This Sunday, July 25th we celebrate World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. From now on it will be held in the church on the fourth Sunday of July in close proximity to the Memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, grandparents of Jesus.
It is the wish of the Holy Father that we recognize the beauty of our family and the role each person has in it. We have already celebrated Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Children’s Day. It is time to acknowledge our grandparents. They’ve been important parts of our upbringing and are the reminders of our roots and our family identity. Their wisdom is priceless.
Please take time to remember your elders, show them your respect and appreciation. Say a prayer for their well-being or if they are deceased for their eternal rest!
I share with you my thoughts and prayers from St. Patrick’s Church in Vancouver. I am helping this community that awaits the arrival of their new Pastor and Assistant next week, who are members of my religious order, the Salvatorians.
Fr. Maciej
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We have now resumed all our in person masses without the need to limit attendance or to register for contact tracing as allowed under BC's Restart Program, Step 3.
With this, Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB has now reinstated the obligation to attend mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation.
As has always been the case, anyone with a “serious reason” or “grave cause” is excused from this obligation.
In the case of the coronavirus pandemic, such reasons include:
- anyone who is sick, symptomatic, or has been recently exposed to the coronavirus;
- anyone with significant health risk factors that requires them to avoid public spaces
- anyone who cares for someone with significant risk factors;
- anyone who cannot attend Mass through no fault of their own because of frailty or old age.
OUR MASS SCHEDULE IS :
DAILY MASSES Monday through Saturday at 9:00am and
WEEKEND MASSES Saturday at 5:00pm
and on Sunday at 8:30am, 11:00am and 5:00pm
There is also a Spanish mass at 6:30pm on Sunday
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Daily Masses Monday through Friday at 9:00am
Weekend Mass at 5:00pm on Saturday
All of these are posted on YouTube and Facebook 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". These simple moves makes us easier to find on the web.
You can participate in all of our online masses by clicking on the links provided above or by going to our website, www.stclare.ca and clicking on the link provided.
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Wedding, Baptisms and Funerals |
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Since the limitations have been lifted on religious gatherings and worship services, attendance restrictions at Weddings, Funerals and Baptisms have also been lifted. Please contact the office to make arrangements. |
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OUR CONFESSION SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
- Before morning mass at 8:45am and after morning mass at 9:30am, Monday through Saturday. No registration or appointment is necessary.
Confessions are now heard in the Crying Room (by the washrooms on the east side of the church) NOT in the confessional.
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In order to help facilitate the offertory for
St Clare of Assisi Parish, the Archdiocese created an Online Offertory page for either one time or reoccurring monthly or weekly donations using a debit or credit card. Click on the heading above to go to the secure page.
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Donations at Church
If you wish to continue to make your donation at mass, please note that we will not be passing around the collection baskets at this time. Please leave your donation to the church in one of the 2 boxes at the back of the church either when you enter or when you leave.
If you have not yet picked up your envelopes for 2021 they are in the lobby of the church. Please call the office at 604-941-4800 if you cannot find them.
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We are grateful to all those who have supported Project Advance. Each and every gift is important. As of May 31st we had received $91,736. Our goal from the diocese is $49,500 so that means that we will be able to put $42,236 towards our mortgage. The new up to date total is not yet available from the diocese.
You can give online at projectadvance.ca, by phone at 604-683-0281 ext. 50323, or in-person at our parish’s office. Thank you so much for your support.
If you want to watch this year's Project Advance video, please click on the link below.
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Ethical Concerns Related to Vaccines |
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Catholics are invited to be vaccinated, both in keeping with the dictates of their conscience and in contributing to the common good by promoting the health and safety of others. All COVID-19 vaccines that are medically approved by the relevant health authorities may be licitly received by Catholics. Since there is currently no choice of vaccine being offered, Catholics in good conscience may receive the vaccine that is available and offered to them. Read more at rcav.org/coronavirus
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Coffee Sunday
This Weekend, July 25th
Come and enjoy a free cup of coffee and a cookie after the Sunday 8:30am and 11:00am masses and reconnect with your fellow parishioners.
