Sacred Heart Church - Sacred Heart Parish

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Sacred Heart Church
3900 Arthur Drive, P. O. Box 10
Delta, B.C. V4K 3N5
Telephone 946-4522 Fax: 946-4533
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Email:[email protected]
Parish Website: www.sacredheartparish.ca
Youth Ministry Website: www.sacredheartym.com
Priests Serving the Parish: Fr. Edgar Polotan, OSA - Fr. Francis Galvan, OSA
Fr. Ronnie B-Sy Custorio,OSA - In Residence: Fr. Leo D. Cameron, OSA
Parish Office Hours: Tuesday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Mondays Closed)
Baptism……….………...Sunday @ 12:15pm (Call office for appointment)
Baptismal Class…………Third Wednesday of the Month 7:00pm Monastery
Confirmation……………Call PREP Office
Holy Eucharist:
The Lord’s Day……........Saturday 5pm / Sunday, 9am, 11am & 5pm (Church)
Weekday Mass……….…Monday to Saturday, 9am (Chapel)
Spanish Mass……………First Saturday of the Month 7pm (Church) Except May/June
Filipino Mass…………….Last Sunday of the Month 7pm (Church) Except July/August
Eucharistic Adoration…...First Friday of the month 10am to 5pm (Chapel)
Confessions…….............Saturday: 10am to 11am (Chapel) or by appointment
Marriage………................Call Office at least six months prior to the date desired
Holy Order……………….Becoming a priest /deacon: see Pastor
Anointing of the Sick..…Call Office / Pastor
Funeral…………………..Call Office
Counseling……..……......Call Office
Mass Intentions: See office
Blessings: (House, Car etc.) Call office
PARISH COMMITTEE AND GROUP MEETINGS (SEPT to JUNE)
Feb, April, June
St. Monica Meeting
TBA
Augustine
nd
7:00 pm
2 Monday
Knights of Columbus
House
7:30 pm
12:15 pm
Tuesday
Bible Study Group
6:15pm
Tuesday
nd
2 Tues(Feb, April,
Jun, Oct, Dec)
PREP
Augustine
House
School
Parish Council Meeting
Monastery
Parish Education
Committee
Monastery
Community Concerns
Monastery
Parish Faith Formation
Monastery
Monastery
Youth Hall
Youth Hall
7:30pm
6:30pm
7:00pm
7:00 pm
7:30 pm
6-7 pm
8-9 pm
rd
3 Tuesday
Last Tuesday every 2
months
nd
2 Wednesday
T.B.A.
Wednesday
Wednesday
R.C.I.A.
Edge (Junior)
Jet (Senior)
If a grain of wheat falls into the
earth and dies, it bears much fruit.
John 12.20-33
March 22, 2015 - Year B.
5th Sunday of Lent
A WARM WELCOME to all visitors and Parishioners to our
Faith Community! New parishioners please fill out a
Registration form which are available on - line or at the
back of the Church. Thank you.
Sunday Stewardship Reflection
“I will be their God and they shall be my people.” –
Jeremiah 31:33 What does it mean to be God’s
people? It means we recognize that everything we
have and everything we are belongs to God. We
aren’t “owners” of anything; we are merely
“stewards” of the gifts God has given us. It means we
are willing to use our gifts and our lives to care for
our neighbors and the world, just as God cares for us.
Baptisms Sunday March 22nd
Maiya Tina, daughter of Eric and Tina CONTE
WEEKLY PRAYER GROUPS- ALL YEAR
9:30am
Mon to Sat
Holy Rosary
Chapel
7:30 pm
Monday
Taize Prayer
Chapel
9:30am &
7:30pm
Tuesday
Meditation
Group
Monastery
Library
7 p.m.
