St. Anne
21st January, 2018 3rd Sunday In Ordinary Time
Catholic Church 7610 –87th Street, P.O. Box 242 Osoyoos BC V0H 1V0
PARISH STAFF: Pastor: Rev. Peter Tompkins Secretary Sharon Kwong Wah Mailing Address: P.O. Box 242, Osoyoos, B.C. V0H 1V0 Website: www.stanneosoyoos.org Telephone: 250-495-6815 E-mail address:
[email protected]
MASS SCHEDULE Saturdays: 5:00 pm Sundays: 8:30 & 10:30 am Weekdays: (check schedule on Page 2) Reconciliation: Saturday 4 to 4:30 pm Our Lady of Lourdes Mission, Chopaka Mass: 1st Sunday of month 12:30pm
Office Hours Regular Office hours - Wednesday Thursday Friday 9:30 am to 1 pm Sacramental Preparation Baptisms: Contact the Pastor 2 months in advance Weddings: Contact the Pastor 6 months in advance
Parish Organizations
PARISH POT LUCK SUPPER & TRIVIA NIGHT Sunday, 28 January The CWL is hosting the parish pot luck on Sunday, 28 January, 5pm in the hall. Sign-up sheets are posted on the foyer bulletin boards. Bring your special dish, show off a great main dish, salad or dessert. Remember, bring your plates and utensils. Coffee, tea and juice provided or BYOB. Form teams of up to six people, best chance for those who have a wide range of ages in the group. Prizes and the sheer satisfaction of winning!
Parish Council Contact: Denis Richer…….780-645-8660 C.W.L. Contact: Cindy Kennedy….250-495-4485 Prayer Group Contact: Laurie Martin…....250-495-2964 NICE TO SEE YOU Welcome to all visitors to our parish church and welcome back to the Prairie folk who are settling here for the next few months. QUICK 20s Thursday, 25 January 11am to 1pm Friday, 26 January 10:30am to 12 noon Call the office for an appointment…….495-6815 OFFERTORY COLLECTION: Regular Collection 13 –14 January, 2018 Pre-Authorized Giving for January
$1,617.40 $1,108.33
Thank you for your generous support DON’T SHARE EVERYTHING A few recommendations may help keep you safe and healthy, and may help reduce the spread of illnesses. 1. Wash your hands regularly. 2. Try to get some exercise and fresh air; consume vitamin-rich foods; get more sleep and take more liquids (the good kind) 3. Cough/sneeze into the inside of the elbow, not on your hands. 4. If you have an infectious illness (including colds and ‘flus) refrain from receiving Holy Communion from the chalice. People receiving Holy Communion under either form are receiving the fullness of the sacrament - Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus. It is not necessary to receive under both forms. If you are really ill, staying home may be the best choice. We’ll see you next week. 5. At the Rite of Peace, it is not necessary to have “hand-to-hand combat.” In other words, shaking hands is not a required part of the rite. It is very acceptable to bow with a nod of the head to the other, or a simple wave, while verbally offering the other person the “Peace of Christ.” So take no offense if someone else bows to you or waves to you at this time. They may be keeping you healthy. Let’s stay as healthy as possible as we head through the remainder of the winter season.
SUNDAY MINISTRY SCHEDULE 27th & 28th January, 2018
4th Sunday of the Month
Saturday 5:00pm Deb Holoboff Please Volunteer
Sunday 8:30am Rose-Anne Sole Bryant Sole
Sunday 10:30am Elva Albanese Laurie Martin
Ministers of the Eucharist
Maria Gonzalez Denis Richer Helen Keful
Elaine Middleton Maurice Marty Pls Volunteer
Brenda Hendrickson Christine Jurgenson Lou Von Burg
Ushers
Lorette Gunnell Don Nemis John Gunnell
Mary Greenhough Teresa Mellace Pls Volunteer
Donna Charron Mark Charron Pls Volunteer
Lectors
MASS INTENTIONS 20 January, 2018 to 28 January, 2018 Saturday…..…St. Sebastian...…....……......January 20th 5:00 pm ……..…………………….Vincent Petho Sr...† Sunday………………….…………...…....January 21st 8:30 am……………………….…………...Ann Krajsnek..† 10:30 am…….……………....….....For Parishioners.... Monday………St. Vincent…………...…..January 22nd 9:00am….………...………Maria Oliveira da Rocha..† Tuesday……………….……….……...…..January 23rd 9:00am……………………………..…Manuel Dutra..† Wednesday……St. Francis de Sales.….....January 24th 9:00am...…NO MASS…………………………….….. Thursday……Conversion of St. Paul.....…January 25th 9:00am…………………………...……Mary Gagnon..† Friday…………Sts. Timothy & Titus...…..January 26th 9:00am……………………………..…...Joyce Alaric † Followed by Adoration Saturday…St. Angela Merici (Ursulines)..January 27th 5:00pm……….…………...………….Gilles Martine..† Sunday…………………………..…..…....January 28th 8:30am………….…Margaret & George Bourgeault † 10:30 am………………………….For Parishioners. ..
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CWL Membership dues ($30) are now due. Please remit using the envelope provided in the Collection Box by February 5, 2018.
