Saint Anthony of Padua
Parish Bulletin
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
March 1, 2015
Stewardship Message
“’Here I am!’ he answered.” – Genesis 22:11 It is easy to
say, “Here I am, Lord,” when we are kneeling in church.
Can we just as easily answer, “Here I am, Lord,” when we
go home, when a neighbor needs our help, when a fellow
parishioner asks us to join a committee, or when a letter
asks for our financial help? These are often exactly the
places where Jesus calls us to be.
Stewardship Office, The Archdiocese of St. Louis,
www.archstl.org/stewardship/page/bulletin-inserts
Pastor Fr. Justin Huang
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Office
thejustmeasure.ca
8891 Montcalm Street
Vancouver, BC V6P 3E8
Rectory 1345 West 73rd Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6P 3E9
Tel
604-266-6131
Fax
604-266-0223
Hours
Tuesday—Friday
9:00am—12:00noon
1:00pm—3:00pm
By appointment
Emergencies anytime
stanthonysvancouver.org
[email protected]
St. Anthony of Padua School
Pre-School to Grade 7
Principal Oscar Pozzolo
Preschool Teacher Kristine Lim
1370 West 73rd Avenue
Vancouver, BC V6P 3E9
Tel
604-261-4043
Fax
604-261-4036
Web
stanthonyofpaduaschool.ca
[email protected]
[email protected]
Lent is a privileged time of
interior pilgrimage toward
him who is the fount of
mercy. It is a pilgrimage in
which he himself accompanies
us through the desert of our
poverty, sustaining us on our
way toward the intense joy of
Easter.
- Pope Benedict XVI
Parish Registration
Our parish family warmly welcomes new parishioners. Please register at your
earliest convenience by filling out a registration form located in the vestibule
or by stopping by the parish office during office hours. If you are registered
and moving, please advise the parish office.
Sunday Masses
Saturday 5:00pm
Sunday
8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am
Weekday Masses
Monday 8:15am
Tuesday 7:30pm St. Anthony of
Padua Novena
Wednesday to Friday 8:15am
Wednesday 9:15am (During the
School Year)
Saturday 9:00am
Lauds
Weekday 8:00am except Tuesday
Saturday 8:45am
Sunday
8:00am
Confession
Weekday 8:00am except Tuesday
Saturday 9:30am & 4:00pm to 4:55pm
Eucharistic Adoration
Tuesday to Friday 9:00am to 10:00pm
in the Chapel (1365 West 73rd Avenue)
First Friday of each month 8:45 to
10:00am in the Church followed by
Benediction.
Please call the parish office for
more
information
on
other
Sacraments and Rite of Christian
Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Classes.
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
Parish Announcements
March 1, 2015
Weekday Masses and Intentions
2nd Collection today is the Monthly Building Fund.
2014 Income Tax Receipts are available for pick-up in
the vestibule. (N.B. Project Advance receipts are also
enclosed).
Attention all Parishioners: It will be very helpful to our
volunteer Counters if you write the amount on your
donation envelope. N.B. If you fail to do so and it is
missed by the counters, no credit can be given for
your donation. Thank you for your cooperation.
Coffee Café & Bake Sale hosted by the Catholic
Women’s League (CWL) in the Church Lower Hall
today, after the 8:30am, 10:00am, & 11:30am Masses.
Donations of baked goods are gladly appreciated. All
parishioners are warmly invited to drop in to share
coffee and fellowship.
CWL is sponsoring personal care items to be given to
the street youth at Covenant House collections will
take place on the weekends of March 7th and 14th, at all
the Masses. Your donations of soap, hand lotion,
shampoo, conditioner, combs, hair brushes, tooth
paste, tooth brushes, etc. are gladly appreciated. These
items will be taken to Covenant House on March 14th.
First Saturday (March 7th), observance will be after the
9:00am Mass.
Funeral Mass for Anne Whitlock: Saturday, March 7th,
11:00am, at Immaculate Conception Parish, 3778
West 28th Avenue, Vancouver.
Clocks Change next Sunday (March 8th). We “spring
ahead” one hour.
St. Anthony of Padua will begin A Quick Journey
Through the Bible on Saturday, March 14th, at 10:30am,
in the Church Lower Hall. The study will include a series
of eight, half-hour videos presented by Jeff Cavins. Each
video will be followed by a lively group discussion. All
participates will receive a colour-coded Bible Timeline
Chart and a Bible study workbook. Cost: $30.00 Call
Garry Webb at 778-996-0978.
Day
Feast
or Memorial
Missal
Page
Intention
Monday
Mar. 2nd
Lenten Ferial
162
Stanley
Tup Chong†
Tuesday
Mar. 3rd
Lenten Ferial
Mass at 7:30pm
only
In Honour of
St. Anthony
164
Remembrance
Tree
Lenten Ferial
167
Joselito Laguio
Thursday
Mar. 5th
Lenten Ferial
169
Marca
dela Cruz†
Friday
Mar. 6th
Lenten Ferial
172
Nancy
Ho Yuen†
Saturday
Mar. 7th
Lenten Ferial
175
Simon Scully
Wednesday
Mar. 4th
Lenten Challenge
Many people have already told me that
they're doing the Challenge! Here are
three steps to do it:
1) Choose a group of between 2-6
people.
2) Meet once a week anywhere
during the six weeks of Lent for
60—90 minutes.
3) Pick up the study guide or download it
here: http://dynamiccatholic.com/free
-resources/study-guides/
Have a great Lent! God bless!