Tuesday
Spanish Holy Rosary
Chapel
7:30pm
Wednesday
7:00pm
Thursday
Sacred
Heart
Group
Legion of Mary
Prayer
Clubhouse
Church
PARISH CONTACTS
Barry Marshall
John Barker
Maintenance/Rentals
Choir Director/Music Ministry
319-4740
943-7558
Erin Seddon
Religious Education
946-2618
Dionne Peralta
Youth Ministry
946-2618
Kelly Kozack
School Principal
946-2611
Mia Joy, daughter of Paul CUEVAS and Megan
FREIBERG.
Nick Cornelius Peter, son of Peter KRAAN and Jackie
NICKEL.
Haylee Jade, daughter of Randy LOVELL and Jackie
NICKEL.
Lucienne Marjorie-Rose, daughter of Andre and
Megan REID.
Congratulations and
Gods Blessings
Tuesday, March 24th:
Reflection on the 7 Last Words of Jesus spoke Jesus
spoke brief and poignant words from the cross. Was
Jesus speaking to the Jews, or to Pilate or to His disciples
or is He speaking to each one of us. During this Lenten
season, the Sacred Heart Prayer Group invites you to join
us for an evening of song and prayerful reflection at 7:00
PM tonight in the church. Refreshments will be served.
Parish Education Meeting tonight at 6:30 in the
Monastery Council Room.
PREP Classes resume next Tuesday, March 31, following
Spring Break. Contact Erin Seddon @ 604.946.2618
or [email protected]
Wednesday March 25th:
The Wedgewood Room is open today from 10am to 4pm
in the Parish Center. Looking for that fabulous new Easter
Outfit? Stop by and check out our latest arrivals of spring
fashions, footwear and accessories. Contact Willie Cote at
943-1528 or Leona De Caire 946-2098.
No SH Prayer Meeting tonight.
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Thursday March 26 :
All-School Mass will be held today at 9:15am in the
Church. All are welcome.
Friday March 27th:
Stations of the Cross 7:00 pm in the Church.
Friday and Saturday March 27/28
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Chapel) Friday from 4-5pm
Saturday from 10-11 am - This will be the last remaining Lenten
Confessions in our Parish.
Saturday March 28th:
Lenten Spiritual Reflection – What are you looking for? Today
from 10am -12pm in the Church. With guest speaker, Rev
James Hughes We all struggle with restless hearts. We all
desire happiness, peace and balance in our lives. Jesus
beckons us “Come and see.” He came that we might have life
and have it abundantly! Doors open at 9:30 with light
refreshments. Group child-care is available by donation.
Children must be registered in advance for this service (forms
are at the display in the lobby). For more information, contact
Erin Seddon 946-2618 or [email protected]
Saturday, March 28th @ 5pm
Sunday, March 29th
9am, 11am & 5pm
Filipino Mass at 7pm
Wednesday April 1
All are welcome to join Archbishop Miller at Holy
Rosary Cathedral (downtown Vancouver) for the
Chrism Mass, one of the most solemn and significant
liturgies of our church where the blessing of the oil of
catechumens, the oil of the sick, and the oil of chrism
takes place. - Mass begins at 5:00pm.
HOLY WEEK AT SACRED HEART
Holy Thursday Last Supper - April 2
Mass at 7pm
Good Friday - April 3
Solemn Liturgy at 3pm
Easter Vigil April 4 - Saturday
Mass at 9pm
Easter Sunday - April 5
7:30 am
9:00 am
11:00 am
1:00 pm
No 5pm Mass
Fast and abstain on upcoming Holy days
The Church prescribes fasting (only one full meal and
two smaller meals which together are not greater
than a full meal) and abstinence from meat on Good
Friday. Catholics aged 18-59 are bound to fast; those
14-59 to abstinence. Those who are ill are freed from
these obligations. Everyone, even those above the
age of 59, are encouraged to fast and abstain. All
Fridays during Lent are days of abstinence but
Catholics may substitute special acts of charity or
piety in place of abstinence. Parents and educators
are reminded of their duty to introduce children
gradually to the understanding and practice of
penance.
