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Mailing Address: 1320 Johnson Street, Coquitlam, BC V3B 4T5
Street Address: 2888 Delahaye Drive, Coquitlam, BC
Phone: (604)941-4800
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St. Clare Updates for
June 20 - July 3, 2026
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Greetings!
As I look back on the celebrations of my 25th anniversary of priestly ordination, my heart is truly overflowing. From the joyful parish potluck on May 26th, to the cakes shared after our weekend Masses on May 30th and 31st, and finally the beautiful Mass and gala dinner on June 6th, I felt surrounded by so much love.
Thank you for every prayer offered for my intentions, for the many cards filled with kind words, and for the thoughtful gifts I received. Your generosity and affection touched me more deeply than I can express.
I am especially grateful to all who planned, prepared, decorated, cooked, served, cleaned, organized, and quietly worked behind the scenes to make each celebration so meaningful. Your dedication is a true sign of the living faith and warmth of our parish family.
Please know of my prayers for each of you. May the Divine Saviour bless you abundantly for your goodness. I am humbled, grateful, serving you as your priest.
Fr. Maciej Wos, SDS
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UPCOMING SECOND COLLECTION
June 21
Pro-Life
to help support the life-affirming work of pro-life groups in our diocese
Please drop your donation in the Sunday collection basket or in the designated drop box located at the back of the church.
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July 2 - August 31
Monday to Friday
9am to noon
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PROJECT ADVANCE 2026
This year’s campaign is especially exciting as the money we raise after making our diocese goal of $63,300 will be used to pay down our mortgage as well as help “build our new rectory”. So far, we have raised $51,996.56
Our target this year is $250,000 because of the new rectory project…..Remember, every gift regardless of its size make a difference. Every gift counts.
To donate you can go on-line at projectadvance.ca or by dropping it in one of the collection boxes or at office or by calling 604-683-0281 ext. 323.
To read the letter from Archbishop Richard Smith, or to see this year’s video online please go to projectadvance.ca.
Our way forward begins with your generosity in growing our parish and local Catholic community. We’re very grateful for your support.
| | Food for Thought . . . and for the Soul | |
Our True Vocation
Too often I looked at being relevant, popular, and powerful as ingredients of an effective ministry. The truth, however, is that these are not vocations but temptations. Jesus asks, “Do you love me?” Jesus sends us out to be shepherds, and Jesus promises a life in which we increasingly have to stretch out our hands and be led to places where we would rather not go. He asks us to move from a concern for relevance to a life of prayer, from worries about popularity to communal and mutual ministry, and from a leadership built on power to a leadership in which we critically discern where God is leading us.
Reflection Question: How do you experience the temptation to be relevant, popular, or powerful - and how might you move away from that experience?
(Henri Nouwen (1932–1996) was a priest, professor, and spiritual writer. He authored over 40 books on the spiritual life and spent his final years at L'Arche Daybreak, a community for people with intellectual disabilities. Drawing from his own journey of vulnerability and faith, he invites seekers into deeper intimacy with God, themselves, and others)
| | Looking Back to the Feast of Pentecost | |
St Philip Neri’s encounter with the Holy Spirit shows how the Spirit seeks to purify our hearts and profoundly transform our lives.
Philip Neri had the custom of rising late at night or in the first hours of morning, making his way through the sleeping city of Rome, outside the city walls, to the Basilica of Saint Sebastian. There he would descend beneath the church, to the ancient catacombs, where the first Christians of Rome met for Mass, where so many martyrs slept. In that sacred place he would spend time in prayer.
On one such occasion, the Apostle of Rome went to those catacombs on the vigil of Pentecost. As he prayed, the Holy Spirit appeared to him as a globe of fire that entered his mouth and settled in his heart. He felt his heart expand. From that moment on, as people would later testify, there came from his heart a mysterious but perceptible warmth, indeed a heat. After his death an autopsy revealed that two ribs had broken to form an arch, to accommodate the enlarged heart.
