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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 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 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
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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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November 25, 2018 Solemnity of Christ the King
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 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
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.
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November 25, 2018 Solemnity of Christ the King
(Our Lord Jesus Christ King of the Universe)
Saturday, November 24 Vigil Mass 5:00 PM for Aurelio Arduini,
RIP
Sunday, November 25 Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the
Universe
8:00 AM for Joseph Leoci, RIP 10:00 AM for Asuncion Palaganas,
RIP 12:00 PM for All Parishioners, living & deceased
3:00 PM for Sr. Joanna Leung, RIP
Monday, November 26
8:00 AM for Zenaida Malapitan, RIP
Tuesday, November 27
8:00 AM for Anatolia Feliciano Sison, RIP
Wednesday, November 28
8:00 AM for Cristina Licaros, Birthday 9:05 AM SCHOOL MASS
Thursday, November 29
8:00 AM for Deceased Member of Bilan & Resus Family
Friday, November 30 St. Andrew, Apostle
8:00 AM for Roger Tibayan, RIP 7:00 PM for Priest’s
Intention
Saturday, December 1
9:00 AM for In Honour of the Immaculate Conception 5:00 PM Vigil
Mass
for Jesus Ronquillo, RIP
Sunday, December 2 First Sunday of Advent 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
Knights of Columbus
Wonton soup will be served by the Knights of
Columbus this Sunday, November 25, after the
8am and 10am Masses only. Cost is $5 each. Take-
out is also available. All are welcome.
ALTAR SERVERS Grades 3 – 5
A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned. Come and find out on Saturday,
December 1 from 2 – 4 pm at the school gym. If you have any
pennies, please bring them. See you there! Mrs. Robinson, CC Altar
Servers of St. Joseph
Annual Seniors Christmas Luncheon
The Corpus Christi Seniors Christmas Luncheon will be held on
the Sunday, December 2 at 11:50 am in the School Gym. Please make
sure to bring your ticket to this event. We apologize as there are
only a few tickets left for distribution we will no longer give
them out after the Masses this weekend. If you would like to get a
ticket, please drop by the Parish Office in person or send an
authorized representative. Thank you. For further details, please
contact Felix Saldanha @ 604-433-5152.
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.
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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.
ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS
Pro-life Mass and Prayer Vigil
Join us for a peaceful, prayerful vigil for unborn children and
their parents on Saturday, December 1. Mass is at 9 am at St.
Patrick’s, Vancouver, followed by the Rosary. For upcoming dates
visit https://rcav.org/pro-life-mass-and-prayer-vigil
Ordination of Deacon Guy Zidago and Felix Min
The Archdiocese of Vancouver joyfully announces the ordination
of Deacon Guy Zidago to the Sacred Order of the Priesthood and
Felix Min to the Sacred Order of the Diaconate through the laying
on of hands and the invocation of the Holy Spirit by Archbishop J.
Michael Miller, CSB. You are cordially invited to celebrate with us
on the Solemnity of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on
Saturday, December 8, at 12 pm at Holy Rosary Cathedral,
Vancouver.
Simbang Gabi Commissioning Mass
Simbang Gabi, the devotional nine-day series of Masses in
anticipation of Christmas and to honour Mother Mary, will be held
at several parishes within our Archdiocese. To kick-off Simbang
Gabi, join us for a Commissioning Mass on Friday, December 14, at 7
pm at Holy Rosary Cathedral. Representatives of each parish hosting
Simbang Gabi will be present. For a full schedule of the Simbang
Gabi Mass times, visit https://rcav.org/simbang-gabi. For more
information, please contact The Filipino Ministry Office at
604-771-2975 or e-mail [email protected]
Holy Angels Mausolea & Columbaria – Special Pre-construction
Discount
With continued interest in mausoleum burial space, Catholic
Cemeteries is constructing a new mausolea and columbaria on its
sacred grounds at Gardens of Gethsemani. Holy Angels Mausolea &
Columbaria will include the addition of full body crypts, granite
niches, and glass-fronted niches, providing a bright and reverent
space for remembering. Special pre-construction discount available
- receive 15% off your purchase! If you would like to receive
updates on the progress of Holy Angels Mausolea & Columbaria or
simply learn more, register for news and alerts at
www.HolyAngelsatGardens.ca.
