Hello St Clare,

Ahead of us, this beautiful Easter season, time filled with great hopes and joy! This is also a time of powerful celebrations. Divine Mercy Feast, Ascension, Pentecost… to name some of them.

I would like to thank everyone for being part of our Holy Week and Easter celebrations. Thanks to all who helped with preparations, decorations and liturgies! There was so much to be done. It was an amazing experience to see such smooth and coordinated effort to make our gatherings so special!

We received many compliments from our parishioners and visitors. Well done! Thanks to all of you.

Fr. Maciej

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SUNDAY MASSES

Saturday (Mass of Anticipation)  5:00pm

Sunday  8:30am, 11:00am and 5:00pm

        6:30pm (Spanish)

DAILY MASSES 

Monday through Saturday at 9:00am

Morning Office/Breviary at 8:30am from Monday through Saturday. Everyone is welcome to join in.

LIVESTREAMING SCHEDULE

Daily Masses Monday through Friday at 9:00am

Weekend Mass at 5:00pm on Saturdays

All of these are posted on YouTube and can be watched either live or after the livestreaming has ended. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our YouTube page and don't forget to "Like Us". This will make it easier to find us on the internet.

Food for Thought . . . and for the Soul

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday to Friday

9am to 12pm

1pm to 3pm

The parish office is closed on statutory holidays.

Are you good at making people feel welcome? When you meet someone new, like a new neighbor, a new work colleague or a new parishioner, do you make them feel at home? When we make people feel welcome, we make them feel like they are included instead of being excluded. We are made for relationships– with God and each other. When you see yourself as a beloved son or daughter of God, you tend to see others the same way, too– just as God, Our Father, sees us.

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May God continue to bless each of them as they continue to serve Him on their faith journey. 

For more information about the RCIA program, please contact Marimae at marimaem@shaw.ca.

Please contact the parish office to make arrangements for

baptisms, weddings, funerals and other Sacraments.

ADORATION CHAPEL

The Adoration Chapel is accessible daily. Entrance to the Adoration Chapel is open between 8am and 6pm.  

Pre-Authorized Payments

We offer a Pre-Authorized Payment (PAP) plan which you can sign up for by completing the form and returning it with a void cheque to the parish office. Pre-authorized payments are withdrawn directly from your bank account on the 1st day of the month. Click the button below to download the form.

Please remember to sign the back as it is invalid without a signature. You may seal the completed form in an envelope marked Pre-Authorized Payment and drop it in the donation box located in the church, mail it or bring it to the parish office. The form must be in the office by the 20th of the month in order for it to be effective on the following 1st of the month.

Donations at Church

If you wish to continue to make your donation at mass, drop your donation in one of the collection boxes in the church lobby. If you would like a set of Sunday Offering envelopes, please contact the parish office. Otherwise, Visitors' Envelopes are available on the brochure rack in the church lobby.

Second Collections - When there is a Second Collection, a collection box at the back of the church will be specifically labeled for that collection.

The next special collection is on the weekend of April 30 for Work of Vocations to support seminarians studying to become priests for the Archdiocese of Vancouver.

UKRAINIAN SUPPORT - We will continue to leave a donation box beside the Ukrainian flag in the church lobby as they need continued support. Thank you.

Please consider joining us as we begin our new book study on Tuesday, April the 18th, at 10:00am via Zoom. We will be reading and discussing ‘Prayer - Our Deepest Longing’ by Fr Ronald Rolheiser OMI. This ten-week study will conclude on Tuesday June 20th. You will need to purchase your own copy of the book.

For more information or to register please contact Gillian Queenan at queenans@gmail.com

The farm workers, both male and female are isolated, and most do not speak English. They require bicycles to travel to work and back and to obtain necessities such as groceries. Please consider donating your bike. Check us out on Facebook -- Bikes for farm workers BC.

You may leave the bike you wish to donate at the side of the gate to St. Clare's underground parking lot. Please attach a note on the bike that it is for donation.

You are invited to attend a fraternity gathering taking place every last Saturday morning of the month at 10am (Sept - June) in the St. Clare of Assisi Parish Centre. Contact: Carmen Moorhouse at carmenmoorhouse@gmail.com for more info. 

Our ongoing journey this time takes us through first, and second Peter then first, second, and third John; and more later, ongoing. Our purpose is to seek the Lord Jesus Christ, and accept His invitation to..."Come and See"...will you accept His invitation too?

Email or Call Matthew: 

biblemondaystc@gmail.com

6047542762

Ever wondered what it might have been like walking with, talking with Jesus, Our Lord? What was the nature of the talks with Jesus and the Apostles? Was it always serious, formal, casual, was it fun? What must portaging with Jesus have been like? Join us, and see where the Holy Spirit leads us, informs us, how to know God Our Father, Jesus Our Lord, and ourselves, more. 