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Death: Alexander Nemeth of our parish died on March
11th at the age of 83 and his funeral was celebrated
Thursday March 19th at Sacred Heart. We offer our
deepest sympathy to his wife Agnes and entire family and
pray for Alexander’s eternal rest in heaven with our Lord
and Saviour.
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Spring cleaning is coming. If you have bicycles in
good working condition and would like to donate
them, we will gladly accept them for our migrant
workers. Contact Lorraine @ 604-946-8397
Mini Retreat Parish Courses - Tuesdays, March 31-April
28th (12:15 - 2:30pm) in the meeting room at Augustine
House, Media Room. There is no cost, no homework, and
courses are independent of each other. All are welcome
to come to 1 or all 5 of these mini-retreats hosted by
the daytime parish bible study group & facilitated by
Dennis Cherenko. Here are the courses:
1. March 31 -Trouble with Trust: A Retreat Guide for Lent
2. April 7 - The Taste of Victory: A Retreat Guide for Easter
3. April 14 - Welcoming the Word: A Retreat Guide on the
Annunciation
4. April 21 - When I am Weak, Then I am Strong: A Retreat
Guide on the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
5. April 28 - Food for the Journey: A Retreat Guide on the
Sacrament of the Eucharist - For more information, please
contact
Sue
[email protected]
or
Erin
Seddon [email protected]
Youth Ministry at Sacred Heart
Please remember all the sick of our
parish community in your daily
prayers
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS
EDGE (Grades 6-8) from 6-7PM.
JET (Grades 9-12) from 8-9PM.
SCAVENGER HUNT
On this week's youth night, both groups (JET & EDGE)
will be having a scavenger hunt! Join our social night
and have a blast as you complete each task on our
scavenger hunt. We will start right at 6PM, so try not
to be late! Bring your running shoes, enthusiasm, and
team spirit. Also, don't forget to bring a friend - We'll
have snacks at the end of the night!
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://sacredheartym.com
Facebook: Sacred Heart Youth
Sacred Heart’s Lenten Project
This year we are supporting Covenant House in
Downtown Vancouver – Covenant House is a safe house
for youth in crisis in the lower mainland. Covenant
House's Crisis Program takes in homeless, runaway and
at-risk youth between the ages of 16 and 24.
During the season of Lent we will have boxes at the back
of our Church gratefully accepting your donations of the
following items which will be taken to Covenant House at
Easter time.
Women’s or men’s underwear and socks (new please)
Or Hygiene Supplies i.e. deodorant, (men’s and women’s)
shavers, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo etc. Sister
Nancy Brown of Covenant House thanks you in advance
for your generosity in assisting these young people who
need help getting back on their feet.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO GIVEN ALREADY SO
GENEROUSLY!!
Any questions about this project/collection please call
the parish office at 604-946-4522.
ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS AND EVENTS
Lenten Confession Times at Canadian Martyrs (5771
Granville Rd) and St. Monica (12011 Woodhead Rd)
in Richmond – Friday March 27th, Monday March 30th
and Tuesday March 31st at 7:30 pm.
Open House of the New John Paul II Pastoral
Centre After nearly 60 years in the downtown core,
the Archdiocese of Vancouver has moved its
administrative offices to the 33rd and Willow area.
All are invited to an open house of the new John Paul
II Pastoral Centre on Saturday, March 28, from 2-4pm
located at 4885 Saint John Paul II Way, Vancouver.
Please feel free to drop in at any time. For more
information
and
parking
directions,
visit rcav.org/new-john-paul-ii-pastoral-centre/
Public Way of the Cross in Downtown Vancouver Join in
praying the Solidarity Way of the Cross at Cathedral
Square in downtown Vancouver on Saturday, March 28,
at 3:30pm. As part of the events for the 30th World Youth
Day in the Archdiocese of Vancouver, join other young
adults and those involved with Development and Peace in
prayer
and
witness.
For
more
details,
visit www.rcav.org/wyd
Come away with me ' Women's Retreat You are warmly
invited to ' Come Away' for a while, for an opportunity to
deepen your prayer life and discern where God is leading
you. Are you seeking for a way to Trust in God more?
