January 11, 2015 The Baptism of the Lord All you who are thirsty, come to the water! Isaiah 55:1 OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL PARISH 10460 139 Street, Surrey, BC V3T 4L5 Phone: Fax: (604) 581-4141 (604) 581-8146 E-mail: Website: parish.olgc@rcav.org www3.telus.net/olgc Office Hours Monday to Friday 9:00 am –12:30 pm 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm Saturday Sunday 9:30 am - 12:00 pm 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Pastor: Associates: Fr. Mario Villaraza, SDB Fr. George Atok, SDB Fr. Jan Staszel, SDB Fr. Gerard Ravasco, SDB In Residence: Fr. Rufo “Junji” Zarate, SDB Bro. Gerard Harasym, SDB Surrey Memorial Hospital Chaplain Fr. Salvador (Jun) Reyes Pager No: 604.450.0964 Daytime Phone No.: 604.591.2271 (Immaculate Conception Delta) Secretaries: PREP Principals: Diane Craig Evelyn Reyes Tue: Danuta Szmigielska Thu: Carla Comin (604) 588-1625 RCIA: Maria Poirier Glenn Nishihata Bob De Ana Frank Cirillo PEC Chair: Marisa Giffen Screening Coordinator and Facilitator Patricia Lloyd 604-951-3207 Finance Committee: Douglas Vince Bulletin Publishing: Cherry Axibal OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL SCHOOL Principal: Secretaries: Gerard Wright Maribel Cowan Margaret Jones (604) 581-3154 TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — Behold my servant with whom I am pleased; he shall bring forth justice to the nations (Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7) or Isaiah 55:1-11. Psalm — The Lord will bless his people with peace (Psalm 29) or Isaiah 12:2-6. Second Reading — God anointed him with the Holy Spirit (Acts 10:34-38) or 1 John 5:1-9. Gospel — You are my beloved Son, with you I am well pleased (Mark 1:7-11). MASS SCHEDULE Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:15am, 11:20am [School Auditorium] 1:00pm [Polish], 5:00pm, 7:00pm Monday to Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30am, 9:00am Saturday [Vigil/Anticipated] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:30pm [Spanish], 7:00pm First Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00pm [Laotian] Second Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:30pm [Indo-Canadian] NOVENA Wednesday [Perpetual Help] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00pm First Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00pm, 8:00pm [Polish] BAPTISMS On the first and third Saturdays of the month at 10am. Parents and sponsors are required to attend a class on the third Friday of the month at 7:30pm. Call the office to register. Parents should be registered in the parish for at least six months before they can register for the baptism classes. CONFESSIONS Saturdays at 3 PM and 15 minutes before all masses MARRIAGES Six months notice. Attendance at a seven-session course or a threeweekend course is required. ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please set appointment with the parish office. RCIA Classes for those interested in learning about the Catholic Church. Wednesdays 7 PM. THE WATERS OF BAPTISM When new sod is put in, it needs constant saturation with water. Landscapers say that this “knits” the sod to the soil. The same when a branch is grafted onto a tree: the poultice that joins them at the splice must be kept wet at all times. Water is the stuff that binds the very cells of our bodies together. No wonder religions throughout all times and cultures have used it so prominently. When Jesus stepped into the Jordan for baptism, he “knit” himself to what had come before him. By going to the Jordan, he made himself one with the people of Israel who had crossed it into their Promised Land. With John the Baptist, Christ wove himself into the prophetic tradition that heralded the coming reign of God. He had become fully human in the waters of Mary’s womb, and by partaking in the rite of the baptism of repentance, Jesus identified himself with our sinful, frail humanity. It is through the waters of baptism that Christ continues to graft new members onto his Body, the Church; through these waters we are cleansed from sin and filled with the promise of grace, given our destiny for eternal life. For us, as for Jesus, it is also the waters of baptism that inaugurate our mission to proclaim the Good News. Weekly Collection