Welcome
March 30dth/08
Our Lady of Good Hope
Roman Catholic Church
Daily Mass Schedule
Mass Intentions
Liturgical Calendar
Monday
Mar
31
9:00 am
Luis Azevedo
Annunciation of the Lord
Tuesday
Apr
1
9:00 am
Ron McAuley
Ferial
Wednesday
Apr
2
9:00 am
Jeanell
Ferial
Thursday
Apr
3
9:00 am
Dr. Harmon
Ferial
Friday
Apr
4
9:00 am
7:00 pm
Connie Dondale
1st Friday Adoration Mass
Ferial
Saturday
Apr
5
9:00 am
Luis Azevedo
Ferial
Weekend Masses
Sunday Mass intentions are for the parishioners of each church
3rd Sunday of Easter
Saturday
Apr
5
4:30 pm
8:00 pm
Our Lady of Good Hope
Manning Park
Fr. John’s birthday is April 3rd and our warmest wishes go out to him from all the parishioners of the parish and missions.
Sunday
Apr
6
9:00 am
1:00 pm
5:00 pm
7:00 pm
Our Lady of Good Hope
St. Joseph’s Boston Bar
St. Michael the Archangel Shxwowhamel
Sacred Heart Church Chawathil
Pastor ; Fr. John Tritschler
Pastor’s email; frjohn@telus.net
Office Hours: Monday - Friday
9 am to 5 pm. Closed noon – 1 pm
Parish secretary - Chris Chamberlin
Phone # 604-869-5382
Fax-604-869-5399
Box 159 - 671 Water Ave.
Hope, BC V0X 1L0
Visit us online- www.ologhope.rcav.org
E-mail- ologhope@telus.net
OLOGH
$
1145.00
$
175.40
Easter
Collection
$ 1730.00
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE
$
65.00
$
BOSTON BAR
$
65.00
$
$ 31.00
MCFR SALES
$
490.00
Be sure to bring
in your Holy Water bottles from home or fill one of the small vials provided at the front of the sanctuary.
Stewardship Bulletin Message
March 30th 2nd Sunday of Easter
Jesus meets the need of each disciple. To the fearful in the upper room, He speaks words of peace. To the doubting Thomas, He provides tangible proof of His resurrection. What do you need to be a disciple of Jesus? What do you have to share that might draw someone else into becoming a disciple of Jesus? We are all packing a suitcase for a place that has to be believed to be seen. So pack lightly, you can’t take it with you!
“Happy is the one who shall dwell under the shelter of these rays, for the just hand of God shall not lay hold of him. The two rays symbolize the blood and water which poured forth from the depths of my mercy when my agonized heart was pierced by a lance on the cross.” (Our Lord to St. Faustina)
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: Apr 4th @ 9:30 am Through to - Apr 5th 8:30 am Personal visits with Jesus available all day and night. Benediction at Sat .8:30 am.
DAILY CONFESSIONS:
Mon.-Fri. before weekday Masses
Saturdays 3:30- 4:15pm
Meetings & Events
PASTORAL COUNCIL:
Tues. Apr. 8, 10am
FINANCE MEETING:
Thurs. Apr. 10, 10am
CWA Meeting- Next meeting is April 2nd after the morning Mass.
Farewell Luncheon - A potluck luncheon on April 15th at noon will be held for Maggie and Art Pottie for this good couple who have given so much to our parish over the last number of years. They have recently moved to Chilliwack. Please bring some light finger-food for the lunch.
Adult Ed. Group
Come and join in on 9 sessions of study of the foundation documents for the International Eucharistic Congress. Sessions begin March 26th and will run for 9 sessions every Wednesday at 1:30 pm- 2:30 pm. Bring a journal.
DEANERY OF PRIESTS MEETING IN OUR PARISH:
On Thurs. Apr. 3, 12:30pm for Lunch and a meeting. There could be 10 priests.
Pro Life Mass in our Parish: Sat. May 3, 10am with Fr. Hien from Vancouver and an out of parish pro life group. Mass will be followed by Benediction and the rosary.
