february 26 8th sunday in ordinary time st. mary’s...
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Youth Ministry Krista Petkau 604-819-8125
Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Pat & Lynda Gillespie 604-795-5998
Parish Religious Education Program (PREP) Alison ten Bohmer 604-793-1268
Children’s Liturgy Kathy Magowan 604-798-7087
Infrastructure Renewal Bill Cotterall 604-858-4350
Finance Committee Jim Donegan 604-858-0838
Catholic Women’s League Shirley Rollheiser 604-792-1299
Domestic Abuse Services (Liaison) Tita Pablo 604-858-0536
Knights of Columbus Council 3478 Ken Claridge, G.K 604-858-4044
Assembly 2256 Yvon Lauzon 778-855-9640
Secular Franciscan Order Mariam Liem 604-858-8932
Prayer Group Jacques Hardy 604-795-3425
Divine Mercy Chaplet @ 11:00am First Friday of the Month
Bible Study
Little Rock Scripture Study Ray & Ute Biela 604-858-4601
Wednesday Bible Study Sandra Melville 604-792-7049
Young at Heart (Seniors Group)
Cards: Wednesdays @ 1:30pm, parish centre Ray Lange 604-858-9035
Parish Library (in the Annex) open Sunday mornings Darren Ollinger
Parish Outreach Coordinator Marta Cecchi 604-795-7311
Choirs
Good News Choir Lynda Gillespie 604-795-5998
Friends in Song Patsy Bartholomew 604-795-4818
New Life Choir Myrt Armstrong 604-795-5304
CCODP Peter Li 604-858-8932
First Nations Ministries & Culture Fr. Emmanuel Onumadu
Archdiocese of Vancouver —Prison Ministry Maureen Donegan 604-791-1864
Mother Teresa’s Place Thrift Store Wynda Redding, Mgr. 604-792-2764
Ushers Peter Lindenhoff 604-847-3519
Mom’s Group (Thursday, 9:30am to 11:30am) Mary Wagner [email protected]
Legion of Mary Agnes Feeney 604-794-5819
Agape Street Ministry Maureen Bliault 604 -858-3676
Cenacle/Rosary every Friday 8:45am-10:00am Monique 604-701-9141 Safe Environment Coordinator Dale Wagner [email protected]
Meals for Moms Jennifer Bourke [email protected]
Baptism Celebrated at 12:45pm
on the last Sunday of the month.
Baptism Preparation is the 2nd
Thursday of the month. Registra-
tion is required and all paperwork
must be completed prior to the
confirmed baptism date.
Marriage Six months’ notice is
required.
Funerals Please contact a priest
prior to making funeral arrange-
ments
Anointing of the Sick If you or a
family member are admitted to a
hospital or other care facility and
you wish to have a priest visit, call
the parish office. Privacy legisla-
tion restricts the information that
can be given to us by the facility.
Outreach Inform the office if you
are not able to regularly attend
Mass and would like to receive
Holy Communion at home.
Lost & Found Items can be
claimed at the entrance to the
Church. Items not claimed after 3
weeks are donated to Mother
Teresa’s.
PARISH LIFE PARISH GROUPS
MASS SCHEDULE
ADORATION
Sat. Anticipated Mass 5:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 am
9:30 am
11:30 am
Mon., Tues., Thurs. and Friday 8:00 am
Wednesday 9:00 am
Saturday 9:00 am
St. Theresa’s Mission 10:15 am
Mon., Tues., Thurs. and Friday 7:30 am
Wednesday 8:30 am
Saturday 8:30 am
Saturday 4:00 pm
CONFESSIONS
of the Blessed Sacrament First
Friday of the Month 8:30 am to 12:00 pm
Pastor: Reverend Nelson Santos
Assistant Pastor: Reverend Emmanuel Onumadu
ST. MARY’S PARISH
8909 Mary Street
Chilliwack, BC
V2P 4J4
Phone: 604.792.2764
Fax: 604.792.3013
Email: [email protected]
Parish Website: www.stmarysparish.ca
Parish Office Hours: Mon. to Fri. 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
St. Mary’s Elementary School Principal: Mr. Gianni Bittante
Phone: 604-792-7715
Fax: 604.792.7031
Email: [email protected]
St. Mary’s School Website: www.stmarysschoolchwk.com
St. John Brebeuf Regional High School Website: www.stjohnbrebeuf.ca
Phone: 604.855.0571
February 26th— 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
MASS INTENTIONS
Mon Feb 27 8:00 am Brent Crawford, RIP
Tues Feb 28 8:00 am Catharine Courtney
Wed Mar 1 9:00 am Romeo & Jennifer Balubal
Thurs Mar 2 8:00 am Don Leyden
Fri Mar 3 8:00 am John & Joan Dancho
Sat Mar 4 9:00 am Rita Blanchette
Sat Mar 4 5:00 pm Bruce Munroe
Sun Mar 5 8:00 am Lou & Yvonne Hamel
Sun Mar 5 9:30 am Aurora Flores, RIP
Sun Mar 5 11;30 am John Fitzpatrick, RIP
REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS
Erin Calver
Ray Sullivan
Archie Gendron
Janet Nadon
Jim Murphy
Elizabeth Miller
Jos de Boer
Lawrence vanderPeet
Sister Jean Hollick
Kevin Frank
Couri Ann Mackay
Pauline Turenne
Sheila Lok
Diane Hamel
… and all who are in need of our prayers, especially
those in ill health or recuperating from illness or surgery.
