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Pastor 主任司鐸 Fr. Bruce-John Hamilton

Assistant 助理司鐸 Vacant

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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February 16, 2020 Sixth 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 Khim Cheung, 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/Jackson Fong/

David Robinson/Rick Lam/ Veronica Yam/Helen Estrellado

Ushers Rick Lam, Coordinator Welcoming Ministry Connie Robinson, Coordinator Youth Ministry Vacant Altar Servers Vacant 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, February 15 Vigil Mass 5:00 PM for Ita McCann, RIP

Sunday, February 16 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 AM for All Parishioners, Living & Deceased

10:00 AM for Nicola & Sabbia Di Marino, RIP

12:00 PM for Deceased Members : DiSalvo/MuccilloFamilies

3:00 PM for Priest’s Intention

Monday, February 17

8:00 AM for Eusebio Selin, RIP

Tuesday, February 18

8:00 AM for Inez Nicolas, RIP

Wednesday, February 19

8:00 AM for Vittorio Ciccone, RIP

9:00 AM SCHOOL MASS

Thursday, February 20

8:00 AM for Rosario Ciolli, RIP

Friday, February 21

8:00 AM for Joel & Don Cartago, RIP

7:00 PM for Priest’s Intention

Saturday, February 22 Feast of the Chair of St. Peter

the Apostle

9:00 AM for Alicia De Alvarado, RIP

Vigil Mass 5:00 PM for Consuelo Julian & Aurora Isaac, RIP

Sunday, February 23 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 AM for Edilberta Peralta, RIP

10:00 AM for All Parishioners, Living & Deceased

12:00 PM for Imelda Roque, RIP

3:00 PM for Julio Chang, RIP

PLEASE NOTE

Please note that morning Mass on Monday, February 17 will be at 9:00 am due to the Family Day statutory holiday.

Unplanned the Movie

Come and watch this truly moving and eye-opening story. “Unplanned” is the true story of Abby Johnson a former director of Planned Parenthood whose life was completely changed after assisting in an abortion. Talk/discussion to follow the movie. All parishioners 14+(with parental consent) are welcome. Sign-up sheets in the church vestibule.

ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS

Mass of Remembrance

Join us for our monthly Mass of Remembrance as we pray for our family members that have passed away. Masses are on Sunday, February 23 at both 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm in our Evangelist Chapel, at Gardens of Gethsemani in South Surrey.

February 16, 2020

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

PLEASE NOTE

The Friday evening Mass as well as Friday evening Confessions will be suspended beginning Lent until such time that we are able to have a new Assistant Pastor here at Corpus Christi. After Lent, we will also suspend Benediction. We will, however, continue to have Exposition, Holy Hour, Confession and evening Mass on the first Friday of each month.

During Lent, we will only have Benediction and Stations of the Cross.

We appreciate your understanding and support.

Exploring My Inner World

Learn a practical, original, and highly effective method of getting to know yourself better and accelerate your growth in leadership and your whole life. “Exploring my Inner World” is a PRH Workshop supporting human formation and endorsed by the Ministries & Outreach Office of the Archdiocese of Vancouver for parish leadership development. Takes place February 22-23, February 29 and March 1 at the John Paul II Pastoral Centre in Vancouver. Register online: www.secure.rcav.org/prh-workshop-2020. This is a 4-day workshop being held over 2 weekends. This workshop can only be taken if the participant has taken the Who Am I? Workshop.

Monthly Filipino Mass

The Filipino Ministry of the Archdiocese of Vancouver is joining the Catholic Bishops Conference in the Philippines and all the Filipinos in various countries all over the world in celebrating the 500th year of Christianity in the Philippines in April 2021. With the theme of ‘Gifted to Give’, a traditional Filipino Mass (Misang Pilipino) is held month to month at different parishes in Vancouver. Everyone is invited to attend the Filipino Mass on Sunday, February 23 at 7 pm at St. Jude Parish in Vancouver followed by fellowship/salo-salo.

Rite of Election

This Rite is the Celebration of the Rite of Election of Catechumens and the call to continuing conversion of Candidates who are preparing for Confirmation and/or Eucharist or Reception into the Full Communion of the Catholic Church with Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB. These Masses takes place Sunday, March 1 and March 8 from 2 pm until 4:30 pm at Holy Rosary Cathedral in Vancouver.

