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Y Y YOUTH OUTH OUTH M M MINISTRY INISTRY INISTRY: : : Faith Camp Registraon Open St. Ann’s Youth Ministry is hosng its annual Faith Camp for ages 3-10 from Tuesday, July 3rd to Friday, July 6th 2017 from 8:30AM – 12:30PM. Our theme this year is Splash Canyon: God’s Promise on Life’s Wild Ride. Registraon will be open unl July 1st. Forms can be found at St. Ann’s, online www.stannsabbotsford.ca or by contacng the Youth Ministry office. The cost of the camp is $30 for one or $60 for two or more. Snacks are provided through the camp. There will be games, craſts, acvies and much more! Please consider joining us as we kick off the summer with this awesome camp. If you have any quesons or concerns please contact our Youth Ministry Coordinator, Kirsten ven der Buhs via e-mail: [email protected] LifeTeen (Gr. 8-12): Minute to Win-it: June 30th, 6:00pm – 8:00pm Celebrate the start of summer as we unwind with games, challenges, snacks and more! Bring your friends and join us as we kick off the summer. *** *** *** Please remember in your prayers the repose of the soul of JEANNINE SUNDERWOOD and EDWARD STRIMBICKI whose Funeral Masses were celebrated last week. *** *** *** Welcome to St. Ann’s Parish Welcome to St. Ann’s Parish Welcome to St. Ann’s Parish Our Vision Statement: Our Vision Statement: Our Vision Statement: to be a Christ-centered community of missionary disciples. Our Mission Statement: Our Mission Statement: Our Mission Statement: to work and pray to be a welcoming, Eucharistic community that spreads the good news of Christ. We each strive to share our gifts within and beyond the parish for the glory of God. St. Ann's Meals for Moms program: If you are an expectant mother please contact: [email protected] Please bring back all BABY BOTTLES if you Please bring back all BABY BOTTLES if you Please bring back all BABY BOTTLES if you haven’t already done so. Drop in collecon haven’t already done so. Drop in collecon haven’t already done so. Drop in collecon basket, give to one of the priests or drop off basket, give to one of the priests or drop off basket, give to one of the priests or drop off at Parish Office. Thank you. at Parish Office. Thank you. at Parish Office. Thank you. *** *** *** Employment Opportunies: 1) St. James & St. Ann's School is seeking to hire a S S SCHOOL CHOOL CHOOL B B BOOKKEEPER OOKKEEPER OOKKEEPER, , , starng as soon as possible. If you are interested in finding out more informaon about this posion, please visit the CISVA website at www.cisva.bc.ca, then click on the link "join our team" and the link "view other jobs". 2) Advokate Life & Educaon Services is looking for a movated individual to ASSIST ASSIST ASSIST THE THE THE M M MANAGER ANAGER ANAGER OF OF OF A A ADMINISTRATION DMINISTRATION DMINISTRATION with bookkeeping, payroll, and general administrave tasks. This is a part-me, permanent posion with potenal to move to full me. Deadline for applying is July 19th. Visit www.advokate.ca/get-involved/ employment-opportunies for more informaon or email [email protected]. *** *** *** Connued from 1st column •We should have parish-based promoon of vocaons, including such annual events as retreats and summer camps. There can also be days of prayer for vocaons. We can put more emphasis on Vocaons Sunday. •On the personal side, we can make vocaons a part of our daily prayer. We can ask the Holy Spirit for guidance and courage to invite young men to the priesthood and name them before Christ in prayer. •We must talk honestly to the youth about priestly life. We need to let them know that it is possible to have a fulfilling and happy life being a priest while faithfully keeping our vows. We also need to give reflecons on the priesthood and to relate our own vocaon stories. •We could establish a ‘pre-seminary house’, a house that promotes deeper spiritual growth and a deeper love for Christ. It would be a residenal house of formaon for men seriously planning on entering the seminary, with well established ‘rules of life’. The candidates could be working sll or going to college. We priests have to play