Email or Call Matthew:  

bibleportage@gmail.com 

6047542762

The Legion of Mary Praesidium, Mary Mother of the Church, is now meeting in person every Thursday from 9:45am to 11am at St. Francis Room of the Parish Centre.

To join as active or auxiliary member, please call Ofelia Estrada at (604)240-9101 or Lourdes Cabael at (778)986-7516.

Everyone is invited to join us online daily at 7:30pm

Contact

maria.magnusson-cwl@shaw.ca

If you are interested in joining us or would like to know more about Mothers Prayers, please contact Thelma Rose at (604) 464-3383 or by email at glenthel@shaw.ca

For more information, please visit: www.mothersprayers.org or https://stclare.ca/parish-life/faith-formation/mothers-prayer/

If you wish to book a Mass Intention please email the office at stclareofassisi@shaw.ca giving the name of the person, whether it is for a living or deceased person, who it is from and if you have any preferences for the day of the week, a weekend mass or specific date. We will try to book your mass intention as close to the request as possible.  Please note that there may be rare, unforeseen situations when your scheduled date may be changed without notice.

The suggested offering for a mass intention is $10 and can be brought to the office, mailed to 1320 Johnson Street, Coquitlam, V3B 4T5 or dropped in the collection box in the church. Please DO NOT use a collection envelope but put it in a regular envelope clearly marked for what it is for. This offering will go to the priest who says the mass, not to the church.

If you are unable to use email, mass intentions may be phoned in at 604-941-4800.

We are able to accept multiple Mass intentions on Fridays. For all other days, we can book one Mass intention only.

Please pray for the sick of our Parish

Helen Dougan, Bernie Perez, Noah Zanatta, Loni Cain, Brendan Pace, Gracienda Ramos, Brian Stewart, Catherine Dunne, Lucy Chase, Doreen Allyen, Tyson Ward, Nora Arroyal, Christopher Brown, Joan McDonald, Annabella Cirko, Frank Matchett, Kelly Durkin, Jason Kendall, Bill Clendinning, Chris Mah, Lydia Guzman, Angelo Visentin, June Cross, Katelyn Boudewyn, Karen Morris, Ramon Montecillo, Janice Caine, Nadine Classen, Leanne Theiss, Sierra Osborne, Sebastien Robillard, Sandra Diersch, Lori Dennis, Mazoe Kaufman, Cindy Mazerolle-Kass, Anna Figura, Ed Garcia, Viray Family, Walter Banke, Elizabeth Teixeira, Reema Ferreira, Terry McDonald, Andrew De Boda, Hari Vijay, Peggy Maas, Chad Galitzky, Al Trotter, Pat Dizy, Brett Lawrence, Norman Schuster, Brenda Haines, John Bergen, Laud Vidal, Rick Empey, Dan Arseneault, Addie Jamieson, Jean-Yves Duret, Valerie Ng and all recipients of St. Clare’s Prayer Shawls.

The Poor Clare sisters are praying for our parish and would be happy to take your personal prayer requests by mail or telephone. For vocation inquiries, send an email to callclaremissbc@telus.net

There are two buses for the Tri-Cities, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows areas, one from Our Lady of the Assumption parish and one from All Saints parish.

His Grace, Archbishop Michael Miller, will be the celebrant for our Mass at Sacred Heart parish, and after Mass, he will be on one of our buses to the ferry terminal, and then with us for the day.

See the registration page for further information or call Pat @ 778-875-8836.

Anyone may join us.

Registration Deadline: Tuesday, May 9, midnight

Jesus died and rose again not only so that we could receive forgiveness but even more so; He died and rose again so that we might have life. It is through His death and resurrection that we receive life. As an act of great love, Christ invites each of us to unite our own sufferings and deaths to His so that we may participate in this redemptive process. 

Fr. Larry Lyn, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes, through his own shared experience, will lead participants into an understanding of the profound mystery and beauty of the redemptive process. The day will start with Mass, followed by small group discussions, time for Adoration and Confessions, and a shared meal.

Contact Sr. John Mary Sullivan at sjmsullivan@rcav.org for more information.

The goal of “Fiat” Women’s Online Discernment Group is to provide a prayerful environment for young women to discern their vocation, primarily the possible call to Religious Life. These women are given an opportunity to listen to and discuss certain topics about discernment and Religious life in general. Hopefully this Discernment Group will be a good preparation for women who are called to Religious Life to enter the community they are called to with peace and an adequate knowledge of what the Church is asking and desiring for Religious Life.  

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