ATTENTION 2025 GRADS: You have the opportunity to obtain one of two $1000 bursaries from St. Ann’s CWL. These are for qualified students entering post secondary education. The money can be used towards tuition, residence, books or etc.
The deadline for submitting is May 30th, 2025.
APRIL 12/13 PALM SUNDAY
As I begin this most Holy Week, commemorating Your gift of salvation, I pray that this commemoration will also be a real and transforming participation in Your life, death, and resurrection. Thank You for redeeming us, dear Lord. Please open my heart to receive Your grace fully. Amen.
APRIL 17 – HOLY THURSDAY
Jesus, In these last few days leading up to Easter, as I recall your passion and death, let me remember that, above all, I am called to feed your sheep. You have given me a model of how to live; may I strive to be all that you created me for, spreading the love of God and the truth of our Catholic faith wherever I am able. You are the way, the truth, and the life. Amen.
APRIL 18 – GOOD FRIDAY – PASSION OF THE LORD
Jesus, No one knows change better than you. You died on the cross, and three days later you rose from the dead. Forty days later you ascended into heaven and left the world transformed for the rest of time. Help me to transform my soul, to die to sin, and be reborn in your love and eternal life. Amen.
APRIL 19 – HOLY SATURDAY EASTER VIGIL
Jesus, You are courage incarnate. As you hung on the cross for my sins and the sins of the world, you showed me that all things are possible. You knew that life did not end on the cross. It was only the beginning of a new and glorious eternal life. Amen.
APRIL 20 – EASTER SUNDAY
Almighty Father, I thank you for the gift of your son, Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead and redeemed humankind. Fill us with the fire of the Holy Spirit, that we may be faithful disciples and enthusiastic witnesses of our Catholic faith. Alleluia, Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed. Amen.
Dear Parishioner,
Building our Parish Community is the theme chosen for the 2024 appeal. This year, the Archdiocese of Vancouver hopes to raise $3.1 million in support of Secondary School construction and -various Archdiocesan ministries such as Evangelization Programs, Youth and Young Adult Ministry, Social Justice, Family Life Programs, Prison Ministry, Cultural Ministry and First Nations Ministry.
Our portion of the appeal is S55,100 00 to help with these needs. Since funds raised beyond this amount are rebated to the parish, we hope to raise an additional amount so that we can make repairs to:
When you give to Project Advance, you are providing both our parish and our Archdiocese with the resources required to carry out our mission of “making disciples” (Mt 28:19), as Jesus commanded us to do. Regardless of its size, every gift truly makes a difference. Whether you are a regular contributor to Project Advance or have never participated before, I want to encourage you to prayerfully support Project Advance 2024 to the best of your ability.
Making a gift to Project Advance is easy, you can:
Thank you for your support. May God bless you and your loved ones.
UPCOMING 2ND COLLECTIONS
NOVEMBER
DECEOMBER
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
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