January 25, 2015 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel. – Mark 1:15 OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL PARISH 10460 139 Street, Surrey, BC V3T 4L5 Phone: Fax: (604) 581-4141 (604) 581-8146 E-mail: Website: parish.olgc@rcav.org www3.telus.net/olgc Office Hours Monday to Friday 9:00 am –12:30 pm 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm Saturday Sunday 9:30 am - 12:00 pm 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm 9:00 am – 1:00 pm Pastor: Associates: Fr. Mario Villaraza, SDB Fr. George Atok, SDB Fr. Jan Staszel, SDB Fr. Gerard Ravasco, SDB In Residence: Fr. Rufo “Junji” Zarate, SDB Bro. Gerard Harasym, SDB Surrey Memorial Hospital Chaplain Fr. Salvador (Jun) Reyes Pager No: 604.450.0964 Daytime Phone No.: 604.591.2271 (Immaculate Conception Delta) Secretaries: PREP Principals: Diane Craig Evelyn Reyes Tue: Danuta Szmigielska Thu: Carla Comin (604) 588-1625 RCIA: Maria Poirier Glenn Nishihata Bob De Ana Frank Cirillo PEC Chair: Marisa Giffen Screening Coordinator and Facilitator Patricia Lloyd 604-951-3207 Finance Committee: Douglas Vince Bulletin Publishing: Cherry Axibal OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL SCHOOL Principal: Secretaries: Gerard Wright Maribel Cowan Margaret Jones (604) 581-3154 TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The Ninevites turn from their evil way in response to Jonah’s message (Jonah 3:1-5, 10). Psalm — Teach me your ways, O Lord (Psalm 25). Second Reading — The world in its present form is passing away (1 Corinthians 7:29-31). Gospel — Jesus proclaims, “Repent, and believe in the gospel.” The new disciples abandon their nets and follow him (Mark 1:14-20). MASS SCHEDULE Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:15am, 11:20am [School Auditorium] 1:00pm [Polish], 5:00pm, 7:00pm Monday to Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30am, 9:00am Saturday [Vigil/Anticipated] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:30pm [Spanish], 7:00pm First Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00pm [Laotian] Second Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:30pm [Indo-Canadian] NOVENA Wednesday [Perpetual Help] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00pm First Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00pm, 8:00pm [Polish] BAPTISMS On the first and third Saturdays of the month at 10am. Parents and sponsors are required to attend a class on the third Friday of the month at 7:30pm. Call the office to register. Parents should be registered in the parish for at least six months before they can register for the baptism classes. CONFESSIONS Saturdays at 3 PM and 15 minutes before all masses MARRIAGES Six months notice. Attendance at a seven-session course or a threeweekend course is required. ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please set appointment with the parish office. RCIA Classes for those interested in learning about the Catholic Church. Wednesdays 7 PM. CHANGE OUR LIVES In today’s first reading, Jonah, sent by God to warn the people, storms through Nineveh, frightening the citizens out of their wits. It works! They repent before Jonah makes his way through a third of the city, and God sees “by their actions” how they have turned from evil. Then we hear Paul telling the Corinthians that “the world in its present form is passing away.” He calls for a change of heart. He stops short of telling them to set aside their everyday lives, but still he urges them—rather mysteriously—to live as though they aren’t doing the things they’re doing. Finally, Jesus stands on the shore and cries, “The kingdom of God is at hand!” The apostles-to-be abandon their nets and follow him. Thus in all the readings we hear an invitation to a radical and immediate change in our lives. Weekly Collection January 18,2015 Building Fund Seismic Upgrade Budget Collection to Date Seismic Upgrade TOTAL Children’s envelopes Total $14,507.44 765.00 764.17 Actual $55,395.80 2,732.39 $58,128.19 $18.70 61.96 THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! Chronicles Jan 22 Jan 23 Jan 24 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM Novena Mass to St. John Bosco Novena Mass to St. John Bosco Novena