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HAVE MERCY, O LORD, FOR WE HAVE SINNED

LENT is about to start. Imposition of ashes is the Church’s penitential act by which we are reminded of God’s greatness and as a commitment on our part to turn to God in faith and action. Lent is a Liturgical Season that calls us to conversion, a sincere change of heart, the renewing of our lives by avoiding near occasions of sin. It is about setting our will on serving God in our brothers and sisters.

Holy Scripture takes us on a journey of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Amazing stories are recounted on God’s mercy and how His people opened their lives to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit. Biblical characters and real friends of God are also offered as faith and discipleship models.

Just like going to the gym offers us corporal fitness, a series of exercises for spiritual strength are e effective ways for growth and for redirecting our lives on the path of salvation. During Lent we are used to “give up treats of life” to think of those who are less fortunate or who suffer some kind of physical or material need. That is an excellent project because it takes us from focusing too much on ourselves to turn our attention on others.

Give up “attitudes” as well. Try, for example, stop gossiping, judging, hating and mistreating others. Do acts of kindness and charity! Spend less time on social media and jump on to “quality me” in visiting the elderly, imprison or bedridden; in dialoguing or sharing with relatives and neighbor.

Let me now list some of our Parish activities during Lent: Daily Mass attendance, Meditation on the Way of the Cross and Sacramental Confession. Invite God into your life through Biblical Meditation, silent retreat or other pious activities that will lead to a Spiritual Renewal. A PARISH LENTEN MISSION, preached by Fr Patrick Murphy, CS, will take place on Monday 25th, Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th of March. Morning (8:00 am) and evening Mass (7:00 pm), talk, and opportunity for Confession or Spiritual Direction will be part of the agenda. Fr Patrick will also preach on weekend Masses.

Our PARISH PENANCE SERVICE will be on Friday, April 12 at 7:00 pm. Let us keep in our prayers those who, on Easter Vigil, will be welcomed into the Church and receive the Sacraments of Christian Initiation.

Having all these initiatives in mind, let us walk toward the Lord.

Sincerely,

Fr. Eduardo

33 DAYS TO MORNING GLORY SMALL-GROUP RETREAT

Want to transform your work, your marriage, your family, and your life, but don’t have time? Looking for the quickest, surest, and easiest way to holiness, but don’t know where to begin? Join us on Monday Evenings (starts Feb 18), as we begin a 33-day preparation for Marian Consecration. For six weeks, we’ll individually read about and reflect on four great Marian giants: St. Louis de Montfort, St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. Teresa of Calcutta, and Pope St. John Paul II. They’ll teach us the secrets to drawing closer to the Heart of Jesus through the Heart of Mary. In our weekly meetings, Mondays [7:30-9:00 pm] we’ll share our insights within our small group and then watch a 30-minute video. The video by popular author and speaker, Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC, brings our individual reflections and group experience into a clear focus. If you’re looking for a simple way to be spiritually renewed, develop a deeper relationship with Our Merciful Savior, and grow in holiness, join us for 33 DAYS TO MORNING GLORY SMALL-GROUP RETREAT Contact Jody: adultfaith@stannsabbotsford.caadultfaith@ca prior to February 15th.

Screening of the movie “Fatal Flaws”

Please join us on Saturday, February 23rd after 9:00am Mass for the screening of the movie “Fatal Flaws”. Open discussion and refreshments will follow. Mark your calendars and bring your family and friends to learn more about this important topic of legalizing assisted death that affects us all. This information is important for every member of our society to understand. For more information, please contact Sandra Moran t.moran@telus.net or Kathy Van Dokkumburg kathysmail@shaw.ca.

Youth Ministry Prayer Night: Lectio Devina

Join us on February 2nd for a night of Lectio Devina! Lectio Devina is a form in prayer in guided meditation. We will be having our prayer/meditation time, afterwards we will be having open lounge with snacks and games!
This event is for Grades 5 thru 12 and starts after the 5pm Mass on Saturday.

SCALABRINIAN LAY MOVEMENT

On April 12, 1889 Blessed John Baptist Scalabrini established in Italy the St. Raphael Society with the purpose of creating an international network of social and juridical assistance to migrants, thus safeguarding their human rights.