our role in promong vocaons. We need to look for those who can replace us to connue the mission of Christ building the kingdom of God. Jesus called us to be “Fisher of Men” (Mat 4:19), and so we are obliged to go “fishing”. F F FOCUS OCUS OCUS ON ON ON V V VOCATION OCATION OCATION TO TO TO THE THE THE P P PRIESTHOOD RIESTHOOD RIESTHOOD- - -BY BY BY F F FR R R. H . H . HIEN IEN IEN 2. The Priest and Vocaons It is always hard to promote vocaons in a diocese and a Vocaon Director seems to be the “lone ranger” who would receive no supports from his brother priests. For this reason it is important to involve the priests in the diocese to be the primary Vocaon Directors. What would be their ideas and ways of promong vocaons in the dioceses? I had the privilege of asking almost all of the priests in the Archdiocese of Vancouver to give me what each individual think or can do to acvely encourage the young people of Vancouver to consider the vocaon to the priesthood. These are there suggesons that we can apply to this parcular diocese: •We should nurture in ourselves a masculine spirituality, a spiritual father of the community and demonstrate it through our work. Young men need to see us pray. They need to see our love for Christ and our dedicaon to the Church. •We have to take a bigger role with the altar servers, not just in training them but also in talking to them about the saints, teaching them the virtues, showing them how to communicate to God. We have to create an environment (vocaons pilgrimage to different religious orders, Churches in the diocese, etc.) which will help them ask quesons about the priesthood, and encourage those who show signs of a possible vocaon to take a further step by discerning it in a seminary. •Our happiness in the ministry must be shown in an outward way and our manners should be those of a Chrisan gentleman. We need to portray the image of joyful service and rid ourselves of the image of workaholic (“sorry I am busy”). •We need to be seen around our youth so that they feel comfortable talking to us. We also need to get more involved with youth groups and establish post-elementary religious educaon programs to keep our contact with students aſter they enter junior high school. We can intenonally plan events or acvies for young people so that they can get to know us and Christ. •We have to begin to observe our young men and women for signs of a calling to the priesthood or religious life and invite them to discern a possible vocaon. At the same me, we must offer to assist them in their discernment. •Our seminarians need to start talking in parishes on vocaons and on their journey so far. They need to be more visible to our young men within parishes in the diocese. •We need to find new ways, like the Vocaons Family Kit, to have parents encourage vocaons within their families. We should find ways to promote family prayers and encourage prayers for vocaons. Vising families is another way we can encourage vocaons at home. •We should not be afraid to show our human side –to show that we do normal things like everyone else: exercising, being involved in sports, etc. •There should be an annual diocesan event, such as a Vocaons Mass, to which a pastor can bring prospecve candidates from his parish. At this Mass the Archbishop can preach on vocaons. Parents and other family members can encourage their own children to come to the Mass. Or we can have a vocaon fair once in a while where the various religious communies set up booths that display informaon describing their orders, with some members available to answer quesons. Connued on 4th column Mass Intentions for Mass Intentions for Mass Intentions for June 25th to July 1st, 2018 June 25th to July 1st, 2018 June 25th to July 1st, 2018 Monday 8:00am James Lam, rip. Tuesday 7:00pm Sumjana Galay, int. Wednesday 8:00am Agnes Reid, rip. Thursday 8:00am Kwak Gung-Yeun, rip. Friday 8:00am Lucille Caines, rip. Saturday 9:00am Ed O’Reilly, rip. 5:00pm Fr. Brian Russel, rip. Sunday 8:00am Lee King, int. 10:00am Mary Blocha, rip. Noon Intenons for the Parish Feast Days & Readings Feast Days & Readings Feast