ALL SOULS ENVELOPES
The Catholic Church dedicates the entire month of November to the Holy Souls in Purgatory. This season begins with the Hallowtide Triduum, which consists of All Hallows’ Eve, All Saints’ Day, and All Souls’ Day. During November we pray for the souls of those who have died, especially those whom we have known and loved. Remembering them, praying for them, and giving thanks for them pleases God, who makes use of our prayers to help purify those souls in Purgatory that He loves.
The Roman Catholic celebration is associated with the doctrine that the souls of the faithful, who at death have not been cleansed from temporal punishment, due to light sins and from attachment to mortal sins, cannot immediately enter heaven. Therefore, they must be purified of “lesser faults,” and the temporal effects of sin.
The Catholic Church calls this purification “purgatory”. The universal Christian teaching on Purgatory requires belief in two realities:
1) That there will be a purification of believers prior to entering heaven and
2) That the prayers and Masses of the faithful in some way benefit those in this state of purification.
We, as Catholics, believe that these souls may be helped by our prayers and by the sacrifice of the Mass.
During the month of November we have a long-standing tradition of accepting Masses by All Souls Envelopes:
1. Each envelope is a request for one Mass. Please take these from the entrance of the church or make your own envelope that is clearly marked “All Souls”.
2. Write the names of your deceased on the front and, along with your donation, put it in the Sunday collection basket (during the entire month of November), or bring it to our parish office OR send it to us via mail.
3. Each of these envelopes will be used as one Mass intention, celebrated by Fr. Tomasz or myself, or perhaps another priest. PLEASE NOTE: we will not be able to let you know the date on which your Mass will be observed.
I encourage you to continue this beautiful practice that will help in setting our hearts and minds in the strong belief of Christ’s resurrection. This is our spiritual gift, not only for our deceased, but also for all the forgotten souls. May they rest in peace!
Please remember that we can assist all the departed by way of almsgiving, indulgences, and works of penance on their behalf.
Renovation and Seismic Project UPDATE
How much will this cost?
After careful planning, we estimate the total project cost to be $4.3 Million. Our financial plan to fund this is as follows:
- $1.7 Million through our current reserves and previous fundraising efforts
- Launching a $500,000 capital campaign, which we are in the early stages of and anticipate will run throughout most of the 2024/25 academic year.
With the anticipation that we will successfully achieve the $500,000 capital campaign target, this will bring our total ‘raised to date’ to approximately 50% of the project costs, which will then initiate an agreed-upon loan with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver (RCAV). We are in final discussions regarding the specific loan terms for Holy Cross with the RCAV.
SECOND COLLECTION: PETER’S PENCE
The Peter’s Pence collection this weekend is a gesture of solidarity through which every member of the faithful can participate in the activity of the Pope as Pastor of the universal Church. The faithful’s offerings to the Holy Father through the Peter’s Pence Collection are destined to Church needs, to humanitarian initiatives and social promotion projects, as well as to the support of the Holy See.
Thanks be to God. We have collected enough boxes that will help us transport your food to the Sisters in the Downtown Eastside. We are grateful to everyone who contributed a box(es) or an unassembled flat box(es). The effort made by our parish community was greatly appreciated. Thank you. Share Christmas will commence on the 1st Sunday of Advent (Nov 30 – Dec 1).
Share Christmas Boxes – Thank You
LITTLE BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS AND ADVENT
The Little Books for Advent and Christmas are available for sale in the back of the church for $3.00 each. Please place the money in the brown box.
MOVIE NIGHT FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8TH
The Holy Cross CWL and the Christian Addictions Recovery Ministries Society (CHARM) invite you to a free “Movie Night’ on Friday November 8th at 7:00 pm in the Holy Cross School Gym. The movie will be “The Downside of High”. This is a 42 minute video narrated by David Suzuki and shown on the CBC program the Nature of Things. It is the story of three BC teens and their doctors who agree that the mental health challenges they now face in their 20s are the result of starting to smoke marijuana in their teens. There will be a guest speaker and a Q&A period after the movie.
There is no charge for this movie night and snacks and refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there!