Similar groups had been operating in other European countries especially in the ports of departure and arrival as a result of the massive flow of migrants, leaving the European continent during the second half of the 1800s.

Scalabrini’s beatification in 1997 provided the needed momentum for a return to the Founder’s intuition. It was an incentive for a renewed appreciation of his person and the study of his writings and initiatives, and to become acquainted with his providential vision of human events. It also provided the occasion to deepen the knowledge of the events that marked his life and be inspired by his all embracing missionary fervor, to be nourished by his gospel-rooted spirituality and to attracted by his thirst for holiness.
It was under these auspices that the Lay Scalabrinians Movement was conceived. It began as a cooperative effort under the one and only Scalabrinian Missionary Charism.

Since 2001 Lay Scalabrinians have successfully held national, and international gatherings which proved to be decisive in giving further impetus to Scalabrini’s insight. They felt a calling to renew and update Scalabrini’s Charism and provide an adequate response to the needs of migrant families and communities.

Lay Scalabrinians have been organizing themselves as a movement comprised of Christian men and women, who, following a period of specific Scalabrinian missionary formation, form small groups who are engaged in the work of evangelization and social action within the local church and society. They work together with the Scalabrinian missionaries (priests brothers and sisters), and are enlightened by the same prophetic Charism and dedication to migrants and refugees, regardless of religious and cultural background. (taken from http://www.scalabrini.org/en/the-mission/scalabrinian-lay )

Money Management and Estate Planning for Families

How do we stick to our monthly budget? How can we manage debt? Do you really need a will? Join the Family Group on Thursday, February 7th at 7 p.m. in St. Ann’s gym for a presentation regarding finances and estate planning – information that every family should be aware of. Joseph ven der Buhs (Certified Financial Planner) and Emily Anderson (Lawyer at Linley Welwood LLP) will offer advice and support for families in this area. Q and A will follow their presentations and refreshments will be served. Join us for a night of fellowship as we learn how to set our families up for success.

Admission is free. Childcare is available – if you require childcare kindly RSVP by February 5th. For more information, email us at stannsfamilygroup@gmail.com. We hope to see you there! (Both guest speakers are Advertisers on our Parish Bulletin back covers.)

Kindergarten & Elementary OPEN HOUSE

Kindergarten & Elementary Classes Info: OPEN HOUSE on Wednesday, January 30th from 6-8pm at St. James& St. Ann’s Elementary School. Pick up a registration package(s) for your child(ren). Follow St. James and Ann’s Elementary on Facebook. RSVP to office@stjameselementary.ca

Taking his inspiration from Jacob (Gn 28: 12), Blessed John Baptist Scalabrini chose, as the motto of his episcopal coat-of-arms, the verse, “Video Dominum innixum scalae” (I see the Lord at the top of the stairway).
This was a metaphor of a man of God who wanted to be on the frontier of dialogue between Heaven and Earth, between God and his People, between the Church and the World, between Faith and Country. Hope as the journey, faith as the stairway, and love as vision.

For Scalabrini Vocation information in the Vancouver Archdiocese contact:

Our Lady of Fatima, Vancouver – Fr. Antonio Tapparello 604-879-0729
Our Lady of Sorrows, Vancouver – Fr. Richard Zano 604-254-0691
St. Ann’s, Abbotsford – Fr. Eduardo Quintero 604-852-5602

vocations4migrants@yahoo.com
www.vocations4migrants.org
www.scalabrinians.org

Theology of the Body Info Night

January 26th: LifeTeen – Theology of the Body Info Night! Grades 8 thru 12

LifeTeen is starting a new series of Theology of the Body. We are going to give you a run down of what Theology of the Body is and how you as a youth will benefit from the series. Don’t Forget to bring your friends! All are welcome! Snacks and open lounge me will follow the information session. Event Begins after the 5pm Mass on Saturday until 8pm.

HAVE MERCY, O LORD, FOR WE HAVE SINNED

33 DAYS TO MORNING GLORY SMALL-GROUP RETREAT

Screening of the movie “Fatal Flaws”

Youth Ministry Prayer Night: Lectio Devina

SCALABRINIAN LAY MOVEMENT

Money Management and Estate Planning for Families

Kindergarten & Elementary OPEN HOUSE

Theology of the Body Info Night

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