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nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy

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 Administrator 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 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

Our Mission: To witness God’s love by service and make disciples of Jesus Christ.

Our Vision: Corpus Christi Parish will create an environment and culture that support all parishioners in embracing Stewardship as a way of life throughout their lives.

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October 27, 2019 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

November 11, 2018 Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time

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 Dorathy 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, Coordinator Knights of Columbus David Robinson, Grand Knight Legion of Mary Vickie Cornwall, President Project Advance Jackson Fong/Simon Yeung RCIA Fr. Bruce-John Hamilton (English) Joseph Chiu (Cantonese) Readers Irene Goh-Ko, Coordinator Safe Environment Ruby Socorro Arico Seniors’ Ministry Jackson Fong/Theresa Stewart Senior Management Team Fr. Bruce-John Hamilton/Fr. James Kairu/

Jackson Fong/David Robinson/Rick Lam/ Veronica Yam/Helen Estrellado

Ushers Rick Lam, Coordinator Welcoming Ministry Connie Robinson, Coordinator Youth Ministry Fr. James Kairu, Director Altar Servers Fr. James Kairu Junior Youth Melchor Berceles/Lois Umali Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) Veronica Yam, Coordinator Queen of Angels Vivien Leung, Coordinator

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.) (604-230-7217) 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. Victor Fernandes, OCD 604-806-7290

WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS AND VISITORS: To register, please complete a Registration Form available at the Welcoming Booth in the church vestibule or at the Parish Office or download from the parish website, www.ccparish.ca. Envelopes are assigned to those who request for them.

Eucharistic Emmaus Adoration Chapel

To worship at Corpus Christi’s Adoration Chapel, please come to the parish office to obtain a code for the door lock. Eucharistic Adoration in the Church, every Friday, from 5:45 to 6:45 pm. Holy Hour is at 6:00 pm

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

Saturday, October 26 Vigil Mass 5:00 PM for Chang & Tong Families, Thanksgiving

Sunday, October 27 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 AM for Deceased Members of Tolentino Family

10:00 AM for All Parishioners, Living & Deceased

12:00 PM for Jun & Myrna Evangelista, Birthday

3:00 PM for Stephen & Rita Sze, Thanksgiving

Monday, October 28 Saints Simon & Jude, Apostles

8:00 AM for Vic Mendoza, RIP

Tuesday, October 29

8:00 AM for Irish Licaros, Birthday

Wednesday, October 30

8:00 AM for Olivia Abelgas, Birthday

9:05 AM SCHOOL MASS

Thursday, October 31

8:00 AM for Christina Lai, RIP

Friday, November 1 All Saints

8:00 AM for Josephine Velasco, Birthday

7:00 PM for Vic Mendoza, RIP

Saturday, November 2 Commemoration of

All the Faithful Departed

(All Souls’ Day)

9:00 AM for Carolina Aberonio & Anaiah Viray, RIP

Vigil Mass

5:00 PM for Victoria Wong, RIP

Fr. Hamilton’s 60th Birthday Dinner Fundraiser

• Tickets to Fr. Hamilton’s Birthday Dinner Fundraiser are still available after all Masses this weekend and at the parish office Tickets are at $160 each and $110 will go

back to you as tax receipt. Only 31 tickets left!!!

Proceeds of the fundraiser will go towards our Capital Campaign for the New Elementary School and Parish Centre Project.

• Join the celebration and please consider making a donation. It is the goal of the Capital Campaign Committee to raise $60,000 for Fr. Hamilton’s Birthday Fundraiser. The 1st $10,000 has already been matched by a very generous parishioner!

Daylight Saving Time ends next Sunday, November 3!!! Please remember to set your clocks one hour back on the night of November 2nd. You will have an extra hour of sleep!!!!

October 27, 2019 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Baptism Preparation Class

The next Baptism Preparation Class (Part 1) will be next Saturday, November 2, 10:30 am in the rectory library. Part 2 will be on November 16. Parents wishing to have their child baptized must attend both sessions. Please call the Parish Office to pre-register for the classes.

All Souls Envelopes & Prayer Booklet

All Souls Envelopes will be available starting Friday, November 1st and will be at the back of the church where you can write the names of your deceased loved ones and friends. Please drop the envelopes at the Sunday collection. Your loved ones and friends will be remembered during holy Mass throughout the month of November.