December 25, 2014/Seismic Upgrade December 28, 2014 Building Fund Seismic Upgrade Budget Collection to Date $855,000.00 Seismic Upgrade 70,000.00 TOTAL $925,000.00 Children’s envelopes Total $35,709.35 $20,739.81 377.88 2,932.50 Actual $862,226.58 76,745.73 $938,972.31 $19.16 1,287.58 Project Advance (960 pledges) $163,062.77 2015 New Year’s Collection $7,997.50 January 4, 2015 17,938.50 Building Fund 1,638.60 St. Vincent de Paul 1,666.60 Seismic Upgrade 1,485.52 THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! Chronicles Jan 9 8:00 PM Youth Adoration and Benediction OLGC ADORATION CHAPEL We have an Adoration Chapel with people praying in it 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. While everyone interested in praying is welcome to enter the Chapel, we NEED volunteers to commit themselves to specific time periods so that someone will be in the Chapel while it is available to all parishioners. To sign up, please call Sabina at 604-584-5817 or contact the Parish office. COMMITTED EUCHARISTIC ADORERS NEEDED Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 12-1 AM; 2-3-4 AM; 2-3 PM 1-2-3-4 AM; 4-5 PM;10-11 PM; 11 PM – 12 AM 2-3-4 AM; 2-3 PM; 4-5 PM 2-3-4 PM; 5-6 PM; 9-10 PM; 11 PM-12 AM 11 PM – 12 AM 1-2-3 AM; 1-2 PM 3-4-5-6 AM; 8-9 PM; 11 PM - 12 MN OLGC LINE DANCING Sundays from 2 – 4 pm at the Don Bosco Youth Centre Wednesdays from 8 – 10 pm at the Auditorium OLGC PRESCHOOL BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL CARE For kids 2 ½ to 12 years old at 10504 139th Street, Surrey. For more info, call Lenny at 604.581.3225. GOD’S LITTLE PEOPLE Always needed: Leaders for God's little people to teach at one mass once a month. Lessons provided. Please contact Margrit at 604-8821682 or Nicky at 604-951-0643. CWL PIES Apple, Apple/Rhubarb, Raspberry/Rhubarb available for sale at $6 each, berry pies at $7. Please call Maureen at 604.588.8224 or Ethel at 604.594.9782. THE CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP meets Thursdays 7:45-9:15 PM Mass Intentions Sunday, January 11 8:00 am +Vittorio and Giuseppina Vilio 9:30 am +Pedro Alves 11:15 am Parishioners 11:20 am Thanksgiving: Tony Alonsabe 1:00 pm +Andrzej Machut 1 rocznica smierci 5:00 pm Ronaldo and Delia Mallari 7:00 pm Souls in Purgatory Monday, January 12 7:30 am +Mr. Chamfa All Souls in Purgatory 9:00 am +Joseph Nguyen Ba Huan Faithful departed of Elide Pigeau's Family +Gandolfi, Giovanni and Albicocchi, Elide Tuesday, January 13 7:30 am +Mr. Khampinh Phommarath +Peter Nguyen Ba Hanh 9:00 am +Joao Viveiros +Joseph Do +Dominic Do Wednesday, January 14 7:30 am +Mr. Inta Vongsy 9:00 am +Maria Bounliem Vongsavanh 7:00 pm +Beniamino and Marina Tessarolo +Stefan and Irena Rechniowski +Louise Bryant Thursday, January 15 7:30 am +Bounmy and Ta Sayavong Holy Souls in Purgatory 9:00 am Scott and Matthew Jones Souls in Purgatory +Leokadia & Stanislav Stoklosa Friday, January 16 7:30 am +Antonio and Julita Tagalog +Peter Chuan Nguyen 9:00 am Peter, Beatrice and Karen Yuen 50th Wedding Anniversary of Emilio and Imelda Bordignon +Sammuel Rama Saturday, January 17 7:30 am +Mr. Vieng Savanh 9:00 am +Maria Bounliem Vongsavanh 7:00 pm +Matha Trung Nguyen +Marianna and Mikolaj Krycien +Demetrio Acuzar For masses said here, the earliest date is February 8, 2015. Other mass intentions could be sent away to the Salesian Missions. PERPETUAL MASSES One mass a day in perpetuity, said in the Basilica in Rome for the intention of the person enrolled. Half of the proceeds is used for the upkeep of the Basilica and the other half is used to help the Salesian Seminarians. SPIRITUAL BOUQUETS: For the living – 25 Masses said in a year for five years. For the deceased – 25 Masses said for a year Announcements THANK YOU TO SIMBANG GABI SPONSORS From Mrs. Mary Mamon: I would like to thank those who had sponsored in our Simbang Gabi Masses. May our Almighty God continue to bless you and your family. A warm Merry Christmas & A Happy New year to every one. FEAST OF THE STO ÑINO The Feast of the Santo Niño (Infant child of Prague) will be celebrated on Jan. 17, 2015. The holy mass will begin at 4:00pm and will be followed by a potluck dinner, games and entertainment at the Don Bosco Youth Center. Everyone is welcome! There is a Vigil Mass on January 16 at 7 PM. DON BOSCO 