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2250 – 150th Street, Surrey, BC V4A 9J3 Phone: 604.531.5739 Fax: 604.538.4928 Email: [email protected] Web: starofthesea.ca Emergency: 604.831.1162 or 604.541.8036
Parish Office
Monday - Saturday 8:30am - 4:30pm (closed only on Saturday Noon-1:00pm)
Administration Hours
School
Star of the Sea Catholic Elementary 15024 - 24th Avenue, Surrey, BC V4A 2H8
Phone: 604-531-6316 email: [email protected]
Staff Pastor Fr. Glenn Dion (ext. 223) [email protected] Assistant Pastors Fr. Ajin George, MCBS [email protected]
Fr. Francis Mallya, ALCP/OSS [email protected]
Office Administrator Mario Ylanan (ext. 276) [email protected] Office Assistant Anne-Marie D’Mello (ext. 221) [email protected] Accounting Lorena Grange (ext. 224) [email protected] Ministries/Volunteers Janice Hamanishi (ext. 280) [email protected] PREP Irina Slijouk (ext. 227) [email protected] Music (ext. 222) Trudi Stammer [email protected] Facilities: (ext. 274) Tom Cremer [email protected]
One Parish ~ Three Churches
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 23, 2018
“Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and
servant of all.” Then taking a child in his arms, he said,
“Whoever welcomes
one such child in my name welcomes me...” Mark 9: ..36..37
Good Shepherd Church 2250 - 150th Street Surrey, BC V4A 9J3 Weekday Mass: 8:00am Monday 6:30pm Tuesday 8:00am Wed. to Saturday 6:30pm First Friday Weekend Mass: 5:00pm Saturday 9am, 11am & 7pm Sunday Confession: 10:00-11:00am Saturday 6:30-7:30pm Wednesday
Star of the Sea Church 1153 Fir Street White Rock, BC V4B 4A8 Weekday Mass: 9:00am Tues. to Saturday Weekend Mass: 4:00pm Saturday 10:30am Sunday Confession: 8:30am-9:00am Saturday
Holy Cross Church 12268 Beecher Street Surrey, BC V4A 3A3 Weekend Mass: 8:30am Sunday
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 23, 2018
Sep 24 Monday
7:30am Morning Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours - GS
8:30am Rosary for Priests after 8am Mass - GS
6:30pm Source Faith Study (4 of 6) - GS
6:30pm Comfort Coat Sewing starts - School Gym
Sep 25 Tuesday
9:00am Drop-off, Drop-in Coffee & Treats (a community for school parents)
10:00am Martha Group Team meeting - GS Meeting Room
4:00pm King’s Banquet Soup Kitchen - SOS Hall
7:00pm Christian Silent Meditation - GS Cry Room
6:00pm Knights of Columbus General Meeting - SOS Chambers - followed by Annual Fall BBQ
7:00pm Small Christian Community - GS Library
7:00pm Consoling the Heart of Jesus (week 3 of 11) - off site
Sep 26 Wednesday
7:30am Morning Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours - GS
9:30am Endow Moms Group (week 2 of 8) - GS Fireside Room & Childcare in Meeting Room
10:00am Seniors Fitness - SOS Hall
6:30pm Confessions - GS
7:00pm Alpha (3 of 8) & RCIA - GS
7:30pm Charismatic Prayer Group - School
Sep 27 Thursday
7:30am Morning Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours - GS
1:00pm Psalms ~ Bible Study - GS Meeting Room
4:00pm Legion of Mary - GS Fireside
6:15pm PREP - School
7:00pm Psalms ~ Bible Study - GS Meeting Room
Sep 28 Friday
6:00am Friday Morning Men’s Group - GS Fireside
7:30am Morning Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours - GS
7:00pm Lectors Workshop - GS Meeting Room
7:00pm Young Adults (19 - 35 yrs) Group - Rectory
Sep 29 Saturday
7:30am Morning Prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours - GS
8:30am Prayer Shawl Meeting - GS Fireside
8:30am Our Lady of Guadalupe Rosary Prayer Group (after 8am Mass) - GS
8:30am Confessions - S0S
10:00am Confessions - GS
Sep 30 Sunday
2:00pm - 3:00pm Life Chain at King George Blvd from 96th Ave to 104th Ave
Pastor’s Corner Dear Parishioners, We welcome Fr. Gosbert Mgina to our parish this weekend as a missionary priest from Tanzania in East Africa. He is speaking about the situation of his parish and the people he serves in his area who are in desperate need of a medical dispensary. Our support for this worthy cause will be a big blessing for the ministry to the sick that he and his brother priests are providing. Your donations will be receipted through the parish and sent on to his diocese in just a few weeks in case there are any contributions arriving past this weekend. Thank you for your kindness in this missionary appeal. Our picnic last Sunday was not really rained