Canadian Martyrs Catholic Church – Church Bulletin
1st Sunday of Lent – Feb 26, 2012
Lent
Stations of the Cross will be held on Fridays (except First Friday)
Mar 9, 16, 23 & 30
English at 7 pm and Chinese at 8 pm.
Lenten Recollection - The Crown of Thorns The Prayer Group invites everyone to this talk by Fr. Joseph Nguyen, Vocations Director, Archdiocese of Vancouver on Mar 24, 6:30 pm in parish hall.
Lenten pamphlets Short daily reflection by Fr. Henri Nouwen . $2 each.
First Friday Mass & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Mar 2 (Fri). Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 9:00 am to 7:45 pm. Vocations hour at 6 pm, Benediction at 7:45 pm followed by Mass in Cantonese at 8:00 p.m. Please sign up at the Info Counter. Divine Mercy Devotion at 7:20 pm. Prayer intentions will be offered in the Mass.
St. Joseph’s Society A second collection will be held this Sunday to help the retired diocesan priests. At present 17 priests are on full retirement, 13 on partial retirement and 2 on sick benefits. Online donation is also acceptable on http://www.rcav.org. Thank you for your generosity.
2011 Donation Tax Receipt is now ready to be picked up. Please contact the parish office for any query.
2012 Unclaimed Donation Envelopes please pick yours up this Sunday, if not we will assign to those in need. In order to avoid overlapped usage of donation envelope number, please don’t use your unclaimed donation envelope number again.
3-Day Grotto, Mt. Angel Pilgrimage Apr 9-11. Mary, Mother of Christ Praesidium is hosting this pilgrimage to help celebration of the 75 anniversary of Legion of Mary in Archdiocese of Vancouver. Spiritual Director is Fr. Peter Chiang. Please obtain info from info counter or call Stephen Chiu 604-817-2378 for details.
Visits of Priests or Nuns Parishioners are reminded that in inviting them to give talks in the archdiocese, application for permission from the Archbishop is needed beforehand through the parish.
Sunday Traffic ENTER from Granville Ave. NO ENTRANCE from Garrison Road. Be considerate to our neighbours. Do not park too close to their driveway. Yield to cars turning to Garrison Road from No. 2 Road.
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner & Dance Our Knights will host this on Mar 17 (Sat) at 7:00 pm. in our parish hall. All proceeds go towards Columbus Charities for senior’s housing. Contact Michael Wong 778-834-3333.
Knights of Columbus - Charity Appeal Main Draw Winning numbers are #0991008, #1191834, #1302341 & #1230857. Please see notice board for details .
Canossian Colleges Alumnae Association 2012 Retreat
will be held on Mar 3 (Sat) 9:30 a.m. Mass followed by retreat. Speaker: Fr. Elton Fernandez S.J. Free by donation and please bring your own lunch bag. For registration, call Beatrice Yeung at 604-760-8907.
Celebrate the Jesuits in Canada - 400 Years of Service Talks by Bro. Guy Consolmagno, S. J. “Discarded Worlds: Astronomical ideas that were almost correct...” on Feb 27 (Mon) at 7:00 pm at Hebb Theatre at UBC, 2045 East Mall. Free admission.
EV12 Home Coming Tickets of this event by Fountain of Love and Life Vancouver (FLL) have been sold out. Thank you for your support.
Man of the Shroud (Turin) Exhibit Mar 1-7.
Weekdays: 10 am - 4 pm and 6 - 9 pm. On Saturday and Sunday, it opens at 9 am.
“The Crucifixion and the Shroud” by US Shroud Scholar Chris Knabenshue. Mar 2 (Fri) 7:45 pm, Mar 3 (Sat) 6pm, Mar 4 (Sun) 1 pm & 6pm, and Mar 5 (Mon) 10am and noon
“The Shroud of Turin: 100 Years of Science & History” by Dr. Phillip Weibe, Professor of Philosophy, Sat Mar 3 11 am - noon.
All to be held in St. Mary’s Parish,
5251 Joyce St. Van.
“A Day of Discernment - Personal Talents and Christ’s Voice in My Life” On Mar 10. Mass at 9 a.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Parish, celebrated by Archbishop J. Michael Miller, followed by workshop till 4 p.m. More info visit: http://www.rcav.org/dayofdiscernment.
Monastic Life Workshop For ladies interested in the consecrated life, on Mar 16 - 18, 2012 at the Westminster Abbey, Mission. Call 604-826-8975.
International Eucharistic Congress Jun 10-17 in Dublin, Ireland. Details: http://www.iec2012.ie.
Catholic Family Services This diocesan ministry offers a wide range of confidential, professional counseling: couple, family, group, or individual. Please call 604-443-3220.
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