3 on 3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Youth ages 8-16! You Are invited to our 13th Annual Don Bosco 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament on February 29th, 2015 at DBYC. Cost is $ 35.00 per team. Registration deadline is January 25th, 2015. Please register at the OLGC Parish office or contact Joe tel. 604-514-4306 or by E-mail jamabili@shaw.ca HANDMAIDS OF THE LORD CHRISTIAN LIFE PROGRAM Ladies, do you have a desire to have a deeper, more meaningful relationship with Christ? Come and join us for an Orientation Session to a 10-week Christian Life Program on Jan 30th (Friday), 6:30 pm, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Don Bosco Youth Centre. It’s open to mature ST JOHN BOSCO NOVENA women---single, married, single parents, widows, The novena of Saint John Bosco will begin on 22 January separated, divorced, new immigrants and migrant until 30 January 2015. There will be masses at 7 PM. The workers. It’s a great opportunity to meet new friends for feast of Don Bosco will be celebrated on January 31 with a prayer, learning more about our faith and fellowship. For mass at 4 PM and potluck dinner after. Both the novena more info, pls. call: Zen (604) 503-3735, Au (604) 580and the feast day are part of the preparation for the 7995/(604) 448-2053 or Gina (604) 614-7716. The celebration of the 200th birthday of St. John Bosco. program is free and includes light dinner. THE WORLD YOUTH DAY IN KRAKOW EXPERIENCE SALESIAN SISTERS' LIFE Fr. Jan is organizing a pilgrimage to Krakow on World Youth The Salesian sisters of St. Don Bosco invite young women Day 2016: July 25 - August 01. He is inviting young adults aged 20 and up who are curious in exploring the active between the ages of 18 and 35 years old. Pilgrimage will religious life to come to Cornwall, Ontario to volunteer for be for 2 weeks. The cost will be between $2,600.00 Salesian kids summer camp in July 2015 while living in 3,000.00. For more information, please contact Fr. Jan community with the Salesian sisters for 3-4 weeks. after the Mass or phone him at 604-842-7315. consider this opportunity to take your discernment to the ADMA INVITATION next level! For more details and questions, please email: Our Salesian family, together with our Fr. Provincial Tom joycebermejo@gmail.com Dunne, encourage us in OLGC, to form the ADMA or YOUTH ADORATION AND BENEDICTION “ASSOCIAZIONE DIMARIA AUSILIATRICE”. In English Please join YCOMM (Young Caglieros) every second Friday translation, “Association of Mary Help of Christians”. It of the month for Youth Adoration and Benediction, from offers a path that leads to holiness and to the salesian 8-9 PM in the church. If anyone is interested in being part apostolate (“It is Our Lady’s wish that we honour her under of the choir/music ministry for this event, please send an the title of Mary Help of Christians. Our times are so bad email to ebaluyut2015@ mycrusader.net. that we need the most holy Virgin to help us to preserve and defend the Christian faith” MB 7, 334). In particular, HOLY CROSS REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Don Bosco founded it to involve the majority of working- Open house for Holy Cross Regional High School will be class people in the spirituality and mission of the Salesian held on Thursday, January 29th, 6:00 – 8:30 Congregation, as a second specific Group in his work (Cf. PM. Applications for new students for the 2015/2016 year GC24, 80). will be available at that time. Please note siblings of Let us come together in the formation of ADMA as current Holy Cross students entering Grade 8 in Sept. 2015 devotees of Mary Help of Christians by gathering every must also complete an application. Please call the school 24th of the month to pray the Rosary. for further information at 604-581-3023. It is also an expression of the truly authentic commitment FREE ONE-TO-ONE ADULT TUTOR PROGRAM of dynamic fidelity to Don Bosco, who wanted the FOR SURREY/WHITE ROCK Association of Mary Help of Christians as a sign of his Reading, writing, math. Must be English speaking and at a gratitude for the motherly presence of Our Lady in his life Grade 8 level. Contact the Literacy Coordinator 778-255and work, and as a form of Christian life centered on the 5508 readswrs@gmail.com