First Friday Devotion
Adoration: Friday : 6:30 PM Mass Overnight Vigil : 7:00 PM - 8:00 AM Benediction Saturday : 8:00 AM Sign-up sheets located in vestibule. All are Welcome.
Adoration: Friday : 6:30 PM Mass Overnight Vigil : 7:00 PM - 8:00 AM Benediction Saturday : 8:00 AM Sign-up sheets located in vestibule. All are Welcome.
St Anthony's Vigil Date : Monday, March 09 @ 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Location : 4818 Willow Street, Vancouver (Willow and 32nd Ave, In front of St Joseph's Residence). Sign up at the Foyer if you wish to participate. 40 Days for Life is an internationally focused pro-life campaign with a vision to access God’s power through prayer, fasting, and peaceful vigil for the protection of life from conception to its natural end. You are invited to take part by signing up individually or with your parish group. Online Nightly Rosary zoom at 8:00 PM join the nightly rosary online via Zoom Let us stand together for a culture that respects the sanctity of life. Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us! To register for vigil or for more information : https://beholdvancouver.org/events/40-days-for-life-2028
Monday, March 9 @ 7:00 PM, Parish Hall Annual General Meeting Learn more about West Vancouver’s history and celebrate St. Anthony’s place in it! All parishioners are invited to join us for our Annual General Meeting. Light refreshments will be served. The West Vancouver Historical Society is a nonprofit, public service organization interested in enjoying, celebrating, and preserving the history of West Vancouver.
2026 ABBY RETREAT WITH BISHOP EMERITUS RICHARD GAGNON March 13 to 15, 2026 Location: Westminster Abbey Mission, B.C. On behalf of your CWL Executive from St. Anthony’s Parish, please find pinned in the bulletin board the registration form for our 2026 Abby Retreat with Bishop Emeritus Richard Gagnon, 13-15 March. St Anthony’s CWL members have priority registration until 31 December, after which registration will be offered to other women of our parish and members of other Northshore CWL Councils. The cost is $190 ($170 if registered by February 18). Cheques can be post dated to 1 March 2026. Secure your spot! We are limited to 19 participants. If you have additional questions, please contact the parish office.
STAY WITH ME - Ignatian Lenten Retreat for Young Adults Saturday, March 14 Time: from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Location: St. Mark’s College at UBC Join us for this young-adult Ignatian retreat focusing on our journey with God. We will engage silent time for personal prayer, scripture, music, art, walking in nature, small group sharing, and a sense of community as young adults. The retreat will be followed by Mass and dinner. $30 Fee. Registration deadline: Thursday March 12. For more information and registration please visit: http://beholdvancouver.org/events/stay-with-me
Saturday, March 14, from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, St Anthony's Parish Starting with Mass at 9:00 AM.
March 23, 24 and 25. Time : 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, Location : Christ The Redeemer Parish Over three evenings, participants will be invited into a time of healing, mercy, and renewal through reflection, prayer, and worship: • Evening 1: Recognizing Our Wounds – with Deacon Steven Whan, followed by Stations of the Cross • Evening 2: Encountering the Healer – with Fr. Babu Mathew, followed by a Healing Mass • Evening 3: Restored and Sent Forth – with Deacon Tim Kostamo, followed by Adoration and Benediction. Praise and worship, prayers for healing, and fellowship will be part of this retreat.
MARCH 29 - PALM SUNDAY (you can pick up palms in the foyer on your way to Mass) APRIL 2 - HOLY THURSDAY 7:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Last Supper, followed by Adoration until 10:00 pm APRIL 3 - GOOD FRIDAY 11:00 am Stations of the Cross for families 3:00 pm Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord APRIL 4 - HOLY SATURDAY 11:00 am Blessing of the Easter food baskets 4:00 - 5:00 pm Confessions available 9:00 pm Easter Vigil Mass, followed by reception in the Hall APRIL 5 - EASTER SUNDAY 8:30 am Sunday Mass 10:30 am Sunday Mass (* There are no morning masses on Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday)
Holy Saturday April 4th @ 11:00 AM Location Foyer All parishioners are welcome to join us for this tradition, full of beautiful catholic symbolism. What to put in the basket? Eggs — symbol of Jesus’ tomb, representing His Resurrection. Meat — symbol of Jesus as The Lamb of God. Bread — reminds us that Jesus is The Bread of Life. Salt — reminds us that we are The Salt of the Earth. Oil and vinegar — symbol of the Passion of Christ and the bitter of Passover. Wine — symbol of the Blood of the Lord. A white candle — symbol of the Light of the World. Lastly, the basket is covered with white linen, symbolizing the shroud in which Christ’s body was wrapped.
Wednesday, April 8 @ 6:30 PM, St Anthony's Parish
Science and the Supernatural : "Big Bang Theory and Cosmological Constants" Thursday, April 16, 2026 Time: 7:00 pm, Location: STA High School (541 West Keith Rd, North Vancouver) Please join us for a fascinating talk given by Dr. David Neima concerning: “BIG BANG THEORY AND COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANTS” To register for in person or on-line attendance, please email: adriana.landberg@gmail.com For inquiries, contact: jessicachoo@mac.com
Next pick up date: Friday, April 17 at 12:00 PM noon Donations of baked goods, cookies, muffins, socks and new underwear are greatly appreciated. Please drop off your donations in the container outside the parish office. For more information please contact: svp.westvan@gmail.com