Hello St Clare,

I think we all like those good stories that finish with a happy ending. This is one of them.

Our parish feast day celebration was such a blast! Your participation was great, the weather was just perfect and the food was simply amazing!

I want to say thank you to all of you who donated a bottle of wine, participated in the 50/50 Draw and in the draw for our door prizes. I want to send a big thank you to our wonderful organizing committee for putting so many hours into the planning and execution of this truly splendid event. I want to express my gratitude to all the volunteers who helped with the set up, cleaning and all the preparation of the food and its cooking: I will not mention anyone by name, as it is very easy to miss someone who was crucial. You have seen them in action and behind the scenes working hard to put smiles on everyone's faces, and boy! did they succeed!

We attempted new things and we've learned how to do even more in the future, especially bearing in mind that in two years time we will have our parish's 25^th anniversary. Can you imagine that event?

We still have bottles of wine to give away. Stay tuned for more fun activities, when the lucky winners get the wine and more!

Fr. Maciej

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PARISH OFFICE HOURS

SUMMER HOURS

July & August

Monday to Friday

9am to 12pm

REGULAR HOURS

WILL RESUME IN SEPTEMBER!

Monday to Friday

9am to 12pm

1pm to 3pm

The parish office is closed on statutory holidays.

PROJECT ADVANCE - 2022

As 2022 unfolds, let us pause to recall that together we are the one Body of Christ. Thanks to your support, Project Advance makes possible the many ministries and programs that bring us together, further our evangelizing mission, and build spaces for worship and learning.

Our Annual Appeal ensures and strengthens the Church’s mission and outreach. As always, once the goal for our parish of $59,400 is met, all additional funds raised will be directed back to paying down our mortgage or other special projects as required. You can learn more and donate at projectadvance.ca

Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB reinstated the obligation to attend mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation in the summer of 2021.

OUR REGULAR 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 a Spanish mass at 6:30pm on Sunday

We have also added the 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.

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.

OUR REGULAR 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 Children's Room (by the washrooms on the east side of the church) NOT in the confessional.

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. 

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.

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.

Just a reminder that PREP starts on September 14, 2022 this year, with an Opening Mass at 7 PM, where your child will meet their teachers and receive their textbooks. If your child is attending public school, they should be registered for religious educational classes.

If you have not registered yet, please be aware that due to space limitations we are limited to the number of students we can accommodate per class.

All teachers are volunteers and work in teams either teaching, co-teaching or assisting. This year we are short one teacher so we welcome anyone who has heard God calling them to this opportunity to teach our faith to the children.

St. Clare’s PREP (Parish Religious Education Program) is held every Wednesday night from 6:30 to 7:45 at St Clare Parish Center. The classes are offered to children from grades one to seven.

The Coordinator is Marna . All inquiries should be addressed to Marna at stclareprep@gmail.com.

Food for Thought . . . and for the Soul

Monica (c. 332 – 387) was an early North African Christian saint and the mother of Augustine of Hippo. She is remembered and honored in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, for her outstanding Christian virtues, particularly the suffering caused by her husband's adultery, and her prayerful life dedicated to the reformation of her son, who wrote extensively of her pious acts and life with her in his Confessions. St Monica is a model of patience. Her long years of prayer, coupled with a strong, well-disciplined character, finally led to the conversion of her hot-tempered husband, her cantankerous mother-in-law and her brilliant but wayward son, Augustine.

Blessed Monica, mother of St Augustine, we give thanks to our Father in Heaven

Who looked with mercy upon your tears over your wayward son.

His conversion and heroic sanctification were the fruit of your prayers.

Dear St Monica, we now ask you to pray with us for all those sons and daughters

that have wandered away from God, and to add your prayers to those of all mothers

who are worried over their children.

Pray also for us that, following your example, we may, in the company of our children,

one day enjoy the eternal vision of our Father in Heaven.

Amen.

St Monica's Mission: Holy Hour Aug 26 @ 6:30pm (1hr)

Do you remember in high school or college being handed two poems and invited to wrestle with those old beasts, Compare and Contrast? This often leads to the question: "what's the value of poetry?" The Catholic tradition offers us a very useful tool to approach this question. The practice of Lectio Divina demands that we slow down and listen to a text – very different to our normal process of reading, when our main concern is to absorb the information as rapidly as possible and move on. 

Nathan Coblintz explores poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ

& Emily Dickinson

Samuel West reads "God's Grandeur" by GM Hopkins SJ

"This world is not conclusion" written by Emily Dickinson

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.

Director of Worship, St. Anthony of Padua Parish

St. Anthony of Padua Parish (Vancouver) is seeking a Director of Worship (DW) whose mission is to cooperate with the Holy Spirit in celebrating the liturgy and all communal devotions to the highest degree in order to glorify God and sanctify the people. The DW assists the pastor in helping disciples make the Eucharist the centre of their lives and strengthening their interior life with the liturgy and popular piety. In addition the DW provides opportunities of encounter and nourishment through the Sacraments and the Word of God. 

CISVA General Application for Elementary School Teacher, Secondary School Teacher, Education Assistant

On an on-going basis, the Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese (CISVA) accepts teacher applications for grade levels K to 12. All Catholics, non-Catholics, new education grads, and experienced teachers from across Canada are strongly encouraged to apply. Our major hiring season is in March for the following school year, but we recommend that you begin the application process in advance as we receive an influx of applications.

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

Administrative Assistant, St. Patrick's Regional Secondary School

St. Patrick Regional Secondary is a Catholic, co-educational secondary school with 500 students from Grades 8 to 12. Located in Vancouver’s picturesque Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, the school is highly regarded for its rich spiritual life, excellent academics, world-renowned choirs and abundant co-curricular and extracurricular opportunities, outstanding athletics programs, and innovative educational practices of faculty who are committed to ensuring success for all learners.

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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