knowledge, love and imitation of the Virgin Mary. Let us work in commitment by coming together for the month of January, on the 24th, Saturday at 6:30 pm. In February, it will be Tuesday, 24th also at 6:30 pm at the MHC Hall. Mary Help of Christians & Don Bosco, be with us, pray for us! x Announcements CHABC BURSARY The Catholic Health Association of BC will be awarding two bursaries valued at $250 each to two 2015 graduating students enrolled in a Catholic secondary school, or who are members of a BC or Yukon parish and enrolled in a public secondary school or are home-schooled. Students are asked to submit a 500 word essay that demonstrates an awareness and understanding of the significance of Spirituality in Health Care. Submissions must be received on or before February 28, 2015. For further details, please refer to the poster on display in the vestibule of the church, or check the CHABC website at www.chabc.bc.ca under upcoming events. WORLD DAY OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES MASS Pope Francis, in his message for World Day of Migrants and Refugees, urges us to do as Jesus did by proclaiming the good news of hope to all, especially to those in great need. He says: “The mission of the Church…is thus to love Jesus Christ, to adore and love him particularly in the poorest and most abandoned. Among these are migrants and refugees who are trying to escape difficult living conditions and dangers of every kind.” Sunday, Jan. 18 at 3pm, Our Lady of Sorrows, Vancouver. Mass celebrated by Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB for the 4th year in our Archdiocese as a universal church. RED MASS AND DINNER Join Archbishop Michael Miller, CSB, for Mass on Jan. 21 at 5:10 pm at Holy Rosary Cathedral, followed by a reception at the Hyatt Regency, Vancouver at 6:30pm. Tickets for the dinner and reception are $130, two for $250, or tables of eight for $1,000. To purchase tickets visit rcav.org/redmass ENRICHMENT WORKSHOP FOR EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION An Enrichment Workshop for volunteer ministers who serve as Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. This workshop provides a deeper theological understanding of the Eucharist and the EMHCs’ special part in both the liturgical celebration and the evangelization of our secular culture. Presented by Father Tien Tran, Saturday, Jan. 24, 1:30-4:00 PM at Holy Cross Secondary School in Surrey. Cost: $20, includes lunch. For more information and registration visit rcav.org/oc-winter. rcav.org/oc-winter. PRISON MINISTRY CHRISTMAS CARDS AND 2015 CALENDAR DRIVE Catholic Charities Justice Services (CCJS) is seeking donations of your surplus unused Christmas Cards and 2015 Calendars for prisoners. Calendars may be wall, desk, or appointment calendars. Please ensure donations are of a modest theme, suitable for prison chapels. Drop you donations at the parish office. ONE CONFERENCE 2015 So many of us live with a hole in our hearts or see it in the people around us. Maybe you already know what fills that hole and want to learn how to share it with others, or you might feel like you need to be refilled yourself. At the ONE conference we invite you to ignite your faith life and spread the good news to others. Come and Start Joy in your world by listening to great speakers, celebrating Mass with Archbishop Michael and worshipping as ONE. Sat. Feb. 14, 2015 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Tickets can be purchased online at rcav.org/one or at any parish. POPE JOHN PAUL II’S THEOLOGY OF THE BODY Come and discover God’s original design for us, our call to holiness, and our destiny with him in heaven. Jan 12 – March 30, Mondays (Except Feb. 9), from 7pm9:15pm, Immaculate Conception Parish, Vancouver; Jan 13 - March 24, Tuesdays, from 7pm-9:15pm, St. Luke Parish, Maple Ridge; Jan 14 - March 25, Wednesdays, from 7pm9:15pm, St. Casimir Parish, Vancouver. For information and cost details visit www.rcav.org/TOB; call 604-683-0281 or e-mail tob@rcav.org EXPERIENCE FORGIVENESS, HOPE AND HEALING WITH RACHEL'S VINEYARD™ RETREAT “The Rachel’s Vineyard™ Retreat was a wonderful experience of sharing and release. I shared my story, dug into my pain and the skeletons in my past without being judged” – Testimonial from a retreat. Come on a retreat and share in the merciful and healing love of Jesus Christ. Next Retreat is May 2015. For confidential information and to register call 604-525-0999. