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40 - Sunday Nov. 1, 1992 ~ North Shore News

‘SPIRITUALLY SPEAKING |

Holy Trinity will host another sharing circle

THE SHARING circle at Holy
Trinity Parish on Oct, 19 drew
about 40 Catholic -people who
shared their joys and grievances
about being Catholic in the mod-
ern world.

It was obvious from those who
affirmed thir faith that prayer
and the sacraments gave them
greater confidence in mecting their
daily struggles.

Those who have encountered
definite human hardships related
how their faith both carried them
through their ordeals and grew as
a result of the cross that was laid
across their shoulders.

Education in a secular universi-
ty was seen as an occasion for one
individual 10 appreciate the roots
of earlier Catholic education, and
to ‘become more familiar with
faith on an adult level.

Aduit education classes for
parents whose children prepare for
the sacraments of penance, Holy
Communion and Confirmation
are well attended in one parish.

Trust in God rather than self

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- Funeral rites and
THE’ REV. John Bailey of St.
Martin’s Anglican Church in
North Vancouver will be the
“keynote speaker at a conference
entitled “Funerals: Rites, Rituals
and: Relevance’? on Saturday,

‘: Nov. 14, The event will be held at

- Willingdon’. Church
: ‘from 9 a.m, to4p.m.
The conference: will focus on
: the role of the funeral.in the grief
process, the need for changing

in ‘Burnaby

.< fituals in a modern society and the

way - ‘in ‘which different ethnic
groups perceive death and dying.

’ Rev.*.Bailey,. who is currently
completing a doctoral: thesis on
| funeral: rites, says the number of
‘Tequests | for cremations and me-
morial. services in this region has
risen. dramatically, while funerals
have beconie less Popular. ‘

Unity in Diversity

‘THE WEEK of Nov. 8 to 15 has
been declared.-Unity in Diversity
Week by the Baha’i. community of
Canada and proclaimed as such
by the North Vancouver District
‘mayor in council on Oct. 27.
-. The Baha’is of North Van-
couver invite the ‘public to the
opening ceremonies being held on
Sunday, Nov. 8 in the Lonsdale
Quay Hotel Ballroom starting at 8
p.m.

The program will include a slide
show. accompanied by music, a
presentation of them of unity in

’ diversity and a performance. by
the Vancouver Baha’i Youth
-Workshop.

To reserve seats call 985-6833.

World unity, the motivating
force of the global Baha’i com-
munity, remains the most daun-

REMEMBRANCE DAY |

was noted, as well as personal
changes of heart, rather than
always wanting the Church to
change.

God does support a willing and
loving heart, so the modern Cath-
olic must fearn to trust Him and

pray.

Faith-filled friends in parish life
can be a real support for those in
need, and so it is important for
friendships to develop between
parishioners.

The modern parish needs to be
more outreaching and concerned
about family life and the individ-
ual parishioner. One area where
the church could show its concern
for human need was by supplying
affordable housing.

It was noted that senior
Religious Sisters who have had a
lifetime of experiences as church
workers should be allowed to
serve in the pastoral life of the
modern parish if they wish.

On the other side of the ledger,
grievances were aired.

It became apparent at the

rituals discussed

“One of the cultural charac-
teristics of West Coast society is
that we hold up the ideal of eter-
nal youth — we’re very much a
death-denying society,’’ he said.

Bailey believes this is one of the
reasons for the growing popularity
of rituals which do not include the
body of the departed being pres-
ent.

Another growing trend on the
West Coast is to not have any
kind of service to mark the loss of
a loved one, he says.

The Nov. 14 conference is
sponsored by the Hospice Unit of
the Anglican Diocese of New

~ Westminster. Registration is $40.

For more information, coniact
Peter Mercer at 980-0899 or
Sylvia Enga at 988-6417. .

Week to be held

ting task of leaders of thought
and capacity in today’s fractious
socio-political arena.