Come and join us and discover how your relationship with
God can be deepened by learning ways to Trust in God's
word, through reflection, prayer, music and friendship,
and reflect on ways to nourish trust in the Holy
Spirit. May
15th - 17th
2015,
Rosemary
Heights Retreat Center, South Surrey. Celebrant: Fr
Augustine Obiwumma, Speaker: Anne Wicks - Cost
185.00 for room and meals. Please check out the poster
and forms in the lobby and chapel. Call Joanne 604 946
2932 or Gloria 604 946 9241
40 Days for Life Spring 2015 Campaign From Feb. 18 to
March 29, our community will take part in 40 Days for
Life, a ground-breaking, coordinated international
mobilization. We pray that, with God’s help, this will mark
the beginning of the end of abortion in our city. Sign up
by visiting 40daysforlife.com/local-campaigns/vancouver2/ and clicking on "Sign up for vigil hours."
Saints and Mystics Through the Ages: A Lens into our
own Lives Join Dr. Sam Rocha, St. Mark's Continuing
Education and St. Joseph the Worker Adult Faith
Formation to focus on the lives and thoughts of three
pairs of saints and mystics from the Early Church (Sts.
Augustine and Monica), the Middle Ages (Sts.
Bonaventure and Francis of Assisi), and Modernity (Sts.
Theresa of Avila and Therese of Lisieux). In each pairing
we find illuminating contrasts and convergences that that
will serve as a lens to examine our own lives and
thoughts. Each session will begin with a basic overview by
Dr. Sam Rocha, and will be open for discussion and
questions thereafter. April 13-27 $50 for all three
Mondays (April 13, 20, 27) from 7-9 pm, St. Joseph the
Worker
Parish,
Richmond.
To
register,
[email protected] or call 604-8224463.
“Lent is a time for drawing near to
Christ by listening to the word of God
and celebrating the sacraments.”
Pope Francis
Catholic Families: The Model for Love & Life
Inspirational Catholic evangelist and speaker Deacon
Harold Burke-Sivers – known around the world as the
“Dynamic Deacon” – is one of the most sought-after
speakers in the Church today. He is a powerful and
passionate evangelist and preacher whose nononsense approach to living and proclaiming the
Catholic faith is sure to challenge and
inspire. Saturday, May 2, from 9:30am to 3:30pm,
Rosemary Heights Retreat Centre, Surrey. He will be
doing two presentations: (1) The Model for a Culture
of Love & Life - This presentation will discuss the
relationship between the sacredness of family life
and the brokenness of the culture at 10am; (2)
Nurturing Life in a Culture of Death - This
presentation will examine how family life is a path to
sanctity at 1:30pm. Cost: $50, includes lunch. For
group registrations per 10 people, one person is free.
www.rosemaryheights.com/events/ or contact 604576-8802.
Worldwide
Marriage
Encounter
Weekend
Make your good marriage better by attending an
intimate weekend with your spouse. Hear
testimonies from three couples and a priest in a
series of talks that will get you communicating in a
new way! There is no group sharing. Friday, April
17, to Sunday, April 19, Holiday Inn, 700 Old Lillooet
Rd, North Vancouver. Please call Steve and Mary
Bohnen to register 604-876-7298, or e-mail
[email protected] or www.wwme.org.
Did God Become Man Only in Order to Save Us from
Sin? ONE DAY RETREAT for Lawyers, Physicians, &
their Spouses with Fr. John Horgan Saturday April 18,
2015
9 am – 5 pm Rosemary Heights Retreat
Centre 3690 152nd Street, Surrey Cost $50.00
including lunch - For registration form see
www.vancouvercatholicphysiciansguild.com
INQUIRIES: Judy Talas Tel: 604-430-2712
Mass Cards are available in the Parish Office for the
following intentions: Healing, safe travel, operation,
thanksgiving (birthday, anniversary) and soul
remembrance. The stipend is $10. Per name per
Mass.