ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS ADVERTISERS Guardian Angels Parish An Evening with Archbishop Miller Save the Date! The eighth annual Archbishop’s Dinner will take place September 29, 2019 on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver. Pro- ceeds will help foster Catholic health-care ethics in the education of 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time health-care providers and in the support of their day-to-day practice. Reception at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7 p.m. For more information please contact [email protected]. 1161 Broughton Street, Vancouver BC V6G 2B3; Tel: 604-684-5775; Fax: 604-684-5757 Voting as Catholics: 2019 Federal Election Guide Email: [email protected]; Website: www.https://guardianangelsvancouver.ca The 2019 Federal Election Guide, prepared by the Canadian Confer- ence of Catholic Bishops' (CCCB) Episcopal Commission for Justice OFFICE HOURS: Monday to Friday 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM CLOSED on Weekends and Statutory Holidays and Peace can be read at cccb.ca. 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Anita Berdida - (604) 780-2348 (Church Humor - Joseph Cornelius) 2 3 PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mass Intentions Oct 01: Memorial: St. Thrérèse of the Child Jesus (A Carmelite Saint) Dear Parishioners: Day Time Intention Oct 02 : Feast Day of The Holy Guardian Angels Happy Feast of our dear Patron , Guardian Angels! Sun Sep 29 9:00AM +Clement Santiago+ (Fellowship with refreshments to follow after the 8 AM Mass at the Rectory Basement, St. Teresa room) Gods people are given a very encouraging promises to the people of Israel as they were moving towards promised land, “I am going to send an angel in front of you, to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared”. (Exodus 11:00AM +Nelly Silva Touré+ Oct 04: Memorial: St. Francis of Assisi 23:20) In the letter to the Hebrews 13:2, we read “not to neglect to show hospitality to strangers for by so doing some have en- Oct 03: Knight of Columbus -Executive Meeting at the meeting 12:30PM Sp. Int. of Parishioners room behind the Sacristy; 6-7 PM. trained Angels without knowing it. “ According to St. Jerome, “great is the dignity of the soul, since each has from his birth an Angel to guard it”. Sp. Int. of Corazon Gebbie Oct 10: Parish Pastoral Council Meeting - 6 PM (Boardroom) Mon Sep 30 8:00AM We are fortunate to have Guardian angels as our Patron and protector of our Parish and parishioners. As we celebrate the Family Oct. 04: First Friday Eucharistic Adoration at feast let us be assured of their helping hands in the daily events of our life. Tue Oct 01 7:00PM +Lillian Catherine Migel+ 6 PM, Benediction at 6:50 PM then Eucharis- I invite all parishioners to join on Oct. 2 at 8 AM Mass to celebrate Feast Mass. Fr. Alexander Braganza, OCD, the direc- tic Celebration at 7 PM. This Holy Hour is led tor of Carmel Hill Monastery - Deroche, BC, will be the main celebrant and homilist. After the mass we will have fellow- Wed Oct 02 8:00AM +Candida Jarcia Vda de Daluro+ ship. Let us celebrate! by the El Shaddai Charismatic Prayer Group. Everyone is invited to partake in the adoration of Wishing everyone a happy feast. Thu Oct 03 8:00AM +Ceferina Devilla+ the Blessed Sacrament and spend time with Jesus. Prayers and blessings, Fri Oct 04 8:00AM +Jose Samaco+ ORBITUARY Rev. John Pinto Sp. Int. of El Shaddai Charismatic With deep sadness, Genie Drummond, would like to (Pastor) Guardian Angels Church (Celebrating 70 Years) 7:00PM share the passing of her sister, CEFERINA DE VILLA, a Group (Looking Back Our Pages in History: Taken from the Book “It’s Past & Present 1949 - 1989; long-time parishioner for 17 years, on Sept 25 at the Sat Oct 05 9:00AM +Fe P. Rosales+ age of 76. Let us pray for the Repose of Soul of In Commemoration of Its 40th Anniversary) “Rene”.