First Communion Sunday for Justin Pennell: Sun. May 11, 9am
Marian Procession from our Church to Parish Cemetery: Tues. May 13, 7pm
Confirmation for Steven Misumi:
Sat, May 17, 4:30pm with Archbishop Roussin.
Parish Outdoor Mass-The Mass is
at our parish cemetery, and Procession with Blessed Sacrament through the Town of Hope: Sun. May 25, 10am, the Feast of Corpus Christi. No other Mass that day in Hope. Sun. 7pm Mass at Chawathil Reserve, 10 mins. out of Hope on Hwy. 7 towards Agassiz. Church is very obvious on the right side of the Hwy
IN OUR LIBRARY:
The parish has kept a copy of Fr. Larre’s DVD for our parish library. It is available to sign out f
rom the office.
Faith in Action
Prayers have been requested Bill Hedlund, Redden Stock and her husband, George, Rosaline Greer, Fr. David Hughes, Msgr. Bernard Rossi and Fr. Joe Ponti, and for Toni & Conchetta Talarico. Pray for all the non-practicing Catholics of Hope, the 2008 Eucharistic Conference, and for all the private intentions placed in the box under the statue of Our Lady of Good Hope. Call the office for any inclusions OR omissions.
PARISH PRAYER BOX: The parish prayer box will be raised up at the end of the prayers of the faithful at all Sunday Masses and the reader will ask God to recognize the prayers in the box. You can include your prayers in the box at any time. The box will be left in the back of the church under the statue of Our Lady of Good Hope.
MEETING TO DISCUSS FORMATION OF A PARISH PRAYER GROUP: Mon. Mar. 31, 7pm in the Church Hall. What kind of prayer group do we want??
1. a prayer group to read, reflect and pray on the upcoming Sunday Readings;
2. an intercessory payer group to pray and intercede for all the concerns of the Town of Hope, our Parish and Canada and the prayers written out in the parish prayer box - those intentions will not be read by anybody as they are confidential- they will stay in the box
3. a charismatic prayer group that focuses on praising God;
4. a prayer group that meets to share about what God has and is doing in our personal lives;
5. a prayer group that looks at the lives of the Saints and implores their help in our needs today;
6. a prayer group to pray for vocations to marriage and family life and to the priesthood and religious and consecrated life,
7. a rosary prayer group;
8.
or other prayer group that may be on someone's mind.
STEWARDSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Office temp needed- Chris will be away in May from the 9th-- 26th. Fr. will need someone to be in the office to answer calls and assist him as required. Michelle LaBossiere will come to print the bulletins which have been prepared but is unable to be here everyday. Please call Chris if you can be of assistance. Thanks!
Reminders
UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS:
Mass for the Anointing of the Sick: Mon. Apr. 28, 11am. This Laying on of Hands and Anointing with Holy Oil is not a simple blessing that anyone in any spiritual condition can receive. Rather this Anointing and Laying on of Hands is a Sacrament and therefore is reserved only for Catholics and only for those Catholics who are free from serious or mortal sin, as is the case for receiving every Sacrament except the Sacrament of Penance which releases one from mortal sin if someone is in the state.
Tekakwitha Conference 2008: One Heart, All Nations. A conference to help Native Catholics to live in harmony with their Catholic and Native Spirituality, July 2-6 in Edmonton, AB. For more information, see http://groups.creighton.edu/tekconf or contact Father John Tritschler at 1.604.869.5382.
Youth Day 2008: Witness The Power
Youth Day 2008 is coming on May 2 and 3 at Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary School in Port Coquitlam. Join hundreds of teens for an awesome weekend of faith, fellowship, and fun! Register now with your parish youth ministry or Catholic high school: early registration deadline is April 18, 2008. For registration info and the promo video, visit www.youthmin.com.