Freedom: Reconciliation Event for Youth

Freedom, the annual reconciliation event for youth sponsored by the Ministries and Outreach Office, will take place on Friday, March 6 at Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Vancouver from 7:00 pm – 10:30 pm. Participants will experience first-hand the healing power of Christ through music, prayer, testimonies and teachings, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and Adoration.

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 at 9 am on Saturday, March 7 at Precious Blood Parish in Surrey. For upcoming dates, visit www.rcav.org/pro-life-mass-and-prayer-vigil.

Save 15% on Sacred Burial Space

We’re pleased to offer the community new crypt and cremation niche options at your Archdiocesan Catholic Cemetery, Gardens of Gethsemani. Prime locations going fast! Available on a first come, first booked basis. Book an appointment before March 31, 2020 and get 15% off your purchase. Applicable on burial space (not on services or memorialization). Cannot be combined

with other offers. Call 604-531-2141 or register online at www.HolyAngelsatGardens.ca

Marriage Anniversary Mass 2020

Celebrate your Milestone Anniversary with us! This Mother’s Day, Archbishop Miller will be honouring couples celebrating their 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th, 40th, 45th, 50th, 55th & 60th+ years of marriage. Register your anniversary with us today at www.rcav.org/marriage-anniversary. Mass will be on Sunday, May 10, at 2:30 pm at St. Clare of Assisi Parish in Coquitlam followed by a reception in the parish hall. All are welcome to witness and celebrate the milestone anniversaries of others! Register today at www.rcav.org/marriage-anniversary

Fiat Women's Discernment Group - Luminous Fiat

The Fiat Women’s Discernment Group is blessed to welcome Archbishop Miller to celebrate Mass and give a reflection on responding to God in the luminous mysteries of the rosary. Join us for Mass, lunch, and a reflection at the convent of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist. This event is open to all single Catholic young women ages 18-35 who are open to discerning their vocation. Please RSVP on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/2667932569910825/ or by email at womensvocations@rcav.org, and bring a friend!

Stewardship Reflections

“For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes

and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”

(Matthew 5:20)

The scribes and Pharisees lived according to the letter of the law, and they used this to elevate themselves above the

other people. Jesus is clear – it’s the love that you have in your heart that will get you to heaven. Simply following

church rules out of obligation, not love, does not put you on the path to heaven. Attending Mass on Sunday and then

gossiping about a fellow parishioner on the parking lot is an example of a modern day Pharisee.

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Funeral Announcements

In your charity, please remember

Ron Oakman

Vigil Prayers will be held on Wednesday, February 19 @ 6:00 pm

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, February 20 @ 10:30 am

Eternal Rest, grant unto them, O Lord

And let perpetual light shine upon them.

May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed

rest in peace. Amen.

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

As we are only one week away, yes one, from the season of Lent, I ask everyone to bring their old palms to

the Church so that they can be burned and used for the ashes on Ash Wednesday.

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, February 26th, and runs for forty days. If you count the days, minus the

Sundays, you will get forty days. Lent is a very good opportunity to do some serious reflection on where, not if, we

need to repent and undergo conversion of heart which means conversion of life. It is important that we Catholics

begin, even now, to have a plan for Lent. Think about how you are going to spend Lent from a spiritual point of

view. I will expand on how the Church helps us live Lent. The really important thing is not waste this time that

precedes Lent and to lay out how you are going to live it, what you are going to do throughout Lent. You do

not need to do a lot quantitatively, but rather choose some things (practices, sacrifices) and do them well and

with love for God.

Formulate the plan now, and don’t wait for Ash Wednesday, or the 1st Sunday in Lent.

This coming Monday is Family Day. It is a holiday, an opportunity to spend time together as a family and

just being normal and natural. It is important that we make family time one of the top priorities of life. Here is what

St. Theresa of Calcutta said about the importance of family: “If you want to change the world, go home and love

your family.” Who would argue with St. Theresa of Calcutta on this point!

I will be able to offer three Masses (as usual) on Ash Wednesday. Fr Vincent Hawkswell (retired) has

generously agree to assist me with the 3 Masses and help with the distribution of ashes at each Mass. Fr Hawkswell

will offer the 4pm Mass on Ash Wednesday. Depending on circumstances, whether someone can be appointed –

even temporarily – here, or not, I am considering what I need to suspend. I have already begun to do this and if need

be will continue to do so. Please keep me in your prayers as I strive to balance the busy schedule here at Corpus

Christi. Things will work out, of this I am convinced, but it may take time.

