Your Corpus Christi Parish news for the week of June 20,
the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Join us for Sunday Mass online at 10 am on our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/corpuschristins
If you are experiencing any hardship due to the current restrictions, and need help, please reach out. Call or email the Parish Office at 902-678-3303 or ParishOffice_Kentville@CorpusChristiNS.ca.
You are not alone.
#wearecorpuschristins
You are not alone.
#wearecorpuschristins
Grab your coffee and join us after Mass on Zoom for a chat and some social time. Our numbers are growing and we look forward to continuing our Zoom chats. If someone would be interested in helping host the Zoom chats, please let us know.
Online Hospitality Team
Our online hospitality team members will start and end the Zoom calls for online hospitality. You will greet people as they join the call. We will be using a Zoom account set up just for this purpose. Easy peasy. Please consider taking a turn as host. We will set up a schedule and there will be a short tutorial for those who are helping.
Meeting ID:
869 5638 2080
Passcode:
Passcode:
390797
Heavenly Father, by the power of Your Holy Spirit, we the faithful of Corpus Christi Parish, ask that You bless and sanctify us as we work together to implement our Vision. We ask that You guide us as we strive to love bravely, to serve radically and to meet all whom we encounter with humility and compassion. Help us to unite joyfully and lovingly as followers of your Son, Jesus, to take His message with us wherever we go. We know that by Your grace, we can make this Vision a reality. We ask this in the name of Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Daily Mass is livestreamed on our YouTube Channel at
8:30 am Monday through Friday.
SUNDAY MASS IS AT 10 AM
To request a Mass card/intention email your nearest Parish Office.
This Week's Mass Intentions
SUNDAY, JUNE 20
Online 10:00 AM
Online 10:00 AM
Intentions of Anne Pereira (Birthday) by Plassey and for All Fathers by a Parishioner
MONDAY, JUNE 21
Online 8:30 AM
Online 8:30 AM
Jermaina McKenzie by Tom & Peggy Foley
TUESDAY, JUNE 22
Online 8:30 AM
Online 8:30 AM
Gilles Lord by Paula & Jim Carter
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23
Online 8:30 AM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23
Online 8:30 AM
Hank Ueffing by Truus Ueffing
THURSDAY, JUNE 24
Online 8:30
Online 8:30
AM Ann Marie by Mom
FRIDAY, JUNE 25
Online 8:30 AM
Online 8:30 AM
Fred Wyatt by Gisela Wyatt
SUNDAY, JUNE 27
Online 10:00 AM
Online 10:00 AM
Mary Francis by Valerie Pelly
“Jesus is the Father’s hand, who never abandons us, the strong and faithful hand of the Father, who always and only wants what is good for us.”
You can arrange Confession by appointment.
Call or email your nearest Parish Office.
Here's another joke for you:
A man is out for a drive one night, and a thunderstorm comes out of nowhere. After crawling along in the dark for a few minutes, the man decides to give up and find shelter. Off in the distance, he sees some lights, so he drives towards the lights. He arrives at the building and knocks on the door. Unbeknownst to him, it is a monastery.
The porter answers the door, and the man explains his predicament and begs for shelter. The porter smiles and says, “Actually, hospitality is one of our charisms. Please, come in.” The man thanks the porter and enters. “Have you had supper?” asks the porter. “No, but don’t trouble yourself,” the man replies. “I just need a place to sleep tonight.” “We just finished eating,” the porter replies. “It would not be a great burden to re-heat some food for you.”
So, the porter takes the man into the dining room where, in a couple of moments, he is served fish and chips, and it is the best fish and chips he has ever had. When he finishes eating, he asks to meet the brothers who cooked his meal. Two of the brothers enter the dining room from the kitchen. The man says, “Thank you so much. That was the best fish and chips I have ever had. I just want to know who did what.” One brother raises his hand and says, “Well, I’m the fish FRIAR.” The other brother says, “And, I’m the chip MONK.”
Thanks for keeping your contact info up to date. If you change your email address or want to add your cell phone number - you can look after it yourself by clicking on the button below. No need to phone or email or go into the office.
Having trouble receiving your emails? Send an email to communications@corpuschristins.ca and we'll get you sorted out.
Which one of these is NOT one of our Parish churches?
St. Joseph
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St. Patrick
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St. Anthony
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St. John the Baptist
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St. Francis of Assisi
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St. Monica
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St. Alphonsus
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St Louis of France
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Let us pray for all fathers in their call to witness God’s love to and with their families.
