collection for the Needy The Corpus Christi Seniors Ministry together with The Catholic Women s League (CWL) is having a Christmas Food Collection for the Missionary Sisters of Charity and for The Door is Open. The food items most needed will be posted on the Gratitude Tree which will be on display at the back of the Church on Sunday, December 2nd / 9th. Please come by and take a sticker off the tree to identify the item(s) you wish to donate. Thank you in advance for your participation and generosity. Youth Ministry Corpus Christi Youth Ministry is inviting all youth from Grade 6 to 12 to join us for our First Youth Christmas Party on Saturday, December 8 from 4-9PM in the school gym. We'll be starting the event with the 5PM Youth Mass followed by a night of Christmas themed games and food for all to share. Come to the party dressed in red or green and bring a friend or two! Parents are welcome and encouraged to join as well. Please contact Melchor Berceles (604-868-8745) or Lois Umali (778-386-1620) to confirm your attendance for the event. We hope to see you there! Simbang Gabi: 9-Day Christmas Novena of Masses Join the Filipino Community of Corpus Christi Parish for their Simbang Gabi a 9-Day Christmas Novena of Masses from December 15-23 @ 7pm, except for December 19 @ 5pm, in preparation for the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Masses are held in English and hymns are sung in both English and Tagalog. A light reception follows after each Mass.
ALTAR SERVERS 19 YEARS OR OLDER Come and play basketball on Saturday, December 15 from 2 pm to 5 pm at the school gym. Contact Michael Cunanan at mcunanan0@gmail.com ADVENT PENITENTIAL SERVICE The Advent Penitential Service at Corpus Christi is scheduled on Wednesday, December 19 at 7:00 pm. There will be a number of priests available for confessions. This is a good opportunity to go to confession in preparation for Christmas. A schedule of confessions in parishes belonging to the East Deanery is posted in the vestibule. ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS Sharing Christ with the World Evangelizing Joyfully with Michael Dopp An evangelizer must never look like someone who has just come back from a funeral! Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium. Every Christian is called to be actively engaged in evangelization, but where does one begin? What is true evangelization and why is it important? Hear from Michael Dopp, founder of the New Evangelization Summit on what it takes to evangelize in today s culture. Evangelizing means sharing Christ with the world in every human situation and we are all called to share the good news! Learn how to develop a missionary zeal to live out our baptismal vocation. Experience joy in your heart as we await the birth of our Saviour during this Advent season. True joy leads to evangelization. Join us on Thursday, December 13, 7-9 pm at the John Paul II Pastoral Centre, Vancouver. Free Admission (free-will offering taken during the event). https://rcav.org/event/sharing-christ-with-the-world Archbishop s Annual Mass for Life Join us as we celebrate life on Friday, December 28, at Holy Rosary Cathedral, Vancouver. Rosary begins at 11:30 am and Mass is at 12:10 pm. Save the Date - Restore the Beauty: Women s Conference In place of our annual women s retreat, we ve decided to have a women s conference next year. Our normal retreat date coincides with Easter, so we were unable to find workable dates at Rockridge Canyon. We thought this would be a fantastic opportunity to host a larger event locally, but with the same powerful and beautiful elements of our women s retreat. A venue and location in Surrey makes it easily accessible for more women to attend and experience this beautiful event. Event will be Friday, May 3, 7-10 pm and Saturday, May 4, 9 am-9 pm. More details coming soon! www.liferestoration.ca/womensconference/ FRIENDLY REMINDERS DONATIONS TO CAPITAL CAMPAIGN As we approach the end of the 2018 calendar year, please take some time to consider making a year-end donation to support the renewal of our parish buildings. For many, there may be an opportunity to have