Greetings from Father Viet-Peter,
My dear friends and new family of Saint Polycarp: greetings, peace, and love in the Lord Jesus. It is a joy for me to welcome you as your new pastor, and I give thanks to God for the opportunity to serve you in my new capacity. I look forward to meeting, talking with, getting to know you, and sharing our journeys together as we gather for liturgical celebrations, especially the Eucharist, “the source and summit of our faith in Christ” (Sacrosanctum Concilium 10).
You spent nine years with Father Michael St. Paul, my predecessor, who has been so kind to provide a transition for me to be here with you. I give thanks to the Almighty God for his pastoral service and leadership, and also for all of those priests who had served at Saint Polycarp. Yet, many of you will want to know a little about me. Permit me to briefly introduce myself to you.
I was born into a family of eight children in the city of Qui Nhon, Vietnam. I left Vietnam in 1984 and lived in Japan as a refugee almost two years before coming to Huntington Beach, California in June 1986. I was ordained to the priesthood on June 10, 2000. During my twenty years as a priest, I had worked in various parishes, and in the Office of Canonical Services. I had two opportunities to study canon law in Rome, Italy. The first opportunity was between 2005 to 2008; the second was between 2017 to 2020. In fact, I just successfully defended my doctoral dissertation on June 22, 2020.
The Gospel for this 14th Sunday, which is taken from Matthew 11: 25-30, begins with Jesus praising and thanking God the Father for us, and its ends with Jesus inviting us to come to Him: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth… for these. […]. Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest…”. Since this Covid-19 pandemic has been a burden to us, we ought not to let it control and separate us from praising God and coming to Jesus.
Lastly, as our Independence Day celebration falls on Saturday of this weekend, together with our priests – Fathers Tuan, Luis and Msgr. Doktorcyzk – I wish you a blessed July 4th. Let us continue to pray for and to ask God to bless this beautiful country of ours. May our Lord Jesus continue to console us and be the center of our lives.
You spent nine years with Father Michael St. Paul, my predecessor, who has been so kind to provide a transition for me to be here with you. I give thanks to the Almighty God for his pastoral service and leadership, and also for all of those priests who had served at Saint Polycarp. Yet, many of you will want to know a little about me. Permit me to briefly introduce myself to you.
I was born into a family of eight children in the city of Qui Nhon, Vietnam. I left Vietnam in 1984 and lived in Japan as a refugee almost two years before coming to Huntington Beach, California in June 1986. I was ordained to the priesthood on June 10, 2000. During my twenty years as a priest, I had worked in various parishes, and in the Office of Canonical Services. I had two opportunities to study canon law in Rome, Italy. The first opportunity was between 2005 to 2008; the second was between 2017 to 2020. In fact, I just successfully defended my doctoral dissertation on June 22, 2020.
The Gospel for this 14th Sunday, which is taken from Matthew 11: 25-30, begins with Jesus praising and thanking God the Father for us, and its ends with Jesus inviting us to come to Him: “I give praise to you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth… for these. […]. Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest…”. Since this Covid-19 pandemic has been a burden to us, we ought not to let it control and separate us from praising God and coming to Jesus.
Lastly, as our Independence Day celebration falls on Saturday of this weekend, together with our priests – Fathers Tuan, Luis and Msgr. Doktorcyzk – I wish you a blessed July 4th. Let us continue to pray for and to ask God to bless this beautiful country of ours. May our Lord Jesus continue to console us and be the center of our lives.
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Update 06/16/2020: Our Parish Office is still closed until further notice. Most of our staff are furloughed due to budget constraint. We will keep you posted as we receive instruction from the Diocese. Sorry for the inconvenience. We missed everyone here! At this time, we only Live-Stream our daily 9:00 AM Mass on our Youtube page. Our Sunday masses are also Live-Streamed at 9:00AM in English, 10:00 AM in Spanish, and 11:00 AM in Vietnamese. The schedule for our Outdoor Public Masses are:
Saturday: 5:00 PM: English 7:00 PM: Vietnamese Sunday: 9:00 AM: Spanish 11:00 AM: English 4:00 PM: Vietnamese 6:00 PM: Spanish Please review this file to familiarize yourself on the safety procedures when attending Public Mass this weekend: Mass Brochure =============================================== Please continue to practice social distancing and stay spiritually connected. Live Masses will be recorded and available on our Church's FaceBook page and YouTube channel. Please refer to our Live Stream Schedule below. Please share and subscribe to your family and friends and receive the latest updates and information. Please continue to support Saint Polycarp Catholic Church financially through electronic giving, mail it through the US Postal Service or by dropping your donations in the front office. We appreciate all of your support. Let us continue to strengthen and nourish our spirituality. - St. Polycarp Catholic Church |
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*There will be adoration right after the 9:00 am Mass every Friday.*
*Spanish Weekday Mass is on Monday at 6:30 pm and Vietnamese Weekday Mass is on Friday at 6:30 pm*
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You can watch our Sunday 9:00 am Mass LIVE here
Please let others know they can watch the Mass here on our parish website. The Sunday Mass is shown LIVE at 9:00 am (English), 10:00 am (Spanish), and 11:00 am (Vietnamese) and is also able to be replayed anytime shortly after the LIVE broadcast is finished. This week, we have a special edition of the Bulletin. Please take a look at our parish's bulletin for any updates as well.
Adoration
*Adoration every Friday at 9:30am*
*Adoration every Saturday at 3:30pm - 4:30pm*
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ALL Public Masses are outdoors in the parking lot.
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Confessions will be inside of the Parish HallSaturday
9:30AM - 11:00AM Adoration will be Live-StreamedEvery Friday after the 9:00AM Mass
& ** There will still be adoration every Saturday but will not be Live-Streamed. Adoration will be live in the large parking lot from 3:00PM - 4:00PM** |
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