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St. Ann’s CWL Presents:

Mother & Daughter Fashion Show

and Ice Cream Social

Saturday, April 21st, 2-4pm

Tickets: $10 available at Parish Office

Fashions compliments of Suzanne’s

Mercy and Beyond: Sharing our Joy is the theme of the 2018 ONE Conference, and we will hear from two remarkable keynote speakers who have inspired thousands of people to receive God’s mercy and share His joy with others.

Saturday, Feb. 10

Chandos Pattison Auditorium

Pacific Academy, 10238 168 St, Surrey, B.C.

The annual ONE Conference brings 1,000 parish and ministry leaders from across Catholic Vancouver together to connect, learn and inspire each other.

Our speakers and exhibitors are excited to see you.
They wanted to introduce themselves a little – read more below!

If you’ve registered, you should have received your e-ticket. Invite your friends to come too!
If you haven’t received your e-ticket yet, please let us know at one@rcav.org.

For more information visit: www.onecatholic.ca

The Making Sense of Anxiety course is now full.

If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please email stannsfamilygroup@gmail.com and someone from their team will be in touch if space opens up.

Making Sense of Anxiety in Children and Youth: Dr. Gordon Neufeld sheds light on the problem of the escalating level of anxiety in our children, and paves the way for natural interventions to get to the root causes as opposed to just managing symptoms. Although the focus is on children, the material will benefit anyone suffering from anxiety.

St. Ann’s Family Group invites all parents and caregivers to this video course, facilitated by Kevin Bredeman, MA, on Thursdays, January 11, 18, 25 and February 1, from 7-9 p.m. at St. Ann’s Parish. Cost is $30/person. Register to reserve your spot. Childcare is available upon request for children 3+. For more details,

e-mail: stannsfamilygroup@gmail.com or

visit rcav.org/event/making-sense-of-anxiety.

“Persons with disabilities challenge us to be more fully human and compassionate, to recognize the presence of God in each human being. This requires us to sacrifice, to ‘stretch our hearts,’ as Pope Benedict XVI has said. This requires us to gradually become more like Christ, which is after all the goal of every Christian life.

–“Life Matters: Persons with Disabilities,” USCCB Respect Life Program

Are you a caregiver? Are you taking care of a spouse, aging parent, or loved one? For those who would be interested in meeting others in the same situation, we are hosting a Caregiver Coffee hour on Saturday, January 6th from 10 am – 11 am. We will meet in St. Monica’s Lounge. Coffee and refreshments will be provided. Come and spend an hour with people who have similar challenges and concerns. We will be meeting on a quarterly basis. Home visits can also be arranged if you are unable to come out. For more information contact Jody at adultfaith@stannsabbotsford.ca

Advent Penitential Services

DECEMBER 2017

Confessions all begin at 7:00pm unless otherwise noted

Wednesday, Dec. 13th St. Joachim & Ann, Aldergrove

Thursday, Dec. 14th St. James, Abbotsford

Friday, Dec. 15th St. Ann’s, Abbotsford

Saturday, Dec. 16th – Our Lady of Good Hope – 9:30 to 11:00am

Monday, Dec. 18th St. Nicholas, Langley

Tuesday, Dec. 19th St. Mary’s, Chilliwack

Tuesday, Dec. 19th St. Anthony of Padua 6:00 pm

Wednesday, Dec. 20th St. Joseph’s, Mission

Thursday, Dec. 21st St. Joseph’s, Langley

CWL Members and Ladies of the Parish: You are invited to our annual Christmas Brunch which will be held on Saturday, December 9th following the morning Mass. Please bring a box of chocolates for the SVDP Christmas hampers & Christine Lamb house.
Tickets available at the Parish Office or after Masses Dec. 2nd & 3rd. $15pp
No sales after Dec. 3.

Poinsettas (red, white, pink) $12 each, 22” Decorated Door Wreaths $30, and Festive Planter Boxes $30. Your support helps our preschool to improve equipment and program supplies plus books and CDs for the classroom. You can place an order at the Parish Office window. Last day to order is Wednesday, November 29th; PICK UP day is Thursday, December 14th .

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

On Sunday, November 19, 2017, there will be an honourary funeral service for Abbotsford Police Constable John Davidson who was killed in the line of duty.

This event includes a procession of emergency service personnel. The procession will begin from 2369 McCallum Road at 11:30 a.m. The procession will continue down McCallum, to King Road and to the Abbotsford Centre.

The procession will last approximately one hour and it is anticipated that many spectators will line the route. There will be limited access to traffic from entering McCallum Road starting at 9:00am and will continue until the procession has passed.

So if you are going to attend Mass on Sunday please take your time and find alternative routes.

Funeral Procession Open Routes
Parking Map

Our prayers are with the Abbotsford Police Department as they mourn one of their own today. Thank you for all you do for our community.