It’s fitting that the feast of Saint Philip Neri (Tuesday May 26 2026) often falls so close to Pentecost. For his experience in the catacombs is a great lesson on how we should receive the Spirit this day. As is the case with every miracle, his encounter with the Holy Spirit reveals in an extraordinary manner what should be ordinary for every Catholic. And, lest we think Saint Philip’s experience was odd, we should recall that we pray often for the same thing: Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love.
| from "The Catholic Thing"; written by Fr Paul D Scalia | |
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Pope Leo XIV's encyclical
"Magnifica Humanitas"
Pope Leo XIV on Monday 25 May 2026 presented his first papal encyclical letter, “Magnifica Humanitas”, which he had previously signed 10 days earlier on the 135th anniversary of the publication “Rerum Novarum” in English by his namesake, Leo XIII, which was written in 1891. Amid the upheaval of the Industrial Revolution in that earlier document, Leo XIII sought to safeguard the rights and dignity of the working class; it became one of the foundational texts of Catholic social teaching”,
Leo XIV’s document struck a similar tone, warning of the new threat to workers posed by Artificial Intelligence. For more information, click on the link below: just remember it is 42,300 words and runs to 42 pages, double-sided, on a typical home printer!
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DID YOU EVER ASK YOUSELF...
What am I looking for in life?
What is the meaning of my life?
How can I be a better person?
What can I do about the loneliness I feel?
How can I come to know God's love?
How can I know the right path God has in store for me?
| | | | If you are asking these questions, or questions like them, the Catholic way of life awaits you. Click here for more information. | |
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PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
A prayer shawl is a shawl that has been knitted or crocheted by a caring person (crafter) in our parish for someone who is facing treatment for cancer or other serious health issue.
Available by donation.
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CHILDREN'S LITURGY
OF THE WORD
Open for children 4 to 8 years old. Sundays at the 11am Mass.
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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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MONDAY BIBLE SHARING
Join Us Each Monday Morning
After Mass to 11.30am
in St. Clare Parish Centre (Basement)
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LEGION OF MARY
Thursdays
from 9:45am to 11am
Room 2
Parish Centre
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Mothers Prayers Group
“Mothers Prayers” is a prayer group for all women who have a desire to pray for children.
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PRAYER CHAIN
If you or someone you know would be comforted by prayer during these circumstances, please contact Gillian at stclareprayerchain@gmail.com. You are not alone — we are praying with you.
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WEDDING
Congratulations to newlyweds Matthew Arthur Turner and Mercia Felix de Oliveira. May God bless, keep and guide them as they begin their new lives together.
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CONFIRMATION
Congratulations and God bless our PREP students who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Tuesday, June 16.
May the light of the Holy Spirit inspire, guide and guard you always!
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Please contact the parish office to make arrangements for
baptisms, weddings, funerals and other Sacraments.
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Mass Intentions
Dates may be subject to change without notice.
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If you wish to book a Mass Intention, please send your request via email 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 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. Enclose your offering in an envelope clearly marked with the name and date of your Mass intention. Your 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, the priest can accept one intention only per day. | | |
Please pray for the sick of our Parish
Betsy Bodor, Caroline Bouvier Laprise, Crystal Phung, Allan Thiele, John Seifert, Michael and Carol Berry, Claudia Eberle, Suzanne Davies, Connie Tarling, Matthew Tarling, Valerie Ng, Melvin Anthony, Peter Adamkovics, Aldo de Loza, Mike Van Duynhoven, Bernie & Zeny Perez, Marge Hogan, Jamie Willis,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, Ramon Montecillo, Janice Caine, Nadine Classen, Leanne Theiss, Sierra Osborne, Sebastien Robillard, Lori Dennis, Mazoe Kaufman, Cindy Mazerolle-Kass, Anna Figura, Ed Garcia, Viray Family, Walter Banke, Terry McDonald,Hari Vijay, Peggy Maas, Chad Galitzky, Al Trotter, Pat Dizy, Brett Lawrence, Norman Schuster, Brenda Haines, John Bergen, Laud Vidal, Rick Empey, Addie Jamieson and all recipients of St. Clare’s Prayer Shawls.
| | In and Around the Diocese | |
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VOCATION LIVE-IN
SEMINARY OF CHRIST THE KING
Mission, BC
July 4 - 5
Anyone wishing to enter the Seminary in the next couple of years is welcome. For more information phone 604-826-8975 or email rector.minors@sck.ca
| | | | St. Joseph’s Parish, Mission invites you to the historic Fraser River Heritage Park to celebrate the Holy Eucharist in honour of Our Lady at 1:00 PM. The principal celebrant will be the Most Rev. Richard W. Smith, Archbishop of Vancouver. Confessions will be heard on-site starting at 10:00 AM. After the Mass, there will be a procession to the Grotto where the Rosary will be prayed, followed by the Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. The event will conclude with a picnic and fellowship. Please bring your picnic baskets and chairs. Do not use charcoal briquettes, only propane can be used as per order of the Mission Parks Board. For bus information, please contact your local parish, or email: info@aquinasinstitute.ca, or call 604-831-1950. | | |
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