Corpus Christi January 25 Email
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A. Today’s New Items
1. Fr. Patrick’s Holy Homework
Pray every day: “Jesus, please make me an evangelist” and be ready to ask people if you can pray for them. Be ready to tell people the reason for your joy and hope --- JESUS --- and that HE LOVES THEM, TOO.
2. Discerning about “Spreading the Good News”
Please ask the Lord about how He would like YOU to “Spread the Good News.” Here’s Dcn Paul’s list of some recommended ideas to consider.
14 Ideas for Spreading the Word of the Lord- Birthday song: “May the dear Lord bless you”
- Daily family meal and evening prayers
- Phoning relatives & keeping them in your prayers
- Using the computer to recommend CC events to family
- Using the computer to recommend other websites to family
- Using computer technologies beyond our families
- While shopping, open door for another and say “Have a blest day”.
- Call church pew-mates we have not seen in awhile
- Waiting in line: “Did you get my message?” “God/Jesus loves you.”
- Group efforts like “Visiting Our Neighbors”
- Group efforts like “Storefront Evangelization”
- Write a faith-encouraging message for our website
- Do a “Random Act of Kindness”
- Put a bumper sticker on your car
3. New Session of GOF for Adults!
Renew Reflect Respond
Generation of Faith 2020/21
A “stumbling block” for some is how St. Paul describes “Christ crucified” (1 Corinthians 1:23) probably because the cross was the means of capital punishment for thieves, robbers, and insurrectionists at the time.
In the 4th century Constantine abolished crucifixion and promoted the cross as the primary symbol for Christians. Thus, today the cross is a powerful sign of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ – what the Church calls the Paschal Mystery.
This month’s video explores the meaning of this Mystery…How does the cross bring about our salvation? Did Jesus really “descend into hell”? How do we share in the cross daily? How do we rise with Him daily?
The answers to these questions can be found by watching the video: The Paschal Mystery: The Mystery of Jesus’s Death and Resurrection
A panel discussion with Corpus Christi parishioners can, as usual, be found at the end of the video. Don’t miss it!
Click the Button below to go to the parish website- To print the handout: Click on Session 4 Handouts/Adults
- To see the video: click on Generation of Faith Videos then on ADULTS 2020-2021 SESSION Four
The Paschal Mystery in the Sacraments and everyday life (Archdiocese of Chicago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btd88eBh21s
Virtual Tours of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. This site is recognized since the 4th century as the place where Jesus died, was buried, and rose from the dead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ6ZdT5GOWc&ab_channel= AlJazeeraEnglish
16 mins. showing the church with readings from the Passion accounts in the Gospels
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCnwrqawDfM&ab_channel= ChristianMediaCenter-English
1 and a half minute overview of National Geographic’s longer programGenerations of Faith
4. This Week on FORMED
See button at end of article to go to FORMED.org
Click here for FORMED B. Reminders
5. AOD Unleash the Gospel Podcast “Open Door Policy” Episodes with Fr. Patrick
Fr. Patrick is now hosting the Podcast “Open Door Policy” Episodes for the AOD. His co-host is Emily Mentock. They are taking over for the prior team of Fr. Steve Pullis and Danielle Center. To listen to their first episode, Episode 62, click on the button below.Open Door Policy Podcast
6. Renewal of the Mind: Fr. Patrick’s 90-sec. daily video and a NEW 30-minute weekly audio broadcast
Fr. Patrick’s daily video draws guidance for the day from the Mass Scriptures of the day. The message is there … 90 seconds …POW!
The NEW item is the 30-minute weekly audio broadcast. It can be reached at any time of day or night, any day of the week.Daily or Weekly 
C. Standard Items
7. Liturgy schedule - weekdays
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 8:30am Mass
Saturdays: 1:00 – 3:00pm – Confessions in Reconciliation Rm in church
8. Links for viewing or registering for this weekend’s Masses
Our Masses are: Saturday, 4pm; Sunday, 11am. The 11am Mass is the Mass most often livestreamed.
Click on the button below for viewing the Mass.Click Here to View Mass via Video If you wish to attend a Mass in person at church this weekend please register by clicking on the button below … before noon on Saturday. Register for In-Person Attendance If you have not registered (by noon on Saturday) to attend Mass in person and you still wish to attend a Mass at church this weekend please:
- park in the parking lot a little ahead of Mass time,
- go to the parking lot side entrance,
- and ask the staff at that doorway if there is still available room.
If there is room in church they will do a check-in process for you.
9. Link to Bulletins:Click Here for CC Bulletins