St. Clare Updates for
July 10-23, 2021
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I would expect most of you feel good that we can attend church without restrictions. It is so nice to attend Mass “in person”. The communal prayers combined with music and solemnity of the liturgy give us some much-needed divine energy!
That said, please be mindful of others. The pandemic is not over and we have to stay vigilant. Also, there are some people who might feel overwhelmed with no mask or closeness of others, so please be respectful!
This pandemic changed some of our habits and daily routines. It is also apparent in church customs. For example, we noticed that many of you now make your weekly donations online by credit or debit card or by direct banking.
I would like you to consider joining a growing number of our parishioners who make donations by pre-authorized withdrawal from a bank account or with a credit or debit card through our web page.
It helps us a lot in many ways. It reduces the need to handle the envelopes and cash by collection counters and office staff and it helps us to budget monthly income versus all the expenses and mortgage payments. Plus it is safe and it can be changed at any time.
Meanwhile, enjoy the summer, with some of your most cherished relationships and friends and take some time to rest well. Relax and enjoy, it is especially important after such a long lockdown!
May the Lord bless you all!
Fr. Maciej
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The Public Health Office (Bonnie Henry) has moved BC to Step 3 of BC's Restart Program. Under Step 3 there are no capacity limits or restrictions on religious gatherings and worship services. This means that we can resume our masses without the need to limit attendance or to register for contact tracing.
Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB has announced that the Sunday obligation to attend mass has been delayed until the weekend of July 17/18 to give people more time to become accustomed to Mass with a large congregation.
OUR MASS SCHEDULE IS :
DAILY MASSES Monday through Saturday at 9:00am and
WEEKEND MASSES Saturday at 5:00pm
and on Sunday at 8:30am, 11:00am and 5:00pm
There is also a Spanish mass at 6:30pm on Sunday
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Daily Masses Monday through Friday at 9:00am
Weekend Mass at 5:00pm on Saturday
All of these are posted on YouTube and Facebook and can be watched either live or after the livestreaming has ended. If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Youtube page and don't forget to "Like Us". These simple moves makes us easier to find on the web.
You can participate in all of our online masses by clicking on the links provided above or by going to our website, www.stclare.ca and clicking on the link provided.
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Wedding, Baptisms and Funerals |
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Since the limitations have been lifted on religious gatherings and worship services, attendance restrictions at Weddings, Funerals and Baptisms have also been lifted. Please contact the office to make arrangements. |
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OUR CONFESSION SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
- Before morning mass at 8:45am and after morning mass at 9:30am, Monday through Saturday. No registration or appointment is necessary.
Confessions are now heard in the Crying Room (by the washrooms on the east side of the church) NOT in the confessional.
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In order to help you facilitate the offertory for St Clare parish, The Archdiocese has created an Online Offertory page to facilitate one time or pre-authorized monthly or weekly giving through direct debit or credit card donations. Click on the heading above to go to the secure page. |
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We are grateful to all those who have supported Project Advance. Each and every gift is important. As of May 31st we had received $91,736. Our goal from the diocese is $49,500 so that means that we will be able to put $42,236 towards our mortgage. The new total for the month of June is not yet available from the diocese.
You can give online at projectadvance.ca, by phone at 604-683-0281 ext. 50323, or in-person at our parish’s office. Thank you so much for your support.
If you want to watch this year's Project Advance video, please click on the link below.
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Ethical Concerns Related to Vaccines |
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Catholics are invited to be vaccinated, both in keeping with the dictates of their conscience and in contributing to the common good by promoting the health and safety of others. All COVID-19 vaccines that are medically approved by the relevant health authorities may be licitly received by Catholics. Since there is currently no choice of vaccine being offered, Catholics in good conscience may receive the vaccine that is available and offered to them. Read more at rcav.org/coronavirus
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HAVE YOU REGISTERED YOUR CHILD FOR PREP YET?
It’s not too late but please do it soon.
PREP or the Parish Religious Education Program teaches children who do not attend a Catholic school about their faith and prepares them to receive the Sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation. Our classes are held September through May on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm to 7:45pm for Grades 1 through 7.
All teachers are volunteers and work in teams either teaching, co-teaching or assisting. We welcome anyone who has heard God calling them to this opportunity to teach our faith to the children.