The next Coffee Sunday will be for our Feast Day on August 8th when there will be doughnuts and coffee.
Sponsored by the CWL and
the Knights of Columbus.
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HAVE YOU REGISTERED YOUR CHILD FOR PREP YET?
It’s not too late but please do it soon.
PREP or the Parish Religious Education Program teaches children who do not attend a Catholic school about their faith and prepares them to receive the Sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation. Our classes are held September through May on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm to 7:45pm for Grades 1 through 7.
All teachers are volunteers and work in teams either teaching, co-teaching or assisting. We welcome anyone who has heard God calling them to this opportunity to teach our faith to the children.
We are in need of assistants and Teachers this coming PREP year. Please contact Marna if you feel called.
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RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
ARE YOU SOMEONE OR DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO…
- Has expressed an interest in becoming Catholic?
- Was baptized Catholic as a child, but has not celebrated the Sacraments of Confirmation and/or Eucharist?
We offer an opportunity to come together in a small group to learn more about our faith.
Sessions focus on the teachings and experience of Church and prepare individuals to celebrate the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist during the Easter season.
You are welcome to participate in the process with your questions, your insights and your faith story in a warm accepting setting. For information, please contact Marimae at marimaem@shaw.ca or 604-492-2001.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
For information on the Knights of Columbus please visit our websites at kofc.org and kofcbc.org. If you are interested in becoming a Knight please email
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CATHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE OF CANADA
CWL
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Everyone is invited to join us daily
7:30 pm, Online
Contact
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MOTHERS' PRAYER GROUP
We are having virtual meetings every week. 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 email Thelma at glenthel@shaw.ca
Mothers Prayers which was started by two grandmothers in England in 1995. For more information, please visit:
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While the Covid pandemic continues around the world the care for people undergoing treatment for cancer also continues.
A prayer shawl is a shawl that has been knitted or crocheted within our parish for someone who is facing treatment for cancer. The shawls are meant to serve as mantles of God's gentle love and blessings. Our hope is that, as the recipients wear their shawls, they will be enfolded in warmth, peace, strength and comfort. Shawls are available by donation.
If you know of someone undergoing treatment for cancer and who would benefit from receiving a prayer shawl, within our parish or beyond, please contact Laura at 604-944-9064 or ccml@telus.net.
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2021 ENVELOPES
HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE LOBBY OF THE CHURCH
PLEASE ONLY USE ENVELOPES which have YOUR NAME and are for the CURRENT YEAR. EACH YEAR your envelope number changes so please use your new envelopes ONLY in 2021. Thank you. If you donate online or with Pre-Authorized payments, we will correct the envelope number on your donation, but we would still like you to pick up your box of envelopes.
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OFFICE HOURS
Monday to Friday from 10am to 3pm
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ADVERTISERS IN OUR BULLETIN
There is an advertiser section at the bottom of today's bulletin. Please support these businesses as they support your parish. Clicking on their ad will take you to their web page.
If you are interested in advertising your company in our bulletin, please contact the office at stclareofassisi@shaw.ca or call 604-941-4800.
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Food for Thought . . . and for the Soul
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Practising the Presence of God |
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One of the simplest methods of contemplation is “to practice the presence of God” as described by Brother Lawrence (1614–1691), a French Carmelite monk of the 17th century. Lawrence was a gentle and humble man who, despite his lack of education, just radiated holiness—not from the abbot’s chair but from the kitchen where he worked. Here are some modern paraphrases of Brother Lawrence’s “maxims,” which offer readers no real methodology, but simple encouragement to be ourselves and to be aware of God’s presence:
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"I have abandoned all particular forms of devotion, all prayer techniques. My only prayer practice is attention. I carry on a habitual, silent, and secret conversation with God that fills me with overwhelming joy."
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"That all things are possible to him who believes, that they are less difficult to him who hopes, they are more easy to him who loves, and still more easy to him who perseveres in the practice of these three virtues." |
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Five years after Laudato Si’ |
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Five years ago, Pope Francis published his encyclical Laudato Si’ in which he expressed “an urgent invitation to a new dialogue about how we build the future of the planet.”