Days & Readings June 25th to July 1st, 2018 June 25th to July 1st, 2018 June 25th to July 1st, 2018 Monday 2 Kings 17:5-8,13-15a,18; Mahew 7:1-5 Tuesday 2 Kings 19:9b-11,14-21,31-36; Mahew 7:6, 12-14 Wednesday 2 Kings 22:8-13;23:1-3; Ma 7:15-20 Thursday-St. Irenaeus 2 Kings 24:8-17; Mahew 7:21-29 Friday-Sts. Peter and Paul Acts 12:1-11; 2 Tim 4:6-8,17-18;Ma 16:13-19 Saturday Lamentaons 2:2,10-14,18-19; Mahew 8:5-17 Sunday–13th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Wisdom 1:13-15;2:23-24; 2 Cor. 8:7,9,13-15; Mark 5:21-43 N N NATIVITY ATIVITY ATIVITY OF OF OF S S ST T T. J . J . JOHN OHN OHN THE THE THE B B BAPTIST APTIST APTIST J J JUNE UNE UNE 24 24 24TH TH TH, 2018 , 2018 , 2018 T T THIS HIS HIS W W WEEK EEK EEK AT AT AT S S ST T T. A . A . ANN NN NN’ ’ ’ S S S M M MASS ASS ASS will be celebrated, Sunday, June 24th at 4:00 p.m. in the Sacred Space at Abbotsford Regional Hospital. W W WOMEN OMEN OMEN’ ’ ’ S S S R R RECOLLECTION ECOLLECTION ECOLLECTION with a priest of Opus Dei: Monday, June 25th at 7:00 p.m. in the Church. All ladies are welcome to attend. P P PARISH ARISH ARISH P P PASTORAL ASTORAL ASTORAL C C COUNCIL OUNCIL OUNCIL M M MEETING EETING EETING: Tuesday, June 26th at 7:45 p.m. in St. Monica’s lounge. M M MASS ASS ASS will be celebrated at MSA Manor on Wednesday, June 27th at 2:30 p.m. C C COMMUNION OMMUNION OMMUNION S S SERVICE ERVICE ERVICE will be held at the Mayfair Seniors’ Home on Thursday, June 28th at 10:00 a.m. O O ONE NE NE B B BODY ODY ODY IN IN IN C C CHRIST HRIST HRIST P P PRAISE RAISE RAISE & W & W & WORSHIP ORSHIP ORSHIP M M MEETING EETING EETING: : : Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. in St. Monica’s Lounge. CWL S CWL S CWL SISTERS ISTERS ISTERS remember to mark your calendar to join us in the Canada Day Parade on Sunday, July 1 st . We are float #44 and will be lining up around 9:30am on Ware street. We hope to see you there! *** *** *** A A ADULT DULT DULT F F FAITH AITH AITH F F FR R R. J . J . JOHN OHN OHN H H HORGAN ORGAN ORGAN, author of the newly published book: His Angels at Our Side: Understanding Their Power in Our Souls and the World , will visit St. Ann's to give a talk on Thursday, June 28 at 7:30. The talk on angels will be followed by quesons and answers and a book signing. Limited quanes of his new book will be available for purchase at the talk. Admission is by donaon. From the book: Fr. Horgan unveils the surprising role of the angels in our lives and what you must do to gain their help. You'll learn how to imitate the angels in prayer and how they offer you the enlightenment and the encouragement God so desperately wants to give you. By praying with the angels, you will be strengthened for what lies ahead, beer able to discern and do the Lord's will in all your acons. *** *** *** Congratulaons to the 2018 B 2018 B 2018 BURSARY URSARY URSARY R R RECIPIENTS ECIPIENTS ECIPIENTS ($750.00 each) chosen by the Knights of Columbus Council 6767: Sumjana Galay, Hayden Oberhoffner, and Ethan Wilkie. *** *** *** Volunteers needed Volunteers needed Volunteers needed for the following Parish for the following Parish for the following Parish P P PROJECTS ROJECTS ROJECTS: : : 1. TAKE DOWN OUTSIDE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS 2. POWERWASH OUTSIDE CHURCH & PARISH CENTRE 3. PAINT VARIOUS CLASSROOMS IN PARISH CENTRE. PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE – 604-852-5602 I sincerely want to thank Father Hein, K of C and ALL my precious helpers. You know who you are - God bless you. This fundraiser would not have been so successful without you. I also want to thank all the donors. When you use your giſt card please thank the vendors as well. We have raised over $14, 700.00 so we have one classroom started, only 3 more to go. Iris Vlake
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YYYOUTHOUTHOUTH MMMINISTRYINISTRYINISTRY::: Faith Camp Registration Open
St. Ann’s Youth Ministry is hosting its annual Faith Camp for ages 3-10 from Tuesday, July 3rd to Friday, July 6th 2017 from 8:30AM – 12:30PM. Our theme this year is Splash Canyon: God’s Promise on Life’s Wild Ride.
