April 13 – 26, 2015 - Holy Cross Parish

HOLY CROSS PARISH
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
1450 Delta Avenue, Burnaby, B. C. V5B 3G2
Office Hours:
MONDAY - FRIDAY
8:30am - 12:00pm & 1:00pm-4:00pm
Phone:
604.299.3814
Fax: 604.299.3824
E-mail:
parish.hcb@rcav.org
Website:
holycross.rcav.org
SALVATORIAN FATHERS
Pastor:
Fr. Maciej Wos, SDS
Asst. Pastor:
Fr. Robert Ufland, SDS
HOLY CROSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
April 13 - 26, 2015
To New Parishioners & Visitors, WELCOME!
Kindly introduce yourselves to the Priest after Mass.
1450 Delta Avenue, Burnaby, B. C. V5B 3G2
Phone:
604.299.3530 Fax: 604.299.3534
Website:
www.holycrosselementary.ca
Principal:
Mr. Dino Alberti
Asst. Principal:
Miss Charlaine Francis
2015 Eiffel Investments Ltd.
Holy Cross Golf Tournament
Where
Riverway Golf Course & Clubhouse
9001 Bill Fox Way
Burnaby, BC
When
Date:
Time:
Shotgun Start:
Dinner:
Friday May 22, 2015
Lunch & Registration @ 12:00 PM
1:30PM
Doors Open @ 6:00PM
Please help us to make this another successful community event:
Ticket prices per person are: $200 for golf (including dinner). 118 of 144 spots SOLD
Hole Sponsors ($500) 13 of 18 SOLD
Tournament volunteers are needed
Please contact Kres Brzica (Phone: 604-312-3123, Email: brzica@gmail.com) for details
THANK YOU TO ALL GOLFERS, DINNER GUESTS AND SPONSORS!
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK
My Dear Parishioners,
On Friday, February 6, 2015, the Supreme Court of
Canada struck down Canada’s assisted suicide law,
giving Parliament one year to replace it. Since
that day, the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
has successfully activated many groups and
individuals to oppose euthanasia and assisted suicide.
The EPC post-card campaign, urging the government to use the
notwithstanding clause, has been an incredible success. In B.C.
alone, they printed and distributed 60,000 post-cards; having to
print up another 20,000 post-cards. They also set up a campaign
website at: www.giveustime.ca.
My dear Parishioners, we cannot afford to sit by idly and let this go
unnoticed! Our voices count and make a difference. First, I want
to invite you to an event organized by our CWL, called “The Gift of
Life” on Thursday, April 16 – 6:30 p.m. in our School gymnasium.
Please come and take this opportunity to learn more about the
Catholic pro-life stand.
Second, we will have the postcards, “Give us Time”, available for
you to sign, urging our Parliament to respect every form of human
life.
This is the time we need to stand united and to be heard!
God Bless,
Fr. Maciej Wos, SDS
PARISH ACTIVITIES
April 13 - 19, 2015
Mon. 6:30pm CWL Executive Meeting (PREP Office)
7:30pm HC Prayer Group (Music Room)
Tues. 7:00pm PREP
Wed. 7:30pm Bible Study (Music Room / Kitchen)
Thurs. 5:30pm Confirmation Rehearsal (Church/Gym)
6:30pm The Gift of Life (Gym)
Fri.
7:00pm Confirmation (Church/Gym)
Sat. 9:30am Divine Mercy Cenacle (Classroom)
2:30pm RCIA (Classroom)
After 5:00pm Masses CWL Religious Articles Sale
Sun. After all Masses CWL Religious Articles Sale
April 20 - 26, 2015
Mon. 7:00pm Baptism Course (Classroom)
7:30pm HC Prayer Group (Music Room)
Tues. 7:00pm PREP
Wed. 7:30pm Bible Study (Music Room)
Thur. 9:15am
HC School Mass – Grade 3
11:00am CWL Mass (Church)
7:00pm K of C – 4th Degree (Music Room)
Fri.
