Rev. Benedict DeLeon

Cross Catholic Outreach Missions this weekend.

At all Masses this weekend April 21-22 we will have a priest speaking on behalf of Cross Catholic Outreach, a missionary program that cares for “the poorest of the poor” in such places as the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

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CORPUS CHRISTI PRESENTS:  

Divine Mercy: In the Second Greatest Story Ever Told

Our Spiritual Journey continues, on Tuesday, May 1^st.You are Invited to join us at daily Mass from 8:30 - 9:00, then continue to the parish hall (downstairs) with the fifth session, God’s Master Plan. After the video, there will be an opportunity to discuss our faith with one another. The sessions conclude at 10:10.

Over the past few sessions, we’ve covered the historical tapestry of God’s mercy, an interweaving of the events at Fatima, the life of St. Faustina Kowalska, the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II, the sacrifices and suffering of the nation of Poland, and so much more. Now, we’ll look more closely at John Paul’s pivotal role in international events that once again show us God’s amazing mercy at work.

Religious Education News

First through Fifth grade R.E. classes Thursdays 3:30 p.m. For further info, please call the church office at (530) 583-4409.

Confirmation Class News

The students in the Confirmation class have chosen their Confirmation Saint and writing a report on their Saint.

The students continue working on Service to the Community at the Emergency Shelter in Truckee. The class continues to collect donations for the Shelter and for Project Mana. The Donation Can is in the vestibule of the Church, all donations are appreciated!

Anyone who will be a junior in high school or older (approximately 16 – 35 y.o.) by January 2019 is invited to consider participating in the next “World Youth Day” with our Holy Father Pope Francis, which will be held in Panama City Central America from Jan 22-27, 2019. Families are especially invited to attend. If you might be interested, please call our parish office 530 583-4409.

“May grace, mercy, and peace be yours from God the Father
and Christ Jesus our Lord” (1 Tim. 1:2).

If you are a member, full or part-time, of Corpus Christi Parish, thank you for using this means (our web-site) of strengthening your bond of membership of our parish family and of accessing information on parish life and services – liturgical celebrations, religious formation programs (adult, youth, and child), spiritual ministries, social events, etc. If you are not a parish member, the parishioners, parish staff, and the priests of Corpus Christi Parish greet you and thank you for visiting us via cyberspace.
Should you sometime visit us in person you will be welcome. Your visit will be a grace for us and, we pray, for you, for it will be God, in his Divine Providence, who will have brought you here. Our parish and parish church bear the name “Corpus Christi” – the Body of Christ; an affirmation of the Real Presence of Christ - Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity- in the Most Holy Eucharist. Our mission church, in Olympic Valley, is named “Queen of Snows”, in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, and spiritually Mother of the Church and mother to each of us baptized into Christ. Visit and enter our two churches in the picture page of our web-site.

“May mercy, peace, and love be yours in ever greater measure” (Jude v. 2).
Again, welcome!

Corpus Christi Parish, along with that of Susanville, Westwood, Portola and Quincy, is a daughter parish of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Truckee (est. 1870). It was established as a separate parish, as it were "left home and mother", in 1961.

Corpus Christi Church, the parish church, is located on California Highway 89, one mile south of Tahoe City. It was built in 1911 and dedicated on September 10 of that year. It stands on land donated by the Duane L. Bliss family, then owners of the Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company and of Tahoe Tavern. Its building and furnishings (altar, pews, etc.) were funded by Frederick and Mary Elizabeth Kohl, of San Francisco. The church capacity was increased by the addition of a wing in the early 1960s. The addition of the present choir area, a renovation of the church and the installation of the stained-glass windows were completed in 1992.

Queen of the Snows Church, the mission church of the parish, is two miles up the Squaw Valley Road, in Squaw (Olympic) Valley, about 7 miles from Tahoe City. It was built in 1959 and dedicated by Cardinal James Francis McIntyre of Los Angeles during the opening week of the 1960 Winter Olympics held at Squaw Valley.

I think one of the most poignant depictions of our Lord, reminding us of his never-ending compassion and mercy, is the image of our Lord as “the Good Shepherd.” This weekend we celebrate “Good Shepherd Sunday,” because the readings of our Mass center on this beautiful image of Jesus. It is also appropriate for us that this weekend we welcome Fr. Bryan O’Rourke of Cross Catholic OutreachMissionsto our parish, because their work makes us realize that the arms of the Good Shepherd embrace all people, near and far around the globe. In all of our prayers and actions, let us make sure that we spread the comfort and care and compassion of the Good Shepherd to all in our family, our workplaces, our community. And, in our support of Catholic missions, we can help spread the comfort & love of the Good Shepherd to all the world.

Welcome to the Corpus Christi Parish! If you are a full time or part-time parish resident, we invite you to register as a parishioner. Please contact the parish office or you may also pick-up a copy of our registration form at the entrances to the Corpus Christi Church. God Bless and welcome!

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