St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church
Office: (604) 852-5602 / Fax: (604) 852-3007 / Res: (604) 852-5676
33333 Mayfair Avenue, Abbotsford, B.C. V2S 1P4
Office Mon
Hrs: -Mon-Fri,
Fri, 9am -9-1:15pm
1:15pm &/ 2:15-5pm
2:15 - 5pm
Carmelite Missionary Sisters of St. Therese of the Child Jesus
St. Ann’s Convent - 2018 Ware Street / Tel: (604) 756-8882
[email protected]
Pastor: Rev. Hien Nguyen
[email protected]
Assistant Pastor: Rev. David Farfan Guerrero
[email protected]
Secretary: Frances McNeil
[email protected]
Welcome!
If you are new in our parish,
registration forms can be found on
the table in front of the Sacristy when
you enter from the outside doors. You
may place your completed form in
the collection basket at the weekend
Masses or drop it off at the Parish
Office. Donation envelopes will be
left on that same table for the next
weekend, if they are requested. Please
join us for refreshments after the 8:00 &
10:00am Sunday Morning Masses in St.
Joachim’s Room of the Parish Centre.
Please notify the Parish Office if you
are moving from the parish.
Sacraments
Baptism
Baptisms usually take place on the 2nd
& 4th Sunday of each month at 1:15pm.
A baptism course is required for
parents of their first child &
Godparents are welcome to attend.
Registration required. Teenagers &
adults are asked to contact the RCIA
coordinator.
Marriage
Please contact one of the priests
through the Parish Office before
making any plans for your wedding.
We require at least 6 months advance
notice before your wedding date, since
a marriage preparation course &
paperwork are required.
Priesthood or Religious Life
Please contact the Vocations Office at:
rcav.org/vocations
Confession
Monday - Friday 20min before Mass
Saturdays
10:00am - 11:00am &
4:00pm - 4:35pm
Sr. Elizabeth de Guzman, C.M.S.T. * [email protected]
Sr. Mila Dela Pena, C.M.S.T. * [email protected]
www.stannsabbotsford.ca
Sr. Vicky de Guzman, C.M.S.T. * [email protected]
Mass Times
Other
Weekends
Spanish Mass - Every 2nd Sat 7:00pm
Saturday5:00pm
Korean Mass - Last Sat of mnth7:00pm
Sunday 8:00am, 10:00am & 12:00pm (served by St. Andrew Kim Parish)
First Fridays
8:00am & 7:00pm
Weekdays
Saturdays & Holidays
9:00am
Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday & Fridays 8:00am
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday Evenings
7:00pm
First Fridays 8:30am - 6:50pm
(Perpetual Novena to St. Ann)
Benediction to follow 6:50pm - 7:00pm
Important Contact Info
Altar Servers
Rev. David Guerrero
604-852-5602
Altar Society
Linda Harder
604-556-3643
Bookstore
Lucy Kaszonyi
604-852-5696
Couples for Christ
Pat & Mariz Carlos
604-853-2474
CWL-Catholic Women’s League Linda Harder
604-556-3643
Info Tech
Brian McNeil
[email protected]
Knights of Columbus
Joseph Doyle
604-855-4977
Mayfair Sunshine Club
Shirley Hockin
604-859-7265
One Body in Christ Prayer Grp Ken/Mena Beatch
604-855-9701
Outreach Bus
Parish Office
604-852-5602
Parish Education Committee
Joe Sellinger
604-853-8997
St. John Brebeuf HighSchool
Monique Navarro
604-853-3028
Parish Outreach
Carl Gomes
604-859-6729
Parish Screening Coordinator
Jody Garneau
604-852-5602
Preschool
Jo-Ann Nixon
604-852-5602
Prison Ministry Maureen
Maureen Donegan
778-241-8164
Project Advance Fundraising
Paula Fischer
604-850-3506
Prolife Reps.