Registration will be open until July 1st. Forms can be found at St. Ann’s, online www.stannsabbotsford.ca or by contacting the Youth Ministry office. The cost of the camp is $30 for one or $60 for two or more.
Snacks are provided through the camp. There will be games, crafts, activities and much more! Please consider joining us as we kick off the summer with this awesome camp.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact our Youth Ministry Coordinator, Kirsten ven der Buhs via e-mail: [email protected]
LifeTeen (Gr. 8-12): Minute to Win-it: June 30th, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Celebrate the start of summer as we unwind with games, challenges, snacks and more! Bring your friends and join us as we kick off the summer.
********* Please remember in your prayers the repose of the soul of JEANNINE SUNDERWOOD and EDWARD STRIMBICKI whose Funeral Masses were celebrated last week.
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Welcome to St. Ann’s Parish Welcome to St. Ann’s Parish Welcome to St. Ann’s Parish
Our Vision Statement: Our Vision Statement: Our Vision Statement: to be a Christ-centered community of missionary disciples.
Our Mission Statement: Our Mission Statement: Our Mission Statement: to work and pray to be a
welcoming, Eucharistic community that spreads the good
news of Christ. We each strive to share our gifts within and
beyond the parish for the glory of God.
St. Ann's Meals for Moms program: If you are an expectant mother please contact: [email protected]
Please bring back all BABY BOTTLES if you Please bring back all BABY BOTTLES if you Please bring back all BABY BOTTLES if you haven’t already done so. Drop in collection haven’t already done so. Drop in collection haven’t already done so. Drop in collection basket, give to one of the priests or drop off basket, give to one of the priests or drop off basket, give to one of the priests or drop off
at Parish Office. Thank you.at Parish Office. Thank you.at Parish Office. Thank you.
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Employment Opportunities:
1) St. James & St. Ann's School is seeking to hire a SSSCHOOLCHOOLCHOOL BBBOOKKEEPEROOKKEEPEROOKKEEPER,,, starting as soon as possible. If you are
interested in finding out more information about this position, please visit the CISVA website at www.cisva.bc.ca, then click on the link "join our team" and the link "view other jobs".
2) Advokate Life & Education Services is looking for a motivated individual to ASSISTASSISTASSIST THETHETHE MMMANAGERANAGERANAGER OFOFOF AAADMINISTRATIONDMINISTRATIONDMINISTRATION with bookkeeping, payroll, and general
administrative tasks. This is a part-time, permanent position with potential to move to full time. Deadline for applying is July 19th. Visit www.advokate.ca/get-involved/employment-opportunities for more information or email [email protected].
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•We should have parish-based promotion of vocations,
including such annual events as retreats and summer camps.
There can also be days of prayer for vocations. We can put
more emphasis on Vocations Sunday.
•On the personal side, we can make vocations a part of our
daily prayer. We can ask the Holy Spirit for guidance and
courage to invite young men to the priesthood and name them
before Christ in prayer.
