PARISH BULLETIN September 21 – 22, 2019 – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

PARISH TEAM Fr. Vadassery “… You SACRAMENTAL Pastor (Ext 3) PREPARATION [email protected] cannot BAPTISM Fr. Jossy George Thomas Associate Pastor serve Preparation 1st Sunday of the month [email protected] at 1:00 pm God October 6 & November 3 Deacon Gem Mella Permanent Deacon (Ext 6) and Celebrations 2nd or 3rd Sunday [email protected] at 1:00 pm Sr. Delia Rubio RVM wealth.” October 13 & 20 Sacramental Preparation (Ext 7) November 10 & 17 [email protected] Luke 16.13 FIRST RECONCILIATION & Ingrid van Dolder-Frigon FIRST HOLY EUCHARIST - Grade 3+ Secretary/Bookkeeper (Ext 4) [email protected] MASS TIMES Sacramental Preparation in the Fall. Mike Petruchik WEEKDAY Register by Friday, October 25 Monday - Saturday 9:00 am Maintenance/Custodian (Ext 5) Parent Information Session [email protected] First Friday 9:00 am, 7:00 pm Sunday Nov 3 at 2:00 pm Josefino Gutierrez WEEKEND Custodian Saturday 4:30 pm CONFIRMATION - Grade 6+ Giselle Horne Sunday 9:30 am, 11:30 am, 5:00 pm Sacramental Preparation occurs once Receptionist (Ext 0) each year. Next Session: Spring of 2020. [email protected] Register by Thursday, April 30. ADORATION Sessions begin Thursday, May 7. IN THE CHURCH MARRIAGE  Monday—Saturday 8:00 to 9:00 am Six months prior to your wedding date, IN LUMEN CHRISTI CHAPEL plan to meet with Fr Joseph or Fr Jossy.  Monday—Friday 9:45 am to 8:00 pm To sign up contact Marie 780.450.0907 WEEKLY COLLECTION Welcome ORDINARY RECEIPTS RECONCILIATION MONDAY—FRIDAY September 14 & 15, 2019

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SATURDAY CHURCH MORTGAGE 2019 3:00 to 4:15 pm Principal $720,000 to our new seminarian: Interest $125,970 Deacon Brian Trueman OFFICE HOURS Total $845,970 Transitional Deacon Monday—Friday 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Year to Date $308,281 Closed for lunch Noon - 1:00 pm for the Archdiocese of St. Boniface Thank you for your generosity. Teaching from our Holy Father The , as Bishop of and successor of Peter, is the visible and perpetual foundation of unity among the bishops and among Christ's faithful. It is the Pope's role as Vicar of Christ and Pastor of the entire Church to guide the community of Christ's faithful, to safeguard them in the truth, and to confirm his brothers and sisters in the faith. Dear Brothers and Sisters: In our continuing catechesis on the Acts of the Apostles, we now reflect on how Peter and the Apostles respond with courage to those who wanted to stop the spread of the Gospel. Strengthened by the experience of Pentecost the Apostles become the “megaphone” of the Holy Spirit, proclaiming the saving word of God which cannot be silenced. In the midst of the Sanhedrin, which feels threatened by the Apostolic preaching, a different voice is heard. The highly regarded doctor of the Law, Gamaliel, demonstrates the “art of discernment”. Filled with prophetic wisdom, he invites the leaders of the people not to give in to haste, but to wait for developments over time. This kind of discernment is valuable for the Church because it invites us to be farsighted, to contemplate events and not to make hasty judgments. Discernment is an art that does not provide standardized solutions. It is an exercise of spiritual intelligence carried out by the children of God who learn to see traces of the Father’s presence within history. Let us ask the Holy Spirit to help us acquire the habit of discernment in order to learn that both time and the faces of our brothers and sisters are messengers of the living God. General Audience, St Peter’s Square, Wednesday, 18 September 2019: http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/audiences/2019/documents/papa-francesco_20190918_udienza-generale.html