6:30pm Challenge Girls Club (Basement)
Conquest for Boys Club (Basement)
7:30pm Divine Mercy Mass (Church)
Sat. 9:30am Divine Mercy Cenacle (Classroom)
2:30pm RCIA (Classroom)
Sun. All Masses 2nd Collection: Work of Vocations
SCHOOL NEWS
April 16th, Thursday at 5:30pm – Confirmation Rehearsal
April 17th, Friday at 7pm – Confirmation Mass
April 23rd, Thursday at 9:15am – School Mass (Grade 3)
April 24th, Friday at 4:45pm – FHC Rehearsal
April 25th, Saturday at 1pm – FHC
MASS INTENTIONS (REQUESTED BY)
April 13 - 19, 2015
+Mauro Gentile (Hewitt Family)
+Hank Killeen (Wife)
+Rex & Bernadette Guneratne (Lucille)
Sp. Int. May Chan (Mary MacDonald)
Sp. Int. Giuseppina Guttadauro (Mary MacDonald)
PARISHIONERS
Sp. Int. Confirmation Students & Families
+Domenico Mobilio (Family)
+Hao Van Le & Fr. Huyn Tien Bo (Le Family)
+Myra Williams (Lea Boelens)
+Nicola Testini (Victoria Candiago)
+Margaret Lee (May Chan)
+Deceased Members of Scigliano,
Veltri & Lopez Families
April 20 - 26, 2015
Mon. 8:15am
Sp. Int. Franciscus (Family)
Tues. 8:15am
Sp. Int. Guido Orsatti (Giuseppina G.)
PARISHIONERS
Wed. 8:15am
+Luigina D’Elia (Family)
Thurs. 8:15am
+Thomas Hoi Lam Kong (Family)
Fri.
8:15am
+Chan Kar Sing (Family)
7:30pm Deceased:
Thomas Hoi Lam Kong (Parishioner)
Nora & Ionio Biasutti (Daughter & Family)
Sixto Velasco (Ria & Chit)
Gregorio Anonas & Beatriz D. Cruz (Mrs. Cruz)
Ross Nicholson (Lucille)
Emerito Dela Cueva (Rigonan Family)
Special Intentions:
Simplicio Lopez (Family)
Allan Philips (Family)
Edna Sung (Friend)
Bro. Desi Fogale (Nicole Pek)
Sat.
9:00am +Hank Killeen (Wife)
5:00pm +George Ewart (Hank & Donna Shaback)
Sun. 8:00am +Franklyn Chowsen (Mrs. Yee)
10:00am Sp. Int. Fr. Larry Mackey, OMI (Maria Viveiros)
12 Noon +Alessandro Peretto (Daughter)
7:30pm +Carmela Laurita (Family)
Mon. 8:15am
Tues. 8:15am
Wed. 8:15am
Thurs. 8:15am
Fri.
8:15am
7:00pm
Sat.
9:00am
5:00pm
Sun. 8:00am
10:00am
12 Noon
7:30pm
SUNDAY COLLECTION
Our Parish weekly budget is $9,460.00
Envelopes
Loose
March 29
$ 8,919.30
$ 1,211.55
Holy Thursday
$ 2,248.00
$ 314.25
Good Friday
$ 3,415.00
$ 725.65
Pre-Authorized Monthly Donation (April)
April 13
April 20
April 27
Total
$10,130.85
$ 2,562.25
$ 4,140.65
$ 6,943.40
MONEY COUNTERS
Emma I., Perla P. & Lucia A.
Liliana S., Carmela P., & Rosina M.
Cathy M., Nicole P., Marie B. & Liliana S.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 4TH DEGREE MEETING
is on Thursday, April 23rd at 7pm in the church
basement.
PRE-AUTHORIZED DONATIONS – We now
have 133 families signed up for the monthly preauthorized donations. If you have signed up for
pre-authorized donation, please remember to
inform the parish office when your credit card
information has changed including new expiry
date. If you are interested in signing up for pre-authorized
donations, forms are available in the church lobby. Submit your
completed form at the parish office. You may also put it in a sealed
envelope and drop it in the collection basket. Thank you.
CWL ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Gift of Life – The CWL will host an evening entitled “The
Gift of Life”, on Thursday, April 16 at 6:30pm in the school
gymnasium. Father James Hughes will speak on “The Value of
Family Life and Strong Catholic Families”. Father Hughes is the
pastor of St. Patrick’s Church in Vancouver and a dynamic speaker.
The second part of the program will feature a presentation by
Mr. Peter Nation of “Catholic Voices”, a non-profit educational
organization that has developed a unique approach to “prepare
ordinary Catholic lay people to present the Church’s position
on topics of contemporary relevance”. The topic of assisted
suicide will form the basis of Mr. Nation’s presentation and, in
light of the recent Supreme Court ruling, this is a talk you don’t
want to miss. We extend an invitation to all parishioners to join
us and encourage you to invite family members and friends.
Refreshments will be served after the talks.
