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Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Aliso Viejo > News > Homily > Making Church Matter!

Making Church Matter!

January 26, 2020February 1, 2020

01-26-20
Making Church Matter!
Sunday Reflection

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Are You or Someone You Know In Need of Food?

Here's a list of local Food Banks and their contact information:

South County Outreach: www.sco-oc.org/food-pantry/

Orange County Food Bank : ocfoodbank.org/need-help/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrJCno9TH6AIVE8JkCh3OSQM-EAAYASABEgIwG_D_BwE

Second Harvest: www.feedoc.org/get-help/get-food-2/

Here's information on how to apply for Cal Fresh: ocfoodbank.org/need-food-stamps/

Thank you to parishioner Mindy Hohman for providing us with this important information!

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Are You or Someone You Know In Need of Food?

Heres a list of local Food Banks and their contact information:

South County Outreach: http://www.sco-oc.org/food-pantry/

Orange County Food Bank : https://ocfoodbank.org/need-help/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIrJCno9TH6AIVE8JkCh3OSQM-EAAYASABEgIwG_D_BwE

Second Harvest: https://www.feedoc.org/get-help/get-food-2/

Heres information on how to apply for Cal Fresh: https://ocfoodbank.org/need-food-stamps/

Thank you to parishioner Mindy Hohman for providing us with this important information!

#WeAreCorpusChristi #AloneTogether #avcatholics #FoodAssistance #FoodBank #YouAreNotAlone #Faith #Family #Connect #Service

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🌴➡️ Let’s do this Corpus Christi! ⬅️🌴

You can pick up your blessed palms from the parish on Palm Sunday (04.05.20) by driving through the parish parking lot.

Date: Sunday, April 5th (Palm Sunday)

Time: 11am - 12noon

DETAILS of Palm Sunday Drive Thru:

1) There will be ONE entrance (by the gas company side of Aliso Creek Parkway)

2) There will be ONE exit (by Blessed Mother statue)

3) The other entrance (near far far Cross) will be blocked off with cones.

4) There will be 2 lanes upon reaching tables with palms on either side (2 tables for left hand lane to turn left on Aliso Viejo Pkwy and another 2 tables for right hand lane to turn right on Aliso Viejo Pkwy)

5) People will obtain palms by reaching for palms in basket on table OR palms spread apart on tables.

6) Some members of the Corpus Christi staff will be there to make sure there are enough palms, guide cars, and answer questions.

7) Go home decorate your front doors with your blessed palms, take a picture and post it online with #avcatholics

We will have plenty of palms - everyone is welcome to come to our Palm Sunday Parking Lot Drive Thru!

Thank you to our Music Director - Chris Boyle - for bringing this wonderful idea to our attention!

Please share and #Repost this link to get the word out!

thedeaconsbench.com/a-beautiful-idea-for-palm-sunday/

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A beautiful idea for Palm Sunday

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How can we publicly acknowledge this important day on our calendar when so many of us will be behind closed doors? The Missionaries of the Holy Spirit posted this idea on their Facebook page: What if ...

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Great idea Chris! Thank you so much Corpus Christi for following through.

This is amazing. I was just talking with Samantha about how we're not going to be able to pick up our palms and walk around the campus as a parish. Difficult times but our belief and faith in our Lord and Savior is making it easy to get through.

Thank you🌿

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2 days ago

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What a perfect and powerful message for today! Thank you Father Tim! May God bless you and keep you safe!

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"In This Moment"

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A MESSAGE FROM FATHER TIM - TRY A MANTRA

March 30, 2020

Dear Corpus Christi Family,

You have heard me mention a few times in my Sunday homilies the invitation to give God 1% of your day, which is 14 minutes and 40 seconds. Around how we spend our time with God is highly individualized. There’s no right or wrong way. There are many roads up the mountain. What works for one doesn’t necessarily work for another. What is important is that we pray. I would like to suggest a way that has been most helpful to me when I’m somewhat restless or unsettled, and many of us are feeling that right now as we go through an unprecedented time. I suggest the calming balm of a mantra.

So, to set the scene think of your children and/or grandchildren. Children know how soothing repetition can be. They often love to hear the same stories, sing the same songs, and recite the same nursery rhymes again and again and again. I remember as an uncle of 18 nephews and nieces sitting down with them and watching the same Disney animation repeatedly. I would often find myself humming and singing a Disney song in my mind at 2:00 a.m. in the morning while trying desperately to fall asleep.

An adult way to rediscover the calming effect repetition can have on our spirits is through the use of mantra prayers. A mantra is a short prayer phrase, usually eight syllables or less, which is repeated over and over, silently or aloud, in conjunction with our breath. One could say that the rosary and the chaplet of divine mercy are mantras. Those of you who pray the rosary and/or the chaplet of divine mercy on a regular basis know the soothing effect of repetition.

Mantras can be used in almost limitless ways to help you slow down for prayer; as a way to focus your restless mind in prayer; to remind yourself of God’s presence; or as an aid to help you through a challenging time, to name just a few possibilities.

This is how to do it:

Choose one of the following mantra prayers or create your own and repeat it over and over for 14 minutes and 40 seconds. You’ll want to set your timer.
Sit up straight with your palms open resting on your legs.
Pray part of it as you inhale and part of it as you exhale.
With each repetition, imagine yourself descending a set of stairs step by step to the very center of your being where God awaits you.

Mantras

Inhale Exhale

God is with me

Gentle God comfort me

Spirit of God help me

Creator God guide me

Loving God I need you

Comforting God quiet my fears

God is near God is here

God of peace calm me

Indwelling God strengthen me

Compassionate God be with me

I conclude with an account from the Book of Exodus. The Israelites are hemmed in with the Red Sea on one side and the Egyptian army on the other side. With no where to go they cry out to Moses and this is Moses’ response: “Do not fear! Stand your ground and see the victory the Lord will win for you today. For these Egyptians whom you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you have only to keep still” (Exodus 14:14). Moses will then extend his staff over the Red Sea and God will split the Red Sea in two, and the Israelites will pass through the sea on dry ground and be free from the Egyptians.