The Reason for our Hope By Most Rev. Richard W. Smith, Archbishop of Edmonton Monday, September 16, 2019 Read the Instructions! OK. I admit it. I’m one of those who waits too late to read instruction books. Somehow I have it in my head that I should be able to figure out how to set up a new gadget or use an unfamiliar product without needing to follow the how-to instructions. Anyone who knows just how mechanically or technologically challenged I am would see how preposterous such an assumption is on my part. Needless to say, by the time I do accept the fact that I should look at the directions, I’ve made a rather total mess of things. If anybody is nearby, the dreaded question is soon asked: “Why didn’t you read the instructions to begin with?” I expect that God would like to pose the same question to a large part of humanity today. His query would arise not from our incapacity to assemble things properly but the inability to live together peacefully. Looking at the mess we have made – widespread isolation and loneliness, homelessness, family dysfunction, hostility separating groups of people from one another, wars among nations, killing the innocent, and so on – God could rightly ask, “Why didn’t you read the instructions?” The pain and hardship impacting vast swathes of the human family today could have been avoided if we had. In point of fact, God has provided us with instructions for how to live. They are found in that instruction book we call the Bible. Some critically important pages of instruction were given to us at mass on Sunday. From the fifteenth chapter of Luke’s Gospel we were given the magnificent parables that Jesus taught concerning God’s mercy. They speak of God’s desire to seek us out and forgive us, and in so doing teach us that the cause of our difficulties is rebellion against God’s love. In so many ways we think we can get along without God and his instructions: like the prodigal son we make a mess of life by squandering the good things God gives us; like the elder son, we get it wrong by thinking that the love of God is something to earn by our own efforts; or, like the Israelite people following in the desert, we botch things up entirely by casting away our reliance upon God and fashioning gods of our own making (cf. Exodus 32:7-11,13-14). It’s time to consult the instruction book God provides. In the Bible, He is telling us to turn back to Him in repentance and ask Him to fix, by His mercy, the mess we have made of living by not following His directions in the first place. There is another instruction book that God provides us to read. It is the witness of his . The lives of the saints form a book of instruction by furnishing us with examples of how we are to live in accord with God’s design. Today many people are quick to go to YouTube for instruction videos on all sorts of things. When it comes to right living, consult the saints. A wonderful example was given to the Church on Sunday. I visited St. Boniface parish that we have here in Edmonton for German-speaking Catholics. They invited me to join them to celebrate the that same day in Limburg, , of Father Richard Henkes. Now his is quite the example! I confess, I had not heard of Fr. Henkes prior to receiving this invitation from the parish, and I am now very moved by, and grateful for, his witness. He served as a Pallottine in Germany during the Nazi era. In the face of the horrible evil perpetrated by that regime, he did not hesitate to speak out against it from the pulpit. For that he was arrested and sent to the Dachau concentration camp, where he died. From the “instruction book” that was his life, we learn that attacks against human dignity, in whatever form, are never acceptable and must be met not with silent acquiescence but clear denunciation and a call to repentance, even though there be a cost. Instruction books are given so that we get things right. Reading them is obviously insufficient. They need to be followed. This is supremely true in the case of God’s instruction books for right living: the Bible and the witness of the saints. Let’s be sure to read them and follow the directions we are given. This article can be found at grandinmedia.ca/archbsmith

In Jesus’ parable of the Unjust Steward, we encounter a financial We pray for . . . manager who has wasted his master’s wealth and faces dismissal from . . . those who are sick, especially John Ang, his position. To overcome the crisis confronting him, the steward Anna Hwong, Bernard Lim, Nicholas Scott, reduces some very considerable debts owed by poor neighbours to Simon Chen & Bobbie Mitchell. May they his master in order to help them out. Though the steward has sinned receive the peace & healing of the Lord. against God and his master by squandering what belongs to someone else, both the . . . the repose of the souls of those who prudent way in which he goes about resolving the crisis coupled with relieving people who have died, especially  Jean Plouffe, are in need can be seen as a way to better steward the gifts entrusted to us by God.  Joseph Matthew Cherunilam,  Juan Although good stewards today acknowledge that they may never use their God-given gifts Dizon,  Thérèse LaBrie,  Larry Fedechko in a way that completely conforms to the demands of the Gospel, a commitment to using &  Ed Manning. May they rejoice in the their gifts with prudence and for the purpose of helping their neighbours wins God’s favour. kingdom of God. Upcoming Dates Saturday, October 6 Tue Sep 24 Knights of Columbus General Meeting in the FMT room 7:00 pm at 2:30 pm in the east parish New member inquiries—Ed at 780.466.7576 or [email protected] parking lot Wed Sep 25 RCIA—Christian Initiation—weekly in the FMT room 7:00 pm For more information: Deacon Gem Mella, 780.466.7576, [email protected] Thu Sep 26 Catholic Men’s Group—weekly in the Father Corrigan room 7:00 pm