•We must talk honestly to the youth about priestly life. We need to let them know that it is possible to have a fulfilling and happy life being a priest while faithfully keeping our vows. We also need to give reflections on the priesthood and to relate our own vocation stories. •We could establish a ‘pre-seminary house’, a house that promotes deeper spiritual growth and a deeper love for Christ. It would be a residential house of formation for men seriously planning on entering the seminary, with well established ‘rules of life’. The candidates could be working still or going to college. We priests have to play our role in promoting vocations. We need to look for those who can replace us to continue the mission of Christ building the kingdom of God. Jesus called us to be “Fisher of Men” (Mat 4:19), and so we are obliged to go “fishing”.
FFFOCUSOCUSOCUS ONONON VVVOCATIONOCATIONOCATION TOTOTO THETHETHE PPPRIESTHOODRIESTHOODRIESTHOOD---BYBYBY FFFRRR. H. H. HIENIENIEN 2. The Priest and Vocations
It is always hard to promote vocations in a diocese and a Vocation Director seems to be the “lone ranger” who would receive no supports from his brother priests. For this reason it is important to involve the priests in the diocese to be the primary Vocation Directors. What would be their ideas and ways of promoting vocations in the dioceses? I had the privilege of asking almost all of the priests in the Archdiocese of Vancouver to give me what each individual think or can do to actively encourage the young people of Vancouver to consider the vocation to the priesthood. These are there suggestions that we can apply to this particular diocese:
•We should nurture in ourselves a masculine spirituality, a spiritual father of the community and demonstrate it through our work. Young men need to see us pray. They need to see our love for Christ and our dedication to the Church.
•We have to take a bigger role with the altar servers, not just in training them but also in talking to them about the saints, teaching them the virtues, showing them how to communicate to God. We have to create an environment (vocations pilgrimage to different religious orders, Churches in the diocese, etc.) which will help them ask questions about the priesthood, and encourage those who show signs of a possible vocation to take a further step by discerning it in a seminary.
•Our happiness in the ministry must be shown in an outward way and our manners should be those of a Christian gentleman. We need to portray the image of joyful service and rid ourselves of the image of workaholic (“sorry I am busy”).
•We need to be seen around our youth so that they feel comfortable talking to us. We also need to get more involved with youth groups and establish post-elementary religious education programs to keep our contact with students after they enter junior high school. We can intentionally plan events or activities for young people so that they can get to know us and Christ.
•We have to begin to observe our young men and women for signs of a calling to the priesthood or religious life and invite them to discern a possible vocation. At the same time, we must offer to assist them in their discernment.
•Our seminarians need to start talking in parishes on vocations and on
their journey so far. They need to be more visible to our young men within parishes in the diocese.
•We need to find new ways, like the Vocations Family Kit, to have parents encourage vocations within their families. We should find ways to promote family prayers and encourage prayers for vocations. Visiting families is another way we can encourage vocations at home.
•We should not be afraid to show our human side –to show that we do normal things like everyone else: exercising, being involved in sports, etc.
•There should be an annual diocesan event, such as a Vocations Mass, to
which a pastor can bring prospective candidates from his parish. At this
Mass the Archbishop can preach on vocations. Parents and other family
members can encourage their own children to come to the Mass. Or we
can have a vocation fair once in a while where the various religious
communities set up booths that display information describing their
orders, with some members available to answer questions. Continued on 4th column
Mass Intentions for Mass Intentions for Mass Intentions for June 25th to July 1st, 2018June 25th to July 1st, 2018June 25th to July 1st, 2018
Monday 8:00am James Lam, rip.
Tuesday 7:00pm Sumjana Galay, int.
Wednesday 8:00am Agnes Reid, rip.
Thursday 8:00am Kwak Gung-Yeun, rip.
Friday 8:00am Lucille Caines, rip.
Saturday 9:00am Ed O’Reilly, rip. 5:00pm Fr. Brian Russel, rip.