Fiat: Women’s Discernment Events – Day of Recollection
Join us for an advent evening of recollection – Fiat of Women in
the Old Testament on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 5 p.m. at the Franciscan
Sisters of the Eucharist Convent, 2811 Venables Street, Vancouver.
Fiat, the women’s vocation discernment group for the Archdiocese of
Vancouver, is getting ready for another year of events. Events are
open to single, Catholic young women ages 18-35 who are open to
discerning and responding to God’s call in their life. Sign up now
to receive emails of events throughout the year. Email
[email protected] for more information.
https://rcav.org/event/fiat-day-of-recollection-2
Stewardship Reflections
“Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom does not belong
to this world.” JOHN 18:36
How often do we put all our time and energy into building a
kingdom here on earth, forgetting that life here is short? The
real kingdom is in the next life. Yet, how much time and energy
do we invest in working for that eternal kingdom?
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BAPTISM CELEBRATIONS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER
Let us welcome to the Catholic community the following children
on the occasion of their baptism:
Seiyo Batad
Sophia Marie Lau
May the Lord’s blessings and goodness be upon them
abundantly.
Funeral Announcement
In your charity, please remember
Emilio Ricci
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, November 26 @
10:00 am
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Solemnity of Christ the King
We now head into the last week of the Liturgical Year. If you
were to read, pray and reflect on
the readings of Mass, you will encounter a lot of warnings about
the end times. The best way to
respond to this, is by remembering the Solemnity we celebrate
today: Christ the King. What does this
mean other than what might be obvious?
Jesus Christ is a King, as he stated very clearly to Pilate (Jn
2 …… ), but his Kingdom is not of
this world. He is not here to run a government (that is the task
of his children). Jesus is not a King who
has rivals, or better put, he is not in competition with anyone,
or anything. Jesus is a King, but he is
also the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.
To be with Jesus is to be on the winning side of life; to be
with Jesus is to be assured of victory;
to be with Jesus is to know that he can and will defeat any
enemy we have, those enemies within
ourselves and the enemies outside of us.
Jesus has come here – as the Preface of Mass teaches us (it is
very beneficial to pray this) – to
bring us an eternal and universal kingdom, a kingdom of truth
and life, a kingdom of holiness and
grace, a kingdom of justice and peace. This is not some fantasy
or wishful thinking. You and I are
called to be disciples who witness to our Lord’s life and
teaching.
Advent begins – are you thinking ahead? It is important to do
so, so as not to be caught off
guard. Prepare for the birth of Jesus! How can we do this? I
will elaborate more in the coming weeks,
but for now here are few things:
1) Think now, prepare now, what is some area in your life that
you can – and you know you need to – improve in? It could be
something as simple, but important, as cleaning up after
yourself, or putting things away, or not using bad words, etc.
Try – make a resolution – with
Gods’ help to improve in these areas (try one, just one for
now). You might not think this is a
great thing, but God does and I’ll bet others around us will
think so too.
2) Make a plan following the SMART approach (specific,
measurable, attainable, realistic, timely), to pray more. Ten, or
fifteen minutes – morning, or night. Stick to it no matter how
many times you fail. If you do fail, get back up and try
again.
These are two things that we can all think about and prepare
now, with the week ahead, to begin
the time of waiting for the Infant King to come to us and renew
our hope and remind us of how much
we are loved.