Limited copies of the Holy Souls’ 30-Day Prayer Booklet will also be made available again. This prayer guide will assist you with prayers and devotions throughout the season. For those who do not have these, the prayer booklets can be found at the back of the church. We ask each family to please take only one booklet home for their use.

ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS

Pro-Life Mass and Prayer Vigil

One of the fundamental answers to abortion is prayer. Please join your voice with ours as we pray on the first Saturday of each month at a different parish for a new culture of life. Mass will be Saturday, November 2, 8:30 am at St. Francis Xavier Church in Vancouver. For upcoming dates, visit www.rcav.org/pro-life-mass-and-prayer-vigil

2nd Annual Memorial Mass

We cordially invite you and your families to Kearney Burnaby Chapel’s Memorial Mass. Please join the team of Kearney Burnaby Chapel in honouring our loved ones who have passed on this year at this special Mass, that will be celebrated at Our Lady of Sorrows Church: 525 Slocan Street, Vancouver, on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 6:30p.m. OR St. Helen’s Church: 3860 Triumph Street, Burnaby, on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. Please RSVP to our office: 604-299-6889 or email us at burnaby@kearneyfs.com, as we will be offering refreshments in the Parish hall.

Gold Mass for Scientists with Archbishop Miller

A Gold Mass for scientists will be celebrated at St. Mark’s Church, UBC, on Friday, November 15, at 5:30 pm with Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, as celebrant. The Gold Mass began as an initiative of the U.S.-based Society of Catholic Scientists which exists to “witness to the harmony between the vocation of scientist and the life of faith.” This

Mass follows in the tradition of special Masses for members of a particular profession. The colour gold reflects the colour of the hoods worn by those graduating with a Ph.D. in science and because St. Albert the Great was an alchemist who worked to turn base metals into gold. Light refreshments will be served after Mass. All are welcome to attend.

Vocation Live-In at Seminary of Christ the King

On the weekend of Nov. 15 – 17, there will be a Vocation Live-In for boys or young men interested in the priesthood or the consecrated life, at the Seminary of Christ the King, Mission. For more information call 604-826-8975

Marriage Mentorship Workshop

Do you want to see more fruitful marriages in your parish? Come to this one-day workshop to find out how you can begin a marriage mentorship program for couples in your parish who are preparing for marriage or are newly married. Ryan and Mary Rose Verret, founders of the Witness to Love program, will be here to share how and why this program was developed and to present the resources available and how to start and effectively use the program at your parish. This one-day workshop is being offered twice – on both Friday, November 29, and Saturday, November 30. For more information visit www.rcav.org/event/marriage-mentorship.

Agape Street Ministry Halloween Candy Appeal

It’s that time of year again and Agape Street Ministry would like to invite you to share some of your Halloween candy with us. Each year we have thousands of street encounters where we greet the women and gift each one with a little bag of assorted candies with a prayer card inside. Without your help we cannot share Jesus’ message of love, hope and acceptance. Thank you so very much for your support. Call for pick up: 604-215-4115

Stewardship Reflections

“…for whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and the

one who humbles himself will be exalted.” (Luke 18:14)

Pride and ego are the root causes of most of our sins. Thinking your time is so valuable, your talent is better than anyone else and your money gives you status is

another way of making those things “gods” before God. Remember all those gifts were God-given. Instead we should be humbled by God’s abundant generosity and

our hearts should overflow with gratitude.

Copyright © 2018 Archdiocese of St. Louis

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

This coming week we celebrate All-Hallows Eve, which is really what Halloween is, but no longer

recognized as such. It is the celebration of the night before the Solemnity of All Saints, which is a beautiful

feast, actually a Solemnity, wherein the Church recognizes all of the saints who are in heaven…the vast

majority of whose names we do not know. The only ones we know, with the certainty of faith, who are in

heaven are the canonized saints. We know this because the Church acknowledges this by the process of

Canonization, that their lives have been found worthy to merit eternal life. God has validated the Church’s

declaration by way of miracles. The Church does not put anyone in heaven. The process of Canonization,

which is an infallible act of the Pope, acknowledges that this soul is in heaven by God’s mercy, love and grace.

There are other souls in heaven we do not know about and so they all – collectively – have this Feast Day of the

Church year. This Solemnity is not something they benefit from as they are already in heaven. We, you and I,

benefit from it because we celebrate God’s mighty power, love and mercy in helping them reach heaven and we

recall to mind that God will help us as well if we cooperate with him. There are two Masses on All Saints and I

strongly encourage you to attend one if you can: 8am and 7pm!

