Sacred Heart Parish 635- 635- 4830 Straume Ave. V8G 4G3 Ph# 635-2313 Fax# 635-5873 Website: http://sacredheartnews.ca Office Hours: Mon to Fri 9am - 3pm Secretary: Kimberly Webb office@sacredheartnews.ca Parish Assistant: Gorette Pires gorette14 (Please Use Contact Page) .com Youth Co-ordinator: Christopher deMedeiros caldx@live.ca Pastor: Father Terence Brock tbrock (Please Use Contact Page) .net Office ph # 635-2313 Home (rectory) ph # 635-6628 (non-office enquiries) May 20, 2012 Ascension of the Lord Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 47; Ephasians 1:17-23; Mark 16:15-20 Daily Readings 21— WEEKDAY MASS TIMES May 21—May 25 Monday, May 21 Acts 19:1-8 Psalm 68 Monday 9:00am Joe Mandur John 16:29-33 Tuesday, May 22 Acts 20:17-27 Tuesday 7:00pm Antonio Duarte and Souls in Pur- Psalm 68 gatory John 17:1-11 Wednesday, May 23 Wednesday 7:30am Maria Elvira Soares & de- Acts 20:28-38 ceased relatives Psalm 68 John 17:11-19 Thursday 7:00pm Maria Raposo Thursday, May 24 In Acts, Luke re- Acts 22:30;23:6-11 counts Jesus’ return to the Psalm 16 heavenly realm, which takes John 17:20-26 place after “forty days,” that biblically significant number. Friday 11:00am Deceased Relatives of John Friday, May 25 His point: the apostles experi- Mass at Terrace View Soares Acts 24:27;25:13-21 Psalm 103 enced the presence of the John 21:15-19 risen Christ with them over an extended period of time. His Saturday, May 26 parting words to them: wait MASS TIMES May 26 & 27 St. Philip Neri for the promised Holy Spirit, Acts 28:16-20,30-31 Saturday 7:30pm Paul Abreu later described as Psalm 11 “power” (the Greek word is John 21:20-25 dynamis). The Holy Spirit is Sunday, May 27 the “power” they will need to Sunday 9:00am Jose Teixeira Pentecost Sunday be his witnesses, not only to Acts 2:1-11 the Jews, but to all the Gen- Psalm 104 tiles as well. 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 In the Gospel Mark Sunday 11:00 am Intentions of the Parish John 20:19-23 notes the signs that will ac- company their work: exor- cisms, the ability to speak new languages, preservation from dangers, and healings. Confession Tuesdays & Thursdays 6:40 - 6.55pm The work they are to do is Saturdays 7:00-7:20pm Or by appointment WHERE ARE YOU GOING? Total Loan: $500,000 Sacred Heart Building Principal repaid to date: Discernment Weekend May 25-27, 2012 Fund Loan $170,748.93 Interest paid on loan to Camp Morice, Fort St. James. 500,000.00 Diocese to date: 15,522.34 For Ages 18 & up Cost $50. 450,000.00 We Owe: Total owed on the To register: Email your name, phone #, & age to $ 344,773.41 Building Fund: $344,773.41 400,000.00 office@sacredheartnews.ca or call (250) 635-2313 We are committed to pay 350,000.00 $48,000 a year on the loan. Women’s Evening This year, beginning July 1, May 30 7:00pm—9:00pm 300,000.00 2011 we have collected the following towards the Build- Ladies, come out for an evening of Eucharistic Adora- 250,000.00 ing Fund: tion, Music, Reconciliation & a presentation by Fr. Terry. 200,000.00 Receipted: $48,361.00 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being Anonymous: $9,858.91 transformed into the same image from glory to glory… 150,000.00 Fundraisers: $5,004.54 2 Corinthians 3:18 Gov. environmental incen- 100,000.00 tive: $3,890.00 Congratulations to… 50,000.00 Total Collected: 67,114.45 Allan & Vera Hancock 0.00 who were joined in holy matrimony May 19, 2012 Religious Good Sale May 26/27 CWL 20% Off Sale! CWL June Luncheon is on Saturday, June 9th, at Come check out the merchandise after all the Noon at The Northern Motor Inn. Tickets are Masses May 26 & 27 in St. Mark’s Room. Lots of $20.00 (including meal, tea, coffee, dessert, taxes & items will be available. tip). Tickets will be on sale after the weekend Masses on May 26/27th and June 2/3rd. Ladies, get your tickets early. Also at the luncheon, we will be collecting baby items (such as: Pro-Life Garage Sale June 8/9 sleepers – size 0-6 months and receiving blankets) which we will be giving to the Nursery at Mills Memorial We are having a garage sale on June 8/9. Please Hospital. Ladies, see you there. save up items for this sale. We will have a pick-up service on