Hello St Clare,

The beginning of September is quite busy for all of us. Whether a recreation centre, a  local library or our own parish, there are so many programs to choose from. That is a good thing. However, on the other end of it, there is a constant need for volunteers.

Would you consider joining some of our ministries and volunteers...lectors, choirs religion classes, children’s liturgy, altar servers, etc. There are lots of volunteer opportunities and much more to do.  We would gladly welcome you to join us!

Fr. Maciej  

BEWARE OF SCAM EMAIL

It has come to my attention that there is a scam email coming out in my name saying that I would like you to handle a request discreetly. THIS IS A SCAM. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL I ASK YOU TO BUY GIFT CARDS OR GIVE ME CASH. If you receive one of these, please delete it immediately.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday to Friday

9am to 12pm

1pm to 3pm

The parish office is closed on statutory holidays.

Success in the eyes of God is not about the quantity or quality of our material goods. Instead, it’s about how we use these goods: do they move us closer to God, or are they an obstacle? God calls us to share what we have to help others. By providing support for many different ministries of the Church, Project Advance offers everyone a chance to exercise Christian stewardship.

Thank you to the 211 families who have already made a gift to this year’s Project Advance. They represent 20% of our parishioners. From their contributions we have raised $109,260 of which $49,860 will be returned to St. Clare’s. Our goal is to raise $250,000 with 100% participation.

These funds, raised from Project Advance, will be used to pay down our mortgage and for special projects such as the upgrade to the sound system in the church.   

It is not too late to make a gift. Every gift no matter the size will make a difference in our community. Please consider making a gift today to Project Advance. 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.

Jesus knows that for many of us, God and money run “neck and neck” as top priority. Is money a “god” that you put before God? Giving money to support the Church and other charity is a pillar of our faith, just like attending Mass every Sunday and participating in parish ministry. Giving money frees us from becoming a slave to money. It increases our dependence on God and our trust that God will provide all that we need.

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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.

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LIVESTREAMING SCHEDULE

We will continue to live stream our masses on both FACEBOOK (Link) and on YOUTUBE (Link) as follows:

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.

We have connected a very limited number of sound receivers to our sound system for people with serious difficulty in hearing. These can be used with either our headphones or your own personal headphones. If you are interested, please call the office at 604-941-4800 or email stclareofassisi@shaw.ca These are the same ones that we had in the hall.

Please contact the parish office to make arrangements.

Monday through Saturday

8:45am (before morning Mass)

9:30am (after morning Mass)

No registration or appointment is necessary.



Confessions are heard in the Children's Room (by the washrooms on the east side of the church) NOT in the confessional.

Pre-Authorized Payments

We offer a Pre-Authorized Payment (PAP) plan which you can sign up for by completing the form at Pre-Authorized 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.

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, 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 boxes at the back of the church either when you enter or when you leave.

Second Collections - When there is a Second Collection, one of the collection boxes at the back will be specifically labeled for the that collection. Envelopes should be clearly marked and can be put in either box but cash donations in the Second Collection box will be passed on for that purpose. 

The next second collection is on the weekend of September 24/25 for the Needs of the Canadian Church.  

UKRAINIAN SUPPORT - We will continue to leave a donation box beside the Ukrainian flag in the lobby as they will need continued support. If you have any loose change or bills please consider making a donation. Thank you.

The boxes of Sunday Envelopes for 2022 have been issued. If you would like to pick up your box of envelopes, please send us an email or phone the parish office to make arrangements.

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.

We are looking for volunteers to sit in the lobby and take Project Advance donations for the last 3 weekends in October before and after each weekend mass. This is a significant part of our fall campaign for this very important fund raiser.  Please email Heather at hmccristall@hotmail.com or phone 604-464-5999 if you can help. Training will be provided if required.

On the weekend of September 24/25, come see us in the church lobby for our first ever fundraising event! 