For further information contact Angela von Werder at 604-998-3270 or email hello@charmrecovery.org. or go to the website www.charmrecovery.org
CHRISTMAS MIDNIGHT MASS CHOIR
Our Christmas Midnight Mass choir will start practicing and musicians and those who would like to sing with us in this choir are very welcome. We will practice in the Church on Sundays November 10, 17, 24 and December 1, 8, 15, 22 from 6:00-7:30 pm. Please contact Lanny Hui at lanny.hui@gmail.com, if you would like to join or for more information.
KEARNEY FUNERAL MEMORIAL MASS
Please join the Kearney Funeral Services team in honouring your loved ones and all those that have passed away this last year, at this special Mass that will be celebrated at:
Our Lady of Sorrows Church 555 Slocan St., Vancouver, BC.
Monday, November 4, 2024, at 6:30 p.m.
Please RSVP by e-mailing us at burnaby@kearneyfs.com or call 604 299-6889 (Monday through Friday (9:00 am – 5:00 pm) as we will be offering refreshments in the Parish Hall.
2025 SAVE THE DATES
Holy Cross Super Bowl Party
Sunday February 9,2025 – 2:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Holy Cross Annual Golf Tournament
Friday May 9, 2025 – 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm
MASS INTENTIONS for Monday November 4, 2024 to Sunday November 10, 2024 (Requested by)
Mon. Nov 4 8:15 am ++Carmela and Salvatore Laurita (Family)
Tues. Nov 5 8:15 am Spl. Int. Elizabeth Han (Family)
Wed. Nov 6 8:15 am +Carmine Rasquinha on her 1st Death Anniversary
(Melwyn and Teresa Rasquinha)
+Silvano Garcea (Family)
Thurs. Nov 7 8:15 am ++++++Cosimo & Carmela Peronance; Rosalba Gasparre;
Nicola & Caterina Tassone; and Elisabeta Arcadi
Thurs. Nov 7 9:15 am School Mass – +Flora Antonel (Peter Veltri)
Fri. Nov 8 8:15 am +Flora Calori (Family)
+Robert Bikic (Ryan’s Rainbow Volunteers)
Fri. Nov 8 7:30 pm +Mauricio Olalo (Diva)
+Marlene Vis (Lanny and Danny)
+Glen Marsland (Diva)
+Helen Morris (Diva)
++Fathers Frederico and Ayol Salinas (Diva)
++Harry and Rosemary Bradley (Diva)
+Father Walter Cullinan (Diva)
+Jeremiah Harrington (Diva)
Spl. Int. for Healing for Alejo Mariano Junior (Angelina Mariano)
Spl. Int. Catherine, Angela, Monica and Joachim Chen (Agnes)
Spl. Int. Agnes Wan (Regina and Barbara Von Heiningen)
Sat. Nov 9 9:00 am +Agostino Velenosi (Wife)
Sat. Nov 9 5:00 pm +Carlos Espinoza (Giuseppina G.)
+Pasquale Ferrara (Maria and Tony Wagner and Family)
+Maria Jose Santos
++Alma and Reginald Griffiths
++Assunta and Frances Crescenzo (Family)
Spl. Int. Joy MacFarland (Daphne)
Sun. Nov 10 8:00 am +Tony De Santis (Family)
+Valentine Gazzola (May and Don Chan)
++Mandica and Zdenko Milekovic (Katy)
++Anna Conte (Katy)
++Giuseppe Romano and Loretta Taddeo (Family)
Sun. Nov 10 10:00am +Henry Chung (Rosary Group)
++Deceased Members of the Nicoletti Family (Giuseppina G.)
+Joe Rubino (Lena and Family)
+Tony De Santis (Isabella and Benito Palmeiri)
+Giuseppina Florio (Lisa Francilia)
+Marcelo Caro (Natividad Caro)
++John and Irene Cherny (Giuseppina G.)
+Annina Policella (Family)
Spl. Int. Jonathan Lau (Jamie)
Sun. Nov 10 12:00 Noon +Paul Thow (Family)
+Maria Chua (Family)
+Zarela Delgado de Brain (Diva)
+Franco Conte (Anna Matera)
+Federico Ann Senior (Alfonso Family)
Sun. Nov 10 5:00 pm +Julie Tio (Lanny)
+Cyril D’Souza (Melwyn and Teresa Rasquinha)
++Souls in Purgatory (Angie and David)
+Manuel Rocha (Family)
Spl. Int. Melwyn and Teresa Rasquinha on their 40th Wedding Anniversary (Family)
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