We are in need of assistants and Teachers this coming PREP year. Please contact Marna if you feel called.
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RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Do you know someone who is interested in learning more about the Catholic faith? Are you curious about what the Catholic Church teaches and why? Are you looking for a deeper meaning to your life? If so, RCIA may be for you.
We begin our sessions in September, and would like to have you or your friend join us in learning about Catholicism. Please contact me so we can arrange a time to chat about our program - Marimae at marimaem@shaw.ca or 604-492-2001
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
St. Clare's Council invites you, your families and friends to Mass followed by Prayers and Eucharistic Adoration on Tuesday July 20th at 7pm.
Online Mass and prayer groups like the Knight's Holy Hour have been a blessing during the pandemic, but there is no substitute for being in the physical presence of Christ and each other. We encourage you to join us in fellowship by celebrating the Mass and praying together in the presence of our Lord in the Eucharist.
Registration at Knights Mass is now optional for those that want to let us know you're attending.
For information on the Knights of Columbus please visit our websites at kofc.org and kofcbc.org. If you are interested in becoming a Knight please email
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CATHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE OF CANADA
CWL
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Everyone is invited to join us daily
7:30 pm, Online
Contact
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MOTHERS' PRAYER GROUP
We are having virtual meetings every week. If you are interested in joining us or would like to know more about Mothers Prayers, please contact Thelma Rose at (604) 464-3383 or email Thelma at glenthel@shaw.ca
Mothers Prayers which was started by two grandmothers in England in 1995. For more information, please visit:
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2021 ENVELOPES
HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE LOBBY OF THE CHURCH
PLEASE ONLY USE ENVELOPES which have YOUR NAME and are for the CURRENT YEAR. EACH YEAR your envelope number changes so please use your new envelopes ONLY in 2021. Thank you. If you donate online or with Pre-Authorized payments, we will correct the envelope number on your donation, but we would still like you to pick up your box of envelopes.
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OFFICE HOURS
Monday to Friday from 10am to 3pm
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ADVERTISERS IN OUR BULLETIN
There is an advertiser section at the bottom of today's bulletin. Please support these businesses as they support your parish. Clicking on their ad will take you to their web page.
If you are interested in advertising your company in our bulletin, please contact the office at stclareofassisi@shaw.ca or call 604-941-4800.
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Food for Thought . . . and for the Soul
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There's nothing like a good read in a shady spot in the cool of the evening, with a glass of something cold at your elbow. In the three links below, you're offered articles from a variety of sources. Read the first if you're wondering why after all the long COVID dispensation you need to go back to church every weekend. To be challenged by the inimitable Word on Fire host read the second. For the more academically-inclined, check the review of Hadas' book that "sets out to explain CST not just to the sympathetic, but to the sceptical . . . with a strong thematic and analytical approach, introducing the reader to the ‘big ideas’ of CST."
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Feast of St Bonaventure July 15 |
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St Bonaventure is of particular personal significance. I attended a boys' high school named for him in West Ham East London from 1952 to 1959. It was run by teaching Franciscans and I received a wonderful education at a time when UK schools were in turmoil after WWII. It continues today as a model of Catholic education in the diocese of Brentwood.
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Bonaventure, born Giovanni di Fidanza, was an Italian medieval Franciscan, scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seventh Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor, he was also Cardinal Bishop of Albano. He was canonised on 14 April 1482 by Pope Sixtus IV and declared a Doctor of the Church in the year 1588 by Pope Sixtus V. He is known as the "Seraphic Doctor".
Pope Sixtus IV wrote: "Bonaventure was great in learning, but no less great in humility and holiness. His innocence and dove-like simplicity were such that Alexander of Hales, the renowned doctor whose disciple St Bonaventure became, used to say of him that it seemed as though Adam had never sinned in him."
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If you wish to book a Mass Intention please email the office at stclareofassisi@shaw.ca giving the name of the person, whether it is for a living or deceased person, who it is from and if you have any preferences for the the day of the week, a weekend mass or specific date. We will try to book your mass intention as close to the request as possible. The suggested offering for a mass intention is $10 and can be brought to the office, mailed to 1320 Johnson Street, Coquitlam, V3B 4T5 or dropped in the collection box in the church. Please DO NOT use a collection envelope but put it in a regular envelope clearly marked for what it is for.
