Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish

WORLD MISSION SUNDAY Kidnapped and Released Priest PARISH DIRECTORY Meets Pope Francis Parish Council Which Organizations Make Up the Crystal Lynch Pope Francis has met with the Indian priest who Pontifical Mission Societies? [email protected] was held by Islamic militants in Yemen for 18 months. The Indian government announced on Finance Council The Pontifical Mission Societies are Roman Catholic Tuesday that Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil - a Lauri Ann Fenlon OUR LADY OF mission societies active throughout the whole missionary priest kidnapped in Yemen on March 4, [email protected] 2016, at a home for the elderly in the southern port world. Almost every country has a national office for Parish Education Committee OLPH city of Aden where he served as a chaplain - had the Pontifical Mission Societies and a national Renee Stafford director. Offices for the Pontifical Mission Societies been released. REDEMPTORISTS PERPETUAL HELP PARISH [email protected] in Canada are located in Toronto and Montreal. Fr. Uzhunnalil was kidnapped during an attack on COORDINATORS 2465 CROWN STREET the missionary compound in which gunmen posing Altar Guild VANCOUVER Since 1922, the Pontifical Mission Societies has been as relatives of one of the residents at the home B.C. V6R3V9 October 22, 2017 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time the official missionary arm of the Church charged with burst inside, killing sixteen people, including four Bridget Bird 604-228-9180 ESTABLISHED 1923 the work of evangelization and charitable works Indian nuns belonging to the Missionaries of Altar Servers throughout the world to which funds for today’s Charity, the order founded by Mother Teresa. Kate Carr 604-730-5640 World Mission Sunday Mary was a True Missionary Mission Sunday Collection will go. Their work also Catholic Women’s League Prayer MASSES & SERVICES provides mission awareness and supported by our Lynn MacDonald Dear Friends & Parishioners, Saturday: 5pm benefactors, raises funds for the poorest mission [email protected] God our Father, (Anticipated Mass) churches of the Catholic Church. Pontifical Mission Children’s Liturgy Today is World Mission Sunday. I would like to share a reflection with your greatest gift to Societies is made up of four missions: Sunday: 9am, 11am & 5pm Kathy Mok you from perhaps, the most well-known missionary in the world, Mother mankind is your love for us Monday – Wednesday 8am [email protected] or Saint Theresa of Calcutta. She wrote: and your desire that we live Propagation of the Faith (SPF) Thursday Mass/Novena: Craft Group in your love. Pauline Marie Jaricot is “the founder of the largest aid 8am & 7pm “It is very, very important for us to have a deep love for our Lady. For Doris Rankin 604-224-0876 agency in missions in the history of the Catholic Friday, Saturday, Holidays: 9am she was the one who taught Jesus how to walk, how to pray, how to Church: the Association of the Propagation of the Development & Peace (Fridays in July & August: 8am) wash, how to do all the little things that make our human life so Your Son Jesus established Faith.” Launched in 1818, the Association is officially William Wingson 778-866-8504 Reconciliation beautiful. She had to do them. And the same thing now – she will always your kingdom of fraternal recognized on May 3, 1822 and later became the Eucharistic Ministry Saturday: 4-4:45pm be willing to help us and teach us how to do all for Jesus alone, how to and unconditional love Society for the Propagation of the Faith, before being Pamela Brammall 604-228-9206 love only Jesus, how to touch him and see him, to serve him in the Adoration on earth among us. elevated by Pope Pius XI to “Pontifical” in 1922. Food Bank distressing disguise of the poor. Saturday 9:30-10am Robyn Sirmul [email protected] St. Peter the Apostle (SPA) Library Hours May all believers become Hospitality Ministry “Mary was a true missionary because she was not afraid to be the Jeanne Bigard, encouraged and guided by her mother Sunday: 10-10:45am, 4:30-5pm missionary disciples, Gerry Macken 604-222-1369 handmaid of the Lord. She went in haste to put her beautiful humility Stephanie’s objective in life preparing for the priestly into a living action of love, to do the handmaid’s work for her cousin keen to build your Knights of Columbus OFFICE HOURS ministry of youth in mission countries. In 1894, she Elizabeth. We know what this humility obtained for the unborn child, kingdom here on earth. launched the first manifesto for the Society of St. Peter Dodge 604-222-0791 Monday-Friday: 9am-4pm John: he leapt with joy in the womb of his mother - the first human Peter the Apostle, whose activity started in 1886, Library STAFF being to recognize the coming of Christ, and then the Mother of the May your Spirit before finally settling in Caen