Sept 20/21, 2025 - Sunday Bulletin
- Leslie Mendonca
- Sep 20
- 7 min read
25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Important Updates
Online Giving
Make a weekly, or one-time donation to the St. Edmund's Parish collection.
Mass Times
Weekend - Saturday at 4:30 pm (Anticipated Mass); Sundays at 8 am, 9:30 am and 11 am
Weekday - Monday to Friday at 7:30 am and 9 am; Saturdays at 9 am
Confessions - Tuesday to Friday after 9 am Mass; Saturdays from 3:30 pm to 4:15 pm
Morning Prayer - Monday to Saturday 8:40 am
Adoration chapel - 10am to 12pm (noon).
Updates
Parish News
FATHER CANNIO’S NEW BOOK! – The Name is All I Have Is Them and speaks to our relationship with God and Nature. Copies are available at the back of the Church for $20 each or by donation.
MISSION ON THE MISSION – everyone is invited to St. Paul’s Squamish Catholic Church, 424 Esplanade West, North Vancouver for a Retreat with Fr. Gregory Agyeman on the topic of Walking in the Way of Hope. It is on Friday, Sept. 26 & Saturday Sept. 27th @6:30pm-Reflection, Mass & Social as well, Sunday Sept. 28th @11am for Mass & Social.
ATTENTION ALL BAKERS - NEXT SUNDAY IS THE CWL COFFEE & BAKE SALE
CWL COFFEE SUNDAY & BAKE SALE is after all Masses on Sunday, September 28. Baking donations will be gratefully received before the Masses. Please allow the CWL to price your baked goods
TO ACCESS THE PARISH OFFICE – PLEASE CALL 604-988-3211 (during office hours 9am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 5pm)
ONLINE GIVING for the Healing and Reconciliation collection may be made at rcav.org/healing-and-reconciliation
PREP REGISTRATION IS OPEN. Please complete the registration form and hand it into the Parish Office or leave it in the mailbox to the left of the office entry gate. You can get the registration form from the parish office. Any questions can be sent to prepatsteds@shaw.ca
On the 4th Sunday of every month, the 11am Mass will be for all students & parents of our School. All parents & students are requested to attend
The Adoration chapel is open from 10am to 12pm (noon). Sign-up is needed on Flock Note. If you are unable to use that method, please contact the Parish Office
Christian Meditation Group meets in person on the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7pm.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Thank you so very much for the warm welcome extended to me as the new Archbishop. I am really enjoying getting to know the people of this local Church. In particular, I look forward to meeting the Indigenous Peoples of this area.
One of the most important things I’ve learned from our Indigenous brothers and sisters across Canada is the power of listening—truly listening. Taking the time to hear someone’s story is a way of saying: “You are worthy of being listened to.” It is a profound way of honouring the dignity of the person.
As I begin my ministry here, I carry in my heart the call to truth and healing between the Church and Indigenous peoples. It has been part of my ministry for many years, and I have witnessed both the wounds of our past and the hope that grows when we walk together. One concrete way we continue this journey is through our Healing and Reconciliation Collection on September 14.
The projects supported by this collection are shaped locally in partnership with First Nations communities. These initiatives are helping Indigenous peoples embrace their identity through language revitalization, cultural knowledge, and wellness. These projects connect individuals who might otherwise feel isolated and help ensure that those who have often faced discrimination can access healthcare and other services with dignity and respect.
These efforts remind us that reconciliation is not just an institutional effort, but a human journey that touches lives and builds hope, one person at a time.
I invite each of you to pray for ongoing healing and consider supporting this collection. Together, we can help bring about the vision of unity to which Christ calls us.
With every blessing,
✠ Richard W. Smith
Archbishop of Vancouver
Reflections
GOD MUST COME FIRST
Today's Gospel sounds puzzling to contemporary readers, but it can be made less so by considering the economic system which stands behind the parable. A steward is dismissed because he is squandering his master's property. He is called dishonest because he is not serving the interests of the rich man, his employer. In response the steward, in an attempt to ensure favor for himself among the rich man's debtors, brokers repayment of the rich man's loans by foregoing the interest and fees that had been levied to line the steward's pockets. It is this action, in which the steward puts aside his greed and takes the longer perspective in order to enhance his security, which is commended by the rich man.
The passage concludes with three morals for the listeners. The first exhorts the listener to be prudent about the use of wealth. Like the steward in the parable, those who would follow Jesus must put transitory affairs in proper perspective. Christians should handle the affairs of temporal life with an eye toward eternal life.
