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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 13, 2019 28th 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 12 Vigil Mass 5:00 PM for Charlie, Mila & Valerie Tan, Birthday

Sunday, October 13 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 AM for Walenty & Jozefa Dobrzanski, RIP

10:00 AM for Pietro Di Marino & Family, RIP

12:00 PM for All Parishioners, Living & Deceased

3:00 PM for Sheung & Lan Tong, RIP

Monday, October 14

9:00 AM for Antonio & Diana Marchetto, RIP

Tuesday, October 15 St. Teresa of Jesus, Virgin &

Doctor of the Church

8:00 AM for Zeny Malapitan, RIP

Wednesday, October 16

8:00 AM for Barry Cornwall, RIP

9:05 AM SCHOOL MASS

Thursday, October 17 St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop & Martyr

8:00 AM for Serafin Vinluan, RIP

Friday, October 18 St. Luke, Evangelist

8:00 AM for Eva Yeung, RIP

7:00 PM for Gerry Mellot, RIP

Saturday, October 19

9:00 AM for Jose & Julia Macapinlac, RIP

Vigil Mass

5:00 PM for Ivan “Nino” Kos, RIP

Sunday, October 20 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 AM for Rosario Ciolli, RIP

10:00 AM for All Parishioners, Living & Deceased

12:00 PM for Evelyn Chang, RIP

3:00 PM for All Sick People

Seniors Ministry

Attention Seniors – our next meeting will be on Saturday, October 19 @ 10:00 am in the gym. See you there!!!

Youth Ministry

The Youth Ministry is inviting all youth from grades 6 to 12 to join our monthly youth gathering on Saturday, October 19 from 2 to 5pm in the school gym. It will be an afternoon full of faith, fun and food shared among the youth of our parish and we would love for you to join us! There will be a youth Mass at 5pm to follow. Please contact Melchor Berceles and Lois Umali at ccparish.youthministry@gmail.com for details.

Flu Shot Clinic

Corpus Christi Parish in collaboration with Drugstore Pharmacy of Independent Grocery Store will be hosting once again a Flu Shot Clinic on Sunday, October 27 from 9:00 am to 2:45 pm at the school gym. In order for the pharmacy to accurately prepare the number of vaccines to have on hand, there will be sign-up sheets placed in the church vestibule for those who want to have the vaccine.

Fr. Hamilton’s 60th Birthday Dinner Fundraiser

• Tickets to Fr. Hamilton’s Birthday Dinner Fundraiser will be 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. 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 will be matched by a very generous parishioner!

October 13, 2019 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

HELP! HELP! HELP!

The Holy Family Hospital Gift Shop is in urgent need for volunteers to help run our store. Shifts are Mon-Fri 10am-1pm and 1pm-4pm; Sat/Sun 2pm-4pm. All proceeds support hospital patient programs. Please contact Carmen Tam at 604-439-9229.

ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS

Pray for Hong Kong (Inter-Church Prayer Service)

All Catholics are welcome to join us in prayer for Hong Kong. Hosted by the inter-Church group “Vancouver Christians for Love, Peace and

Justice 溫哥華基督徒守護愛與和平公義團契”, of which Eastern Catholic Church Richmond (Fr. Richard Soo, SJ) is one of the organizers. We pray for love, peace and justice in Hong Kong and for its people. The prayer dervice will include hymns, sacred Scripture, a litany, silent private prayer time, a guided meditation (by Fr. Richard), and an opportunity for faith sharing our spiritual journey/experiences. Sunday, October 13, 3- 4 pm at Tenth Church, 11 W. 10th Ave, Vancouver.

Rosary Rally

Come to pray the Rosary in honour of Our Lady, to make reparation to her for sins committed against her Immaculate Heart, and to beg graces from her Divine Son, through her; with public witness to the faith. The next rally takes place October 19 at 10 am at the Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza..

Socks and Underwear!

When you are preparing the table for your family this Thanksgiving please pray for the Archdiocesan Men's Hostel. Our guests desperately need new socks and underwear. We host just under 2,000 unique individual men every year with our Emergency Homeless Shelter Ministry. Fall is here and that means cold, wet weather. We give many pairs of socks, underwear as well as gloves, scarves, toques, and jackets. However, we do not have enough, especially socks and underwear. Any sizes, colours, styles, will be much appreciated. Ideally, bring them to the Men’s Hostel at 828 Cambie Street Downtown, but if you cannot, take them to the John Paul II Pastoral Care Centre at 4885 St. John Paul II Way, Vancouver.

Thanksgiving Mass for the Canonization of St. John Henry Newman

Celebrate with us the historic occasion of Newman’s canonization! This Mass of Thanksgiving will be presided by Archbishop Miller on Sunday, October 27, at 7 pm at St. Mark's Church in Vancouver. Refreshments afterwards

Visiting the Sick Workshop

Caring for the Community – Supporting Quality Healthcare. Open to all Eucharistic ministers and parish visitors to the sick. Come join us on Saturday, November 2, from 9 am to 1 pm at St. Mark’s Chapel, Vancouver. Workshop Director is Romayne Gallagher, MD. Registration fee is $25 including lunch. Please

register on Eventbrite or contact St. Mark’s parish office at parish.smark@rcav.org or call 604-822-0261.