Sunday 8:00am Lee King, int. 10:00am Mary Blocha, rip. Noon Intentions for the Parish
Feast Days & ReadingsFeast Days & ReadingsFeast Days & Readings June 25th to July 1st, 2018June 25th to July 1st, 2018June 25th to July 1st, 2018
Monday 2 Kings 17:5-8,13-15a,18; Matthew 7:1-5
Tuesday 2 Kings 19:9b-11,14-21,31-36; Matthew 7:6, 12-14
Wednesday 2 Kings 22:8-13;23:1-3; Matt 7:15-20
Thursday-St. Irenaeus 2 Kings 24:8-17; Matthew 7:21-29
Friday-Sts. Peter and Paul Acts 12:1-11; 2 Tim 4:6-8,17-18;Matt 16:13-19
Saturday
Lamentations 2:2,10-14,18-19; Matthew 8:5-17
Sunday–13th Sunday in Ordinary Time: Wisdom 1:13-15;2:23-24; 2 Cor. 8:7,9,13-15; Mark 5:21-43
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MMMASSASSASS will be celebrated, Sunday, June 24th at 4:00 p.m. in the Sacred Space at Abbotsford Regional Hospital.
WWWOMENOMENOMEN’’’SSS RRRECOLLECTIONECOLLECTIONECOLLECTION with a priest of Opus Dei: Monday, June 25th at 7:00 p.m. in the Church. All ladies are welcome to attend.
PPPARISHARISHARISH PPPASTORALASTORALASTORAL CCCOUNCILOUNCILOUNCIL MMMEETINGEETINGEETING: Tuesday, June 26th at
7:45 p.m. in St. Monica’s lounge.
MMMASSASSASS will be celebrated at MSA Manor on Wednesday, June
27th at 2:30 p.m.
CCCOMMUNIONOMMUNIONOMMUNION SSSERVICEERVICEERVICE will be held at the Mayfair Seniors’
Home on Thursday, June 28th at 10:00 a.m.
OOONENENE BBBODYODYODY INININ CCCHRISTHRISTHRIST PPPRAISERAISERAISE & W& W& WORSHIPORSHIPORSHIP MMMEETINGEETINGEETING: : : Thursday
evenings at 7:30 p.m. in St. Monica’s Lounge.
CWL SCWL SCWL SISTERSISTERSISTERS remember to mark your calendar to join us in the
Canada Day Parade on Sunday, July 1st. We are float #44 and will be lining up around 9:30am on Ware street. We hope to see you there!
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AAADULTDULTDULT FFFAITHAITHAITH
FFFRRR. J. J. JOHNOHNOHN HHHORGANORGANORGAN, author of the newly published book: His Angels
at Our Side: Understanding Their Power in Our Souls and the World , will visit St. Ann's to give a talk on Thursday, June 28 at 7:30. The talk on angels will be followed by questions and answers and a book signing. Limited quantities of his new book will be available for purchase at the talk. Admission is by donation. From the book: Fr. Horgan unveils the surprising role of the angels in our lives and what you must do to gain their help. You'll learn how to imitate the angels in prayer and how they offer you the enlightenment and the encouragement God so desperately wants to give you. By praying with the angels, you will be strengthened for what lies ahead, better able to discern and do the Lord's will in all your actions.
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Congratulations to the 2018 B2018 B2018 BURSARYURSARYURSARY RRRECIPIENTSECIPIENTSECIPIENTS ($750.00
each) chosen by the Knights of Columbus Council 6767: Sumjana Galay, Hayden Oberhoffner, and Ethan Wilkie.
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Volunteers needed Volunteers needed Volunteers needed for the following Parish for the following Parish for the following Parish
PPPROJECTSROJECTSROJECTS: : : 1. TAKE DOWN OUTSIDE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS 2. POWERWASH OUTSIDE CHURCH & PARISH CENTRE 3. PAINT VARIOUS CLASSROOMS IN PARISH CENTRE. PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE – 604-852-5602
I sincerely want to thank Father Hein, K of C and ALL my precious helpers. You know who you are - God bless you. This fundraiser would not have been so successful without you. I also want to thank all the donors. When you use your gift card please thank the vendors as well. We
have raised over $14, 700.00 so we have one classroom started, only 3 more to go. Iris Vlake
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