If you are unable to use email, mass intentions can be phoned in at 604-941-4800.
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Please pray for the sick of our Parish
Noah Zanatta, Bob Roy, Loni Cain, Brendan Pace, Gracienda Ramos, Brian Stewart, Catherine Dunne, Lucy Chase, Doreen Allyen, Tyson Ward, Nora Arroyal, Christopher Brown, Joan McDonald, Annabella Cirko, Frank Matchett, Kelly Durkin, Jason Kendall, Bill Clendinning, Chris Mah, Lydia Guzman, Angelo Visentin, June Cross, Katelyn Boudewyn, Karen Morris, Ramon Montecillo, Janice Caine, Nadine Classen, Leanne Theiss, Sierra Osborne, Sebastien Robillard, Sandra Diersch, Lori Dennis, Marcel Quaghebeur, Mazoe Kaufman, Cindy Mazerolle-Kass, Anna Figura, Ed Garcia, Viray Family, Walter Banke, Etheen Lowry, Elizabeth Teixeira, Reema Ferreira, Terry McDonald, Andrew De Boda, Maurice Quaghebeur, Henry Sicking, Hari Vijay, Peggy Maas, Chad Galitzky, Al Trotter, Pat Dizy, Wieslawa Dziuba, Brett Lawrence, Norman Schuster and all recipients of St. Clare’s Prayer Shawls.
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The Poor Clare Sisters are praying for our parish and would be happy to take your personal prayer requests by mail or telephone 1-604-826-2818. St. Clare's Monastery, Box 3370, Mission, B.C. V2V 4J5 |
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Of Interest from the Diocese |
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Spiritual Care Training Program
Registration is now open for the Spiritual Care Training Program beginning September 2021. The Spiritual Care Training Program provides one way to answer the call of reaching out to our brothers and sisters who are suffering right now and need support and expressions of care and love. This 9-week training course teaches skills in how to make yourself more available to seniors and others who can benefit from your genuine concern and presence in their lives. Some of the topics covered include aging, communication, boundaries, and self-care.
Receive your workbook and pay only $25 when you register by August 11, 2021. The registration price will increase to $40 after August 11, and we cannot guarantee workbooks will arrive in time for the training start date.
PRH Workshop: Living with More Inner Balance
A 4-day workshop to help you discover the various ways people function and conduct their lives, identify your proper ways of functioning and your dysfunctions, and identify possible adjustments for more authentic and harmonious living. Friday, July 16 to Monday, July 19, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn more at beholdvancouver.org/events.
PRH Workshop: Growing My Capacity to Love and Receive Love
A 4-day workshop to help you develop your emotional and relational capacities, analyze in depth what it is to love, identify traits to manage your difficulties in the emotional and relational areas of your life, and discover reference points to gradually achieve greater maturity. Monday, July 26 to Thursday, July 29, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn more at beholdvancouver.org/events.
Estate and Memorial Planning Webinar
This free presentation provides general information for preparing or updating your will and learning about the beauty of the funeral rite, and formulating pre-need arrangements. You'll be pointed to complementary guides, tools and practical resources. The event is sponsored and presented by the Gardens of Gethsemani cemetery, a ministry of the Archdiocese of Vancouver. Thursday, July 15 at 11 a.m. Learn more and register at beholdvancouver.org/events.
Year of the Family
From March 19, 2021 through June 26, 2022 the church celebrates five years since the publication of the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia on the beauty and joy of love in the family. Pope Francis announced that this is a special year dedicated to the family.
“This special Year is an opportunity to deepen further the content of the document Amoris laetitia, through proposals and pastoral tools. These will be made available to ecclesial communities and families, to accompany them on their journey.”
Year of St. Joseph
Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Joseph, beginning Dec. 8, 2020 and ending Dec. 8, 2021, in honour of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s proclamation as patron of the Universal Church. The Pope established a Year of St. Joseph, who with the Canadian Martyrs is one of Canada’s patron saints, so that “every member of the faithful, following his example, may strengthen their life of faith daily in the complete fulfillment of God’s will.” Visit rcav.org/stjoseph to learn more.