Fr. Hamilton
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本堂神父的話
基督君王瞻禮
我們進入禮儀年的最後一個星期了。如果你去閱讀，祈禱和回想這星期彌撒的讀經，你們見到
不少的末世的警告。最好的回應是緊記今天我們慶祝的瞻禮：基督君王。這瞻禮是很明顯的，
倒不如細想它對我有什麼意義？
耶穌基督是君王，一如祂清楚地向比拉多表達，但祂的王國並不在這世界。祂不是在這裡作政
府（這些是祂孩子們的工作）。耶穌並不是一個會有敵手的國王，更正確的說，祂並不需與任
何人，任何事作競爭。耶穌是君王，但祂是君王中的君王，主人中的主人。
要能夠跟耶穌在一起，就是在生命勝利的一方；跟耶穌在一起，就是勝利的保證；跟耶穌在一
起，就知道祂能夠並會戰勝我們任何的敵人，在我們內的敵人、不在我們內的敵人。
耶穌來到這裡—一如彌撒中頌謝詞所教（頌念它對我們甚有好處）—帶領我們到永恆和宇宙的
王國，一個真實的、有生命的王國，一個至聖的、寵祐的王國，一個公平的、平安的王國。這
並不是個幻想、妄想的王國。你和我們都被呼叫作為見證我們主人的生命和教誨的門徒。
將臨期開始了—你有早作預算嗎？這是重要的，可免措手不及。為基督的生日作準備！我們可
怎樣做呢？日後我們再多闡述，以下是其中點點：
1) 現在就要構思，現在就要準備，在你生命的某處你可以 —你知道你是需要的— 改善的地
方？它可以是很簡單但卻很重要的，可以是清理善後，或者放下事物，或者不作粗言穢
言等。嘗試 —作一決心— 憑藉天主的幫助在這方面改進（只要嘗試一項，今次就只此項
）。
2) 按一個 SMART 的路向，（就是明確的，可量度的，可達到的，真實的，及時的）去多
作祈禱。10 或 15 分鐘 —早或晚。無論多少次的失敗都堅持不懈。如果你真的失敗，起
來再試！
我們可以在開始等待嬰孩君王來臨前的一個星期，把這兩件事多想一想和作好準備，好能重新
我們的希望，提醒我們祂是怎樣愛了我們。
Hamilton 神父
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Date Parish Time
Everyday Our Lady of Hungary Parish, Vancouver -
All Advent Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Vancouver 7:00
pm
Wednesdays during Advent Holy Family Parish, Vancouver 6:00
pm
Sundays during Advent Sacred Heart Parish, Vancouver Before
Mass
Wednesday, December 5 St. Joseph’s Parish, Vancouver 8:00 pm
Thursday, December 6 St. Joseph’s Parish, Vancouver 8:00 pm
Friday, December 7 St. Joseph’s Parish, Vancouver 8:00 pm
Thursday, December 6 St. Helen’s Parish, Burnaby 7:00 pm
Monday, December 10 Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Vancouver 7:00
pm
Tuesday, December 11 St. Jude’s Parish, Vancouver 6:30 pm
Wednesday, December 12 Holy Cross Parish, Burnaby 7:00 pm
Thursday, December 13 St. Francis Xavier Parish, Vancouver
(Cantonese) 8:00 pm
Friday, December 14 St. Francis Xavier Parish, Vancouver
(Cantonese) 8:00 pm
Saturday, December 15 St. Francis Xavier Parish, Vancouver
(Cantonese) 3:00 pm
Sunday, December 16 St. Francis Xavier Parish, Vancouver
(Mandarin) 4:30 pm
Tuesday, December 18 St. Theresa’s Parish, Vancouver 7:00 pm
Tuesday, December 18 St. Casimir’s Parish, Vancouver 7:00 pm
Tuesday, December 18 St. Mary’s Parish, Vancouver 7:00 pm
Wednesday, December 19 Corpus Christi Parish, Vancouver 7:00
pm
Thursday, December 20 Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Vancouver 7:00
pm
Friday, December 21 St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Vancouver 7:00
pm
Vancouver East Deanery
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Why do we celebrate “Christ the King”? Pope Pius XI instituted
the feast in 1925 in the midst of the political tumult
following World War I.
Although the annual celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the
King has been part of the life and prayer of the Church for many
years, two years ago I had an opportunity to experience this
celebration in a very different context: with a Protestant
community celebrating “Reign of Christ” Sunday. Their observance of
this day provided me with a new perspective on this feast and for
what it can mean for all, particularly in these post-election days
when our nation, communities, and families seem more divided than
ever before. It is not an easy set of topics to discuss, as it
reminds us of our own mortality.