The second concerns trustworthiness. Those who can be trusted in small things can also be trusted in great things. If Christians handle money and other passing things responsibly, then they can also be trusted with the affairs of the Kingdom of God.
Finally, Jesus tells his listeners that no one can serve two masters simultaneously. God must be put ahead of money.
~ Loyola Press
Mass Intentions
Sunday, September 21
Spec. Intention Zofia Bronowska by Liz Wong
Repose Carmen Unson & Lydia Ticzon by Elisa & John Bueno
Tuesday, September 23
Repose St. Edmund Parishioners
Repose Sung Bo Wong by Janet Ficocelli & Adrian Brecelj
Wednesday, September 24
Repose Anna Michniewicz by daughter Zofia Bronowska
Thursday, September 25
Spec. Intention Fr. Steny by Liz Wong
Friday, September 26
Spec. Intention Thanksgiving by Liz Wong
Saturday, September 27
Spec. Intention Dylan Teng by Liz Wong
Parish Events
CWL 2nd Thursday of each month @ 7 PM
Knights of Columbus
The Knights of Columbus general meetings are in person on the 1st Tuesday each month @7pm/executive meetings are also in person on the last Tuesday of the month @7pm
St. Eds Christian Meditation Group
The St Edmund's Parish unit of the 'World Community for Christian Meditation' (WCCM) has in-person meditation meeting, on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 7.00 pm in St Edmund's Church.
"No Experience Necessary"- The group leader will give new people the basics of meditation and some resources.
WCCM continues to hold a weekly virtual meeting on Mondays (via ZOOM), also at 7.00 pm. You are sincerely invited to attend the WCCM meeting(s). All are welcome.
To learn more about WCCM, kindly contact: Luis Zunino - email lzunino@gzarchitects.com
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 832 0552 4810
Passcode: 965923
School Events
St. Edmunds Elementary School
Apple Fundraiser
Give to your kids an amazing and healthy apple to eat!!!
Sale will end Monday, October 6, and our delivery day it’s schedule by Wednesday October 22!! Reminder e-mails will be sent to you, so you can’t forget!
The funds we raise are so important for providing additional resource that will enrich and upgrade our kid’s academic, physical and social work.
Also, we ask you to please consider sharing this link below with neighbours, friends and family through e-mail or text messages!
Religious Education
PREP 2024-2025
Parish Religious Education Program – PREP REGISTRATION IS OPEN. Please complete the registration form and hand it into the Parish Office or leave it in the mailbox to the left of the office entry gate. You can get the registration form from the parish office.
PREP classes are in St. Edmund’s School and begin on September 10, 2025. Classes will be held every Wednesday from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Any questions can be sent to prepatsteds@shaw.ca
Children's Choir Training
Practices will be every 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month @10am
Masses will be every 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month @ 11am
Altar Server Training
Every Saturday 11-11:30 am
Archdiocese Notices & Events
JUBILEE YEAR 2025
Learn more about this special year, stay updated with the latest news, and explore how you can participate at rcav.org/jubilee.
Upcoming Marriage & Family Events
Monthly (First Saturday of the month) | Pro-Life Mass and Prayer Vigil
Rosary for Peace with Archbishop Smith at Holy Rosary Cathedral on Saturday, October 4 at 11:00 a.m. to pray the Rosary for peace, especially for those suffering in the Holy Land, Ukraine, and around the world. Attend in person or join the livestream as we entrust our petitions to Mary, Queen of Peace. Parish groups, schools, youth and young adult groups, and prayer groups are encouraged to take part. Consider making this part of your pilgrimage to the Cathedral during the Jubilee Year of Hope. Learn more at beholdvancouver/events.
WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
Rekindle the romance, remind yourselves why you fell in love and learn how to make a good marriage even better!
WWME is offering a weekend marriage retreat this fall. Oct. 24-26, 2025.
For more info and to register visit: https://beholdvancouver.org/events/couple-retreat-by-worldwide-marriage-encounter#overview
❤Early bird special before Sept. 11. ❤ Registration closes Oct. 11, 2025
Financials
Remember St. Edmund's in your Will
Bread & Wine
For the week of September 20 to 26th
Repose of the Souls of All My Sisters
Donated by Nora Gemino
Prayer Requests
Our Parish Community is asked to pray for the Special Intention of Father Steny & Father Cannio
Our Parish Community is asked to pray for the Special Intention of Father Jeevan Prakash D'Almeda
Our Parish Community is asked to pray for the Special Intention of St. Edmund Parishioners
Our Parish Community is asked to pray for the Special Intentions of All Carmelite Priests
Our Parish Community is asked to pray for the Special Intention of Anish Rodrigues & Nileema D’Souza
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