Announcements

Pentecost brings the Easter Season to an end but the mystery of the passion death and resurrection of the Lord has to be before us throughout the year. At the vigil of Pentecost which will be May 18 we will be celebrating the Holy Spirit descending upon the Church represented by the apostles and Mary the mother of Jesus. One of the attributes of the Holy Spirit is the unity of a universal Church, a truly Catholic Church which includes the many cultures of the world.

We want to celebrate our Catholic Church at the vigil of Pentecost with a Mass at 5 pm which will include a number of the languages of our parish community.

After Mass we will move to the parish hall to share the different cultural expressions of our community through food, song and dance. We also ask parishioners to come dressed in their cultural garbs.

Please call the parish office to let us know that you will be bringing food to share that day and also to let us know if you will be performing with regard to song and dance or any other cultural manifestation by May 6th.

One of 13 official Fatima Pilgrim Virgin Statues has been touring around parishes in the Lower Mainland until Monday, April 15th.

Want to visit Our Lady? Read more about the statue and the upcoming schedule in the link below:

April 11 – Corpus Christi, Vancouver
April 12 – St. Jude, Vancouver
April 13 – Saints Peter & Paul, Vancouver
April 14 – Our Lady of Fatima, Vancouver
April 15 – St. James, Abbotsford

https://bccatholic.ca/news/catholic-van/fatima-statue-making-its-way-around-lower-mainland-parishes?fbclid=IwAR1uLqw35YjX4myY-px_sakQHQS5rGt_raS6CFp3pzmNe-TLOLw_2YXrrQE_aem_AZ56zNuw8qFdmVaD6QJRFVSeXoQA09J7vpzoL2wepAGMsSZ3Ait8PsFhImf22_akaQrmnm5f2w5dqWRpKwqdYWhZ

UPCOMING COLLECTIONS:

APRIL

• April 21st: Works of Vocations

MAY

• May 5th: The Pope’s Pastoral Works
• May 19th: St. Vincent de Paul

JUNE

• June 2nd – Catholic Missions in Canada
• June 16th – Pro-Life Sunday

MARCH 11 – LENTEN PENANCE SERVICE 

• Confession 6:30 pm
• Lenten Penance Service (with presence of a number of priests). Priests of the parish will be available at the regular times for confessions before daily Masses and at 10:00 am and 4:00 pm on Saturdays.

MARCH 28 HOLY THURSDAY

• Confession 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

MARCH 29 GOOD FRIDAY – PASSION OF THE LORD

• Confessions 9:00 am to 10:30 am

MARCH 30 EASTER VIGIL

• Confessions 9:00 am to 10:30 am

MARCH 23/24 PALM SUNDAY/PASSION OF THE LORD

• Saturday 5:00 pm | Sunday 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 noon, 1:30 pm
• All Masses begin with blessing of palms at entrance of pastoral center and process along parking lot sidewalk and through main entrance of church.

MARCH 28 HOLY THURSDAY

• Confession 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
• 7:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper with washing of the feet
• Procession to altar of repose after Mass and Adoration until midnight

MARCH 29 GOOD FRIDAY – PASSION OF THE LORD

• Confessions 9:00 am to 10:30 am
• 11:00 am Outdoor Way of the Cross led by young adults (English)
• 3:00 pm Passion of the Lord, Veneration of Cross, Communion
• 7:00 pm Outdoor way of the cross led by Latino community
• Poor Man’s Supper after the 3pm Good Friday service, suggest donation of $5.00, all given to a charity chosen by the CWL. All are welcome

MARCH 30 EASTER VIGIL

• Confessions 9:00 am to 10:30 am
• 11:00 am Blessing of Easter Foods followed by meal (Polish community and others)
• 9:00 pm Easter Vigil to begin at entrance of pastoral center

MARCH 31 EASTER SUNDAY

• Sunday 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 noon, 1:30 pm

MESSAGE FROM FR. RICHARD ZANOTTI , C.S.

YOU ARE INVITED – Parish Enhancement: Moving St. Ann’s Parish from “Maintenance” to “Mission”

Some months ago, the Archdiocese gave us a grant for Parish Enhancement. It was to be used to enhance the life of the parish, to help the parish surface “committed disciples” and “servant leaders”, who would spearhead a revitalized vision for the future of our parish. The idea was to move the parish from maintenance to mission.
A committee was formed, and it prepared a plan for enhancement to be presented to the archdiocese. Among the many programs available we chose to use a synodal process of reflection and sharing since the universal Church was invited to be involved in such a process which led up to the synod of last October in Rome.
Once our request for a grant was accepted the committee invited about thirty parishioners to participate in four workshops which would train them to facilitate groups in the synodal process of reflection and sharing.
Speakers were invited to run the workshops along these themes, “An Overview of the Synodal Process”, “Path of the Church and the Human Person”, “The Art of Active Listening”, and “Understanding Group Life”. This would be the comprehensive focus of the enhancement while the targeted focus would be to minister to our youth which has already begun and runs on Friday evenings.
The next phase of the journey is to hold a parish wide assembly so that a large number of parishioners could participate in the synodal process. It would take place on a Saturday, February 24th with Mass at 9:00 am and ending about 2:00 pm. Sister John Francis LaFever, FSE will be leading us in the reflections. Childcare would be available so that young parents could also participate. A lunch will be provided.
The trained facilitators will be involved in facilitating the groups that would be formed for the assembly. It is hoped that as many parishioners as possible participate in this parish wide assembly. Mark your calendars for this important assembly. I will be including articles in the bulletin these next weeks to help in understanding this synodal journey that we are on. We will also be registering parishioners for the assembly as we get closer to the date.
Jesus sent his Disciples on a mission. Are you ready to embark on the same mission?

– Fr. Richard

MESSAGE FROM FR. RICHARD ZANOTTI , C.S.

As we are about to begin another year I am reminded of the passage from Luke’s gospel, Luke 2:16-19:

“When the angels went away from them to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.’ So they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart.”

Mary reflected upon the events surrounding the birth of Jesus to understand what plan God had for her and for her child.

As we come to the end of a year and prepare for the new one to begin do we also reflect upon the events of this past year to see what plans God has for us?

Fr. Richard
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Estamos a punto de comenzar otro año, recuerdo el pasaje del evangelio de Lucas, Lucas 2:16-19. “Cuando los ángeles se alejaron de ellos al cielo, los pastores se dijeron unos a otros: ‘Vamos a Belén, para ver esto que ha sucedido y que el Señor nos ha hecho saber.’ Entonces fueron apresuradamente y encontraron a María, a José y al niño acostado en el pesebre. Cuando vieron esto, dieron a conocer el mensaje que les habían dicho acerca de este niño. Todos los que lo oyeron quedaron asombrados de lo que les habían dicho los pastores. Y María guardó todas estas cosas, reflexionándolas en su corazón”. María reflexionó sobre los acontecimientos que rodearon el nacimiento de Jesús para comprender qué plan tenía Dios para ella y su hijo.

Al llegar al final de un año y prepararnos para el comienzo del nuevo, ¿reflexionamos también sobre los acontecimientos del año pasado para ver qué planes tiene Dios para nosotros?

Fr. Richard