St Thomas Aquinas
2025-10-19 - 2025-12-05
St Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary School is pleased to advise that the application window for the 2026-2027 school year (Grade 8-12) is open. All are welcome to apply for incoming Grades 8 through 12. Complete the application process on the Admissions tab of the school’s website and please apply before December 5th, 2025.
STA looks forward to receiving your child’s application for the upcoming school year. If you have any questions, please contact Ms Donovan at cdonovan@acquinas.org

Spiritual Adoption of Seminarians
2025-10-27 - 2025-11-02
Sign up at the parish vestibule and pray for a seminarian! Please continue praying for our seminarians as they journey towards priesthood. This initiative helps to provide encouragement for those preparing for ordination.
This coming Holidays, it would be great for them to hear from you with a Christmas Card. Contact the office for more information.

Remembering Our Loved Ones
2025-11-01 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Following 4:30 PM holy mass, Saturday, November 1 @ 6:00 PM in St Anthony’s Parish. Prayers for our faithful departed followed by a light dinner. RSVP in the vestibule.
Everyone is welcome to bring a photo of their loved ones.

Second Collection - Peter’s Pence
2025-11-02
Support offered to the Holy Father as a sign of sharing in the concern of the Pope for the many different needs of the Universal Church and for the relief of those most in need.
National Collection
First Sunday in November

Religious Items from Belarus
2025-11-07 18:30 - 19:30
FRIDAY, NOV 7 After 6:30 PM Mass @ Parish Vestibule
We invite you to see and purchase handmade religious articles made by our Sisters of St. Elisabeth Convent (Belarus), such as crucifixes, wood carvings, embroidered and ceramic gifts, rosaries, vestments, and other souvenirs.
Sisterhood of St. Elisabeth take care of mentally challenged children and adults. These patients need constant support owing to the fact that their illnesses make it impossible for them to adapt socially. Your support will help with the current Convent’s construction and its charitable work.

Second Collection - Home Missions
2025-11-16
To support the 12 Catholic missions in First Nations communities throughout the Archdiocese, and the Apostleship of the Sea serving seafarers who work on ships that visit Vancouver harbour.
Archdiocesan Collection
Third Sunday in November

CWL Advent Breakfast
2025-11-29 09:00 - 12:00
Saturday, November 29th after 9:00 AM Mass. Location – Parish Hall.
Don’t miss out on this lovely way to commence the season of Advent. Our guest speaker is Father Lucio Choi, pastor of Holy Trinity Parish.
Visit the parish office, or email parish.sawv@rcav.org to reserve your ticket NOW! Your timely ticket reservation helps our organizing team with the ordering of breakfast items. Tickets are free. We hope to see you there.

Our next CWL monthly meeting: Tuesday, November 25TH after 9:00 am Mass.

There will also be lovely handmade items made by our Craft Group and Pro-Life Christmas Cards available for purchase on the weekend of November 29TH and 30TH after Masses, Location: Parish Hall.

Pro Life Christmas Cards – 1 pack of 10 cards and envelopes for $10 or 3 packs for $25.

The Giving Tree
2025-12-05 - 2025-12-21
How can you participate?
You are all invited to take a card from the Giving Tree by the foyer. Once you have bought the corresponding gift card, please leave it at the parish office. The gift cards you buy will be delivered to support one of the five organizations below:
Eva’s House Transition home that provides a safe environment to women and children after fleeing domestic abuse.
Harvest Project Helps people experiencing family trauma, illness, job loss, and threat of poverty.
Luke 15 Supports men struggling with addiction to access a program in a safe and welcoming home.
CoSa Reduces sexual victimization and assist people who have committed sexual offences to lead responsible and accountable lives in their communities.
Birthright Provides support, guidance and reassurances to women facing unexpected pregnancies, and assistance with purchasing maternity and baby items and food.

Second Collection - Youth Ministry
2025-12-07
To support Archdiocesan youth programs. 50% is returned to the parishes for their youth programs.
Archdiocesan Collection
First Sunday in December

Advent Penitential Services
2025-12-11 - 2025-12-20
ADVENT PENITENTIAL SERVICES
This Advent, take a step in your spiritual journey by returning to Jesus in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. By opening your heart to his healing mercy, you are preparing a place for his joy and peace this Christmas.
Thursday, December 11TH 9:00 am — St. Thomas Aquinas High School
Tuesday, December 16TH 7:00 pm — Christ The Redeemer
Wednesday, December 17TH 10:30 am — St. Stephen’s 7:00 pm — St. Edmund’s
Friday, December 19TH 7:00 pm — St. Pius X
Saturday, December 20TH 7:00 pm — St. Joseph, Squamish
Saturday, December 20TH 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Church of the Assumption, Powell River
Learn more at: http://rcav.org/announcements/advent-penitential-services

Our Lady Of Guadalupe Feast
2025-12-12 18:30 - 20:30
Friday December 12TH. Mass @ 6:30 pm, Dinner @ 7 pm Location: St. Anthony’s Parish Hall.
You are invited to the celebration of our Lady of Guadalupe, join us with a Potluck Feast! Sign up in the Foyer outside the church.
You can bring chili con carne, guacamole and nacho chips, salad, dessert, or help us in volunteering with serving or clearing up. For more information contact Laura or the parish office.