Yet, it is important to meditate on, as the reality of our
future can help us make better choices in the present moment. With
death and an afterlife in the picture, our lives have the chance to
change, forcing us to consider the eternal consequences of our
actions.
And so, to help us have a better sense of what this Sunday’s
celebration is all about, I think it’s important for us to consider
the history of the feast and the reasons that we have a special day
dedicated to the Universal Sovereignty of Christ as part of our
liturgical calendar.
When Pope Pius XI instituted a special feast honoring Christ
“the King” in 1925, he grieved for a world that had been ravaged by
the First World War and which had begun to bow down before the
“lords” of exploitative consumerism, nationalism, sec-ularism, and
new forms of injustice. The old power structures in Europe and the
Middle East were fading into memory (including the colonial system
that allowed European nations to claim lands in Africa, Southeast
Asia, and South America). A new and uncertain world was rising in
their place.
Pope Pius recognized that, for the Christian, those passing
empires and colonies did not define who or whose they were.
In-stead, he reflected that the kingdom to which Christians belong
is “spiritual and concerned with spiritual things… it demands of
its subjects a spirit of detachment from riches and earthly things,
and a spirit of gentleness. They must hunger and thirst after
justice and more than this, they must deny themselves and carry the
cross” (from the Encyclical Quas primas, 15). Pope Pius envisioned
“a dominion by a King of Peace who came to reconcile all things,
who came not to be served but to serve” (20). As the Second Reading
this Sunday reminds us, the reign of Christ embraces all people.
This is certainly a timely reminder as we confront violence,
uncertainty, and questions about what we owe to those who are the
victims of terror and oppression.
The idea of a “king” is very foreign to most of us. In fact,
there are only 29 sovereign monarchs in the world today. (This
num-ber would be 30, if we include Pope Francis as the sovereign
head of Vatican City.) And yet, in our communities, many of us will
sing great hymns like “To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King” and
“Crown Him with Many Crowns.” By limiting the focus of this feast
to the kingship of Christ, we risk losing the broader view of what
we are really celebrating today: our citizenship in the Kingdom of
God. And the message that we hear today is that we can no longer
identify simply ourselves as “American,” “Navajo,” “Italian,”
“Dutch,” “Sudanese,” or “Thai.” We have been claimed by and for
Christ in our baptism and our true home is in the Reign of Christ—a
reality that surpasses the limits of boundaries, ethnicities, and
even time itself. We are co-citizens of God’s Kingdom, with all the
Communion of Saints.
In the end, this Sunday’s celebration of Our Lord Jesus Christ,
King of the Universe reminds us that the Kingdom of Christ isn’t
some far-off reality. We are living in that Kingdom now. After all,
Jesus tells the dying thief “Today you will be with me in
Par-adise.” But this feast also reminds us that while we should
honor Jesus as our “Sovereign King,” we must also emulate his total
gift of himself, perfectly embodied in his sacrifice on the Cross.
It is only by imitating our thorn-crowned King that we can help
bring relief to those who suffer and God’s healing mercy to those
who long for forgiveness, helping to proclaim the Good News of the
Reign of Christ in the world today.
What does it mean for you to be a citizen in the Kingdom of
Christ? How are you being called to promote Pope Pius’ vision of
the Reign of Christ in the world today? As we mark the conclusion
of the Year of Mercy, how have you experienced God’s boundless love
and tenderness in this Jubilee Year?
Words of Wisdom: “Jesus in Galilee was not teaching a religious
doctrine for his listeners to learn and follow. He was pro-claiming
an event, so could accept it joyfully and faithfully. No one saw
him as a teacher devoted to explaining the religious traditions of
Israel. They knew a prophet with a passion for a fuller life for
everyone, who only wanted people to embrace God, so that God’s
reign of justice and mercy would become ever wider and more joyful.
His goal was… to hasten the coming of the long-awaited reign of
God, which meant life, justice and peace.”—José A. Pagola, Jesus:
An Historical Approximation
https://aleteia.org/2016/11/19/why-do-we-celebrate-christ-the-king/
