December 17th, 2017. * 3rd Sunday of Advent *
Pastor: Father Nicolas Tumbelaka
Deacon: Kenneth Fung
PARISH OFFICE HOURS:
Monday 8:00am-12:00pm, 1:00pm–3:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am-12:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am-12:00pm, 1:00pm–3:00pm
Thursday 8:00am-12:00pm,
Friday 8:00am-12:00pm, 1:00pm–3:00pm
Our Lady of Mercy School
School Office: (604) 526-7121
Principal: Neva Grout
Email: [email protected]
website: www.ourladyofmercy.ca
RCIA (Rites of Christian Initiation for Adults)
Do you have questions about the Catholic faith?
Are you interested in developing a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ? The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is an incredible journey of learning, personal fulfillment and spiritual growth. Sessions are scheduled every Thursday, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., in the church basement.
For inquiries:
call/text Susan Silveira at 778-772-9714
PREP (Parish Religious Education Program) Classes for Children in Public School
PREP classes are ongoing every Wednesday at 6:30 pm at OLM School.
For inquiries:
email Marivic at [email protected]
Sunday Mass Schedule
Saturday Mass of Anticipation: 5:00pm
Sunday: 9:00am and 11:00am
Weekday Mass Schedule
Monday – Thursday: 8:00am
Friday : 9:00am and 7:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am Novus Ordo Latin Mass
Public Holidays : 9:00am
Indonesian Mass: 6:30 pm (1st & 3rd Saturday of the month)
Filipino Mass: 7:00 pm (1st Sunday of the month)
Confession: 30 minutes prior to Masses or upon request.
Perpetual Adoration Chapel: Open every day. For more information, please call the parish office.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament every Friday: 9:45am to 6:15pm , with Divine Mercy Novena/Chaplet at 3:00 pm & Benediction at 6:30 pm.
Liturgy of the Hour: Monday-Thursday start at 7:15am and Friday-Saturday start at 8:00 am. For more info, please contact Linda at 604-440-1482.
Saint Anthony of Padua Perpetual Novena: Every Tuesday after morning Mass
Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help: Every Wednesday after morning Mass and at 6:30 pm in the Church.
Perpetual Novena to Saint Peregrine: Every 4th Monday of the month at 6:00 pm in the Children’s Room.
The Sacrament of Marriage : At least six months notice must be given to the Pastor
The Sacrament of Baptism : Parish families who wish to have a child baptized should be registered in the parish. Please visit the Parish Office to register. Mandatory attendance of Preparation Class for parents and godparents. Class is held every last Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm. (Note: Baptisms are scheduled on the 2nd Sunday of every month at 12:30 pm)
YOUTH MINISTRY : All the parish youth from Grade 6 & 7 (Junior) and high school (Senior) are invited for one hour session 4-5pm every Friday in the church basement. Please contact Melanie at 604-441-4953 email: [email protected]
SUNDAY CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD : Simplified Sunday readings and explanation for children aged 3-7. LWC is offered during Sunday Masses (9am and 11am ).
WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS
Saturday, December 16, 2017
5:00pm Fernando & Theresa RiveraSunday, December 17, 2017
9:00am † Aida Frias
11:00am † Enrique MiquiabasMonday, December 18, 2017
8:00am † Rufino MacapinlacTuesday, December 19, 2017
8:00am Mike ConconWednesday, December 20, 2017
8:00am † George CastaldoThursday, December 21, 2017
8:00am † Victor ManriqueFriday, December 22, 2017
9:00am Malvin Tjokro
7:00pm Wilson & Wisdom & FamilySaturday, December 23, 2017
9:00am † Anna Lee MugeunIf you wish to offer for a Mass intention, please come to the parish office.
CHRISTMAS 2017 & NEW YEAR 2018 MASS SCHEDULES
| Saturday, December 23rd | ||
| 09:00 am | : | Morning Mass |
| 05:00 pm | : | Fourth Sunday of Advent (Saturday Mass of Anticipation) |
| Sunday, December 24th | ||
| 9:00 am | : | Fourth Sunday of Advent |
| 11:00 am | : | Fourth Sunday of Advent |
| 5:00 pm | : | Christmas Mass (Christmas Pageant) |
| 10:30 pm | : | Christmas Carol |
| 11:00 pm | : | Christmas Midnight Mass |
| Monday, December 25th | ||
| 09:00 am | : | Christmas Day Mass |
| 11:00 am | : | Christmas Day Mass |
| Saturday, December 30th | ||
| 9:00 am | : | Morning Mass |
| 5:00 pm | : | The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph (Saturday Mass of Anticipation) |
| Sunday, December 31st | ||
| 9:00 am | : | Holy Family Sunday Mass |
| 11:00 am | : | Holy Family Sunday Mass |
| 05:00 pm | : | New Year’s Eve Mass Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God |
| 10:00 pm | : | Eucharistic Adoration |
| 11:00 pm | : | Midnight Mass |
| Monday, January 1st | ||
| 09:00 am | : | New Year’s Day Mass Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God |
| 11:00 am | : | New Year’s Day Mass Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God |
PARISH OFFICE SCHEDULE DURING HOLIDAY SEASON: | ||
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Anaceto Rabang, Sydney Shanti, Lourdes Andal, Miguel Concon, Pedro and Rosita Romey, Dianne Slaght, Candida De Souza, Jean Lopez, Alan Hall, Linus Ngui, Tim Clay, Christina Jasinska, Vicente Reyes, Irwin Rivera, Nilcar Donato, Elvira Acosta and Teresita Nixon.