A Very Merry YOUTHMAS
2025-12-14 17:00 - 20:00
Sunday, Dec 14th @ 5PM – 8 PM, St Anthony’s Parish Church Hall
Join us for Dinner, Christmas Games, Gingerbread house making contest…..
Christ Redeemer and St Anthony’s Parish Youth Ministries collaboration. All youth in Grades 7-12 are welcome !
RSVP to Peter and Harrison on Whatsapp, Instagram or at sapyouthmin@gmail.com

Journey Through Advent 2025
2025-12-21 - 2025-12-24
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops presents Journey through Advent with the Most Rev. Wayne Lobsinger, Auxilliary Bishop of Hamilton. Join us as we reflect on the Scriptures for the Sundays of Advent 2025.
A joint initiative of the National Liturgy Office, the Office national de liturgie and the Office for Evangelization and Catechesis.
Watch Here

Christmas and New Year Mass
2025-12-24 - 2026-01-01 | St Anthony’s Parish, 2347 Inglewood Avenue, West Vancouver, British Columbia
As we approach the joyful season of Christmas, we invite you to come together in faith and celebrate the birth of our Savior at St. Anthony’s. Please join us for our special mass services as we share in the love, joy, and hope that this Holy Christmas season brings. We invite you to celebrate these sacred times with us and to bring your family and friends to experience the peace and love of Christ’s birth.
We also prepare to welcome the New Year to reflect and give thanks.
Whether you are attending Mass for the first time or have been with us for years, we welcome you with open arms.
Christmas Eve Mass (December 24th, Wednesday)
4:30 PM 10:00 PM
Christmas Day Mass (December 25th, Thursday)
8:30 AM 10:30 AM
Holy Family Sunday Mass
4:30 PM (December 27th, Saturday)
8:30 AM 10:30 AM (December 28th, Sunday)
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Mass
4:30 PM (December 31st, Wednesday)
8:30 AM 10:30 AM (January 1st, Thursday)

Christmas Mass
2025-12-24 16:30 - 17:30
Christmas Eve Mass (December 24th, Wednesday)
4:30 PM 10:00 PM
Christmas Day Mass (December 25th, Thursday)
8:30 AM 10:30 AM

Boxing Day Skating Party
2025-12-26 10:00 - 11:30
Friday, Dec 26th @ 10:00 – 11:45 AM. Location : The Ice Arena at West Van Community Center.
All parishioners are invited to the Boxing Day Skating Party hosted by St. Anthony’s Parish.
This event is a great opportunity to come together as a community and celebrate the Holiday Season with some fun on the ice. We hope to see you there!

Holy Family Sunday Mass
2025-12-27 16:30 - 17:30
Holy Family Sunday Mass
4:30 PM (December 27th, Saturday)
8:30 AM 10:30 AM (December 28th, Sunday)

Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Mass
2025-12-31 16:30 - 17:30
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Mass
4:30 PM (December 31st, Wednesday)
8:30 AM 10:30 AM (January 1st, Thursday)

Alpha
2026-01-22 18:30 - 20:30
What is Alpha? Alpha is a basic introduction to the Christian faith.
All guests are welcome for a great meal, great video and an open dialogue about life’s big questions in a friendly, welcoming setting. It’s no pressure, no cost, and you’re more than welcome to just come check out the first few sessions to see if it’s for you.
If you have never experienced Alpha – you are invited to come! If you have come to Alpha before, bring a friend! If you have more questions about Alpha, please contact Elizabeth elizabeth.sawv@gmail.com
Ready to try Alpha? We start on Thursday, January 15 from 6:30 pm to 8:15 pm. Sign up in the foyer or contact the parish office or click here

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
2026-01-23 19:00 - 21:00
Friday, January 23, @7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Location: Parish Hall and Church
Join us for prayers, followed by a light dinner in the parish hall. For more information and Please RSVP at the parish office.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an annual ecumenical celebration. Christians around the world are invited to pray for the unity of all Christians, to reflect on scripture together, to participate in jointly-organized ecumenical services, and to share fellowship.
In the northern hemisphere, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is traditionally held every year between January 18th (the Feast of the Confession of Saint Peter) and January 25th (the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul). In the southern hemisphere, it is often celebrated during the Pentecost season. Your communities are invited to choose the dates that would be appropriate for your context.
In the Gospel of John, Christ prays for his disciples before going to the cross. He asks that his followers “may all be one,” as he and the Father are one, “so that the world may believe” and have life in his name (John 17). Christian unity is here made central to the very being of the church and to its mission and witness.
Today, we live with divisions even as we yearn for the unity promised and commissioned by Christ. The long and often painful history of Christianity has sundered our churches for theological, liturgical, and political reasons. Many Christians now strive to heal these divisions, yet honour our diversity, through ecumenical dialogue, common action, and relationship-building. They also come together to pray for unity, joining Christ in his prayer to the Father.
The worldwide celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is both the seed and the fruit of this striving for ‘unity in diversity’. This time of shared prayer, reflection, and fellowship invites Christians of different traditions to deepen our relationships and to live and witness together throughout the year.

