Parish Bulletin

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE (SCHOOL RENOVATION AND SEISMIC PROJECT)

We are pleased to share that the campaign is progressing exceptionally well! Both the Campaign (fundraising) Committee and the Building Committee have been working tirelessly to ensure the success of this important project, and we are very much on track with our campaign goal.

As of Christmas, we are pleased to report that the campaign has raised approximately $300,000 toward our $500,000 goal. While we are still tallying the generous contributions received over the holiday season, this is an exciting milestone, and we look forward to continued momentum in the coming months.

Our goal is to meet with as many parents as possible, and we encourage you to make yourself available if a member of the Campaign (fundraising) team reaches out to you. If you are still considering your gift, we look forward to receiving your signed gift card. Please note that until we have the signed card in hand, we are unable to officially count it toward our raised to date total.

If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact Dino Alberti at dinohc@telus.net.

Thank you once again for your generosity and support to this project.

PRIESTS AWAY

Father Chris and Father Tomas are away until next Tuesday January 21 attending the Annual Meeting of the Salvatorian Fathers. 

The schedule during the priests’ absence is as follows:

Fri Jan 17 7:30 pm	NO DIVINE MERCY MASS
Sat Jan 18 9:00 am	NO MORNING MASS
Sat Jan 18 5:00 pm	Mass celebrated by Father Bede
Sun Jan 19 – 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm	Mass celebrated by Father Bede
Sun Jan 19 – 5:00 pm	Mass celebrated by Father Martin
Mon Jan 20	Liturgy of the Word celebrated by Acolyte Carmine Morelli
Tues Jan 21	Liturgy of the Word celebrated by Acolyte Carmine Morelli

2025 SUNDAY DONATION ENVELOPES

A reminder to pick up your 2025 Sunday donation envelopes from the Church lobby.  Your 2025 envelope number may be different from your 2024 envelope number so please do not use your 2024 envelopes and throw them out or recycle them.  If you don’t have envelopes and want to get a box for 2025, please email or call the Parish office.

Please write your name and address on your envelopes for the first few weeks of 2024 so that we can make sure we have your information up to date.

Also, if you have 2025 envelopes, please make every effort to use your printed 2025 envelopes. 

SUPER BOWL PARTY Sunday February 9, 2025

The 3^rd Annual Holy Cross Super Bowl party is on Sunday February 9th from 2:30 pm to 7:30 pm in the School Gym.  Your $50.00 ticket includes snacks served throughout and dinner served at halftime.  A full bar will be available throughout the game.  (Admission will be limited to those aged 19+).  Tickets are available at the Parish office and the School office.

CWL MEMBERSHIP

Thank you to all CWL members who have paid their membership dues.  It is not too late to join the CWL and/or renew your $45.00 membership – you can drop it off at the Parish Office or leave it in the collection basket at the front of the Church when you come for Mass.  (Please make sure that you label your envelope CWL and if you are paying cash, put your name, address, phone number and email address on the front of the envelope.)

(You can also call the Parish office to pay for your membership with your credit card information).

2025 SUNDAY DONATION ENVELOPES

A reminder to pick up your 2025 Sunday donation envelopes from the Church lobby.  Your 2025 envelope number may be different from your 2024 envelope number so please do not use your 2024 envelopes and throw them out or recycle them.  If you don’t have envelopes and want to get a box for 2025, please email or call the Parish office.

Please write your name and address on your envelopes for the first few weeks of 2024 so that we can make sure we have your information up to date.

Also, if you have 2025 envelopes, please make every effort to use your printed 2025 envelopes. 

JUBILEE YEAR 2025

A Jubilee Year is celebrated by the universal Church every 25 years.  This special year is dedicated to encouraging the faithful to embark on pilgrimages, repent of their sins, forgive others, and renew their focus on spiritual life.

A way to get involved during the Jubilee Year is to go on a local pilgrimage. Archbishop Miller has designated the following sites as local places of pilgrimage:

• Holy Rosary Cathedral, Vancouver
• St. Jude’s Parish and Shrine, Vancouver
• St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Agassiz, together with the adjacent Shrine of Santo Niño de Cebu

You are encouraged to go on a local pilgrimage with family and friends to these sites. By taking part in a pilgrimage to one of the three designated churches, you can obtain the Jubilee Indulgence. Learn more at https://rcav.org/jubilee-2025/participate#local-pilgrimage-sites-obtain-the-jubilee-indulgence

Learn more about this special year of 2025 and stay updated with the latest news at https://rcav.org/jubilee-2025 or subscribe to the Friday report at https://rcav.org/friday-report.

