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Sacred Heart Catholic Church 3900 Arthur Drive, P. O. Box 10 Delta, B.C. V4K 3N5 Telephone 946-‐4522 Fax: 946-‐4533 Email: [email protected]
Parish Website: www.sacredheartparish.ca Clergy Serving the Parish: Fr. Edgar Polotan, OSA Fr. Francis Galvan, OSA Deacon Dileep Athaide
Priest in Residence: Fr. Leo Cameron, OSA Parish Office Hours: Tuesday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Mondays Closed)
PARISH COMMITTEE AND GROUP MEETINGS (SEPT to JUNE)
7:00pm Sept 11 St. Monica Guild Chapel
7:30 pm 3rd Monday of the Month (Sept to
June) Knights of Columbus
Augustine House
Tuesday’s 12:00pm Sept. 12th Bible Study Group Augustine
House 6:15pm Sept 12th PREP School
7:00pm Sept 12th
Parish Council Meeting Monastery
6:30pm Sept 19th Parish Ed. Committee Monastery
WEEKLY PRAYER GROUPS-‐ ALL YEAR
9:30am Mon to Sat Holy Rosary Chapel
On Summer Break Taize Chapel
10:00am Tuesday and Friday
Chaplet of Divine Mercy Chapel
On Summer Break Meditation Group Monastery Library
7:00 p.m. Tuesday Spanish Holy Rosary Chapel
7:30pm Wednesday Sacred Heart Prayer Group Clubhouse
5:00pm Thursday Legion of Mary Church
PARISH CONTACTS Doug Lynes Parish Financial Manager 940-‐0583 Barry Marshall Maintenance/Rentals 319-‐4740 Deacon Dileep Athaide R.C.I.A. Coordinator 940-‐2396 John Barker Choir Director/Music Ministry 943-‐7558
Erin Seddon Religious Education 946-‐2618
Parish Office Junior Altar Servers 946-‐4522 Kelly Kozack Brandy Grund
School Principal Vice-‐Principal 946-‐2611
Mylene Lock Lil Saints Preschool 946-‐4525
A WARM WELCOME to all visitors and Parishioners to our Faith Community! New parishioners please fill out a Registration form, which are available on -‐ line or at the back of the Church. Thank you.
Before the celebration of Mass it is a praiseworthy practice for silence to be observed in the church so that all may pray silently and prepare themselves to carry out the sacred celebration in a devout and fitting manner. Please be respectful of those around you as well as please remember that the Blessed Sacrament is present in the Tabernacle and reverence should be observed at all times.
Reflection: Belief in Jesus as the Messiah is central to being a disciple. Peter’s statement of faith that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, comes not from human knowledge, but through a revelation from God. As Jesus announces that Peter is the bearer of the keys to the kingdom, Peter is given the power to bind and loose. Similarly, Jesus gives us unique gifts by the power of the Holy Spirit that we are to use to bear witness to the Gospel. LITURGY OF THE WORD In the first reading, Isaiah speaks of how God works in and amongst his people to bring about justice and salvation. The second reading reminds us that all glory is to be given to God, whose ways are unsearchable. In the Gospel, Jesus gives Peter authority to bind and loose, as he gives him the keys to the kingdom of heaven.
Baptism……….………...Every Sunday of month at 12:15pm (Call office) Baptismal Class…………Third Wednesday of the Month 7:00pm Monastery Confirmation……………Call PREP Office Holy Eucharist: The Lord’s Day…….................Saturday 5pm / Sunday, 9am, 11am & 5pm (Church) Weekday Mass……………… Monday to Saturday, 9am (Chapel) Spanish Confession & Mass…First Saturday of the Month 7pm Except May/June Eucharistic Adoration…...........First Friday 10am to 5pm (Chapel) Except July/August Confessions…….............Saturday: 10am to 11am (Chapel) or by appointment Marriage………................Call Office at least six months prior to the date desired Holy Order………………..Becoming a priest /deacon: see Pastor Anointing of the Sick..….Call Office / Pastor
Funeral…………………..Call Office Mass Intentions: See office Counselling……………. Call Office Blessings: (House, Car etc.) Call office
August 27th, 2017 Twenty-‐First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Year A
You are Peter. I will give you the keys of the
Kingdom of Heaven.