Anna/Benoit Anna & Benoit Wauthy
604-852-6198
Religious Education Office
Extension 227
604-852-5602
RCIA/Adult Faith Formation Jody Garneau [email protected]
PREP - Children’s Catechism Lourdes Louden
[email protected]
St. Vincent de Paul
George Sweeney
604-852-5602
Stewardship
Leo Ilomin
604-832-5802
Young Adults Group
Cynthia
[email protected]
Widow’s Group
Matilde Carrao
604-850-1782
Youth Ministry
Kirsten ven der Buhs
[email protected]
4TH SUNDAY
OF ADVENT
DECEMBER 21ST, 2014
Dearly beloved in Christ,
Domestic Church: The Foundation
To continue from last week’s sharing,
there are two necessary and immediate steps we
can take to foster the vocation culture in the
family. First, we need to teach our children to
pray. Second, we need to help our children to
cultivate a spirit of willingness to make a sacrifice
and self-denial.
Prayer
The only way our children can hear God’s
call is to know how to listen to God and to talk to
God, or simply to pray. How can we expect our
children to hear when they are “deaf” and to talk
when they are “dumb”? We need to teach them to
communicate with God, and an effective way is to
gather as a family and pray. There are families
that get together every evening, light a candle, say
the Confiteor, the Creed, a decade of the Rosary,
and conclude with a period of silence. The whole
duration only takes about seven minutes which
will not be a burden for the young (babies) and
prolong the interest for the old (teenagers). The
practice of family praying together will develop a
habit for the children to pray and learn how to pray
even on their own.
The family can also help the members to
appreciate and enter more deeply into the Sacred
Words of God through sharing stories particularly
of the Bible and the Saints. Story telling is an
effective way to communicate especially to the
young. Their natural curiosity and imagination
absorbs what’s being read or told. Pictures books
are also a good way to share our faith as they can
imprint in them long-lasting memories. I still
remember not only stories about my patron saint
that my parents told me but also the patron saints
of my siblings. Every feast-day in my family, we
celebrate our patron saints’ day like a birthday
celebration with a special meal, a cake, and Mass.
Currently we celebrate birthdays with parties and
gifts that teach our children to indulge and
consume. I still remember the exciting Bible story
of Joseph and how he rescued his brothers and
family; Moses’ escape and walk through the Red
Sea; the miracle of water being changed into wine;
the multiplication of bread and fish; Peter walking
on the water, etc. Parents should encourage their
children to read by making Catholic Bibles
available to them. Parents must provide books and
magazines that exemplify the lives of the saints
who can inspire the children to follow their
footsteps and make them their role models. There
are Catholic Bible trivia games that the family can
spend time together at recreation for a fun learning
experience. (to be continue)
Fr. Hien Nguyen
ADVENT PENITENIAL SERVICES
Sts Joachim & Ann –Monday, Dec 22
St Mary’s Chilliwack– Tuesday, Dec. 23
All Confessions start at 7:00 p.m. except where
THIS WEEK AT ST. ANN’S
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHRISTMAS
HAMPERS COLLECTION: Envelopes are
available in your pews for their annual
collection that helps defray the cost of
the purchase of food and gifts for the 48
family hampers. Please make cheques
payable to “St. Ann’s Parish” or cash in
the envelope with your name, address &
envelope # for tax receipt purposes.
Tagalog Mass – “Simbang Gabi” on
Sunday, December 21st, at 6:00 p.m.
A traditional Christmas Filipino Mass with
Fr. Jun Reyes as celebrant. There will be
a small salo-salo after the mass, so bring
your favorite Arroz Caldo or Tinapay dish
to share.
MASS will be celebrated at the Menno
Hospital Chapel on Friday, December
26th at 10:00 a.m.
Infant Loss
Holy Hour
Sunday, December 28th
2:00 to 3:00 p.m. on the Feast of the
Holy Innocents (Holy Family Sunday).
Reception to follow. For Moms, Dads,
Siblings, Family and Friends who have
lost babies too soon through miscarriage,
stillbirth, pre-term birth, neo-natal loss,
and other traumas.