Fr. Justin
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT
March 1, 2015
Parish
Announcements Continued
YOUTH MINISTRY LENTEN ACTIVITY
SAY Ministry would like to invite all youth to
join us with open hearts to receive the Grace
of God and be with Jesus. ADORATION AND
CONFESSIONS with Fr. Justin in a youth
ministry setting.
GUEST LEADER: BEVERLY FLORIDO – Previously volunteered
with Net Ministries
FREE LUNCH: PIZZA & GAMES
WHEN: Sunday, March 1st
WHERE: St. Anthony’s Church Lower Hall
TIME: 1:00pm
Stations of the Cross during Lent: Tuesdays at 7:15pm N.B.
Stations available outside the Chapel of adoration for those
who wish to pray them when the main Church is closed.
90th ANNIVERSARY OF ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA PARISH
This year is the 90th Anniversary of our Parish and we would
like to celebrate this special milestone in an appropriate
manner. The Knights of Columbus, the CWL and the Social
Committee will be jointly responsible for organizing this
event. A buffet dinner will be held on Saturday, September
19th, at the Scottish Cultural Centre on Hudson Street. His
Grace Archbishop Michael Miller and our former pastors will
be invited and we hope that as many of you as possible will
come and join us. More details will be provided later and
tickets will be on sale by mid July.
OUTSIDE PARISH ACTIVITIES
Our Lady of the Assumption Parish Mission: Preparing our
hearts to celebrate Easter through the Gospels of Lent.
Mission Speaker: Rev. Fr. Derek Lappe, Pastor of Our Lady
Star of the Sea Parish in Bremerton, WA. Monday, March
2nd—Wednesday, March 4th, from 7:00-8:00pm. Confession
after Monday and Tuesday talks. Fellowship after the
Wednesday talk. For more info, contact 604-942-7808 or visit
www.assumptionofmary.ca
Freedom of Conscience & Religion: Protecting our Values
through Political Engagement, presented by Erinn Broshko.
Wednesday, March 4th, at 7:00pm, at the Scottish Cultural
Centre, 8886 Hudson Street. Recent events in the news
demonstrate a troubling erosion in Canada of our
fundamental freedoms of conscience and religion. Come and
hear about the importance of political engagement and how
each of us has a responsibility to protect these freedoms,
which we cannot take for granted. Erinn Broshko, his wife LiJeen, and their three young sons are parishioners at Sts.
March 1, 2015
Peter and Paul. Erinn is a lawyer and businessperson and he
is seeking the nomination to be the candidate for the
Conservative Party of Canada in the new riding of
Vancouver Granville.
Monastic Life Workshop on the weekend of March 13th—
15th, for ladies interested in the consecrated life, at
Westminster Abbey, Mission, BC. For more information call
604-826-8975.
Young Women’s Retreat: "Idol Thoughts: The Captivity of
the Mind and Freedom in Christ": Drawing on the most
ancient spiritual wisdom of the Christian tradition, Fr. Denis
Lemieux from Madonna House explores the patterns of
thought and false beliefs that take us away from God and
from inner peace and joy, and offers a path of prayer and
meditation to liberate the mind from these captivating
thoughts. Saturday, March 14th, from 9:30am—4:00pm,
Rosemary Heights Retreat Centre, Surrey. Cost: $40
(includes lunch and snacks). To register, visit
www.rosemaryheights.com/events/ or call 604-576-8802.
Please register early to avoid cancellation of the event;
spaces are limited. Inability to pay will not keep anyone
from attending this retreat. However, we do appreciate any
donation you are able to make. Donations above this cost
are gratefully accepted to help us assist those in need, as
well as defray operating costs of this retreat. Please contact
the Administration staff.
Euthanasia Seminar: Listen to a panel discussion on the
repercussions of the recent Supreme Court Decision on
assisted suicide. What does this mean for Catholics? What is
our pastoral response? How do we protect ourselves? How
do we protect our loved ones in hospital or care homes?
What is ethical palliative care? How will this affect the rights
of the disabled? Featuring: Alex Schadenberg, Executive
Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition; Dr. Margaret
Cottle, physician; Dr. Will Johnston, physician. Friday, March
27th, from 11:00am-2:00pm, John Paul II Pastoral Centre,
4885 Saint John Paul II Way, Vancouver and 7:00-9:00pm.
rcav.org/carter-decision/
Experience forgiveness, hope and healing with Rachel's
Vineyard™ Retreat: “There is forgiveness, hope and healing
for the spiritual, emotional and physical wounds of abortion,
but you must choose to move from hiding to wholeness …
from the shadows of denial into the light of a renewed
future. This is the first step to freedom.” – Jennifer O’Neil,
Actress and Post-Abortion Healing Activist. We are waiting
for you at a Rachel’s Vineyard™ Retreat. Next Retreat is
May 2015. For confidential information and to register call
604-525-0999.
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THE CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA PARISH
SERVING WITH FAITH AND JOY
We would like to invite the ladies of the parish to
become members of the CWL. Meetings are
normally held the 1st Saturday of the month at
10:00A.M. For more information, please call
Christina at 604-266-6131
Rollie Abando
ICBC Injury Claim?
If you were injured in a car accident call
Attorney John Mickelson for a free
consultation
Serving the Filipino community for over
30 years
604.684.0040
Settlement Practitioner – Labour Market
Free Settlement Services: individual
consultation, needs assessment and
referrals, orientation and information
workshops.
Labour Market Participation: Preemployment support, employment
workshops and employment mentoring
program.
Services provided in English, Mandarin,
Cantonese, Punjabi, Tagalog, Farsi,
Russian, Spanish, Cebuano.
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Email: [email protected]
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