CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE
(SCHOOL RENOVATION AND SEISMIC PROJECT)
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has contributed to our capital campaign! Your generosity and support are truly appreciated.
If you are still interested in contributing, please connect with Dino Alberti at: dinohc@telus.net.
For those who have already verbally committed to a pledge but have not yet submitted your pledge form and cheque, we kindly ask that you do so at your earliest convenience. Forms can be submitted to the Parish or School office.
Thank you again for your continued support!
ASH WEDNESDAY is MARCH 5
The Ash Wednesday Masses are at 8:15 am, 9:15 am (School Mass) and 7:30 pm. Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
The Stations of the Cross will be at 7:00 pm every Friday during Lent. There will be no confessions on Friday evenings.
NEW ARCHBISHOP
Appointment of The Most Reverend Richard W. Smith as Twelfth Archbishop of Vancouver
Early on Tuesday morning, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Richard W. Smith, currently Archbishop of Edmonton, as the next Archbishop of Vancouver. He will succeed Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB who has served the archdiocese since 2009. Plans for the installation of the new Archbishop will likely take place in late May.
2024 TAX RECEIPTS
Your 2024 tax receipts are ready to pick up in the lobby of the Church. You will receive a receipt(s) for your regular envelope donations as well as your preauthorized, online and Project Advance donations.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS EYEGLASSES COLLECTION
The Knights of Columbus are collecting eyeglasses to be redistributed to those in need. Please drop them off in the marked box as you enter the church.
LITTLE BOOKS FOR LENT FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN
The Little books for Lent (black for adults and purple for children) contain short meditations for each day of Lent and are available for sale in the lobby of the Church for $3.00 each.
BIBLE STUDY
Our Lenten Bible Study is “No Greater Love,” a 5-week biblical pilgrimage that reveals Christ’s amazing love for us. We will walk step-by-step with Jesus from the garden of Gethsemane to Mount Calvary. We will go through Old Testament prophecies, messianic expectations, biblical symbolism, and historical context to shed light on the mystery of Christ’s suffering and death.
Sessions will start every Wednesday on March 12 to April 9 at 7:30 pm in the Music Room. You can attend any one or all the sessions. The study Workbook is optional but recommended and will be available during the sessions. For more information, contact Tito Macapinlac at titom1999@gmail.com or (604)761-3135 or the parish office.
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY CHOIR
Divine Mercy Sunday Mass for 2025 is on Sunday April 27. If you are interested in joining the Choir for the Divine Mercy Sunday Mass, please contact Agnes Wan at (Joagnes@shaw.ca) or 604-671-5365. The next practice is on Sunday March 2, 2025 at 1:30 pm in the Church.
2025 YOUTH PROGRAM – THE SEARCH
We are inviting anyone aged 16-23 to come join us for a program called ‘The Search’. Click here https://watch.formed.org/the-search to watch. Although we have already started, there are still 5 sessions left (March 6th, March 27th, April 3rd, May 22nd, June 5th). We will meet in the music room in the church basement from 6:45 -8:15 P.M. You can come to have a meal, dessert, and share in meaningful discussions about life and death, sorrow and happiness, science and faith and discover how Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church have the most satisfying answers to all the questions and desires of the human heart. So, keep your schedule open for this wonderful opportunity.
If you would like to sign up click here. If you have any questions, please contact Mariana 604-700-3637.
2025 SUNDAY DONATION ENVELOPES
A reminder to pick up your 2025 Sunday donation envelopes from the Church lobby. Please do not use your 2024 envelopes and throw them out or recycle them as your 2025 envelope number may be different from your 2024 envelope number. If you don’t have envelopes and want to get a box for 2025, please email or call the Parish office.
JUBILEE YEAR 2025
Archbishop Miller has just released a Pastoral Letter on the Jubilee. You can find it here. Learn more about this special year of 2025 and stay updated with the latest news at https://rcav.org/jubilee-2025 or subscribe to the Friday report at https://rcav.org/friday-report.
2025 HOLY CROSS ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
Please save the date for our Annual Golf Tournament on Friday May 9, 2025 from 12:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Riverway Golf Course in Burnaby. We will have our Heavenly Wine auction item again this year and your support of this item is much appreciated.
Wine Selection Day is Sat and Sun March 29 & 30 before and after all Masses.
Wine Drop-off Day is Sat and Sun April 5 & 6 before and after all Masses.
MASS INTENTIONS for Monday March 3, 2025, to Sunday March 9, 2025 (Requested by)
Mon. March 3 8:15 am
Spl. Int. Dorothy Demare (Barbara Van Heiningen)
Tues. March 4 8:15 am
Parishioners
Wed. March 5 8:15 am
Spl. Int. Kit Wong (Barbara Van Heiningen)
Wed. March 5 9:15 am
School Mass – +Andrew Lindsay
Wed. March 5 7:30 pm
+Christopher Leong (Family)
Thurs. March 6 8:15 am
+Erminia Perone (Mary De Fazio and Ada Folino)
Fri. March 7 8:15 am
+Florence Fung Luen Leung (Family)
Fri. March 7 7:30 pm
+Mery Villegas de Ballesteros (Cristina Ballesteros)
Spl. Int. Private Intentions (Maria C.)
Spl. Int. May and Michelle (Juliet)
Spl. Int. for Participants and Volunteers at Alpha
Spl. Int. for Healing for Alejo Mariano Junior (Angelina Marino)
Spl. Int. Fedilis Tagsa (Diva)
Spl. Int. Catherine, Angela, Monica and Joachim Chen (Agnes)
Sat. March 8 9:00 am
+Brian Fong (Family)
++John and Emilia Mauro (Family)
Sat. March 8 5:00 pm
+Lyle King (Carmine and Makiko)
Spl. Int. Stephen Hansen (Carmine and Makiko)
Spl. Int. for Thanksgiving (Magsino Family)
Spl. Int. Tina Morelli (Carmine and Makiko)
Sun. March 9 8:00 am
+Tony De Santis (Family)
+Eunice Marchetti (Ivania and Tony Gazzola)
++Emilia and Carmine Bevacqua (Maria Bevacqua)
+Angelo Cannova (Family)
+Monica Wong (May and Don Chan)
Sun. March 9 10:00am
+Joe Rubino (Lena and Family)
+Erminia Perone (Ada Folino)
+Frank Folino (Ada and Family)
++John and Rosalind Fernandez (Family)
+Lawrence Wray (Diane and Don Kennedy)
+Olga Racanelli (Family)
+Irma Frigo (Family)
Spl. Int. Barbara Van Heiningen (Kit)
Spl. Int. Margi McKinnon (Liguori Family)
Sun. March 9 12:00 Noon
+Zarela Delgado de Brain (Costanza)
+Sante Campeotte
+Maria Chua (Family)
+Paul Thow (Family)
++++Lewis and Rosemary Glavina and John and Teresa Stimson (Kim Dao
Sun. March 9 5:00 pm
+Julie Tio (Lanny and Danny)
+++Deceased Members of Constantino’s Faria Family (Constantino Faria)
Spl. Int. Robert and Krys Bondi (Diva)
Spl. Int. Nick Gentile (Makiko and Carmine)
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