North Bend Boston Bar Enhancement Society We are a non-profit community group and all items donated will belong to the North Bend Boston Bar Enhancement Society. Anything in excess of our needs will be sold at our annual fund-raising garage sale and proceeds will go to the Enhancement Society to benefit our community. Call Gail Paquette at 604-867-9387 if you have any items to donate. See Bulletin Board in the breezeway for more details.
Choir Practices SINGING IS LIKE PRAYING TWICE!
Every Wed. evening at 7pm. We are always looking for new members to join, especially any musicians in the parish to help share in their talents.
“God is not too hard to believe in. God is too good to believe in, we being such strangers to such goodness. The love of God is to me absolutely overwhelming. “
~Rev. William Sloane Coffin
IN TODAY’S LITURGY
This Is The Day The Lord Has Made
We're still awash in the afterglow of Easter. Christ is truly risen. But now, we face a dilemma. As the joy of the holiday wears thin, what do we do now? The feeling might fade, but we are challenged to help the gift of the Spirit take root. We are to be at peace, to live with love, and place our entire lives in the hands of God.
FEAST OF THE ANNUNCIATION With Easter so early this year, the normal celebration of this feast was postponed until March 31.
FIRST READING The book of Acts presented an ideal vision of Christian community. The community grew based upon the signs and wonders of the apostles, but, more importantly, it grew because of the charity, a real Christian concern for others. How do we communicate our love to others? PSALM Psalm 118 was a hymn of praise for the activity of God in the life of the nation. The song evoked the name of YHWH many times as a reminder that the Lord does directly intervene in life. It is a song to be sung especially on those days when we can truly say, “This is the day the Lord made. Let's rejoice and be glad!”
SECOND READING In the first letter of Peter, the author argued for a quality of faith that overcame oppression. Real Christian faith is tested in fire and still looks forward to the glory of heaven. How do we strive to develop such a faith?
GOSPEL In the gospel of John, the risen Lord greeted his disciples with peace. This peace was more than an absence of strife or emotive calm. It was the gift of a relationship with the Father. It was the gift of the Spirit
When Jesus appeared to his followers on Easter evening, he breathed the Spirit on them. He gave his followers the Spirit for a reason. Jesus wants all his followers to serve others and spread the Good News. Jesus shares the qualities and the comforts of the Spirit with his followers.
Gifts of the Spirit: The Qualities of the Spirit-Driven Life
How do we know the Spirit is active in our lives? To answer that question, let’s look at the work of the Spirit in the life of Jesus. Isaiah the prophet said:
Like a branch that sprouts from a stump, someone from David’s family will someday be king. The Spirit of the Lord will be with him to give him understanding, wisdom, and insight. He will be powerful, and he will know and honour the Lord. His greatest joy will be to obey the Lord. Isaiah 11:2-3 (CEV)
The Fruits of the Spirit: The Rewards of Life in the Spirit.
The fruits of the Spirit are love and joy, peace and patience, kindness and goodness, trust in God, a gentle spirit, a strong character. Based on Galatians 5:22-23
When we live in the Spirit and exercise his gifts, we enjoy the benefits of God in our lives. We love more. We are more joy-filled and have more patience. We are at peace with ourselves and with others. We trust God more and more. We have the strength of character to truly enjoy the good times and live through the bad times.
When Jesus gave us the Spirit, he gave us the power to come closer to God and help others. With that power comes benefits that make our lives better. Life in the Spirit means the gifts of the Spirit are active in our lives. Life in the Spirit means we enjoy the fruits of the Spirit everyday.
MARY'S 'YES' DAY: SOLEMN FEAST OF THE ANUNCIATION MON. MAR.31: This feast commemorates the Visitation of the Archangel Gabriel to Mary petitioning of her to be a mother so that the Son of God could be born in human form through her. And Mary said: let it be done to me according to your word, and with that the Word of God was made Flesh.
Congratulations to the ladies of the CWA, who put together another splendid St. Patrick’s Day Tea! They wish to express their thanks and gratitude to all the parishioners who brought in goodies for the bake sale table and who came to the tea, making it such a great success. The day was enjoyed by all!
CALLING HEAVEN
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