St. Joseph, guardian of Jesus and chaste husband of Mary, you passed your life in loving fulfillment of duty. You supported the holy family of Nazareth with the work of your hands. Kindly protect those who trustingly come to you. You know their aspirations, their hardships, their hopes. They look to you because they know you will understand and protect them. You too knew trial, labor and weariness. But amid the worries of material life your soul was full of deep peace and sang out in true joy through intimacy with God's Son entrusted to you and with Mary, his tender Mother. Assure those you protect that they do not labor alone. Teach them to find Jesus near them and to watch over him faithfully as you have done.
Amen
Amen
-Pope John XXIII
Which church is this?
St. Joseph
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St. Patrick
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St. Francis
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In which province is the feast day of St. John the Baptist a statutory holiday?
Quebec
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Manitoba
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Newfoundland
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Here's your answers to last week's questions.
St. Anthony is the patron saint of lost and stolen articles.
The statue can be found at St. Anthony's in Berwick (where this week's Liaison Intro is from - scroll down to meet her)
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) has invited diocesan and eparchial bishops to celebrate an Act of Entrustment to Saint Joseph, on Canada Day, Thursday, July 1, 2021 in their respective diocese or eparchy.
The Act of Entrustment is preceded by a novena imploring Saint Joseph’s intercession for the welfare of the entire country, for the many needs of society, and to pray in particular for those who passed away due to COVID-19. The Novena begins on Tuesday, June 22 and end on Wednesday June 30.
The CCCB has provided a resource document for the faithful to take part in the novena.
The document is available in English and French and was prepared by the two CCCB National Liturgy Offices (English Sector and French Sector).
The documents are also found on the CCCB website: www.cccb.ca
Join us on Facebook in our Prayer Group. You can request prayers for your intentions from our Facebook prayer team or you can join in and pray with us, or both! It is a way for us to share community even when we cannot gather for prayer.
THE CATHOLIC TEEN BIBLE is interspersed with 25 sections that address questions frequently asked by teens about God, faith, prayer, and Catholicism. It gives youth a Bible that is especially formatted to help them with the faith issues in their lives. Paperback with colourful cover depicting teens. Meaningful gift for Confirmation, Graduation, or loving encouragement in their developing faith journey. ($17.95)
The store is located in St. Monica's in Middleton. Contactless shopping by appointment. COVID protocols apply.
Call Mary Crooks @ 902-825-6495 for more information.
Our new parish is governed in new ways. We are highlighting our Parish Organization for you as we all learn to work together in new ways, leading to a model of our Parish Organization that you'll find on our new and revised website.
Please pray for our Parish Leadership Team, the Parish Pastoral Council, the Parish Finance and Administrative Council, the Community Life Teams and our Community Liaisons.
We introduced the members of our Parish Pastoral Council during Lent. Each of the members of the PPC answered three questions to help you get to know them a little better. We hope this series helped you to feel more connected to those who have volunteered to help take our Parish forward into the future.
Over the next several weeks, we'll be introducing your Community Liaisons.
Your Community Liaisons are the critical link between Parish administration, ministries and councils and the local church communities. They liaise between your Pastor, the Parish Pastoral Council, the Finance Council and the Community Life Team at your church to make sure we are all kept informed of what is happening at Corpus Christi. News flows both ways so that we can keep you informed of events in your community through the bulletin, too. So let's get to know these dedicated volunteers!!
Please pray for our Parish Leadership Team, the Parish Pastoral Council, the Parish Finance and Administrative Council, the Community Life Teams and our Community Liaisons.
We introduced the members of our Parish Pastoral Council during Lent. Each of the members of the PPC answered three questions to help you get to know them a little better. We hope this series helped you to feel more connected to those who have volunteered to help take our Parish forward into the future.
Over the next several weeks, we'll be introducing your Community Liaisons.
Your Community Liaisons are the critical link between Parish administration, ministries and councils and the local church communities. They liaise between your Pastor, the Parish Pastoral Council, the Finance Council and the Community Life Team at your church to make sure we are all kept informed of what is happening at Corpus Christi. News flows both ways so that we can keep you informed of events in your community through the bulletin, too. So let's get to know these dedicated volunteers!!
Over the past couple of weeks we met Liaisons, Carolyn from Middleton (St Monica) and Joanne from Weymouth (St. Joseph). Last week we met Lynn Main, our Liaison from Bridgetown (St. Alphonsus). Today, say hello to Marilyn Hatfield from Berwick. She is our Liaison for Corpus Christi St. Anthony (Berwick). Here are Lynn's answers to our Get to Know You Questions.