Beginning of the Year Workshop for PREP volunteers: Tues, Aug 29 (7-‐9pm) staffroom. Keynote: Murita Chua, Office of Catechetics, Archdiocese of Vancouver. RSVP by Mon, Aug 28: Erin Seddon, PREP Coordinator @ 946.2618 or [email protected] A warm welcome to all to celebrate Spanish Mass on Saturday Sept. 2nd in the Church. Confessions in Spanish at 7pm. Mass starts at 7:30pm. Hospitality for the migrant workers follow the mass in the Parish Centre. If you would like to donate fruit (watermelon, cantaloupe, apples, oranges etc.) to help with the dinner, you may drop them off after 3:30 pm in the parish Centre. Parish Faith Formation (PFF) Team Meeting Wed. Sept 6, 7-‐9pm in the Council room @ the Monastery to plan Faith Events for the Parish Centenary Calendar. Newcomers are welcome to join us for this important meeting. RSVP: Erin Seddon @ 946.2618 or [email protected] Liturgy of the Word with Children (LWC) resumes on Sun, Sept 9th at 9 & 11am Mass. Children 3 yrs old and up are welcome to join us each Sunday for the Liturgy of the Word presented for their level of understanding. We are looking to grow our team of LWC leaders and assistants. Anyone interested please contact Jennifer Kettlewell -‐ LWC Coordinator @ [email protected] St. Monica Guild Corner: St. Monica's Guild first meeting will be held Monday, September 11th at 7:00 PM – The evening will begin with Mass in the Chapel followed by refreshments and our opening meeting in the Council Room. Please remember to save a jar of your homemade preserves for our upcoming Christmas Market on November 4. Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) Outreach – Do you have a Catholic relative, friend or neighbour with children attending public elementary school? If they don’t attend PREP, please encourage them to join. Registration pamphlets are available in the lobby of the church. Take one and pass it along with a gentle invitation. PREP classes begin, Sept 12. For more info, contact Erin Seddon, PREP Coordinator @ 604.946.2618 or [email protected]
NEW BIBLE STUDY – “The Bible and the Qur’an: A Comparative Study”. Starts Tuesday, Sept 12, 2017, 12:00-‐2:30 pm at Augustine Seniors Home, Media Room, 3rd Flr. This session is a general introduction to the Qur’an, paying particular attention to its relationship with the Bible. Through 21 video presentations by Prof. Gabriel Reynolds, a Catholic scholar of Islamic studies at Notre Dame, one is guided through the language, history and varied interpretations of the Qur’an. The course covers the life of Muhammad, portrayals of Jesus and other biblical figures, and how Christianity has interacted with Islam throughout history. Finally, the course will look at academic controversies and traditional Islamic teachings on the Qur’an, and how Muslims approach the Qur’an in the modern world. For more information and registration, please call, Sue Steevie at 604-‐943-‐3007 or email [email protected] or call Nancy Tait at 604-‐946-‐8873 or email at [email protected] Sacred Heart Church Children’s Choir: For all those interested in singing for Sunday or special Masses, our parish children's choir will practice after school every Thursday from 3:15-‐ 4:15. First practice will be Thursday, Sept. 14th. We sing once a month, usually at the 9:00 am Sunday Mass. Our schedule continues through the year until June. Come out and join us. Meet new friends. Children in grades 2-‐7 are all welcome. Any parents who are able to play an instrument and able to accompany the choir are welcome too! Please note this choir is separate from the school choir. For more information, email Mme Lisa Wiechers [email protected] Mark your calendars! Our Parish Fall Festival will be held on the Monastery and Parish Grounds on Sunday, Sept 17th. There will be lots of activities, great food including those very famous curly fries coked by our Knights of Columbus. Lots of good old fashioned fun for young and old! Watch next weekends bulletin for more details. Sacred Heart Parish Prison Ministry There will be a meeting of our Prison Ministry group, and all those who may be interested in volunteering in a variety of ways within this ministry, at Sacred Heart Church on Monday, September 25th, 7:00 to 8:00 pm. For more information please contact our Prison Ministry Parish Liaison, Deacon Dileep Athaide at 604-‐940-‐2396 or at [email protected].