There will be a sale of cuddly, soft and furry animal friends for all ages after all Masses. There are six types of animals to choose from. Each one wears a hand knitted scarf in the colours of the Ukraine flag. A great gift for birthdays, Christmas or no special occasion at all for the low, low price of $10 each. Cash or cheque payment accepted.  Proceeds will be shared 80% to St. Clare’s Ukrainian Refugee Fund and 20% to St. Clare’s Prayer Shawl Ministry. 

There will also be an opportunity to speak to us about requesting a handmade prayer shawl for friends and/or family members receiving treatment for cancer. 

Thank you for your support!

For now, Children’s Liturgy will be offered at the 11am Sunday Mass only.

Volunteers needed! Children's Liturgy is an excellent opportunity for teenagers to get involved. It is a rewarding ministry that is NOT time consuming, and all the material and lesson plans will be provided. You will work in pairs and typically a teenager will be paired with an adult. Volunteer schedule is once a month.

For more information, contact Sandy via email at sandy@geoadvice.com or text/phone at (604)374-5914. 

General Meeting

The first general meeting of our fraternal year will be held on September 27 at 7pm.

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 Mike at gk@stclare.ca or call him at 604 760 9035.

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.

Food for Thought . . . and for the Soul

We seemed recently to go through a period of "feria after feria" (any weekday, Monday through Friday, on which no special ecclesiastical feast is celebrated). But in the forthcoming two weeks, the Catholic church makes up for that loss. September 8 is the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, then we have St John Chrysostom, Doctor of the early Greek church (Sep 13); The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, sign of salvation (Sep 14); Our Lady of Sorrows (Sep 15); St Cornelius (3rd century pope) paired with St Cyprian, (bishop of Carthage & theologian). And September continues in like manner. 

In the Spiritual Exercises, St Ignatius places before us a fundamental choice between the way of Lucifer and the way of Christ. The Meditation on the Two Standards offers us a means of imagining these two ways of life competing for our commitment.

Read "Give them exactly what they want" (Roger Dawson SJ)



Practices for the Pandemic: Meditation on the 2 Standards

(Fr Sparough SJ video 38m )

Sacraments at St. Clare

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 not less than $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.

NEW FOR 2022 AND BEYOND : Due to the high demand for mass intentions we have obtained permission from Archbishop Miller to have multiple mass intentions on one day per week. As of January 2022 we will accept up to 10 mass intentions for Fridays. For all other days we will only book one mass, and we will honour mass intentions already booked.

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, 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 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

Assistant Coordinator, Ministries and Outreach Office

The Assistant Coordinator is dedicated to the evangelizing mission of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver with a special emphasis on strengthening marriages and families who are the primary recipients and agents of evangelization.

Manager, Family Services, Gardens of Gethsemani

The ideal candidate is a seasoned leader with good business acumen and brings a minimum of 8 years of successful team leadership and management experience. You embrace Servant Leadership while being committed to good stewardship of the people and material resources entrusted to you. 

Finance and Accounting Manager, Gardens of Gethsemani

This position supports the financial well-being of the organization. The role fulfills accounting and managerial reporting, oversees banking, trust fund management and loan management as well as supporting quality assurance on family contracts and all compliance requirements with the Consumer Protection Agency, the Canada Revenue Agency, the Archdiocese and acts as the point person for the annual audit. 

Maintenance and Groundskeeper, St. Luke's Parish

St. Luke Parish, serving west Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, is seeking to hire a part-time maintenance / groundskeeper individual. The primary function of this position is to be responsible for many tasks that allow the Parish, surrounding buildings, and grounds to stay clean, safe, and attractive for parishioners, priests, and visitors. As well as, to perform minor repairs and other maintenance as required

Youth Ministry Coordinator, St. Luke's Parish

St. Luke Parish is seeking a dynamic individual with a strong commitment to young people and the Roman Catholic faith to serve as coordinator for Youth Ministry. The youth ministry coordinator will be required to plan and implement comprehensive programming for youth in grades 6 - 12 as well as coordinate and facilitate human and other resources directed towards youth ministry. This is a paid part-time position of 10 hours per week that requires excellent interpersonal skills and involves working with adults and youth. Remuneration will be based on experience.

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, additional employment opportunities may be viewed at at rcav.org/jobs

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