Hello St Clare,

As we approach the 4th Sunday of Lent, let us keep in our prayers our brothers and sisters who are suffering and struggling, especially those in the Global South -- Asia, Africa, Latin America and Middle East.

Please see below a letter from Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB regarding this year's Share Lent campaign from Development and Peace - Caritas Canada.

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

We may already be in the month of March, but retired priests like the well-known figure here are still in need of our support. Please be generous and put your donation in one of the two collection boxes on either side of the entrance to the main body of the church.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday to Friday

9am to 12pm

1pm to 3pm

The parish office is closed on statutory holidays.

How often do we invest our time, talent and treasure in creating an appearance that does not matter at all to God? We strive to impress with our clothing, home, career, possessions, car and other marks of distinction. But none of these illusions of greatness will impress God. Instead, He will look into our hearts to see how much we loved Him, how much we loved others and how we showed that love by the way we used our time, talent and treasure here on earth.



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Please contact the parish office to make arrangements for

baptisms, weddings, funerals and other Sacraments.

ADORATION CHAPEL

The Adoration Chapel is accessible 7 days a week. 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 Pre-authorized payments are withdrawn directly from your bank account on the 1st day of the month.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 upcoming Second Collections are:

• March 19 for Altar Flowers
• March 26 for Share Lent

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

We congratulate Eric Tham and Jude Rosary for their perseverance in learning about the Catholic faith and their desire to receive the sacraments of initiation at Easter. Please continue to keep our RCIA elect and candidates in your prayers. 

For more information, contact Marimae at 604-492-2001. 

If you join the team of teachers, you will only teach once a month and training will be provided. This is also a good opportunity for teenagers to get involved. You will work in pairs and typically a teenager will be paired with an adult. 

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. 

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. 

ACTS is a wonderful piece of inspired writing, history, and personal experience by the writer, Luke (later to be become Saint Luke). It covers the early years of Christianity immediately after the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and His 'call' to a persecutor of followers of Jesus the Christ...a man named Saul...later to be renamed Paul.

We invite you to, "Come and See”, observe, listen, share as the Holy Spirit guides you. Experience the Word of God in The Holy Bible. Open to all regardless of of experience with The Bible. 

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

This year, Development and Peace — Caritas Canada’s Create Hope: Stand for the land campaign calls you to support our sisters and brothers in the Global South in defending their land and territory. Do this by donating online at devp.org/give or during the Solidarity Sunday collection on March 26, the fifth Sunday of Lent. Your generosity helps support over 86 projects in 40 countries around the world!

Make a true sacrifice by experiencing what it’s like to be homeless and spend one night outside in the cold. We often think that we can accomplish a lot by being on our feet. But in one night, being still can do SO much more. Catholic Street Missionaries invite you to SLEEP OUT on March 24 at St. Mary’s Parish.

The event will start at 6:00 p.m. and end the next day with Archbishop Miller, who will celebrate early morning Mass on March 25, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, at St. Mary’s parish.

Learn more and register at beholdvancouver.org/events.

The theme of the mission is 'Mary at the Foot of the Cross: Jesus Gives Us His Mother.' Each evening will start with Mass at 7 p.m., followed by the mission talk at 7:30 p.m.

The Mission speaker is Fr. David Bellusci, OP. Fr. Bellusci is a member of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), and he is the Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Catholic Pacific College in Langley. He has authored eight books on spirituality, ethics, and poetry. His most recent writings and reflections have been on the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Seize the opportunity of joining Father Kenneth Leblanc, Legionary of Christ, as our guide on this retreat. Click on the link to learn more about Father Kenneth. 

https://legionariesofchrist.org/an-instrument-of-encounter-father-kenneth-leblanc-lc-on-preaching-retreats/ 

Father Kenneth will deliver several conferences each day to guide our meditations based on the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius. We will also have daily Mass, Confessions, Rosary, Adoration, and personal prayer. This monastery is just the perfect place for this event. Click below for pictures and more: 

https://www.carmelhill.ca/ 

Details: 

All registrations must be accompanied by payment. E transfer is preferred, please send it to: jose.sorondo@gmail.com. 

The question to ask for the e-transfer: What is happening? Answer: retreat. 

Please email the following details to register; full name, email address and mobile number. 

Options: 

Shared room: $300 early bird until March 10, and $350 afterwards 

Private room: $400 early bird until March 10, and $450 afterwards 

Other considerations: 

Please let us know if you require specific accommodations. 

Spots cannot be saved without payment. 

If the retreat must be canceled, you will receive a full refund. 

Registrations are not transferable – if you must cancel, we have a protocol for it and depending on the circumstances, you could be fully, partially, or not refunded. 

To register, please contact Jose Sorondo at jose.sorondo@gmail.com, or by phone: 778-723-1607. 

TASTE AND SEE THAT THE LORD IS GOOD!! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.  

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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