Today this call is more urgent than ever. Read it here!
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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 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. 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.
If you are unable to use email, mass intentions can be phoned in at 604-941-4800.
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Please pray for the sick of our Parish
Noah Zanatta, Bob Roy, 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, Marcel Quaghebeur, Mazoe Kaufman, Cindy Mazerolle-Kass, Anna Figura, Ed Garcia, Viray Family, Walter Banke, Etheen Lowry, Elizabeth Teixeira, Reema Ferreira, Terry McDonald, Andrew De Boda, Maurice Quaghebeur, Henry Sicking, Hari Vijay, Peggy Maas, Chad Galitzky, Al Trotter, Pat Dizy, Wieslawa Dziuba, Brett Lawrence, Norman Schuster and all recipients of St. Clare’s Prayer Shawls.
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The Poor Clare Sisters are praying for our parish and would be happy to take your personal prayer requests by mail or telephone 1-604-826-2818. St. Clare's Monastery, Box 3370, Mission, B.C. V2V 4J5 |
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Of Interest from the Diocese |
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Spiritual Care Training Program
Registration is now open for the Spiritual Care Training Program beginning September 2021. The Spiritual Care Training Program provides one way to answer the call of reaching out to our brothers and sisters who are suffering right now and need support and expressions of care and love. This 9-week training course teaches skills in how to make yourself more available to seniors and others who can benefit from your genuine concern and presence in their lives. Some of the topics covered include aging, communication, boundaries, and self-care.
Receive your workbook and pay only $25 when you register by August 11, 2021. The registration price will increase to $40 after August 11, and we cannot guarantee workbooks will arrive in time for the training start date.
PRH Workshop: Growing My Capacity to Love and Receive Love
A 4-day workshop to help you develop your emotional and relational capacities, analyze in depth what it is to love, identify traits to manage your difficulties in the emotional and relational areas of your life, and discover reference points to gradually achieve greater maturity. Monday, July 26 to Thursday, July 29, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn more at beholdvancouver.org/events.
Worldwide Marriage Encounter WEEKLY virtual experience is coming!
Save the Date! Starting Sept. 23, 2021 at 7:00pm and running for 7 weeks on Thursdays.
Join us from the comfort of your own home and learn to live your best life in love.
Self-Management BC offers a menu of self-management programs available to British Columbians online, by telephone, and by mail. Programs are for adults of all ages living with one or more ongoing health conditions and there is no cost to participate. Please click on www.selfmanagementbc.ca or call 1-866-902-3767 for more information.
This a wonderful program which has helped many who are struggling with chronic health conditions.
Estate and Memorial Planning Webinar
This free presentation provides general information for preparing or updating your will and learning about the beauty of the funeral rite, and formulating pre-need arrangements. You'll be pointed to complementary guides, tools and practical resources. The event is sponsored and presented by the Gardens of Gethsemani cemetery, a ministry of the Archdiocese of Vancouver. Thursday, August 12 at 11 a.m. Learn more and register at beholdvancouver.org/events.
Year of the Family
From March 19, 2021 through June 26, 2022 the church celebrates five years since the publication of the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia on the beauty and joy of love in the family. Pope Francis announced that this is a special year dedicated to the family.
“This special Year is an opportunity to deepen further the content of the document Amoris laetitia, through proposals and pastoral tools. These will be made available to ecclesial communities and families, to accompany them on their journey.”
Year of St. Joseph
Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Joseph, beginning Dec. 8, 2020 and ending Dec. 8, 2021, in honour of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s proclamation as patron of the Universal Church. The Pope established a Year of St. Joseph, who with the Canadian Martyrs is one of Canada’s patron saints, so that “every member of the faithful, following his example, may strengthen their life of faith daily in the complete fulfillment of God’s will.” Visit rcav.org/stjoseph to learn more.