out since the kids enjoyed lots of games on the field and some families even set up their camp under the trees, while many found a space in the gym to enjoy a completely dry surface for their chairs and blankets. The bbq’d chicken was delicious as always, and several commented that it was sure a good deal for only $5 a plate. In past times a generous donation was given to the parish to augment the cost and keep the ticket price low. That source of funding is no longer being given, so the parish has been subsidizing the cost and this year the total price per plate was $15.23. The days of a cheap chicken dinner are now over! Nonetheless we all enjoyed the moment and a big thank you to all the volunteers who helped to set up the coffee, serve the food and tidy up afterwards. Have a blessed week,
Please refer to Bulletin cover for our regular weekday Mass schedule
YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY COORDINATOR
This is a paid, full-time position (min. 30 hrs
a week) that requires dedication and a
vocation for forming youth and young adults
as disciples of Jesus. For full job description, see
rcav.org/employment. Interested candidates: please
submit a cover letter and resume by September 28 to the
Parish Office, Attention: Fr. Dion.
Pope Francis’ Morning Meditation in the Chapel of
Domus Sanctae Marthae - 21 February 2017
w2.vatican.va
1st Reading: Wisdom 2:12,17–20 Responsorial: Psalm 54:3–8 2nd Reading: James 3:16-4:3 Gospel: Mark 9:30–37
“My son, if you come forward to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for temptation, set your heart right and be steadfast” (Sirach 2: 1-2) The Christian life is a life with temptation. And because of that, we must be prepared for temptation because we will all be tempted. In today’s Gospel, Jesus went with his disciples decisively, resolutely, toward Jerusalem, in order to fulfil his mission - that of doing the Father’s will. Jesus informed the disciples once again what would happen to him in Jerusalem: “The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he will rise” (Mark 9:31). But again, the disciples did not understand these words, and they were afraid to ask him (v.32). In being afraid to ask Jesus to delve into an explanation, they thought it was better to stop here. In other words, they gave in to the temptation not to fulfil the mission, that is - a temptation to which Jesus was also subjected to at least twice. The first time was in the desert, with the devil’s three propositions: do redemption but for another, easier life, a life more down-to-earth. Another time, it was Peter who tempted him. When Jesus spoke of his fate, Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him for saying such things. To him Jesus replied, “Get behind me, Satan!” (Mark 8:33). Indeed, Peter was doing the same thing that the devil had done in the desert. Something interesting in the Gospel narrative is that not only did the disciples not want to hear these words they did not understand, they were afraid to ask Jesus about them. The disciples’ difficulty is further clarified in the reading: “When they arrived in Capernaum, Jesus asked them: ‘What were you discussing on the way?’” (Mark 9:33). But they kept silent. But this time they were silent out of shame. Indeed, whereas the first time they were “afraid”, thinking:‘ let’s not ask anything more: it’s better to keep quiet’; this time, they felt ashamed because along the way they had discussed with one another who was the greatest. They were ashamed of this discussion. It was a two-fold attitude: that of fear and that of shame. Fear because they were good people who
wanted to follow the Lord, to serve the Lord, but did not know that the way of serving the Lord was not easy. Shame because they had the temptation of worldliness - of thinking we are better than others. That temptation is not theirs alone. From the moment that the Church became Church up until today, this has happened, and will continue to happen. For example, it happens in parishes where there are always struggles, where and one might hear someone say: “I want to be president of this association, I will try to climb a little”; or “who is the greatest one here?” “who has done the most here?”; or “I don’t like this person or that person...No, I am more important that he is!”