March 5th Mass Schedule 9:00 AM 6:30 PM Bring Last Year’s Palms! We invite all parishioners to bring in their blessed palms from last year to the parish office between Monday and Tuesday. We will be using them to make ashes for Ash Wednesday. Your participation helps us prepare for the season of Lent. Thank you!
Downtown Vancouver's streets are filled with people living in physical and spiritual poverty, with many lacking support and love. The annual SLEEP OUT invites everyone to become a part of a movement that can make a change. We invite you to join us in a movement of change by making a bold and courageous decision to join us in SLEEP OUT. You will be making a true sacrifice by experiencing what it's like to be homeless and spend one night outside in the cold. The reality is there are many people who do sleep on the street and experience the discomfort that we often forget about. Participants will be given a link to their own personalized page where they can ask their community to make a donation in supporting them to sleep outside for the night. The money raised will go directly to Catholic Street Missionaries and be used to bring resources to our homeless brothers and sisters in the streets of downtown Vancouver. SLEEP OUT - Friday March 7 through Saturday March 8 Register by February 28 at https://beholdvancouver.org/events/sleep-out
To support priests in their retirement years. Archdiocesan Collection First Sunday of Lent
To help the Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace fight poverty in third-world countries and foster international justice. National Collection Fifth Sunday of Lent
Saturday April 12 Mass @ 4:30 PM and Sunday April 13 Mass @ 8:30 AM and 10:30 AM Join the celebration of Palm Sunday and Blessings of Palms. Palms will be provided prior to each mass. “...So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, “Hosana! Blessed is He who comesin the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!” (Philippians 3:8) Marking the beginning of Holy Week, Palm Sunday recalls and celebrates the day Jesus entered Jerusalem as Savior and King.As Jesus rode a donkey into the city, a large crowd gathered and laid palm branches and their cloaks across the road, giving Him royal treatment.
Holy Thursday April 17th Mass @ 7:00 PM + Adoration until 10:00 PM Good Friday April 18th 11:00 AM - stations of the cross for families 3:00 PM - veneration of the cross Holy Saturday April 19th Vigil Mass @ 9:00 PM + Reception following mass Easter Sunday April 20th Mass @ 8:30 AM and 10:30 AM
To support Christians in the Holy Land. National Collection Good Friday
Saturday April 19th @ 11:00 AM Come and join us for an Easter Blessing of Baskets upstairs. This tradition from the Middle Ages, started in Italy and Spain, and is now popular in Slavic countries, Poland, Germany and Austria. What to put in the basket? Eggs—symbol of life and Jesus’ tomb (can be painted or decorated), Meat—Jesus is the Lamb of God, Salt and Bread. You can also add something sweet, like a pastry or pie Following the blessing, come downstairs to the parish hall for a coffee and discussion with Konrad Kobielewski, vice president of the Canadian Polish Congress, on the background and future of the annual Polish Festival, an important North Shore tradition. Everyone is Welcome ! We hope to see you there.
Saturday, April 26 @ 6:00 - 8:30 PM, Parish Hall Join us for a fun evening of dinner, fun activities and prayer ! Wear active clothing, depending on weather. RSVP via WhatsApp, Instagram, or email us at sapyouthmin@gmail.com. See you there!
Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4 after mass. Saint Anthony's Craft Group is holding their Spring Fair. There will be baking, plants, jewelry, baby items, cards and a silent auction for a needlepoint Madonna. Be sure to Come to the Fair to enjoy all the wonderful offerings. Let family and friends know.....Mother's Day is just around the corner.
Let us come together and pray for the victims of the Lapu-Lapu Festival tragedy, their families, and all those impacted. Together we will entrust the souls of the departed to God’s eternal care and ask for healing, strength, and peace for the grieving. All are welcome to attend this Memorial Mass. Holy Rosary Cathedral Friday, May 2, at 5:10 p.m. (Livestream) Celebrant: Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB Immaculate Conception, Delta Saturday, May 3, at 9 a.m. Celebrant: Father Amador Abundo St. Andrew's, Vancouver Saturday, May 3, at 11:30 a.m. Celebrant: Father Jun Reyes Sacred Heart, Delta (Our Lady of Consolation Grotto by the Augustinian Monastery) Sunday, May 4, at 6:30 p.m. Celebrant: Father Francis Galvan, OSA Tagalog Mass St. Francis de Sales, Burnaby Monday, May 5, at 6 p.m. Celebrants: Father Mark McGuckin, Father Dennis Flores, Father Gilbert Nunez, Father Medard Kamanzi Learn more at https://rcav.org/events/lapu-lapu-memorial-masses
Encounter the love of Christ and experience the power of the Holy Spirit in your life! The Life in the Spirit Seminar is open to those who desire to have a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit through teachings, praise and worship, testimonies and group-sharing. Starting Tuesday, May 13 through July 8, weekly on Tuesdays, 7:00 - 8:30 PM at St. Mary's Parish. Learn more and register by May 4 at https://beholdvancouver.org/events/mission-ablaze