Holy Communion: Any one who is shut-in and wishes to receive the Holy Eucharist, please let us know. If you have a loved one who is sick and needs our prayers, and would like to insert their name in the bulletin, kindly contact the office.
STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS
Giving is a popular topic of conversation this time of year. There is joy in giving. When we give in gratitude to God for the many gifts He has given us, it enriches the experience of giving a gift. When gratitude is behind our giving, joy always accompanies the gift. Joy radiates from giving, and thus, joy shared is joy multiplied. Stewardship is giving, motivated by both joy and gratitude. It’s more than giving to a need… it’s needing to give!
Copyright & 2017, by Joppa Stewardship Leaders Office of Stewardship
WEEKLY CATECHISM:
CHAPTER TWO:
I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SON OF GOD
Article 4
JESUS CHRIST SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED, DIED AND WAS BURIED
III. Jesus and Israel’s Faith in the One God and Savior
Paragraph 3. Jesus Christ Was Buried
627 Christ’s death was a real death in that it put an end to his earthly human existence. But because of the union which the person of the Son retained with his body, his was not a mortal corpse like others, for “it was not possible for death to hold him” and therefore “divine power preserved Christ’s body from corruption.” Both of these statements can be said of Christ: “He was cut off out of the land of the living,” and “My flesh will dwell in hope. For you will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor let your Holy One see corruption.”
Jesus’ Resurrection “on the third day” was the sign of this also, because bodily decay was held to begin on the fourth day after death.
“Buried with Christ . . .”
628 Baptism, the original and full sign of which is immersion, efficaciously signifies the descent into the tomb by the Christian who dies to sin with Christ in order to live a new life.
“We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.”
Article 5
HE DESCENDED INTO HELL; ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE AGAIN FROM THE DEAD
631 Jesus “descended into the lower parts of the earth. He who descended is he who also ascended far above all the heavens.”
The Apostles’ Creed confesses in the same article Christ’s descent into hell and his Resurrection from the dead on the third day, because in his Passover it was precisely out of the depths of death that he made life spring forth: The one Morning Star who never sets, Christ your Son, who, coming back from death’s domain, has shed his peaceful light on humanity, and lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.
632 The frequent New Testament affirmations that Jesus was “raised from the dead” presuppose that the crucified one sojourned in the realm of the dead prior to his resurrection.
This was the first meaning given in the apostolic preaching to Christ’s descent into hell: that Jesus, like all men, experienced death and in his soul joined the others in the realm of the dead. But he descended there as Savior, proclaiming the Good News to the spirits imprisoned there.
CO-WORKERS OF SAINT TERESA OF CALCUTTA
The Lay Association of Co-Workers of Saint Teresa of Calcutta consists of men, women, youth and children of all nations and cultures and is also the first such group that included members of all religions. Moved by the Spirit of God, co-workers desire to love Him in their fellowman, especially in the poorest of the poor of all castes and creeds, in the spirit of Saint Teresa of Calcutta and the Missionaries of Charity with whom the coworkers are spiritually affiliated. Anyone interested to join please contact: Deacon Kenneth Fung at 604-781-1278
PROJECT ADVANCE 2017
Project Advance is our annual appeal that enables the pastoral work and spiritual mission of our local Church to flourish. Your gift to Project Advance helps us meet the material and spiritual need of our Church and parishes. This year’s appeal focuses on the message One Faith. One Church. One Family. Our faith community is expansive and despite our geographical locations and our cultural diversity, which is to be celebrated, we are all united by our faith; we all belong to one Church. View this year’s video or find out more about the works supported by Project Advance at www.projectadvance.ca
Your gift to Project Advance last year in the parish has been used to pay the changing of the part of parish school library wall. This year, our parish goal is $200,000. We will start saving for the building of our future Parish Centre and Rectory. Together let us continue to live gratefully and give generously. Our Project Advance Volunteers will be available after each Mass to accept your pledge/donation.