Every year following Registration for the new school year some parents want to know why they have been

moved into Category 2, or perhaps have not moved out of Category 2 into Category 1. Every year that I have been

here, 10 going on 11 years, I have published an explanation of this in the bulletin four times a year. Being in

Category 2 does not mean you are not a parishioner. It means you have fallen below a necessary “threshold” for

Mass attendance. Mass attendance can only be determined by you attending Mass, which is an obligation as a

Catholic and a promise made when your children were baptized, and by you dropping your envelope in the

collection basket. I make allowances for vacation and illnesses. When I have asked the Archdiocese about a

threshold they have always said 100% Mass attendance. This is required of us Catholics, but my threshold is lower

than 100%. I will not tell anyone what the threshold is because the tendency of fallen human nature is to “live down

to the threshold” and I do not want that to happen. Further - I do not look at amounts like some Pastors do. I can

assure you of this, and in some of those parishes, if you fall below a certain amount of giving, you are called by the

Pastor. I choose not to do that here as I want to emphasize attendance at Mass as the most important thing. If this

parish needs more money, I will ask you and tell you why we need it. In the meantime, the formula is simple and

straightforward: Go to Mass and put your envelope into the collection. Give according to God’s generosity to you

and according to your means. That is it! If someone does not read the notices in the bulletin or hears the information

I convey to parents at their interviews, there is not much I can do about this. I cannot force people to listen, but I can

say that I will not repeat myself unnecessarily. The formula is simple: Go to Mass every Sunday and drop the

envelope into the collection basket and you will be in Category 1. Failure to do this and you will be in Category 2.