your donation matched by your employer, effectively doubling the amount the parish receives! Please enquire with your employer to request the appropriate forms. All donations, made by you, received on or before December 31, 2018 qualifies for a 2018 donation tax receipt. Please feel welcome to contact the Parish Office, with any questions you may have about donating to campaign. DONATIONS TO PROJECT ADVANCE 2018 We would like to remind all those who have made pledges to Project Advance to please remit their donations either to the Parish Office or to the Project Advance Office of the Archdiocese of Vancouver as soon as possible. In order to qualify for a 2018 tax receipt: Donations charged to credit cards should be made online thru the parish website, www.corpuschristiparish.ca then click on Donate to Project Advance under Important Links or thru the Archdiocese of Vancouver website www.rcav.org/donate. If you are submitting your pledge forms to the parish, please do so by December 11 (as they are processed by the Project Advance Office twice a month). Donations paid in cash or cheque should be submitted to the parish office before December 12. DONATIONS TO CORPUS CHRISTI IN GENERAL All Donations to Corpus Christi Parish (including your weekly contribution envelopes) should be received by the Parish Office by December 31, 2018 in order to receive a tax receipt for 2018. This is a requirement of Canada Revenue Agency. Any donations received after that will be credited towards 2019. Also, please inform the Parish Office of any address change to reflect the correct address in the tax receipt. Thank you! Thank you for your generosity! Stewardship Reflections But when these signs begin to happen, stand erect and raise your heads because your redemption is at hand. LUKE 21:28 We celebrate Advent each year in preparation of the birth of Jesus, His first coming, as we await his second coming. In this Advent season, use the sacrament of Reconciliation to strengthen your relationship with Jesus. It s never too late. Copyright 2018 Archdiocese of St. Louis
1 st Sunday of Advent Everyone will, I m sure, remember the ME25 survey that we did last June. Then Al Winseman, from the Gallup Research company was here in the parish in October to help us go through the data, basically what you communicated to me, what your feedback was. One of the engagement items that you, the parishioners of Corpus Christi, communicated was that we were lower than the average parish on recognition. The Senior Management Team that works with me has been working on ways in which we can improve and increase recognition here at Corpus Christi. Many months ago someone, who is not a parishioner of Corpus Christi, gave a donation to the parish. Along with the Senior Management Team it was decided that we would have a Welcoming Booth built and installed in the Vestibule of the Church. The purpose of the booth is not just to be a nice piece of furniture, but a statement that we at Corpus Christi are prepared to welcome people. So, when someone comes to the parish, and they have never been here before, they can go to the Welcoming Booth and get information about the parish. If someone is a new Catholic, they can go the booth and find out what is happening in the parish; if someone is a regular Catholic they can do the same. It will take some time to have the Welcoming Booth occupied for each Mass, but we are working towards this. If you are interested in being a person who welcomes others into Corpus Christi please let us let me know. This is a very good way to steward our gifts of reaching out to others by way of making them welcomed in this parish. This Sunday we begin a new Liturgical (Church) Year, with this first Sunday of Advent. We are not in the Christmas season (yet!), but the season of Advent. It is important that we Catholics and disciples of Jesus Christ remember this and try to live like we are preparing to celebrate the arrival of the promised King of Kings. You may have seen infographic last week that in many ways said it so well: A thousand times in history a baby has become a king; But only once in history did a King