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Email Fraud Warning
The Archdiocese has received multiple reports from parishioners and priests who have fallen victim to a recent Internet email phishing scam. Imposters, posing as priests and using email addresses that are similar to those of our priests, have been emailing people asking for personal donations, gift cards, and other forms of financial assistance.
Never respond to emails requesting Google Play cards, iTunes cards, or any other form of personal financial assistance, even if it appears to be from a priest, deacon, religious, parish staff or bishop. If you have any doubt, please contact the sender by other means to verify any requests.
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Administrative Assistant (Part-Time)
The Administrative Assistant provides support to the Director of the Vocations and Seminarians Office (VSO) of the Archdiocese of Vancouver and supports all administrative, communication and event planning functions of the office. The incumbent is the primary contact of the VSO and the critical link between the Director and the seminarians, applicants, and discerners. As the first point of contact, it is imperative that the incumbent carries out all duties in a professional, hospitable, and efficient manner. Learn more and apply at rcav.org/jobs.
Administrative and Finance Assistant
The Administrative and Finance Assistant supports the Director of Finance (50%) and the Finance Office (50%) by providing administrative support to the Director while performing basic finance administrative tasks in support of the Finance team. Learn more and apply at rcav.org/jobs.
Assistant Coordinator for Adult Faith Formation
The role of Assistant Coordinator will be to help with the strategy and implementation of Ministries & Outreach Office (M&O)’s vision for Adult Faith Formation as directed by the Archbishop of Vancouver. Learn more and apply at rcav.org/jobs.
Annual Giving Coordinator, Development Office
The Development Office of the Archdiocese of Vancouver is looking for a collaborative professional to coordinate all annual appeals. The Annual Giving Coordinator coordinates an annual appeal which has raised over $7 million each of the last four years for the needs and priorities of our parishes and those of the Archdiocese. The Annual Giving Coordinator will also plan and execute a variety of other small annual appeals including Catholic Charities (Door is Open and Men’s Shelter) and the St. John Vianney Fund for Vocations. Learn more and apply at rcav.org/jobs.
Payroll and Benefits Administrator
The Payroll and Benefits Administrator is responsible for managing the timely and accurate processing of payroll and benefits for the staff at John Paul II Pastoral Centre and other Archdiocesan agencies. The incumbent also maintains the payroll system while ensuring all payroll and benefits statutory filings are reported on time and in conformity with regulatory guidelines. The incumbent is the subject matter expert for all payroll related matters for the Archdiocese of Vancouver and provides guidance to parishes and Archdiocesan agencies. Learn more and apply at rcav.org/jobs.
Benefits Coordinator, Benefits Department, Superintendent’s Office
The Superintendent’s Office, Catholic Independent Schools Vancouver Archdiocese, is seeking a full-time Benefits Coordinator for the Benefits Department. Learn more and apply at rcav.org/jobs
Employment Opportunities
The Archdiocese of Vancouver is blessed to be made up of a committed core of individuals who are eager to serve in ministry. If you feel called to be a part of this team, you can view our current openings at rcav.org/jobs.
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Shalom World TV Network is a 24/7, family-friendly Catholic TV channel and is the recipient of the Gabriel Award for "Best TV Station of the Year 2020", instituted by the Catholic Press Association of North America. It is a commercial-free, high-definition network appealing to young, as well as young-at-heart viewers. Shalom World is an official partner with the Vatican and is authorized to telecast papal liturgies live.
The newly launched channel, ‘SW Prayer,’ is also available 24/7 as a separate stream. This channel is designed exclusively for live Holy Mass, prayer, devotions, and Catholic teachings. Viewers become spiritually enriched and engaged, as they unite their prayers with others joining from across the globe. This prayerful momentum invites God's blessings into our world in these times.
We are pleased to let you know that you can watch Shalom Word TV and SW Prayer from within our parish website absolutely for free. Please go to our parish website https://stclare.ca and click on the image under Shalom World TV on the bottom right of our home page and you can watch the programs live as well as on demand.
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These advertisers support your parish programs, please support their businesses. |
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Clicking on an ad below will take you to their web page |
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If you are interested in advertising your company in our bulletin, please contact the office at stclareofassisi@shaw.ca or call 604-941-4800.
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