The next day, November 2nd, is when we celebrate the Feast of All Souls day. This is both a beautiful

feast and one that is recalled with sorrow in varying degrees. It evokes sorrow because we miss our loved ones.

This is totally human, but it is a beautiful feast because when we commemorate the Holy Souls we are recalling

God’s merciful love. If in the past there was an overemphasis on the possibility of damnation it seems that today

there is an overemphasis that everyone goes to heaven. The truth of the Church is that only by God’s grace do

we not go to hell and only by God’s grace can we go to heaven. We, of course, must cooperate and strive to be

holy, follow the Commandments, believe the Creed, receive the Sacraments and Pray. Even by doing all of

these things we still struggle with our faults, our defects, our foibles and our sins. I hope and pray that we have

told God in confession that we are sorry and we’ll try to make amends. If we do not make sufficient amends

and/or we do not try to turn away from sin we may avoid hell, but we are not ready for heaven. God who is all-

merciful has created the state of purgatory in order that our imperfections, our forgiven sins for which we have

not done sufficient penance, or tried to be truly detached from. The Book of Revelation teaches us: “But

nothing unclean shall enter it, nor anyone who practices abomination or falsehood, but only those who are

written in the Lamb’s book of life.” (21:27)

Taking into account the above, this is why we pray for the souls of the faithful departed. No one knows

with certitude if their loved one is in heaven, and so we pray, in faith and hope, that if they are in purgatory our

prayers will help them, and if they are in heaven, God will use our prayers for someone else. Besides, when we

pray for the souls of the departed it is always important to remember that we can’t “force God” or “require

God” to apply our prayers for our intentions. We ask – beseech – God to do so. It is always important to

remember this. Offer suffrages for the Holy Souls, pray for them and befriend them. They will be so grateful

that you did not forget them and they will remember you when they see God face-to-face

