Bill Hao

Chinese School
Sundays at 11:30am

Chinese language classes for adults meet on Sundays from 11:30am – 12:30pm in the choir room. Class schedule is as follows:  August 18, 2024 August 25, 2024 September 8, 2024 September 15, 2024 September 22, 2024 September 29, 2024 October 6, 2024 October 13, 2024 October 20, 2024 October 27, 2024 Fee: $60/person

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Tai-Chi Classes
Sundays at 11:30am

Tai-chi is a slow-motion defense exercise for people of all ages. Classes are offered every Sunday at 11:30 am. Benefits of Tai-chi exercises include improved balance and flexibility, as well as aiding in internal relaxation. All are welcome to attend!

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Celebrating the Assumption of Mary

In 1950, Pope Pius XII proclaimed the dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in his apostolic constitution Munificentissimus Deus (God Ineffable or Indescribable). It was about time, for not only had canonized Saints written about it, the Christian faithful since the early Church had already been expressing that article of faith in their traditions, prayers, devotions, sacred images and liturgies. In his proclamation, Pope Pius XII tied in the dogma of the Assumption with the three preceding…

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Did Mary die before her Assumption?

The Apostolic constitution of Pope Pius XII states: “We pronounce, declare, and define it to be a divinely revealed dogma: that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.” — Pope Pius XII, Munificentissimus Deus, 1950 The question of whether Mary died is significant especially in the context of the Assumption. The story of the Dormition of Mary from the Eastern Orthodox Church, which is…

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2025-2026 OCIA Liturgical Rites Schedule

September 7, 2025 Rite of Welcome and Acceptance October 5, 2025 The Rite of Anointing       Feb 15, 2026 The Rite of Sending Feb 21, 2026 The Rite of Election Feb 22, 2026 1st Sunday of Lent Feb 29, 2026 2nd Sunday of Lent March 8, 2026 3rd Sunday of Lent (The First Scrutiny) March 15, 2026 4th Sunday of Lent (The Second Scrutiny) March 22, 2026 5th Sunday of Lent (The Third Scrutiny) April 4, 2026 Easter Vigil April…

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Chinese School
Begins August 18, 2024

Chinese language classes for adults begins on August 18, 2024, Sundays from 11:30am – 12:30pm. Please register with Michelle Tsai.  August 18, 2024 August 25, 2024 September 8, 2024 September 15, 2024 September 22, 2024 September 29, 2024 October 6, 2024 October 13, 2024 October 20, 2024 October 27, 2024 Fee: $60/person

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Solemnity of the Annunciation

Let it be done to me according to your word! At the Annunciation, the angel Gabriel said to Mary: “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you (Lk 1:35).” The term “overshadow” is rarely used in the bible. One other place it is used is in the Book of Exodus chapter 40 verse 34: it describes a mysterious cloud that overshadowed the tent in which Israel kept the Ark of the…

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