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St. Clare Updates for
June 24 - July 7, 2023
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I greet you again after my time off and holidays. On my way back home to St. Clare parish, I realized that it is a beginning of holiday season.
I truly hope and wish that all of you will have a good opportunity to rest well, refresh and recharge! Taking time off helps us to see the beauty of the world around us. It helps us to remember who we are and what is the most meaningful in our life. That said, just do it! You need it. Have a short or long holiday. Wherever you will go, go with the Lord!
I want to thank my classmate, Fr. Roman Wroblewski, SDS who graciously filled in for me in the parish ministry while I was away. I know that as he returns to Miami, FL he will take with him fond memories of you -- your great hospitality and good first impressions of Canada.
I am thankful for Fr. Roman's presence here because it was a chance for you to get a glimpse of heaven seen in the eyes of another disciple of the Lord -- a different spiritual approach, guidance and homilies. It was like a St. Clare parish retreat! Fr. Roman, may God bless you in your priestly ministry!
Fr. Maciej
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Mass and Confession Schedule | |
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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.
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CONFESSION SCHEDULE
Monday to Saturday
8:45am
before 9am Mass
9:30am
after 9am Mass, until last penitent
No registration or appointment required.
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Food for Thought . . . and for the Soul | |
National Eucharistic Revival | | |
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The US National Eucharistic Revival, launched on June 19 2022, on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, or Corpus Christi, has a mission to “renew the Church by enkindling a living relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.” Prompted by the horrifying statistics that "75% of US Catholics are not going to Mass weekly" and that "only 31% of Catholics believe in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist", it is a three-year initiative that aims to inspire, educate, and unite. In a world where not many people know Jesus intimately, the revival is meant to show everyone what wonders the True Presence of Jesus can do to heal the soul.
Click on the link below to watch Bishop Robert Barron's series on "The Mass" and follow the links for the other 5 episodes.
Episode 1 of "The Mass"
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There's little point in holidaying in a different country and not acknowledging one of its particular saints. Here is Saint Richard of Chichester (1197-1253), one of the most attractive English saints, and it is surprising that the early sources that tell his story have been inaccessible for so long. He was a major religious leader, who was fully prepared to clash head on with his King, and who set out to reform the moral and spiritual life of his diocese. A charismatic figure, a man of great personal holiness, whose personal affection for his followers also demanded the highest moral standards from them. A masterly administrator and bishop, who undertook major work on Chichester Cathedral-and who knew exactly how to extract the funds to do it. | |
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"Thank you, Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits which you have given us; for all the pains and insults which you have borne for us. O most merciful redeemer, friend, and brother, may we know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, for your own sake!
(Prayer of St Richard of Chichester)
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PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday to Friday
9am to 12pm
1pm to 3pm
Summer Office Hours
July & August
Monday to Friday
9am to 12pm
The parish office will be closed on Monday, July 3 for the
Canada Day statutory holiday.
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SUNDAY OFFERING ENVELOPES
Contact the parish office to request envelopes and arrange for pick up.
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Project Advance 2023!
Our Project Advance 2023 campaign is now underway. This will be the last weekend that we will have volunteers in the lobby to help you with your pledge form but our campaign continues until December 31st. By now you should have received a pledge form. If not, there are extras in the lobby. Please take a few minutes to prayerfully consider what you and your family would like to donate this year. We would love to have 100% participation from our parishioners. Remember, every gift regardless of its size make a difference. Every gift counts.
You can contribute to Project Advance by completing the pledge form and either leaving it with our volunteers in the lobby throughout May, by dropping it in one of the collection boxes or at the office. You can also go online at projectadvance.ca, or call 604-683-0281 ext. 50323. If you choose to mail it, please address it to St. Clare of Assisi Parish, 1320 Johnson Street, Coquitlam, B.C. V3B 4T5. Thank you.
This year’s appeal will continue to provide life-changing programs that support the work of evangelization, charities, ministries, as well as building new secondary schools that nurture our young people throughout the diocese and to help our parish pay down the mortgage on our church and support future plans. Our commitment to the diocese this year is $59,400. Pledges received in excess of that amount are returned to St. Clare’s.
A special note for anyone who has donated online and has any questions. Please email donations@rcav.org and they will help you. For example, they can tell you when your past pledge expires, how much you have pledged and they can change your credit card or banking information.
Our way forward begins with your generosity in growing our parish and local Catholic community. We’re grateful for your support. Thank you!
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STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION
12th Sunday in Ordinary Time
June 25
“Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father.”
Matthew 10:32
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Would others know that you are Catholic by the way you act and speak? Do you share your Catholic faith with others? Do you defend your Catholic faith when the situation arises or do you remain silent? Do you pray in public before meals? Pray for the strength and courage to be a joyful witness of our Catholic faith when the opportunity presents itself. Let us become the radiant light and bold witness that we are called to be!
Copyright © 2022 Archdiocese of St. Louis
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USHERS
We are in need of volunteers to help with the collection at the Sunday, 5:00pm Mass starting June 18th.
Please contact Roger Bortignon, head usher, at stclareushers@gmail.com
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RCIA TEAM MEMBERS
Do you want to grow in your faith, while helping others to learn? Please consider joining the RCIA leaders team.