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT THE DOOR IS OPEN The Door is open is in need of female volunteers to assist with their Women’s Wednesdays Arts and Crafts program. The program is for women in the DTES to gather and feel safe creating healing art with their peers. Wednesdays, from 8am to noon. If you are interested, please contact Sr. Chita Angela Torres, Carm OL at 604-669-0498 or email ctorres@rcav.org GREETERS NEEDED: We invite you to join us in greeting our patrons by welcoming them to The Door Is Open as they enter our drop in centre. Greeters are needed from 10am to 12pm. Please contact Sr. Chita Angela Torres. FOOTSTEPS OF STS. PAUL AND JOHN AND THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Father Pablo Santa Maria of Holy Rosary Cathedral, Vancouver, invites you to join him on this pilgrimage to Turkey and Greece. The dates for the pilgrimage are from October 18 to 28, 2015 inclusive. Please contact Susan Kotnik at 604-465-6911 or e-mail susankotnik@gmail.com for information. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION In the 1560s, the Council of Trent attempted to standardize the widely variant customs for the pastoral care of the sick and dying. We had inherited a practice called “extreme unction,” from the Latin words meaning anointing at the point of death. The deeper tradition, however, is about the prayer of faith that will heal and restore the sick person, and is straight from the Letter of James. The Fathers went back to the beginning, and while not discarding the “extreme unction” name, made a plea for the proper use of this sacrament. As soon as a person is in danger of death from sickness or old age, they reasoned, the time for the sacrament had already arrived. As a result of this desire, the next ritual text for anointing contained an innovation: a rite for visiting the sick that included readings from scripture, psalms, and prayers. Old customs fade slowly, however, and the quality of pastoral care languished for centuries while people delayed the celebration of a consoling and effective sacrament, sometimes missing the opportunity completely. A priest ministering to a dying and unconscious patient alone in a room has never been the desire of the Church. Our tradition is far too rich for this sacrament to be celebrated in such a diminished and ungenerous manner. Prayers For The Sick Please keep in your prayers those who are sick at home or in the hospital. Call the parish office for your prayer requests.  Andy Sebok  Agnes McCashion  Alberto Villarreal  Albina Bordignon  Alejandro Volpiana  Alice Molina  Amanda Kershaw (Wahl)  Ambrose Rykan  Amelita Pacunana  Ana Asic  Andre  Angelito Astrera  Ann Cheah  Archbishop Emeritus Raymond Roussin, SM  Ashley Kidd  Aurora Orosco  Ayna Manna  Bill Papuc  Blanka Sumbera  Boniface Khoo  Carlo Campanilla  Carolyn Pinlac  Ceasar Ursua  Celia Reyes Ramos  Cezar Malobago  Charity Van Dongen-Cannon  Cheryl Kwong  Chichi Mercado Trinidad  Christopher Newn  Cicel Rosario  Clinton Rosario  Cristina Contawe  Concetta Grande  Conrado Griarte  Constance Abbick BEQUEST CLAUSE  Corazon Amado  Corazon Guillen  Cresencio Aguinaldo  Danny Villapana  Debbie Eileen McCourt  Deo Cruz  Desirre Pino  Diana Volpiana  Diosdado Salvador  Donald Harpe  Duane Roon  Edith Morales  Edna Ordiales  Elodie Ann Bourque  Ernest Gary Jude Simon  Ester Maceda  Evette Simon  Fernanda Badke  Fr. Benno  Fr. John Basso  Giovanna Artuso  Giuseppe Lapenna  Helen Cartier  Henry Lemieux  Hilka Verterback  Ilona Sebok  Imelda Bordignon  Irene Richardson  Isadora F. Aquino  JR Venancio S. 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I give and bequeath to the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver, incorporated under a special Act of Legislative Assembly of B. C., and whose offices are located in Vancouver, B. C., for the benefit of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Surrey, B.C. The sum of $_____________________________________ dollars or _________ percentage of the estate or the total of the residue of the estate.
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