Your Corpus Christi Parish news for the week of June 27, the 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
There are NO in person masses this weekend.
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 27
Online 10:00 AM
Online 10:00 AM
Mary Francis by Valerie Pelly
MONDAY, JUNE 28
Online 8:30 AM
Online 8:30 AM
Joan MacDonald Snyder by John MacDonald
TUESDAY, JUNE 29
Online 8:30 AM
Online 8:30 AM
Mary & Andy Martin by Yvette Martin and for Dorothy Dorrington by Bette MacIssac
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30
Online 8:30 AM
Online 8:30 AM
Intentions of Gordon MacDonald by Carolyn Gilbert
THURSDAY, JULY 1
Online 8:30 AM
Online 8:30 AM
Gary Dunn by Theresa Dunn
FRIDAY, JULY 2
Online 8:30 AM
Online 8:30 AM
Souls in Purgatory by Helen Walsh
SATURDAY, JULY 3
Kentville 4:00 PM
Kentville 4:00 PM
Fernando Ferreira Pessoa by Janice Peddle
Windsor 4:00 PM
Gilles Lord by Paula & Jim Carter
SUNDAY, JULY 4
Bridgetown 8:30 AM
Bridgetown 8:30 AM
David Shackleton by Valerie Pelley
Berwick 8:30 AM
Graeme King by John McNeil & Coleen Stephenson
Kentville 8:30 AM
Al Hartlen by Maureen & Keith
Annapolis Royal 9:00 AM
Fayne & Annie Brown by Eric & Leah Brown Middleton 10:00 AM
Bill Smith by Gordon & Helen MacDonald
Wolfville 10:00 AM
All Corpus Christi Parishioners
Kentville 11:45 AM
Liturgy of the Word with Communion
Windsor 11:45 AM
Claire Frizzle by Jan & Pony Poulin
Mass Times:
SATURDAY, JULY 3
Kentville 4:00 PM
Kentville 4:00 PM
Windsor 4:00 PM
Digby 6:00 PM
SUNDAY, JULY 4
Bridgetown 8:30 AM Berwick 8:30 AM
Kentville 8:30 AM Annapolis Royal 9:00 AM Middleton 10:00 AM Wolfville 10:00 AM
Weymouth 11:30 AM
Kentville 11:45 AM Windsor 11:45 AM
In-Person Mass Starts Next Week
Same rules apply:
Masks
Social Distancing
Gathering Limits
Provide contact info
Sanitize
Sit where the usher indicates
Remain seated once you're seated
and
Stay home and participate online if :
you have any Covid symptoms
you've been at an exposure site
"We all have the duty to do good."
You can arrange Confession by appointment.
Call or email your nearest Parish Office.
Here's another joke for you:
What do you call the lettering on an invitation to a baby’s first sacrament?……THE BAPTISMAL FONT!
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.
Just fill in the registration form. Super easy. Just like that. Boom! You're going to VBS.
Questions? Call Jennifer Moore.
902-799-1250
We are looking for volunteers for the kitchen, to help lead, to check kids in at camp, to keep things germ free (you know, Covid), to get things ready for the next day. There are so many jobs that need to be done to make a successful VBS. Can you help? If you can, let Jennifer Moore know.
Come be part of this year's fun!!
Would you like to be in the kitchen making snacks?
Would you like to drop off some ready made snacks on camp days?
Would you like to drop off snack ingredients?
Would you like to make a financial donation toward our snack budget?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, here's what you need to do:
Items may be dropped off at:
Saint Joseph's: during office hours or on July 2, 8, 15, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
Saint John's: July 6, 13, 20, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
Fresh food may be dropped off at churches during camp weeks.
Please call Jennifer Moore (902-799-1250) if you have any questions or need to arrange an alternate drop off time.
Here are some suggestions of snacks needed for VBS camp:
Lunch box snacks: granola and cereal bars, Bear Paws
Cheese, Crackers and Cookies or other treats
Fruit: bananas, grapes, apples, oranges, watermelon, strawberries
Juice and Water: bottles, cartons or boxes
Frozen treats: ice cream, popsicles, freezies
Muffin mix
Birthday party treat bag items (for prizes!)
Want to make a financial donation? Send an e-transfer to finance@corpuschristins.ca with VBS in the comment box.
A Bit of Parish Trivia
Who is this?
St. Lawrence of Arabia
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St. Alphonsus Liguori
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St Louis of France
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Which of our parish churches once had a bowling alley in its basement?
St. Patrick, Digby
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St. Joseph, Kentville
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Churches don't have bowling alleys!!
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Which church is this?