To date we have received a total donations of of $86,188 from 601 parishioners.
2017 ADVENT PENANCE SERVICES
New Westminster Deanery 7:00 p.m.
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| Monday, Dec 18th | Saint Francis de Sales 6610 Balmoral St., Burnaby |
| Tuesday, Dec 19th | Saint Luke’s Parish 20285 Dewdney Trunk Rd., Maple Ridge OUR LADY OF MERCY PARISH 7455 Tenth Avenue, Burnaby |
| Wednesday, Dec 20th | Our Lady of Lourdes Parish 828 Laval Square, Coquitlam Saint Michael’s Parish 9387 Holmes St., Burnaby |
| Thursday, Dec 22nd | Our Lady of Fatima Parish 315 Walker St., Coquitlam |
ADVENT SPIRITUAL PREPARATION
Advent is here. It is the season of waiting and spiritual preparation for the coming of the Lord. However, how much do we understand about His coming? Deacon Ken Fung is giving a series of talks to delve into this topic. The last talk will be at the church on Monday, December 18 at 7:00 p.m. and the topic is Parousia – Christ Comes Again. Please do not miss these insightful presentations which will be based on Scripture and teachings of the Church.
2018 SUNDAY OFFERING ENVELOPES
2018 Sunday offering envelope boxes are now available for pick-up at the church foyer. Please do:
(1) Check the name and information on the label
(2) Take only your own envelope box
(3) Start using the envelope in 2018Please contact the parish office if:
– the label has incorrect information
– you have moved, or
– you could not find yours and wish to have one
MISA DE GALLO
December 16 – 24, 2017 at 6:00 a.m. A nine-day Novena of Masses in preparation for Christmas will begin on Saturday, December 16 at 6:00 am. Dawn Masses is not just a tradition that is celebrated because we need to do so. It is a significant moment to strengthen relationships among family members and it is the time where our faith is intensified. This is the time where we mostly feel the presence of the Lord because it is the spiritual preparation for Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ. All parishioners are encouraged to participate.
Please remember your parish when you make your will (estate). Thank You!
Domestic Abuse Services: Help Line 604.640.7549
For more information on the Archdiocese of Vancouver please visit: web site at www.rcav.org
St Paul said “Your body is the temple of God‘, how do you keep it? Learn from these website:
www.integrityrestored.com
www.theporneffect.com
www.covenanteyes.com
www.fortifyprogram.com
PARISH MINISTRY AND ORGANIZATION
| Organization | Contact & Phone |
|---|---|
| Altar Servers | Mikee |
| Building Maintenance | Josef Bauer |
| Catholic Women's League CWL | Elaine Tan |
| Choir - 5:00pm | Cherry Ocampo |
| Choir - 9:00am | Maria Mabel Roca |
| Choir - 11:00am | Charles Desouza |
| Co-Worker of MC | Melanie |
| Counters - Group I | Eleanora McGhee |
| Counters - Group II | Elvira Acosta |
| Couples for Christ | Gerry Andrada |
| Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion | Sharon Assumption |
| Finance | Paul Shearon |
| Flower Arrangement | Clemence Jamen |
| Foods for the Poor | Brad |
| Hand Maids of the Lord | Irene |
| Healing Ministry/St. Peregrine Healing Prayer | Lila Caldera |
| Indonesian Community | Iwan Kuntjoro |
| Knights of Columbus | Raphael |
| Lectors | Maria Siglos |
| Legion of Mary (English) | Terri Oro |
| Legion of Mary (English Jr.) | Edna |
| Legion of Mary (Spanish Group) | Norma |
| Liturgical Committee | Deacon Ken |
| Lord of Pardon Society | Josie Luciano |
| Opus Dei (Ladies) | Melanie Dee |
| Opus Dei (Gents) | Peter Nation |
| OLM Gym Inquiries | Jacqueline Gastaldo |
| OLM School Principal | Neva Grout |
| Migrant Ministry | Ralph Guerra |
| Mustard Seed - Prayer Group | Gina |
| Parish Office | Novita Ong |
| Project Advance | Eva |
| Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) | Marivic Cregan olmprep @gmail.com |
| Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Contacts : | |
| RCIA Coordinator | Valder Belgrave |
| Newcomer - Inquiry Coordinator | Susan Silveira |
| Safe Environment | Jane Wangersky |
| Sacristan | Alberto Taculod |
| Society of Saint Vincent de Paul | Brad Garisto |
| Usher 5:00 PM | Roger Lawrence |
| Usher 9:00 AM | Paul Cunha |
| Usher 11:00 AM | David Huen |
| Youth Ministry | Gustav/Melanie Arinzol |
| VANSPEC One-on-one Catechism Registration | Jane Wangersky email : [email protected] bc.ca |