Feast Day of Our Lady of Good Counsel
The Mass to celebrate the feast day of our patroness, Our Lady of
Good Counsel, will be held on Thursday, April 23 at 11:00am. A
luncheon will follow at Pasta Amore Restaurant, 4502 Dawson
Street. All members are invited to attend.
Dessertco Pie and Cookie Fundraiser
Parishioners who might be interested in placing an order for the
Dessertco Pie and Cookie fundraiser can complete the enclosed
form and return it with payment (by cheque) to the parish office.
Orders can also be placed in the collection basket during Sunday
Mass. All funds raised from this sale will be used in support of the
charity work to which we are committed. We thank you for your
consideration!
Our Easter floral design workshop at Holy Cross was well attended
by 22 enthusiastic ladies! Thanks to the expertise of Maria Viveiros,
the ladies created beautiful floral arrangements to take home.
Thanks to the generous support of Holy Cross, our Palm Sunday
bake sale was a success! Your kindness and generosity allows us to
help our Holy Cross church, school and community.
GIVE US TIME! – The Supreme Court of
Canada recently struck down the Criminal
Code of Canada prohibition on assisted
suicide and gave the federal government one
year to draft a new law. It is urgent that we as
Catholics show we support new legislation and urge the
government to obtain sufficient time by invoking the
notwithstanding clause. With a federal election this fall, one year is
not enough time to draft effective legislation. Help us call on the
federal government to invoke the Notwithstanding Clause now to
give Parliament more than one year. Please visit giveustime.ca to
download and sign the postcard to urge the Federal government to
invoke the Notwithstanding Clause so Parliament can draft
effective assisted suicide legislation. Postcards are also available at
The Gift of Life event hosted by CWL on April 16th at the Holy
Cross School gym.
THE NEW EVANGELIZATION SUMMIT – Join over 4,000
Catholics across Canada and the U.S. at this premier conference
for the new evangelization. On April 24-25 hear 8 world-class
Catholic speakers on the New Evangelization: Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr.
Michael Gaitley, Dr. Ralph Martin, Patrick Coffin, JoEllen Gregus, Fr
James Mallon, Ken Yaskinski and Michael Dopp. The NES has been
designed to inspire Catholics and help them live out their personal
call to evangelize. The Archdiocese of Vancouver is excited to be
a host site for NES. The conference will be webcast from Ottawa
to St. Patrick’s, Vancouver. Be inspired, receive formation, and
connect with other Catholics. To register, visit rcav.org/nes/
TAP INTO THE MYSTERY: SKILLS FOR PRAYING THE
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER – Do you want to notice what you might
not have noticed at Mass? Come and pray with the transforming
power of the Eucharistic liturgy, with a focus on the Eucharistic
prayers. The liturgy is the source and summit of all Catholic prayer.
You will have opportunities for personal and community prayer,
presentations, reflection time, sharing groups and Saturday evening
Mass. Led by Sr. Maureen Kunz, RGS, and Disciple Team members
each of whom has experience with pastoral ministry – including
RCIA, adult faith formation and grief support. Saturday, April 25,
from 9:30am to 4:30pm, Mass at 4:30pm, Rosemary Heights Retreat
Centre, Surrey. Cost: $40, includes lunch and snacks. To register
visit www.rosemaryheights.com/events/ or call 604-576-8802.
EXPLORE LIFE’S GREATEST QUESTIONS! – Try
ALPHA at St. Francis de Sales Parish, 6610 Balmoral
Street, Burnaby.Free breakfast, DVD presentation and
small group sharing in a friendly environment. Start
date: April 25th (Saturday) from 10am to 12pm No
charge to attend but you must preregister, email
fireblade@telus.net or phone 604-434-1328
NOTRE DAME REGIONAL SECONDARY
SCHOOL MUSICAL After a long
construction period, NDRS is pleased
and proud to re-open the Father Joe
Cuddy Auditorium with the musical
Footloose. Directed and musical directed
by Simon Isherwood, choreographed by
Isabelle Maheux, produced by Jessica
Isherwood, and set designed by Justin
Rugge. It’s time to go back to the 80’s
and “cut loose” to the memorable songs
from this iconic movie. Showtime is
7.30 pm from May 6-9, and tickets are
on sale now at $15.00. Matinees are at 12:00 pm on May 6 & 7,
where students and seniors will receive a special rate. For ticket
sales, please contact Ms. Centanni at ccentanni@ndrs.org.
For information on other events within the Diocese, visit www.rcav.org
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