2025 HOLY CROSS ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

Please save the date for the Holy Cross Annual Golf Tournament on

Friday May 9, 2025 from 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Riverway Golf Course in Burnaby.  More information to come.

VOCATION LIVE-IN WEEKEND FEB 8-9

There will be a Vocation Live-In on the weekend of February 8-9 at the Seminary of Christ the King in Mission, BC. Anyone wishing to enter the Seminary in the next couple of years is welcome. For more information phone 604-826-8975 or email  rector.minors@sck.ca

MASS INTENTIONS for Monday January 20, 2025, to Sunday January 19, 2025 (Requested by)

Mon. Jan 20      8:15 am           

No Mass

Tues. Jan 21     8:15 am           

No Mass

Wed. Jan 22      8:15 am           

Parishioners

Thurs. Jan 23    8:15 am           

++Luigi & Teresa Parrotta (Marisa and Nick)

Thurs. Jan 23    9:15 am           

School Mass – Parishioners

Fri. Jan 24         8:15 am           

Spl. Int. Dominic Wong (Kit)

Fri. Jan 24         7:30 pm           

+Mauricio Olalo (Diva)

+Angelo Toselli

+Marcelino San Juan (Diva)

++Helen Jung and Michael Hu (Diva)

Spl. Int. Grace and Conchita San Juan (Diva)

Spl. Int. Maria Hu (Diva)

Spl. Int. Marie and Allen (Family)

Spl. Int. Agnes Wan (5:00 pm Sunday Choir)

Spl. Int. Catherine, Angela, Monica and Joachim Chen (Agnes)

Spl. Int. Natalie

Sat. Jan 25       9:00 am

++Francis and Matthew Gomes

Spl. Int. Holy Infant Jesus (Albina Halfar)

Sat. Jan 25       5:00 pm           

++Nemisio Evangelista and Tomasa Balad (Art and Connie Madayag)

+Carlo Piovesan Senior

+Maria Srdanovic (Dave and Dorothy)

Spl. Int. Krys Bondi (May and Don Chan)

Spl. Int. Alice and Ernest (May and Don)

Sun. Jan 26       8:00 am           

+Tony De Santis (Family)

+Blessy Dee (May and Don)

+Joe Yamauchi (Family)

Spl. Int. Cristina and Ronald (May and Don Chan)

Spl. Int. May and Don Chan (Cristina)

Spl. Int. Romano Family (Family)

Spl. Int. Maria Alberti (Cathy K.)

Sun. Jan 26       10:00am           

+Joe Rubino (Lena and Family)

++Eufrasia Sovernigo and Deceased Members of the Sovernigo Family (Family)

+Antonina Sciortino (Giuseppina G.)

+Filomena Pesa (Emilio and Toni)

+Doris Humphrey (Diane and Don Kennedy)

++Marie and Serge Rousseau (Nicole and Mike)

++Anna and Janos Pek (Nicole and Mike)

+Erminia Perone (Ada F.)

++John and Rosalind Fernandez (Family)

Spl. Int. Thanksgiving Mass for Magsino Family (Magsino Family)

Sun. Jan 26       12:00 Noon      

+Emilio Bosa (Elsa and Family)

+Anne Damiani (John Damiani)

+Paul Thow (Family)

+John Thow (Family)

+Mike De Mare (Livio and Lilia Chiarello, Lina and Vincenzo Catania,Tannis and Larry Gough)

++Gino and Marlene Punzo (Family)

+Leonides Parel

Spl. Int. Rose and David Turrin (Diva)

Sun. Jan 26       5:00 pm           

+Edward Chang (Family)

Spl. Int. Catherine and Raymond Lam (Kit)

Spl. Int. Krys Bondi (5:00 pm Sunday Choir)

Spl.  Int Angie and David (Agnes)

Spl. Int. for Healing for Nick Gentile (Ada F.)