Responsibilities may include giving presentations, helping with coffee/tea, and talking with our candidates and other participants about their lives and your own. Past team members have found the experience very enriching. For more information, please contact Marimae Matthews at marimaem@shaw.ca or call 604-492-2001.
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CHOIR MEMBERS NEEDED!
Looking for singers for the 5:00pm Saturday Vigil Mass. Contact Joanne at (604) 354-5656.
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PREP REGISTRATION HAS BEGUN
Attention Parents!
If your child will be in Grades 1 through 7 in the fall and they do not attend a Catholic school, they should be attending PREP for their religious education.
PREP Registration forms are on the parish website stclare.ca and in the white brochure rack in the church lobby.
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ST. CLARE OF ASSISI COQUITLAM
FRATERNITY
Are you being called to a deeper faith life and want to follow in the footsteps of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi?
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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. | |
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BIBLE SHARING
GOSPEL OF JOHN
Mondays after the 9am Mass
in the Parish Centre basement
Everyone is welcome!
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"Come and See"; Hear and read the "Fourth part of the One Gospel", the Gospel of John!
Bring your Bible, pray to receive more. Discover this 'Last' Gospel, written in a 'different' style but still the SAME message; JESUS! The focus of this Gospel is...well...why don't you "Come and See".
Email or Call Matthew:
biblemondaystc@gmail.com
6047542762
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BIBLE PORTAGE
Tuesdays after the 9am Mass
in the Parish Centre basement
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Come and 'Portage' in words and conversation with us, in similar manner as the Apostles did with Jesus! Read talk, Listen, share, discover, challenge yourself, and grow as the Apostles did when talking, and listening to Jesus.
Email or Call Matthew:
bibleportage@gmail.com
6047542762
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LEGION OF MARY
Thursdays
from 9:45am to 11am
Room 2
Parish Centre
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Why You Should Join the Legion of Mary...
Christ has no hands but your hands to do His work today.
He has no feet but your feet to lead men in His way.
He has no tongue but your tongue to tell men how He died.
He has no help but your help to bring men to His side.
To join the Legion of Mary, please call:
Ofelia Estrada at (604)240-9101 or Lourdes Cabael at (778)986-7516.
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Mothers Prayers Group
“Mothers Prayers” is a prayer group for all women who have a desire to pray for children. It was started 25 years ago by two grandmothers in England and is now in over 120 countries around the world. We are having virtual meetings every week.
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BAPTISM
Join us in welcoming Aiden Gabriel Huaman Chipana who was recently baptized into the Catholic community.
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WEDDING
Congratulations to newlyweds
Giuseppe Di Palma and
Marilynn Small
May God bless, keep and guide them as they begin their new lives together.
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Please contact the parish office to make arrangements for
baptisms, weddings, funerals and other Sacraments.
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ADORATION CHAPEL
The Adoration Chapel is accessible daily. Entrance to the Adoration Chapel is open between 8am and 6pm.
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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.
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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 August 6 in support of Poor Clares in Mission.
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.
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Donations may also be made online through the Archdiocese of Vancouver website. Click on the heading above to go to their secure page. You may also donate to Second Collections including our Building/Mortgage Fund through their website.
Please note that the Archdiocese of Vancouver will issue tax receipts for donations made through them.
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Mass Intentions
Dates are subject to change without notice.
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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 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.
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We are able to accept multiple Mass intentions on Fridays. For all other days, we can book one Mass intention only. | |
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Please pray for the sick of our Parish
Siobhan Vanderkere, Bette Stirling,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.
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St. Clare's Monastery
Box 3370 Mission, BC V2V 4J5
1(604)826-2818
poorclare.ca
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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. For vocation inquiries, send an email to callclaremissbc@telus.net
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Events in and Around the Diocese | |
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REVERENTLY LAYING TO REST SERVICE
July 29
The Gardens of Gethsemani is offering families a no-cost service to inter cremated remains in a communal crypt.
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The service is meant for families with cremated remains that have been kept at home for more than three years and who may have financial difficulties. This pastoral service is meant to help bring healing and closure for families. It provides a final resting place in a Catholic cemetery — a witness to the Catholic faith and an environment where souls are prayed over by the community.
The prayer service and inurnment will begin at 11:00 am on July 29th. Donations to the Works of Mercy fund would be welcomed and appreciated. Arrangements, including paperwork, for interring remains in the crypt must be completed by July 14th. Space is limited and conditions apply.
To register please email Anne-Marie White at awhite@rccav.org.
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Catholic Street Missionaries invites young adults 19-39 to join us for the CSM Street Missionary Weekend on July 13-17. The weekend is designed to introduce young people to the life of a street missionary, sharing a life of prayer and service with others who go out into the streets bringing the love of Jesus to the homeless.
For the weekend, participants will live a communal life, praying, learning, and reaching out to our homeless friends on the streets. We will also enjoy recreational activities together. Participants will stay overnight in the church hall or office basement at St. Mary's Parish.
To register, see http://csmstreetmissionweekend.eventbrite.ca
For more information on Catholic Street Missionaries see
https://catholicstreetmissionaries.org
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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. | |
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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