Mass to St. John Bosco OLGC ADORATION CHAPEL We have an Adoration Chapel with people praying in it 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. While everyone interested in praying is welcome to enter the Chapel, we NEED volunteers to commit themselves to specific time periods so that someone will be in the Chapel while it is available to all parishioners. To sign up, please call Sabina at 604-584-5817 or contact the Parish office. COMMITTED EUCHARISTIC ADORERS NEEDED Mon 12-1 AM; 2-3-4 AM; 2-3 PM Tue 1-2-3-4 AM; 4-5 PM;10-11 PM; 11 PM – 12 AM Wed 2-3-4 AM; 2-3 PM; 4-5 PM Thu 2-3-4 PM; 5-6 PM; 9-10 PM; 11 PM-12 AM Fri 11 PM – 12 AM Sat 1-2-3 AM; 1-2 PM Sun 3-4-5-6 AM; 8-9 PM; 11 PM - 12 MN OLGC LINE DANCING Sundays from 2 – 4 pm at the Don Bosco Youth Centre Wednesdays from 8 – 10 pm at the Auditorium OLGC PRESCHOOL BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL CARE For kids 2 ½ to 12 years old at 10504 139th Street, Surrey. For more info, call Lenny at 604.581.3225. GOD’S LITTLE PEOPLE Always needed: Leaders for God's little people to teach at one mass once a month. Lessons provided. Please contact Margrit at 604-8821682 or Nicky at 604-951-0643. CWL PIES Apple, Apple/Rhubarb, Raspberry/Rhubarb available for sale at $6 each, berry pies at $7. Please call Maureen at 604.588.8224 or Ethel at 604.594.9782. THE CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP meets Thursdays 7:45-9:15 PM SPIRITUAL BOUQUETS: For the living – 25 Masses said in a year for five years. For the deceased – 25 Masses said for a year Mass Intentions Sunday, January 25 8:00 am +Maria Bounliem Vongsavanh 9:30 am +Francisco Khamkian Thammavong 11:15 am Parishioners 11:20 am +Ronaldo Nomorosa 1:00 pm +Helena Jozef Kulpa 5:00 pm Lina Bildan 7:00 pm +Desideria Bertumen Monday, January 26 7:30 am +Mrs. Tia Phommarath +Tomassini, Alfio 9:00 am +Gonzalo and Errol Asuncion Holy Souls in Purgatory +Peter Nguyen Ba Hanh Tuesday, January 27 7:30 am +Fabro, Vittorio, Rosa and Departed Children +Peter Nguyen Ba Hanh 9:00 am +Kulpa Helena +Francisco Raposo Holy Souls in Purgatory Wednesday, January 28 7:30 am +Mrs Tia Phommarath 9:00 am Special Intention: Boun Niem and Family 7:00 pm Poor Souls in Purgatory +Desideria Bertumen +Joseph Nguyen Ba Huan Thursday, January 29 7:30 am +Mr. Kham Kiane +Mrs. Kham Vay 9:00 am +Mr. At +Desideria Bertumen +Rodolfo Brown Friday, January 30 7:30 am +Mrs. Tia Phommarath Special Intentions 9:00 am Baptismal Anniversary of Sophie Teixiera +Desideria Bertumen +Dorothy G. Saturday, January 31 7:30 am +Augusto and Herminia Ponte 9:00 am Thanksgiving to St. John Bosco +Mary Deeney 7:00 pm +Teresa Viveiros Rev. Mario Villaraza, S.D.B. For masses said here, the earliest date is March 7, 2015. Other mass intentions could be sent away to the Salesian Missions. PERPETUAL MASSES One mass a day in perpetuity, said in the Basilica in Rome for the intention of the person enrolled. Half of the proceeds is used for the upkeep of the Basilica and the other half is used to help the Salesian Seminarians. Announcements ST JOHN BOSCO NOVENA The novena mass for Saint John Bosco will be at 7 PM until 30 January, 2015. The feast of Don Bosco will be celebrated on January 31st with a mass at 4 PM and potluck dinner after. Both the novena and the feast day are part of the preparation for the celebration of the 200th birthday of St. John Bosco. CWL ANNOUNCEMENTS Inviting all women of Our Lady of Good Counsel to join the Catholic Women's League at our meetings held every 2nd Monday of the month in the Mary Help of Christians Hall starting at 7 p.m. The dates are as follows: February 9, March 9, April 13, May 11, June 8, September 14, October 12, November 9 and Dec. 14. If you are able to donate your Canadian Tire "money" to THE WORLD YOUTH DAY IN KRAKOW Domestic Abuse Services of Our Lady of Good Counsel Fr. Jan is organizing a pilgrimage to Krakow on World Youth Society, please place it in an envelope and drop it off at Day 2016: July 25 - August 01. He is inviting young adults the Church office marked "CWL for DAS". The Catholic between the ages of 18 and 35 years old. Pilgrimage will Women's League will gladly bring it to the DAS office to be for 2 weeks. The cost will be between $2,600.00 help them purchase items for their transition house and 3,000.00. For more information, please contact Fr. Jan the families they serve. after the Mass or phone him at 604-842-7315. YOUTH ADORATION AND BENEDICTION FEAST OF ST. JOHN BOSCO, OLGC CELEBRATIONS Please join YCOMM (Young Caglieros) every second Friday To ALL OLGC Parishioners: YOU are all invited for a potluck of the month for Youth Adoration and Benediction, from celebration of the Feast of St. John Bosco, Father and 8-9 PM in the church. If anyone is interested in being part Founder of the Salesians of Don Bosco, on Saturday, of the choir/music ministry for this event, please send an January 31st. Join us for the Anticipated Mass at 4:00 PM email to ebaluyut2015@ mycrusader.net. followed by our celebration at the DBYC by 5:00 PM. Let us join our Salesian Priests and Brother in honoring this HOLY CROSS REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE great saint as one big Parish-family and show our Open house for Holy Cross Regional High School will be appreciation for all that the Salesians have done for our held on Thursday, January 29th, 6:00 – 8:30 Parish and our community. Bring and share your best PM. Applications for new students for the 2015/2016 year dishes for everyone. For more details you may contact Joel will be available at that time. Please note siblings of Fausto at 604-889-0801 or Edzel Escala at 604-582-9346. current Holy Cross students entering Grade 8 in Sept. 2015 See you all! must also complete an application. Please call the school for further information at 604-581-3023. HANDMAIDS OF THE LORD CHRISTIAN LIFE PROGRAM Ladies, do you have a desire to have a deeper, more PRIESTHOOD - THE MYSTERY OF MY CALLING meaningful relationship with Christ? Come and join us for Abbott Fr. John Braganza and Jacqueline Loh of Grace that an Orientation Session to a 10-week Christian Life Reigns Society, Saturday, Jan 31, 2015 ,St. Matthew's Program on Jan 30th (Friday), 6:30 pm, Our Lady of Good Church, 16079 - 88th Ave, Surrey, BC. Begins with 9 am Counsel, Don Bosco Youth Centre. It’s open to mature mass to - 12 noon. To register, send email to women---single, married, single parents, widows, vson@shaw.ca or call 604 -868-4424 Cost: $ 10.00 pp separated, divorced, new immigrants and migrant CHABC BURSARY workers. It’s a great opportunity to meet new friends for The Catholic Health Association of BC will be awarding two prayer, learning more about our faith and fellowship. For bursaries valued at $250 each to two 2015 graduating more info, pls. call: Zen (604) 503-3735, Au (604) 580- students enrolled in a Catholic secondary school, or who 7995/(604) 448-2053 or Gina (604) 614-7716. The are members of a BC or Yukon parish and enrolled in a program is free and includes light dinner. public secondary school or are home-schooled. Students are asked to submit a 500 word essay that demonstrates EXPERIENCE SALESIAN SISTERS' LIFE The Salesian sisters of St. Don Bosco invite young women an awareness and understanding of the significance of aged 20 and up who are curious in exploring the active Spirituality in Health Care. Submissions must be received religious life to come to Cornwall, Ontario to volunteer for on or before February 28, 2015. For further details, check Salesian kids summer camp in July 2015 while living in www.chabc.bc.ca under upcoming events. community with the Salesian sisters for 3-4 weeks. SILENT LIVE-IN RETREAT consider this opportunity to take your discernment to the Silent Live-in Retreat for women interested in discerning a next level! For more details and questions, please email: call to Religious Life. 7:00 pm Friday, February 13, 2015 to joycebermejo@gmail.com 3:00 pm Sunday, February 15, 2015. For further information or to register contact Sister Denece at 604ADMA INVITATION The next ADMA (ASSOCIAZIONE DIMARIA AUSILIATRICE 985-4872 (dbillesberger@shaw.ca) or Sister Linda at 604or Association of Mary Help of Christians) prayer meeting 936-2875 (bechardlinda@gmail.com) Space is limited so register early. will be on February 24th at 6:30 PM at the MHC Hall. x “ Be signs and bearers of God’s Love to All ! “ To be continued……. TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION As a result of the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, the Church has defined a new pastoral plan for your care whenever you struggle with illness. There are rites for children, a communal rite for celebration in the parish, forms of care for the sick at each stage and transition, and for the desperately ill. There is a much broader interpretation of who may be anointed, including not only the visibly ill, but those battling addiction, or the elderly coping with the frustrating aches and pains of aging. Children under seven are normally not anointed, since the oil is associated with reconciliation. (For the same reason, they do not receive ashes on Ash Wednesday.) However, children close to that age who have a serious illness often gain a deep level of spiritual insight and maturity, and may benefit from catechesis for the Eucharist. Once admitted to confirmation and/or Eucharist, a sick child should be anointed. It is a great strength of our present rite that a section is included with prayers tailored to the experience and understanding of a child. Considering our recent history of being fairly sparing with this sacrament, the generosity of celebration today is helping us to retrieve an essential part of our tradition of reverence for the sick. Prayers For The Sick Please keep in your prayers those who are sick at home or in the hospital. Call the parish office for your prayer requests.  Andy Sebok  Constance Abbick  Jose Navarro  Nicanor Esteron  Agnes McCashion  Corazon Amado  Joseph Warlimont  Nora Herra  Alberto Villarreal  Corazon Guillen  Julian Kawalilak  Odette Isaac  Albina Bordignon  Cresencio Aguinaldo  Julita Guillen  Patricia Rinosa  Alejandro Volpiana  Danny Villapana  Junjits Bangius  Patsy Newn  Alice Molina  Debbie Eileen McCourt  Keith Andrew  Paolo Marziale  Amanda Kershaw (Wahl)  Deo Cruz  Kevin Dunatov  Pauline Turenne  Ambrose Rykan  Desirre Pino  Kevin McCourt  Phillip John Ochangco  Amelita Pacunana  Diana Volpiana  Khristine Cabrera  Racel Redito Espejo  Ana Asic  Diosdado Salvador  Kristen Hatt  Ricardo Angeles  Andre  Donald Harpe  Laurie Lemmon  Ricardo Rinosa  Angelito Astrera  Duane Roon  Leonida Punzal  Ricken  Ann Cheah  Edith Morales  Lorna Keras  Robert Ong  Archbishop Emeritus  Edna Ordiales  Luis Enrique Cervantes  Rodito Cotin Raymond Roussin, SM  Elodie Ann Bourque  Luna Vince  Ron Hatt  Ashley Kidd  Ernest Gary Jude Simon  Luke Raymond  Rosita Quiaoit  Aurora Orosco  Ester Maceda  Lydia Mejia  Ryker  Ayna Manna  Evette Simon  Margaret Larson  Shaun Antol  Bill Papuc  Fernanda Badke  Margot Sale  Shelley Erickson  Blanka Sumbera  Fr. Benno  Maria Nikita Anos  Simone Hnatuk  Boniface Khoo  Fr. John Basso  Maria Josenia Redito  Sir Roque Juatco  Carlo Campanilla  Giovanna Artuso  Maria Muro  Teodoro Guillen  Carolyn Pinlac  Giuseppe Lapenna  Maria Paquita Esperanza Lao  Trevor Livingston  Ceasar Ursua  Helen Cartier  Marita Reyes  Val Parks  Celia Reyes Ramos  Henry Lemieux  Marivic Contawe Negrete  Valeriana Ramos  Cezar Malobago  Hilka Verterback  Mary Benes  Veronica Khaing  Charity Van Dongen-Cannon  Ilona Sebok  Mary Hodel  Veronica Turnquest  Cheryl Kwong  Imelda Bordignon  Mary Kennedy  Victor Arthur Ong  Chichi Mercado Trinidad  Irene Richardson  May Calimoso  Virginia (Jean) Chisholm  Christopher Newn  Isadora F. Aquino  Maya Macaspac Manuel  Willie Bruno Simon  Cicel Rosario  JR Venancio S. Lachica  Medencio Cebujano  Yolanda Violine  Clinton Rosario  Jeff Herrington  Melanie Simon Ruiz  Yoland Buco  Cristina Contawe  Jennifer Vu  Melinda Torres Go  Zenaida de Leon  Concetta Grande  Bro. Jerry Harasym  Mercedes San Miguel  Zeny Espinosa  Conrado Griarte  Jill Kachur  Myrna Gonzales  Zita Sarte  Jorann Pacheco BEQUEST CLAUSE (This can be added to your existing Will as a codicil.) I give and bequeath to the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver, incorporated under a special Act of Legislative Assembly of B. C., and whose offices are located in Vancouver, B. C., for the benefit of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Surrey, B.C. The sum of $_____________________________________ dollars or _________ percentage of the estate or the total of the residue of the estate.