Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church – Church Bulletin

15^th Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 13, 2008

 

Summer Faith Camp on weekdays till July 25.

Theme: Love God, Love our Neighbours.  For children aged 6-12.  Any one week.  $80/week. 

Registration now at Parish Office.

 

Parish Pastoral Council    will be held on July 18 (Fri) 7:30 p.m. at Room A & B.  Please send at least one representative from each parish group.

 

Order of Canada        To express our opposition against awarding a prominent abortionist, Dr. Henry Morgentaler, the Order of Canada, call the Governor-General’s office toll-free no. 1-800-465-6890.

 

CMPC Youth Retreat    Aug 1-3 (Fri-Sun) at Camp Capilano in North Vancouver with the theme “Come and You Will See” (John 1:39).  Ages 12 & up are invited to join us.  The total cost is only $50 per youth.  Registration deadline is Jul 20 (Sun).

 

Project Advance

 

-Parish goal: $160,000, of which $27,500 goes to the

   Archdiocese and $132,500 for debt repayment.

-Suggestion:        $420 for each family, or $35/month.

-Pledge up to-date: $150,699(94.18%)

Reminders have been sent.  Please drop your pledge to Sunday collection basket or to Parish Office.  Thank you.

 

Rectory Redevelopment - One Christ One Body     Our parish’s second phase development is to rebuild the priest rectory, which is an integral part of any parish. Our latest total pledge is 1744sq. ft. for a new rectory of 4161 sq. ft.  One square foot: $150.

 

North America Chinese Catholic Clergy, Religious & Laity Convention    Join Bishop Ignatius Wang of San Francisco in a cruise from Vancouver to Los Angeles Sept 28 - Oct 1.  Optional excursions available.  Limited space still available.

 

Save a Life          Stem cell donor drive for Carolyn Tam, a leukemia victim, will be held here on Jul 13 (this Sun), 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. All are welcome for on-site registration and swab testing. Visit www.savecarolyn.com or call Susana Junk 604-418-1800.

 

Catholic Christian Outreach (CCO) will be heading to Beijing this summer to learn and experience the Catholic Church in China, to come to a greater understanding of the Chinese culture and to experience the Olympics first hand. CCO will be working in conjunction with Partnership for China (partnership4china.net).  CCO is looking for generous supporters to pray and support this project!  Participants of this project will be at all the masses on July19/20 with more information.  If you wish to support this project please contact Eric Chow: 604.715.9698 or eric.chow@cco.ca.

 

Catholic CD/DVD    Our gift shop has the following new items:

DVD:      Paul Xu Guanggi - China’s Man of All Seasons (Chinese)

CD:       Discovering the Biblical Significance of Mary/Dr. Scott Hahn

       The Face of God/Bl Mother Teresa

       A Guide to Raising (Almost) Perfect Kids

       The Seven Levels of Intimacy

       From Mormon Missionary to the Catholic Faith

CD/DVD: The Challenging Road to Peace & Happiness/Fr. Larre

 

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel       Jul 16 (Wed) The Carmelite Fathers invite everyone to this significant celebration with Coadjutor Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB as the main celebrant of a special Mass at 7:00 p.m. in Guardian Angels Parish, Vancouver. Everyone will get a scapular after the Mass.

 

Vancouver Archdiocesan Summer Institute      Aug 22nd & 23rd at Holy Cross Secondary, Surrey.  Pre-registration is required.  For more info, please visit our website at www.rcav.bc.ca/ore. (Click on Summer Institute) or call us at 604-683-0281.

 

Lives of the Saints       are great intercessions and models for us.  Seminarian Edwin will present a series of talks on their lives starting this Wednesdays at 7:30-9:00 p.m. at St. Paul Parish Centre.  All are welcome.

 

Corpus Christi College Fall 2008     Applications are still being accepted for Fall 2008.  Please contact the College for more information at 604-822-6862.

 

Rachel’s Vineyard Canadian Regional Conference     Jul 22-25 at Rosemary Heights Retreat Centre. Internationally acclaimed Theresa and Kevin Burke will be the presenters.  To register, call the Respect Life Office at 604-443-3256.

 

The Western Canada Chinese Catholic Living Camp     WCCCLC will be held on the Labour Day long weekend (Aug 29-Sep 1) at Camp Jubilee in North Vancouver. The theme of this year is "Got Gifts? God Gives!".  For more info, please call Simon Kwok at 604-780-2889 or visit our website at http://www.wccclc.net.

 

Project Advance 2009      Application for a "Special Needs" grant for 2009 is now available on the Project Advance website:www.rcav.org/project_advance/2008/latestnews.htm or contact the Project Advance office at 604-683-0281.  Deadline for application is Sep 30.