Stewardship Reflections

“Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to

God?” (Luke 17:18)

Most of us live “easy” lives. We have food, shelter, and clothing. We go on vacation every year and own a car

or two. Most of us take this all for granted. Did you ever notice that people with the least amount of possessions

are usually the most grateful? Shouldn’t this be the other way around? Take time every day and thank God

for all He has given you.

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CELEBRATIONS AT CORPUS CHRISTI

Our best wishes to the following couples on the occasion of their marriage:

Lise Nicole Artman & Derek Thomas Hall

Wendelyn Joyce Ramos & Kevin John Llanes

Let us welcome to the Catholic community the following children on the occasion of their baptism:

Jasmine Lindsey Louie

Carina Allyn Pak Wing Chan

Daphne Constance Yan-Tong Chan

Maddox Arcelius Jabillo

Riley Anthony Gordon Bie

Apollo Jun Caraan

May the Lord’s blessings and goodness be upon all of them abundantly.

Funeral Announcements

In your charity, please remember

Vittorio Ciccone

Mass of Christian Burial was held on Thursday, October 10 @ 10:30 am

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

This coming Monday is Thanksgiving Day in Canada. It is a

holiday, but I hope for everyone who might read this, more than just a day

off work. It is a time to give thanks.

Robert Emmons, professor of psychology at the University of

California, Davis, and perhaps the world expert in gratitude research,

summarizes some of the chief findings in the scientific study of the practice

of gratitude: Experiencing gratitude leads to increased feelings of

connectedness, improved relationships, and even altruism. We have also

found that when people experience gratitude, they feel more loving, more

forgiving, and closer to God. Dozens of research studies with diverse

participant groups have also revealed that the practice of gratitude leads to

the following:

• Increased feelings of energy, alertness, enthusiasm, and vigor

• Success in achieving personal goals

• Better coping with stress

• A sense of closure in traumatic memories

• Bolstered feelings of self-worth and self-confidence

• Solidified and secure social relationships

• Generosity and helpfulness

• Prolonging of enjoyment produced by pleasurable experiences

• Improved cardiac health through increases in vagal tone

• Greater sense of purpose and resilience

One survey found that Thanksgiving Day (in the US) is the

favorite day of the year. On Thanksgiving, people stop focusing on what

they don’t have and rejoice in what they do have. Thanksgiving Day also

has the fewest number of suicides. Gratitude literally saves lives.

Catholics have the opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving every

Sunday, or even more often for that matter. The Mass is a celebration of

the Eucharist, which is the Greek term for thanksgiving. At every Mass,

we can consider all that we have been given by God and in grateful joy

give back to God our awareness and gratitude for these gifts. Each

Eucharist can become a thank you note to God who has done us a great

service. It is no accident that the last words of each Mass are “Thanks be to

God.” Nor is it an accident that people of faith are more grateful and

happier.

Take time, make time, on Thanksgiving Day to be thankful to

God for all of your blessings. Name three (there are more, but start with

three), blessings that you have. Try this every day (always remember this at

Mass) and see how much better you are.

Everyone knows by now that we are celebrating my 60th birthday

on November 16th, as a fundraiser for the new school and parish center.

Tickets are on sale after each Mass! Donations are welcome, and tax

receipts will be given. This is a great way for the parish to come together

and pool our resources for the future education of our children, and the

coming together of our parish community in the new Hall.

Let us strive to be faithful to the prayer of the Rosary during this month of

October.