Sincerely in Christ

Fr. Hamilton

本堂神父的話

常年期第六主日

一個星期後，對，只是一個星期便是四旬期了。請各位教友把去年的聖枝帶回聖堂，讓我們燒成聖灰留作聖灰星期三用。

四旬期由 2 月 19 日星期三開始，為期 40 天。你可以一數它的日子，星期日不算在內，便整整是 40 天。四旬期是個最好

的機會讓我們反省，在那方面有懺悔的必要，內心有需要的改變，就是生命上的改變。為天主教徒，在四旬期，甚至現在，

開始要作好計劃是最重要的。試試從靈修角度一想，你要怎樣去渡過這四旬期。我會分析教會怎樣幫助我們過四旬期的生

活。真正重要的是不要枉費四旬期前的日子，卻要作好計劃，如何預訂整個四旬期的生活。你不需要做數量上多的工作，但

寧願選擇一些實際的，犧牲的，以愛天主的心把它們做好。

不要等聖灰星期三或四旬期的第一天，現在就開始列算式，作計劃。

下星期一是家庭日。這天是公眾假期，一個與家人共聚的好機會，一切貴乎正常與自然。把家庭生活置於生命中最高優次序

是最為重要的。有關家庭的重要，加爾各答聖德肋撒修女這樣說：「如果你要改變這世界，回家去，愛你的家庭。」這論調

又有誰能爭辯！

聖灰星期三，我會能夠（如常）奉獻三台彌撒。得蒙已經退休的 Vincent Hawkswell 慷慨承諾，幫助這三台彌撒和送聖灰

的工作。Hawkswell 會奉獻聖灰星期三，下午 4 時的彌撒。看情形而定，是否有人能被指派—甚或是暫時的—到來，我在

考慮我要擱置某一些的工作。擱置已經開始了，如果需要的話，這會是繼續下去的。當我在這奮力平衡繁忙的基督聖體堂日

程表時，請大家記得為我祈禱。我深信一切都終能解決，只是時間的問題而矣。

每新學年登記後，一些家長都想知道他們怎會移往於第二類別，或為什麼沒有從第二類別移往第一類別去。我在這學校的每

一年，10 年來，快到 11 年了，我都一年四次在堂區通訊中公布，解釋這個原因。列於第二類別中並不是說，你不是堂區

教友。而是說，你主日彌撒的出席率低於一定的門檻。參與主日彌撒是教友應盡的本份，又是在你子女領洗時所作的承諾。

出席率是按你參與彌撒時，投入奉獻信封計算的。我容許假期和病患的缺席。我問總教區可容門檻，他們總說是 100%。這

是天主教徒應遵行的，但我的門檻是少於 100%。我不會告知我門檻多少，因為敗壞的人性都是會按「最低門檻生活」，我

不想見此發生。進一步說—我不會如一些堂區神父般，要看款項多少。我保證不會。有些堂區，如果款項少於某一門檻，本

堂神父會約見家長。我的選擇在於强調出席彌撒的重要性，它是最為重要的。如果堂區需要多一點的金錢，我會告訴你們，並

解釋我們為什麼有這需要。如今，這算式是簡單和直到接：每星期日參與彌撒，並投入奉獻信封，你便是第一類別。如果你

不能做到，你便是第二類別。

主內

Hamilton 神父

Do You Pray Mechanically? 6 Tips for Learning to

Pray with More Passion

If you are anything like me, it bothers you, it makes you uncomfortable, to see so many people sharing photos, prayer chains, and hashtags like #PrayForJuanito. You ask yourself, “Do these people really pray or do they just share an image?” Then again, “Have they prayed for all the other tragedies that have occurred over the years with the same fervor that they are praying now?” I invite you to take a breath and calm yourself a little as we look at the situation together. There is some-thing good behind all this. The Lord always uses that which occurs around us to teach us a lesson.

I propose an idea to you: people in general (believing, practicing, observant, honest Catholics) believe in the efficacy of pray-er. They believe that if they lift any prayer to God, it will have a real effect. We know that prayer does not consist of sending good vibes so that the cosmos favors someone, or that the stars align to generate the proper conditions for something to happen. We believe that our prayers to God have real effects which affect the lives of others; we even believe that God can change a situation if we pray for it. This is a sign of hope. People continue believing in the power of prayer. Nobody can de-ny that it is a good thing.

How about taking this lifeline which God has granted us and using the opportunity to learn about, to teach, and to encour-age prayer? How about no longer being a part of the Facebook police who criticize the whole world (like I do) and joining the pastors of Facebook who take good intentions and convert them into holy intentions? Here are some reflections on this:

1. Let’s learn to recognize that others have faith – even in those we would least expect

There is faith in the world. God manifests himself in people’s lives, even in the lives of those for whom we do not have any spiritual expectations, whom we would not label as models of evangelization. The Lord is good and places the intention of praying in their hearts. Even if it is no more than an intention, this is the first step, a step forward.

2. God does not want suffering in any form

We cannot blame God for the things which humans do wrong. Nobody can say that God permits these things to happen so that we learn a lesson. God does not want tragedies, and perhaps he suffers more than us. These moments (desired neither by him nor anybody) are op-portunities for encounter and conversion.

3. We can’t lose momentum

Seeing so many people motivated, inspired, and convicted is a tremen-dous stimulus for prayer, and even though many have not really taken the time to make a real prayer, we can build upon their intention and encour-age them. Prayer is not a campaign with an end date, it is a way for us to relate to God. These “campaigns” can be the beginning of this relation-ship for many. Let’s take advantage of the opportunity, to learn and to teach prayer.

4. We make visible the invisible

Many have made visible other terrible situations, arguing that they have been happening a long time and nobody has prayed for them, but they do so in a way which is awkward and morbid, not inspiring anybody to pray. The Apostle in his role as a prophet, announces and denounces. Let’s value these opportunities and continue showing the suffering of Christ, not only to inform, but also to help others understand that our prayer as a Church is im-portant. The Lord hopes that we join this spiritual battle with a spiritually active attitude.

5. Slow down and stop for a moment How many times have we promised to pray for someone either on a social network or directly? Stop for a mo-ment. Take a few minutes out of your busy, fast paced day and sincerely offer that prayer which they need from you. The most difficult thing to change is one’s own heart.

6. Remember that we are not speaking to thin air This is the fundamental message of this post. We believe that when we pray, things happen, not because our good vibes and desires are magical, but because God pays attention and looks upon our desires and longings. He sees the generosity and integrity of our hearts. If it is His will, He grants us the gifts which we so fervently request. It is God with whom we engage in this conversation. Believing this, putting it into practice, and trusting in God’s re-sponse, is a gift which cannot stop sharing. Let’s pray!

https://catholic-link.org/do-you-pray-mechanically-6-great-tips-for-learning-how-to-pray-well/?