Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church – Church Bulletin
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – January 22, 2012
First Friday Mass & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Feb 3 (Fri). Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 9:00 am to 7:45 pm. Vocations hour at 6 pm, Benediction at 7:45 pm followed by Mass in Cantonese at 8:00 p.m. Please sign up at the Info Counter.
Parish theme for 2012 – "Be an Apostle like St. Andrew"
* The first apostle Jesus called, thus he is also called the Protoclete.
* Born at Bethsaida, 5 A.D. - 69 A.D.
* Single, fisherman.
* Disciple of John the Baptist who pointed out Jesus to be the Lamb of God.
* Introduced his brother Peter to Christ.
* Evangelized in Palestine, Asia Minor, Scythia and Greece.
* Crucified for Christ in a X-shaped cross, thus it becomes his symbol.
* Feast day on Nov 30.
* Andre, Andy, Andrea etc. are the variant forms of his name.
Lunar Chinese New Year Dinner will be held on Jan 29, Sunday evening at Continental Seafood Restaurant. All tickets have been sold out. Thank you for your support.
Children's Room Parents with babies and toddlers who use this room during Sunday Mass are kindly reminded to respect the quiet environment, prayerful atmosphere and the need of other parishioners so that they can attentively participate in Mass. It is the role of parents to guide their children throughout the liturgy of the Mass.
Saturday & Sunday Parking Be considerate, please do not park on any yellow line at the parking lot.
Donation Receipt In using the loose donation envelope from the pews, please write your full name and address on your envelope. Receipts cannot be issued without them.
ESL class will resume on Jan 31. Please encourage your friends and family to join and register at Info Counter.
Archdiocesan Conference One Faith. One Body. One Mission. Friday concert: Feb 17, 7:30 p.m. Saturday conference: Feb 18, 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. at Vancouver Convention Centre. $45 full conference package (early bird rate), group registration discount available online at www.rcav.org/conference.
Devoutly Religious and Critically Scientific - Can You Be Both? Fr. John McCarthy, S.J. will explain it at St. Joseph the Worker Parish on Jan 21 from 10 am to noon. Register at continuinged@stmarkscollege.ca or call 604-822-6862.
Experience an "Encounter with Jesus" Music, Message & Adoration with Mark Mallett, Canadian singer/songwriter, Catholic evangelist & author. Let Mark refreshing music, message of hope, and the healing power of Christ restore & rejuvenate you! Jan 25 (Wed) 7-9 pm at Holy Spirit Parish, 244 Lawrence Street, New Westminster.
Man to Man Gentlemen, enjoy a meal with your shepherd and hear about his vision for evangelizing and inspiring Catholic men in the Archdiocese. Feb 4 (Sat) 6-9 pm at St. Mary Parish. Presentation by Archbishop Miller and Kyle Neilson. Cost $20. Online registration required by Jan 27 at ore@rcav.org or call 604-683-0281.
Learn your Faith and Pass it On! Take one-day course in Church history, "Catholic for a Reason" or learn some skills to help you make a difference in RCIA, PREP, or Youth Ministry. Jan 28 at Holy Cross Secondary. Info: www.rcav.org/winter or call 604-683-0281.
"The Church and Secularism" Free Talk by Peter Kreeft on Jan 28 (Sat) at Seminary of Christ the King, Mission. Mass at 9 am and talk starts at 10 am. Please call 604-826-8975 for registration.
St. Patrick Regional Secondary School Open House on Jan 29 (Sun) at 1:00 p.m. The application deadline is Feb 15. There is no entrance exam. For more info, visit www.stpats.bc.ca under bout Our School?
World Day for Consecrated Life Feb 2 (Tue) 7 pm Mass by Archbishop Miller at St. Augustine Parish, 2028 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver.
Vocation Live-In On the weekend of February 3-5 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, B.C. For more information, call 604-826-8715.
Silent Live-In Retreat Is Jesus Calling You? For women interested in Discerning a call to Religious Life. Feb 10 (Fri) to 3:00 p.m. Feb 12 (Sun). Register contact Linda 604-824-4184 (bechardlinda@gmail.com).
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