. This is self-exaltation and it is a grave temptation! The temptation of worldliness is where the chain of sins begins. It is a temptation from which the clergy are not exempt. At times we priests say, shamefully, in the presbyterate: ‘I would like that parish...’ — ‘But the Lord is here...’ — ‘But I would like that one...’”. In other words, we follow not the path of the Lord, but that of vanity, of worldliness. And among us bishops, the same happens: worldliness comes as a temptation. And so it happens that a bishop says: “I am in this diocese but I would like that one which is more important”, and he tries to make an impression, to influence, to push in order to get there. The mission is to serve the Lord, but, often, our real desire pushes us toward the path of worldliness in order to be more important. Then there may be disappointment, as it was for Jesus’ disciples, who first kept quiet out of fear, then remained silent out of shame. This is called holy shame!. Let us ask the Lord for the grace to be ashamed, when we find ourselves in these situations. The criterion for choosing our actions, in the face of temptations, is explained by Jesus in the same Gospel passage: “he sat down and said to them, ‘Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and servant of all’” (v.35) and taking a little child in his arms, he said: “Become as this child”. Jesus Christ overturned everything. Glory and the Cross, greatness and the child. This is a Gospel passage that leads us to pray for the Church, to pray for all of us that the Lord may protect us from ambition, from the worldliness of feeling that we are greater than others. May the Lord grant us the grace of shame, that holy shame, when we find ourselves in that situation. May he grant us the grace to ask ourselves: “Am I capable of thinking this way? When I see my Lord on the cross, do I want to use the Lord in order to climb?”
Our newest parishioners:
Mariana Loza
Robert & Linda Mack Sommer Family: Justyna, Bryan, Arianna & Austin Paolo & Kathleen Dantes Serenato Family: Eduardo, Melanie, Camilla & Lorenzo Simmonds Family: Nicholas, Teresa, Britton & Maren Congratulations to those recently baptized: Asher McCabe Opsahl
Prayer Requests Please pray for:
Juliette Jacks, Sheetal Basra,
Davinder Munday, Teresa Campos,
Chuck Lafaive, Dennis Rushinko,
Theresa McLean, Marie Geiger,
Dermot Dunne, Ken LaHaie,
Magdalena Coombs,
Luka Volentier, Lynn Carruth,
Leslie Jones, Tracey Antchak,
Barbara Demers, Mario Conte,
Charlotte Sears, Alice Anderson,
Van Huguet, Catherine Dempsey,
Toni Ward, Andrea Egan,
Catharina Noble, Marian Nadelko,
Derek Ridsdale, Graham Shore,
Fran Caparo, Pat Flickinger,
Sophie Cosgrave, Dan Hof,
Joanna Boomars, Joyce Henderson,
and Bernadette Deeley. Please pray for the Repose of the Soul of: Shane Van Vliet
Perpetual Adoration Chapel
“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, Rejoice... The Lord is near” Philippians 4:4-5 Teach me, Jesus, to rejoice always in your Eucharistic Presence, for this is the sacrament of Your merciful love, a love infinitely stronger than all my infidelities, a mercy infinitely greater than all my faults and failings. Holy Hours needing a weekly visitor: Sunday, 2:00am-3:00am Sunday, 4:00am-5:00am Monday, 12 noon-1:00pm Tuesday, Midnight-1:00am Thursday, 2:00pm-3:00pm Hours needing a substitute: Sundays, Sept. 23 & 30 – 4:00-5:00pm Mondays, Oct. 1, 8, 15 - Noon-1:00pm Tuesdays, Oct. 2 & 9 – 5:00am-6:00am Wednesday, Sept. 26 – 2:00-3:00pm Thursdays, Sept. 27, Oct 4 & 11 – 2:00pm-3:00pm Thursdays, Oct. 4 & 11 – 7:00-8:00pm Saturday, Sept. 29 - Noon-1:00pm Saturday, Sept. 29 - 8:00-9:00pm For more information please call: Sandra Perrin 604 542 6057 or Donna Sali 604 542 3070
Visit the Parish Library for new items such as:
From Islam to Christ, One Woman’s Path Through the Riddles of God by Derya Little
Derya’s story provides a window into both Islam and modernity. It shows that the grace and the mercy of God know no bounds. Rather, the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ reaches souls in the most unlikely places. Why I Don’t Call Myself Gay, How I Reclaimed My Sexual Reality and Found Peace by Daniel Mattson
Daniel Mattson once believed he was gay. Raised in a Christian family his life was marked by constant turmoil between his faith in God and his sexual attraction.
