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St. Clare Updates for
March 4 - 17, 2023
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We are into the second week of Lent. Time defined as time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. This is also a great opportunity to make our Lenten resolution as we all get extra motivation to fight against our ego.
A quick reminder that this is the liturgical season of following a beautiful devotion, known as Stations of the Cross. I encourage you to do it at least once if not every Friday. This walk with Jesus on the way to Calvary sets our minds and helps to appreciate the gift of Redemption.
On that note, keep in mind that it is a teaching of the Church that if you go for confession once a year, it should be done in preparation of the greatest Christian celebration, Easter. Stay tuned and mark your calendar when the Lenten confession schedule for our parish and nearby churches will be posted.
Finally, our RCIA group consists of catechumens and candidates who are entering the final rites in preparation to receive the sacraments and be welcomed to the Church. You will probably see them as we will do Scrutiny Rites (special prayers) at selected Masses. Please keep them and their sponsors in your prayers!
Fr. Maciej
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BEWARE OF EMAIL SCAMS
Never respond to emails requesting cash, gift cards, or any other form of personal financial assistance, even if it appears to be from a priest, deacon, religious, parish staff or bishop.
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There is a scam email going around in Fr. Maciej's name saying that he would like you to handle a request discreetly, asking for cash or gift cards. THIS IS A SCAM. PLEASE DELETE THE EMAIL IMMEDIATELY.
Under no circumstances will Fr. Maciej ask you to buy gift cards or to give him cash.
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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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Food for Thought . . . and for the Soul | |
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Don't worry! This is just a tease: you don't have to travel anywhere except to your missalette or to a Lenten Mass. The three scripture readings selected for each of the Sundays of Lent in Year A , are all designed to help our growth in the love and understanding of Christ and our Christian commitment
Click on the link below for Peter Edmunds SJ's
Three Pilgrim Routes
(from Thinking Faith UK)
There are many links in this piece, all clickable for more information.
The bonus (for those who read to the end) is a section on the 'Pauline' readings for this Lent.
Reading this article helps us to remember that we must always balance the disaster of the cross with the victory of the resurrection.
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The readings that we will hear on the six Sundays of Lent this year lead us towards our celebration of the victory of the resurrection.
The three pathways are through places, with people, and with St Paul, all fascinating.
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Looking Back to Lent's Beginning | |
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"We are urged to take three great paths: almsgiving, prayer and fasting. These are the traditional ways, and there is no need for novelty. Almsgiving is not a hasty gesture performed to ease our conscience, it is a way of touching the sufferings of the poor with our own hands and heart; prayer is not a ritual, but a truthful and loving dialogue with the Father; and fasting is not a quaint devotion, but a powerful gesture to remind ourselves what truly matters and what is merely ephemeral."
Pope Francis' homily
Ash Wednesday 2023
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Pope Francis concludes with this message: "Brothers and sisters, let us not neglect the grace of this holy season, but fix our gaze on the cross and set out, responding generously to the powerful promptings of Lent. At the end of the journey, we will encounter with greater joy the Lord of life, we will meet him, who alone can raise us up from our ashes."
On Ash Wednesday in 2006, Pope Benedict XVI stated: the prophet Joel gives “advice that still retains its salutary value for us: external gestures must always be matched by a sincere heart and consistent behaviour. Indeed, what use is it to tear our garments if our hearts remain distant from the Lord, that is, from goodness and justice?”
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STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Fridays during Lent
after the 9am Mass
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PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Monday to Friday
9am to 12pm
1pm to 3pm
The parish office is closed on statutory holidays.
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TAX RECEIPTS
Tax receipts that were not picked up in the church lobby by February 26 have been mailed.
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SUNDAY OFFERING ENVELOPES
Contact the parish office to request envelopes or arrange for pick up.
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STEWARDSHIP REFLECTION
2nd Sunday of Lent
March 5, 2023
“Go forth from the land of
your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that
I will show you.”
Genesis 12:1
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God calls all of us to leave behind our old ways and to follow Him, placing our complete trust in Him. Some of the old ways that we struggle to leave behind might be materialism, selfishness and greed. Yet, God promises to show us a new land and a better way to live. Remember what St. Teresa of Calcutta said, “God does not call us to be successful, God calls us to be faithful.”
Copyright © 2022 Archdiocese of St. Louis
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BAPTISMS
Join us in welcoming Gabriel Lorenzo Sato, Sophia Deanne Loewen and Sebastian Tsia who were recently baptized into the Catholic community.
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FUNERAL
Let us pray for the repose of the soul of Bruno Benetton who recently passed away. May he rest and rejoice in the presence of God's eternal love and glory.
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Please contact the parish office to make arrangements for
baptisms, weddings, funerals and other Sacraments.
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Monday through Saturday
8:45am (before morning Mass)
9:30am (after morning Mass, until last penitent)
No registration or appointment is necessary.
ADORATION CHAPEL
The Adoration Chapel is accessible 7 days a week. 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 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.
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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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PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Sunday, March 5
after the 8:30am and 11am Masses
Cost is by donation.
Everyone is welcome!
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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. | |
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO
JOIN A CHOIR?
One of our choirs is looking for new members. Please contact Lynn at lynnevangelista@gmail.com
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LIFE COMPASS SOCIETY
Tri-Cities, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge
Membership Drive
March 4 & 5
St. Clare of Assisi Parish
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MISSON
Help to restore a culture of life
INVOLVEMENT
Life Chain
Pro-Life Sunday
40 Days for Life
Hike and Bike for Life
Blooms Into Rooms
Victoria March for Life
LifeCanada
MEMBER UPDATES AND INFORMATION
3 Newsletters Yearly
Emails
Guest Presenters
Facebook @ Life Compass Society
(Life Affirming Stories)
DVDs, Pamphlets, Models
MEMBERSHIPS
$10.00 a year or $25 for 3 Years
LAST YEAR MEMBERSHIP FEES HELPED US TO
Pay Facebook Fees
Hang Banners in Skytrain Stations
Pay Hike, Bike and Run4Life Fundraiser Costs
Host Angelina Ireland, President of Delta Hospice Society, at our AGM held at St. Clare of Assisi Parish Centre
Members are invited but not required to take part in events.
CHECK OUT THE DISPLAY DURING OUR MEMBERSHIP DRIVE.
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200 BIKES AND HELMETS
for MIGRANT FARM WORKERS
The Migrant Farm Worker Bike program is involved with the Maple Ridge Multicultural Society, Family Education and Support Centre, St Vincent de Paul, and the Knights of Columbus with a goal of collecting two hundred adult bikes and helmets for the migrant farm workers in the Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley.
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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.
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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
ACTS of the Apostles
Mondays after the 9am Mass
in the Parish Centre basement
Everyone is welcome!
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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
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BIBLE PORTAGE
Tuesdays after the 9am Mass
in the Parish Centre basement
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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
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LEGION OF MARY
Thursdays
from 9:45am to 11am
at St. Francis Room
Parish Centre
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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.
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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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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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Please pray for the sick of our Parish
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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LENTEN MISSION
WITH REV. DAVID BELLUSCI, OP
March 27 - 29
(Monday to Wednesday)
7pm to 8pm
St. Patrick's Parish
2881 Main Street, Vancouver
All are invited and welcome to attend! Registration is not required.
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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.
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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! | |
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MEN'S SPIRITUAL
SILENT RETREAT
(For me to live in Christ – Philippians 1:21)
Friday March 31 @ 5pm
to
Sunday April 2 @ 1pm
at
Carmel Hill "Little Flower Monastery"
10789 North Deroche Road, Deroche, BC
Deadline to register/cancel is March 24
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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.
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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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