My name is Marilyn Hatfield from Berwick and I call St Anthony’s my home.
A couple of interesting facts:
1. I belonged to a teen girl choir. We travelled with our choir director (aka our organist, seamstress, van driver, and ‘ our rock’) to other small
parishes to sing for weddings and funerals. A highlight ~ a wedding at St
Ambrose co- Cathedral.
2. Many years ago, while working at the border, I was fortunate to meet
world -renowned chef, Julia Child. Discovered we share the same birthdate,
August 15 ( just not the same year).
These are your Community Emails.
We used the names of the towns to make them easy to remember. No need to remember if it's "Saint" or "St" or "St." or if it's "St.Patrick" or "St.Patrick's". And no confusion as to which St. Joseph church you're emailing!!
Just the name of the town followed by @ followed by CorpusChristiNS.ca
Easy Peasy!
Why not try it out - send a hello email to your Community Liaison and thank him or her for helping out!
If you have questions about what is going on in your church community, you can email your Community Liaison. Each church has its own email address. Make sure to add your Community's email to your address book.
We used the names of the towns to make them easy to remember. No need to remember if it's "Saint" or "St" or "St." or if it's "St.Patrick" or "St.Patrick's". And no confusion as to which St. Joseph church you're emailing!!
Just the name of the town followed by @ followed by CorpusChristiNS.ca
Easy Peasy!
Why not try it out - send a hello email to your Community Liaison and thank him or her for helping out!
If you have questions about what is going on in your church community, you can email your Community Liaison. Each church has its own email address. Make sure to add your Community's email to your address book.
One way for us to stay connected is through our Facebook page.
Visit us on Facebook and join in the conversation. Join one of our Social Groups. Stay connected even when you can't get to Mass or get out and socialize in person. We're meeting every day on Facebook and sharing our faith. Please join us.
Delegation to the Holy See
Over the past two years, The Catholic Conference of Canadian Bishops (CCCB) have been working in each diocese to create space for listening and dialogue with Indigenous peoples across Canada. The Bishops of Canada have sought to hear their stories and build bridges that could lead to authentic healing and reconciliation. As part of this endeavor, the CCCB is in the final stages of planning to bring a delegation of indigenous people and bishops to meet with the Pope Francis.
Mission Collection 2021
In recent weeks many of the faithful received a letter from Archbishop Dunn inviting them to contribute to our efforts to live the mission Christ has entrusted to us all.
In part the letter reads:
If we have learned anything in the past year, it is that those who are the most vulnerable in our communities need our support now more than ever. While many are without homes in Nova Scotia, many more are presented with the impossible choice of spending what little they have on shelter, food or medications. Because of this, I have included the crisis of homelessness as one of my pastoral priorities for 2021.
Homelessness does not only happen in the big cities, it impacts rural and suburban communities as well. Homelessness is not just a city issue, but a human issue.
Together we can witness God's goodness in our communities and beyond!
If you did not receive a letter, click below to read the full document.
Mission Collection Letter - English (pdf)
Mission Collection Letter - French (pdf)
Pastoral Priorities
Knowing who you are is important. As followers of Christ, we know we are sons and daughters of Christ, individually. Yet we live our faith communally as part of a parish. What is the identity of your parish. In the last 18 months, the parishes of the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth have not only lived a new reality in light of a global pandemic but ALSO as new parishes.
In January Archbishop Dunn shared with the faithful four pastoral priorities that he asks us all to focus on this year. The four priorities are Evangelization, Homelessness, Parish Identity, and Catechetics. From many these are familiar terms, for others the words may be new. What is also important is to know what is meant by each of these words.
“For you always have the poor with you...” Matt 26.11
We heard Jesus express this to his Apostles in Matt’s gospel only a few weeks ago. The phrase is as true for us today, as it was then. We know everywhere around us there are many who go without or have to make difficult choices about what basic necessities they can afford. Living through a global pandemic has only highlighted the needs of those who are vulnerable. If the poor are always with us, then as followers of Christ today we must always seek ways to help those in need. When Archbishop Dunn moved to Halifax, he was struck by the number of poor and vulnerable he came across as he walked down the street. Moved by this new-to-him experience he reflected on what he could do, and what we as a people of faith could do.