Thursday, June 7 and Friday June 8. Help! We need a location to hold the garage sale! Any Camp Morice, Summer 2012 volunteers please phone Don at 635-5427. July: August: Sexual Integrity Workshop 18-13: Family Camp 5-11: Cana Camp June 2 10:00am-5:00pm 15-20: Leadership Camp 12-17: Teen Camp (13-16) (15&up) 19-24: Kids Camp (7-12) Saturday, June 2, there will be a training session in St. Mat- 22-27: Tween Camp (10-12) 24-26: Young Adults’ Retreat thew’s Room on conducting sexual integrity talks in local high 29-Aug 2: 7-9 year old camp with Danny Brock (19&up) schools. Tia MacDougall from Signal Hill will be teaching those 26-31: Family Camp interested on how to present on this important topic. Signal Hill is based in Abbotsford, B.C and is an advocate for human rights Camp Morice will be providing bus service that provides information on life issues, women’s health and from Terrace to camp and back for the Registrations accepted at family support. Leadership Camp and the Teen Camp! www.campmorice.com The bus will pick up campers all along the route for a flat rate $50.00. Upcoming Events SHYG Sacred Heart Youth Group May Grades 7 –12 26/27 CWL Religious Good Sale After Masses 30 Evening for Women 7:00pm Sundays at 7:00pm 30 KofC Executive Meeting 7:30pm June For further information contact: Christopher @ 635-2255 2 Sexual Integrity Workshop 10:00am 15 School Mass 9:00am VOCATION DISCERNMENT WEEKEND: Once again, I will be LAST SUNDAY’S HOMILY: Rarely do I get a response to a Sun- facilitating a weekend of discernment for young people at Camp day homily as I did last week with my comments that animals Morice. Please keep this intention in your prayers. I am limited in (dogs) cannot be our friends in the full sense of the word, refer- what I can do as Vocation Director. But prayer is limitless. Pray encing the words of Jesus: “I no longer call you servants but and encourage young people. friends.” In the creation account found in the first chapter of Genesis we read: “God created man in the image of himself, in CIS JOB POSTINGS: There are several teaching positions open the image of God he created him, male and female he created in our diocese. St. Anthony’s School in Kitimat is seeking a Full them.” In calling us “friends” Jesus, the second person of the time Intermediate Middle School teacher, a Part Time Library Blessed Trinity, initiates a relationship that we are invited to enter French Teacher, a Part Time Primary teacher, and a temporary into, God being a friend with us. The text goes on to say: “Be Full Time Primary teacher. St. Mary’s in Prince George is seeking masters of the fish of the sea, the birds of heaven and all the liv- a Full Time Kindergarten teacher. ing creatures that move on the earth.” All living organisms have souls but man’s soul differs from the souls of animals and inani- Interested applicants can obtain our CIS application form and mate beings, plants etc. First, it is the seat of intelligence or rea- Pastor reference form at the following link on the Prince George son. For this reason a man is held responsible for his actions in a Diocesan website: http://www.pgdiocese.bc.ca/?page_id=63 way that animals are not. Secondly, man’s soul is immortal. Ani- Please have these 2 forms completed and submit to: mals do not have the intelligence which allows them to choose either God's will or their own will. What we erroneously refer to as “Name of School & Position” “intelligence” with animals is really “instinct and habit.” There is, c/o Superintendent of Schools then, an incomparable distance, say, between the soul of the sor- Catholic Independent Schools riest human being who ever lived and the most noble brute animal Diocese of Prince George that ever walked the earth. The former can choose the latter can- Box 7000, Prince George, BC V2N 3Z2 not. Lastly, we read in the catechism of the Catholic Church, # Fax 250-964-2101 2418 “… it is likewise unworthy to spend money on them Email – cis@pgdiocese.bc.ca (animals) that should as a priority go to the relief of human misery. One can love animals; one should not direct to them the affection WORLD YOUTH DAY: The bishop of Rio de Janeiro says: due only to persons.” "Young people of the whole world, Rio de Janeiro is awaiting you, just like Christ the Redeemer, with open arms! May everyone Tickets for Bishop’s celebration on June 23: On June 23, 2012 come with a spirit of pilgrimage and popular celebration for an our Diocesan community will celebrate Bishop Gerald Wiesner’s experience of Christ together with the Pope in the WYD of Rio de 75th Birthday in anticipation of his Retirement, beginning with Janeiro from July 23-28, 2013!" Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral at 4:30 p.m. followed by a ban- quet at the Prince George Civic Centre. There are only 70 ban- NEW PROLIFE WEBSITE: Archbishop Miller said: “Canada does quet tickets still available for purchase and it is expected these will need a law, and this initiative is a helpful first step toward correct- sell out soon. There will be no tickets at the door. Those who have ing an unacceptable legislative void that is unique among democ- reserved tickets but have not yet paid for and picked these up are ratic nations. I encourage Canadians to support it and pray for its asked to do so as soon as possible; contact Mary-Anne Lewis success. http://weneedalaw.ca/ The mission of the website cam- Jamin at the Diocesan Centre, phone 250-964-4424 or email ma- paign is to build support for federal legislation that restricts abor- jamin@netbistro.com. tion to the greatest extent possible. THANK YOU FR. SIMON: for looking after the parish in my ab- sence. I am away in Jasper this week then away for the discern- ment retreat during the May 26/27 weekend. Then I am off to Ire- land for the International Eucharistic Congress; I leave on June 03 and return on the 23rd. PARISH ACTIVITIES At John Paul II Center Abba Prayer Group: Thursdays at 7:45 pm {St. Luke Room} Gwen Zank “Sing praise to the Lord with all your hearts.” (Eph 5:19) Lorne Christy Jan Tymoschuk Boys’ Club: Every Tuesday 7-9pm Age 10 & up Veritas Gym. Margo Van Der Touw Norris Plante Contact: David @ 635-7908 Dawn Haines Gaylene Watts Men’s Retreat: 3rd Saturday of the Month, in the church 7 am Conceicao Trigo Charles Kofoed Contact: Marek @ 638-0369 Samantha Rose Tashoots Prayer Line: Contacts: Bernadette 635–2357 Holly 635-3894 Lane Louie Patrick (16 years old) Rene 635-5833 Betty MacDougall Shirley Lavoie Elizabeth Stewart Miken Robinson Contacts NFP (Billings) Instructor: Cathy Vandenberg 635-7397 Parish Council Chair: John Krisinger 638-7885 Please phone the parish office to place Finance Council Chair: Anita Page 635-6451 parishioners on the list who are seriously CWL President: Mary Hernes 635-3475 ill, and notify the office for those who no Knights of Columbus: Don Coburn 635-5427 Eucharistic Adoration: Gorette Pires 635-2313 longer need to be on the list. Youth Ministry: Christopher deMedeiros 635-2255 LAY MINISTRY SCHEDULE FOR May 26 & 27 Saturday 7:30 pm Sundays 9:00 am Sundays 11:00 am Attn: Altar Servers LECTORS Lucy Botelho Giselle Birch Linda Reinbolt Anita Page Sheila Pretto Trina Botelho The new altar server schedule has been posted on the parish EMC’S Germano Carrita Christopher deMedeiros Isabel deMedeiros website. Dianne Gowe Cecile Lechasseur Manuel Favela Tony Sousa Jim MacDougall Margardia Favela CUPBEARERS Gerry Beaupre Max DaSilva Nelly Favela Luisa Cordeiro Nina DaSilva Almerinda Moniz Patty Munson Jerrold Girard Joe Moniz Doreen Sousa Susan Uy ALTAR + Zack Bilash + Tyrene Uy + Joshua Pires SERVERS b Sophia Zanardo b Gabriel Vandenberg b Megan Geeraert Sunday Collection GIFT FAMILIES Manuel & Maria Mil- Bill & Cathy Vanden- Craig & Olga Ellis homens berg General Fund $ 4,514.11 MUSIC Priscilla & Choir Vera & Choir Barb & Choir Building Fund $ 2,370.55 Holy Childhood $ 26.90 HOSPITALITY/GREETERS: CHURCH CLEANERS HOSPITAL VISITATION: Mary Ann Shannon & Friends Margarida Favela & Ann Kantakis Adoration for Vocations Eucharistic Adoration SCHEDULE On the 3rd Thursday of each month we will Monday: 6:00-9:00am, 8:00-10:00pm Tuesday: 6:00am-12:00pm have Benediction after Adoration for Voca- Wednesday: 6:00am-12:00pm Friday: 1:00-6:00pm, 8:00-10:00pm tions ending at 6:30pm. Mass will follow. 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