Daily we-learn of a new division
resulting from radical, ethnic, or
political differences. <

Over 110 years: ago,
Baha’u'llah, the prophet-founder
of the Baha’i faith, communicated
to the leaders of his time a vision
of the world united despite its dif-
ferences: ‘‘The earth is but one
country and mankind its citizens.”

This vision, dismissed out of
hand by the leaders of that day,
has become the focus of hope for
the future of humanity and re-
mains one of the most challenging
issues before current governments
and authorities.

For more information on the
week’s activities, call 731-8199.

November 11, 1992

The flower that means peace. We ask you

to remember all those who are only memories

by your donation to the fund which helps ex .service-
men and wemen and their dependents in time of need.

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mecting that parish life should
show greater concern and offer
practical help for spouses without
children, the bereaved, single
parents and teenagers.

There does not seem to be
enuugh being done to strengthen
marriages, and to reach out to the
great number of young adults for
whom the church is irrelevant and
holds little meaning.

These same young people
believe in God, have personal
prayer lives, and are involved in
many good social issues of the
day, but have walked away from
the formal church.

What is the local parish doing
to help parents deal with raising
young people of all ages? Is it in-
different to those who walk away,
because it knows there will always
be more Catholics born every
day?

Is the church more concerned
about its own self-preservation
and less with the secular realm
that it might be able to influence
(health institutions and societal
institutions which deal with natu-
ral resources, poverty, disease
control)?

In this age when parish life is

no longer the centre of people’s
lives, how is one to distribute per-
sonal time/talent and treasure be-
tween family, social, work, and
church life?

Should the church be paralleling
human care agencies and if so,
why?

The discipline in Catholic
schools was raised. One of the
ways the priest as the leader of the
local parish could be a more ef-
fective communicator is to learn
how to properly use a
microphone.

Girls should be allowed to serve
mass and women should be or-
dained priests.

It was observed that Commu-
nion lines are longer in today’s
chusch but confession lines are
shorter. The human church will
always be sinful and imperfect
and perhaps affluence contributes
to the church being seen as more
human than divine.

The second sharing circle will be
held at Holy Trinity on Thursday,
Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m.

On that evening, small group
discussions will look at how the
joys of the faith can be experi-
enced by a greater number and the

grievances be practically handled.
This is an open meeting and
everyone is welcome.

A third evening will be held on
Monday, Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m.
The third evening will be a time to
thank God for our joys and ask
His help with our grievances.

This will be done through the
celebration of the holy sacrifice of
the mass,

Fr. John Tritschler

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Lions Gate Hospital installs .
new phone system.

Lions Gate Hospital is in the process of installing anew telephone system. This new system
is designed to provide better phone service, more direct-in-dial lines, voice mail, pre-recorded
messages for the public, and other customer-service features. - a

The new phone system will switch into operation Saturday, November 7, 1992 at 40:00 pm -

There may be minimal disruptions in some non-patient care areas of the hospital during
the switchover. The main hospital phone number will remain 988-3431, and the switchboard ~
will continue to be staffed 24 hours a day.

The new phone system will accommodate more direct-in-dial lines. This expanded service ..
will allow people to call many departments directly, without having to go through the -
switchboard. A listing of frequently called departments is printed below. .

These new direct-in-dial phone numbers may not be in service until after 10:00 pat,

Saturday, November 7.

Your patience and understanding during this transitiory period is greatly appreciated. .
Frequently called hospital departments: : :

Main hospital number
Hospital’s main facsimile line (fax)

Administration

Admitting - Main Hospital
Chemotherapy Out-Patient Clinic

E.C.G. (Cardiology)

Emergency Department
Health Records Department

Laboratory

Medical Day Centre

Occupational Therapy

Patient Accounts

Pharmacy
Physiotherapy

Psychiatric Day Centre

Radiology

Rehabilitation Services Appointment Bookings

Screening Mammography Clinic

Social Work

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988-3131 -
984-5838 ~

984-5916
984-5812
984-5753 -
984-5727

. 984-5799
984-5719
984-5755
984-5752
984-5748
984-5778
984-5987
984-5701
984-5746
$84-5751
984-5775
984-5809

984-5714
984-5810