Sunday School is a familiar to term to many of the faithful. It is in this setting that we have traditionally done, catechesis, that is, the passing on of the faith. This task is essential to the growth of our Church universally and locally. For Archbishop Dunn this is a priority - a pastoral priority. In his January letter to the faithful he said:
“In addition to a program of evangelization, each Parish must have a process of ongoing formation in faith for children and adults. Growth in our closeness to the Lord and friendship with Him comes not only from study but also from encounter. All of our methods should be holistic in their approach to formation: human, spiritual, intellectual, and pastoral. On this page throughout the year, we will post material and resources to help all of us work towards strengthening these priorities in our parish communities.”
In a recent presentation to clergy he reiterated the importance of the task of catechesis and also made clear that it is not just about teaching and educating the faithful but it is also about learning to walk with Jesus and become is his disciple throughout our whole lives. Let us continue to encourage one another, the young and the young at heart to constantly learn more about our God, share that Good News, and make disciples.
“Evangelization – proclaiming the good news of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ – is the primary activity of the Church. Each new Parish must have a plan for evangelization with a commitment to a particular program of evangelization. Significant time, energy, and resources should be invested in reaching the various audiences of the new evangelization: those who have never heard the Word of God, those who have heard the Word of God but fallen away, and those who have heard the Word of God yet require ever deepening conversion”
To read the full text of Archbishop Dunn’s January pastoral letter click here.
Year of St. Joseph
Click on the image of St. Joseph to visit the CCCB webpage dedicated to the Year of St. Joseph.
Archbishop Dunn has invited the faithful to renew their devotion to Saint Joseph. The Holy Father designated this year a Year of Saint Joseph to encourage the faithful to learn more about the spouse of the Blessed Mother and foster father of Jesus. We offer a resource list of devotions at www.halifaxyarmouth.org/Lent in the prayer box.
Stay up to date. You can check out the latest info by clicking on the links below. At this time, there are no in-person Masses.
Church Reopening Update
Phase 3 of the province's re-opening plan allows for the resumption of Masses. We are tentatively scheduling Masses for the weekend of July 3/4. This is dependent on a number of factors including having enough volunteers to carry out the required Covid-19 protocols. Watch for more details to come as we approach this date.
Knowing who you are is important. As followers of Christ, we know we are sons and daughters of Christ, individually. Yet we live our faith communally as part of a parish. What is the identity of your parish. In the last 18 months, the parishes of the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth have not only lived a new reality in light of a global pandemic but ALSO as new parishes.
“Evangelization – proclaiming the good news of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ – is the primary activity of the Church. Each new Parish must have a plan for evangelization with a commitment to a particular program of evangelization. Significant time, energy, and resources should be invested in reaching the various audiences of the new evangelization: those who have never heard the Word of God, those who have heard the Word of God but fallen away, and those who have heard the Word of God yet require ever deepening conversion”
Thank you for your donations to Corpus Christi.
Your Parish Administrative Team, that includes many volunteers, manages the counting of collections each week, making bank deposits, doing the bookkeeping, issuing annual tax receipts, and many other aspects of Parish Giving.
You can donate through:
- Weekly offering envelopes
- Cash donations in the collection basket at Mass
- E-transfers directly to Corpus Christi's bank account
- PAR - pre-authorized remittances from your bank account to Corpus Christi's bank account
- Mailing a cheque to the Kentville Parish Office.
Thank you so much for all your generous donations to Corpus Christi. Please continue to make your donations online as you are able.
WE WILL SING!
Come Sing Safely With AVHC
“We Will Sing” has been the motto for the Annapolis Valley Honour Choir all year. Persevering all through the pandemic, we have continued to offer meaningful artistic programming for their students. Now planning for a full return to in-person singing in the fall, the AVHC is excited to welcome singers for the next season!
The Annapolis Valley Honour Choir is planning for a return to safe in-person singing in the fall, and is excited to welcome singers for next year! Registration is now open for students in Grades 3-12 in September. Musical Meet & Greets for all three choirs will be taking place the first two weeks of June.
Nationally recognized and known for its excellence in education and capacity for community building, AVHC is an accessible, inclusive program that offers a complete and well-rounded music training through choral singing, musicianship skills, leadership and more. Rooted in teamwork, community and common vision, it is a positive, safe and supportive atmosphere for all young people to build their confidence and discover their true voice. Come Sing Safely With Us! Find out more about the AVHC programs and how to join atwww.avhc.ca!
Registration is NOW OPEN for students in Grades 3-12 in September! Our Musical Meet & Greets for all three choirs are taking place the first two weeks of June.
(Online and In-Person Options)
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