become a baby. So it is important that we prepare ourselves spiritually for his arrival, as if it were the very first time. 1) Try to go to an extra Mass during the weekday; 2) Receive the sacrament of Penance during this time of the year; 3) Spend 15 minutes a day in quiet prayer; 4) Try to read the daily Readings of Mass. There is a free app for this: Living With Christ (Android and Apple devices); 5) Try to come up with one (1) thing to work at an area to grow in and offer it as a sacrifice to God. It could be anything from going to bed on time, to striving to be, and look, more cheerful, or to not having to have the last word in a conversation. Focus, think about it every day, renew the resolution and keep at it. This is a great way to prepare for Christ s birth. Here is a great quote from Pope Pius XI: The Rosary is a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight and to keep oneself from sin... If you desire peace in your hearts, in your homes, and in your country, assemble each evening to recite the Rosary. Let not even one day pass without saying it, no matter how burdened you may be with many cares and labors. United in Prayer Fr. Hamilton
本堂神父的話 將臨期第一主日 我相信每一人都記得 6 月的 ME25 問卷 Gallup Research 的 Al Winseman 於今年 10 月到臨本堂幫助我們分析資料, 基本上是你們的表達和回應 其中投入的一項, 我們基督聖體聖血堂的教友們是低於一般堂區認可的平均數 管理層小組和我一起設法改善我們堂區這認可之數 數月前一位堂區教友為我們堂區作了一份的捐獻 我們管理層小組作了一個決定, 在聖堂前廳設立一個歡迎櫃臺 目的不僅是擺設一個精緻的櫃臺, 但一如命名, 我們基督聖體聖血堂已準備妥當去作歡迎 所以當有人到臨本堂, 他們可能是從來沒有到臨的, 他們可以走到歡迎櫃臺找到本堂的資料 如果來者是位新教友, 他們到歡迎櫃臺找到本堂將要進行的一切 ; 如果他們是慣常的教友, 歡迎櫃臺也能提供相同的資訊 這也要一段時間讓櫃臺樹立於每台彌撒中, 我們現不斷為此工作 如果你有意歡迎他人到臨我們基督聖體聖血堂, 請通知我們 通知我 這是一個很好的方法去運用我們的恩賜, 用歡迎的方式去接觸他人 這星期日我們以將臨期第一主日, 開始了新的禮儀年 我們還沒到聖誕期, 卻是將臨期 對我們天主教徒, 最為重要的是要記得和努力去活出準備慶祝那承諾了的萬王之王的來臨 上周你可能都見到一些圖象資訊, 在不同方法中好好的說明了 : 在歷史千多次, 一個嬰孩變成了君王 ; 但歷史上, 卻只有一次, 一位君王變成了嬰孩 所以在靈修上準備自己去迎接祂的蒞臨是最為重要的, 就如這是祂第一次的來臨 1) 在平日多參與彌撒 ;2) 在這一年, 領受修和聖事 ;3) 每天撥出 15 分鐘作靜默的祈禱 ;4) 嘗試閱讀每天的彌撒讀經 有一個免費的應用程式可用 : Living With Christ(Android 和 Apple 均可 ) ;5) 找一件事作努力改進 一可成長的範疇 以此作犧牲, 奉獻與天主 這個可以是任何的一件事, 由按時上床睡覺, 努力做個愉快的人, 也讓他人看見你是個愉快的人, 不作最後一個說話的人 每天集中 細心思索重新一己的決志, 努力維護它 這是準備基督降生的一個最好的方法 教宗比約十一世說 : 玫瑰經是一件有力的武器去拒絕魔鬼, 並保守一己免犯罪過 如果你要內心和平, 家中和平, 國家和平, 每晚聚集一起恭念玫瑰經 讓我們 天也不容忽略, 無論我有多少負累, 有幾多的要關懷, 幾多的勞乏 主內 Hamilton 神父
December 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 GYM CLOSED OFF FOR SENIORS Luncheon 10:30am-Baptism Prep Class 1 2 SENIORS CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON 3 10am-Chinese RCIA 7:30pm-Chinese Bible Study 4 9am-English Bible Study 12:30-Amici over 60 Club 7pm-Knights of Columbus 5 9am-School Mass 11-School Confessions 1pm-School Confessions 3:45pm-PREP 6 9:30am-School Confessions 11am-Mass at Holy Family Hosp 1pm-School Confessions 7pmEnglish RCIA 7 11am-Mass at German- Canadain Care Home 7:30pm-Chinese RCIA 8 3pm-Queen of Angels 4pm-Youth Ministry 9 11am-Mass Socials (CWL) 2pm-CFC General Assembly 10 10am-Chinese RCIA 7:30pm-Chinese Bible Study 11 9am-English Bible Study 12:30-Amici over 60 Club 7pm-CWL 12 9am-School Mass 3:45pm-PREP Christmas Party 13 11am-Mass at Holy Family Hosp 2pm-SMT Tactical Meeting 3pm-SMT Strategic Meeting 7pm-English RCIA 14 7:30pm-Chinese RCIA 15 10am-Seniors Ministry 10:30am-Baptism Prep Class 2 11am-Christmas Tree Set-up by KoC 2pm-Altar Servers Basketball 16 7am-KoC Wonton Soup 11am-Mass Socials (Seniors Ministry) 4:15pm-Chinese Pray for the Sick 17 10am-Chinese RCIA 7:30pm-Chinese Bible Study 18 GYM CLOSED OFF FOR SCHOOL CHRISTMAS CONCERT 9am-English Bible Study 12:30-Amici over 60 Club 7pm-Knights of Columbus 19 5pm-Simbang Gabi Mass 7pm Advent Penance Celebration 20 11am-Mass at Holy Family Hosp 21 9am-School Mass 1pm-Chinese Ladies Circle 7:30pm-Chinese RCIA 22 3pm-Queen of Angels 23 11am-Mass Socials (Knights of Columbus) 7pm-SImbang Gabi Mass 24 CHRISTMAS EVE Masses: 9am & 5pm (Christmas Eve Mass) Confessions: 4-4:45pm 25 CHRISTMAS DAY Masses: 12am (Midnight Mass) 8am, 10 am, 12pm & 3pm (Cantonese) 26 9am-Holy Mass 27 11am-Mass at Holy Family Hosp 28 7:30pm-Chinese RCIA 29 9am-CFC-YFC Youth power 30 11am-Mass Socials (Legion of Mary) 2pm-Chinese Function Night 31 NEW YEAR S EVE Mass: 9am & 5pm (Christmas Eve Mass) Confessions: 4-4:45pm GYM CLOSED OFF FOR CLEANING AND WAXING