“You have only to keep still”. Try a mantra.

My blessing is being your pastor now, and for many years to come.

Father Tim

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A MESSAGE FROM FATHER TIM - TRY A MANTRA

March 30, 2020

Dear Corpus Christi Family,

You have heard me mention a few times in my Sunday homilies the invitation to give God 1% of your day, which is 14 minutes and 40 seconds. Around how we spend our time with God is highly individualized. There’s no right or wrong way. There are many roads up the mountain. What works for one doesn’t necessarily work for another. What is important is that we pray. I would like to suggest a way that has been most helpful to me when I’m somewhat restless or unsettled, and many of us are feeling that right now as we go through an unprecedented time. I suggest the calming balm of a mantra.

So, to set the scene think of your children and/or grandchildren. Children know how soothing repetition can be. They often love to hear the same stories, sing the same songs, and recite the same nursery rhymes again and again and again. I remember as an uncle of 18 nephews and nieces sitting down with them and watching the same Disney animation repeatedly. I would often find myself humming and singing a Disney song in my mind at 2:00 a.m. in the morning while trying desperately to fall asleep.

An adult way to rediscover the calming effect repetition can have on our spirits is through the use of mantra prayers. A mantra is a short prayer phrase, usually eight syllables or less, which is repeated over and over, silently or aloud, in conjunction with our breath. One could say that the rosary and the chaplet of divine mercy are mantras. Those of you who pray the rosary and/or the chaplet of divine mercy on a regular basis know the soothing effect of repetition.

Mantras can be used in almost limitless ways to help you slow down for prayer; as a way to focus your restless mind in prayer; to remind yourself of God’s presence; or as an aid to help you through a challenging time, to name just a few possibilities.

This is how to do it:

Choose one of the following mantra prayers or create your own and repeat it over and over for 14 minutes and 40 seconds. You’ll want to set your timer.
Sit up straight with your palms open resting on your legs.
Pray part of it as you inhale and part of it as you exhale.
With each repetition, imagine yourself descending a set of stairs step by step to the very center of your being where God awaits you.

Mantras

Inhale Exhale

God is with me

Gentle God comfort me

Spirit of God help me

Creator God guide me

Loving God I need you

Comforting God quiet my fears

God is near God is here

God of peace calm me

Indwelling God strengthen me

Compassionate God be with me

I conclude with an account from the Book of Exodus. The Israelites are hemmed in with the Red Sea on one side and the Egyptian army on the other side. With no where to go they cry out to Moses and this is Moses’ response: “Do not fear! Stand your ground and see the victory the Lord will win for you today. For these Egyptians whom you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you have only to keep still” (Exodus 14:14). Moses will then extend his staff over the Red Sea and God will split the Red Sea in two, and the Israelites will pass through the sea on dry ground and be free from the Egyptians.

“You have only to keep still”. Try a mantra.

My blessing is being your pastor now, and for many years to come.

Father Tim

#WeAreCorpusChristi #TryAMantra #avcatholics #AloneTogether #NotAlone #Mantra #BeStill #Prayer

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Lovely message Father Ted. God bless you.

What a beautiful message. Thank you Father!

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4 days ago

Staying Connected Is So Important!

Father Tim shares how he is staying connected to us and how we can stay connected to one another during these times.

Stay Connected to us! We love you and can't with until we are all together again!

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6 days ago

Good morning Corpus Christi!

Father Tim celebrated a complete Sunday Mass and we have posted it for you here. It is also on our parish website.

Click on the link below to watch.

We pray this recorded Mass and Father's message will bring you peace and comfort.

Entire Sunday Mass
March 28/29, 2020
Corpus Christi Catholic Church
Aliso Viejo, Ca

www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4IH3F-geN8&t=22s

Send family pictures to: info@avcatholics.org
Corpus Christi website: www.avcatholics.org
Parish Facebook page: www.facebook.com/avcatholics/

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is there a worship aide for today

Thank you Fr Tim, Chris and Corpus Christi Staff. I miss y’all and appreciate that we can still attend mass together. Please stay well and safe.

Thank you and God bless you Father Tim.

Thank youFather, Chris and who ever is doing the camera! Stay safe everyone!

Thank you Fr Tim 🙏

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6 days ago

Good morning Corpus Christi faith family,

Yes, we are still publishing our weekly bulletin! Click on the link below to read it.

Know Father Tim and the parish staff are all praying for you and your loved ones.

Stay home and stay safe this week and remember, we love you and can't wait until we can all worship together again!
🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️

Remember, we are sending out a daily email. You can sign up for that email by emailing info@avcatholics.org and ask to begin to receive the "Corpus Christi Daily Check-In" email and we will take care of the rest!

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03-29-20 Sunday Bulletin.pdf

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7 days ago

Join Pope Francis, on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica, in prayer today at 10am (PDT) live from the Vatican.

Watch the live stream at www.vaticannews.va/en.html

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Join Pope Francis, on the steps of St. Peters Basilica, in prayer today at 10am (PDT) live from the Vatican.

Watch the live stream at https://www.vaticannews.va/en.html

#PrayTogether #WeAreCorpusChristi #avcatholics #ocdiocese

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7 days ago

March 27, 2020

God's Truth and Promises

In these times of anxiety and uncertainty, it's important for us to focus on what HASN'T changed and that is God's eternal Word.

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Thank you! It is such an unexpected tough time and not sure how to pray for this time.:-(.

Again, thank you.

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