Star of the Sea Umbrellas High-quality, navy in colour, strong yet flexible for wind-resistance. Made with stain & mildew-resistant, durable, quick-drying nylon fabric with slip-resistant rubber coated hook handle. Only $20 each.
USHERING MINISTRY
WORKSHOP Saturday, September 29th
10:00 - Noon Good Shepherd Church
This workshop is for ALL USHERS
serving in our 3 churches.
New and Interested in serving as an
usher? If you are 16+ years and
would like to join this ministry, please email the Parish Office
2nd Collection Next Weekend - Sept. 29 & 30
for the Needs of the Church in Canada
This is an annual appeal by the Bishops of Canada for financial assistance to support their work and the work of each diocese/eparchy. Through your contribution, you can collaborate with the Bishops in their ministry to teach, sanctify and govern, as well as to support the faith and evangelization mission of the Church in Canada.
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 23, 2018
YOUNG ADULTS GROUP for 19-35 yr-olds
NEXT GATHERING:
FRIDAY, SEPT 28th 7:00-9:00PM
(in the rectory) Questions? Want to be added to the contact list? Email: [email protected]
Knights of Columbus next General Meeting is: Tuesday, September 25, 6:00pm at Star of the Sea Chambers (off the Star of the Sea Hall parking lot) followed by Annual Fall BBQ All men (18 & over) of the Parish interested in joining the Knights are invited, at no cost, to attend our Annual Fall BBQ which will begin at 7PM. Become one of over 2 million men in this worldwide fraternity to serve the parish and those less fortunate. Shopping Cards available after all Masses NEXT WEEKEND Sept. 29 & 30 from Superstore, Safeway, Save-On, Thrifty and M&M Meats in $50 & $100 denominations.
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 23, 2018
Next Seniors & Friends Café is Friday, October 5th, 9:30am. Coffee & Goodies… at the Star of the Sea Chambers (enter off Star of
the Sea Church Parking Lot). Come for coffee and make new friends! Everyone welcome.
The Helpers of St. Anne Parish
Group invite all youth (high school
and up) to join us on Monday
evenings (6:30-9:00pm) in the
School Gym to learn to knit or
crochet. No experience
necessary, just a desire to learn
this fun and useful skill! Tools
and supplies provided. Call or
email Carolyn if you need more
information 778-277-2533
Invitation to Altar Server Training Dear Parents: We invite your children, Grades 3 & up,
to serve at the altar of our Lord. Altar serving is an occasion to
be closer to Jesus in the best possible way. It brings the joy of
serving the Lord in the Holy Eucharist. It helps your child grow in
respect and love for the Lord and for one another. It also helps
your child discern their vocation better. Every vocation (whether
marriage, consecrated singlehood, religious life or priesthood) is
awesome and leads us to a greater and deeper understanding and
relationship with God. Altar serving is also a wonderful way to
begin to see that beauty more fully in both priesthood and
religious life. Parents: this will no doubt take your time and commitment. I want
to encourage you to share this invitation with your children, to
give them the opportunity to participate in the life of the Church
and to learn how to become responsible at their level.