Light a Candle • Add your child’s name to
our Book of Life • Be Comforted
For information phone 604-852-5602 or
email [email protected]
The Parish Office will be closed
on December 24th, 25th & 26th.
CHRISTMAS SEASON MASS SCHEDULE:
CHRISTMAS EVE, Wednesday, Dec. 24th
Mass with Children
Caroling (sing along)
Midnight Mass
7:00 p.m.
11:30 p.m.
12:00 a.m.
CHRISTMAS DAY, Thursday, Dec. 25th
(Holy Day of Obligation)
9:00 & 11:00 a.m.
Friday, December 26th
9:00 a.m.
FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY
Saturday, December 27th - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 28th - 8:00 a.m., 10:00
a.m. & 12:00 noon
A Special Remembrance (Holy Hour from
2-3pm) for all babies lost to miscarriage,
pre-term birth, stillbirth, and infant death.
USHERS & VOLUNTEERS:
On the table
in the church foyer is a sign up sheet for
ushers to write your name, phone number
and Masses you will be attending over the
Christmas season. Anyone wishing to help
out are very welcome.
Mass Intensions for
Dec. 22nd to Dec. 28th, 2014
Monday
8:00am Jack Robinson, rip.
Tuesday
7:00pm
Marie & Peter Tull, rip.
Wednesday
8:00am
Mass of Thanksgiving
(Navarro Family)
7:00pm Intentions of the Parish
Midnight Intentions of the Parish
Feast Days & Readings
Dec. 22nd to Dec. 28th, 2014
Monday
I Samuel 1:24-28; Luke 1:46-56
Tuesday
Malachi 3:1-4; 4:5-6; Luke 1:57-66
Wednesday
2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-12,16; 1:67-79
Christmas Eve
Isaiah 62:1-5; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25;
Matthew 1:1-15
Thursday
9:00 & 11:00am Intentions of the Parish
Thursday-Christmas Day
Isaiah 62:11-12; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:15-20
Friday
9:00am
Bruno Dudzik, rip.
Friday-St. Stephen
Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Matthew 10:17-22
Saturday
9:00am
5:00pm
Roett Family int.
Frances & Brian McNeil, int.
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am
12:00pm
Intentions of the Parish
Patricia Jantzen, rip.
Tessie Foster, int.
Saturday-St. John
1 John 1:1-4; John 20:2-8
Sunday-Feast of the Holy Family
Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; Colossians 3:12-21;
Luke 2:22-40
New Year’s Eve Dance & Social
Wednesday, December 31st
St. Ann’s Parish Centre
Doors open at 8:00 p.m.
Late night Buffet
Tickets: $15 pp
Music by DJ
Children’s Party - $5 per child up to 14 yrs.
Movie & games room
Late night snack
Chaperones provided by St. Ann’s Youth
Tickets available after all Masses and at the
Parish Office. (Reservations for a table of 8)
Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and CWL
Needed on Monday to make Christmas Swags for the
Church: 3ft or longer pieces of cedar, pine, fir and/or juniper.
Thank you.
2015 DONATION ENVELOPES
An order form is available for those who
would like donation envelopes and are
registered parishioners. If you haven’t
registered with the parish please fill out a
registration form found on the shelf of the
white storage unit in the church foyer and
drop it into the collection basket. Your
envelopes will be placed with the rest of
the envelopes the next weekend.
If you would like to have your donations
come out automatically from your bank
account once a month (20th), the PAD
forms are also in the Registration Box and
require a VOID cheque and need to be
filled out and signed on both sides. They
can be dropped into the collection plate in
envelope provided or brought to the Parish
Office. Thank you.
***
VOLUNTEERS needed to help out with this
year’s New Year’s Eve Celebration. We are
having a separate program for the children
and are looking for new ideas and help
with child care. Please contact the Parish
Office at 604-852-5602 if you are
interested. The evening will be filled with
music, food and drink with a cash bar.
Tickets are now on sale. Come and bring
in the New Year with family and friends at
a very reasonable price.