in 1889. It was Katherine Hill Pastor Lord sang with joy, with gratitude and praise. recognized “Pontifical” by Pope Pius XI in 1922. [email protected] Babu Mathew, C.Ss.R. be the breath that guides Liturgy of the Hours Associate Pastor “The greatness of our Lady was in her humility. No wonder Jesus who all our actions. Holy Childhood Association (HCA) Bridget Clark 604-228-8773 Joseph Horo, C.Ss.R. lived so close to her, seemed to be so anxious that we learn from him The Holy Childhood Association was founded in Madonna Group Office Manager and from her but one lesson: to be meek and humble of heart.” May your Mission become France in 1843 by Bishop Charles de Forbin-Janson. Its Monica Cheung 604-739-8837 Virginia Fong our mission, and that purpose is to encourage all children to be aware of Brothers and sisters, in carrying out our mission, let us draw inspiration Photo: Salesians of Don Bosco. of the whole Church’s faith, the needs of children living in mission diocese through Ministry of the Word Pastoral Coordinator from Mary, Mother of Evangelization. May she obtain for us renewed Roger Poirier 604-224-0426 so that your Word may the world. Bishop de Forbin-Janson always had a keen He met with Francis on Wednesday in the Casa Bertilla Watanabe zeal in bringing the Good News of the gift of salvation to every man, interest in the missions. He was a great preacher and Santa Marta, immediately following the general Music Ministry Bookkeeper woman and child with meekness and humility. spread throughout traveled throughout France preaching the Gospel. He audience. Uzhunnalil was accompanied by the Catherine Walsh Corinna Siy the whole world. received letters from missionaries in China requesting Archbishop of Bombay, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, [email protected] Youth Ministry Coordinator Yours in Christ, his financial help for starving and abandoned who was in Rome for the meeting of the C9 Council Pastoral Care Theresa Barao Fr. Babu Mathew, C.Ss.R babies. With the help of Pauline, he started a of Cardinals. Amen. Mary Thompson 604-263-6008 children’s charity in 1943. They believed that no one OLPH School Principal could understand the needs of children better than According to L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican PREP newspaper, the priest kissed both the pope’s hands Elizabeth Towers 604-440-8809 Lora Clarke children. and the ground at his feet when he greeted the Project Advance pontiff. Francis hugged the priest, and told him that IN RESIDENCE Pontifical Missionary Union (PMU) he was praying for him during his captivity. Bertilla Watanabe 604-224-4344 William Comerford, C.Ss.R. Father Paolo Manna, a missionary in Burma, observing RCIA the vast missionary work and suffering from the Fr. Uzhunnalil told the newspaper that during his Bertilla Watanabe CONTACT captivity, although he was not able to celebrate indifference of the clergy, cares about the small [email protected] Email: [email protected] number of missionaries. As he founded the Mass, he internally said the words every day. He also said he prayed especially for the four nuns Social Justice/St. Vincent de Paul Website: www.olphchurch.ca Missionary Union of the Clergy to animate priests for killed in the attack. Mark Thompson 778-891-6275 Parish Office: 604-224-4344 world evangelization, and to promote awareness and OLPH School: 604-228-8811 prayer for the Missions. On October 23, 1916, Pope Volunteers Coordinator After his release, the Vatican press office released a Lara Garcia Carton Jr. Kindergarten: 604-221-0002 Benedict XV approves the Union. After a quick and statement saying, “The Holy See fervently thanks fruitful diffusion in the world, the missionary union all those who worked for his release, and especially [email protected] olphchurchvancouver was declared “Pontifical” by Pope Pius XII in 1956. His Majesty the Sultan of Oman and the competent Weddings authorities of the Sultanate.” Fr . Babu Mathew Ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. - Psalm 96 www.missionsocieties.ca www.cruxnow.com 604-224-4344 NEWS & NOTICES Pope Francis’ Message for WORLD MISSION SUNDAY CALENDAR thus makes present in history the kairos, the favourable time of salvation. Through the World Mission Sunday Madonna Group Events: Join us for an informative session with Certified Exercise Physiologist Christina proclamation of the Gospel the risen Jesus OCTOBER Sequeira, Active Living Coordinator of Vancouver Coastal Health Authority. Discover easy ways to be becomes our contemporary, so that those Dear Brothers and Sisters, physically active throughout your day while staying safe. The session will include a 10-minute, low intensity Becoming Catholic who welcome Him with faith and love can Once again this year, World Mission Day chair exercise session suitable for all abilities.

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