Fr. Hamilton

本堂神父的話

常年期第二十八主日

星期一是感恩節。它是一公眾假期，但我希望能夠閱讀這篇文章的

，知道這不僅只是一個假日，這是一個奉上感恩的時候。

California, Davis 大學的一位教授 Robert Emmons，他也許是研究感

恩的一位世界上的專家，他總結了實踐感恩科研的主要發現：體驗

感恩增加人際接觸和加強人際關係的感受，甚至有趨於利他主意。

我們也發現當人體驗感恩，人會感覺到更多的關愛，更多的寬恕，

更進一步接近天主。在不同的組別調查，不少的研究發現實踐感恩

會導致以下種種：

增強能量，醒覺，熱心和活力

成功達至個人目標

對壓力有更強的處理能力

創傷的記憶中有更強的癒合能力

增強自信和自我價值

有穩固和安全的社交關係

慷慨並樂於助人

延長享受愉快的的經驗

籍改善迷走神經，增強心臟健康

人生目標和創傷的痊愈具更強感覺

有一統計發現感恩節（在美國）是一年中最為喜愛的節日。在感恩

節，人們不再聚焦於他們得不到的，卻歡欣喜悅於他們所擁有的。

感恩節的一天是自殺率最少的一天。感恩確實地挽救生命。

天主教徒每星期日都有慶祝感恩的機會，為此甚或有更多的機為。

彌撒是聖體聖事的慶祝，希臘文是感恩之意。在每台彌撒中我們

認同所有一切都是天父賜與的，在感恩的喜樂中我們奉上我們對

所賞賜的認知和感激。每一個聖體，都可以是你對天主的感恩，

祂為我們做了偉大的工作。彌撒中最後的一句「感謝天主」絕不是

偶然的一句。懷着信德的人是更為感恩和喜悅也絕不是意料以外的

。

花點時間，預算一點時間在這感恩的節日中多謝天主給你的一切降

福。列舉三樣（三或更多的，但以三為始）天主給你的祝福。每天

都予嘗試（在彌撒中亦時常緊記）你會見日後怎樣的再好。

相信大家都已知道十一月十六日大家給我慶祝六十歲生日。它也是

個為學校和新堂區中心籌款的活動。餐卷在每台主日彌撒後發售！

捐獻是無任歡迎，備退稅收據。這是堂區一個好的路向，讓我們把

我們的資源集合一起，為子女們日後的教育，為我們日後的堂區活

動能夠有新更好的地方。

讓我們努力在十月內，忠於玫瑰經的祈禱！

Hamilton 神父

Secrets of the Spiritual Realm: 12 Angelic Facts Every Christian Must Know

“Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to de-vour.” – 1 Peter 5.8 Are humans alone in the universe as intelligent beings? The Catholic Church has always believed and taught that the answer is no: the universe is in fact filled with many kinds of intelligent, other-worldly beings that we call angels. And they are up to all sorts of amazing things! Here are 12 important things for all Christians to know about these mysterious beings from another realm:

1) Angels are absolutely real Angels are not just a pious fiction or a superstition: they are absolutely, positively real – as a real as you and me and anything else. They are actively involved in our world and play a crucial role in human history. (CCC 328)

2) Every Christian has a guardian angel The Catechism quotes St. Basil saying “Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life.” (CCC 336)

3) Demons are also very real All angels were originally created good, but some angels made a choice to disobey God. These fallen angels are called “demons.” Hell was originally prepared as a place for demons. (CCC 391ff; Matthew 25.41)

4) There is a dramatic spiritual war going on for human souls The choice to fall away from God was irrevocable for demons. But humans, at least as long as they are alive on earth, still have a choice. Angels and demons are engaged at this moment in a dramatic spiritual war, battling to influence human souls either toward or away from God.

Satan tempted Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, and demons continue to tempt human beings away from God today. (CCC 391ff)

5) St. Michael the Archangel is the leader of the Lord’s angelic armies St. Michael is a faithful angel who leads good angels in spiritual battle against fallen ones. His name literally means “Who is like God?,” which represents his faithfulness to God when other angels rebelled. (cf. Revelation 12.7)

6) Satan is a leader of the fallen angels Like all demons, he was originally a good angel who chose to turn away from God. As a creature, he remains finite and subject to God’s providence. (CCC 391, 395)

In the Gospels, Jesus resisted Satan’s temptations (Matthew 4, Luke 4), called him the “father of lies,” a “murderer from the beginning” (John 8.44), and said Satan came only to “steal and kill and destroy” (John 10.10).

7) Any involvement with the occult or demonic forces is gravely sinful Demonic forces are nothing but evil and humans should have nothing to do with them. Any involvement in the occult – whether it be divination, horoscopes, clairvoyance, mediums, etc – even if with “good” or “innocent” in-tentions, is gravely sinful and highly dangerous. (CCC 2116-2117)

8) Exorcism remains an active practice of the Church In the Gospels, Christ and his Apostles regularly make explicit battle against demons, often exorcizing them from possessed individuals. The Church continues this act of spiritual warfare for the good of souls.

A minor exorcism is included in the baptismal rite. In the case of demonic possession, priests with special permis-sion from their bishop can perform solemn exorcisms. (CCC 1237, 1673, 550)

9) We can also engage in spiritual battle through prayer and other spiritual practices The Our Father prayer, given by Christ himself, includes a request to “deliver us from evil.” The Church also en-courages the use of the Prayer to Saint Michael. Written by Pope Leo XIII, it calls for the final imprisonment of Sa-tan to hell. Fasting has also been traditionally used as a spiritual weapon.

But the best way to aid the fight against demonic forces is to simply live a holy life following after Christ.

10) Many saints have engaged in explicit, even physical, battles with demons Beating them up, appearing as terrifying beasts, making dreadful sounds, even setting things on fire; you can read the incredible stories of St. Anthony the Great, St. Padre Pio, St. Gemma Galgani, St. John Vianney, and St. Teresa of Avila in this article.

11) Satan was definitively defeated by Christ In his passion, death, and resurrection, Jesus definitively defeated the powers of Satan. This fact is progressive-ly manifested in the history of the Church until the Second Coming of Christ. (cf. CCC 550)

12) Christ is the King of the whole angelic world Jesus Christ is the King of the Universe, and that includes the spiritual realm. Angels were created by Christ at the beginning of the world to be his servants. Even demons, who have chosen to disobey God, ultimately remain un-der the control of God’s providence. (CCC 331)

St. Michael, please protect us in battle!

https://churchpop.com/2016/12/26/secrets-of-the-spiritual-realm-12-angelic-facts-every-christian-must-know/