St. Louis of France
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St. Alphonsus Liguori
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St. John the Evangelist
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St. John the Evangelist Church
Here's your answers to last week's questions.
Which one of these is NOT one of our Parish churches? ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
Which church is this? ST. PATRICK
In which province is the feast day of St. John the Baptist a statutory holiday? QUEBEC
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
A Letter from Deacon Paul
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As you are aware, in May of last year I took a voluntary leave of absence from active Diaconal ministry within the Archdiocese of Halifax/Yarmouth.
Over the course of the past fifteen years, I have tried to respond to the diaconal call through such areas as working with homeless adults at our Inn From the Cold program; in being a presence to those who may need pastoral care or spiritual guidance; or with many others, in the sharing of significant life events, such as their wedding, their child’s baptism, or their own sickness and death. Of course, there also were the various church committees and meetings, as well as Sunday morning liturgies. It always has been a tremendous privilege to share such sacred space with so many people.
This past year, I have been discerning my future as a Deacon within Corpus Christi Parish. My journey through this process was one of discovery, one of surprise, one of immense gratitude, and one of peace. Know that my decision was not born of haste, but of a significant period of prayer and reflection. Also, know that it is where my life needs to be at this time.
Through this period, my discernment has led me to "retire" from active diaconal ministry, effective immediately. I have met with Archbishop Brian Dunn and he has confirmed my request. I continue to have the ability to perform the role of an “active” Deacon, if called upon, but would not be in active service. At this time, my key vocations are my family and my work, where I know ministry is happening every day. Other areas of service will be in my future, but I will take some time to discern what they may be.
It has been both an honour and a privilege to serve you as a Deacon these past fifteen years. I have enjoyed meeting and getting to know so many of you, hearing your stories, sharing your joys and sadness, and serving you as I was able. Thank you for your generosity of heart and spirit towards me. I have been richly blessed by serving in this Parish.
In closing, I’d like to thank you for your support and friendship over many years. I have been very blessed to have many wonderful people in my life and I look forward to sharing much of our future together.
May God’s love be with us all and may we all be an instrument of His peace.
Blessings and Peace,
Deacon Paul
(Deacon Paul Lannan)
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.
Laminated Prayer Cards of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary. Also, holy cards and bookmarks of St. Margaret Mary and the Promises of our Lord to her. Medals of the Sacred Heart and St. Margaret.
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 several weeks we met Liaisons, Carolyn from Middleton (St Monica) and Joanne from Weymouth (St. Joseph). Then we met Lynn Main, our Liaison from Bridgetown (St. Alphonsus) and after we met Lynn we said hello to Marilyn Hatfield from Berwick. Today, we encounter Jennifer Hilborn, Liaison for our Corpus Christi Windsor church (St. John). Jennifer Hilborn is also the Office Coordinator in Kentville, so you may already have met her if you've ever called the office or gone in to the office in Kentville.
My name is Jennifer Hilborn and I call St. John, Windsor home.
Interesting Facts:
- I love to bake. Staying home more over the last year, I have learned how to make several new things which my family enjoyed eating. They now leave me notes on what to bake next.
- I was part of a Precision Line Skating team that won several Provincial titles.
- I worked for over 20 years in the Pharmaceutical Industry as a Chemical Engineer.
Greatest Hope for Parish – That we help each other to grow in our faith and evangelize to others.
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.
Listen and Learn: Walking with the Mi'kmaq
When French missionaries first came to what would become Nova Scotia, they sought to share the faith and find friendship with the Mi’kmaq they encountered in this new land. The Church’s history and interaction with the Mi’kmaq people in Nova Scotia has had some good moments and some very bad moments. Today, Archbishop Dunn seeks to help us all work to truly listen to and learn from Indigenous communities.
Plans for Listening Circles, educational opportunities for clergy and the faithful, and shared moments of prayer and worship such as the annual Treaty Day Mass are some of the small ways that the Archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth is creating spaces for sharing, storytelling, and faith. May we find more opportunities to better know and learn the stories and culture of our Mi’kmaq brothers and sisters.
Let us walk together towards a future that seeks healing, reconciliation, and peace.
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha and Saint Anne, pray for us!
For a small glimpse of the history of the local Church and the Mi’kmaq people click here.
Delegation to the Holy See
Over the past two years, The Canadian Conference of Catholic 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.
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
In-person Masses resume the weekend of July 3/4. All the same Covid protocols still apply.
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”
Which one of our parish churches once included lanes for bowling in the hall?
St. Patrick, Digby
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St. Joseph, Kentville
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Churches don't have bowling lanes!
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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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