Fr. Hamilton

本堂神父的話

常年期第三十主日

這個星期，我們慶祝諸聖瞻禮前夕,這是萬聖節的來源。現在，這個前夕已不再公認了。

它是諸聖瞻禮的前一晚，諸聖瞻禮是一個美麗的節日。這一天，我們教會表揚所有，在

天國的聖人...大部份的聖人我們都不知道他的名字。我們只知道那些，信仰被肯定，而

且為教會所封聖的聖人。因為在封聖的過程中，他們的生活被認證為可以贏取永生。天

主以奇跡，去確認教會的封聖是有效的。教會並沒有把任何人都帶進天國去。封聖是教

宗不能錯的職責，去確認，因著天主的憐憫，愛和恩寵把這一個靈魂帶到天國裏去。天

國裏有很多的靈魂我們都不認識，所有的他們—集體來說—-都在這一個節日慶祝。由此

你跟我都同樣受益，因為我們都慶祝天主的全能，愛，和憐憫，去幫助他們抵埗天鄉。

讓我們記得如果我們跟祂合作，天主亦會同樣幫助我們。諸聖瞻禮我們有兩台彌撒。我

極力鼓勵大家前往參與。它們在早上八時及黃昏七時。

翌日，是煉靈日。這也是一個美麗的節日。這節日，讓我們記起不同程度的傷痛。因著

我們失去的摯愛，喚醒我們那些傷痛。這盡都是人性的，可是，這個美麗的節日，我們

紀念那些聖靈魂，也讓我們記起天主憐憫的關愛。以前有過份強調，投入地獄的可能。

今天似乎又過份強調每人都可以進入天國。教會的真理是，祇有憑著天主的寵愛我們，

不被投進地獄。又祇有憑著天主的寵愛我們才可進入天國。當然我們要，合作，努力去

成聖，遵守誡命，相信信條，領受聖體聖事，經常祈禱。甚至我們做足了一切，我們仍

要掙扎，為我們的過錯，為我們的缺點，為我們的小毛病，我們的罪去改善。我祈禱，

我希望，我們都能夠在修和聖事中，向天主說對不起，我們會盡能力去修正。如果我們

修正不足，或者我們沒有，躲避罪過，我們可能都能夠逃過地獄之苦，但沒有準備妥當

進入天堂。天主是富於憐憫的，他做了煉獄，為煉淨，我們那些不完美的，那些赦免的

罪，但沒有做足補償的，或沒有努力躲避再犯過錯的。默示錄告訴我們：“ 凡不潔淨、

行可恥的事及撒謊的，絕對不得進入她內；只有那些記載在羔羊生命冊上的，纔得進

入。”（21:27）

由此我們知道，為什麼我們要為，已亡的教友們祈禱。沒有人能夠肯定我們心愛的是否

已經進入天國，所以我們祈禱，我們按信德和望德祈禱。如果他們在煉獄裏，我們的祈

禱可以幫助他們。如果他們已經在天國裏，天主會把我們的祈禱幫助其他的靈魂。另外

，這是，經常重要的，當我們為亡者祈禱時，我們不能“強迫天主”，或“要求天主”，將

我們的祈禱按我們的意願而行。我們只能請求—懇求—天主。請記得為煉獄聖靈魂祈禱

，跟他們交上朋友。他們會感激，感激你沒有忘記他。當他們面見天主的時候，他們也

不會忘記你

Hamilton 神父

Fr. Hamilton’s 60th Birthday CelebrationWhen: Saturday, November 16, 2019 @ 6:30pm

Where: Golden Swan Restaurant5380 Victoria Drive, Vancouver

Cost: $160 (Tax receipt of $110 will be issued)

This special event is a fundraiser for the New School and Parish Centre

Tickets are still available and can be purchased after Masses at the vestibule of the church

Join the celebration and please consider making a donation

It is the Capital Campaign Committee goal to raise $60,000 for the New School and Parish Centre in

honour of Fr Hamilton through this celebration of his milestone birthday.

The first $10,000 raised has already been matched by a very generous parishioner! Please consider

making a donation whether you are able to participate in the dinner or not. Donations will be accepted by

our volunteers after all weekend Masses. Let us work together in achieving the goal for a very worthy

cause – for the future of the education of our children and our children’s children.

Register at https://rcav.org/event/marriage-mentorship-witness-to-love-workshop/

What if today was your last day on earth?

Ask yourself the following questions, because you never know when it will be too late.

I’ll never forget the last time I saw my Nana alive. My parents and siblings and I were in Arizona, spending time with her and my Grandpa in their home. She had ALS, and it had progressed such that she could no longer talk, eat, or walk on her own.

I was brushing my teeth at the bathroom sink on the last day of our visit. As my Grandpa wheeled her past the bathroom, I came out, toothbrush in hand, and said goodnight again. She smiled big, her mouth filling with saliva bubbles she could not easily swallow, and gave me a tiny nod and wave. A few hours later, I saw the flashing red and white lights of the ambulance through the window of the bedroom I was sleeping in. We got out of bed to say goodbye to her body one last time before they wheeled her away.

Seeing her lying there on her bed, but no longer with us, was one of the most surreal experiences of my life. Just a few hours before she was smiling at me, alive. Now, she was gone.

The anniversary of her death is coming up, and it reminds me to take a second to look at my life every year. We are not guaranteed any amount of time on this earth. As Jesus says, you do not know the day nor the hour, so stay awake (Matthew 25:13).

How can we stay awake to what’s important in life?

Take a minute today to think about your death. Not in a morbid or pitiful way, but in an honest, concrete way. You will die. And you don’t know when. So, consider the following questions. If today was your last day on earth, would you be ready to die?

First, here are practical things to focus on for the good of your body: 1. What do you want your funeral to be like? Think about if you want certain hymns sung or an open casket for visitation. 2. Where do you want to be buried? If you have a preference of cemetery or who you want to be buried next to, think about that. 3. Does someone you know and trust know the answers to the previous questions so that they can take care of things for you?

Next, here are practical things to focus on for the good of your soul: 4. When was the last time you went to confession? Might as well find a time to go this weekend. 5. Who do you still need to forgive? Now is the time to try to repair relationship; don’t wait another decade. 6. How much time do you spend on small or petty frustrations throughout the day? If you have a habit of getting too worked up about life’s minor annoyances, put them into perspective today.

There is no time like the present to consider the bigger picture of your life: 7. Are you living the way you want to be remembered? 8. What do you spend your time on every day? 9. What do you wish were different about your life right now?

All of the Halloween decorations starting at us in stores right now makes for a perfect time to do some self-reflection. Memento mori is a Latin phrase that means remember death. That fake skeleton hanging from the window in your neighbor’s house can be a subtle reminder to memento mori. Take stock of your life this week. What you do while you’re alive matters, so make the most of it.

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