Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 25, 2021

Mass Intentions for This Week

July 26 Monday St. Anne & St. Joachim 9:00 am RIP: Porcheng Unaphum

July 27 Tuesday Weekday In Ordinary Time 7:00 pm RIP: Susana Young

July 28 Wed. Weekday In Ordinary Time 9:00 am RIP: Sheila Corrigan

July 29 Thursday St. Martha 9:00 am RIP: Kwong-Lung Mui

July 30 Friday St. 9:00 am RIP: Rev. Martin Hapel

July 31 Saturday St. Ignatius of Loyola 9:00 am RIP: Staub 5:30 pm INT: Gavin Ball

August 1 Sunday Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am RIP: Mona Springford 10:00 am INT: Our Parish 2:30 pm INT: Nicole Ziemnicki

What have you offered? In a world focused on self-esteem, it’s funny how self- conscious we still are. Look around the room the next time

volunteers are asked for. You’ll see at least two or three faces PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH: Anna Peterson, Erin looking eager to help, but too embarrassed to offer. So their Merth, Leona Ransom, Helen Mair, Lilly Page, Lorenza Agregado, hands stay fixed in their laps and the opportunity passes. John Rochard, Jim & Sarah O’Friel, Nell Kok, Eva Poblador, Vanessa Miller, Bill Van Eldik, Kristen Cummings, Eileen Corrigall, Rose A re-reading of the miracle of the loaves and fishes might Issac, Mary Chandler, Katherine Henley, Enrique Salgado, Josef help. Two slightly smelly fish and five sun-baked loaves were Pardon, Cindy Bergen, Maggie & Keith Fuergutz, Poalina Di Bauda. all that young boy had, yet he offered them to Jesus. All around him heads shook and laughter bubbled, what good would that

ST. ’S PARISH GROUPS mess do? But in the hands of a Master the smallest ingredients Safe Environment Coordinator & Carney Rep. Patrick Arce are enough. The faith of that boy to make a humble offering Bible/Prayer Group: Jocelyn Rochard should shake our hearts today. What have we been keeping Choirs: Jeff Cabralda from the Lord, deeming it unworthy, too small to be of use? Catholic Women’s League (CWL) Diane Aloysius Offer it up today. God can and will make a miracle out of it and Knights of Columbus: Dennis Kwan you. Legion of Mary: Tessi Magsisi Lectors: Erica Penner Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) Cristina Abasolo Pro-Life: Terry O’Neill Social Media Lucy Rodjito Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SSVP) Margaret Rowe Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Mark Norbury Please call the parish office for contact information

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION

“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?” John 6:9 The miracle of the Loaves and Fishes is the only miracle which is recorded six times in the Gospel. It carries two important messages. First, no matter how little we have, we always have enough to share. Second, Christ can take our humble gifts and do great things with them if we are just willing to let Him. No gift is too small or insignificant! SPIRITUAL CARE TRAINING PROGRAM

Registration is now open for the Spiritual Care Training Program beginning September 2021. The Spiritual Care Training Program provides one way to answer the call of reaching out to our brothers and sisters who are suffering right now and need support and expressions of care and love. This Your gift will grow your parish and expand the reach of 9-week training course teaches skills in how to make yourself Christ’s love to those who need it most. more available to seniors and others who can benefit from It will fund important works such as: your genuine concern and presence in their lives. Some of the Ministry to youth and young adults in our parishes topics covered include aging, communication, boundaries, and The construction of new Catholic schools self-care. Programs that support healthy families Receive your workbook and pay only $25 when you register by Feeding the homeless & vulnerable / Downtown Eastside August 11. The registration price will increase to $40 after Pastoral ministry and support for the hospitalized August 11, and we cannot guarantee workbooks will arrive in This year’s Archdiocesan Goal is $20,500. time for the training start date. St. Joseph’s 2021 Parish Goal is $70,000. Wednesdays, September 15 - November 10, 2021, 1:30 - 4 pm. Once our Archdiocesan parish goal is met, all additional funds Learn more and register at beholdvancouver.org/events. raised will go to our St. Joseph’s building fund.

We are off to a great start this to this year’s gift giving, DRUG OR ALCOHOL ADDICTION RECOVERY $28,000.00 received to date. Your participation counts – all gifts matter! If you, a loved one, or someone you know, wants to be free from an addiction to drugs or alcohol, consider Sancta Maria YEAR OF THE FAMILY House. Located in a beautiful part of Vancouver, we offer a structured and supportive Catholic Christian 12-Step recovery On March 19, the church celebrates five years since the program, in a pleasant, loving, family-like setting. We accept publication of the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia on the women of all faith backgrounds. For more information, visit beauty and joy of love in the family. Francis announced agapestreetministry.org or call 604-731-5550. that a special year dedicated to the family will launch on the same day, which will conclude on June 26, 2022 on the Final thoughts occasion of the 10th World Meeting of Families in with At a spiritual retreat the participants were told to consider how the Holy Father. they would like to be remembered after death. The leader asked “This special Year will be an opportunity to deepen further the each one “When you are in your casket, friends and family are content of the document Amoris laetitia, through proposals mourning over you, what you would like to hear them say about and pastoral tools. These will be made available to ecclesial you?” communities and families, to accompany them on their The first participant immediately responds, “I would like to hear journey.” Learn more at rcav.org/year-of-the-family. them say that I was one of the great doctors of my time, and a great family man.” YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH The second says, “I would like to hear that I was a wonderful husband and school teacher who made a huge difference in our Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Joseph, beginning Dec. 8, children of tomorrow.” 2020 and ending Dec. 8, 2021, in honour of the 150th The last retreat visitor thinks a minute and replies, “I'd like to anniversary of the ’s proclamation as patron of the hear them say...... LOOK, HE'S MOVING!!” Universal Church. The Pope established a Year of St. Joseph, who with the Canadian is one of ’s patron , so that “every member of the faithful, following his PLEASE BRING US YOUR RECYCLABLES BOTTLES & CANS example, may strengthen their life of faith daily in the Just drop off your bagged recyclables inside the gate complete fulfillment of God’s will.” Visit rcav.org/stjoseph to between the back of the church and the portable. learn more. This year $1,280.70 has been raised for our building fund. Thank you for your ongoing support!

PARISH STEWARDSHIP * approximate / on line giving to be added

2019 Total Building Weekly 2020 Total Building Weekly 2021 Total Building Weekly

June 23 $266 $3,025 June 21 $311 $2,516 June 20 *$470 *$3,258 June 30 $700 $3,633 June 28 $785 $3,647 June 27 *$515 *$3,416 July 7 $2,117 $3,545 July 5 $1,026 $3,142 July 4 *$1,497 *$5,598 July 14 $637 $3,187 July 12 $105 $2,406 July 11 *$1,416 *$4,008 $17,110 $3,720 $13,390 $13,938 $2,227 $11,711 *$20,178 *$3,898 *$16,280