SFX – AS SEEN ON TV The incorrupt first class relic of St. Francis Xavier, one of the greatest missionaries and evangelists since St. Paul the Apostle, is in Canada. Three particular extraordinary graces are anticipated in this pilgrimage, all related to the charisms of St. Francis Xavier: (1) conversion of souls; (2) the raising up of missionary disciples who are abandoned to God’s will; and (3) healing. Our prayer is that through this relic pilgrimage you will have the unique opportunity to personally encounter the tender heart of Jesus. WEDNESDAY, 24 JANUARY at St. Francis Xavier, Vancouver 1:00 pm to 11:00 pm Public Veneration 7:00 pm Mass with Archbishop Miller THURSDAY, 25 JANUARY at All Saints, Coquitlam 12:30 pm to 11:00 pm Public Veneration
CHURCH EMPLOYMENT Christ the King in Oliver is receiving applications for the position of Office Secretary. Hours are part-time, as much as 12 hours spread over 2 or 3 days. Needed: Receptionist skills, bulletin preparation and publication, data entry, record keeping. Please contact the pastor, Fr. Dominique Trinh Do, 250-498-3934, for information. Prepare your resume. This position is vacant, to be filled immediately.
VOCATION LIVE-IN There will be a Vocation Live-In for boys or young men interested in the priesthood or the consecrated life, at the Seminary of Christ the King, Mission, BC., on the weekend of February 16 - 18 For more information call 604-826-8715
HOLY TRIVIA Last Week: Last month the Holy Father Pope Francis turned 81, and apparently is not slowing down. In March he will be travelling within Italy. This week, tough, he will be travelling a greater distance for the apostolic visit to two nations. Which two? A] Peru & Argentina B] Chile & Peru C] Mozambique & Angola D] Angola & Namibia This Week:So, the college football season is over. Alabama won again, taking out Georgia in OT on 08 January in Atlanta. Notre Dame was nowhere near the title game. However, BCAA basketball does have four Catholic Universities ranked in the top-20, including with the #1 ranking. Currently, which one of these Catholic universities is NOT in the top-20? A] Xavier B] Gonzaga C] Notre Dame D] Villanova Answer Next Week.
PASTOR'S MESSAGE – PASTORAL OR POLITICAL Last Monday our American neighbours honoured Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a national holiday. Three days after we celebrate Easter this year, the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination will be recognized. His impact on American life and history is immeasurable. Someday I will tell you a story of my experience being in the USA for the Rev. King holiday. A little over four years ago (04 September, 2013), AMERICA magazine, a Jesuit publication, included an article on MLK. Christopher Hale wrote that the legacy of MLK has become political, at the expense of Rev. King’s vocation as a man of God. He says that the Christian prophet has been secularized by modern culture into social reformer. I will let you read on, as Hale attempts to recovery the legacy. ~PT On 28 August (2013) our country marked 50 years since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. commenced his March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Conscientious Catholics and other Christians also might have noted that 28 August is the feast of St. Augustine. It is a divine coincidence that Reverend King marched on the feast of St. Augustine, one of his favorite early church heroes. It was Augustine’s declaration that “charity is no substitute for justice withheld” that inspired the young King to pursue his ministry with more fervor. It is important to remember that King viewed the March as a religious experience more than a political rally. His famous speech, “I Have A Dream,” was actually a sermon rooted in the words of the prophet of Isaiah who too had a dream of a world made new with God’s loving justice. Reverend King himself said, “In the quiet recesses of my heart, I am fundamentally a clergyman, a Baptist preacher.” Sadly, King and his vision have been largely secularized by modern culture. Reverend King, a Christian prophet, has morphed into Dr. King, a mere social reformer. During coverage of the 50th anniversary, the media hardly acknowledged any of the religious roots of King or the March itself. The cause of this phenomenon is wide and varied, but the results are clear: a distorted picture of King and a lack of understanding of how religion can help liberate societies from social ills. We live in an era where politicians increasingly use God to further personal ambitions. In today’s culture, which leaves little room for authentic religion, a politician is much more likely to pay lip service to God than to take time for prayer, study and reflection. Reverend King was different. For him God was not a resource to get elected to office. For him God was not a means to any political end, but the source and summit of all his political activity. King’s relationship with God encouraged him to help found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. These Christian prophets and martyrs stood up to bombings, beatings, jailings and assassination plots to lead the struggle for civil rights. In the late 1960s, when other groups and leaders within the civil rights movement begin to argue for more confrontational and—quite frankly—more violent tactics, King and the S.C.L.C. maintained their nonviolent Christian stance. Understanding King’s religious identity also reminds us that religion at its best can be such a power for good in our nation. The faith of Reverend King helped him advance the civil rights agenda just as the faith of Abraham Lincoln encouraged him to end American slavery a century earlier. In the final analysis, Karl Marx was wrong: religion is not the opium of the masses. Authentic religion—fueled by prayer and community—allows society to see a true reflection of itself: the good and the bad. It makes us slow down, be quiet and take a longer view of human history. It can open our eyes to the social ills that the pace of everyday life does not allow us to see. In short, good religion can help liberate society from its worst evils. It is important that as we commemorate Reverend King, we remember the man he truly was: a Christian prophet for justice and a man deeply formed by a religious experience of God and of Jesus Christ. Doing so does not marginalize King, but rather contextualizes him correctly and gives his vision flesh. It reminds us that King’s dream was not his alone, but was and still is the dream of God for humanity. WEEK OF PRAYER – CHRISTIAN UNITY—18-25 January The week concludes on the feast day of the conversion of St. Paul. This week is an encouragement to Christians of all denominations to meet, to participate in liturgical and other activities, and to pray that all may be one, as Jesus desires. So, we pray for our neighbours in other churches who profess the Christian faith, and we pray that all of us may live and express a unity of heart, faith, and service, to inspire a secular world.