In witnessing to the faith what counts is not success, but fidelity to Christ.
Pope Francis
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults The 2017-‐18 RCIA program classes at Sacred Heart will be held on Thursday evenings (7:30 to 9:00 pm) at the SH Clubhouse, commencing September 28th. This program is intended for non-‐Christians and non-‐Catholic Christians seeking full communion with the Catholic Church. For more information, or to pre-‐register, kindly contact our RCIA Coordinator, Deacon Dileep Athaide at 604-‐940-‐2396 or at [email protected]. Still looking for a preschool for your little ones? Lil' Saints Preschool right here at Sacred Heart just opened up another classroom and have added 5 new classes to their preschool program including a "Full Day" preschool options. Email Mylene Lock at lil'[email protected] or call 604-‐946-‐4525 for more information. WANT TO BE GREENER?? Instead of a paper Sunday bulletin please consider receiving it through email – Save a tree -‐ Just email the parish office and we will gladly add your name to the growing list (Currently we have 225+ families who receive it weekly) Thank you to those who have added their names so far!! [email protected]
Parish office hours
Monday, Aug 28th 9:00am till 4:00pm – closed the rest of the week. Tuesday, Sept 5th we will reopen as regular hours Tuesday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30 pm Lady altar servers are needed for when we have funerals. Training providing. Thank you for considering this important and rewarding ministry within our parish. Please send an email to [email protected] for more information or to add your name to the list. Join Our PREP Team! We are recruiting Catechists and Assistants for the 2017/2018 PREP program now. If you love children and would like the opportunity to mentor, teach, inspire and promote the Faith and spiritual growth with children grades K – 7, please contact Erin Seddon, PREP Coordinator @ 946.2618 or [email protected]
Welcome Boxes for the new migrant workers who arrive to work in our community are in need of new socks, toques and gloves. If you would like to help provide these items you may bring them to church and put them in the container marked Migrant Workers Ministry. Your generous hearts makes this welcome possible and we are very thankful. If you would like more information on this ministry please contact Lorraine at 946-‐ 8397 Rosary Rally Come and support the Rosary rally and show your love for Our Lady – a public witness to the Faith. Join us on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 10-‐11 a.m. at the Vancouver Art Gallery, South Plaza. If possible, please bring chairs to help seniors and mothers with children. For more info, please contact David Pearce at [email protected]
Save the Date -‐ Come Away With Me Women's Retreat: Friday Feb 9th -‐ Sunday Feb 11th 2018, at Westminster Abbey Mission. Call Joanne at 604-‐ 946 2932, email [email protected], or Linda: 604-‐ 946 7268, email [email protected] for more details.
Knights of Columbus invite and encourage all the men of our parish to consider joining the Knights of Columbus. They meet once a month on the third Monday. The Knights do a variety of fundraising events to help those who are in need both locally and nationally as well as help and support many of our parish events and ministries. For more information contact Grand Knight Steve Wasylyk at 604-‐861-‐1792.
China and the Vatican Join us for a special presentation (in Cantonese) on Saturday, Sept. 2, at 3 p.m. at Canadian Martyrs Parish, Richmond. Cardinal Joseph Zen, SDB, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, will speak on the topic of relations between China and the Vatican. Filipino Ministry Eucharistic Adoration & Intensive Prayer The Filipino Ministry’s Matthew 7.7 Prayer Brigade gathers month to month in different parishes for prayer and adoration. Join us on Sunday, Sept. 10, from 2-‐5 p.m., at St. Paul Church, North Vancouver. Filipinos and non-‐Filipino relatives and friends from all parishes are invited to pray especially for the Church, for priests, for families, and for parishioners’ prayer intentions.