***
Two Retired Men Needed
Age 65 or older, willing to serve the Lord
on a daily basis. A few parishioners were
asking, “What does it entail”? Answer:
Serving at the Altar, maximum of one hour
per day during the week. Please call Leo at
604.832.5802.
4TH SUNDAY
OF ADVENT
DECEMBER 21ST, 2014
Dearly beloved in Christ,
Domestic Church: The Foundation
To continue from last week’s sharing,
there are two necessary and immediate steps we
can take to foster the vocation culture in the
family. First, we need to teach our children to
pray. Second, we need to help our children to
cultivate a spirit of willingness to make a sacrifice
and self-denial.
Prayer
The only way our children can hear God’s
call is to know how to listen to God and to talk to
God, or simply to pray. How can we expect our
children to hear when they are “deaf” and to talk
when they are “dumb”? We need to teach them to
communicate with God, and an effective way is to
gather as a family and pray. There are families
that get together every evening, light a candle, say
the Confiteor, the Creed, a decade of the Rosary,
and conclude with a period of silence. The whole
duration only takes about seven minutes which
will not be a burden for the young (babies) and
prolong the interest for the old (teenagers). The
practice of family praying together will develop a
habit for the children to pray and learn how to pray
even on their own.
The family can also help the members to
appreciate and enter more deeply into the Sacred
Words of God through sharing stories particularly
of the Bible and the Saints. Story telling is an
effective way to communicate especially to the
young. Their natural curiosity and imagination
absorbs what’s being read or told. Pictures books
are also a good way to share our faith as they can
imprint in them long-lasting memories. I still
remember not only stories about my patron saint
that my parents told me but also the patron saints
of my siblings. Every feast-day in my family, we
celebrate our patron saints’ day like a birthday
celebration with a special meal, a cake, and Mass.
Currently we celebrate birthdays with parties and
gifts that teach our children to indulge and
consume. I still remember the exciting Bible story
of Joseph and how he rescued his brothers and
family; Moses’ escape and walk through the Red
Sea; the miracle of water being changed into wine;
the multiplication of bread and fish; Peter walking
on the water, etc. Parents should encourage their
children to read by making Catholic Bibles
available to them. Parents must provide books and
magazines that exemplify the lives of the saints
who can inspire the children to follow their
footsteps and make them their role models. There
are Catholic Bible trivia games that the family can
spend time together at recreation for a fun learning
experience. (to be continue)
Fr. Hien Nguyen
ADVENT PENITENIAL SERVICES
Sts Joachim & Ann –Monday, Dec 22
St Mary’s Chilliwack– Tuesday, Dec. 23
All Confessions start at 7:00 p.m. except where
THIS WEEK AT ST. ANN’S
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHRISTMAS
HAMPERS COLLECTION: Envelopes are
available in your pews for their annual
collection that helps defray the cost of
the purchase of food and gifts for the 48
family hampers. Please make cheques
payable to “St. Ann’s Parish” or cash in
the envelope with your name, address &
envelope # for tax receipt purposes.
Tagalog Mass – “Simbang Gabi” on
Sunday, December 21st, at 6:00 p.m.
A traditional Christmas Filipino Mass with
Fr. Jun Reyes as celebrant. There will be
a small salo-salo after the mass, so bring
your favorite Arroz Caldo or Tinapay dish
to share.
MASS will be celebrated at the Menno
Hospital Chapel on Friday, December
26th at 10:00 a.m.
Infant Loss
Holy Hour
Sunday, December 28th
2:00 to 3:00 p.m. on the Feast of the
Holy Innocents (Holy Family Sunday).
Reception to follow. For Moms, Dads,
Siblings, Family and Friends who have
lost babies too soon through miscarriage,
stillbirth, pre-term birth, neo-natal loss,
and other traumas.
Light a Candle • Add your child’s name to
our Book of Life • Be Comforted
For information phone 604-852-5602 or
email [email protected]
The Parish Office will be closed
on December 24th, 25th & 26th.