Sat Oct 5 Pet Blessing—Bring your critters! in the East parking lot at 2:30 pm Mon Oct 7 Catholic Women’s League General Meeting in the FMT room 7:00 pm New member inquiries—Marcella at 780.466.7576 or [email protected] RAFFLE TICKETS ON SALE NOW—$20 EACH 1ST PRIZE: 12-bottles of wine & 12-$50 gift cards Thu Oct 10 Bible Study / Adult Faith Formation—begins in the FMT room 7:00 pm Genesis to Jesus: A Journey Through Scripture (valued at approx $850) Held every 2nd and 4th Thursday, for 12 sessions. $50 for materials. Register at the PLUS 17 DRAWS: $100 Superstore gift cards parish office. For information: Deacon Gem, 780.466.7576, [email protected] DRAW DATE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2019 Only 500 tickets printed. All proceeds go to the Corpus Christi Building Fund. Called to Discipleship How would YOU like to serve your faith community? Children’s Liturgy Audio Visual Ministry—AV Operators  work in pairs to ensure the sound system is functioning well  display the song lyrics and prayers on the screens / operate video equipment during 4:30 pm Mass We are looking for dependable people with knowledge of liturgy who can sustain focus on the For information: Sr. Delia 780.466.7576. task, and are comfortable with computers and technology. Training on Saturday, October 19, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. To register, please email Al Mella. [email protected] Corpus Christi Children & Saving Lives from Coast to Coast

Youth Choirs of Children’s Choir—Grades 1-5 Youth Choir—Grades 6-9 For more information, or to join, please invites children aged 7-17 years Join us for peaceful, prayerful witness contact Sister Delia Rubio RVM at to attend their annual 780.466.7576 or [email protected] in defense of the unborn. Junior Retreat Sunday October 6, 2:00 to 3:00 pm October 19, 8:00 am to 3:30 pm on 104 Avenue in the Corpus Christi Hall between 109 Street & 124 Street God is waiting for you.  Free Registration Are you ready to respond to God’s call in Signs are available at:  Snacks and lunch provided. your life, seeking Baptism or full  104 Ave & 109 St NW communion with the ?  104 Ave & 116 St NW Inquiries, contact: Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults  Main sign pickup: 104 Ave & 118 St NW  Alexandria 780.807.3856 or (RCIA) is an opportunity to know more For info: Edmonton Prolife 780-425-1637  Jean 780.909.7438 about God and become an active member of His church. Respect for Life . . . Wednesdays at 7:00 pm “Every child who, rather than being born, is condemned unjustly For more information or to register, to being aborted, bears the face of Jesus Christ, bears the face of contact Deacon Gem Mella at 780.466.7576 or [email protected] the Lord, who even before he was born, and then just after birth, experienced the world’s rejection. And every elderly person… even if he is ill Rite of Christian Initiation for Children (RCIC) is or at the end of his days, bears the face of Christ. They cannot be for children aged 7 to 16, and will be starting January 22. For information, contact Sister Delia, discarded, as the ‘culture of waste’ suggests!” - - Speech to Catholic RVM at 780.466.7576 or [email protected] healthcare professionals & gynecologists Sep 20, 2013

Catholic Men’s Group CALLED TO PROTECT Weekly meetings Archdiocesan Volunteer Management Thursdays for Adults in Ministry 7:00 pm http://caedm.ca/ CalledToProtectCalendar.aspx  Tue, September 24, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm St Theresa Parish, 7508 29 Ave NW, Edm For more information, contact Call 780.463.8646 to register. Wayne Johnson at  Sat, October 26, 9:30 am - 12:00 noon OLPH Parish, 13 Brower Dr, Sherwood Park Call 780.467.5470 to register. Please Patronize Our Advertisers

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