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Email Fraud Warning
The Archdiocese has received multiple reports from parishioners and priests who have fallen victim to a recent Internet email phishing scam. Imposters, posing as priests and using email addresses that are similar to those of our priests, have been emailing people asking for personal donations, gift cards, and other forms of financial assistance.
Never respond to emails requesting Google Play cards, iTunes cards, or any other form of personal financial assistance, even if it appears to be from a priest, deacon, religious, parish staff or bishop. If you have any doubt, please contact the sender by other means to verify any requests.
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Administrative Assistant (Part-Time)
The Administrative Assistant provides support to the Director of the Vocations and Seminarians Office (VSO) of the Archdiocese of Vancouver and supports all administrative, communication and event planning functions of the office. The incumbent is the primary contact of the VSO and the critical link between the Director and the seminarians, applicants, and discerners. As the first point of contact, it is imperative that the incumbent carries out all duties in a professional, hospitable, and efficient manner. Learn more and apply at rcav.org/jobs.
Administrative and Finance Assistant
The Administrative and Finance Assistant supports the Director of Finance (50%) and the Finance Office (50%) by providing administrative support to the Director while performing basic finance administrative tasks in support of the Finance team. Learn more and apply at rcav.org/jobs.
Assistant Coordinator for Adult Faith Formation
The role of Assistant Coordinator will be to help with the strategy and implementation of Ministries & Outreach Office (M&O)’s vision for Adult Faith Formation as directed by the Archbishop of Vancouver. Learn more and apply at rcav.org/jobs.
Annual Giving Coordinator, Development Office
The Development Office of the Archdiocese of Vancouver is looking for a collaborative professional to coordinate all annual appeals. The Annual Giving Coordinator coordinates an annual appeal which has raised over $7 million each of the last four years for the needs and priorities of our parishes and those of the Archdiocese. The Annual Giving Coordinator will also plan and execute a variety of other small annual appeals including Catholic Charities (Door is Open and Men’s Shelter) and the St. John Vianney Fund for Vocations. Learn more and apply at rcav.org/jobs.
Payroll and Benefits Administrator
The Payroll and Benefits Administrator is responsible for managing the timely and accurate processing of payroll and benefits for the staff at John Paul II Pastoral Centre and other Archdiocesan agencies. The incumbent also maintains the payroll system while ensuring all payroll and benefits statutory filings are reported on time and in conformity with regulatory guidelines. The incumbent is the subject matter expert for all payroll related matters for the Archdiocese of Vancouver and provides guidance to parishes and Archdiocesan agencies. Learn more and apply at rcav.org/jobs.
Benefits Coordinator, Benefits Department, Superintendent’s Office
The Superintendent’s Office, Catholic Independent Schools Vancouver Archdiocese, is seeking a full-time Benefits Coordinator for the Benefits Department. Learn more and apply at rcav.org/jobs
Employment Opportunities
The Archdiocese of Vancouver is blessed to be made up of a committed core of individuals who are eager to serve in ministry. If you feel called to be a part of this team, you can view our current openings at rcav.org/jobs.
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Shalom World TV Network is a 24/7, family-friendly Catholic TV channel and is the recipient of the Gabriel Award for "Best TV Station of the Year 2020", instituted by the Catholic Press Association of North America. It is a commercial-free, high-definition network appealing to young, as well as young-at-heart viewers. Shalom World is an official partner with the Vatican and is authorized to telecast papal liturgies live.
The newly launched channel, ‘SW Prayer,’ is also available 24/7 as a separate stream. This channel is designed exclusively for live Holy Mass, prayer, devotions, and Catholic teachings. Viewers become spiritually enriched and engaged, as they unite their prayers with others joining from across the globe. This prayerful momentum invites God's blessings into our world in these times.
We are pleased to let you know that you can watch Shalom Word TV and SW Prayer from within our parish website absolutely for free. Please go to our parish website https://stclare.ca and click on the image under Shalom World TV on the bottom right of our home page and you can watch the programs live as well as on demand.
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If you are interested in advertising your company in our bulletin, please contact the office at stclareofassisi@shaw.ca or call 604-941-4800.
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