CHRISTMAS SEASON MASS SCHEDULE:
CHRISTMAS EVE, Wednesday, Dec. 24th
Mass with Children
Caroling (sing along)
Midnight Mass
7:00 p.m.
11:30 p.m.
12:00 a.m.
CHRISTMAS DAY, Thursday, Dec. 25th
(Holy Day of Obligation)
9:00 & 11:00 a.m.
Friday, December 26th
9:00 a.m.
FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY
Saturday, December 27th - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 28th - 8:00 a.m., 10:00
a.m. & 12:00 noon
A Special Remembrance (Holy Hour from
2-3pm) for all babies lost to miscarriage,
pre-term birth, stillbirth, and infant death.
USHERS & VOLUNTEERS:
On the table
in the church foyer is a sign up sheet for
ushers to write your name, phone number
and Masses you will be attending over the
Christmas season. Anyone wishing to help
out are very welcome.
Mass Intensions for
Dec. 22nd to Dec. 28th, 2014
Monday
8:00am Jack Robinson, rip.
Tuesday
7:00pm
Marie & Peter Tull, rip.
Wednesday
8:00am
Mass of Thanksgiving
(Navarro Family)
7:00pm Intentions of the Parish
Midnight Intentions of the Parish
Feast Days & Readings
Dec. 22nd to Dec. 28th, 2014
Monday
I Samuel 1:24-28; Luke 1:46-56
Tuesday
Malachi 3:1-4; 4:5-6; Luke 1:57-66
Wednesday
2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-12,16; 1:67-79
Christmas Eve
Isaiah 62:1-5; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25;
Matthew 1:1-15
Thursday
9:00 & 11:00am Intentions of the Parish
Thursday-Christmas Day
Isaiah 62:11-12; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:15-20
Friday
9:00am
Bruno Dudzik, rip.
Friday-St. Stephen
Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Matthew 10:17-22
Saturday
9:00am
5:00pm
Roett Family int.
Frances & Brian McNeil, int.
Sunday
8:00am
10:00am
12:00pm
Intentions of the Parish
Patricia Jantzen, rip.
Tessie Foster, int.
Saturday-St. John
1 John 1:1-4; John 20:2-8
Sunday-Feast of the Holy Family
Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; Colossians 3:12-21;
Luke 2:22-40
New Year’s Eve Dance & Social
Wednesday, December 31st
St. Ann’s Parish Centre
Doors open at 8:00 p.m.
Late night Buffet
Tickets: $15 pp
Music by DJ
Children’s Party - $5 per child up to 14 yrs.
Movie & games room
Late night snack
Chaperones provided by St. Ann’s Youth
Tickets available after all Masses and at the
Parish Office. (Reservations for a table of 8)
Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and CWL
Needed on Monday to make Christmas Swags for the
Church: 3ft or longer pieces of cedar, pine, fir and/or juniper.
Thank you.
2015 DONATION ENVELOPES
An order form is available for those who
would like donation envelopes and are
registered parishioners. If you haven’t
registered with the parish please fill out a
registration form found on the shelf of the
white storage unit in the church foyer and
drop it into the collection basket. Your
envelopes will be placed with the rest of
the envelopes the next weekend.
If you would like to have your donations
come out automatically from your bank
account once a month (20th), the PAD
forms are also in the Registration Box and
require a VOID cheque and need to be
filled out and signed on both sides. They
can be dropped into the collection plate in
envelope provided or brought to the Parish
Office. Thank you.
***
VOLUNTEERS needed to help out with this
year’s New Year’s Eve Celebration. We are
having a separate program for the children
and are looking for new ideas and help
with child care. Please contact the Parish
Office at 604-852-5602 if you are
interested. The evening will be filled with
music, food and drink with a cash bar.
Tickets are now on sale. Come and bring
in the New Year with family and friends at
a very reasonable price.
***
Two Retired Men Needed
Age 65 or older, willing to serve the Lord
on a daily basis. A few parishioners were
asking, “What does it entail”? Answer:
Serving at the Altar, maximum of one hour
per day during the week. Please call Leo at
604.832.5802.
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