Theology of the Body Course Discover human nature as the “Gift of Self” in our relationship with God and one another through Theology of the Body. Using the teachings of Christ on marriage, St. John Paul II reveals our true human nature in the image and likeness of God as a “communion of persons in the sincere gift of self,” giving us the authentic meaning of our humanity now and in eternal life. Sessions begin this fall: Sept. 11, Sept. 13 and Sept 14. Register at rcav.org/tob.
Luke 15 House: Healing Seminar Everybody needs the healing grace of Christ in their lives. Join us for a healing seminar with Andrew Pigg who currently lives in Auckland, New Zealand, and has had a healing ministry for over 30 years. The seminar will be held at Immaculate Conception, Delta, Sept. 11 and 12, from 6:45 to 9:30 p.m. on both nights. As part of Luke 15 House 25th anniversary celebrations the primary focus is healing from the bondage of addiction. All are invited. Fatima Centenary Rosary Devotions Celebrate the centennial of the fifth apparition of Mary at Fatima. Join us in praying the Rosary and the Chaplet of the Blessed Sacrament (composed of the Fatima Prayers), followed by Eucharistic Procession and Benediction on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. at Sts. Joachim & Ann Church, Aldergrove. First Friday/Saturday Night Vigil for the Two Hearts The First Friday/Saturday vigils are here to “Bring holiness of family life through the Rosary, Confession, Mass, and Holy Hours of Adoration.” We pray for ourselves, our children, our friends, our Priests and all Religious, for all those in the whole world, and especially for those losing their lives so suddenly. We consecrate all to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary in reparation for the “outrages, sacrilege, and indifference by which He is offended” and all sins committed against Their Hearts. Join us for Adoration, Benediction, Mass, Rosary, Holy Hours of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, and Confession on Friday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m. beginning with Mass at Immaculate Conception Parish, Delta. We will then take a break at 8:45 p.m. and continue the vigil until midnight. For more info. please contact Ethelyn David at [email protected] or 604-‐889-‐3842.
St. Mary’s Padre Pio Prayer Group Learn about the Holy Spirit and what our Sacred Tradition says about Him and the “symbols” through which the Holy Spirit is manifested. The cosmic symbol will be explained and then followed by the familiar or common and suggestive symbols. We will also continue with the Man of Hope series unfolding some the Mysterious Events that Padre Pio experienced from 1910-‐1916 in his hometown Pietrelcina. Saturday, Sept. 2, at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Parish, Vancouver in the Church Basement. For more info. please contact [email protected] or visit http://stmarysvancouver.ca/padre-‐pio-‐prayer-‐group/
(Vatican Radio) During his General Audience on Wednesday the Pope continued his catechesis on Christian hope reflecting on the hope contained in our ultimate
destination, the heavenly Kingdom of God. Pope Francis explained that on life’s pilgrimage “we encounter the God of surprises who treats us with infinite tenderness, like a father welcoming his children home after a long and difficult journey. “He went on to say that, even if many experience life as a prolonged period of suffering, such as people haunted by violence and war, there is still “a Father who weeps with infinite compassion for his children, and who waits to console them with a very different future.” Dear Brothers and Sisters: As we continue to explore the virtue of Christian hope, we discover in the final pages of the Bible that the ultimate destination of our Christian pilgrimage will be the heavenly Jerusalem. And on this pilgrimage we encounter the God of surprises who treats us with infinite tenderness, like a father welcoming his children home after a long and difficult journey. Even if many experience life as a prolonged period of suffering – think of the fearful faces of those haunted by violence and war – still there is a Father who weeps with infinite compassion for his children, and who waits to console them with a very different future. We believe that neither death nor hatred have the last word, for we Christians see, with great hope, a larger horizon: the Kingdom of God, where all evil is banished forever. It is Jesus himself who is the light of this new future, and who even now accompanies us on our way. Creation did not stop on the sixth day of Genesis, because God is continually looking after us, always ready to pronounce his blessing: “Behold, I make all things new! (Rev 21:5)”. (From Vatican Radio)