Ecumenical Prayer Services for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Sunday, January 18, 2026

12 p.m. Valley CrossWay Church, Abbotsford

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

11 a.m. St. Ann’s Parish, Abbotsford

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

3:30 p.m. John Paul II Pastoral Centre, Vancouver
5:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Parish, UBC, Vancouver

Thursday, January 22, 2026

7 p.m. Peace Mennonite Church, Richmond
7:30 p.m. St. Thomas Anglican, Vancouver (co-hosted with St. Mary’s Parish)

Friday, January 23, 2026

6:30 p.m. Sacred Heart Parish, Delta
7 p.m. St. Anthony Parish, West Vancouver

Saturday, January 24, 2026

1 p.m. St. Peter’s Parish, New Westminster
11:30 a.m. Anglican Church, Coquitlam (co-hosted with All Saints Parish)

More information is available at: https://rcav.org/ecumenism-and-interfaith-relations/wpcu

Catholic Street Missionaries
2026-01-25 11:00 - 17:30
Sunday, January 25, @ 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM Location : St Mary’s Parish, Vancouver
11am Orientation and Training at St. Mary’s Parish Office, 5251 Joyce Street, Vancouver (the office is the small house by the parking lot entrance).
12:30pm Outreach preparation
1:15pm Commute to Downtown for Outreach
5:30pm Event ends
Starting Sunday, Jan 25, 2026, Monthly until March 22, 2026 on the 4th Sunday
11:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Come and spend a day with Catholic Street Missionaries and reach out to our homeless brothers and sisters on the streets of Vancouver. This one-day training and outreach is open to all young adults (aged 19-39) who feel called to serve Jesus in the poor.
To learn more about CSM, please visit https://www.catholicstreetmissionaries.org/
Register for Free at https://beholdvancouver.org/events/catholic-street-missionaries

Bridge for Parishioners
2026-02-03 10:30 - 13:00
Every Tuesday in the Parish HallTime: 10:30 am to 1 pm
A new group of bridge playing for parishioners has started (entry level), and we would like you to join if you are interested in playing and socializing with fellow parishioners.

Rosary For Peace
2026-02-07 11:00 - 12:00
Saturday, Feb 7th @ 11:00 AM, Holy Rosary Cathedral

Archbishop Richard Smith invites all Catholics to come together in prayer each month for peace in our world, particularly in the Holy Land, Ukraine, and other areas affected by violence and conflict.As Christians, one of the most powerful ways we can call for peace is through prayer. You can take part by attending in person at the cathedral or by joining the livestream on YouTube as we pray to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for peace in our world. Learn more at: http://beholdvancouver.org/behold-events

Ash Wednesday
2026-02-18 09:00 - 18:30
FEBRUARY 18 MASSES AT 9:00 AM & 6:30 PM AND
EVERY FRIDAY OF LENT 6:30 PM MASS FOLLOWED BY STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, the beginning of a 40—day period of self-denial and reflection leading to Easter. On February 18 all parishioners are invited to receive ashes as we embark on our Lenten Journey.
Ash Wednesday, and all Fridays until Easter Sunday (April 05) are obligatory days of abstinence from meat, for those 14 and older in reasonable good health conditions.
“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return”

Lenten Mass and Station of the Cross
2026-02-20 18:30 - 19:30
6:30 PM Mass Followed by Stations of the Cross

Sleep Out for the homeless
2026-03-06 18:00 - 2026-03-07 08:00
Fri, Mar 6 @ 6:00PM – Sat, Mar 7 @ 8:00 AM, St. Mary’s Parish, 5251 Joyce Street
There are so many of God’s beloved children living in physical and spiritual poverty with no one to support them or show them the dignity and love that they so desperately need. The annual Catholic Street Missionaries (CSM) SLEEP OUT invites parish and non-parish members to make 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.

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.
Change starts with us. Are you up for the challenge?
CSM will be at St Anthony’s Parish on 28 Feb and 1 Mar.
For more information https://beholdvancouver.org/events/sleep-out

First Friday Devotion
2026-03-06 19:00 - 2026-03-07 08:00
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.

40 Days for Life
2026-03-09 08:00 - 16:00
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

West Vancouver Historial Society
2026-03-09 19:00 - 20:00
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
2026-03-13 - 2026-03-15
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.