The First Week of Advent As we begin Advent, we light one candle in the midst of all the darkness in our lives and in the world. It symbolizes our longing, our desire, our hope. Three advents or comings shape our desire. We want to be renewed in a sense that Jesus came to save us from our sin and death. We want to experience his coming to us now, in our everyday lives, to help us live our lives with meaning and purpose. And we want to prepare for his coming to meet us at the end of our lives on this earth. So, we begin with our longing, our desire and our hope. When we wake up, each day this week, we could light that candle, just by taking a few moments to focus. We could pause for a minute at the side of our bed, or while putting on our slippers or our robe, and light an inner candle. Who among us doesn't have time to pause for a moment? We could each find our own way to pray something like this: Lord, the light I choose to let into my life today is based on my trust in you. It is a weak flame, but I so much desire that it dispel a bit more darkness today. Today, I just want to taste the longing I have for you as I go to the meeting this morning, carry out the responsibilities of my work, face the frustration of some difficult relationships. Let this candle be my reminder today of my hope in your coming. Each morning this week, that momentary prayer might get more specific, as it prepares us for the day we will face. And as we head to work, walk to a meeting, rush through lunch, take care of errands, meet with people, pick up the phone to return some calls, answer e-mail, return home to prepare a meal, listen to the ups and downs of our loved ones' day, we can take brief moments to relate our desire for the three comings of the Lord to our life. If our family has an Advent wreath, or even if it doesn't, we could pray together before our evening meal. As we light the first candle on the wreath, or as we simply pause to pray together our normal grace. Then, as we begin to eat, we can invite each other, including the children, to say something about what it means today to light this first candle. Perhaps we could ask a different question each night, or ask about examples from the day. How am I getting in touch with the longing within me? How did I prepare today? What does it mean to prepare to celebrate his coming 2,000 years ago? How can we prepare to experience his coming into our lives this year? What does it mean for us now, with our world involved in so much conflict? How are we being invited to trust more deeply? How much more do we long for his coming to us, in the midst of the darkness in our world? In what ways can we renew our lives so we might be prepared to greet him when he comes again? Our evening meal could be transformed this week, if we could shape some kind of conversation together that lights a candle of anticipation in our lives. Don't worry if everyone isn't good at this kind of conversation at first. We can model it, based on our momentary pauses throughout each day, in which we are discovering deeper and deeper desires, in the midst of our everyday lives. And every night this week, we can pause briefly, perhaps as we sit for a minute at the edge of the bed. We can be aware of how that one, small candle's worth of desire brought light into this day. And we can give thanks. Going to bed each night this week with some gratitude is part of the preparation for growing anticipation and desire. Come, Lord Jesus! Come and visit your people. We await your coming. Come, O Lord. Daily Advent Prayer Father, all powerful and ever-living God, we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks through Jesus Christ our Lord. When he humbled himself to come among us, he fulfilled the plan you formed long ago and opened for us the way to salvation. Now we watch for the day, hoping that the salvation promised us will be ours when Christ will come again in his glory. And so, with all the choirs of angels in heaven we proclaim your glory and join in their unending hymn of praise: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/collaborativeministry/advent/firstweek.html