FIRST COMMUNION MEETING for parents only—
Feb. 28 at 6:45pm in the school. THE CHILLIWACK PRO-LIFE SOCIETY is having
their annual Education/Fundraising Dinner on March 3,
2017 at City Life Church. Jonathon Van Maren, the key-
note speaker, is a writer and pro-life speaker who gives
presentations across North America. Tickets are
$25.00. Call the pro-life office for more details 604-795-
3091 or email [email protected]
ALL WOMEN ARE INVITED to an evening of recol-
lections. Meditations are given and confession is avail-
able by a priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei. When :
February 27th Monday 7:00pm – 9:00pm. Where: St.
Ann Parish, Abbotsford
ST. MARY’S LENTEN RETREAT—March 27, 28, 29,
30 from 6-8pm in St. Mary’s church. Presenting magi-
cian Amanda O’Leary. The evening will start off with
mass. March 30 will focus on parents, and there will be
a movie/babysitting offered so parents are able to attend. Amanda O’Leary’s unique delivery style and down to earth common sense approach to living and loving as a Catholic stands out. Her talks are filled with real life stories, personal testimony and fun. She is known for her sense of humour and her ability to connect with her audience as they explore the Catholic faith. “Parenting in this Crazy World.” How do you prepare yourself and your child for the world that is out there? Texting? FaceBook? Bullying? Cell phones in grade 3? Peer pressure? Where is your Catholic faith in all that? Challenges that today’s parents experience in raising their children are ex-amined and tips and tricks are suggested.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER 2017 PHILLIPINES—
March 3 at 1pm at Eden Mennonite Church located at
46551 Chilliwack Central Rd.
2016 TAX RECEIPTS are now available for
pick up in the back of the church.
FUNERAL MASS for Ellen Mary Barrett will be held
Saturday, Feb. 25 at 1pm. Reception in the gym to fol-
low after internment at St. Mary’s Cemetery .
ASH WEDNESDAY March 1—there will be
school mass at 9am, and mass at 7pm.
FRIDAYS THROUGH LENT
Confessions at 6:00 pm
Stations of the Cross at 6:30 pm fol-
lowed by mass.
SECOND COLLECTION March 5 for St. Joseph’s So-
ciety, and St. Mary’s and Saint John Brebeuf schools.
Thank you for your continued support.
RCIA—Now that Lent has arrived the RCIA participants
are moving into the final period of preparation for receiv-
ing the sacraments at Easter. The Church calls this time
period the period of ―Purification and Enlightenment―.
That is what Lent is meant to be for all of us, who are
already receiving the graces poured out through the sac-
raments of the Church.
“You cannot serve God and wealth.” When we put our trust only in the at-risk things of this world, like our bank ac-
counts, or investments, we are extremely vulnerable to worry. Money can master us if we neglect to remember that
God’s care for us is beyond any worldly financial limits. In today’s Gospel Jesus places before us a bit of a dilemma.
God should be at the centre of our lives, yet we still need money, so how do we deal with this dilemma? The answer
is to have our faith and our finances working together, by seeking first God’s Kingdom, putting God first in how we
share, save and spend our wealth, and then trusting God. Living this way frees us from worrying. Trusting in God’s
providence is also one way we strengthen our relationship with Him – “all these things will be given to you as well”.
(Matthew 6:3)
AROUND THE PARISH
CATHOLIC WOMEN”S LEAGUE—CWL GEN-
ERAL MEETING: Thursday March 2, 2017. Mass @
6.30 pm. Meeting to follow in the meeting room annex to
the church.