New Altar Server Registration forms are available from the Parish
Office and are due by Monday, October 1st as our training
sessions will begin on the first week of October.
May the Good Lord continue to bless your family!
Fr. Ajin
It’s not too late to invite a friend or neighbour to Alpha on Wednesdays
7PM-9PM Good Shepherd Church
food because food has a way of bringing people together
discussion in a small group to share thoughts and ask questions in an open and informal setting
video talk that explores the big issues around faith and Christianity
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time - September 23, 2018
Star of the Sea School Mass of Remembrance
Join us for our Mass of Remembrance on Sunday, September 30th, as we pray for our family members who have passed away this month. Masses are at 12:30pm and 2:30pm in our Evangelist Chapel at Gardens of Gethsemani. Everyone welcome.
Pro-Life Mass and Prayer Vigil
Join us for a peaceful, prayerful vigil for unborn children and their parents on Saturday, Oct. 6th. Mass is at 9:00am at St. Matthew’s Parish - 16079 88 Ave, Surrey, followed by the Rosary.
Living and Leading by Faith
Fall Institute 2018 One day courses for general interest and ministry training, open to all.
Saturday, September 29th 10:00am to 4:00pm
Holy Cross Secondary School 16193 – 88th Avenue, Surrey
Jewish-Christian Dialogue Presenter: Fr. Martin Moser, OMI Full-Day, 10:00am – 4:00pm Breaking Open God’s Word for Children (and those who are young at Heart) Presenters: Monica Low Full-Day, 10:00am – 4:00pm Basics of the Faith – I Presenters: Fr. Anthony Ho & Madonna House Full-Day, 10:00am –4:00pm
For full course descriptions and other courses being offered, visit rcav.org/oc-fall/ 50% of Course fee will be covered for those currently in parish ministry.
LIFE CHAIN 2018 is on Sunday, September 30th
This simple, peaceful witness provides an opportunity for young
and old to remind our fellow community members of the inherent
dignity of every human being, and our duty to defend the vulnerable.
Please join us in this effort, and promote this event amongst friends
and family members. Surrey Location: King George Blvd
from 96th Ave to 104th Ave 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Have your loved ones stopped practicing their faith? Do they no
longer believe in God?
SEMINAR OF Hope
Praying for your Sons & Daughters Saturday, Sept 29
9:00am - 4:30pm Christ the Redeemer Parish 599 Keith Road, West Van
Join Vernon Robertson for this special full-day workshop, which has been presented on EWTN and live across Europe, the United States, and Canada. The seminar is free; you’ll also get a manual to take home and a sandwich lunch. Free babysitting will be offered. To register please contact: Mary 604-922-1371 Email [email protected]
SAVE THE DATE:
“Public Square” Rosary Rally When: Saturday, Oct 13th at 12:00Noon
Where: Bakerview Park 1845 - 154th Street, South Surrey
For more info, contact RosaMaria 604-542-5576
Cops for Cancer stopped at our school on their fundraising tour for cancer research. Cops for Cancer takes place each fall, when over a hundred law enforcement and emergency services personnel from across the province brave all types of weather as they cycle up to two weeks across the daunting terrain of Vancouver Island, Northern BC, the coast of British Columbia and the Fraser Valley. Why? Because the impact of cancer on the life of a child and their family is devastating. Donations made to the Canadian Cancer Society through Cops for Cancer are used to fund life-saving research and caring programs like Camp Goodtimes to reduce its impact on families.
Our school students “dressed down” in gym strips and each brought in a donation. $1162.50 was collected and presented to the team of men and women who rode by our school that afternoon.
Thank you to those who purchased a chance to win Gala Event Tickets.
The winner of 2 tickets ($250 value) will be announced next week.
Good luck to all! Gala Event Tickets go on sale
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1st at 9:00am Ticket ordering info to follow.
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