CWL DIOCESAN MEETING: March 4, 2017 at Holy
Name Vancouver. This is a great opportunity to attend a
Diocesan meeting and meet other CWL members from
other Dioceses. There will be carpooling. Meeting starts
at 9:00am. Please contact Shirley Rollheiser @ 604- 792-
1299 if you would like to attend.
CWL MEMBERSHIP FEES: Need to be remitted by
our parish CWL to National before February month end
in order to reassure that members will receive their
Spring League magazine. Kindly check if your member-
ship fee has been received? If you have already paid,
Thank you.
CWL RECEIPTS: Welcome new members! CWL re-
ceipts are in the CWL Receipt box on the shelf at the en-
trance of the church.
ATTENTION 2017 GRADUATING STU-
DENTS: The Chilliwack Knights of Columbus
#3478 is once again offering $8000 in bursaries in
2017. $1000 each will be awarded to 2 graduating stu-
dents at each of Chilliwack Secondary School, GW Gra-
ham, Sardis Secondary School. Deadline for applica-
tions is Feb 28, 2017. See your School Councillor for
applications. There is also two $1000 bursaries available
to graduating students at St. John Brebeuf whose fami-
lies are parishioners at St Mary’s Church. Please see Dan
Fraser at SJB and be sure to get your application com-
pleted prior to April 30, 2017. If you have any questions
please call Dale Erikson (604) 824-5506 or Ken Claridge
(604) 858-4044.
Would you like to be part of a Catholic
Brotherhood that gave $175,000,000 to Char-
ity in 2015? Call Membership Director Dale
Erikson and arrange for more information. 604-824-
5506.
CRIB TOURNAMENT—Saturday,
March 4th @ Noon in the Parish An-
nex. $10/person Pre-registration is
required. If you are interested in play-
ing, fill out a registration form
(available from the display case) and drop off form and
payment at the school office. Deadline to register is
February 28th.
ST. MARY'S PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION FOR
SEPT. 2017/2018—Do you have a child turning 3 or 4
years old by the end of this calendar year? Well, then this
message is for you! St. Mary's Preschool is a well estab-
lished early childhood program geared to teaching chil-
dren through paly. Our center offers a wide variety of
activities, fine motor manipulatives, crafts, books, songs
and much more. We aim to help develop a whole child
(physically, emotionally, socially, academically and
spiritually). If you are interested or would like more in-
formation please contact Johanna Chiappetta at jchiap-
[email protected] or call the school office
at 604-792-7715.
St. Mary’s School is accepting new registra-
tions for the 2017/18 school year. Please call
the office for information and a guided tour of
our thriving elementary school! 604-792-7715
CHILLIWACK KNIGHTS OF COLUM-
BUS PANCAKE BREAKFAST-The 4th
Degree Assembly, Knights of Columbus will
be hosting a Pancake Breakfast at the gymna-
sium after all masses today, Sunday, Febru-
ary 26th. Your family and relatives, guests and
friends are all invited to drop in and enjoy our deli-
cious, mouth-watering Pancakes, with Ham and
Scrambled Eggs, Mexi-Fries Potatoes and all the
trimmings. Coffee, Tea and Juice are also included in
the price, along with special pancake syrup for those
with diabetes.
Admission:
Adults (12 years of age and over) $5.00 ea;
Children (5 to 11 years of age) $3.00 ea;
Kids (under 5 years of age) Free;
Family (Parents & their Children) $15.00.
All are welcome, and we look forward you serving
you!
REAL WOMEN’S PETITION ON BEHALF OF RE-
LIGIOUS FREEDOM—Real Women of Canada is con-
cerned about the discrimination that is currently being experi-
enced by Christians in Canada. Please read the petitions in
the back of the church and add your voice to protect our reli-
gious freedom as Christians.
MYPARISH APP—As we begin this 40-day Lenten pe-
riod of purification and enlightenment, our app back-
ground has changed to the image of "The Temptation of
Christ by the Devil" by Felix Joseph Barrias. To see the
new background you may need to tap the three horizon-
tal lines top left, tap "change parish" and select our par-
ish again. Use the Lent tab for daily reflections!
MOTHER THERESA’S PLACE—Just in!
Square Dancing Clothes! Lists of other spe-
cials are posted inside the store. Come check
us out!
Mclean’s Funeral Services Ltd.
Chilliwack’s ‘ONLY’ locally owned
And ‘Catholic Family’ operated services
(604) 847-3477 (24 hrs.)
Stewart McLean
Owner/Director
www.McLean’sFunerals.com
45651 Lark Road, Chilliwack, B.C. V2R 3N5
Advertise Here!
please contact the parish office.
Ads are business card size—$300 for the year.